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On February 12, 1915, the Abrons Arts Center's Henry Street Settlement Playhouse opened its doors on the Lower East Side. Since that day, it has remained a vital cultural resource, providing audiences with artistically bold work while offering artists opportunities to dynamically grow. Since becoming Abrons Director in 2006, Jay Wegman has done much more than maintain 'one of the last standing locations for avant-garde performance downtown' (The New York Times, 2009). He has created an arts venue that is unique on the city's cultural landscape, presenting an international mix of cutting-edge performing and visual artists, both established and emerging, from across the country and around the world, as well as from New York City.

The IMAX trailer for Baltasar Kormákur's adventure thriller EVEREST has been released. The film hits theaters September 18th. Get a first look below!

Experience the soundtrack to a new generation, the next generation with We Are Your Friends: Music From The Original Motion Picture (Interscope Records).

AMC today announced from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour that it has placed a straight-to-series order for “The West” (working title), a docudrama executive produced by Emmy® Award-winning Stephen David Entertainment

AMC today announced from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour that it has placed a straight-to-series order for 'The West' (working title), a docudrama executive produced by Emmy Award-winning Stephen David Entertainment ('The World Wars,' 'The Men Who Built America') in association with Robert Redford's Sundance Productions. The network has ordered eight one-hour episodes to premiere in summer 2016, alongside the final seven episodes of Western drama 'Hell on Wheels.' Production on 'The West' will begin in early August.

E! is bridging the gap from this realm to the next with the new series “Hollywood Teen Medium” (working title).

New York Live Arts ends the 2015 Studio Series showings with Moriah Evans tonight, July 29 at 6:00pm in the Third Floor Studios. 

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Studiocanal comes the romantic drama “We Are Your Friends.” The film marks Max Joseph's (MTV's “Catfish: The TV Show”) feature film directorial debut, and stars Zac Efron (“Neighbors”), Emily Ratajkowski (upcoming “Entourage,” “Gone Girl”) and Wes Bentley (“Interstellar,” “The Hunger Games”). Click below to watch a brand-new trailer for the movie!

Turner International Asia Pacific has acquired full syndication and broadcast rights for the highly-awaited Korean drama series, Saimdang, across all platforms in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

As previously reported, a 'grittier' big screen version of Lionel Bart's OLIVER! is aiming to start production next year in London, via Cameron Mackintosh and Working Title Films. Now, the Daily Mail writes that the filmmakers are planning a nationwide search for the title role and The Artful Dodger.

British pop is headed to the stage in the new piece THE BRITISH INVASION MUSICAL (working title) from the co-creator of JERSEY BOYS. The New York Post writes that SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Christian Borle will star a workshop of the project this Wednesday.

Universal Pictures and StudioCanal UK have released a new international trailer for LEGEND, hitting theaters on October 2nd. Get a first look below!

Bravo Media expands its programming slate announcing three new unscripted projects in development.

I AM JAZZ (previous working title 'All That Jazz') premieres tonight, July 15 at 10/9c on TLC, with the 11 episode series following Jazz's complex and fascinating story.

Imago artists present Soiree #1, featuring six (directors) and seven (works), July 17-19, playing Friday & Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 2PM.

SPORTS DETECTIVES, comprised of six one-hour episodes, is scheduled to premiere in 2016

New York Live Arts today announced the recipients of a number of new works residency programs for the 2015-16 season and beyond as part of its newly envisioned new work development program, reflecting a renewed, industry-leading commitment to the support of the creative process. The celebrated New York-based writer, performer and choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili will be the organization's third recipient of the Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) award, the largest of its kind in the nation. Andrea Kleine, Sonya Tayeh, Adrienne Truscott, Preeti Vasudevan, Larissa Velez-Jackson and Gillian Walsh have been curated to develop new work to premiere in future seasons on the New York Live Arts stage through the Live Feed Program (formerly Studio Series).

New York Live Arts ends the 2015 Studio Series showings with Moriah Evans on Wednesday, July 29 at 6:00pmin the Third Floor Studios. 

Director Danny Herb is receiving accolades for TWO GUYS ONE TRUCK, an original web series available on their signature Youtube Channel.

HERE announces its 2015-2016 producing season, featuring three HERE Resident Artist productions, an Artistic Director production, the fourth annual PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now festival and HERE's yearly CULTUREMART festival, which gives audiences a first look at new work in process from artists in the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP).  The multidisciplinary works in HERE's 2015-2016 season represent the culmination of commissions and developmental residencies of up to three years through HARP, and/or the Dream Music Puppetry Program.