Oprah Interviews Ralph Lauren on OPRAH'S SUPERSOUL CONVERSATIONS
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Sep 12, 2018
“Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” all-new podcast features an exclusive interview with iconic designer Ralph Lauren, who recently celebrated his 50th Anniversary Collection at New York's Fashion Week. Part one of the interview is available on Wednesday, September 12, on Apple Podcasts (ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul) and other podcast platforms. Part two will be available on Monday, September 17. Oprah Winfrey's monthly letter to readers in the October issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, on stands now, is also dedicated to the designer.
Aimee Marcoux Brings A #MeToo Moment to the Triad
by Julie Musbach
- Sep 11, 2018
Delightfully magnetic, musical actress-singer and former journalist, Aimee Marcoux, brings a new show illustrating her #MeToo experiences to The Triad on September 23rd at 4pm, with a repertoire from Stephen Sondheim.
Idina Menzel's Newest Album, IDINA: LIVE, Will Be Released October 5th
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Sep 6, 2018
Tony Award-winning actress, singer and performer Idina Menzel is set to release her upcoming album, idina: live, on October 5. The two-disc album was recorded live on the final nights of her 2017 World Tour. The record is available for pre-order tomorrow Friday, September 7 and includes an immediate download of Menzel's studio version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water." The track will also be available for streaming on all digital platforms tomorrow.
Julie Taymor to Receive the Honorary Maverick Award at the 19th Annual Woodstock Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Aug 21, 2018
The Woodstock Film Festival is thrilled to announce its 2018 top honorary award recipients: Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy® winning and Oscar® nominated filmmaker, Julie Taymor will receive the honorary Maverick Award at the 19th annual Woodstock Film Festival. Oscar® nominated and Emmy® award-winning director Matthew Heineman will receive the Filmmaker Award of Distinction during that same time. The Maverick Awards ceremony takes place on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Backstage Studio Productions in Kingston, NY. Additionally, Heineman's feature narrative debut, A PRIVATE WAR, starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan and Stanley Tucci will close the film festival on the evening of Sunday, October 14th and Taymor's globally renowned ACROSS THE UNIVERSE will have a special tribute screening on the morning of October 14th. Both films will be followed by Q&As. The 19th annual Woodstock Film Festival takes place from October 10-14, 2018.
Fashion Designer Amsale Aberra Will Be Honored by Harlem School of the Arts
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 16, 2018
American designer Amsale Aberra will be honored posthumously for her contributions to the world of couture by the Harlem School of the Arts at the Herb Alpert Center for the Arts. She will receive the Visionary Lineage Award and is among several high profiled members of the artistic community, whose contributions will be acknowledged during the organization's 2018 Masquerade Ball and After Party, to be held at the New York Plaza Hotel on October 22nd.
OWN Expands the Network's Podcast Slate with OPRAH'S MASTER CLASS
by Macon Prickett
- Jul 17, 2018
Expanding on the popular podcast “Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations,” OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it will launch the podcast version of its Emmy-nominated series “Oprah's Master Class” on Apple Podcasts. A sneak preview of the podcast featuring actor and producer Dwayne Johnson is available today, July 17, and the podcast will officially debut on Thursday, July 19 with hip-hop innovator and entrepreneur Jay-Z. Each week, the podcast will feature previously aired content from the television series' most popular interviews with the most respected and renowned actors, musicians, public figures and athletes sharing their greatest life lessons in their own words.
MARIE AND BRUCE Comes to JACK Brooklyn
by A.A. Cristi
- Jun 26, 2018
Today, Marie decides to leave her husband: 'Let me tell you something. I find my husband so God damned irritating that I'm planning to leave him. And that's a fact.' But in Wallace Shawn's 1978 American masterpiece, facts are slippery things. In this radical re-imagining at JACK, two multi-disciplinary artists play the combative titular couple and head up the design team. Joined by an ensemble of some of Brooklyn's sharpest comedic voices, Gordon Landenberger (Bruce) and trans actress Theda Hammel (Marie) double as the set and sound designers, respectively, for this hilarious and timely new production.
VIDEO: Preview Oprah's Interview with Maria Shriver for OPRAH'S SUPERSOUL CONVERSATIONS Available June 25
by Macon Prickett
- Jun 21, 2018
“Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast will feature an all-new interview with Peabody and Emmy-winning journalist, producer, and bestselling author Maria Shriver. The interview will be available on Apple Podcasts (ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul) and other podcast platforms beginning Monday, June 25. The second part of the podcast interview will be available beginning Wednesday, June 27. Full video from the podcast interview will be available on Sunday, June 24 via Facebook Watch on the SuperSoul Facebook platform at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET.
JACK Presents MARIE AND BRUCE By Wallace Shawn
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 20, 2018
Today, Marie decides to leave her husband: 'Let me tell you something. I find my husband so God damned irritating that I'm planning to leave him. And that's a fact.' But in Wallace Shawn's 1978 American masterpiece, facts are slippery things. In this radical re-imagining at JACK, two multi-disciplinary artists play the combative titular couple and head up the design team. Joined by an ensemble of some of Brooklyn's sharpest comedic voices, Gordon Landenberger (Bruce) and trans actress Theda Hammel (Marie) double as the set and sound designers, respectively, for this hilarious and timely new production.
VIDEO: Watch A Sneak Peek of Oprah's Conversation with Tom Brady, Airing Sunday June 17 on OWN
by Macon Prickett
- Jun 14, 2018
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air a special featuring a conversation between Oprah Winfrey and Tom Brady, “Quarterback Tom Brady On Legacy & Longevity,” on Sunday, June 17 at 11 a.m. PT/ET. The interview will also be available on “Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast available on Apple Podcasts (ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul) and other podcast platforms beginning Monday, June 18. Part two of the podcast interview will be available on Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms beginning Wednesday, June 20. Check out a preview below!
Stella Adler Studio Presents New Play Reading Series
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 6, 2018
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the Harold Clurman Playwrights Division will present the fifth annual First Breath New Play Reading Series June 11-14, 2018, featuring new work from four emerging female playwrights. One year ago, the Studio launched a search for new plays by women playwrights, and out of 100 submitted, four will be read. This year, First Breath will feature plays by Julie Richardson, Jan Rosenberg (also the Studio's playwright-in-residence this year), Emma Carter and Jordan Ramirez Puckett. All events are free and open to the public:
Oprah's Supersoul Conversations Podcast Unveils Upcoming Programming Slate
by Macon Prickett
- May 31, 2018
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the upcoming programing slate for “Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast. Guests include five-time Super Bowl Quarterback Tom Brady, Grammy Award-winning musician will.i.am, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Maria Shriver and former New Orleans Mayor and author Mitch Landrieu. Podcast interviews will be available on Apple Podcasts (ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul) (and other podcast platforms) and full video from the interview will also be available via Facebook Watch on the SuperSoul Facebook platform (facebook.com/SuperSoulSunday).
Celebrate Tony Awards Sunday With Aimée Marcoux And The Music Of Stephen Sondheim At The Triad
by Julie Musbach
- May 24, 2018
Classical singer and musical actress Aimee Marcoux, whose true-life story came to the big screen in the acclaimed 2017 Sony release All Saints, will take the stage on Tony Awards Sunday, June 10 at 7pm at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street) to offer Summer with Sondheim, a collection of Sondheim compositions from his beloved Broadway musicals. Marcoux will offer her lively interpretations of such standards as "Being Alive" and "The Ladies Who Lunch" from Company, "Johanna" from Sweeny Todd and the title song from "Anyone Can Whistle".
Jim Gaffigan's 6th Stand Up Special, NOBLE APE, to be Released this July via Upstart Comedy Dynamics
by Macon Prickett
- May 7, 2018
Comedy Dynamics announced today it will release Jim Gaffigan's unprecedented sixth stand-up special, Noble Ape, in theatres and through the Comedy Dynamics Network (Cdn) on July 13, 2018. The groundbreaking distribution model includes all major transactional platforms such as iTunes, Amazon, Google, PlayStation and many major telco & satellite providers, including AT&T, Comcast, Charter, Dish, and Verizon.
VIDEO: Watch Amy Schumer Talk I FEEL PRETTY On OPRAH'S SUPERSOUL CONVERSATIONS
by Macon Prickett
- Apr 20, 2018
In her new film, I Feel Pretty, comedian Amy Schumer takes on the complicated issue of body image. Oprah Winfrey says the movie is right on the mark'. Listen to the full conversation on a new episode of Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations podcast, available on ApplePodcasts.com/Oprah on Monday, April 23. For more on #SuperSoul Conversations, visit Oprah.com.
'How To Be A Latin Lover' Screens At The Granada Theatre
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 17, 2018
The "Cine en Domingo" Film Series presents How to Be a Latin Lover at The Granada Theatre on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 3:00 pm. Assemblymember Monique Limon and actor Andy Valdez will host a community discussion about the 2017 film, that tells the story of a divorced man learning the importance of family and community. The "Cine en Domingo" series as a whole showcases both classic and contemporary Spanish language films, with compelling titles chosen to engage the Latino community and all who love this genre of filmmaking. How to Be a Latin Lover is presented in Spanish with no subtitles.
Lionsgate Signs First-Look Deal With Academy Award Nominated Actress & Producer Salma Hayek
by Macon Prickett
- Apr 12, 2018
Adding to its roster of A-list talent relationships, global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) has signed a first-look producing deal with Salma Hayek Pinault, one of the industry's premier multi-hyphenates, along with her producing partner Jose 'Pepe' Tamez. Under the agreement, Hayek Pinault and Tamez will produce feature films for Lionsgate under Hayek Pinault's Ventanarosa Productions banner. Reflecting Hayek Pinault's enormous versatility, her production banner will also explore feature film opportunities with Lionsgate's Pantelion Films venture.
VIDEO: See Lin-Manuel Miranda and Oprah's Full Chat from SUPER SOUL SUNDAY
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 10, 2018
Oprah Winfrey hosts 'Oprah's Super Soul Conversations,' a live event featuring inspiring thought leaders, modern day influencers and social GAME CHANGERS as they discuss the current climate in our culture. Lin-Manuel Miranda recently sat down with the media icon as part of the series at the historic Apollo Theater in New York City. See their full chat below!
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