Michael Cunningham News

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its nightly performances, running April 8 - 19, 2015. Details below!

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its nightly performances, April 1-12, 2015. Details below!

Skylight Music Theatre announces its productions for 2015-2016 season - a celebration of women. Through five incredible theatre productions Skylight will explore the strength, ingenuity, and resilience of women as they passionately fight both internal and external forces of human nature. Artistic Director, Viswa Subbaraman has selected five equally brilliant female directors. 'I truly believe these women have unique insights into the stories our female characters have to tell,' said Subbaraman.

On Monday, January 26, PEN American Center, in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), will present a public reading and conversation to mark the publication of Mohamedou Ould Slahi's Guantanamo Diary (Little, Brown & Company). The first and only diary by a still-imprisoned Guantanamo detainee to be released publicly, Guantanamo Diary is an authoritative first-hand account of imprisonment, torture, and day-to-day human interactions in the world's most infamous detention camp. For this unprecedented international publishing event, a stellar line-up including authors and PEN members Michael Cunningham, Joshua Ferris, Nicole Krauss, Francine Prose, Douglas Rushkoff, and Luc Sante, visual artist Molly Crabapple and actress Lili Taylor will join forces to read from the book. Following the reading, Philip Gourevitch will moderate a conversation between Larry Siems, Guantanamo Diary editor and former PEN American Center Freedom to Write Director, and Nancy Hollander, a lead attorney for Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Suzanne Nossel, PEN American Center Executive Director, and Hina Shamsi, Director, ACLU National Security Project and part of Slahi's legal team, will offer opening remarks.

Fort Worth Opera (FWOpera) revealed today the names of the eight composer and librettist teams from the Americas whose works have been selected for participation in the second season of the company's critically-acclaimed, annual new works program, Frontiers, taking place tonight and tomorrow, May 8 - 9, 2014, during the last week of the 2014 Opera Festival.

The Human Race Theatre Company, Dayton's only professional regional theatre company, launches its 28th season next September with a richly diverse 6-play combination of productions on its Eichelberger Loft Series. 'Selecting the season is one of the hardest, yet most exciting parts of my job,' says Producing Artistic Director Kevin Moore. 'Thanks to a wonderful committee of readers, I am able to hand select just the right shows for our audience. It's a season for everyone, with something old and something new; something funny, and something blue.'

V-Day Chicago West Town has announced its two night benefit reading of 'A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer: Writings to Stop Violence Against Women' today, February 22 and Friday, February 28, 2014 at 7:30 pm at Gorilla Tango Bucktown.

The winners of the Writers Guild of America awards will be revealed in dual ceremonies today, Feb. 1, in Los Angeles and New York City. Today, the nominees for television, film, video games, and more were announced. Check them out below!

V-Day Chicago West Town has announced its two night benefit reading of 'A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer: Writings to Stop Violence Against Women' on Saturday, February 22 and Friday, February 28, 2014 at 7:30 pm at Gorilla Tango Bucktown.

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2013 season.

The St. Augustine Maritime Heritage Foundation presents its Inaugural St. Augustine Maritime Heritage Festival, a Viva 500 event, on Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, 11 Magnolia Ave., St. Augustine, Fla.

Fort Worth Opera (FWOpera) revealed today the names of the eight composer and librettist teams from the Americas whose works have been selected for participation in the second season of the company's critically-acclaimed, annual new works program, Frontiers, taking place May 8 – 9, 2014, during the last week of the 2014 Opera Festival.

On Tuesday, August 27th, NewFilmmakers presents films from Brooklyn and on Wednesday, August 28th, NewFilmmakers celebrates Labour Day.

Deadline reports that Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro will co-star in THE GOOD HOUSE, a romantic drama from FilmNation Entertainment and Tribeca.

A new memoir by Robert Atwan has begun in Believer magazine from the perspective of Thomas Buchanan, Daisy's husband and the villain of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby. The memoir, which is titled “That Summer, 1922: A Counter Memoir by Thomas Buchanan,” is one of a few new versions of Fitzgerald's novel to be written recently. Since the release of Baz Luhrmann's movie of The Great Gatsby has caused a spike in sales of the novel, imitations are likely on the horizon.

Triangle Square Books for Young Readers was launched in September, 2012 and publishes books for children and young adults that emphasize social justice and human rights while challenging and stimulating young minds.

CROWNS tells an important story of perseverance and faith among the women of the Southern African American community, as represented by their 'hatitude.' The Karamu production, which has some strong performances, is somewhat tarnished by some directorial decisions, but is worth seeing.

TV and film actor Gerald McCullouch opens in 'Moonlight and Love Songs' at GAYFEST NYC May 23, 2013 - June 2, 2013 and discusses the show and his career with BroadwayWorld.

The 92nd Street Y will welcome 'theater people' Tony Roberts, Joy Behar, Judy Gold, Paul Rudnick and Doug Wright for shows this March. Scroll down for details!