George Takei News

BroadwayHD announced today that George Takei’s Allegiance, which also features Broadway stars Telly Leung (Godspell, Glee) and Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Mulan) will be available  on the platform exclusively around the globe except in Asia beginning on March 18th. 

Classic Stage Company will present Tell The Story: Celebrating Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Assassins. The evening will feature cast members of the original Off-Broadway company, the Broadway revival, and Doyle’s upcoming CSC production.

Actor, activist and Eisner winner George Takei will headline the honors at this year's Eagle-Con, a virtual sci-fi and fantasy conference hosted by Cal State LA and the Art Directors Guild. 'Possibilities Imagined Here,' celebrates diversity & addresses accessibility, underrepresentation and pushing boundaries in science fiction and fantasy genres.

Classic Stage Company has announced OBIE-winning playwright Marcus Gardley (The House That Will Not Stand, “The Chi”) as the March 11 guest for the online version of its Classic Conversations series.

Today, we're getting to know Broadway favorite Telly Leung, with whom you can book a shoutout today! Find out which performers he stans, what show he wants to see next, and what even his biggest fans might not know about him!

Recorded outside, in a Brooklyn courtyard in 2020, Gianmarco Soresi has crafted a perfect time capsule of the COVID era, referencing the pandemic throughout, without wallowing in the contemporary performer's pity.

Read what theatre stars from across social media are saying about the passing of Christopher Plummer.

This week's Theater Stories features the Longacre Theatre! Learn about the shows to have graced the theater's stage including A Bronx Tale, The Prom, and The Lightning Thief, the next show that is set to open at the theater, Diana, and much more!

Classic Stage Company has announced the Spring 2021 season of the free, online version of their discussion series Classic Conversations, premiering Thursdays at 6pm on YouTube and Facebook, and available to view afterwards on these platforms and Instagram IGTV.

The inspiring true story of how renowned Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols pioneered the NASA recruiting program to hire people of color and the first female astronauts for the space agency in the late 1970s and 1980s, Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA will open in select theaters for one night only on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. The Ridgefield Playhouse will screen the film at 7pm as part of the Cohen and Wolf, P.C. Movie Series.

Baring It All with Call Me Adam returns today, Thursday, January 7, 2021 when Season 2 of the entertainment podcast begins. This season, Baring It All host Adam Rothenberg focuses on his guest’s legacy and lessons learned.

The inspiring true story of how renowned Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols pioneered the NASA recruiting program to hire people of color and the first female astronauts for the space agency in the late 1970s and 1980s.

If 2020 taught us anything, we've all learned how to adapt to change. One industry that's had to practice the “pandemic pivot” is the film industry. From new production protocols to cancelling major premieres, filmmakers everywhere have adapted to our new normal.

On this day, we're wishing a very Happy Birthday to Broadway veteran, Telly Leung!

This year, to save us from tears, Broadway favorites Lea Salonga and Telly Leung have joined forces to deliver a special Christmas treat. Watch as they perform a virtual duet of Wham!'s Christmas classic, 'Last Christmas.'

State Theatre New Jersey has announced two Online Trivia Nights for 2021. The two Trivia Nights include Music Trivia hosted by Magic 98.3’s Maryann Morgan on Wednesday, January 13 at 7pm and Be My Crazy Valentine Trivia hosted by drag comedian and singer Pissi Myles on Wednesday, February 10 at 7pm.

Bucks County Playhouse will present its popular story-telling series, “Word of Mouth,” this Sunday, December 13 at 7pm, hosted by renowned storyteller, Michaela Murphy, Bucks County Playhouse’s Director of Education.

A military-themed festival that presents films and events for, by, and about military service members and veterans, the GI Film Festival San Diego is now accepting submissions from filmmakers around the world by Dec. 2, 2020 to be shown at the festival slated for May 18-23, 2021.

Classic Stage Company today announced its final virtual Classic Conversation of 2020, with Tony-winning actress and singer Faith Prince (Broadway: A Catered Affair, Noises Off, Guys and Dolls) on December 3.

Diversionary will host an exclusive Talk Back with George Takei and Josh Irving Gershick for the streaming AudioCast of Dear ONE: Love & Longing in Mid-Century Queer America with George Takei part of the AmeriQueer Series.