Mekhi Phifer News

STICK FLY, the hit Broadway play by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Kenny Leon, will play its final performance at Broadway's Cort Theatre on Sunday, February 26, 2012 after 24 previews and 92 regular performances.

The production, at Manhattan's Cort Theatre, was hit with scathing reviews upon its launch in December and took just $238,338 last week.

STICK FLY, the hit Broadway play by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Kenny Leon, will play its final performance at Broadway's Cort Theatre on Sunday, February 26, 2012 after 24 previews and 92 regular performances.

A judge in Georgia has ordered that Bow Wow be arrested and held in custody until he produces documents in a civil lawsuit that calls for him to pay almost $100,000 to a tour bus company, according to TMZ .

Rosie Benton, from left, Mekhi Phifer and Tracie Thoms at the curtain call for the opening-night performance of the Broadway play "Stick Fly" last month.

From left, Rosie Benton, Mekhi Phifer and Tracie Thoms appear at the curtain call for the opening night performance of the Broadway play "Stick Fly", in New York.

In 'Stick Fly,' Mekhi Phifer departs from the tough-guy role he's played in film and TV.