Aunjanue Ellis News

Tony Award nominee Uzo Aduba and Tony Award-winning actor Darren Criss will announce the nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards. Learn more here!

Performances are now underway for Dog Day Afternoon, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis. Meet the cast of Dog Day Afternoon here!

Anya Taylor-Joy is running out of luck as a runaway con artist in the first teaser for the new Apple series Lucky. Taylor-Joy plays the title character, who is on the run after a botched heist leads to pursuit by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss. Watch the teaser now.

DOG DAY AFTERNOON, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, based on the legendary true crime story, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2026. We have all of the details here!

Oscar-nominated performer Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is set to write a feature biopic about Sister Rosetta Tharpe for Live Nation Productions, produced by music icon Mick Jagger.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced the nominations in twelve competitive award categories for the 2025 Gotham Television Awards, recognizing performances from Linda Lavin, Cristin Milioti, and Michelle Williams, among others.

NAACP has announced the full list of “56th NAACP Image Awards” nominees, with Wicked and The Piano Lesson nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture and Wicked's Cynthia Erivo nominated for Entertainer of the Year.

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) has nominated Wicked for four EDA Awards, including Best Film, Best Actress (Cynthia Erivo), Best Ensemble Cast and Casting Director, and Best Cinematography. Emilia Perez and Sing Sing have also been recognized.

Wicked is racking up nominations as one of the most-nominated films of the year for the 2024 Critics Choice Awards. Wicked, along with Conclave, lead this year’s film contenders, having earned 11 nominations each.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced the winners of the 34th edition of The Gothams at a ceremony held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Grammy winner, Golden Globe winner, and Oscar-nominated artist Andra Day returns with her striking new single “Bricks,” in tandem with her lead role in the critically acclaimed drama Exhibiting Forgiveness.

Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for Nickel Boys, the historical drama from RaMell Ross who makes his directional debut with the film. The cast includes Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

A new musical, Particle Fever, based on the 2013 documentary film about the largest scientific experiment ever undertaken, is currently in development. The musical is written by David Henry Hwang, includes new music and lyrics by Bear McCreary and Zoe Sarnak, is directed by Leigh Silverman, and produced by Megan Kingery and Annie Roney.

Netflix has released the trailer for The Deliverance, the new film from Lee Daniels starring Andra Day and Glenn Close. The movie follows Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, who moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. Watch the trailer.

The trailer for Searchlight and Hulu's The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat has been released. The movie features several stage alums, including the central trio Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Sanaa Lathan. Watch the trailer now!

Netflix has just released a first look at the new film from Lee Daniels, The Deliverance starring Andra Day and Glenn Close. The film follows Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, who moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.

A new poster for Searchlight's The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, which features several Broadway and theatre alums, has been released. The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat follows a trio of best friends (Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan) known as “The Supremes” who, for decades, have weathered life’s storms together through marriage and children, happiness and blues. Now, as heartbreak and illness stir up the past and threaten to destroy their friendship, Odette, Barbara Jean and Clarice see their bond put to the test as they go through their most challenging times yet.

Tamron Hall, the nationally syndicated Emmy® Award-winning daytime talk show has been is renewed for a sixth season. The daily eponymous series, hosted and executive produced by two-time Emmy winner Tamron Hall, delivered a strong surge in viewership this season. Tamron Hall has become the second longest-running talk show produced by Disney, known for informative and entertaining moments that capture the cultural zeitgeist.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ THE COLOR PURPLE movie musical will make its streaming debut on Max next week. Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, and Quincy Jones, the film is a bold new take on the classic story of love and resilience, adapted from the beloved novel and the Broadway musical.

The NAACP Image Award Nominations have been announced, with The Color Purple leading with a total of 16 nominations, with nods for Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, and more. Check out the full list of nominations now!