Jill Soloway News

Celebrating its 36th Anniversary, Outfest - the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen - today announced the complete programming lineup for the 2018 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival presented by HBO. The nation's leading LGBTQ festival will be held July 12-22, 2018.

The 39th annual Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is proud to announce Emmy and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth* (Wicked, Hairspray Live!) will host this year's Rockie Awards Gala Ceremony featuring a star-studded line-up of award recipients. The night of celebration will take place on Tuesday June 12th at 7:00 p.m. at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta, Canada.

According to Deadline, Jeffrey Tambor is set to appear on the upcoming fifth season of the comedy hit ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT when it returns on Netflix. Tambor recently exited the Amazon original series TRANSPARENT amid sexual harassment claims. The allegations have come from two members of the shows family. Read more about the return on Deadline here.

Director Amy Adrion's Half The Picture Is A Call To Hollywood From The Sarasota Film Festival

Comedians Paul Scheer and Michael Ian Black are launching new podcasts this spring with podcast industry leader Midroll Media.

The dynamic duo of Sophie Zucker and Ian Lockwood (writers and stars of Baby Ian Fall Down a Well, Annoyance Theatre NY, Peoples Improv Theater), take the stage at the Brick Theater as Fag & Hag in Fag & Hag Pull Out All the Stops, performing Saturday March 31, 2018, at 9:30pm. A performance at the new Brooklyn Comedy Collective, a comedy theater in residency at the Brick in Williamsburg, Lockwood will play Fag and Zucker will play Hag in an over-prepared 1930's revue featuring a gay man and his funny, sad friend!

Josh Radnor stops by The Today Show to discuss his role in the new NBC musical series RISE. In the new musical drama series “Rise,” Josh Radnor portrays an inspirational high school theater director. He tells TODAY's Hoda Kotb that he was “thrilled” to learn that Rosie Perez would co-star with him: “She's really fun to fake-fight with, but I wouldn't recommend a real fight with her.”

According to the Hollywood Reporter,  the removal of Emmy-winner Jeffrey Tambor has postponed the return date of Amazon series TRANSPARENT. The actor was recently removed from the show following claims of sexual harassment from two of his colleagues. With production not scheduled to begin until the end of the year, the show will not be returning in 2018.

Jeffrey Tambor Fired From TRANSPARENT Amid Sexual Harassment Claims

According to TV Guide, actor Jeffrey Tambor says he has no plans to leave the hit Amazon series. He is currently being investigated by Amazon and the circumstances surrounded the claims that he sexually assaulted an actress on the show and a former personal assistant. Read the full article here!

Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast, Fast & Furious 6), Rebecca Hall (Christine, Vicky Christina Barcelona), and Bella Heathcote (Fifty Shades Darker, Dark Shadows) star in the biographic drama PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on January 30 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast, Fast & Furious 6), Rebecca Hall (Christine, Vicky Christina Barcelona), and Bella Heathcote (Fifty Shades Darker, Dark Shadows)star in the biographic drama PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on January 30 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Today, Amazon Video Direct (AVD), a self-service program for studios, distributors, and content creators, announced they have teamed up with Funny Or Die (FOD) to create and distribute exclusive original content. Amazon will finance the production of three all-new FOD shorts that will be exclusively available globally on Prime Video starting November 10

Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBT stories on the screen, announced today that it will honor the Emmy , Grammy , Oscar , and Tony award winner Rita Moreno (West Side Story, One Day at a Time ) at the 2017 Legacy Awards on Sunday, October 22nd.

Annie Korzen Famous Actress, the new, original one-woman show that the critics say gives a hilarious take on life topics, is now extended through October 22 at the Braid, home of Jewish Women's Theatre (JWT) in Santa Monica.

Baby Ian Falls Down a Well, the hit comedic play written by and starring Ian Lockwood and Sophie Zucker, returns to New York City this fall following an extended run last year at Brooklyn's Annoyance Theatre NY. A biting, contemporary story with the occasional musical number, Baby Ian Falls Down a Well is about a grown-up Baby Jessica (known for following down a well in 1987), and an aspiring child star, Baby Ian, who is envious of the Jessica's early notoriety. Baby Ian Falls Down a Well will perform in Manhattan at The Peoples Improv Theater's Striker Stage on September 8th, 14th, and 15th.

Chart topping and Grammy nominated singer Adam Lambert will perform at the Beverly Hilton October 7 when Point Foundation (Point) honors innovative TV and film writer, director, and producer Jill Soloway. Actress and comedian Kathryn Hahn will present the award to Soloway.

Today, the Chicago Humanities Festival revealed its full line-up for the Fallfest/17: Belief. New additions to the line-up including Tony-award winning playwright Tony Kushner, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson, French philosopher and social critic Bernard-Henri Levy, filmmaker Joe Swanberg, Obama Presidential Center architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, and Publican chef Paul Kahan.

Today, Amazon has shared a new teaser trailer for TRANSPARENT, Season 4, which highlights 'Davina's' origin story as played by Alexandra Billings. The new season premieres on Friday, September 22, 2017