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London’s Dynamic Television to Debut Madiba at CL - From Writer & Co-Executive Producer, Kathleen McGhee Anderson, 6 part mini series on Mandela, Madiba, is scheduled to debut at London's CL from Dynamic Television this November.
Los Angeles Sentinel: A Pioneer on the Television Frontier - Written by Chelsea Battle In television writing circles, there is probably no higher aspiration than to have a million no’s to a script finally become a yes. Thus were the humble beginnings of multifaceted executive television writer, producer, and playwright Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, who after over two decades of creating extraordinary work is being honored at ... Continue Reading
KCBS: Celebrate 5 Of LA’s Most Influential Women - March is Women’s History Month, and this year’s theme is “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.” The United States certainly has a great share of inspiring women of this sort. Through the years, this country has been transformed by the energy and the hard work of females who ... Continue Reading
Nice Girls TV: Women Behind The Scenes - Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on Writer-Producer Kathleen McGhee-Anderson. In the 1980’s, Kathleen worked as a writer on such shows as Little House on the Prairie, Webster, Gimme a Break!, 227 and Amen. Moving into the 1990’s, she worked as a writer on The Cosby Show in 1991 and then a few ... Continue Reading
Vineyard Gazette: Mojo Is Knowing When to Stay, When to Let Go of a Love Lost - by Holly Nadler Remember that old 1950s TV show that posed the question, “Can this marriage be saved?” presenting his story, her story and a wrap-up by an expert? Most marriages hit rough spots, and when the subjects share their gripes, the listener find himself or herself silently asking the above question. In 5 Mojo ... Continue Reading
Martha’s Vineyard Times: 5 Mojo Secrets - “5 Mojo Secrets” at The Vineyard Playhouse By Gwyn McAllister August 30, 2011 One wouldn’t expect a drama about divorce to be a feel-good story, but playwright Kathleen McGhee-Anderson has managed to pull off that feat with “5 Mojo Secrets,” the final entry in The Vineyard Playhouse’s Festival of African-American Music and Theater. Audience members ... Continue Reading
The Crisis Magazine: Lincoln Heights - Prepare for future by looking at past By Deborah Douglas Winter 2010 In a TV landscape lacking meaningful Black images, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson and her cast shine a welcome light. Click through the television channels, and—still —very little Black and Brown and good is going on after all the study, protest and time wasted in front ... Continue Reading
WGA West: A New Home in the Old Neighborhood - by Shira Gotshalk Throughout her varied writing career, Lincoln Heights showrunner Kathleen McGhee-Anderson has explored the many-splendored facets of families on television, from the outrageously funny and tragic to the everyday mundane. With her latest effort, McGhee-Anderson, whose credits include Benson, Charles in Charge, Touched by an Angel, and Soul Food, is again focused on ... Continue Reading
New York Post: Soulful ‘Lincoln’ Hits The Heights - By ADAM BUCKMAN Finally, someone’s making a family drama for television that actually stands for something. That someone is a producer/writer named Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, who is an executive producer (along with Kevin Hooks) of “Lincoln Heights,” premiering this week on ABC Family. A native of Detroit who was educated at Spelman College and Columbia (where ... Continue Reading
TimeOff: Spark of Life - By: Jillian Kalonick , TimeOFF The Genesis Festival of New Voices returns to Crossroads Theatre Company. The answer to that familiar icebreaker question — if you could have dinner with anyone from history, living or dead, who would it be? — has long been an easy one for playwright Kathleen McGhee-Anderson. In her work-in-progress, The ... Continue Reading
Spelman Messenger: Hollywood Wise - by Taressa Stovall “I’m a storyteller by nature,” says Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, C’72, whose career has taken her from an English major/math minor at Spelman to serving as executive producer/writer in the fifth and final season of Soul Food, television’s longest-running African American drama. After graduating cum laude from Spelman (where she earned her stripes onstage ... Continue Reading
AUC Alumni: Never Far From Her Heart: A Spelman Alumna Speaks - By T. Murray Kathleen McGhee Anderson carries a valuable piece of Spelman College with her wherever she goes and her extensive career as a writer has taken her to a variety of places. She thanks her AUC experience for equipping her with the knowledge and confidence that has enabled her to open doors to new ... Continue Reading
Washington Post: Last Call for ‘Soul Food’ - Showtime’s Black-Cast Drama Had Hearty Helping of Reality By Ovetta Wiggins Washington Post Staff Writer When we recently left our favorite couple on “Soul Food,” Teri was waking Damon up from a drunken stupor. He said he needed to use the bathroom. She said they needed to talk. Have it your way, he said, then ... Continue Reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Soulful saga built on hits of Gamble and Huff - By Eils Lotozo INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Me and Mrs. Jones may feature Grammy-winning Lou Rawls and his velvety baritone in a central role, but the true star of this new show is the music. Packed with 44 of the infectious, hook-filled 1970s R&B hits produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff at their Philadelphia International ... Continue Reading- Vineyard Gazette: Oak and Ivy, Powerful New Drama, Opens Promising New Season For Vineyard Playhouse - By Della Brown Hardman If the initial production at the Vineyard Playhouse is any indication of what the theatre-goer might expect this season, a great summer is in store. Oak and Ivy, written by Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, is an incredible presentation that provides the audience with a journey into the magical world of theatre that is ... Continue Reading
The Newark Star Ledger: Crossroads unveils another dramatic winner - 
Horizon: Movin’ On Up - By Mark Pattison If we’re worker bees, how come we feel like drones so much of the time –- doing the same thing over and over, our savvy sapped from us bit by bit, our minds clouded by relentless conformity? Kathleen McGhee-Anderson has done her share of punching the virtual time card. In the old ... Continue Reading
USA Today:Prepare for future by looking at past - By DeWayne Wickham
The Hollywood Reporter: The Color of Courage - By Irv Letofsky
Los Angeles Times: The Color Of Courage - They Built a Home in Which All Could Live by Lynne Heffley February 10, 1999 It was family lore when writer Kathleen McGhee Anderson was growing up: How, in the turbulent ’40s, her reserved grandparents, Orsel and Minnie McGhee, were sued and harassed for buying a home across the invisible segregation line in an all-white ... Continue Reading
The Home News: At Crossroads, the birth of an ovation - by Robin Whitemore
American Theatre Magazine: Categorical Denial - Categorical Denial By Michael P. Scasserra
Home News Tribune: ‘Mothers’ a poignant look at race relations - By Jim Beckerman- America’s favorite father brings “Mothers” to New Jersey audience - By Deborah A. Russell-Brown
- Mothers’ is something rare, great and beautiful - By Jim Gardner
The Home News: Poetry and Private Wars - By Evelyn Apgar
Asbury Park Press: Crossroads ‘Oak And Ivy’ grabs you - By Jim Gardner
