National YoungArts Foundation has announced the 2021 YoungArts award winners—659 of the most accomplished young visual, literary and performing artists from across the country. YoungArts award winners gain access to one of the most comprehensive programs for artists in the United States.
Viola Davis stars alongside the late Chadwick Boseman in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' coming to Netflix on December 18th.
Today's top stories: Hamilton could be the first to reopen, watch a clip from Patti Murin and Colin Donnell's concert with Seth Rudetsky, and more!
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson is heralded for progressing and helping to develop contemporary black theater, tackling a wide array of important themes from the black American experience while also allowing white America to truly see black Americans. The expertly crafted 2020 film adaptation of Wilson’s MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM brings this masterpiece and these still relevant themes to stunning and visceral life.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is coming! Netflix will release the film adaptation of August Wilson's play on December 18th. Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman star.
Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures. This long-awaited sequel to the iconic comedy Coming to America will launch worldwide in over 240 countries and territories on Prime Video on March 5, 2021.
Every year, thousands of students from twelve cities across the United States perform the Pulitzer Prize winner’s work ('Fences,' 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”) for a shot to perform on Broadway.
This week's Theater Stories features the Cort Theatre! Learn about the box office record-breaking production of Fences, it's longest-running show The Magic Show with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and much more!
NBC is teaming up with L'Oréal Paris to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the brand's signature philanthropic program, Women of Worth, in a first-of-its-kind television special that spotlights the intrinsic worth of 10 women making an extraordinary difference in their communities.
A week after a divisive election in the throes of a national reckoning on racial injustice, venerated actress Viola Davis called upon women participating in the virtual Pennsylvania Conference for Women to “have each other’s backs because if we don't move forward together, we don't move forward.'
Ayo Davis has been named to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Creative Development and Strategy, Disney Branded Television, it was announced today by Gary Marsh, President and Chief Creative Officer, Disney Branded Television, to whom she will report.
Oscar, Emmy and two-time Tony winner Viola Davis is among the featured artists contributing to the Brooklyn Children's Theatre (BCT) UNMASKED virtual gala. Davis and Jelani Alladin (Frozen Broadway) discuss theater with the children of BCT.
John Patrick Shanley's play 'Outside Mullingar' is coming to the big screen! Watch the trailer for 'Wild Mountain Thyme,' starring Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt, below.
Chadwick Boseman will be submitted to awards shows posthumously as a leading actor for his role in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' the upcoming film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman), and the white management determined to control the legendary “Mother of the Blues.” Based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson's play.
In response to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Girl Be Heard is transforming its annual in-person gala into an online gala: Together We Rise. Hosted by Abbi Crutchfield, attendees of the Together We Rise gala will hear from this year's honoree - Academy, Emmy and two-time Tony award-winning actor, producer and activist Viola Davis.
Today we flash back to the groundbreaking off-Broadway opening night of Eve Enseler's feminist phenomenon, The Vagina Monologues.
BroadwayHD has announced its October roster, featuring popular films and plays, along with anniversary concerts and exciting live theater experiences.
Netflix has released first look photos for its film adaptation of 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' starring the late Chadwick Boseman, Tony and Academy Award-winner Viola Davis, and Tony-nominee Colman Domingo.
Today's top stories: the cast of Frasier will reunite on Stars in the House, get a first look at Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and more!
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