A STRANGE LOOP, Reneé Rapp & More Nominated For GLAAD Media Awards - Full List of Nominations!
by Michael Major - January 18, 2023 & Juliet, Ain't No Mo, Kimberly Akimbo, A Strange Loop, Take Me Out, Better Nate Than Ever, High School Musical: the Musical: the Series, Trevor: the Musical, Reneé Rapp, Dove Cameron, Only Murders in the Building, and more were nominated for GLAAD Media Awards. Check out the complete list of nomina... 
Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks Join THE COLOR PURPLE Musical Film Adaptation as Celie and Sofia
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - February 03, 2022 Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks have joined the upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple musical as Celie and Sofia, respectively.... 
Glimmerglass Film Days To Present Virtual Film Festival, November 7-11
by A.A. Cristi - October 08, 2020 Glimmerglass Film Days will present a virtual film festival, complete with filmmaker interviews and panels, November 5-11. ... 
H.E.R. to Star as Belle in ABC's BEAUTY & THE BEAST 30th Anniversary Special
by Michael Major - July 20, 2022 Five-time GRAMMY and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter H.E.R. can now add Disney princess to her robust resume as she transforms into Belle for ABC’s upcoming animated and live-action blended special, “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.” The singer will lead never-before-seen musical pe... 
FAT HAM, Billy Porter & More Receive GLAAD Award Nominations
by Michael Major - January 17, 2024 GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including five Broadway shows, Billy Porter, Reneé Rapp, The Color Purple, High School Musical the Musical the Series, Gre... 
Actress Tonya Pinkins & Art Historian Sherry Turner DeCarava Present THE SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE At Brooklyn Museum
by Julie Musbach - November 01, 2018 The voices of Sister Mary Bradley and The Sweet Flypaper of Life, the 1955 bestseller by photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes, come alive when actress Tonya Pinkins takes guests on a journey through daily moments in Harlem on Thursday, November 8, 7:00-9:00 pm, at Brooklyn Talks: The S... 
ABC News Announces SOUL OF A NATION Pride Month Special
by Michael Major - June 06, 2022 “PRIDE: To Be Seen,” documenting the LGBTQ+ experience and examining what it means to be seen in the current moment as a member of the community. The special, hosted by Cara Delevingne with a special show open composed and performed by artist Alok, explores the meaning of Pride and celebrates and h... 
ABC News Announces New Podcast Series Chronicling The Life And Legacy Of Mamie Till-Mobley
by Michael Major - May 31, 2022 ABC News has released the trailer for its new three-part podcast series, “Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley.” Hosted by historian and ABC News contributor Leah Wright-Rigueur, the new series chronicles the life and legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose fight for justice after her son’s brutal m... 
NJPAC to Present PSEG True Diversity Film Series: Not Done: Women Remaking America
by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2022 New Jersey Performing Arts Center invites you to join in a FREE Virtual Screening and panel discussion for Not Done: Women Remaking America, the next PSEG True Diversity Film Series. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Melissa Cooper, assistant history professor at Rutgers University-Newark and autho... 
EXPO CHICAGO Announces April EXPO ART WEEK Alignments And Events
by A.A. Cristi - March 21, 2022 EXPO CHICAGO, the international exposition of contemporary and modern art, today announced the ninth edition of EXPO ART WEEK, April 4 – 10, 2022. ... 
PBS to Premiere TIANANMEN: THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE PARTY
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 05, 2019 On the night of June 4, 1989, Chinese troops entered Tiananmen Square in Beijing, violently crushing the largest pro-democracy demonstrations in the history of the Communist regime. Images from those final bloody days still resonate today and the death toll — from the official Chinese figure of 300 ...
H.E.R. to Star as Belle in ABC's BEAUTY & THE BEAST 30th Anniversary Special
by Michael Major - July 20, 2022 Five-time GRAMMY and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter H.E.R. can now add Disney princess to her robust resume as she transforms into Belle for ABC’s upcoming animated and live-action blended special, “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.” The singer will lead never-before-seen musical pe... 
H.E.R. Announces 2022 Leg Of 'Back Of My Mind' Tour
by Michael Major - February 23, 2022 Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist H.E.R. announced a new leg of her wildly successful 2021 BACK OF MY MIND tour. She will also add acting to her resume when she joins the all-star cast of “The Color Purple” musical film adaptation as ‘Squeak.’ Check out the ful... 
Glimmerglass Film Days Begins Virtual Film Festival With THE SEER AND THE UNSEEN
by A.A. Cristi - November 04, 2020 Glimmerglass Film Days begins this Thursday, November 5 with the Opening Film The Seer and the Unseen (Sara Dosa, 2019, Iceland, 82 min). ... 
Video: Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey & More Featured in BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - May 09, 2023 Lending their voices to the film are family members, colleagues and those whose lives Mary Tyler Moore impacted including directors Rob Reiner, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Jim Burrows, actors Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey. Watch the video... 
RETROGRADE and National Theatre's ALTERATIONS Will Stream On NTAH
by Stephi Wild - July 01, 2025 National Theatre at Home, the National Theatre's streaming platform, announces the release of two powerful new productions: Alterations, available from 12 August, and Retrograde, releasing 9 September.... 
Brooklyn Designs Moves To Brooklyn Museum For Its 15th Edition
by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2017 In anticipation of its most successful edition to date, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that BROOKLYN DESIGNS is moving to the historic Brooklyn Museum. Beginning with a press preview on May 11, Brooklyn's premier design event, presented by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and ... 
Oprah to Announce THE COLOR PURPLE Casting in ABC SOUL OF A NATION Special
by Michael Major - February 03, 2022 The special will reveal the lead actresses who are cast as Celia and Sofia in Warner Bros.’ film adaptation of the beloved musical “The Color Purple” and feature an exclusive clip of “The Color Purple” producer Oprah Winfrey delivering the casting news to one of the actresses....
FAT HAM, Billy Porter & More Receive GLAAD Award Nominations
by Michael Major - January 17, 2024 GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including five Broadway shows, Billy Porter, Reneé Rapp, The Color Purple, High School Musical the Musical the Series, Gre... 
VIDEO: Watch Oprah Tell Danielle Brooks She Got the Part of Sofia in THE COLOR PURPLE
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - February 03, 2022 During ABC's 'Soul of a Nation' special 'Screen Queens Rising,' when the casting was announced, anchor Linsey Davis surprised Brooks with a video from the moment Oprah Winfrey surprised her with the news. Winfrey had previously portrayed Sofia in the 1985 film, earning her an Academy Award nominatio... 
BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documentary to Premiere on HBO in May
by Michael Major - March 08, 2023 Lending their voices to the film are family members, colleagues and those whose lives Mary Tyler Moore impacted including directors Rob Reiner, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Jim Burrows, actors Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey, writers and pro... 
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. ... 
ALOK to Release Comedy Special BIOLOGY! in December
by Josh Sharpe - December 03, 2024 Acclaimed comedian, actor and author ALOK has announced the release of their newest comedy special “BIOLOGY!” for December 18. The hour-long special was taped in New York City at SONY Hall in February of this year after ALOK toured the special all over the world with over 150 shows in 36 countries....
Oprah to Announce THE COLOR PURPLE Casting in ABC SOUL OF A NATION Special
by Michael Major - February 03, 2022 The special will reveal the lead actresses who are cast as Celia and Sofia in Warner Bros.’ film adaptation of the beloved musical “The Color Purple” and feature an exclusive clip of “The Color Purple” producer Oprah Winfrey delivering the casting news to one of the actresses.... 
Trust For Governors Island Names Lauren Haynes Head Curator For Arts And Culture
by A.A. Cristi - March 26, 2024 The Trust for Governors Island and Governors Island Arts has announced the hiring of Lauren Haynes as their new Head Curator and Vice President for Arts and Culture—marking an exciting step forward for one of New York City's most unique cultural destinations. ... |
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