Through archival footage and interviews with her family, closest confidants and collaborators, Nina Simone comes to life again — still enigmatic but more easily understood — in the new ...

A Portrait of Ludmilla as Nina Simone has been highly acclaimed by French critics and makes its UK debut at Edinburgh Fringe, performed in English, for 11 performances only, before a major US tour ...

A tense two-hander and a unique tribute to the eloquently angry spirit of Nina Simone are among the highlights of our latest batch of Fringe theatre reviews. By Josephine Balfour-Oatts, Rory Ford ...

Through the legendary singer’s music and life story, intertwined with personal stories from Dabo’s own life, Dabo charts Simone’s journey from young musical prodigy to her role as a major figure in ...

Todd’s telling shines in this skillfully paced portrait of Eunice Kathleen Waymon (1933–2003)—more widely known by her stage name of Nina Simone—which traces her journey from a piano ...

Why Nina Simone Was Always Ahead of Her Time A recently unearthed live version of “Blues for Mama,” written by Simone and Abbey Lincoln in the 1960s, took on domestic abuse in a momentous way.

She was fervent about the dignity of African-Americans and fought staunchly for equality.Simone's songs for justice are just as relevant now, the film's director said."If we had voices like Nina ...