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Spotlight: DUKE & ROYA at Lucille Lortel Theatre
by BWW Special Offer - Jun 13, 2025

Don't Miss Jay Ellis & Stephanie Nur in DUKE & ROYA - Tickets Start at $49. Jay Ellis (Top Gun: Maverick, Insecure) and Stephanie Nur (Lioness, 1883) ignite the stage in this gripping new drama about love, survival, and impossible choices.

Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, and Simpson Street Join DUKE & ROYA Producing Team
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2025

Emmy Award winning producer, actor and filmmaker Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, and their Simpson Street production banner will join the producing team of Duke & Roya,.

Naturi Naughton-Lewis and Take Two Entertainment Join DUKE & ROYA Producing Team
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2025

Naturi Naughton-Lewis and Take Two Entertainment will join the producing team of Duke & Roya Off-Broadway. Learn more about the upcoming production and see how to attend!

Jay Ellis, Stephanie Nur and More to Star in DUKE & ROYA at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2025

The New York premiere of Duke & Roya by playwright Charles Randolph-Wright  and directed by Warren Adams will be presented at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

John Legend Set to Perform at The Muny in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2024

The Muny will present EGOT-winning, critically acclaimed, multiplatinum  musician John Legend on its iconic James S. McDonnell Stage for John Legend: A Night of Songs and Stories With the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Learn how to purchase tickets.

JOHN LEGEND: A NIGHT OF SONGS AND STORIES is Coming to SF Symphony
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2024

Multi-platinum, 12-time Grammy Award-winner John Legend will join the San Francisco Symphony to bring John Legend: A Night of Songs and Stories with the San Francisco Symphony to audiences this summer. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Lynn Nottage and John Legend Are Developing IMITATION OF LIFE Musical, Directed by Liesl Tommy
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 26, 2023

Universal Theatrical Group (UTG), Universal Pictures’ live theater division, announced development of the musical IMITATION OF LIFE, based on the novel by Fannie Hurst and the Universal Pictures films, with book by Lynn Nottage, music and lyrics by John Legend, and directed by Liesl Tommy.

HBO Documentary Films' THE LEGEND OF THE UNDERGROUND Debuts June 29
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 20, 2021

HBO Documentary films presents THE LEGEND OF THE UNDERGROUND, directed by Nneka Onuorah and Giselle Bailey, executive produced by Mike Jackson, John Legend, Ty Stiklorius and Austyn Biggers of Get Lifted Film Co. For HBO: senior producer, Sara Rodriguez; executive producers Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller. 

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.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for 40 YEARS A PRISONER on HBO
by Sarah Leiber - Nov 16, 2020

Feature documentary 40 YEARS A PRISONER, debuting TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 (9:00-10:50 p.m. ET/PT), chronicles one of the most controversial shootouts in American history: the 1978 police raid on the radical, back-to-nature group MOVE by the Philadelphia Police Department.

HBO Documentary Films Announces Tommy Oliver's 40 YEARS A PRISONER
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 3, 2020

HBO Documentary Film’s 40 YEARS A PRISONER, chronicling the controversial 1978 Philadelphia police raid on the radical back-to-nature group MOVE and the aftermath that led to a son’s decades long fight to free his parents, debuts Thursday.

African American Film Critics Association Hosts 2nd Annual AAFCA TV Honors on Saturday, August 22
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2020

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) handed out 11 awards, two honorary awards, and the inaugural AAFCA ADCOLOR Breakout Creative of the Year award today to celebrate the excellence, innovation and diversity in television this year. 

Sony Pictures Television and Get Lifted Film Co. to Develop PAPER GODS for ABC
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 10, 2020

Sony Pictures Television and Get Lifted Film Co. will develop PAPER GODS for ABC, written and executive produced by Tash Gray (P. Valley, Snowfall, Raising Kanan) and based off Goldie Taylor's novel of the same name.

John Legend to Host Special One-Hour Father's Day Celebration on ABC
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 12, 2020

ABC has announced that John Legend, father of two and EGOT winner, will host a one-hour variety special, 'John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father's Day,' on Sunday, June 21 at 8:00p.m. ET!

Netflix Announces Return of RHYTHM + FLOW, THE CIRCLE, & LOVE IS BLIND, Plus a New Show From Marie Kondo
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 24, 2020

Whether you like long talks in the pods, verbal emoji texts, or high-stakes rap battles, Netflix is ready to spark more joy with the unscripted shows that have fans everywhere buzzing, laughing, crying, and tidying up. Popular fan favorites Rhythm + Flow, The Circle, and Love is Blind will all return with second seasons premiering in 2021, along with a new series from decluttering expert Marie Kondo.

ATLANTA'S MISSING AND MURDERED: THE LOST CHILDREN to Debut on HBO in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2020

ATLANTA'S MISSING AND MURDERED: THE LOST CHILDREN, debuting SUNDAY, APRIL 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT), is a five-part documentary series offering an unprecedented look at the abduction and murder of at least 30 African American children and young adults in Atlanta between 1979 and 1981.

HBO Announces Documentary Lineup For First Half Of 2020
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 15, 2020

HBO has confirmed their slate of captivating documentaries for the first half of 2020, including ATLANTA CHILD MURDERS (working title), a documentary series reexamining the missing and murdered children of Atlanta in the late-'70s and early-'80s in collaboration with Show of Force, Roc Nation and Get Lifted Film Co.; WELCOME TO CHECHNYA, directed by David France, chronicling a group of brave activists risking their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ persecution in the repressive and closed Russian republic of Chechnya; NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND, intimately exploring Natalie Wood's life, career and tragic death through the unique perspective of her daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner and others who knew her best; and McMILLION$, from executive producer Mark Wahlberg and directors James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, a six-part documentary series chronicling the stranger-than-fiction story of the mysterious McDonald's Monopoly game promotion scam and the mastermind who developed the complex scheme, stealing millions of dollars and building a vast network of co-conspirators across the U.S. 

SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE Comes to Hulu on December 11
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 5, 2019

IFC's critically-acclaimed Sherman's Showcase comes to Hulu Wednesday, December 11. Created by Emmy-nominated writers Diallo Riddle (Marlon, Rise) and Bashir Salahuddin (GLOW, Snatched) and executive produced by John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius at Get Lifted Film Co. & Frank Scherma and Jim Bouvet of RadicalMedia, the series currently boasts a very impressive 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.  

Patricia Heaton, Sasheer Zamata Among Speakers for the Women In Entertainment 5th Annual Summit
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 14, 2019

​​​​​​​Women in Entertainment (WIE) announced today speaker lineup additions for the fifth annual summit in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2019, at the iconic Skirball Cultural Center. Over the course of the day, WIE will once again gather some of the most creative, game-changing minds in television, film, and media for a series of powerful keynotes, thought-provoking panel discussions, and inspirational fireside chats. 

VIDEO: Netflix Drops Trailer for Hip Hop Competition Series Feat. Cardi B, Chance and T.I.
by Abigail Charpentier - Sep 25, 2019

Global superstars Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, and Tip a?oeT.I.a?? Harris search for the next hip hop sensation in Rhythm + Flow, Netflix's first music competition show. The series brings together industry legends across a multi-city search in hip hop epicenters Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta and Chicago, to find raw talent and help undiscovered artists pursue their come up.