Norman Lear News

CBS has announced that it will air THE 40TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS on Tuesday, Dec. 26th at (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

CBS continues its merry tradition as a destination for special events during the holidays! Kicking off with THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ON CBS, viewers will also be treated to animated holiday favorites, newly colorized classic series, nostalgic reunions, festive musical performances and much more.

Theatres have a way of becoming an artist's second home. It doesn't matter if you are a director, designer, actor, or volunteer the countless hours you invest and the close proximity in which you do your work often create friendships that last a lifetime. And each time you step back through those doors you feel like you're coming home. No one knows this to be true more than Joseph Leo Bwarie, whose current home away from home is the Garry Marshall Theatre in Toluca Lake. Bwarie has been connected with the theatre (known formerly as The Falcon) and the Marshall family for many years, and he recently stepped into a co-artistic directorship of the newly-rechristened theatre, along with another longtime Marshall associate, Dimitri Toscas.

In today's episode of her podcast, Off the Vine, on PodcastOne, the nation's largest advertiser-supported podcast network, Kaitlyn Bristowe exclusively announced her New York City Broadway debut.

The fourth season of the RISING STAR competition continues today October 24th!

The Garry Marshall Theatre Inaugural Season kicks off its series of six one-night only master classes with some of the most iconic interdisciplinary figures in the arts, beginning with an intimate discussion and Q&A session with television legend Norman Lear today, October 18 at 7:30pm.

The Garry Marshall Theatre Inaugural Season kicks off its series of six one-night only master classes with some of the most iconic interdisciplinary figures in the arts, beginning with an intimate discussion and Q&A session with television legend Norman Lear on Wednesday, October 18 at 7:30pm.

Academy Award & Tony Award-nominee and Golden Globe Award-winning actress & director Kathleen Turner headlined The International Human Rights Art Festival on Sunday, October 15 at 7:30pm at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn

The fourth season of the RISING STAR competition continues Tuesday October 17th!

The International Human Rights Art Festival (www.IHRAF.org), slated to premiere a new body of activist work at Saint Mary's Church in NYC on Sunday, October 15th, headlined by Oscar- and Tony Award-nominated actress, activist and film icon Kathleen Turner, was censored by Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Saint Mary's Church last evening, just 72 hours before the show was supposed to go up.

Garry Marshall Theatre is proud to present the debut of its marshallARTS Family Series with their modern storytelling program Storybook Pages with the Caldecott Honor-winning children's book All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrator Marla Frazee on Saturday, October 21 at 10:30am.

Academy Award and Tony Award nominee and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and director Kathleen Turner will headline The International Human Rights Art Festival on Sunday, October 15 at 7:30pm at The Grand Hall at Saint Mary Church (440 Grand Street).

Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBT stories on the screen, announced today that it will honor the Emmy , Grammy , Oscar , and Tony award winner Rita Moreno (West Side Story, One Day at a Time ) at the 2017 Legacy Awards on Sunday, October 22nd.

Told primarily in his own words, THE NEWSPAPERMAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEN BRADLEE is an intimate portrait of this formidable man, tracing his remarkable ascent from a young Boston boy stricken with polio to the one of the most pioneering and consequential journalistic figures of the 20th century when it debuts MONDAY, DEC. 4, exclusively on HBO.

The International Human Rights Art Festival joins with activist theatre Culture Project to inaugurate its new space in New York's Lower East Side, with an evening of dance, music, comedy, storytelling, and theatre. The evening is headlined by award-winning actress and advocate Kathleen Turner, and will raise social concerns and offer positive solutions with humor, insight, and artistic talent.

Top television talent have been added to the list of presenters for the 69TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, to be broadcast LIVE from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 17 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM live PT) on the CBS Television Network. In addition, it was announced that Tony Award winner Christopher Jackson (HAMILTON) will perform a touching In Memoriam tribute during the show.

The live special will also include musical performances by Kelly Clarkson, Jordan Fisher and Hunter Hayes. Dance star and social media influencer Dytto, and actor Jorge Diaz will host a pre-show that will stream live on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube starting at 3:30 PM PT/6:30 PM ET.

Deadline has reported that Lin-Manuel Miranda and his family have received the Imagen Foundation's President's Award. This award represents Miranda's contributions to Latino culture, both artistic and humanitarian.

On Saturday morning, the White House announced that they would not be participating either. 

Three of the five inductees are refusing to attend the White House for the official dinner and ceremony which takes place the night before the CBS show is taped