Michelle Obama News

Vevo announces the release of Emotional Oranges' DSCVR performances for 'Your Best Friend is a Hater' and 'Personal.' Vevo DSCVR focuses on the development of emerging artists, through performance content and careful curation. Vevo has a long history of helping emerging artists break through to new and wider audiences.

YouTube Originals just announced its next series: BookTube, and released a trailer. The aim is to be like a monthly book club, with one new episode each month featuring a different best-selling author. The idea came after they released a special this past March entitled BookTube: A Discussion with Michelle Obama (Which you can watch here). The critically-acclaimed special starred Former First Lady Michelle Obama and her best-selling novel BECOMING. She was joined by New York Times Best Selling Author John Green (The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns, Looking for Alaska) and popular booktubers Ariel Bissett, Jesse George, Jouelzy, Kat O'Keefe, and Franchesca Ramsey.

Today, in honor of International Day of the Girl, YouTube is announcing two separate forthcoming projects aimed at empowering young women globally.

The next chapter of book clubs is here! Following the critically acclaimed BookTube special, featuring Michelle Obama (Becoming), YouTube has announced BookTube, a new monthly learning series featuring the world's most renowned authors. YouTube has released the official trailer for episode one of 'BookTube' - an all-new series that launches October 17, 2019 on YouTube.com/Learning. A new episode will air the third Thursday of each month.

Comedian Maz Jobrani brings his stand-up tour to The Den Theatre for three performances only April 16 a?" 18, 2020 on The Den's Heath Main Stage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Tehran Von Ghasri opens.

Viola Davis stopped by 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' to talk about wearing sneakers to the Emmys, being a terrible driver, being terrified to play Michelle Obama, and the final season of “How to Get Away with Murder” on ABC. Watch the clip below!

Today, YouTube Originals and NowThis launched the new learning playlist, A Student's Guide To Your First Year Of College in partnership with Michelle Obama and Reach Higher, an education initiative Mrs. Obama started while at the White House.

Producer Jo Schuman Silverannounced today that tickets to the final two performances of Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 (New Year's Eve) at 7 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. will be available exclusively through a lottery on Lucky Seat, the only authorized ticket vendor for these performances, beginning on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 10 a.m.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has dominated the late-night ratings week of Sept. 2-6 in adults 18-49 and all other key demographics, posting its highest 18-49 weekly average in more than nine months, as well as a 19-week high in total viewers.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, costume designer Isabel Toledo has passed away. Today, BroadwayWorld is remembering Toledo with a look back into our archives.

After President Trump's remarks about purchasing the Danish territory, TBS's CONAN will take the show internationally for the twelfth time to help 'broker the deal.' CONAN Without Borders: Greenland will be a primetime special airing Tuesday, September 3, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on TBS.

Variety reports that Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis will play former First Lady Michelle Obama in a new Showtime series called 'First Ladies.' Aaron Cooley will write and executive produce.

BroadwayWorld is sad to report that costume designer Isabel Toledo has passed away. 

Best known as the co-creator and co-star of hit podcast 2 Dope Queens, interviewing the likes of Jon Stewart, Tig Nataro and Michelle Obama to name just a few. Phoebe is also a New York Times best-selling author of You Can't Touch My Hair & Other Things I Still Have To Explain and her second book Everything's Trash, But it's Okay and stars in Netflix film Ibiza and Paramount's What Men Want. Sorry, Harriet Tubman marks her UK stand up debut.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to receive the Portrait of a Nation Prize from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

Casting executive Brenda Kelly Grant has returned to ABC as vice president of Casting, announced Ayo Davis, executive vice president, Talent and Casting, ABC Entertainment, to whom she will report. In this role, Grant will lead the casting process on network pilots and series for ABC; help discover emerging talent, and liaise with producers, casting directors and executives on projects. 

From YouTube Originals comes the official trailer for “A Student's Guide to Your First Year of College.”

Today's top stories: Read the reviews for Moulin Rouge!, Harry Connick, Jr. is headed back to Broadway, and more!

Last night, Hadestown had a very special visitor. Michelle Obama came to see the show!