Justin Bieber Reveals Meaning Behind 'Holy' Music Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 24, 2020 Global superstar Justin Bieber and award-winning music video director Colin Tilley (Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne) have teamed up with Vevo to reveal everything you didn’t know about his latest music video, “Holy,” for a brand new episode of Vevo Footnotes. ...
Photo Flash: TINA Hosts Special Performance to Benefit RAINN
by Nicole Rosky - February 03, 2020 Just last week, Stage Entertainment, James L. Nederlander and Tali Pelman, in association with Tina Turner, have announced that Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief, Vogue U.S.; U.S. Artistic Director and Global Content Advisor, Condé Nast co-hosted a cocktail reception alongside Fashion Model & Activist ...
Freeform Launches Voting Digital Series THE CLOCK IS TICKING From Yara Shahidi
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 26, 2020 Today, Freeform announced the digital series “The Clock Is Ticking,” starring and executive produced by Yara Shahidi (“grown-ish”), as part of the network’s multiplatform voting initiative. The two-part digital series, which will live on Freeform’s Instagram, will debut on TUESDAY, OCT. 27, and TUES...
Dana Walden Reorganizes Studio and Platform Original Content Operations Under Her Purview
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 01, 2020 Dana Walden, Chairman of Entertainment, Walt Disney Television, announced today a restructure of the expansive television production and original content businesses under her purview....
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL's Caroline Aaron Joins The Pack Podcast in Special Thanksgiving Episode
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 27, 2020 Caroline Aaron (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) joins The Pack Podcast in a special Thanksgiving short comedy Butterball which is now up online....
Freeform Announces Programming Slate for 2020-2021, Featuring CRUEL SUMMER, GROWN-ISH, and More!
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 19, 2020 In advance of the Disney Advertising Sales Virtual Roadshow presentation, Freeform highlighted its commitment to bold and boundary-pushing young adult content with the pickups of both “Everything's Gonna be Okay“ and “Motherland: Fort Salem,” as well as the recently announced scripted romantic-comed...
Anna Wintour, Yara Shahidi and More to Co-Host Special Performance of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 28, 2020 Stage Entertainment, James L. Nederlander and Tali Pelman, in association with Tina Turner, have announced that Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief, Vogue U.S.; U.S. Artistic Director and Global Content Advisor, Condé Nast will co-host a cocktail reception alongside Fashion Model & Activist Adut Akech, Fa...
Academy Award-Winning Alumni & Hollywood Heavyweights Take Center Stage For HollyShorts Opening Night Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2021 On September 23rd, the Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival will once again host a star-studded Opening Night celebration. Attendees of the in-person ceremony will witness short film premieres from Academy Award-winning alumni and Hollywood heavyweights. Kicking off the 17th annual festival wi...
Laurence Fishburne Performs THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X For Audible
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 28, 2020 Audible Inc., the world's largest producer and provider of original spoken-word entertainment and audiobooks, today announced that Emmy and Tony award-winning actor Laurence J. Fishburne III (black-ish, The Matrix) will perform The Autobiography of Malcolm X, marking the first time ever that this mo...
HAMILTON, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, Debbie Allen, Viola Davis and More Nominated for 52nd NAACP Image Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2021 The full-list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced today in a special virtual event on NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram channel hosted by Tony-award winning actress and singer Anika Noni-Rose, actress and singer Chloe Bailey, actress Erika Alexander, actor, dancer, and choreograph...
Disney General Entertainment Content Writing Program Names 2021 Participants
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 14, 2021 Disney General Entertainment Content (DGE) proudly announces the 13 writers selected for its 2021 writing program and names the recipient of Disney Channel’s Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer’s Scholarship, established last year by the network in honor of the late writer/producer for diverse and aspiri...
RATINGS: TAMRON HALL Grows for Second Straight Week
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 10, 2021 “Tamron Hall” grew for the 2nd week in a row in Total Viewers (+5% - 1.184 million vs. 1.131 million), while also building week to week by 13% in Households (0.9 rating vs. 0.8 rating). “Tamron Hall” held even with the prior week among Women 25-54 (0.4 rating), matching its season high....
52nd NAACP Image Awards Nominations to Be Announced by Anika Noni-Rose, Chloe Bailey & More February 2nd on Instagram
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 29, 2021 On Tuesday, Feb 2nd at 10:00 am PT / 1:00pm ET, the nominees for this year’s 52nd NAACP Image Awards will be announced virtually on the NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram. Tony-award winning actress and singer Anika Noni-Rose (Jingle Jangle, Power), actress and singer Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish and Chloe x ...
Colman Domingo and Halle Bailey Join THE COLOR PURPLE Musical Film Adaptation as 'Mister' and 'Nettie'
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - February 03, 2022 Tony-nominee Colman Domingo and Grown-ish star Halle Bailey have joined the all-star cast of the upcoming musical film adaptation of The Color Purple. ...
VIDEO: Yara Shahidi Says Her Mom Traumatized Her with a Scary Prank on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON
by Sarah Leiber - January 15, 2020 Yara Shahidi recounts some of her family's worst pranks on each other and teases what to expect from Zoey Johnson and her friends on Season 3 of Grown-ish....
VIDEO: Marvel Shares MOON GIRL & DEVIL DINOSAUR Teaser
by Michael Major - December 15, 2021 Based on Marvel's hit comic books, the highly-anticipated series follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur. After Lunella accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the duo works together to pro...
Photo Flash: Cheryl Hines Joins Groundlings' CRAZY UNCLE JOE SHOW Online Edition
by Stephi Wild - July 24, 2020 On Wednesday evening, Groundlings alum Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) joined the online edition of one of the most popular shows at The Groundlings Theatre - “The Crazy Uncle Joe Show.”...
BWW News: New York Times Best Selling Novel ONE OF US IS LYING to Premiere on NBC's Peacock
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - January 17, 2020 Yesterday, NBC revealed the full line-up for its upcoming streaming Network, Peacock. Among announcing more news on previously established premieres and older shows already in its arsenal, NBC announced more shows coming to the network. Among them, the book industry was taken by storm at the announc...
Meet the Cast of THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - October 13, 2021 Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opens on Broadway on October 13, at the John Golden Theatre. Meet the cast and learn more about who is starring in the play!...
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION With Jesse Tyler Ferguson Anchors HGTV 2020 Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 16, 2020 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition—the world's biggest, most transformative, inspirational and aspirational home show ever—will premiere with 10 new episodes on HGTV Sunday, February 16, at 9 p.m. ET/PT and audiences will be hooked. The special event will kick off a year of HGTV programming that will in...
Terry Crews & Ledisi Join FRIDAY NIGHT VIBES This Week
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 23, 2021 This week's episode of “Friday Night Vibes” is the perfect start to the weekend, featuring a special performance by songstress Ledisi, as she stops by to perform “WKND.” ...
Peacock Gives Series Order to ONE OF US IS LYING
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 12, 2020 Peacock has picked up young adult mystery drama ONE OF US IS LYING to series with an eight-episode order. Based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Karen M. McManus, ONE OF US IS LYING is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive...
GROWN-ISH Will Return for Season Four
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 17, 2020 Fresh off of last night's buzzed-about season premiere, 'grown-ish' has been picked up for a fourth season on Freeform. Starring Yara Shahidi, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook, Jordan Buhat, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Luka Sabbat and Diggy Simmons, the series is a contemporary take on th...
Meet the Cast of AMERICAN BUFFALO
by Stephi Wild - March 22, 2022 American Buffalo officially begins performances tonight, March 22, at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Opening night is set for April 14. Learn more about the cast bringing this show back to Broadway!...
Disney+ Announces Critically Acclaimed Series BLACK-ISH & GROWN-ISH are Coming to the Service in the U.S.
by Michael Major - February 09, 2022 Emmy-nominated black-ish first premiered on ABC in 2014 and takes a fun yet bold look at one man’s determination to establish a sense of cultural identity for his family, starring Anthony Anderson. The hit comedy spawned a spin-off series in 2018, Emmy-nominated grown-ish, which follows the Johnsons... |