Showtime's 'Enemies: The President, Justice & The FBI' Examines Clinton Presidency on 12/2
by Tori Hartshorn
- Nov 29, 2018
The same people who criticize the work of the FBI and the Special Counsel looking into President Donald Trump once pushed every effort to investigate President Bill Clinton and bring him down, no matter how far-flung or seemingly minor the charges. On Sunday, December 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, the next installment of SHOWTIME's documentary series ENEMIES: THE PRESIDENT, JUSTICE & THE FBI discusses the historic 1998 impeachment proceedings with the people who lived through it, while walking through the political upside-down world of the 1990s, forcing the U.S. to consider today's investigations from the opposite political perspective.
Deborah Cox & Lauren Jauregui Tapped To Perform At TrevorLIVE Los Angeles Gala
by Tori Hartshorn
- Nov 29, 2018
Grammy Award nominated, multi-platinum R&B/Pop recording artist and actress Deborah Cox and award-winning singer, songwriter, and activist Lauren Jauregui are set to perform at The Trevor Project's TrevorLIVE Los Angeles on Dec. 2 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.The event's star-studded red carpet and full awards show will be streamed live on The Trevor Project's Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, powered by the first queer global streaming network Revry and hosted by Shira Lazar and Ryan Mitchell from 'Let's Go There' on Channel Q Radio. The gala will launch the two-year partnership, which names Revry as the exclusive live streaming partner and the Official Streaming Network of TrevorLIVE LA and NY. It was previously announced that Ryan Murphy, the cast of “POSE,” Amandla Stenberg, and AT&T will be honored. Eugene Lee Yang will serve as host. Attendees includeJussie Smollett, with special guest appearances from “Superstore” actors Nico Santos and Lauren Ash.
Traverse Theatre Announces January-April 2019 Season - ULSTER AMERICAN, LOCKER ROOM TALK and More
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 28, 2018
As Scotland's new writing theatre, the Traverse has been an incubator for brand new plays since it was founded in 1963, spotlighting the powerful stories, innovation and talent in Scotland, while launching the careers of many renowned writers, actors and directors. They have now revealed that their January-April 2019 season is a celebration of this - with three home-grown productions returning for a special run, before travelling worldwide.
Apollo Theater Presents: Ta-Nehisi Coates In Conversation: A Post Mid-Term Reflection
by Julie Musbach
- Nov 15, 2018
The Apollo Theater announced today that critically acclaimed writer, artist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates and investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will be in conversation about the midterm elections, the state of American politics, and the historical currents that inform our present. The program will take place on Monday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Thought-Provoking New Play, BIRTHMARK Comes to Teesri Duniya Theatre, Today
by BWW
News Desk
- Nov 3, 2018
The news is brimming with articles about youth radicalization. Wrapping the topic in a human, family story, playwright Stephen Orlov's newest work uses black comedy to cross the cultural divide between Canada's Jewish and Palestinian diaspora communities. MAI (Montreal, arts interculturels) presents Teesri Duniya Theatre's world premiere of Birthmark from November 3-18. Set in Montreal, this brave play, directed by Michelle Soicher and Liz Valdez, gets people asking themselves the ongoing hard questions about the Middle East. Continuing their mandate to encourage dialogue, Teesri Duniya Theatre will hold a talkback with invited guests after a number of performances.
Showtime to Offer THE FAMILY BUSINESS: TRUMP AND TAXES For Free Online
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Nov 2, 2018
SHOWTIME is offering the documentary short film THE FAMILY BUSINESS: TRUMP AND TAXES for free online and across multiple platforms. Directed by Emmy® nominee Jenny Carchman and produced by Oscar® nominees Liz Garbus and Justin Wilkes of THE FOURTH ESTATE, the film follows a team of New York Times investigative reporters through their diligent and intense efforts in uncovering the information that led to this exclusive report. The film is now available for online sampling on YouTube, Facebook and SHO.com. It is also rolling out across multiple television and streaming providers' devices, websites, applications and authenticated online services and their free On Demand channels.
Martha Rosler: Irrespective Retrospective Opens This Friday
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 29, 2018
The Jewish Museum will present Martha Rosler: Irrespective, a survey exhibition of the work of the influential artist Martha Rosler, from November 2, 2018, through March 3, 2019. Rosler is considered one of the strongest and most resolute artistic voices of her generation; she is also a prolific writer, lecturer, professor, and advocate for social justice. She skillfully employs diverse materials to address pressing matters of her time, including war, gender roles, gentrification, inequality, and labor. From her feminist photomontages of the 1960s and 1970s to her large-scale installations, Rosler's vital work reflects an enduring and passionate vision.
Topeka K. Sam Inks TV Production Deal Inspired by her Fight for Female Criminal Justice Reform
by Tori Hartshorn
- Oct 29, 2018
44 Blue Productions, the innovative and acclaimed independent production house that is part of Red Arrow Studios, has partnered with activist and social entrepreneur Topeka K. Sam, to develop both scripted and unscripted series inspired by her fight to change the culture of degradation, humiliation and unfair sentencing that surrounds female incarceration. Recently Topeka, who is the Founder and Executive Director of The Ladies of Hope Ministries, made headlines and garnered national attention after creating the video that went viral around the story of Alice Marie Johnson, and which inspired Kim Kardashian West to help secure clemency for Johnson after a visit to the White House.
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