The Woodstock Film Festival is thrilled to announce the world premiere screening of PARKLAND RISING, executive produced by Katie Couric and will.i.am, at the upcoming 20th anniversary film festival, taking place October 2-6, 2019. This timely and vital documentary, directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Cheryl Horner McDonough, follows the high-school students and families who became fierce leaders of the national movement for gun reform after the February 2018 shooting of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida.
Tell your best squirrel friends! Season 2 of Drag Race Thailand is coming to WOW Presents Plus, available for the first time in the United States, on 8/21. The show is hosted by Art Arya and Pangina Heals. The series stars queens Angele Anang, Bandit, Genie, Kana Warrior, Kandy Zyanide, Katy Killer, Maya B'Haro, Miss Gimhuay Mocha Diva, M Stranger Fox, Silver Sonic, Srimala, Tormai, and Vanda Miss Joaquim.
Netflix has debuted the official trailer and premiere date for riveting new limited series Unbelievable, starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever.
Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, Thomas Rhett, Julianne Hough and Hoda Kotb join the growing list of supporters that have participated in United Cancer Front's (UCF) Dance or Donate Challenge, an awareness and urgently needed fundraising campaign. It was created to help UCF continue their mission of finding a cure for cancer using immunotherapy and targeted treatments.
51Fest, presented by Women in the World and IFC Center, today unveiled the lineup for the inaugural event. Celebrating the voice, vision and stories of the female majority through compelling screenings and conversations, all by or about women, the first annual 51Fest will be held July 18-21 in New York City.
OZY Media, the media company bringing “the new and the next” to the Change Generation, today announced that the co-captain of the World Cup-winning U.S. Women's Soccer Team, Megan Rapinoe, will speak at the fourth annual OZY Fest, taking place on July 20-21, 2019 in New York's Central Park. Described by CNBC as “New York's answer to SXSW,” OZY Fest will feature two full days of live music, conversation, comedy and food on the iconic Great Lawn. Tickets are available now at www.ozyfest.com.
World of Wonder, the Emmy-winning media company behind RuPaul's Drag Race, the Million Dollar Listing franchise, and upcoming HBO documentary Liberty: Mother of Exiles, today announces the season two pickup of hit docu-series Werq The World. The series will return to World of Wonder's owned-and-operated streaming service WOW Presents Plus this winter. The news was announced today at VidCon in Anaheim, during World of Wonder's exclusive fireside chat as part of the convention's industry track.
51Fest, presented by Women in the World and IFC Center, today unveiled the lineup for the inaugural event. Celebrating the voice, vision and stories of the female majority through compelling screenings and conversations, all by or about women, the first annual 51Fest will be held July 18-21 in New York City.
World of Wonder, the Emmy-winning media company behind RuPaul's Drag Race, the MILLION DOLLAR LISTING Franchise, and upcoming documentaries Liberty: Mother of Exiles (HBO) and STONEWALL OUTLOUD (YouTube Original), today announces new summer series coming to its owned-and-operated premium streaming platform WOW Presents Plus. The programming features both longtime fan-favorites as well as stars of the just-wrapped Season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race, and joins the robust offerings on the platform including Emmy-nominated Untucked, Drag Race Thailand, and a vast library of scripted and unscripted World of Wonder-produced series and features. All-new episodes of popular series UNHhhh starring Trixie & Katya, Fashion Photo RuView, and Bro'Laska will also come to the platform this summer among other returners.
The Women's Forum of New York will present the 9th Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefiting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum on Monday, June 17th, at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for the Women's Forum founder Elinor Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders. This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the Education Fund of the Women's Forum, which has helped over 260 women, age 35 and over, whose lives have been disrupted by extreme adversity, complete their college degrees.
On Saturday evening, the stars aligned to celebrate the 78th Annual Peabody Awards, and present the legendary Rita Moreno with the Peabody Career Achievement Award at Cipriani Wall Street in New York in NYC.
Yesterday evening, Mercedes-Benz was on hand to celebrate the 78th Annual Peabody Awards and present the legendary Rita Moreno with the Peabody Career Achievement Award, presented by Mercedes-Benz, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York in NYC.
World of Wonder, the Emmy-winning production company behind RuPaul's Drag Race as well as RuPaul's DragCon LA and NYC has partnered with TikTok, the global mobile video platform, who will serve as the main stage sponsor of this year's events. TikTok will take over the main stage runway at both DragCon LA and NYC, which will feature performances throughout the weekend available for all attendees to experience.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Women's Division will hold its 65thSpirit of Achievement Luncheon on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at The Rainbow Room in New York City to recognize notable achievements in theatre, writing, philanthropy and medicine. This year's luncheon will raise funds for comprehensive health care for women through cutting-edge research, discovery and teaching, as well as providing specialty care for all women.
Tell your best squirrel friends! From World of Wonder, producers of RuPaul's Drag Race, comes The Official RuPaul's Drag Race Podcast, hosted by Drag Race producer and Herstorian John Polly.
Award-winning production company World of Wonder announces today that it is in production on Freedia Got a Gun, a documentary that depicts gun violence in New Orleans through the eyes of local hero and international bounce legend Big Freedia. World of Wonder and Freedia's newest collaboration takes a more serious tone and is a testament to the performer's determination to discover the root causes of gun violence in her hometown. The documentary is produced by Emmy award-winners Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato of World of Wonder, and directed by Emmy winner Chris McKim, who also acts as producer.
Eastbound Theatre, a division of Milford Arts Council (the MAC), announces the second show of its 25th season, the first fully-staged Connecticut production of the These Shining Lives, by Melanie Marnich, directed by Rich Mancini.
World of Wonder, the creative minds behind Emmy® award-winning RuPaul's Drag Race, Million Dollar Listing franchise, and Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, will roll out a new original series and all-new episodes of fan-favorite programming this month on its owned and operated subscription service WOW Presents Plus. Fans can look forward to the below all-new series and episodes:
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce an evening of all new All Star Stand-up Comedy just in time for laughing off the stress of the holidays today, December 7 at 8 pm. Tickets are $30 when purchased in advance and $40 when purchased the day of the event; on sale now at baystreet.org or by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500. The Box Office is open Tuesday- Saturday 11 am - 5 pm or until showtime.
