Sean Combs News

The highly anticipated 'ABC World Premiere Movie Event: A Raisin in the Sun' has been selected to be screened (out of competition) at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, January 23, 2008, it was announced yesterday by the Sundance Institute. This will be the first time that a broadcast network film will be featured at the celebrated festival.

The highly anticipated special three-hour television movie adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun will air as an 'ABC Premiere Event' on Monday, February 25 (8-11PM Eastern), on ABC.

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, under their Storyline Entertainment banner, are the producers of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films, television movies and series. The dynamic duo sat down for a phone interview with BroadwayWorld.com to discuss their latest collaboration on HAIRSPRAY.

The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Los Angeles, CA. January 15, 2007

The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Los Angeles, CA. January 15, 2007. Stay tuned for additional and extensive photo coverage shortly.

Bob Fennell, co-owner of the Broadway publicity firm The Publicity Office died on Sunday, November 12th following a brief illness.

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron--the producers of the upcoming film version of Hairpray--will bring a movie musical of Peter Pan to the small screen

Variety reports this morning that the dynamic producing duo of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are bringing another show to the small screen - A Raisin in the Sun, which will go before the cameras in December for a 2007 airing on ABC featuring the leads of the Broadway revival - Sean 'Diddy' Coms, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan.

The Color Purple, began previews at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd St.) on November 1st and opened on Thursday, December 1, 2005. BroadwayWorld was there to capture all the night's excitement!

A panel of writers, producers, and press agents gathered at Tony's Di Napoli last week to discuss the complex relationship between the press and theatre.

MTV reports the singer is hoping to translate her 1994 Merry Christmas album into a Broadway show.

On Monday, May 2nd, 2005, Performance Space 122 will honor ground-breaking theater producer David Binder at Live Onstage!, a benefit performance and celebration.

The eighth annual BROADWAY BEARS auction to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will be featured on NBC's 'Weekend Today' this Sunday, February 13th between 7:30AM & 8:00 AM. (WNBC; NY: Ch 4; check local listings outside of NY).

On February 13, New York's historic Town Hall will be the setting for an extraordinary star-studded salute to the endurance and influence of Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT), for 35 years a seminal force in the Black Arts Movement (BAM).

It's time for the fur to fly this year at the eighth annual BROADWAY BEARS auction on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 W. 42nd St), in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Sure to out-do last year's collection, 40 one-of-a-kind BROADWAY BEARS - each dressed in original, handmade costumes representing some of the theater's most legendary performers and/or performances - will be put up for auction.

On February 13, New York's historic Town Hall will be the setting for an extraordinary salute to the endurance and influence of Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT), for 35 years a seminal force in the Black Arts Movement (BAM) co-hosted by Ossie Davis and Lynn Whitfield. In addition to celebrating the NFT's vital contribution to the arts internationally, the gala will feature a special 'roast and toast' to Negro Ensemble Company co-founder award winning actor/director/writer, Douglas Turner Ward and an awards presentation honoring significant contributors to the development of the theatre.

The 49th Annual Drama Desk Awards took place on May 16th at Lincoln Center's LaGuardia Concert Hall. Nominees and Broadway stars alike came out in full force and BroadwayWorld was there to capture it all.