Barack Obama News

In honor of Black Music Month, TV One will pay tribute to gospel music with the broadcast special The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House.

Birbiglia talks about starring in the movie Trainwreck and the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.

The 2000s introduced an abundance of new terms to the global lexicon: hanging chads, bailouts, marriage equality, al Qaeda, mobile applications and wardrobe malfunction. It was 10 years of highs and lows that would make even Howard Dean yell

The world's largest sports and humanitarian event this year – the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 (LA2015) – today announced its initial star-studded lineup for the event's Opening Ceremony

Oscar-Nominated David Strathairn will star in My Report to the World: The Story of Jan Karski. Presented as a staged workshop, the play recounts the astonishing and largely unknown story of Polish World War II hero and Holocaust witness Jan Karski.

Below, check out quotables from NBC's 'THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON' June 8 - June 12

Inspired by timeless jazz ballads and black and white films, ALL LOVE IS DIVINE is planned for release today, June 12, 2015, which is 'Loving Day', the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that allowed interracial marriage in the United States. The short film tells the story of an interracial gay couple from their first embrace through their wedding day.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center, Victoria Mudd, and Elizabeth Yng-Wong have announced the world premiere production of Stanley Ann: The Unlikely Story of Barack Obama's Mother. The one-woman play, written by Mike Kindle and directed by Mark Bringelson, chronicles the life of Stanley Ann Dunham from her young adult years in Hawaii to her later professional life in Indonesia. Starring Ann Noble (The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?), Stanley Ann will play two preview performances on July 7 and 8 at 8pm and opening is set for Thursday, July 9 at 8pm at the Center's Davidson/Valentini Theatre.

The final recording and complete box set of The Nielsen Project - the New York Philharmonic's acclaimed multi-season survey of the six symphonies and three concertos by Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) - will be released today, June 9, 2015, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth.

For the eighth consecutive year in conjunction with the NBA Finals, ABC presents 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night.' These special edition episodes will air in primetime every night of the NBA FINALS beginning with Game 1, tonight, June 4.

A staged reading of BLACK PROPHET DOWN, a new political text-in-development by Ian Tucker, will take place at the Alexander Bar and Cafe's Upstairs Theatre this Saturday afternoon. A fast thinking, fast talking political drama, this new South African play is inspired by Barack Obama's 2013 visit to South Africa. Set in the United States of America, BLACK PROPHET DOWN aims to tell a story of global significance.

Annoying Actor Friend enlisted a pack of theatre talent to present the inaugural AWARESIE AWARDS today, June 1. Click below to see them announce the winners (full list below)! The AWARESIE AWARDS honor excellence on Broadway, Broadway Internet, and more specifically: Shit the Tonys Leave Out.

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On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, renowned tenor Anthony Kearns headlined the Fourth Annual Memorial Day Kick-off and Tribute to Veterans at The Capitol Hill Club next to the U.S. Capitol. Check out photos from the event below!

Pittsburgh CLO and the University of Pittsburgh present the 25th Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. The awards show will take place tonight, May 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh and will include a celebration of 25 years of this extraordinary program, which began in 1991 and has inspired over 30 programs of its kind across the country.

For centuries, African-American musicians have shaped our Nation and helped tell our story. By melding enduring truths with new sounds, they have pioneered entire genres and contributed to the foundation of our musical landscape --capturing an essential part of who we are as Americans.

There's a fascinating mix of familiar and not- so-familiar plays and musicals that will grace Los Angeles stages this summer. LA editors Don Grigware, Ellen Dostal, Shari Barrett and Gil Kaan have chosen their favorites in the list below. Enjoy!

The five-time Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Girls Chorus will give a free public performance tonight, May 28, in the rotunda of San Francisco City Hall to celebrate the legacy of Elizabeth 'Beth' Avakian, who will retire after 32 years as a beloved teacher and SF Girls Chorus School Director in June.

For the eighth consecutive year in conjunction with the NBA Finals, ABC presents "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night." These special edition episodes will air in primetime every night of the NBA Finals beginning with Game 1, Thursday, June 4.

The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the West Coast premiere of an exciting new American play, Rich Girl, by acclaimed playwright Victoria Stewart, continuing the Globe's 80th Anniversary festivities as part of the Balboa Park Centennial Celebration. Rich Girl will be directed by James Vasquez (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show), and will play May 23 - June 21, 2015, in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.