Viola Davis News

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the third annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series. The series will celebrate seven critically-acclaimed seasons of Roundabout Underground productions. Roundabout Underground Reading Series is a five night event that will include a nightly reading of a new play written and directed by an emerging artist.

Society for the Performing Arts (SPA), Houston's leading performing arts presenter, is pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for its 16th Annual Student Visual Art Contest sponsored by Wells Fargo. SPA's Visual Art Contest offers ALL kindergarten through 12th grade students in the greater Houston area and beyond a chance to showcase their talents and win prizes, while learning more about the performing arts. The deadline for entries is Monday, March 17, 2014.

Society for the Performing Arts (SPA), Houston's leading performing arts presenter, is pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for its 16th Annual Student Visual Art Contest sponsored by Wells Fargo. SPA's Visual Art Contest offers ALL kindergarten through 12th grade students in the greater Houston area and beyond a chance to showcase their talents and win prizes, while learning more about the performing arts. The deadline for entries is Monday, March 17, 2014.

Paris Barclay and Cheryl Boone Isaacs, esteemed entertainment industry pioneers, will be inducted into the Image Awards Hall of Fame at the 45th NAACP Image Awards, broadcast live as a two-hour star-studded telecas

Lifetime Films and A+E Studios have partnered with Viola Davis and Julius Tennon's JuVee Productions and Sara Risher's ChickFlicks to produce the independent feature film Lila and Eve, starring Academy Award® and Golden Globe nominee Davis (The Help, Doubt) and Golden Globe® Award nominee Jennifer Lopez (Out of Sight, Selena).

EW revealed yesterday a first look at Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in the upcoming biopic, directed by Tate Taylor (The Help). Check it out below!

The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the West Coast premiere of Laura Marks's powerful new play Bethany. Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, Bethany will run Jan. 25 - Feb. 23, 2014 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run Jan. 25 - Jan. 29.

Trinity Rep kicks off the new year with the Rhode Island premiere of Intimate Apparel, by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage, sponsored by Brown University with supporting sponsor Ruth's Lingerie. Directed by Trinity Rep company member Janice Duclos, the show begins previews on January 30 in the Dowling Theater and continues through March 2, 2014.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network closed out 2013 on top achieving its second consecutive year of double digit growth across key demos.

The National YoungArts Foundation today announced its 2014 YoungArts Winners. Out of approximately 11,000 applications, 687 young artists from 46 states have been recognized for their outstanding work and accomplishments in one of ten disciplines across the literary, performing, visual and design arts fields. A complete list of the Winners is available online at this link.

Jennifer Gordon Thompson and The Horne Brothers are pleased to announce an exclusive screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, 'The Start of Dreams'. The screening will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 7 PM at the theatre of the Southwest Arts Center. Admission is $10 or Free when you bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots. The Southwest Arts Center is located at 915 New Hope Rd, Atlanta, GA 30331. To attend please RSVP to info@thbfilms.com . RSVP's are required no later than December 5, 2013.

On the heels of last week's start of production in Austin, El Rey Network today announced the newest cast members of the highly-anticipated, 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series,' premiering in Q1 2014 on the new English-language cable network.

The film adaptation of Orson Scott Card's sci-fi action novel ENDER'S GAME opened at No. 1 on Friday with $9.9 million and is setting its sights toward $28 million by Sunday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth, our only hope at survival is a sixteen year old boy.

'Ender's Game' star Asa Butterfield stopped by last night's CONAN on TBS and gingerly explains how one properly uses 'bollocks' and 'wanker' as curse words.

Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis discussed her new science fiction movie 'Ender's Game' and working with Harrison Ford on CBS's THE TALK. Check out the appearance below!

One of the most talented actors in Hollywood, Viola Davis swung by this week's ELLEN with some very adorable stories about her daughter and more. Check out the appearance below!

Last night, the Hollywood Film Award's 'Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award' went to the cast of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY including Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, and Ewan McGregor.