Thomas Schlamme News

Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak, officially opened at Vineyard Theatre last week. Check out photos from opening night here!

Tony nominee and two-time Pulitzer finalist Jon Robin Baitz's “I'll Be Seein' Ya” will have its world premiere March 31 on CTG's Digital Stage.

The special is available to watch for free now until the end of the year.

Today (October 15) in live streaming: The Tony nominations, Keala Settle visits Backstage Live, Next on Stage is back, and so much more!

With less than a month remaining until the general election, HBO Max has revealed the trailer for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote, which will premiere on the platform on October 15.

Standing in solidarity with the spirit behind National Voter Registration Day, HBO Max announced today that A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote will premiere on the platform on October 15.

Today's top stories: Equity has approved three indoor productions on the East Coast, and more!

Ahead of one of the most pivotal elections in our nation's history, HBO Max and The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin announced today that for the first time in 17 years, the original cast of the Emmy®- and Peabody Award-winning hit Warner Bros. Television drama series will come together with Sorkin and executive producer/director Thomas Schlamme for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote, which will debut on the streaming service this fall.

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA, a limited series based on the acclaimed Philip Roth novel of the same name, imagines an alternate American history during World War II, told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who captures the presidency and turns the nation toward fascism. Created by frequent collaborators David Simon and Ed Burns (HBO's “The Wire” and “Generation Kill”), the six-part limited series THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA debuts MONDAY, MARCH 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Snowfall has been renewed for a fourth season on FX, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Gina Balian, Presidents, Original Programming, FX Entertainment. The acclaimed drama series created by John Singleton & Eric Amadio and Dave Andron will return to FX in 2020.

Directors Guild of America President Thomas Schlamme today announced that Aisha Tyler will host the 71st Annual DGA Awards which will take place on February 2, 2019 at the Hollywood & Highland Center's Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood.

Directors Guild of America President Thomas Schlamme today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2018. 

Directors Guild of America President Thomas Schlamme today announced that FX Networks will be the recipient of the Guild's 2019 Diversity Award. The Award is being given for the network's commitment to, and leadership in, inclusive hiring in DGA-covered categories – and for the example they set for the rest of the industry. The Award will be presented at the 71st Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 2, 2019.

A record high percentage of episodic television directing jobs went to women and directors of color this past TV season, the Directors Guild of America reported today. The percentage of episodes directed by women rose to 25% of all episodes, and the percentage of episodes helmed by directors of color increased to 24% of all episodes.[1]

FX has ordered a third season of Snowfall, the drama series created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio and Dave Andron, it was announced today by Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. The third season will premiere on FX in 2019.

 In a business where success often hinges on getting that initial break to prove yourself, probably nothing has more power to make the pool of working directors more inclusive than ensuring that race or gender doesn't keep any qualified applicant from getting a fair shot at that crucially important first job. That's why first-time hires have been such a critical area of focus for the Directors Guild of America for so many years. As part of this effort, the Guild has been tracking and reporting publicly on trends in first-time television director hires for nearly a decade. The latest numbers—in a new DGA report out today—are certainly encouraging, but there's still room for improvement.

FX has set the premiere date for the second season of Snowfall, the drama series created by John Singleton & Eric Amadio and Dave Andron, it was announced today by Chuck Saftler, President, Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks. The second season will premiere today, July 19 at 10 PM ET/PT on FX.

Christine Lahti is headed to New York to star as Gloria Steinem in the world premiere of Gloria: A Life, a new play about Ms. Steinem as a symbol of past, present and future change. The play, written by Tony Award-nominee Emily Mann (Having Our Say), is directed by the visionary Tony Award-winning Diane Paulus (Waitress, Pippin). 

FX has set the premiere date for the second season of Snowfall, the drama series created by John Singleton & Eric Amadio and Dave Andron, it was announced today by Chuck Saftler, President, Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks. The second season will premiere on Thursday, July 19 at 10 PM ET/PT on FX.

The Directors Guild of America honored outstanding achievement in directing for film and television at the DGA Awards last night. Big winners included Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, Reed Morano's The Handmaid's Tale, Jordan Peele's Get Out, Jean-Marc Vallee's Big Little Lies, and Beth McCarthy Miller's Veep. Director Michael Apted received the DGA's honorary life member award.