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IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Showrunners Share Why THE MUSIC MAN is Featured in the New Series
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 28, 2025

The premiere episode of the new HBO prequel series, IT: Welcome to Derry, features several not-so-subtle nods to The Music Man, including footage from the film and a sinister use of 'Ya Got Trouble.' Find out why the showrunners decided to reference the musical in their new series.

IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Episode Two to Debut Early In Celebration Of Halloween
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 27, 2025

Episode two of HBO’s original drama series It: Welcome To Derry will debut early on HBO Max in celebration of Halloween, beginning Friday, October 31 at 12:00am PT/3:00am ET.

Video: HBO Drops Trailer for Prequel Series IT: WELCOME TO DERRY
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 23, 2025

HBO has released the official trailer and key art for the drama series IT: WELCOME TO DERRY, which debuts on Sunday, October 26 on HBO. The series is set in the world of Stephen King’s “IT” universe. Watch the trailer now!

Video: HBO Debuts IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Teaser Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - May 20, 2025

HBO has released the official teaser for IT: WELCOME TO DERRY, from Warner Bros. Television, debuting this fall. The series expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films “IT” and “IT Chapter Two.” Watch the teaser now!

Ben Stiller, Richard Kind & Liza Colón-Zayas Join LAByrinth Theater Company 2025 CELEBRITY CHARADES Gala
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2025

LAByrinth Theater Company has announced the return of its signature fundraising event, Celebrity Charades, happening on Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Edison Ballroom.

Photos: MINOR•ITY Opens Off-Broadway at WP Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2025

Colt Coeur and WP Theater are presenting the world premiere of minor•ity, the biting comedy about the “business of art” and the “art of identity”. Check out photos from opening night!

What Are the Great American Plays?
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 3, 2024

Great American plays often capture key moments, issues, and themes that define American life, culture, and history, making them essential parts of the American theatrical canon. Which playwrights do you think made the list?

PERRY MASON Season Two to Debut in March on HBO
by Michael Major - Dec 7, 2022

Months after the Dodson case has come to an end, the scion of a powerful oil family is brutally murdered. When the DA goes to the city's Hoovervilles to pinpoint the most obvious of suspects, Perry, Della, and Paul find themselves at the center of a case. Watch the new video trailer for the season now!

Alan Cumming, Chita Rivera, Daphne Rubin-Vega and More Set For Fundraiser To Save LAByrinth Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2021

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to raise the needed funds and has already raised $45,000.00 of the $75,000.00 goal.

Celebrating Black History Month: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Star in August Wilson's FENCES
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 3, 2021

The first Broadway revival of Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, played at the Cort Theatre for 88 performances and won three Tony Awards- two of which went to its leading actors.

OWN to Air John Legend Hosted Special REVISITING UNDERGROUND
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Dec 22, 2020

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air “Revisiting Underground,” an all-new half-hour special from Sony Pictures Television, immediately following the previously announced January 5 premiere on OWN of the critically acclaimed historical drama “Underground on OWN” at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

American Black Film Festival Announces Film Slate For 2020 Virtual Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 23, 2020

With a record number of entries, ABFF Ventures LLC., today revealed its slate of films in competition for the 24th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) scheduled to take place online August 21-30th at abff.com.

HBO Announces Premiere Date for PERRY MASON, Starring Matthew Rhys and John Lithgow
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 5, 2020

1931, Los Angeles. While the rest of the country struggles through the Great Depression, this city is booming! Oil! Olympic Games! Talking Pictures! Evangelical Fervor! And a child kidnapping gone very, very wrong. Based on characters created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, drama series PERRY MASON, starring Emmy® winner Matthew Rhys, debuts Sunday, June 21 at 9:00 p.m. ET exclusively on HBO.

HBO Max Unveils Second Wave Slate of Originals Including FRAYED, DOOM PATROL, & More!
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 13, 2020

HBO Max has revealed the second slate of premium Max Originals available to viewers after the streamer's May 27th launch.

12th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition To Hold Virtual National Finals Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 30, 2020

Leon's True Colors Theatre Company and Jujamcyn Theaters have announced today that the 12th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition will cancel its in-person ceremony (originally scheduled for Monday, May 4th) and shift to a virtual celebration in light of the ongoing health crisis.

VIDEO: See Matthew Rhys, John Lithgow, Tatiana Maslany, & More in the Trailer for HBO's PERRY MASON
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 16, 2020

HBO has shared the first teaser trailer for the upcoming drama series Perry Mason, starring Emmy winner Matthew Rhys. The series will debut on Sunday, June 21 at 9:00pm ET on HBO. 

VIDEO: Chris Evans, Michael K. Williams Star in Trailer for THE RED SEA DIVING RESORT
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 16, 2019

Netflix has released the trailer for THE RED SEA DIVING RESORT, starring Chris Evans and Michael K. Williams and directed by Gideon Raff.

VIDEO: Oprah Winfrey Interviews The Exonerated Five Live From Netflix's FYSEE Space
by Tori Hartshorn - Jun 10, 2019

Filmed last night, Sunday, June 9, live at the Netflix FYSEE space, the special event marked the first time executive producer Oprah Winfrey interviewed The Exonerated Five - Antron McCray, Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam.   

NETFLIX and OWN Partner For OPRAH WINFREY PRESENTS WHEN THEY SEE US NOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 7, 2019

Netflix and OWN announced today that the closing night of Netflix's Emmy® FYSEE showcase, featuring a special in-depth conversation hosted by executive producer Oprah Winfrey, with Emmy®-winner Ava DuVernay and the cast of their four-part limited series, When They See Us – will be recorded to premiere on Netflix and OWN, Wednesday June 12 at 10p ET/PT (immediately following the Season Four premiere of DuVernay's critically acclaimed “Queen Sugar” at 9p on OWN). Oprah Winfrey Presents When They See Us Now, will also feature Winfrey's sit down interview with The Exonerated Five men of the Central Park Five 1989 case for the very first time. These conversations, closing out Netflix's immersive FYSEE experience, will take place at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 9th.  

VIDEO: Watch the New Trailer for Ava DuVernay's WHEN THEY SEE US
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 28, 2019

Based on a true story that gripped the country, When They See Us will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The four part limited series will focus on the five teenagers from Harlem -- Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise. Beginning in the spring of 1989, when the teenagers were first questioned about the incident, the series will span 25 years, highlighting their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.