Latest Articles About Black-ish on ABC![]() by Michael Major - December 12, 2022 Tony and Grammy Award winner, and Emmy Award nominee Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”) will return for season two of “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” the reboot of Jim Henson’s beloved classic “Fraggle Rock.” Also joining the new season is Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose (“Schmigadoon!”, 'West Side Stor... ![]() by Josh Sharpe - June 10, 2024 The 28th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) has announced that acclaimed artists Ava DuVernay and Kenya Barris will join festival creative director Issa Rae for “Creator Conversations.” The live event will be held on Friday, June 14th at the New World Center. The 2024 Creator Conversations p...
The League of Professional Theatre Women Will Present the 2023 Rachel Crothers Leadership Award to Anna Deavere Smith
by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2023 The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW) announced that its 2023 Rachel Crothers Leadership Award® will be given to Anna Deavere Smith, multi-award-winning playwright, actress, professor, and author. ... ![]() by Michael Major - December 07, 2022 Emmy Award® winner Rhea Perlman (“The Mindy Project,” “Cheers”) returns to guest star as Cid, Noshir Dalal ('It's Pony,' 'The Owl House') returns to guest star as Vice Admiral Rampart and Emmy Award® winner Wanda Sykes (“The Upshaws,” “Black-ish') makes her guest starring debut in the series as Phee... ![]() by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2023 The Atlantic magazine will publish a new play by Anna Deavere Smith, titled The Ghost of Slavery, in its December issue. The play is also available in full on the magazine's website. ... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2023 NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Graduate and NAACP Best Director winner Gregg T. Daniel will direct the new production of “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” by Anna Deavere Smith presented by Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum from March 8 through April 9, with opening set for March 15, 2023.... ![]() by Josh Sharpe - May 02, 2024 AMC and AMC+ have shared a sneak peek clip from the upcoming season finale of the gripping crime drama, Parish, starring and executive produced by Emmy® and SAG® award-nominee and Critics Choice® award-winner Giancarlo Esposito. Watch the video here!... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - September 12, 2022 Following a string of raucous, sold-out performances in San Francisco, London, and New York City, BROADWAY BARBARA makes her Bourbon Room debut with her biggest, most extravagant production yet. ... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2023 The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) will host the 30th Anniversary of its Sistas Are Doin' It For Themselves Short Film Showcase and Virtual Film Festival. All in-person events will be held May 19-21, 2023 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California. The Virtua... ![]() by Michael Major - January 31, 2023 In addition to Eugenio Derbez, the “Acapulco” ensemble cast returning includes Enrique Arrizon (as Máximo Gallardo), Fernando Carsa (as Memo), Damián Alcázar (Don Pablo), Camila Perez (Julia), Chord Overstreet (Chad), Vanessa Bauche (Nora), Regina Reynoso (Sara), Raphael Alejandro (Hugo), and more.... ![]() by Bruce Glikas - October 08, 2022 This week, film and television star Tracie Ellis Ross visited the cast of Death of a Salesman on Broadway. The show opens this Sunday, October 9. Check out photos from the visit here.... ![]() by Blair Ingenthron - March 09, 2024 Hamilton's Emmy Raver-Lampman and Daveed Diggs have welcomed a baby, according to a birth announcement.... ![]() by Michael Major - February 20, 2024 Starring and executive produced by Emmy-nominee and Critics Choice Award-winner Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Mandalorian), the clip offers a glimpse at one of Gracian “Gray” Parish's (Esposito) early meetings with the criminal syndicate, led by Zackary Momoh (The Nevers, H... ![]() by Michael Major - December 13, 2022 A season two guest cast featurette spotlighting guest stars Gabrielle Union, Chance the Rapper, Leslie Odom, Jr., Holly Robinson Peete, Normani and more, is now available. The series recently won 'Outstanding Casting for An Animated Program' at the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. Watch th... ![]() by Michael Major - January 11, 2024 Vertical has acquired North America, UK/Ireland, and Australian/New Zealand rights to the tension-packed drama/thriller Cold Copy, written and directed by Roxine Helberg. The film stars Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish), Bel Powley (The Morning Show), Jacob Tremblay (Room), Nesta Cooper (Apple TV+'s See... ![]() by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2023 Hamilton alumni Daveed Diggs and Emmy Raver-Lampman are expecting a baby! The pair first met performing together in Hamilton in 2015, and will now welcome their first child together.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2024 International City Theatre will present the Los Angeles premiere of The Outsider, a funny and timely satire by Paul Slade Smith about a flawed candidate who might just be the perfect fit for the job.... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2023 La Jolla Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of Love All, by Anna Deavere Smith. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!... ![]() by Michael Major - November 06, 2023 The collection features your family’s annual holiday classics to stream over and over again with beloved film franchises “Home Alone,” the 10th Anniversary celebration of “Frozen,” “Ice Age,” and “The Santa Clause,” alongside “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” “Miracle on 34th Street,” and “Tim Burton’s ... ![]() by Michael Major - July 18, 2023 A&E celebrates the art of barbeque this summer with the new unscripted series “Kings of BBQ” following Emmy®-nominated actor, producer and comedian Anthony Anderson (“black-ish”) and renowned actor, producer, and comedian Cedric The Entertainer (“The Neighborhood”) as they embark on a cross country ... ![]() by Michael Major - January 13, 2023 Disney unveiled the video trailer for the animated series 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.” It was also revealed that previously announced guest stars Jennifer Hudson and Daveed Diggs will voice Mane and Rat King, respectively, two villains that will be featured in the first season (and can b... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2023 This August, comedian, writer and actor, Deon Cole, will make his venue debut at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio Collection by Hilton, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Cole will bring his celebrated comedic style to the stage for a special one-night-only event. 100 meet and greet ti... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 07, 2022 On November 14, 2022, the Museum of the City of New York will present its 2022 Louis Auchincloss Prize to Anna Deavere Smith, actor, playwright, author, and professor, for her contributions to the cultural and performing arts landscape in New York City and beyond. ... ![]() by TV Scoop - December 28, 2023 Get all the scoop on WE ARE FAMILY, airing on FOX on Wednesday, January 3, 2024! Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian, Anthony Anderson (black-ish), and Mama Doris host the all-new music-centric guessing game show, We Are Family. Executive produced by Academy and Golden Globe-winner Ja... ![]() by Blair Ingenthron - April 27, 2023 TimeLine Theatre Company, acclaimed for presenting plays that explore today's social and political issues through the lens of the past, has announced its 27th season. The company's 2023-24 subscription season will launch in September with the previously announced Chicago premiere of the internationa... |