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Celebrated performer L Morgan Lee is the second guest artist to be featured in Series 2 of the video series Draw the Circle Wide, created by longtime collaborators Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco. Her episodes will be released on Thursday October 21 and 28 at 12 PM.

André De Shields (Hadestown), Aisha Jackson (Frozen), L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop), and Ahmad Maksoud (The Visitor) will appear as guest artists in Series 2 of Draw the Circle Wide.

Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco, creators of 'Draw the Circle Wide,' have released a video of Tony Award winner Ali Stroker's performance of 'Patricia in 5N,' written by Gualtieri & Sisco based on interviews with the star.

'Draw the Circle Wide,' a new, dynamic video series celebrating diversity and representation, premieres this Wednesday, April 15 on YouTube. Created by songwriters Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco, each episode features conversations with actors from Broadway, film, and television.

The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) tonight announced the winners of the 2018 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio/audio, promotional, and graphic animation categories at concurrent ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York City and The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

The 2018 Producers Guild Awards were announced on Saturday, January 20, in Beverly Hills. The Shape of Water took the prize for best feature. The Handmaid's Tale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Black Mirror took the top TV prizes.

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, welcomes back songwriting team Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco in Departures: The Songs of Gualtieri & Sisco, a collection of new work taking the team in a new direction.

This week at Feinstein's/54 Below The Drowsy Chaperone In Concert, Matthew Morrison, 54 Sings Jason Mraz, The Skivvies and more!

Feinstein's/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, welcomes director Laura Josepher to the creative team of Departures: The Songs of Gualtieri & Sisco. The concert is set for Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 9:30pm and will feature, under Josepher's direction, Ta'Rea Campbell (Hamilton, Sister Act), Alexandra Foucard (Les Mis rables, Guys and Dolls), Amy Justman (Carousel, A Gentleman's Guide ), Kevin Massey (A Gentlemen's Guide , Memphis) and Dennis Stowe (Aladdin, Annie), along with Wagner College Theatre students Alexis Eldredge and Harper Levy on backup vocals.

Feinstein's/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, welcomes new cast members to Departures: The Songs of Gualtieri & Sisco, a collection of new works by songwriting team Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco. The concert, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 9:30pm, has added Ta'Rea Campbell (Book of Mormon, Leap of Faith) and Dennis Stowe (Aladdin, Annie) to a cast that currently boasts Alexandra Foucard (Les Mis rables, Guys and Dolls), Amy Justman (Carousel, A Gentleman's Guide ), and Kevin Massey (A Gentlemen's Guide , Memphis)along with Wagner's School of Music students Alexis Eldredge and Harper Levy on backup vocals.

The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2017. Winners will be honored at the 2018 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at concurrent ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles.

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, welcomes back songwriting team Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco in Departures: The Songs of Gualtieri & Sisco, a collection of new work taking the team in a new direction.

The life of Vivien Leigh will be coming to the big screen! FX's FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN writers Michael Zam and Jaffe Cohen are developing a biopic about Ms. Leigh, as reported by Variety. The writers will adapt the biopic from the feature length VIVIEN LEIGH: A BIOGRAPHY From Hugh Vickers.

ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com owners David Sisco (Founder & President) and Laura Josepher (Vice President of Business Development) published their first book, Mastering College Musical Theatre Auditions: Sound Advice for the Student, Teacher, and Parent, which is now available on Amazon.com.

Olivia de Havilland, golden age silver screen star may be 101 years old but she's still around and keeping an eye on pop culture. The New York Times reports that Ms. de Havilland has filed suit against Ryan Murphy, accusing him of falsely representing her on his series FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN. 

On the next episode of FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN on FX titled 'Mommie Dearest' as the production of Baby Jane reaches its climax, the feud becomes physical.

FEUD: Bette and Joan, the critically-acclaimed new limited series, debuted as FX's most-watched new program premiere since The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

FX announced today that is has already placed a 10-episode order for the second installment of the FEUD franchise, FEUD: Charles and Diana, which is scheduled to debut in 2018.

In what has become an annual ritual, a total of 32 established and emerging composers, lyricists, and librettists will converge on the Goodspeed campus from mid-January through mid-February 2017 to participate in the Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing 18 new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration.

FX has ordered a new anthology series from Ryan Murphy. Titled FEUD, the series joins Murphy's other FX dramas, AMERICAN HORROR STORY and AMERICAN CRIME STORY.