MTV and Logo today announced that the two Viacom networks will air a second 'It Gets Better' special in fall 2012. Dan Savage, star of MTV's 'Savage U,' syndicated columnist, author, and co-creator of the It Gets Better Project, will once again anchor the special, which will share stories and experiences of young people who are growing up LGBT.
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Political rivals, incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney will appear in a comedic opening segment of the CMT MUSIC AWARDS, hosted by Toby Keith and Kristen Bell, premiering live tonight, Wednesday, June 6 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on CMT and CMT.com.
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Award-winning filmmaker, actress and Afghan-American activist Sonia Nassery Cole, whose current film continues to gain attention, was recently chosen to receive an honor at the 2012 Women Together Awards.
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Project Girl Performance Collective will debut TRAFFICKED, Created by Members of Project Girl Performance Collective and Directed by Ashley Marinaccio, for six performances between June 4 and June 23. The play tells the story of fifteen girls 'in the life'.
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Project Girl Performance Collective has announced the debut of TRAFFICKED, directed by Ashley Marinaccio and produced by human rights advocate Jessica Greer Morris, as part of the 4th Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The Festivity takes place today, May 30th through June 24th at The Theatres at 45 Bleecker in New York City.
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Project Girl Performance Collective is pleased to announce the debut of TRAFFICKED, directed by Ashley Marinaccio and produced by human rights advocate Jessica Greer Morris, as part of the 4th Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The Festivity will take place May 30th through June 24th at The Theatres at 45 Bleecker in New York City.
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The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), in association with noted Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christensen and the Disruptor Foundation, announced it will hold the third annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, hosted by NYU Stern School of Business, on April 27. The 11th edition of TFF runs April 18 to 29.
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The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), in association with noted Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christensen and the Disruptor Foundation, announced it will hold the third annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, hosted by NYU Stern School of Business, on April 27. The 11th edition of TFF runs April 18 to 29.
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Following her turn as the title character in the Metropolitan Opera's season-opening production of Anna Bolena last fall, Anna Netrebko now returns to Lincoln Center to headline her second new production of the season, this time presenting her signature portrayal of the ill-fated Manon in Massenet's eponymous opera for the first time in front of New York audiences.
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Following her turn as the title character in the Metropolitan Opera's season-opening production of Anna Bolena last fall, Anna Netrebko now returns to Lincoln Center to headline her second new production of the season, this time presenting her signature portrayal of the ill-fated Manon in Massenet's eponymous opera for the first time in front of New York audiences.
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Kicking off its first upfront season with President and CEO Wonya Lucas at the helm, TV One today unveiled ambitious plans to double the amount of original content during the 2012-2013 television year.
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Holland Taylor has been named one of Newsweek's '150 Fearless Women,' along with Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, Marie Colvin, Adele, Gabrielle Giffords, Angelina Jolie, Kirstin Gillibrand, Angela Merkel, Andrea Mitchell, Lady Gaga, Serena Williams, Kristen Wiig and Orpah Winfrey. The Emmy Award-winning Ms. Taylor received the award not only for her 'critically acclaimed roles on film stage and television,' but also for the play ANN, 'an ode to the feisty late governor of Texas, which Taylor wrote and acts in.' The play premiered in Texas, just finished a critically acclaimed pre-Broadway run in Chicago and Washington, D.C..
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Holland Taylor has been named one of Newsweek's "150 Fearless Women," along with Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, Marie Colvin, Adele, Gabrielle Giffords, Angelina Jolie, Kirstin Gillibrand, Angela Merkel, Andrea Mitchell, Lady Gaga, Serena Williams, Kristen Wiig and Orpah Winfrey. The Emmy Award-winning Ms. Taylor received the award not only for her "critically acclaimed roles on film stage and television," but also for the play ANN, "an ode to the feisty late governor of Texas, which Taylor wrote and acts in." The play premiered in Texas, just finished a critically acclaimed pre-Broadway run in Chicago and Washington, D.C..
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Pop singer Katy Perry guest stars on the March 6th episode of the Fox comedy RAISING HOPE entitled, 'Single White Female Role Model'. In the episode, Perry plays 'Rikki' a prison attendant. The episode airs at 9:30 pm/ET.
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MTV and Logo, two Viacom networks, jointly announced today that Dan Savage, syndicated columnist, author, co-creator of the It Gets Better Project, and star of MTV's upcoming series 'Savage U,' will anchor a 60-minute 'It Gets Better' special, which will spotlight the emotional and societal struggles many LGBT youth face.
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Dan Savage, syndicated columnist, author, co-creator of the It Gets Better Project, and star of MTV's upcoming series 'Savage U,' will anchor a 60-minute IT GETS BETTER special, which will spotlight the emotional and societal struggles many LGBT youth face. The special will air on both MTV and Logo on Tuesday, February 21 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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On the February 4th edition of NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, actor Channing Tatum will guest host. Musical guest for the show will be Bon Iver.
by Caryn Robbins -
MTV and Logo, two Viacom networks, jointly announced today that Dan Savage, syndicated columnist, author, co-creator of the It Gets Better Project, and star of MTV's upcoming series 'Savage U,' will anchor a 60-minute 'It Gets Better' special, which will spotlight the emotional and societal struggles many LGBT youth face.
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Contirbuting to the 'Shit Girls Say' phenomenon that has been blowing up Youtube recently is Broadway veteran Christine Pedi, who in the video below pays tribute to stage legend Liza Minnelli. Click below to check out her hilarious impersonation in 'Shit Liza Minnelli Says.'
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Singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins and actress Meryl Streep will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, to be broadcast Tuesday, December 27 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The special has been broadcast on CBS each year since its debut.
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