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The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced today that SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley, will produce a daily mini-online show, entitled Stars in The House, featuring stars of stage and screen singing and performing live (from home!) on social media to promote support for The Fund's services for those most vulnerable to the effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19).  

Whether you like tales of social justice, natural history, close-ups of heroes who were ahead of their time, true crime, or something that's #strangerthanfiction - our upcoming slate will give our members amazing stories they can't find anywhere else. Over 147 million households have chosen to watch at least one documentary on Netflix in the last year, and we're expecting our coming lineup to give members more to talk about with their friends.

The 24 Hour Plays announced the first round of creatives who will participate in the first-ever taping of The 24 Hour Plays: Live Podcast! At The Greene Space at WNYC on Monday, March 16th at 8:00 PM.

Bay Area acting luminary Wilma Bonet is currently starring in the Magic Theatre's world premiere of a?oeDon't Eat the Mangos,a?? Ricardo Pérez González' wickedly funny drama about a Puerto Rican family confronting its own legacy. Bonet has had a remarkably long and varied theater career, including six years with the San Francisco Mime Troupe and stints with most of the top-tier Bay Area theater companies. BroadwayWorld spoke with her just a week before performances of a?oeMangosa?? were set to begin. In conversation, Bonet is plainspoken and quick to laugh, with an enduring passion for political theater underlying her responses.

Deadline reports that two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth has been cast on 'The Flight Attendant,' a new series at HBO Max.

Jurnee Smollett-Bell explains how she was in constant pain while training for her role as Black Canary in the new superhero flick, 'Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey,' but she did manage to find one very fun way to unwind: taking shots with the cast in Rosie Perez's trailer.

The 24 Hour Plays announced today that they will launch The 24 Hour Plays: Live Podcast! The first two of six episodes planned for 2020 will be recorded in front of a live audience at The Greene Space on Monday, March 16th at 8:00 PM.

Your Kids, Our Kids presented the 6th Annual VOICES FOR THE VOICELESS: Stars For Foster Kids on Thursday, February 6th at 7pm at The Town Hall.

Patton Oswalt finished reading the 'Harry Potter' series with his daughter and when he asked Stephen what they should read next, Oswalt was surprised to hear Stephen recommend they skip 'The Hobbit' and go straight for 'The Lord Of The Rings.'

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg made history at the Iowa caucus and he hopes his success in that contest will provide some amount of comfort and inspiration to young people who feel marginalized in their families and communities.

Your Kids, Our Kids (Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, Founding Directors) presented the 6th Annual VOICES FOR THE VOICELESS: Stars For Foster Kids, an event that brings together the very best performers from the American stage and screen to raise awareness about the plight of kids in foster care, particularly those aged 13 and older who are in danger of aging out of the foster care system alone, last night, Thursday, February 6th at 7pm at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, NYC).

Atlantic Records has officially unveiled BIRDS OF PREY: THE ALBUM, the all-female arsenal of brand-new, exclusive tracks from global superstars and powerhouse women as the companion album to the new film starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. The soundtrack is now available globally at all retailers and streaming services and is highlighted by this week's release of Halsey's a?oeExperiment On Mea??. Arriving alongside the groundbreaking album is an explosive new video for the Harley Quinn anthem, a?oeJoke's On Youa?? by Charlotte Lawrence, featuring scenes from Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn). a?oeJoke's On Youa?? was also featured in a Fortnite Harley Quinn skin reveal that went live last night. Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) is in theatres now.

A followup to American superhero movie Suicide Squad (2016), the rip-roaring, also strongly violent, Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), opens in cinemas, rated R [R-16 in the Philippines], without cuts. Made at a relatively modest $81 million, Birds of Prey expects to be healthy at the box-office, with early favorable enough reviews to boot.

The creator and star of 'Latin History for Morons,' available now on Netflix and Audible, has been following the Democratic primary race very closely and has determined that caucus size matters.

Her work on the DC film makes her the first Asian woman to direct a superhero genre film.

Chris Bohjahlian's first bestseller MIDWIVES was selected by Oprah Winfrey as one of the earliest entries to her book club upon the novel's publication in 1998. So it's a natural fit as this season's book club selection at George Street Playhouse.

New York Times bestselling author Chris Bohjalian's world premiere stage adaptation of his novel MIDWIVES is set to kick off 2020 in George Street Playhouse's new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Performances begin tonight (Tuesday) at 8 pm, with the official Opening Night this Friday, January 24th.

New York Times bestselling author Chris Bohjalian's world premiere stage adaptation of his novel MIDWIVES is set to kick off 2020 in George Street Playhouse's new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Performances begin January 21st, with the official Opening Night set for January 24th. The author will be hosting three very special post-performance talkbacks immediately following next week's previews on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.