Big things are happening at the Music Box Theatre! Just last night, March 23, Mark Rosenblatt’s Olivier Award-winning play Giant officially opened. Check out photos from the star-studded red carpet, which included special guests Sarah Paulson, Sara Bareilles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Bobby Cannavale, Blythe Danner, and more!
Jennifer Ferrin, Lizzy DeClement, Lenny Platt, and more have joined the cast of Power: Origins in recurring roles. The prequel series, now in production, serves as the origin story of fan-favorite characters Ghost, Tommy, and Kanan, as ambitious young entrepreneurs on the rise.
The Directors Guild of America’s African American Steering Committee (AASC) has announced the newest class of fellows for its 2025 Learning Tree Fellowship Directing Program.
In the new prequel series “Power: Origins,' Spence Moore (Creed III, “Brilliant Minds”) has been selected to play “Ghost,” and Charlie Mann (“The Watchers,” “Virdee”) will play “Tommy,” the younger versions of the characters originated by Omari Hardwick and Joseph Sikora in the original “Power” series.
The fan-favorite 'Power' franchise will continue. STARZ has greenlit production on a new prequel series, “Power: Origins,” ordering 18 episodes for its premiere season.
Disney Entertainment Television (DET) has announced the latest cohorts for the 2024-2025 Directing Program and 2025 Writing Program, two of the entertainment industry’s most impactful talent development initiatives.
With 15 nominations, FX’s The Bear was the most nominated series this year, followed by Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with 13 each. ABC’s Abbott Elementary and CBS’s Ghosts are tied for third place, with 11 nominations each.
Disney Entertainment Television (DET) has selected the latest cohorts for its Directing and Writing Programs, two of the entertainment industry's most successful talent development initiatives. These programs nurture creative talent on the cusp of television episode directing and staff writing, and connect them to opportunities with Disney series.
The drama series - from writer and executive producer Raamla Mohamed, and executive producer and director Kerry Washington - is produced by ABC Signature and streams exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. Mohamed leads an all-Black writing staff on the series. “Reasonable Doubt” stars Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, and more.
The 15 selected to participate in the program are the following: indie film directors Maria Burton (“A Sort of Homecoming”), Pablo Gomez-Castro (“El Alquiler”), Stephanie Martin (“Wild Horses”), and Marshall Tyler (“Night Shift”); TV movie director Princess Monique (“Seasons of Love”); brand director and entrepreneur Ryan Brown (“The Rough Part”); feature screenwriter Michelle Steffes (“The Interview”); indie film/commercial directors Alonso Mayo (“Fixed”) and Phillip Rhys (“The Scarecrow”); digital writer/directors Cynthia Kao (“Groundhog Day For A Black Man”) and Marvin Lemus (“Gente-fied: The Digital Series”); commercial/streaming writer/director Dinh Thai (“Monday”); Broadway producer/director and indie film director Coy Middlebrook (“For Spacious Sky”); actor/director and law enforcement professional Jeremy Earl (“Constance Murphy”); and music video and commercial director Bobby Yan (“Marz”).
After her break-up with Lawrence, Issa tries to get her life back together, working hard to save and earn extra cash while crashing on Daniel's couch – an arrangement that proves challenging, given their history. Meanwhile, Molly starts a new job at a black-owned law firm, but finds her confidence put to the test when she's not automatically recognized as “the star.”
DATG has launched its 2016-18 Directing Program with 10 program directors who will be pitched to shadow on series such as “Fresh Off the Boat,” “The Goldbergs,” “The Real O'Neals,” “Quantico” and “Scandal” (ABC), “Shadowhunters,” and “Young & Hungry” (Freeform), and “KC Undercover” and “Stuck in the Middle” (Disney Channel).
HBO has selected the three emerging directors to participate in the 2016 HBOAccess Directing Fellowship.
HBO, the founding sponsor of Film Life's American Black Film Festival (ABFF), will once again have a major presence at the premier urban event, which will be held for the second consecutive year in New York City on June 11-14, 2015.
Dance, music and theater performances that feature and celebrate prominent African-American artists, and a slate of topical films on a variety of issues comprise the 2010 winter/spring season for Harlem Stage - one of the country's top presenters, producers, and supporters of works by artists of color.
