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Fences, August Wilson's towering, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about an embittered black man denied his dream and the soul-searing wounds he inflicts on his family, opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks on Friday, March 29 (8pm) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre. Performances continue through April 21, with specially priced previews on March 27 and 28.
Music's Biggest Night - the GRAMMYs - is here! Live from STAPLES Center, and hosted by Alicia Keys, the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid's Tale), Matt McGorry (How to Get Away With Murder, Orange is the New Black), Sasha Compere (Miracle Workers), Gil Ozeri (Big Mouth) and Bernard David Jones (The Mayor) join Mamoudou Athie, Courtney B. Vance and Niecy Nash in 'Uncorked.'
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the honorees of AFI AWARDS 2018, celebrating the year's most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image — with 10 films and 10 television programs deemed culturally and artistically significant.
Mamoudou Athie, Niecy Nash, and Courtney B. Vance will star in the new film, 'Uncorked,' for Netflix. Uncorked is a father/son story about love, sacrifice and following your heart and is loosely based on writer/director Prentice Penny's own family history.
The official trailer for BEN IS BACK has been released, watch the trailer below!
The ninth annual amfAR Gala Los Angeles returns this year on October 18, 2018, for what promises to be another unforgettable and spectacular evening. The black-tie event will feature a cocktail reception, dinner, live auction, and special performances.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel ushered in the orchestra's Centennial season with a celebratory Opening Night Concert & Gala, California Soul, Thursday, September 27, 7 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The festive evening featured singers Chris Martin of Coldplay, who brought Dudamel and the LA Phil's YOLA musicians to the 2016 Super Bowl, and Corinne Bailey Rae, who performed at the Hollywood Bowl earlier this year.
BEN IS BACK will have its World Premiere as a Special Presentation at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announces casting and creative teams for the summer season of new musicals and plays selected for development at the National Music Theater Conference and National Playwrights Conference.
The Penis Monologues 'The Long Hard Truth'- After rave reviews and six sold out shows; by popular demand, The Penis Monologues 'The Long Hard Truth' written and directed by Karen Roberson, is back for two encore performance May 19th and 20th, 2018.
The ninth annual amfAR Gala Los Angeles returns this year on October 18, 2018, for what promises to be another unforgettable and spectacular evening. The black-tie event will feature a cocktail reception, dinner, live auction, and special performances.
According to Variety, Tony Winner Mary Louise Parker (Proof, Angels in America, Weeds) will star alongside another Tony Winner Courtney B. Vance (Lucky Guy, Law & Order) in the new FX comedy series COMPLIANCE. The show will be directed by Sam Gold (Fun Home) and produced by Scott Rudin Productions.
Variety reported today that actor Courtney B. Vance will be joining the previously announced Julia Roberts, Kathryn Newton, and Lucas Hedges in the upcoming BEN IS BACK. Vance is known for his work in 2017's THE MUMMY and Ryan Murphy's 2016 hit series AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE VS. OJ SIMPSON. Read the full article here!
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) are pleased to announce that the 23rd Annual Critics' Choice Awards will air LIVE on The CW Network on Thursday, January 11, 2018 (8:00-10:00p.m. ET/PT).
Led by Oscar® nominee and TV icon Oprah Winfrey and Emmy® nominee Rose Byrne, the “Intriguing and thought provoking” (The New York Times) HBO® Film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is available to own on Blu-RayTM and DVD September 5, 2017.
Led by Oscar® nominee and TV icon Oprah Winfrey and Emmy® nominee Rose Byrne, the “Intriguing and thought provoking” (The New York Times) HBO® Film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is available to own on Blu-RayTM and DVD September 5, 2017.
CJ 4DPLEX, the world's leading 4D cinema company, revealed today that the international blockbuster THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS is the most watched 4DX film of 2017, and is expected to soon surpass the 1.5 million attendance mark.
By now, the idea has morphed into a pop-culture game lampooning (or honoring) one of our most prolific actors, but when John Guare's play, Six Degrees of Separation, debuted on Broadway in 1990, the idea that everyone on the planet was connected through a web of just six other people was a hard to imagine. So, to celebrate the 27-year history of Guare's play, we are going to attempt to connect the stars who originated the main roles on Broadway to the actors that assumed them for the revival, using only Broadway credits; hopefully we can get there in just six 'degrees.'
Opening Act, which for more than a decade has provided free after-school theater programming to New York City's most underserved public high schools, announced today that Jasmine Cephas Jones (Hamilton), Zazie Beetz (Atlanta), and Tom Pelphrey (Iron Fist), have joined the cast of Opening Act's 11th Annual Benefit Play Reading at New World Stages on April 25th, 2017.
