News: OutKast ready to get ‘wild’
Not to be outdone by Gladys Knight and her work with Ashley Stewart Stores Community Foundation, OutKast, with the premier of their new musical film "Idlewild," will help raise money for the Hinton Battle Theatre Laboratory.
Universal Pictures states that the film's August 21 premeire will be a special bebefit for the theater lab named for the three-time Tony Award winner who choreographed dance sequences in the film.
HBTL is a non-profit theater company founded to discover, develop and present compelling, original theatrical works that reflect American's rich multi-cultural heritage.
"I am so pleased that Universal is taking advantage of this opportunity to utilize 'Idlewild' to spotlight the important work being done at HBTL," said Battle. "It is my hope that this benefit will allow even more deserving children the opportunity to showcase their talent and experience the theater and arts."
"Idlewild" opens in theaters August 25. The OutKast duo Andre 3000 and Big Boi star in the American South Prohibition-era musical, along with an all-star cast of Ving Rhames, Terrence Howard, Patti LaBelle, Macy Gray, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, and Malinda Williams. The film follows a club performer (Big Boi) deals with a gangster and his piano player deals with his obligations to his love and his family.
The soundtrack for the film marks the first time the two have rapped together since 2000's "Stankonia." The debut single from the album, "Mighty O," was written by the two and produced by Organized Noize. The disc hit's stores August 22, a day after the special movie premiere and three days before the movie hits theaters nationwide.
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