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TITANIQUE Off-Broadway Cast Members Russell Daniels and Terrence Williams Jr. Will Join Broadway Cast
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2026

Russell Daniels and Terrence Williams, Jr., who appeared in the off-Broadway production of Titanique, will join the Broadway cast of the musical next month. Learn more here!

Photos: Men of Broadway Celebrate LIBERATION at Cocktail Party
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2026

Ryan J. Haddad, Zhailon Levingston, Michael Mayer, Sam Pinkleton, Stark Sands, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson hosted the “Men of Broadway Celebrate Liberation” cocktail party, which was held at Dear Irving. Check out photos here!

Video: TITANIQUE Extends Run; Watch All New Footage
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2026

The new Broadway musical Titanique has extended its limited Broadway engagement at the St. James Theatre. Plus, get an all new look at clips from the show in the video here!

Photos: First Look at TITANIQUE on Broadway With Marla Mindelle, Jim Parsons & More
by Michael Major - Apr 12, 2026

Get a first look at production photos of Titanique on Broadway as it celebrates its opening night! The cast includes Marla Mindelle, Jim Parsons, Melissa Barrera, Deborah Cox, Frankie Grande, Constantine Rousouli, John Riddle, and Layton Williams.

Scott Hoying & Mark Hoying to Make Broadway Producing Debut With TITANIQUE
by Michael Major - Apr 10, 2026

Scott Hoying and Mark Hoying have joined the producing team of Titanique on Broadway. The Pentatonix star and his husband make their Broadway producing debut with the project.

Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, Joey Fatone and JC Chasez Join TITANIQUE Producing Team
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 26, 2026

Bowen Yang, and Matt Rogers and *NSYNC's Joey Fatone and JC Chasez have joined the producing team of the musical comedy Titanique on Broadway. The show will play at the St. James Theatre.

Video: Exclusive Clip of Renée Elise Goldsberry SATISIFED Doc Highlights Early Days of Ham4Ham
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 24, 2025

BroadwayWorld is excited to debut an exclusive clip from Satisfied, the 2024 documentary spotlighting Tony Award-winning Hamilton star Renée Elise Goldsberry. Watch it now!

Renée Elise Goldsberry SATISFIED Film Sets Theatrical Release Date; Watch a New Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 21, 2025

Satisfied, the 2024 documentary spotlighting Tony Award-winning Hamilton star Renée Elise Goldsberry, has officially secured a theatrical release date. It will be available in U.S. theaters from September 30 – October 2, 2025. Watch a new trailer for the movie now.

Photos: Renée Elise Goldsberry Attends Athena Film Festival for SATISFIED Screening
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 7, 2025

On March 6, Renée Elise Goldsberry attended opening night of the 2025 Athena Film Festival on Barnard’s NYC campus, which opened with a screening of the documentary Satisfied. Take a look at photos from the evening here!

Interview: Director Chris Bolan and Executive Producer Kelli O'Hara Talk Renée Elise Goldsberry Documentary SATISFIED
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 26, 2024

BroadwayWorld sat down with director Chris Bolan and producer, Tony Award-winning performer, and mother Kelli O'Hara to discuss the documentary Satisfied and the honesty and importance of Renée Elise Goldsberry's story.

MR. SOUL Launches August 1st on HBO Max
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jul 22, 2021

'Mr. SOUL!” was also shortlisted at the 93rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Original Song, for “Show Me Your Soul” by Grammy Award-winning composer Robert Glasper and Grammy Award-winning singer Lalah Hathaway. 

52nd NAACP Image Awards Announced - Viola Davis, Eddie Murphy, LeBron James, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2021

Following the week-long virtual experience, tonight the NAACP celebrated the stellar achievements of the 52nd NAACP Image Awards winners during a special LIVE broadcast on BET and simulcast across ViacomCBS networks including CBS for its first time, as well as BET Her, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Paramount, Pop, Smithsonian, TV Land, VH1, BET PLUTO, and CMT.

HAMILTON, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, Debbie Allen, Viola Davis and More Nominated for 52nd NAACP Image Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2021

The full-list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced today in a special virtual event on NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram channel hosted by Tony-award winning actress and singer Anika Noni-Rose, actress and singer Chloe Bailey, actress Erika Alexander, actor, dancer, and choreographer Nicco Annan, and actor and singer TC Carson.

August Wilson African American Cultural Center Announces Black History Month Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2021

AWAACC will present Pittsburgh’s Black Art Scene: Past, Present & Future, a retrospective on Pittsburgh’s role in the cultural lexicon and the artforms and artists that have contributed to the city’s historic Black arts scene, along with special editions of ongoing programs.

The Inaugural Yale In Hollywood Fest 2020 Announces Awards
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2020

Yale in Hollywood has concluded its inaugural global virtual film festival, Yale in Hollywood Fest, from December 3 to 5, 2020, with a three day line up of features and short films and an esteemed alumnae jury consisting of producer/actress Sara Gilbert, veteran producer Chris Lee, filmmaker Melissa Haizlip and talent manager Ran Aubrey Frazier.

Yale In Hollywood Film Festival Sets Dates For 2020 Edition
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2020

Yale in Hollywood will present its inaugural global virtual film festival, Yale in Hollywood Fest, from December 3 to 5, 2020, with a three day line up of features and short films and an esteemed alumnae jury consisting of actress Sara Gilbert, producer Chris Lee, filmmaker Melissa Haizlip and manager Ran Aubrey Frazier.

92Y Online Presents Michael R. Jackson, Rachel Brosnahan, Alison Brie, Roseanne Cash and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2020

92 Y has announced their upcoming programming featuring Michael R. Jackson, Rachel Brosnahan, Alison Brie, Roseanne Cash and more!

VIDEO: Andrea McArdle, Kerry Butler, Christopher Jackson & More Unite to Sing 'Tomorrow'
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 24, 2020

When you're stuck with a day that's gray and lonely, just stick up your chin, grin, and sing 'Tomorrow'! Watch below as stars of stage, screen and more unite to sing the beloved anthem in celebration of our incredible health care providers.

2018 Indie Memphis Announces Annual Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 6, 2018

 Indie Memphis Film Festival is pleased to announce this year's award recipients. This year's festival spanned from November 1st through November 5th and proudly boasted an extremely diverse roster of filmmakers, with fifty percent of the films in the Narrative Competition directed by female-identifying filmmakers and fifty percent are directed by people of color; in the Documentary Competition, forty-three percent directed by women and seventy-one percent by people of color.

2018 Indie Memphis Film Festival Announces Full Slate
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 26, 2018

Indie Memphis Film Festival is pleased to announce the full slate of films for its 2018 incarnation, spanning from November 1st - 5th, 2018. This year's festival promises to be a very exciting and wildly varied one, featuring five World Premiere screenings and one U.S. Premiere screening, as well as Special Presentations such as CABIN BOY with Chris Elliott in attendance and Barbara Loden's feminist masterpiece WANDA presented by Amy Seimetz (Showtime's “The Girlfriend Experience”), as well as a retrospective of the recent films of filmmaker Hong Sangsoo.