Amy Ryan News

The 35th annual Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival will offer two consecutive weekends of virtual programming in March 2021: a virtual Writer’s Retreat followed by a weekend of traditional events presented online. The Writer’s Retreat, March 19-21, will include online writing workshops, author events, and a writing marathon. 

The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival returns for its 35th annual celebration of contemporary literature, culture, theater, and the works of Tennessee Williams. The 2021 Festival will offer two consecutive weekends of virtual programming in March: a Writer’s Retreat followed by a weekend of traditional events presented online.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the iconic film 'FAME,' Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia High School and the LaGuardia Parents Association, both 501(c)3 non-profit organizations, will co-host a virtual fundraiser to celebrate the legacy of this groundbreaking 1980 film that inspired millions.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company will continue its online series 'The Actor's Craft' with acclaimed actors Amy Ryan and Jason Butler Harner exploring the roles of Beatrice and Benedick, the couple at the center of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. The event will take place on Thursday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m.

 Long-running theater podcast and public radio program Playing on Air announces its new fall season of short audio plays, launching this Sunday, October 18. Its slated lineup introduces eight short audio plays and interviews from dynamic playwrights including Lucas Hnath, Dominique Morisseau, Rachel Bonds, and Melis Aker.

Pre-orders for Laura Benanti's debut studio album, titled 'Laura Benanti' are now available!

Are you interested in broadening your storytelling skills? The Virtual Jumpstart Playwriting Class for Adults is for playwrights, actors, directors, designers, and anyone interested in exploring the creative process. Join in on Tuesday, September 1st and Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 from 7-9pm on Zoom.

The Wire stars Amy Ryan and Chad Coleman are coming together for a special performance for New York City's EMS Community, addressing the impact of COVID-19. Paramedic Anthony Almojera will perform alongside Ryan and Coleman in dramatic reading of Greek Tragedy Ajax.

On the heels of her viral social media campaign, #SunshineSongs, Tony Award winning actress Laura Benanti continues her Sunshine Songs Concert Series today at 6pm ET.

I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK, a six-part documentary series debuting SUNDAY, JUNE 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), with new episodes airing subsequent Sundays at the same time, is based on the book of the same name and explores writer Michelle McNamara's investigation into the dark world of a violent predator she dubbed the Golden State Killer.

Artistic Director Hal Brooks has announced that the 2020 Season of the Cape Cod Theatre Project will feature staged readings of new work by Zora Howard, Michele Lowe, Edith Freni and Kevin Artigue.

I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK, a six-part documentary series debuting SUNDAY, JUNE 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), with new episodes airing subsequent Sundays at the same time, is based on the book of the same name and explores writer Michelle McNamara's investigation into the dark world of a violent predator she dubbed the Golden State Killer.

Laura Benanti took to social media today to mourn the loss of her grandmother and to send a message of healing to fans dealing with loss and trauma throughout this difficult time.

a??Theater podcast a??Playing on Air is a??launching its spring season of short audio plays. Every Sunday from April 5 through the end of May, a new short play will arrive, free and instantly accessible, in subscribers' feeds and on Playing on Air's website.

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history.

Trying to find the light in dark times, Laura Benanti is asking her high school-aged followers to send videos on Instagram of them singing songs from their cancelled shows.

Kelli O'Hara, Laura Benanti, and Megan Hilty will perform as part of Feinstein's/54 Below's new Diamond Series, featuring concert-length performances by some of the most luminous talents on Broadway matched with specially curated dinners.

Netflix has released the first trailer for their film Lost Girls, starring Amy Ryan. When 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert mysteriously disappears one night, her mother Mari (Academy Award® nominee Amy Ryan) embarks on a dark journey that finds her face to face with hard truths about her daughter, herself, and police bias. Determined to find her daughter at all costs, Mari Gilbert retraces Shannan's last known steps, driving her own investigation to an insular gated community near the desolate outer banks of Long Island. Her discoveries force law enforcement and the media to uncover more than a dozen unsolved murders of sex workers, young lives Mari will not let the world forget.

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 23a?"February 2, 2020. The Sundance Film Festival is Sundance Institute's flagship public program, widely regarded as the largest American independent film festival and attended by more than 120,000 people and 1,300 accredited press, and powered by more than 2,000 volunteers last year.

The Costume Designers Guild announced today that Emmy-nominated writer, producer, author, director and actor Mindy Kaling will host the 22nd CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards) taking place on January 28, 2020 at The Beverly Hilton. Executive Produced by JumpLine and sponsored by Westfield Century City and Campari®, the awards ceremony celebrates excellence in film, television, and short form Costume Design.