Allison Janney News

The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre will present the first-ever Sanford Meisner Awards, honoring the extraordinary achievements and legacy of Mary Steenburgen and Pamela Moller Kareman, at their 2025 Benefit Gala. Learn more!

Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Arbery confronts humanity’s darkest fears with humor, warmth, and the fortitude of municipal public servants in this play about climate and change.

Renowned clairvoyant medium Tyler Henry will bring his extraordinary live show to audiences across the nation with his highly anticipated new tour, An Evening of Hope and Healing.

This morning, nominees for the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honoring outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances for the past year were announced. Check out the full list of nominations, which include Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Colman Domingo, Martin Short, and more.

Emilia Perez, the Wicked movie, Kieran Culkin, Jean Smart, and more took home awards at the 82nd Golden Globes. The Wicked movie won the Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and Emilia Perez took home four awards, including Best Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy. Check out the full list of winners here!

It has been announced that Award-winning actress and producer Kristen Bell (“Nobody Wants This,” “The Good Place”) will host the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, which will stream live on Netflix, on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.

Wicked, Emilia Perez, A Complete Unknown, and more have been nominated for Golden Globes! Check out the full list of nominees, including Colman Domingo, Eddie Redmayne, Denzel Washington, and more!

 Laura Benanti will play Marmee March and Julian Ovenden will play Father in a new musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s iconic coming-of-age novel Little Women. Learn more here!

Patti LuPone, Michael Urie, Eddie Redmayne, Bridget Everett, Martin Short, and more have been nominated for TV Critics Choice Awards. Check out the full list!

Netflix has renewed the critically-acclaimed political drama The Diplomat for a third season, ahead of its Season 2 premiere on October 31. The news was shared by Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria on stage at the Bloomberg Screentime Conference in Los Angeles. 

After two years on the film festival circuit, the award-winning documentary Still Working 9 to 5 is now available to watch on Apple TV, Google Play, and Amazon Prime.

Netflix has shared the official trailer for the second season of The Diplomat, which will premiere on the streamer on October 31, 2024. 

Lemonada Media has announced a new scripted comedy podcast, “Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire,” starring award-winning actress Melissa McCarthy as Hildy. Learn more about who's in the star-studded cast and how to tune in.

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will be releasing The West Wing: The Complete Series for the first time ever on Blu-ray, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the critically acclaimed series.

The Television Academy and ABC have announced the stars slated to appear on the 76th Emmy® Awards, hosted by Eugene Levy and Dan Levy. 

Raphael Picciarelli (Managing Director of Strategy and Transformation) shared that they want to 'create something similar to a music festival.'

Tony and Grammy Award-winning artists Heather Headley and Ben Platt will join three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown for his Carnegie Hall solo concert debut on October 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM.

Netflix has revealed that the highly anticipated second season of the political drama The Diplomat will premiere on the streamer on October 31, 2024. The Diplomat stars Kari Russell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh. Allison Janney also joins the cast in Season 2 as Vice President Grace Penn.

Sara Bareilles will perform a special concert to benefit Williamstown Theatre Festival. The event also marks the return of WTF Cabaret, featuring various artists and hosts.

With 15 nominations, FX’s The Bear was the most nominated series this year, followed by Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with 13 each. ABC’s Abbott Elementary and CBS’s Ghosts are tied for third place, with 11 nominations each.