Michael Smith News

Today the NAACP announced that the 52nd NAACP Image Awards will broadcast live on BET Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET.

TSquared Production Company, founded in 2018 by Tess Ammerman and T. Michael Vest, is over the moon to announce their December program to kiss 2020 goodbye once and for all.

Indie theatre outfit Virginia Plain will open their 2021 season with a fresh take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night playing at the New Theatre in January.

Art Lab and ShowTown Productions will present two virtual presentations of Disenchanted! Stay-At-Home Version. The Off-Broadway musical comedy with book, music, and lyrics by Dennis T. Giacino and developed with Fiely Matias, will be streamed via Broadway on Demand on Tuesday, December 15 and Thursday, December 17.

Play-PerView has announced programming and casting for upcoming events through December 19th and concludes its 2020 season of online productions. On Saturday December 12th at 7:00pm EST, Play-PerView will live stream Cock by Mike Bartlett (King Charles III).

FOX is announcing premiere dates for THE MASKED DANCER (Dec. 27), CALL ME KAT (Jan. 3), LAST MAN STANDING (Jan. 3), HELL’S KITCHEN (Jan. 7), THE RESIDENT (Jan. 12), PRODIGAL SON (Jan. 12), 9-1-1 (Jan. 18), and 9-1-1: LONE STAR (Jan. 18).

Art Lab and ShowTown Productions have announced two virtual, invitation-only readings of the new musical shAme, to be streamed Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 19.

United Scenic Artists Local USA 829, IATSE has elected Edward Pierce as president of the union that is the representative voice of designers and scenic artists within the entertainment industry. Pierce, an established Broadway designer, was previously a Trustee on the national board. He succeeds Beverly Miller, who has held the position since 1995.

The New York LGBTQ Film Festival has announced that they will produce a live reading of 'Brokeback Mountain,' featuring an entirely trans cast. 

Utopia goes full throttle in a deleted scene unveiled by Prime Video today, on the heels of the Amazon Original Series' September 25 launch.

We're down to our top 5 in the Next on Stage competition! Contestant Ellie Cook shares more about her charity, her dream choreographer to work with, and her face mask side-gig!

Art Lab and ShowTown Productions present a new series titled ART LAB PRESENTS. Hosted by co-creators Howie Michael Smith and Andy Truschinski, this extension of a?oeThe Show Must Go On Showa?? will be an in depth look at artistic endeavors that illuminate the intersection of art & science.

Today we rewind to 2017 for the Encores! Off-Center production of Assassins- Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's carnival ride through the history of political violence.

Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced a one-night watch party of Eastland: An Original Musical Watch Party, Thursday, August 20 at 7pm (Central), a free online public fundraiser of the acclaimed production in support of Lookingglass Theatre Company.

Ben Platt, the cast of Pose, Beanie Feldstein and many more made appearances at the virtual ceremony!

GLAAD announced additional stars of the stage and screen that will be joining the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards virtual ceremony.

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will host a virtual ceremony for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday, July 30 in place of the original ceremonies planned for earlier this year.

Texas-based distributor Well Go USA and Patriot Pictures announced today that they have set a July 31, 2020 theatrical release date for RZA's anticipated crime thriller Cut Throat City.

Today we rewind to 2013, when Breakfast at Tiffany's arrived on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, where it played for 38 performances starring the Game of Thrones star!

The current COVID -19 crisis has had a devastating effect on the performing arts. Broadway has shut down, and the ban on gatherings in New Jersey extends to all other performance spaces as well, including the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell, home to the Bergen County Players (BCP) since 1949.