Laverne Cox News

?The Oakland University Student Life Lecture Board and Gender & Sexuality Center will soon welcome well-known actress and LGBT advocate Laverne Cox as the first speaker in its annual educational lecture series for the campus community.

A familiar face on TV comedies, Myrin is now getting laughs on stage at the Public.

If you took a poll just a year or two ago asking people if they knew who Uzo Aduba was, I'm fairly certain that only a select group of Godspell-loving Broadway buffs would be able to answer that question with a confident 'yes.' If you were to take that same poll today, however, the answer would likely be quite different, thanks to a little show called ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. Oh, how quickly things change in Hollywood!

Broadway's Steven Pasquale is lighting up this year's TV schedule.  Deadline reports that the actor will appear opposite Katherine Heigl in CBS's upcoming rework of its legal drama pilot DOUBT.

In celebration of Women's Equality Day, commemorating the certification of the 19th Amendment which granted U.S. women the right to vote, MTV unveiled a major expansion of “Look Different.'

Katherine Heigl officially has her next small screen gig lined up.

Single (non-subscription) tickets for the 2015–16 Season in Weill Hall at Sonoma State University's Green Music Center go on sale today, Monday, August 24, 2015 to MasterCard cardholders and Monday, August 31, 2015 to the general public. The 2015–16 MasterCard Performance Series in Weill Hall features 39 performances by world-class musicians spanning the genres of classical, chamber, vocal, keyboard, jazz and world music.

InViolet Theater Company, under the direction of Founding Co-Artistic Directors Michael Henry Harris and Angela Razzano, In association with Melanie Maras, Bryan Tallevi and Andrea Kiefer have announced the off-off Broadway run of SOMMERFUGL, a new play written by Bixby Elliot inspired by the true story of Lili Elbe, the first person to have gender reassignment surgery in 1930. The production begins previews September 19 at the 4th Street Theater (83 East 4th Street) and will have its official opening on September 24. Stephen Brackett directs.  www.InViolettheater.com

Laverne Cox stopped by THE TALK to discuss the incredible impact of Caitlyn Jenner transitioning into a woman.

HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about America's 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' opened just last night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the whole, historic night, and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals below!

We all understand the power of media well. It's impact on our daily lives is undeniable. The influence it has on adults, teenagers, and even children is immeasurable. The right kind of representation in television, film or music can be substantial for people growing up LGBTQA. The importance of representation in mainstream media is definitely not something that should be ignored or forgotten.

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, Laverne Cox talked about meeting Caitlyn Jenner and admired her grace despite living a life completely in the public eye.

The 25th epic edition of Broadway Bares celebrated the golden age of Broadway with an evening of ripped dancers, cheeky choreographers and sumptuous showgirls on Sunday, June 21, 2015, for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.  Check out the video below!

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is thrilled to present a world premiere adaptation of Ferenc Molnar's The Guardsman - translated from the original Hungarian by Molnar's great grandson Gabor Lukin and adapted and directed by Artistic Director Bonnie J. Monte. Performances begin Wednesday, July 8th and continue through Sunday, July 26th at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue (at Lancaster Road) in Madison. Individual tickets and subscriptions can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or by visiting ShakespeareNJ.org.

At today's San Francisco Pride press conference, Madame Tussauds San Francisco revealed their newest wax figure, Laverne Cox, celebrating her stance on equality and inclusion within the LGBT community. The reveal was accompanied by a surprise side-by-side appearance by the esteemed actress.

The highly-anticipated 15th annual “BET Awards” will air LIVE tonight, June 28 on BET from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Viewers can tune in to BET for all the star-studded performances and presenters at 8pm ET (tape delayed to Pacific and Mountain Time Zones).

Still reeling from the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child announcement? Getting ready for Broadway in Bryant Park? Didn't have time check in on all of the latest Broadway news? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'

"Orange is the New Black" star Laverne Cox stopped by last night's LATE NIGHT to talk about a life-chaning encounter she had with Oprah Winfrey. Watch clips from the appearance below!

The epic 25th edition of Broadway Bares celebrated the golden age of Broadway with an evening of ripped dancers, cheeky choreographers and sumptuous showgirls, raising a record-shattering $1,598,501 on Sunday, June 21, 2015, for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Broadway Bares: Top Bottoms of Burlesque featured 222 of New York's sexiest and most talented dancers, entertaining standing-room-only audiences at two performances at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive steamy photos below!

Today, BET Networks revealed its final additions to an already hot lineup for this year's 15th annual "BET Awards" 2015 airing Sunday, June 28, 2015.