Elizabeth Wood News

Kelli Giddish and Justin Bartha will star in Maybe Tomorrow by Max Mondi, as part of Abingdon Theatre Company's DMW Greer One Night Only Series.

The live-action series is an expansion of the 'National Treasure' movie franchise centered on a young heroine, Jess (Lisette Alexis), a brilliant and resourceful DREAMer who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family's mysterious past and save a lost Pan-American treasure.

Chris Noth will reprise the role of 'Mr. Big' in the Max Original series AND JUST LIKE THAT... This new chapter of the groundbreaking HBO series 'Sex and the City' follows 'Carrie' (Sarah Jessica Parker), 'Miranda' (Cynthia Nixon) and 'Charlotte' (Kristin Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s. The ten-episode, half-hour series is scheduled to begin production in New York this summer.

Playground of the Autocrats, an exhibition by contemporary artist and historian Anne Bobroff-Hajal, draws from the visual languages of iconography and graphic art to create a large-scale visual commentary on Russian socio-political history.

The heat is on because the national tour of Miss Saigon opened this week at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre!

The North Fork TV Festival announced today that two-time Golden Globe nominee and SAG Award nominated actor Chris Noth has been named the recipient of the inaugural Canopy Award for this year's festival. Noth will accept the award on Friday, September 8 at the Greenport Theatre in Greenport, NY.

Up-and-coming director Elizabeth Wood's critically acclaimed, Brooklyn-set debut feature film White Girl tells the frenetic tale of l'amour fou between a college girl (Morgan Saylor of “Homeland”) and her drug dealer boyfriend (Brian 'Sene' Marc), as she goes to extremes to get him out of jail.

Rooftop Films is proud and excited to announce the Opening Weekend lineup and the first batch of our feature film slate for the 20th Annual Summer Series.

This weekend, May 14 & 15, Cantori New York, an award winning chamber choir celebrating its 31st season, will perform the U.S. Premiere of 'The Prison', written in 1930 by feminist composer Dame Ethel Smyth.

Rooftop Films is proud and excited to announce the Opening Weekend lineup and the first batch of our feature film slate for the 20th Annual Summer Series.

On May 14 & 15, Cantori New York, an award winning chamber choir celebrating its 31st season, will perform the U.S. Premiere of 'The Prison', written in 1930 by feminist composer Dame Ethel Smyth. Mark Shapiro, Artistic Director, will conduct the piece. A 'vocal symphony' in one act for choir, soloists, piano and bugle, with libretto by H.B. Brewster, 'The Prison' is a unique and complex philosophical drama - a dialogue between a man and his soul. The program will also include Brahms' Marienlieder song cycle.

SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard and SAG Awards® Committee Chair JoBeth Williams will announce the honorees for Outstanding Action Performances by Film and Television Stunt Ensembles

Variety will present two-time Academy Award nominee Will Smith with theCreative Impact in Acting Award, presented by Mercedes-Benz,which celebrates his scope of work

Offering a first look at the year ahead in independent film, culture and new ideas, Sundance Institute announced today the 65 films selected for the U.S. Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition NEXT category set to premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Films that have premiered in these sections include Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station,Whiplash, Blackfish, The September Issue, The Cove, An Education, Animal Kingdom, Precious, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Obvious Child, Tangerine and Escape from Tomorrow.

Big Apple Circus will host its annual Holiday Season Family Benefit, a special event that raises funds for the nonprofit performing arts institution's community programs, tonight, November 21, 2015 under the Big Top in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center (62nd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues), featuring comedian Jim Gaffigan as Guest Ringmaster.

Big Apple Circus will host its annual Holiday Season Family Benefit, a special event that raises funds for the nonprofit performing arts institution's community programs, on Saturday, November 21, 2015 under the Big Top in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center (62nd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues), featuring comedian Jim Gaffigan as Guest Ringmaster.

Levi Strauss & Co. announced that it has appointed Elizabeth Wood as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective May 1, 2015. As Chief Human Resources Officer for Levi Strauss & Co., Elizabeth Wood will be responsible for leading all aspects of the global human resources function, including recruitment, talent planning and organizational development. As a member of the worldwide leadership team, she will also help set the company's global direction.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Toronto experimental theatre company Kadozuke Kollektif, in partnership withBad New Days, presents the world premiere of Richard III, The Pleasures of Violence, Artistic Director Tatiana Jennings' provocative and innovative multimedia reimagining of the William Shakespeare classic. Richard III previews September 9, opens today, September 10 and runs through to September 28 at Zuke Studios, the company's storefront home in the Junction.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Toronto experimental theatre company Kadozuke Kollektif, in partnership with Bad New Days, presents the world premiere of Richard III, The Pleasures of Violence, Artistic Director Tatiana Jennings' provocative and innovative multimedia reimagining of the William Shakespeare classic. Richard III previews tonight, September 9, opens Wednesday September 10 and runs through to September 28 at Zuke Studios, the company's storefront home in the Junction.