John Lewis News

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, 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.

 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.

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). 

Today (July 15) in live streaming: Freestyle Love Supreme visits Backstage Live, Chris Jackson chats with The Chaos Twins, and so much more!

The Monterey Jazz Festival announced today that it will present a virtual version of its 63rd festival, September 25-27, 2020. Musical content from the Festival's archives will be featured over three days, including legendary contemporary and historic performances. The Virtual Festival's content will be streamed online each day beginning at 5PM Pacific Time on the Monterey Jazz Festival's YouTube channel. Featured artists and performances will be announced beginning July 21, 2020.

In a special LIVE panel discussion, moderator Erika Alexander (Living Single, The Cosby Show, Get out, John Lewis: Good Trouble) will be guest hosting the 100th episode of The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales, exclusively on the Broadway Podcast Network.

Today (July 6) in live streaming: the conclusion of Broadway's Next on Stage, a Stars in the House birthday and so much more!

BAYARD: A New Musical will be presented as part of a four night festival featuring original musicals by Richard Allen and Taran Gray. The virtual festival raises money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and Broadway for Racial Justice (BFRJ). 

Starting as a street food venture in North London, Nanny Bill's now has restaurants across London including Boxpark Wembley and Vinegar Yard in London Bridge.

AXS TV presents an insightful look back at one of America's most important decades in the all-new Sunday morning series The 1960s Rediscovered—airing Sundays at 9 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. CT through August 9.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday with slate of special encore airings of programming

Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) announces an impressive slate of titles for its Virtual Cinema 2020 summer lineup.

Kick off this weekend with a Downton Abbey Marathon and then rely on DPTV all season long as your virtual venue for top performances!

Indie rock band, Brother Moses, has released the new album, Desperation Pop, the follow up to their debut LP, 2018's Magnolia. Recorded over the course of a year, in four trips to Memphis, TN, to record with producer and engineer Calvin Lauber (Julien Baker, It Looks Sad, The Band Camino), Desperation Pop connects the band's favorite indie-rock records from growing up in the 00s to their love of pop production, resulting in a record that is clean, lush, urgent and strange all at once.

In back-to-back events, the African American community comes together for a weekend celebrating Black excellence. On February 22, the 51st NAACP Image Awards airing live on BET Networks is the preeminent multicultural awards show from an African American point of view. It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. The next evening, the American Black Film Festival will host its annual awards season gala, ABFF Honors. The ceremony celebrates Black culture by recognizing individuals who have made distinguished contributions to American entertainment. The honorees being celebrated at ABFF Honors have leveraged their career to carve out a space for people of color in Hollywood helping to create a more diverse landscape. ABFF Honors is an opportunity for the industry to acknowledge how far entertainment has come and thank the individuals who have made it their mission to propel the African American community forward.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will present the American Voice Award to Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján on Thursday, February 13, 2020.

The UK's top Casting Directors were honoured tonight, Tuesday 11 February 2020, at the second annual CDG Casting Awards presented in partnership with Spotlight and headline sponsor Identity Agency Group. Held at Ham Yard Hotel, London these Awrads recognise the significant achievements in casting across Theatre, TV, Film and Commercials. 

Indie rock band, Brother Moses, has premiered the new video, “What Does It Take?,” with ThrdCoast. “What Does It Take?” is the latest single from the band's upcoming album, Desperation Pop, on March 6th, 2020. Engineered by Calvin Lauber (The Band CAMINO, Julien Baker), Desperation Pop is the follow up to Brother Moses' 2018's debut LP, Magnolia.

The iconic Riverside Studios return to a brand new building after a five year redevelopment project. West London will benefit from multiple performance, rehearsal and broadcast spaces in the shadow of Hammersmith Bridge. The new building also boasts two cinemas with films selected by renowned curator Jason Wood, who promises a mix of first run films alongside the best in independent film.