Comedian/ vocalist/ beatboxer/ actor / musician/ improvisor extraordinaire Reggie Watts will be performing his highly-anticipated, first full NYC show of the year this summer. After a sold out show at Irving Plaza last December, Reggie will be bringing his mindblowing improvisional mix of music and comedy to NYC's Town Hall for a headlining show on Wednesday, June 18 as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival. Tickets are on sale tomorrow, Tuesday April 15 at http://www.livenation.com/events/353154-jun-18-2014-reggie-watts, A portion of the proceeds
will benefit JazzReach.
Actress Rashida Jones stopped by this morning's TODAY on NBC to talk about kicking up her heels in her new movie 'Cuban Fury' where she plays an engineer with a hidden passion for salsa dancing!
With Broadway's 2014 season now in full swing, there's a solid group of performers making their Broadway debuts this Spring. Meet all of the Great White Way's newest stars below, and be sure to let us know who you're most looking forward to seeing onstage!
Directed by Tony Award-winner Anna D. Shapiro, the new Broadway production of Of Mice and Men begins performances tomorrow, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 and will officially open on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Scroll down to learn more about the full company, plus watch interviews with the cast and get a sneak peek at the play below!
Universal Cable Productions (UCP) continues to align itself with the industry's hottest talent, adding two new pod deals to its growing all-star roster. Steve Carell's Carousel Television and Jessica Biel's Iron Ocean Productions join UCP with exclusive development deals; it was announced today by Jeff Wachtel, President and Chief Content Officer, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group. The new deals represent the latest additions to UCP's stellar development roster, which includes Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Entertainment ('The Walking Dead'), Doug Liman's Hypnotic FIlms ('Suits,' 'Covert Affairs') and most recently Tim Kring ('Heroes') and Gideon Raff ('Homeland').
According to Deadline, Quincy Jones will play fictional father to his real-life daughter Rashida Jones in TBS's upcoming TRIBECA pilot. Peggy Lipton is set to portray Jones' mother.
The project, which hails from Warner Bros., Rashida Jones and Will McCormack's Le Train Train, 'is a romantic comedy that follows the relationship between a young couple, Andrew and Zelda, from meeting to breakup.' Ben Queen will pen the script.
After more than one million votes were cast internationally, Game of Thrones darling Emilia Clarke was voted No. 1 on AskMen's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2014.
Deadline reports that NBC has given pilot orders to two new comedies: Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael's MASON TWINS and Ben Queen and Le Train Train's A TO Z.
The nominees for THE 45TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS were announced today during a live press conference at the TV One presentation to the Television Critics Association during its Winter 2014 Press Tour in Pasadena, CA. David Oyelowo ('Lee Daniels' 'The Butler'), Joe Morton (ABC's 'Scandal'), Keke Palmer (VH1's 'CrazySexyCool'), Bresha Webb (TV One's 'Love That Girl') and Gina Torres (USA's 'Suits') announced the categories and nominees with NAACP Image Awards Committee Chairman, Leonard James and President and CEO of TV One, Alfred Liggins.
Parks and Recreation will return to NBC with its 100th episode on Thursday, January 9. In the episode, 'Second Chunce', Leslie (Amy Poehler) comes to terms with her last day in office and plans for the future with Ben (Adam Scott). Chris (Rob Lowe) and Ann (Rashida Jones) find out the sex of their child, Andy (Chris Pratt) comes home from London, and Tom (Aziz Ansari) looks to the future. Check out a sneak peek of Chris and Ann below!
For the first time, Betsy Polatin is teaching the same lessons she has taught Rashida Jones of Parks and Recreation/The Office and Ginnifer Goodwin of Once Upon A Time/ He's Just Not That Into You, and countless other performers.
On this week's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, guest Carrie Underwood tells Jimmy the story of performing with The Rolling Stones and talks about her upcoming performance in 'The Sound of Music Live!'
Dannijo is known for big, gem-encrusted bib necklaces. But they are statement pieces that you definitely can't wear everyday. The brand's founders (and sisters) Danielle and Jodie Snyder have teamed up with Rashida Jones on a collection of super delicate gold jewelry called Fine by Dannijones. Clever!
It's twice the Parks and Recreation fun tonight when the quirky NBC comedy PARKS AND RECREATION returns with back-to-back new episodes beginning at 8/7c. Get a sneak peek below!
Ghost stories will never be the same again Just in time for Halloween, DreamWorks Animation has a big treat for audiences: legendary funny man Bill Murray will join the all-star cast of B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations as villainous ghost, Addison Drake.
Schmoes Knows, who scooped the recent Tim Burton/BEETLEJUICE sequel news last week, claims that sources have confirmed that Paul Rudd and Rashida Jones are finalizing their deals to lead Edgar Wright's upcoming film, following Henry Pym, 'a brilliant scientist who invented a substance that allowed him to change his size.' Jones would play Janet Van Dyne, later known as The Wasp.
