VIDEO: WE'RE GONNA DIE Playwright Young Jean Lee Hosts Online Playwriting Workshop!
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2020 This week, playwright Young Jean Lee hosted an online playwriting workshop through Zoom!...
Citadel Theatre Brings THE COLOR PURPLE to Edmonton This Fall!
by Alan Henry - May 09, 2019 THE COLOR PURPLE is here! Opening on September 21 and running through October 13, 2019, this powerful musical is running at Citadel Theatre in Edmonton....
Tonya Pinkins and Ciara Renée Present RED PILLING OF AMERICA Featuring Conversations With Broadway Guests
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 31, 2020 Every Thursday at 3pm from September 10th - October 31st, Tony award-winning actress Tonya Pinkins and TV & Broadway star Ciara Renée will come together for exclusive, one-on-one conversations with new guest stars each week when Pinkins' puts a horror-fying lens on the upcoming election with her fil...
McKnight Names Writer Marcie Rendon 2020 Distinguished Artist
by Stephi Wild - August 26, 2020 The McKnight Foundation has announced the selection of Marcie Rendon for its 2020 Distinguished Artist Awarda?"a $50,000 award created to honor a Minnesota artist who has made significant contributions to the statea??s cultural life....
HBO Orders A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW From Robin Thede and Issa Rae
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 28, 2019 HBO has given a series order to A Black Lady Sketch Show, according to Deadline. The half-hour sketch comedy stars creator Robin Thede, who also executive produces alongside Issa Rae....
Hannah Cheesman and Aiken Heart Film's SUCCOR Bows at TIFF20
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 25, 2020 Aiken Heart Films (Coral Aiken) and The Long Reach Company (Hannah Cheesman) reveal details on their short film, the dark BFF rom-com Succor, which will have its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival....
Otherworld Theatre Presents DRACULA
by A.A. Cristi - August 26, 2019 Otherworld Theatre begins it's seventh season: Epics Reimagined with Countess Dracula, running September 28th-November 2nd. ...
Review Roundup: THE KING'S SPEECH at the National Theatre - What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - February 14, 2020 David Seidler's original play THE KING'S SPEECH makes its D.C. debut at the National Theatre from February 11-16, 2020. The original play a?" which inspired the 2010 Oscar-winning film by the same name a?" marks the eleventh installment in the venue's 2019-2020 Broadway at the National series, which...
Marlan Warren Slated To Read From 'Roadmaps For The Sexually Challenged' At Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference
by Stephi Wild - August 15, 2019 ...
SISTAS ON FIRE Comes to the East Village Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2019 The personal becomes the political when passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing black women and girls, black-on-black crime, and male/female relationships in a soul-stirring mix of song, dance, poetry, and p...
Ken Jennings Joins BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2019 Game Show Network, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, has announced today that BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW, hosted by Sherri Shepherd (“The View”) will debut on June 10 at 4:00 p.m. ET....
Quartet 131 Launches 2020 Arion Chamber Music Series
by Stephi Wild - February 28, 2020 The Arion Chamber Music Series began their 5th Anniversary Season with featured guests Quartet 131 on February 21st at their resident venue, Christ & St. Stephens Church located at 120 W. 69th St. in New York's Lincoln Square Arts District....
Ashley Park To Co-Star in the Paramount Network Series EMILY IN PARIS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2019 Ashley Park has been announced as the co-star, opposite Lily Collins, in Paramount Network's half-hour dramedy, Emily in Paris, according to Deadline. The series hails from Younger and Sex and the City creator Darren Star....
Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott & Sarah Gadon Join Cast of BLACK BEAR
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 30, 2019 Productivity Media Inc and Oakhurst Entertainment announced today that Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon are set to join the cast of the upcoming thriller BLACK BEAR, directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. Penned by Levine, the film will be produced by Tandem Pictures' Julie Christeas ...
Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon Will Lead Julian Fellowes Drama THE GILDED AGE on HBO
by Nicole Rosky - September 26, 2019 HBO has found two leading ladies for its upcoming series from Julian Fellowes, The Gilded Age. Stage and screen stars Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon will play sisters Agnes van Rhijn and Ava Brook respectively....
Breaking: Julianne Moore Joins Cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN Movie
by Nicole Rosky - September 01, 2020 BroadwayWorld just reported last week that Amy Adams and Danny Pino joined the cast of the upcoming 'Dear Evan Hansen' film. Now Deadline reports that Oscar winner Julianne Moore has joined the cast....
Gavin Stenhouse & Gwendoline Yeo Join KUNG FU on The CW
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 09, 2020 Deadline reports that Gavin Stenhouse and Gwendoline Yeo have joined 'Kung Fu' on The CW. The series is described as a reimagining of the 70s series....
Glenn Morshower and Stelio Savante Join Western Horror BLACK WOOD
by Abigail Charpentier - September 25, 2019 Glenn Morshower (Aftermath, The Resident, Bloodline), SAG awards Nominee Stelio Savante (Running For Grace, Rapid Eye Movement, The Cleaning Lady), and Bates Wilder (Tator Tot &Patton,The Great War, American Woman) have joined the cast of writer-director Chris Canfield's western horror BLACK WOOD....
Kelsey Pyro to Debut MAKADEWIIYAASIKWE With The Shed At Hudson Yards
by Julie Musbach - April 24, 2019 Brooklyn-based artist Kelsey Pyro announces the debut of her forthcoming performance work, Makadewiiyaasikwe (to be pronounced phonetically as spelled)....
Wayne Theatre Presents DADDY LONG LEGS
by Stephi Wild - September 30, 2020 Wayne Theatre will return to live performances with Daddy Long Legs. Performances take place on October 3 and 4. ...
Speranza Theatre Company Presents VOTES FOR WOMEN Socially Distanced Performances In Jersey City Parks
by A.A. Cristi - August 18, 2020 Speranza Theatre Company presents Votes for Women, a one-act play written by Jennie Contuzzi. The play is intended for an audience of children and adults, ages six and up. Performances are August 21 - 28, 2020 at 7:00 PM. ...
Orlando Fringe Presents BIPOC 10-Minute Play Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 02, 2020 Orlando Fringe announced that this month's First Fringe Friday would feature 10-minute plays created by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists. All six of the short plays that are scheduled to be presented on Friday are performed by individuals who have never appeared on the stages o...
Voices In The Dark Repertory Theatre Company Announces Its 2019 Season Spotlighting Disenfranchised Communities
by Julie Musbach - January 24, 2019 Voices in the Dark Repertory Theatre Company presents its 27th season line up of 'The DREAM - REALIZED.' In keeping with its mission, Voices has selected a trilogy of plays that exemplify and epitomizes both 'the dream deferred, and the dream realized.' Its mission: to present, produce and promote ...
Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel & Ryan Murphy Headline NBC Sports' Live Coverage Of TYR Pro Swim Series
by Tori Hartshorn - January 07, 2019 Five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, four-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel, and three-time Olympic champion Ryan Murphy are expected to compete this week at the first stop of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series, with NBC Sports' live coverage beginning Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. ET on Olympic...
MWM Universe Signs Development Deal for ADORNED BY CHI
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2019 Dallas-based entrepreneur Jacque Aye, creator of “Adorned by Chi,” the anime and manga inspired Nigerian Magical Girl franchise/universe, has signed with MWM and its MWM Universe division, Morgan Kruger & Diana Williams of MWMu announced today. Aye's “Adorned by Chi,” tells the tale of Adaeze, a pai... |