THE VAGRANT TRILOGY Extends at The Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 31, 2022 The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of THE VAGRANT TRILOGY on Friday, April 8 with a Joseph Papp Free Performance, after the cancellation of the 2020 production just five days before the first performance and a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... 
VIDEO: Showtime Shares THE CHI Season Five Trailer
by Michael Major - May 04, 2022 Watch the new trailer now for this season on THE CHI which delves deeply into the many joys and complications of Black love: relationships, children, career, community and self. Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Tiff (Hannaha Hall) forge ahead as co-parents, while Tiff grows closer with Rob (Iman Shumpert... 
AMC Networks Announces 61ST STREET Premiere Date
by Michael Major - February 02, 2022 Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story), leads an ensemble cast that includes Emmy®-nominee Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard), Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter, Lights Out), Tosin Cole (Doctor Who, Hollyoaks), Andrene Ward-Hammond (Manifest) and Ben... 
HAMILTON's Miguel Cervantes and Chris Lee to Take Part in Children's Health Fund Fundraising Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 21, 2021 Children's Health Fund has announced their upcoming fundraising event, a Hamilton Experience, which will feature stars from the Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton, on November 8 at 6 pm at TAO Downtown in New York City.... 
Vineyard Theatre Cancels Weekend Performances of LESSONS IN SURVIVAL: 1971
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 10, 2022 Due to positive COVID test results within the company, Vineyard Theatre has cancelled performances of Lessons in Survival: 1971 through Sunday, June 12. Ticket holders for impacted performances (June 10-12) will be contacted by phone and email regarding rebooking and next steps.... 
Cast Announced for the World Premiere of THE LOCUSTS at Theater Wit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 08, 2022 The Gift Theatre has announced casting for its world premiere of Jennifer Rumberger’s chilling thriller The Locusts, commissioned and developed by The Gift and directed by Ensemble Member John Gawlik. The Locusts will play October 20 – November 19, 2022 at Theater Wit.... 
BWW Previews: PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - February 05, 2022 Just in time for Modernism Week and our peak tourist season, Palm Canyon Theatre presents a world premiere preview of an original musical, Palm Springs Getaway. Described as “A nostalgic romp through Palm Springs,” vignettes of the contributions of such settlers as John McCallum, Nellie Coffman and... 
TheatreSquared Production Of THE MOUNTAINTOP Begins Next Week
by Stephi Wild - January 14, 2022 The stage directions that introduce Katori Hall's The Mountaintop are simple – but their import is weighty. Hall's play imagines the last night of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. He's just delivered one of his most lauded speeches, 'I've Been to the Mountaintop', and is strugglin... 
Cast Announced for Steppenwolf for Young Adults' World Premiere of 1919
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 04, 2022 Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ world premiere of 1919, adapted by J. Nicole Brooks from Eve L. Ewing’s collection of luminous and searing poems about the killing of Black teenager Eugene Williams in 1919 off the segregated Chicago lakeshore – and how this ... 
The Gift Theatre Announces New Leadership; Plans For New Theatre Space In Jefferson Park
by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2021 As The Gift Theatre embarks on its 20th anniversary, its Board of Directors today announced a change in artistic leadership and plans for a new performance space in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood. Co-founder and Artistic Director Michael Patrick Thornton will step down from his post after hel... 
VIDEO: Courtney B. Vance Stars in AMC's 61ST STREET Trailer
by Michael Major - February 24, 2022 Vance (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story), leads an ensemble cast that includes Emmy®-nominee Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard), Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter, Lights Out), Tosin Cole (Doctor Who, Hollyoaks), Andrene Ward-Hammond (Your Honor, Manifest) and Ben... 
Professor Kun-Yang Lin Retires After 19 Years Of Dedicated Service To Temple University
by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2022 At the conclusion of this 2021-22 academic year, esteemed Professor Kun-Yang Lin will retire from his position at Boyer College. The dance department will celebrate Lin's 19 years of service through a special, end-of-semester, free event entitled Dancing Mind, Thinking Body.... 
AMC to Debut Original Drama Series, 61ST STREET
by Marissa Tomeo - April 05, 2022 AMC's upcoming original drama series 61st Street is set for an April 10th premiere. The two-season event from BAFTA-winner Peter Moffat is a raw, thrilling drama series about a promising Chicago high school athlete wrongfully swept up into the criminal justice system. 61st Street will debut Sunday, ... 
Tickets Now On Sale For HER HONOR JANE BYRNE at Lookingglass Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 08, 2021 Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced tickets are now on sale for Her Honor Jane Byrne, the national winner of the 2020 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ American Theatre Critics Association Best New Play Award. Lookingglass Ensemble Member and Mellon Playwright in Residence J. Nicole Brooks' smolderi... 
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!... 
Marcos James to Return for Season 2 of LMN's KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES Produced by Vivica A. Fox
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 05, 2022 Marcos James, best known for his performance as White Rat in HBO's Emmy Award winning series Game of Thrones, is returning to season two of the Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) film series Keeping Up With The Joneses.... 
VIDEO: Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear & Judith Light in SHINING VALE Trailer
by Michael Major - February 09, 2022 STARZ released the trailer for their horror comedy that’s part family dramedy, part homage to classic horror in “Shining Vale” created by Jeff Astrof (“Trial & Error') and Sharon Horgan (“Divorce'), starring Emmy Award® nominee Courteney Cox (“Friends'), Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner... 
BWW Feature: THE NEXT MOVEMENT to perform monthly at The Nevada Room
by Debbie Hall - February 01, 2022 The Vegas and Nevada Rooms will debut its new exciting monthly residency, sensational R&B vocal group, The Next Movement. The excitement begins at The Nevada Room Feb. 4 and Feb. 5.... 
Common Will Make His Broadway Debut in BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
by Stephi Wild - September 16, 2022 Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winner COMMON will make his Broadway debut in the role of “Junior” in the Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy, directed by Austin Pendleton. ... 
THE CHI to Return to Showtime This Summer
by Michael Major - April 19, 2022 Season five cast includes Jacob Latimore (Like a Boss), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Yolonda Ross (Treme), Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook (West Side Story). Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Jason Weaver and Iman Shumpert are set to return as guest stars.... 
Esau Pritchett Joins The Cast Of THOUGHTS FOR A COLORED MAN On Broadway
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2021 Mr. Pritchett replaces originally announced Keith David. A private family matter has caused Mr. David to depart the production.... 
1800's VS 2020 is Coming To The APC Theater In Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 11, 2022 Richard Gallion Entertainment is set for an upcoming production titled 1800’s Vs 2020, written by playwright, actor, and producer Richard Gallion. The production starts out at The APC Theater in Chicago, IL from February 12 through February 27th in celebration of Black History Month with hopes to po... 
Catalina Museum For Art & History Presents TALL TIKI TALES: Catalina As A South Seas Island
by Stephi Wild - October 12, 2022 Catalina Museum for Art & History will present the exhibition Tall Tiki Tales: Catalina as a South Seas Island, exploring Catalina Island's contribution (as a film set) in the evolution and popularization of tiki culture—tracing the origins from adventure books, their adaptations into Hollywood film... 
FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY Sets DVD & Blu-Ray Release
by Michael Major - February 08, 2022 The series stars Katt Williams (“Atlanta”; The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2), GRAMMY® nominee Keri Hilson (Don’t Waste Your Pretty, Think Like a Man), Rotimi (TV’s “Power,” Coming 2 America), DC Young Fly (2 Minutes of Fame, TV’s “Wild ’N Out on Tour”), Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton),... 
Peter Sellars Delivers International World Theatre Day Message 2022
by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2022 The Global Theater Initiative (GTI), a partnership between Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics (The Lab) at Georgetown University, invites all theatres, individual artists, institutions, and audiences to celebrate the 61st annual World Theatre Da... |
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