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OWN's Hit Drama GREENLEAF Returns with 2-Night Premiere This August
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2017

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's acclaimed original drama series, GREENLEAF, from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/producer Craig Wright (“Lost,” “Six Feet Under”) and executive producers Clement Virgo (“The Book of Negros”) and Oprah Winfrey (“Selma”), will return with a two-night premiere on Tuesday, A...
THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, Starring Russell Peters, Premieres 12/19 on Netflix Worldwide Photo THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, Starring Russell Peters, Premieres 12/19 on Netflix Worldwide
by Tori Hartshorn - November 20, 2017

Following today's announcement by Netflix, THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, a four-part comedy-drama series starring international comedy sensation Russell Peters, award-winning actor Anupam Kher (The Big Sick, Silver Linings Playbook), the iconic William Shatner (Star Trek), Christina Cole (Suits, Casino Roya...
OWN Renews Hit Drama Series GREENLEAF for Season Three Photo OWN Renews Hit Drama Series GREENLEAF for Season Three
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2017

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has renewed its acclaimed original drama series, GREENLEAF from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/producer Craig Wright (“Lost,” “Six Feet Under”) and executive producers Clement Virgo (“The Book of Negros”) and Oprah Winfrey (“Selma”) for a third season....
BWW Review: I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Is A Bold And Searing Decoding of America's Racial Divide
by Herbert Paine - February 10, 2017

James Baldwin spoke truths about the racial divide in America with an economy of language, a piercing intensity, an indisputable authority, and an authenticity that is sorely absent in today's discussions. Thanks to Raoul Peck, that gap has been filled by one of the most important documentaries of o...
Simon Godwin's MEASURE FOR MEASURE Enters Final Week at TFANA
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017

Simon Godwin's (Associate Director, London's National Theatre) acclaimed staging of Measure for Measure, William Shakespeare's dark comedy about justice, faith, power, sex and family, will close as scheduled next week, on July 16. Just 15 New York performances remain of the production....
Simon Godwin's MEASURE FOR MEASURE Begins This Weekend at TFANA
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017

Theatre for a New Audience presents Simon Godwin's (Associate Director, London's National Theatre) Measure for Measure, William Shakespeare's dark comedy about justice, faith, power, sex and family. Measure for Measure is the first time Godwin is directing Shakespeare with an American company. The p...
Guest Blog: Playwright Kemp Powers On ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI...
by Guest Blog: Kemp Powers - October 04, 2016

How does one put words into the mouths of titans? It was something I struggled with mightily as I was writing One Night in Miami At times, I regretted even taking on the challenge of trying to speak in the voices of Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Malcolm X and Jim Brown. But the importance of the spec...
New Historical Novel is Released
by Christina Mancuso - January 19, 2016

In the Jim Crow South of the early 1900s, the Ku Klux Klan terrorized American Negroes with death threats and lynchings....
BROOKYLN NINE-NINE Star Chelsea Peretti to Star in Upcoming Comedy SPINSTER Photo BROOKYLN NINE-NINE Star Chelsea Peretti to Star in Upcoming Comedy SPINSTER
by Macon Prickett - June 06, 2018

According to Variety, 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star Chelsea Peretti is set to star as the lead of the independent comedy feature 'Spinster.'...
Armand Leo Joins Blue Ice Pictures as Executive Vice President Photo Armand Leo Joins Blue Ice Pictures as Executive Vice President
by Macon Prickett - May 03, 2018

Lance Samuels, President of Blue Ice Pictures is pleased to announce that veteran executive, Armand Leo, has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Production and Creative Affairs. Leo comes to Blue Ice Pictures with a strong background in film and television from his tenure at eOne where...
THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, Starring Russell Peters, Premieres 12/19 on Netflix Worldwide Photo THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, Starring Russell Peters, Premieres 12/19 on Netflix Worldwide
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2017

Following today's announcement by Netflix, THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, a four-part comedy-drama series starring international comedy sensation Russell Peters, award-winning actor Anupam Kher (The Big Sick, Silver Linings Playbook), the iconic William Shatner (Star Trek), Christina Cole (Suits, Casino Roya...
VIDEO: First Look - Heather Headley, Anthony Ramos in Netflix's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT Photo VIDEO: First Look - Heather Headley, Anthony Ramos in Netflix's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2017

Miss Nola Darling returns in Spike Lee's first series, an update of the visionary Oscar -nominated writer-director's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT. She's Gotta Have It will debut globally on Netflix on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2017....
Season Three of OWN's Hit Megachurch Drama GREENLEAF Set For Two-Night Premiere This Photo Season Three of OWN's Hit Megachurch Drama GREENLEAF Set For Two-Night Premiere This August
by Tori Hartshorn - June 04, 2018

Season Three of OWN's Hit Megachurch Drama GREENLEAF Set For Two-Night Premiere This August...
OWN to Premiere Season 2 of Popular Drama Series GREENLEAF, 3/15
by Caryn Robbins - January 23, 2017

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the season two premiere date for its acclaimed original drama series GREENLEAF from Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), Emmy-nominated creator/executive producer Craig Wright...
Season Two of Lifetime's Drama MARY KILLS PEOPLE Premieres Tonight Photo Season Two of Lifetime's Drama MARY KILLS PEOPLE Premieres Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 12, 2018

Following a ground-breaking first season and named one of the most critically acclaimed shows of 2017, Lifetime's compelling and provocative drama series MARY KILLS PEOPLE about an ER doctor who serves as an angel of death helping people die with dignity, returns March 12...
OWN Unveils First Look at New Original Drama Series GREENLEAF
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2016

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network unveiled today a first look at its new original drama series GREENLEAF from Lionsgate TV and Emmy-nominated writer/producer Craig Wright...
Photo Flash: HAMILTON's Anthony Ramos & More in Spike Lee's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT, Comi Photo Photo Flash: HAMILTON's Anthony Ramos & More in Spike Lee's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT, Coming to Netflix
by Caryn Robbins - August 04, 2017

Thirty years ago, Spike Lee burst onto the independent filmmaking scene with his groundbreaking look at one free-spirited artist making it happen for herself in Brooklyn, New York. Now, Miss Nola Darling returns in a timely, topical update of the visionary Oscar -nominated writer-director's SHE'S GO...
Acorn TV to Premiere Season 10 of Hit Period Mystery Series MURDOCH MYSTERIES, 1/2
by Caryn Robbins - December 22, 2016

MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 10 begins its exclusive U.S. Premiere on Monday, January 2, 2017 with the first two episodes, followed by a new episode every Monday through April 24th (18 episodes)....
Patti LaBelle Lands Recurring Role On OWN's GREENLEAF Photo Patti LaBelle Lands Recurring Role On OWN's GREENLEAF
by Tori Hartshorn - February 26, 2018

According to Deadline, Patti LaBelle is set to star in a recurring role on the second season of OWN's GREENLEAF. She will play a motivational, Christian speaker named Maxine Patterson. Read more about from Deadline here!...
Centaur Theatre Opens its 48th Season with CONSTELLATION
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2016

Centaur Theatre opens its 48th season with Constellations, winner of London's Evening Standard Best Play Award and written by British wunderkind, Nick Payne. Running from October 4 to 30, 2016, this quirky tale of two people finding love in multi-universes, which made waves on both sides of the Atla...
West End and Broadway Hit THE FATHER to Make South African Premiere at The Fugard
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2016

The Tony- and Olivier Award-winning Broadway and West End hit, Florian Zeller's THE FATHER, translated from the French by Christopher Hampton, is set to have its South African premiere at The Fugard Studio Theatre....
Photo Flash: Go Inside Rehearsals of Shakespeare Theatre Company's RICHARD THE THIRD Photo Photo Flash: Go Inside Rehearsals of Shakespeare Theatre Company's RICHARD THE THIRD
by Alan Henry - February 05, 2019

After his hit production of King Charles III, David Muse returns to Shakespeare Theatre Company to direct Shakespeare's Richard the Third, a mesmerizing chronicle of the megalomaniac's rampage to the throne. The production will play at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from February 5-March 10, 2...
Photo Flash: NATIVE SON Adaptation Gets Southern California Premiere at Antaeus Photo Photo Flash: NATIVE SON Adaptation Gets Southern California Premiere at Antaeus
by A.A. Cristi - April 18, 2018

Andi Chapman directs the Southern California premiere of Nambi E. Kelley's visceral, groundbreaking stage adaption of Richard Wright's racially charged novel, Native Son, for Antaeus Theatre Company. Wright's iconic novel about oppression, freedom and justice comes to life on stage at the Kiki & Dav...
VIDEO: First Look - Heather Headley, Anthony Ramos in Netflix's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT Photo VIDEO: First Look - Heather Headley, Anthony Ramos in Netflix's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2017

Miss Nola Darling returns in Spike Lee's first series, an update of the visionary Oscar -nominated writer-director's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT. She's Gotta Have It will debut globally on Netflix on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2017....
OWN to Premiere Season 2 of Popular Drama Series GREENLEAF, 3/15
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2017

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the season two premiere date for its acclaimed original drama series GREENLEAF from Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), Emmy-nominated creator/executive producer Craig Wright...




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