From the outside, the Cryer's are the enviable face of success and wealth, but behind the veil, the family's dysfunction threatens to destroy their world of privilege. Cryer family patriarch Jim Cryer (John Schneider, "Dukes of Hazzard") is a powerful judge whose double-life, including tawdry affairs with high-priced escorts, puts his family and political ambitions at risk. His wife, Katheryn Cryer (Ren
THE SEVERANCE THEORY: WELCOME TO RESPITE Has International Premiere At The 78th Venice Film Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 07, 2021
The Severance Theory: Welcome to Respite will have its international premier in the Venice VR Expanded, the official Virtual Reality competition section of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, the world's oldest film festival. Welcome to Respite is a standalone experience and the first chapt...
Food Network Wraps Production on First-Ever Scripted Movie CANDY COATED CHRISTMAS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 25, 2021
Food Network’s unscripted series attracted more than 55.4 million P2+ viewers during 2Q21 while during the same time, Ree Drummond’s popular series, The Pioneer Woman drew more than 13.1 million P2+ viewers....
CRY IT OUT Comes To South Bend Civic Theatre 8/13
by Alan Henry - July 28, 2021
CRY IT OUT begins performances at South Bend Civic Theatre next month! Four months ago, Jessie was a corporate lawyer with a glamorous Manhattan life. Today, she is in dirty yoga pants, covered in breast milk, trying to comfort a screaming newborn. Isolated in a sleepy Long Island suburb while her c...
BWW Review: Compact JULIUS CAESAR Comes Up Short at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
by Evan Henerson - July 26, 2021
'A lean an hungry look,' Julius Caesar’s oft-quoted descriptor for Cassius, is an apt metaphor for the season-opening production of JULIUS CAESAR at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, and not always in a good way. The leanness box is dutifully checked, but director Ellen Geer’s production could...
HOLY WARS Release Animated Lyric Video For '1% Milk'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 28, 2021
The video is an original concept by Kat Leon and longtime collaborator, Erin Naifeh. Animation was done by Kurt Nielsen (Through The Wormhole, Horrible Histories, Drop Dead Rock) with character design by Richard Turke (Watch This, Visible Scars, Man Over The Hill). ...
Virtual Theatre This Weekend: June 5-6- with Alex Newell, Heather Headley, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - June 05, 2021
Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, June 5-6, 2021....
Kim Coleman Returns To The Richard Lawson Studios Master Class Series
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2021
On June 5th, Master Teacher Richard Lawson will be joined for a second time by award winning Casting Director Kim Coleman. Twenty actors will be given the opportunity to have their self-tape auditions assessed and redirected by Mr. Lawson and Ms. Coleman. Classes take place Saturday mornings at 10 A...
Lena Hall, Blair Brown, Ben Feldman and More to Star in Livestreamed Works by Zakiyyah Alexander, Mando Alvarado & Others
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2021
On Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00pm EST, Play-PerView will live stream AYA or Dear Lover by Fernanda Coppel (King Liz, “How To Get Away With Murder”). Directed by Estefania Fadul, this production will feature Raul Castillo (“Looking,” “Atypical”), Tina Huang (“Rizzoli & Isles,” “Arro...
American Mural Project Announces A TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN WORKERS
by A.A. Cristi - March 18, 2021
American Mural Project announced today A Tribute to American Workers, a virtual event featuring actor and educator Geoffrey Owens (The Cosby Show and Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots) and award-winning radio journalist John Dankosky. The program, to be held on April 28 at 8pm EST, wi...
OWN Announces New Drama Series THE KINGS OF NAPA
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 11, 2021
Centered on the power struggle between the wealthy King family siblings in idyllic Napa Valley, the series is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Harpo Films. Production will begin later in 2021 for an early 2022 premiere on OWN. ...
Tyler Perry Will Be Honored With Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at THE ACADEMY AWARDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 14, 2021
The Academy announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards to filmmaker Tyler Perry and to the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). The Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the 93rd Oscars®, which airs live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldw...
TRUE TO THE GAME 2 Heads to VOD Dec. 18
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 16, 2020
Imani Motion Pictures/Faith Media Distribution’s urban action film TRUE TO THE GAME 2, based on the original New York Times bestseller by Teri Woods heads to video on demand beginning on Friday, December 18th....
OWN Expands Popular Friday Night Unscripted Series Lineup with BELLE COLLECTIVE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 02, 2020
OWN announced today that the network will expand its popular Friday night unscripted programming lineup with 'Belle Collective' premiering Friday, January 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT....
HBO Max Orders Limited Event Series DMZ from Roberto Patino and Ava DuVernay
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 19, 2020
HBO Max has ordered the Max Original four-part limited event series “DMZ,” from Emmy® nominee Roberto Patino, Emmy® winner/Academy Award® nominee Ava DuVernay, and Warner Bros. Television....
Vanessa Williams, Robert Cuccioli, Ben Vereen & More to Take Part in BROADWAY CELEBRATES VETERAN'S DAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 02, 2020
Stage Aurora Theatrical Company will be presenting 'Broadway Celebrates Veterans Day,' a virtual concert of Broadway performers celebrating our military veterans and those who have served - and are currently serving - in the Armed Forces. ...
Virtual Theatre This Weekend: October 31- November 1- with Beth Malone, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - October 31, 2020
Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, October 231-November 1, 2020....
Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, October 30- with Christina Bianco, Next On Stage, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - October 30, 2020
Today (October 30) in live streaming: Find out who made the Top 5 on Next On Stage, Christina Bianco sings at Birdland, and so much more!...
Casting Director Kim Coleman Joins the Richard Lawson Studios Master Class Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 30, 2020
On November 14th, Master Teacher Richard Lawson will be joined by award-winning Casting Director Kim Coleman. Twenty actors will be given the opportunity to have their self-tape auditions assessed and redirected by Mr. Lawson and Ms. Coleman. Classes take place Saturday mornings at 10 AM PST via Zoo...
Tamara Tunie, Laila Robins & More to be Featured in MACBETH: A SURROUND SOUND EXPERIMENT Benefit for The Actors Fund
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 29, 2020
Shakespeare's haunting psychological tale of raw political ambition is re-imagined as a virtual, immersive auditory experience with Macbeth: A Surround Sound Experiment. This all-new intimate 3D audio event, features an immersive soundscape by Will Padilla, with direction and adaptation by Joseph Di...
VIDEO: Jason Butler Harner & Aaron Moten Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - September 25, 2020
Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Tune in right here today, September 25 (12:30pm ET), as he chats with the stars of FOX's Next (premiering October 6), Jason Butler Harner and Aaron Moten....
OWN Announces Straight-to-Series Order for DELILAH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 26, 2020
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a straight-to-series order for the new original drama series “Delilah,” from acclaimed “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey. ...
OWN Announces Black Fatherhood Special OWN SPOTLIGHT: THEY CALL ME DAD
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 25, 2020
Oprah Winfrey Network announced today “OWN Spotlight: They Call Me Dad,” a one-hour special that celebrates Black fatherhood, is set to premiere on Tuesday, September 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT (immediately after OWN’s hit drama series “Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots”)....
OWN Announces Return Date For Tyler Perry Drama THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 04, 2020
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the mid-season return of its hit Tyler Perry drama “The Haves and the Have Nots,” set to premiere two back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, August 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The popular series roars back to the screen with a vengeance as the Cryer, Harringt...
P-VALLEY Renewed for Season 2 at Starz
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 27, 2020
After only three episodes airing, P-Valley, which currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, has been renewed for a second season at Starz. Season two will feature 10 episodes....
Television Academy Foundation Announces New Board Members
by A.A. Cristi - June 10, 2020
The Television Academy Foundation today announced four new members to its board of directors: Cris Abrego, CEO, Endemol Shine North America, and chairman, Endemol Shine Americas; Rickey Minor, music director, composer and producer; Jonathan Murray, co-founder and executive consultant, Bunim/Murray P...
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