Anika Noni Rose to Star in Horror Film LIMBO
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 20, 2019 Anika Noni Rose is set to star in the horror film LIMBO from Miramax, Barnyard Projects and Snoot Entertainment, according to Deadline. ...
VIDEO: OWN Releases Trailer for DAVID MAKES MAN, Premiering August 14
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 19, 2019 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that its anticipated new drama series “David Makes Man” from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”) and Warner Horizon Scripted Television will premiere on Wednesday, August 14 at 10 p.m. ETPT following the network's critically acclaimed ...
43rd Annual Gracie Awards Winners Announced by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation
by Macon Prickett - April 17, 2018 The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announced the winners of the 43 rd annual Gracie Awards to take place May 22 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The event will recognize such esteemed honorees as Ashley Judd, Billie Jean King, Claire Danes, Elizabeth Marvel, ...
THE QUAD, Starring Tony Winners Anika Noni Rose and Ruben Santiago-Hudson Cancelled By BET After Second Season
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2018 According to Variety, BET has cancelled the original series THE QUAD. The second season finale just aired about a week ago. Read more about the news from Variety here....
Five Finger Death Punch Unveil New Song SHAM PAIN from Upcoming AND JUSTICE FOR NONE Out May 18
by Macon Prickett - April 20, 2018 the multi-platinum, hard rock band Five Finger Death Punch have unveiled the new song "Sham Pain," off their long-awaited seventh studio album AND JUSTICE FOR NONE, due out May 18. The new song marks the second of three brand new pre-order tracks and follows last week's release "Fake" (out 4/6) whic...
BronzeLens Film Festival 2018 Brings Diverse Films and Interactive Experiences to Atlanta
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 16, 2018 BronzeLens Film Festival 2018 (BronzeLens) will present an interactive experience designed to stimulate ideation and foster collaborations over the course of five days, August 22-26. Programming includes a diverse mix of cutting-edge panels, workshops, master classes and highly anticipated signature...
BWW Review: CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL: JAPAN + EAST ASIA Sets the Bar & Demonstrates a New Vocabulary
by Cindy Sibilsky - January 09, 2019 ...
Freeform Announces the 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 01, 2019 Coming off the incredibly strong performance of its “31 Nights of Halloween” programming, Freeform kicks the holidays into high gear with the announcement of the beloved “25 Days of Christmas” lineup beginning on DEC. 1. As the go-to network for holiday-themed original content and beloved classics, ...
Film Movement Announces the U.S. Theatrical Release of TEMBLORES
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 20, 2019 Film Movement is proud to announce the U.S. theatrical release of the feature feature Temblores, recent winner of the Grand Jury Prize at NewFest: The New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival and a favorite at numerous international film festivals including Berlin, Miami, Guadala...
Wake Up With BWW 9/6: THE GREAT SOCIETY and DERREN BROWN: SECRET Begin Previews Tonight, and More!
by Stephi Wild - September 06, 2019 Today's top stories: The Great Society and Derren Brown: Secret begin previews tonight, and more!...
THE QUAD, Starring Tony Winners Anika Noni Rose and Ruben Santiago-Hudson Cancelled By BET After Second Season
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2018 According to Variety, BET has cancelled the original series THE QUAD. The second season finale just aired about a week ago. Read more about the news from Variety here....
BET Networks, Tyler Perry Studios To Launch BET+
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 24, 2019 BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Media Networks (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), and Tyler Perry Studios today unveiled a new joint venture to launch BET+, a premier subscription video-on-demand service focused on the African American audience. Available to consumers this fall, BET+ will feature more than 1,000 h...
Same-Sex Ballroom Dance Documentary HOT TO TROT Opens Today in LA
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2018 First Run Features is proud to announce the Los Angeles theatrical premiere of Hot to Trot, a new documentary directed by Gail Freedman. The film will open in Los Angeles at Laemmle Music Hall on September 14, 2018, following the New York premiere on August 24 at the Quad. Runs in select cities nati...
YOU GO TO MY HEAD Director Talks Kubrick, Hitchcock & Lynch Influences On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - February 09, 2020 Dimitri de Clercq is the award-winning director of YOU GO TO MY HEAD. First Run Features' psychological thriller will open in New York City at the Quad Cinema on Valentine's Day (February 14, 2020) and in Los Angeles at Laemmle's Glendale on February 21....
Principal Casting Announced For New England Premiere Of BORN FOR THIS - A NEW MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2018 ArtsEmerson today announced the principal cast and full creative team for the New England Premiere of Born for This - A New Musical, which plays a limited summer engagement at Boston's Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre from June 15-July 15, 2018....
Anika Noni Rose to Star in Classic Stage's CARMEN JONES
by Julie Musbach - April 10, 2018 Classic Stage Company announced today that Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose will play the title role in the company's new production of the musical CARMEN JONES beginning performances Friday, June 8....
Full Cast And Creative Team Announced For JUBILEE At Arena Stage
by A.A. Cristi - March 20, 2019 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for the world premiere of Tazewell Thompson's inspirational a cappella music infused play, Jubilee. Inspired by the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers, this uplifting new work chronicles the bold African American ensembl...
Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae Join CLUELESS Live-Read at CLUSTERFEST
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 30, 2019 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, Superfly, the founders of Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands co-producer Another Planet Entertainment, today announced the Live Read castings for cult hits Clueless and Romy & Michele's High School Reunion at Clusterfest in San Francisco June 21-23. Wildly popular, t...
Ben Vereen Joins the Cast of BET's TALES
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2018 Grace Byers, Debbi Morgan, Ben Vereen, Elisabeth Rohm, model Chasity Saunders and multi-platinum recording artist Rick Ross have been casted in "My Life" episode of Irv Gotti's TALES Season 2. ...
Five Finger Death Punch Premiere New Song WHEN THE SEASONS CHANGE, New Album Due Out 5/18
by Tori Hartshorn - May 04, 2018 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have released the new song "When The Seasons Change," marking one of the most infectious and melodic songs in their repertoire yet. "This song is about loyalty, the kind of loyalty that doesn't crumble in the face of adversity, which we have faced many times throughout our ca...
IF THE DANCER DANCES Opens In NYC And LA This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2019 IF THE DANCER DANCES opens theatrically in New York (The Quad) on Friday, April 26thand in Los Angeles on Friday, May 3rd(Laemmle Music Hall) with a national release to follow....
Performances Begin For August Wilson's JITNEY At Mark Taper
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by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2019 Presented by Center Theatre Group, performances for August Wilson's a?oeJitneya?? will begin on November 22 at the Mark Taper Forum. Performances will continue through December 29 with the opening set for November 24. Originally presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, a?oeJitneya?? is directed by Tony ...
VIDEO: SHOWTIME Documentary Films Releases Trailer for THE KINGMAKER
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 01, 2019 Today, SHOWTIME Documentary Films announced that THE KINGMAKER, the new film from Emmy® winning director Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles), will open in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, November 8. SHOWTIME is teaming up with Greenwich Entertainment, which released last year...
Abramorama Picks Up Documentary THE SERENGETI RULES For North American Theatrical Release
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 25, 2019 Abramorama, Passion Planet and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today they will release Nicolas Brown'saward-winning documentary THE SERENGETI RULES in theaters nationwide this May. The film will open in New York City at the Quad Cinema on Friday, May 10, 2019 and in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Mo...
Same-Sex Ballroom Dance Documentary HOT TO TROT Opens September 14 in LA
by Macon Prickett - July 10, 2018 First Run Features is proud to announce the Los Angeles theatrical premiere of Hot to Trot, a new documentary directed by Gail Freedman. The film will open in Los Angeles at Laemmle Music Hall on September 14, 2018, following the New York premiere on August 24 at the Quad. Runs in select cities nati... |