The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced the nominees for the 2022 BAFTA Film Awards. West Side Story scored five nominations, including nods for Ariana DeBose and Mike Faist. Other nominees include Cyrano, Encanto, Ruth Negga, Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lady Gaga, and more. Check out the full list of nominations now!
Musical theatre audiences love big, splashy musical numbers. And what could be better than those? Big splashy musical numbers… with nuns! Sister Act, which will open at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC) on February 18th and run through March 6th, is chock full of both!
On Tuesday night, MJ the Musical officially opened. We brought you photos and video from the red carpet, and of the cast taking their first bows. Check out all of our coverage here! Plus, Annie is set to embark on a new tour this fall, Romeo & Bernadette sets off-Broadway dates, and more!
Two years off of the Birdland stage didn't do anything to John Pizzarelli expect make him more more vital and more enjoyable than ever.
Stan has announced the cast for their Spring tour. Developed with the help of over 200 deaf and hearing primary school children from Greater Manchester and written and performed in English and British Sign Language, the production positively demonstrates how we can overcome language barriers, and challenges preconceptions of deafness.
This spring, Park Avenue Armory will present the North American premiere of Dutch composer, film and stage director, and librettist Michel van der Aa’s groundbreaking new opera Upload, following its acclaimed run at the Dutch National Opera in fall 2021.
Get the scoop on the new tour of the iconic Tony Award-winning production, directed by Jenn Thompson, who at the age of 10 stepped into the role of “Pepper” in the Original Broadway production. See the latest tour schedule and how to get tickets.
Straight from her National Theatre debut, Nancy Medina (Trouble in Mind) directs the following cast: Sebastián Capitán Viveros (Sweat, Donmar Warehouse) as Luis Moreno, Joseph Black (Sessions, Paine's Plough/Soho Theatre) as Ezekiel Williams, Hayden Mclean (ear for eye, Royal Court) as Cre'von Garcon, and Matt Whitchurch (Milk and Gall, Theatre503) as Danny Lombardo.
The producers of the new musical Jungle Rumble, the half-term theatrical treat which is playing at The Fortune Theatre from 14-20 February 2022 (tickets from £15), are offering free tickets to hundreds of families who could not normally stretch to the expense of a West End trip.
This April, the English National Opera (ENO) presents a unique concert of Joseph Haydn's Seven Last Words on the Cross, and Joel Thompson's Seven Last Words of the Unarmed. This is the first time these two pieces have been performed together live in the UK.
Park Theatre has announced Anthony Clare as the new Chair of the Board, taking over from Nigel Pantling who has been in the role for seven years. Anthony joins the board alongside existing board members Kurt Barling, Hedda Beeby, Andrew Cleland-Bogle, Jonathan Edwards, Bharat Mehta, Rufus Olins, Jo Parker, Victoria Phillips and Julia Tyrell.
Chris Redd is an actor, writer, stand-up comic, and rapper. Redd is a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live and currently stars in the NBC comedy Kenan, opposite Kenan Thompson. He is set to star in the upcoming series Bust Down and has an hour long special in the works for HBO Max.
The Paley Center for Media announces today its month-long celebration of Black History Month, Paley Center's Salute to Black Achievements in Television presented by Citi. The Paley Center is celebrating the legacy of achievements of iconic Black on-screen talent, creatives, and influencers in television, past and present, from Saturday, February 5 through Sunday, February 27 at the Paley Museum in New York City.
This February, in honor of Black History Month, The Disney Bundle will continue its promise of amplifying Black stories across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ all year long with new and shared content in each service's always-on Black Stories collection. Check out the lineup of content now!
Co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, along with Executive Director Olivia Jones and Program Director Lico Whitfield, announced today the members of their inaugural cohort of Fellows in conjunction with partners of current Broadway Productions.
Radar Pictures has secured the television rights to American McGee's Alice, the third-person action adventure game based on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The drama series will be developed as the first adaptation of American McGee's Alice franchise, Alice and its 2011 sequel Alice: Madness Returns.
TheaterWorks Hartford will present THIS BITTER EARTH from 2018 Relentless Award-winning playwright Harrison David Rivers. Directed by David Mendizábal, this new play centers on a multi-racial gay couple whose deep love is challenged by divisive political realities.
Cortland Repertory Theatre is announcing a full line-up of shows and events for the winter and spring at CRT Downtown.
TheaterWorks Hartford will present This Bitter Earth from 2018 Relentless Award-winning playwright Harrison David Rivers. Directed by David Mendizábal, this new play centers on a multi-racial gay couple whose deep love is challenged by divisive political realities.
Paramount+ has unveiled the cast of Grease: The Rise of the Pink Ladies, a new prequel series that takes place four years before the iconic movie musical. The cast features Jackie Hoffman, Jonathan Nieves, Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel, Ari Notaromaso, Shanel Bailey, Jason Schmidt, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, and Ari Notartomaso.
