Naveen Andrews to Star in Film Adaptation of THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 16, 2019 Naveen Andrews has come on board to star in a film adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin's runaway bestseller THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY. Hans Canosa will direct from Zevin's adaptation of her own novel. Canosa, Zevin and Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra and Brian Keady of BCDF Pictures are producers....
Film At Lincoln Center Unveils New Structure and Programming Team For New York Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2020 Film at Lincoln Center announced today that the 58th New York Film Festival (NYFF), taking place from September 25th through October 11th, will feature changes to the festival's programming structure and new selection committee and advisory roles. The festival is also exploring a combination of both...
Nicholas Galitzine & Taylor Zakhar Perez Join Matthew López's RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022 Marking his feature directorial debut, Tony Award-winning playwright Matthew López (The Inheritance) will direct the film and adapt the script from McQuiston’s novel. Find out who will star and everything we know about the film. ...
Jury Revealed for Geena Davis' 8th Annual Bentonville Film Festival
by Marissa Tomeo - May 04, 2022 Today, The Bentonville Film Festival unveiled their distinguished Competition Jury, singularly dedicated to inclusive representation in media and entertainment. The festival, produced by the BFFoundation and chaired by Academy Award-winning Actor Geena Davis, will take place in-person June 22-26 and...
18th Female Eye Film Festival Runs March 5-8
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 20, 2020 The 18th annual Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) presents a special line-up of films in recognition of International Women's Day (IWD), March 5 to March 8, 2020 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox....
Toronto International Film Festival to Honor Sir Anthony Hopkins, Chloe Zhao, and Mira Nair
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 12, 2020 TIFF and Bell Media today unveiled that television audiences can tune in to the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards, to be broadcast on Tuesday, September 15 at 8pm ET/PT on CTV and everywhere CTV content can be found, during the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival....
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles to Present A SALUTE TO SONDHEIM Featuring New Work by Andrew Lippa & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2022 Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles announced today that its season will conclude with A Salute to Sondheim, featuring special guest artist John Holiday (NBC’s The Voice and Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice at The Metropolitan Opera)....
Sarah Silverman to Join Seth Rudetsky For Live Comedy & Music Shows In LA and San Francisco
by Julie Musbach - April 03, 2019 Producer Mark Cortale has announced that two time Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman will join Sirius XM Star Seth Rudetsky for two special music and comedy evenings in California....
Utah Film Center Announces 2019 'Damn These Heels' Film Lineup
by Tori Hartshorn - June 11, 2019 Utah Film Center announced today the feature films selected for the 16th annual Damn These Heels Film Festival and new elements to the Festival for film lovers, filmmakers, and all storytellers. Damn These Heels will run July 12 - 14, 2019 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center and is a festival ...
Theatre Of Arts Presents Neil LaBute's THE SHAPE OF THINGS
by A.A. Cristi - March 08, 2019 Theatre of Arts has announced its production of The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, set to run eight performances only from March 14 28. Directed by David Conolly, the cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Shalom DeSota, Hallie Gibb, Joshua Johnson, Vincent Mordente, Josephine Parks, and Gerald ...
BWW Interview: GMCLA Executive Director & Producer Lou Spisto on QUEEN OF THE NIGHT at UCLA Royce Hall
by Shari Barrett - March 30, 2022 GMCLA's next long-anticipated event, QUEEN of the night, featuring the greatest hits from the critically acclaimed legendary rock band Queen, mixed with opera and high-energy dance numbers performed by the Chorus, live, in-person at UCLA Royce Hall on Saturday, April 2 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, April...
Diversionary Theatre Announces 2022/2023 Season Featuring the American Premiere of THE HIGH TABLE and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 08, 2022 Diversionary Theatre has announced its 2022/2023 season: the legacy revival The Mystery of Irma Vep (December 2022), by Charles Ludlam and directed by Matt M. Morrow; the American Premiere of The High Table (February/March 2023), by Temi Wilkey, directed by Bibi Mama; and more....
Clerks III: The Convenience Tour Comes to the Paramount Theatre in September
by Stephi Wild - July 05, 2022 Comedy Works Entertainment proudly presents CLERKS III: THE CONVENIENCE TOUR coming to Paramount Theatre in Denver on Thursday, September 22 at 7:00pm. Tickets range in price from $29.50 to $49.50 plus applicable fees and go on sale Friday, July 8th at 10:00am....
Alfre Woodard Joins Blair Underwood's Feature VIRAL
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 03, 2021 Woodard most recently starred on screen in “Clemency,” garnering BAFTA & Independent Spirit Award nominations, and in the Apple+ TV series “See,” co-starring Jason Momoa....
Pig Iron Theatre Company & Josephine Decker to Premiere THE PATH OF PINS OR THE PATH OF NEEDLES in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 26, 2022 Pig Iron Theatre Company is joining forces with visionary writer and filmmaker Josephine Decker (Shirley, Madeline’s Madeline) for the premiere of The Path of Pins or the Path of Needles, a dark fairy tale about the terrors, joys, and deep uncertainties of pregnancy....
Emmy Winner Sarah Silverman Joins Sirius XM Star Seth Rudetsky For Series At The Herbst
by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2019 Producer Mark Cortale has announced the season finale of his series at The Herbst Theatre - two time Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman will join Seth Rudetsky on Sunday, May 19th at 8:00 PM for one show only. In this unique series, music director and host Seth Rudetsky welcomes the greatest perform...
Danis Goulet's Sci-Fi FeatureNIGHT RAIDERS Begins Production
by Abigail Charpentier - October 22, 2019 Night Raiders, an Indigenous sci-fi feature from award-winning Saskatchewan-born Cree/Métis writer/director, Danis Goulet (Wakening, Barefoot), began principal photography on October 7, 2019. The film, which marks Goulet's feature film directorial debut, stars Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (The Body Remem...
Sarah Silverman Memoir THE BEDWETTER To Get Musical Adaptation
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2019 Comedian Sarah Silverman announced earlier this week that her 2010 memoir, "The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee' is being turned into a musical....
Deaf West Theatre to Adapt Best Picture Oscar Nominee CODA Into a Stage Musical
by Michael Major - March 23, 2022 Vendôme Pictures and Pathé Films has announced they are partnering with Tony Award-winning Deaf West Theatre (DJ Kurs, Artistic Director) to develop the stage musical adaptation of the Academy Award-nominated, smash hit film CODA. The film also made history being the first predominantly deaf cast to...
Bron Studios To Produce Subversive Thriller THE QUENCH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 19, 2019 BRON Studios, along with producer Michael Angelo Covino, are set to produce the coming-of-age thriller THE QUENCH. The film will be directed by Amman Abbasi (Dayveon) who has revised an original screenplay by Kyle Marvin (The Climb). BRON's Aaron L. Gilbert and Anjay Nagpal are executive producers...
Pig Iron Theatre Company & Josephine Decker to Premiere THE PATH OF PINS OR THE PATH OF NEEDLES in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 26, 2022 Pig Iron Theatre Company is joining forces with visionary writer and filmmaker Josephine Decker (Shirley, Madeline’s Madeline) for the premiere of The Path of Pins or the Path of Needles, a dark fairy tale about the terrors, joys, and deep uncertainties of pregnancy....
The Theatre Podcast Welcomes Press Agent Lisa Goldberg
by A.A. Cristi - July 28, 2020 Once a serious ballet dancer before finding musical theater, and now a publicist for some of the biggest names on screen and stage, this one woman PR show shines a light on the in's and out's of a career most people don't even know exists. ...
If Beale Street Could Talk Wins Big at the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Full List!
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2019 The 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award winners were announced today, February 23. The awards ceremony was held on the beach in Santa Monica, just north of the Santa Monica Pier, and was broadcast live exclusively on IFC....
MINDING THE GAP to Debut on the PBS Documentary Series POV
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 22, 2019 This morning the critically acclaimed coming-of-age story Minding the Gap received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature for the 91st Academy Awards....
Ava DuVernay's QUEEN SUGAR Announces Five More Female Directors
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 06, 2019 Critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar,” from creator and executive producer Ava DuVernay (“When They See Us,” “13th,” “Selma”), has announced the addition of five female directors to the season line-up: Lacey Duke, C. Fitz, Pratibha Parmar, Deborah Kampmeier and Stacey Muhammad. This marks ... |