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Katy Perry Will Receive The Gracies Impact Award

by Sarah Jae Leiber — August 26, 2020

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announced the 45th annual Gracie Awards program will air live on AWMF’s Facebook page on September 10, 2020 at 7pm ET/PT.

Amy Poehler Will Direct Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz Documentary

by Sarah Jae Leiber — August 24, 2020

Deadline reports that Amy Poehler will direct 'Lucy & Desi,' a documentary about the marriage and partnership of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Cherry Jones Talks the Importance of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Her Role on SUCCESSION, and More on Backstage LIVE With Richard Ridge

by Stephi Wild — August 13, 2020

Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Yesterday, August 12, he chatted with stage and screen star Cherry Jones!

VIDEO: Cherry Jones Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — August 12, 2020

Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Tune in right here today, August 12 (12pm ET), as he chats with stage and screen star Cherry Jones!

BWW Exclusive: Hear Renee Elise Goldsberry in the DRAGONS RESCUE RIDERS: SECRETS OF THE SONGWING Musical Special

by Kaitlin Milligan — July 15, 2020

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive clip of Tony & Grammy Award Winner Renee Elise Goldsberry in DreamWorks Animation's “Dragons Rescue Riders Secrets of the Songwing” musical special!

BWW Feature: Iceland's Reykjavik Fringe Is Far From Melting Away This Summer: The Show Will Go On!

by Kristen Morale — June 28, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19 and cancellations of fringe festivals across the globe, Iceland's RVK Fringe Festival is forging ahead.

2021 GOLDEN GLOBES Postponed to February 28

by Kaitlin Milligan — June 22, 2020

NBC has announced that is postponing the Golden Globes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Upright Citizens Brigade Reveals Plan to Diversify Leadership

by Stephi Wild — June 14, 2020

Upright Citizens Brigade has announced that it plans to diversify its leadership, the New York Times reports.

FOX Announces 2020 Fall Schedule, Featuring NEXT, COSMOS, and More!

by Kaitlin Milligan — May 11, 2020

Responding to real-time shifts in the marketplace, FOX, this season's #1 network among Adults 18-49, and the only network to experience year-to-year growth in the demo and Total Viewers, is announcing its Fall 2020 schedule.

24th Annual Webby Awards Nominees Announced

by Kaitlin Milligan — April 28, 2020

The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) today announced the Nominees for The 24th Annual Webby Awards

NBC to Air THE PALEY CENTER SALUTES PARKS AND RECREATION on April 30

by Kaitlin Milligan — April 28, 2020

As a lead-in to the highly anticipated special that brings back one of the most admired comedies in TV history, NBC and the Paley Center for Media are collaborating on “The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation,” scheduled to air Thursday, April 30 at 8 p.

THE PALEY CENTER SALUTES PARKS AND RECREATION To Air This Thursday On NBC

by A.A. Cristi — April 27, 2020

As a lead-in to the highly anticipated special that brings back one of the most admired comedies in TV history, NBC and the Paley Center for Media are collaborating on “The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation,” scheduled to air Thursday, April 30 at 8 p.

PARKS & RECREATION Returns For One-Time Special To Benefit Feeding America

by A.A. Cristi — April 23, 2020

Five years after audiences said goodbye to one of the most beloved comedies in TV history, the fine citizens of Pawnee, Ind.

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre Presents Online Improv Classes

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 23, 2020

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, professional Theatre in Residence at the Oakes Center in Summit, will offer an online Improv Class for adults and teens beginning May 2.

Upright Citizens' Brigade To Close New York Theater and Training Center

by A.A. Cristi — April 21, 2020

The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, the famed improvisational and sketch comedy training theater, has announced that it will close its theater and training facility in New York's Hell's Kitchen.

The Cast of DIFFICULT PEOPLE Talk About How The Show Came to Be and More on STARS IN THE HOUSE

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 21, 2020

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, has teamed with SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley, to produce a daily online show, entitled Stars in The House.