Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to present the Chicago premiere of Far From Heaven, book by Richard Greenberg, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie and starring multi-Jeff Award-winner Summer Naomi Smart with Brandon Springman and Evan Tyrone Martin. The production is directed by Porchlight Artistic Associate Rob Lindley, music directed by Chuck Larkin and choreographed by William Carlos Angulo, February 5 - March 13, 2016. Previews are Friday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and opening night is Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. The regular performance times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., with the exception of no performances February 11 or March 3 and an added performance Thursday, March 3 at 1:30 p.m. Single tickets may be purchased at porchlightmusictheatre.org or 773.327.5252. Groups of ten or more may receive discounts on tickets purchased via Group Theater Tix at 312.423.6612 or grouptheatertix.com.
'Spotlight,' featuring Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James (SOMETHING ROTTEN!, SHREK), won for Best Picture of the Year, it was announced today by Stephen Farber, President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
Members of the New York Film Critics Circle, an organization of film reviewers from New York-based publications that exists to honor excellence in U.S. and world cinema, announce the winners of the 2015 Awards.
Ovation TV offers up off-the-cuff discussions with today's top Hollywood talent with the premiere of Los Angeles Times' THE ENVELOPE, a five-part series featuring the year's most-prolific film actors and directors, on Sunday, January 17 at 8:30pm ET.
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the LA Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, announced nominations for the 2016 Spirit Awards this morning. Film Independent President Josh Welsh presided over the press conference held at W Hollywood, with actors John Boyega and Elizabeth Olsen presenting the nominations. Nominees for Best Feature included Anomalisa, Beasts of No Nation, Carol, Spotlight and Tangerine.
Film Independent has announced the nominees for the 31st Independent Spirt Awards, which will take place Saturday, February 27 at 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET.
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's premier member organization of independent storytellers, announced today the presenters for the 25th Anniversary IFP Gotham Awards. The ten competitive awards to be presented include Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Actor, Best Actress (presenting sponsor euphoria Calvin Klein), Best Screenplay, Breakthrough Actor, the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award, the Gotham Audience Award, Breakthrough Series - Long Form, and Breakthrough Series - Short Form. In addition to the competitive awards, Gotham Award Tributes will be given to actors Helen Mirren and Robert Redford, director Todd Haynes, and producer Steve Golin. As the first major awards ceremony of the film season, the Gotham Awards provide critical early recognition and media attention to worthy independent films.
“The Mysteries of Laura” (1.1/4 in 18-49, 7.4 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET), despite last week's preemption, grows +5% versus its prior telecast in in total viewers (7.374 million vs. 6.998 million on Nov. 4), pending updates.
NewFest, in Partnership with Outfest and HBO, Concludes their 27th Annual Festival And Announces Audience Award Winners - THOSE PEOPLE (Narrative Feature), THE SAME DIFFERENCE (Documentary Feature), TREMULO (Narrative Short) and IN THE HOLLOW (Documentary Short).
Academy Award® winner Melissa Leo, Sebastian Stan and Clark Duke have joined the ensemble cast of the new one-hour SHOWTIME dark comedy pilot I'M DYING UP HERE.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for the popular FREE Film Society Talks series, NYFF Live, during the 53rd New York Film Festival, sponsored by HBO.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today Local Color: The Short Films of Dustin Guy Defa, a one-week run from October 14-20, along with a preview of repertory programming through the end of the year.
Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler star in the upcoming drama CAROL, opening in select cities on November 20th, 2015. Watch the first official trailer below!
The rights to Only Ever Yours, internationally bestselling novel, winner of the YA Book Prize, Eils Dillon Award, and whose author was just named 'the best YA fiction writer alive today' by The Guardian (9/2/15), have been acquired by Killer Content, Inc.
The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) Chief Executive Officer Marci Glazer announced the outstanding thinkers, writers and entertainers that will comprise the diverse lineup for the 2015-16 Arts & Ideas season.
Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing writers' and filmmakers' contributions to film, television, and new media, announced today the first slate of films included in the 2015 lineup of Festival screenings this October 29-November 5. The complete list of programming at the 22nd annual AFF, including short films, competition titles, and Conference panels, will be announced in mid-September.
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Time Inc. and Rampante, a strategic advisory, production and distribution company, today announced that New Orleans, Here & Now will debut Thursday, August 27
The 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® is thrilled to announce Carol, Todd Haynes' beautiful 1950s set drama, as the Festival's American Express Gala.
BroadwayWorld can't think of a more deserving stage maven! Hedwig and the Angry Inch creator and star and 2015 Special Tony Award winner John Cameron Mitchell is this year's Outfest Achievement Award recipient. The presentation will take place before the festival's opening night screening of TIG tonight, July 9, in Los Angeles.
