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I Have A Right To Vote Launches National Voter Awareness Effort
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2020

With 78 days until Election Day, I Have A Right To Vote, a star-studded music video, has been released to raise awareness around voter suppression, encourage voter education and registration, and increase voter motivation leading into the fall elections.

VIDEO: 'I Have A Right To Vote' Features Christopher Jackson, Billy Porter and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2020

With 78 days until Election Day, I Have A Right To Vote, a star-studded music video, has been released to raise awareness around voter suppression, encourage voter education and registration, and increase voter motivation leading into the fall elections.

VIDEO: Laurissa Romain Covers 'Change Gonna Come' by Sam Cooke
by Stephi Wild - Aug 16, 2020

Singer/Songwriter, Laurissa Romain's has released a cover of Sam Cooke's 'Change Gonna Come.'

Photo Flash: Rob McClure, Dee Roscioli, Charl Brown and More Reunite in Times Square to Pay Tribute to Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 14, 2020

The Ensemblist brought together the Broadway community, reuniting performers in Times Square (socially distanced) in a moving tribute to theatre.  

Golden State Equality Awards To Honor Pete & Chasten Buttigieg and Netflix Documentary DISCLOSURE
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 12, 2020

Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, announced today that it will host its first-ever statewide “Golden State Equality Awards” virtual celebration on Sunday, September 13.

Charlie Parker's Centennial Celebration BIRD 100 Continues
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2020

Leading up to Birda??s 100th birthday and throughout the year, the celebration will encompass a series of releases spanning a variety of media and perspectives in order to explore the full span of his inestimable legacy.

Norman Rockwell Museum Presents 'Rose O'Neill: Artist And Suffragette'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2020

 Rose O'Neill: Artist & Suffragette is a special installation created with recently acquired artwork, generously donated by The Rose O'Neill Foundation to Norman Rockwell Museum's permanent collection of illustration art.

Broadway Catch Up: August 6 - Jennifer Hudson, Nathan Lane, Matt Doyle, Ann Harada, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2020

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out yesterday's highlights from some of your favorites, including Jennifer Hudson, Nathan Lane, Matt Doyle, Ann Harada, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 8/6: THE WASTE LAND to Be the First Live Professional Theater Production on the West Coast Since COVID, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2020

Today's top stories: Oakland Theater Project will present The Waste Land, the first live professional in-person theater production on the West Coast since COVID!

RATINGS: AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Special Tops Charts for NBC on Tuesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 5, 2020

NBC (5.355 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #1) was once again the network to beat on Tuesday thanks to the 'America's Got Talent: 15th Anniversary Special' (6.083 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #1) and a new 'World of Dance' (3.900 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2).

VIDEO: Jennifer Hudson Performs 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' as Tribute to John Lewis
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2020

 Jennifer Hudson was one of the stars who took part in CBSa??s John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero TV special, which aired on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.

Focus Features Announces Title for Dawn Porter's Documentary, THE WAY I SEE IT
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 3, 2020

Focus Features announced the poster and title of Dawn Porter’s documentary and official 2020 selection of the Telluride Film Festival, The Way I See It, which follows former Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza’s time behind-the-scenes covering Presidents Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan.

Billy Porter, Jennifer Hudson, and More Join Tribute to Rep. John Lewis on CBS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 31, 2020

Tony winner Billy Porter, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, Oscar winner John Legend and more will appear on a CBS special honoring the life and legacy of the late Rep. John Lewis.

John Lewis Musical THE BOY FROM TROY Will Begin a Workshop in October 2020
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2020

THE BOY FROM TROY a new musical featuring original book/ lyrics by Bryan-Keyth Wilson (FOR COLORED BOYZ) and original music/ lyrics by Constance T. Washington will get a private workshop in Houston, TX this fall.

Broadway Catch Up: July 31 - Tim Minchin, Jennifer Holliday, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2020

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out yesterday's highlights from some of your favorites, including Tim Minchin, Jennifer Holliday, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 7/31: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Adaptation Coming to Disney+, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2020

Today's top stories: an adaptation of Once On This Island is headed to Disney+, The Phantom of the Opera will not close permanently in the West End, and more!

VIDEO: Watch Jennifer Holliday Perform Tribute to Late Congressman John Lewis
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 30, 2020

Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday was in attendance at the national funeral of Congressman John Robert Lewis, which was held today at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Watch she performs a powerful tribute to the American icon- 'Only What You Do For Christ Will Last' by Raymond Rasberry. 

Rooftop Films, MoMI, NYSCI, NYCEDC to Screen Films in Queens & Brooklyn
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 21, 2020

Rooftop Films, in partnership with Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), today announced the opening of two drive-in festival locations in New York City.

FREEDOM RIDERS Featuring John Lewis and C.T. Vivian Streaming on PBS.org
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 20, 2020

 In honor of the recent passing of two of the original Freedom Riders, longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis and the Reverend C.T. Vivian, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE announced today that it will stream Stanley Nelson's Freedom Riders beginning today, Monday, July 20 on PBS.org and the PBS Video App.

Brooklyn Drive-In Opens This Weekend from Rooftop Films!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2020

This weekend, Friday, July 17 and Saturday July 18, Rooftop Films, in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, will present the first weekend of the new Brooklyn Drive-In festival, on the pier of the Brooklyn Army Terminal (80 58th Street, Brooklyn, NY). 

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