Clara Mamet

The 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today announced its 2020 Shorts Program lineup. Setting a record with over 6,100 submissions, the final program roster includes 64 diverse and captivating short films from 20 countries around the globe, and features 46 world premieres, including DreamWorks Animation's new animated short, To Gerard. The short films will be presented in 10 distinct competition programs which include five narrative, four documentary, and one animation program. For the fourth consecutive year, 40 percent of the selections are directed by female filmmakers. Queen Collective by Procter & Gamble in partnership with Queen Latifah, Flavor Unit Entertainment and Tribeca Studios is back, a program dedicated to supporting gender and racial equality behind the camera. The 2020 shorts lineup is programmed by Sharon Badal and Ben Thompson. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 15 - April 26.

Tony Award-winning actor Paul Sand took time out of his Sunday afternoon off to talk with BWW. He is currently putting on his third-ish re-incarnation of KURT WEILL AT THE CUTTLEFISH HOTEL at the Miles Memorial Playhouse. Inspiration for CUTTLEFISH initially hit Paul as he was walking on the Santa Monica Pier. 'Wouldn't Kurt Weill's nasty songs about murder and revenge and broken hearts be terrific down here?'

Below, check out the trailer for writer and director Clara Mamet's TWO-BIT WALTZ. The film stars Mamet, (daughter of playwright David Mamet) as well as Jared Gilman, Rebecca Pidgeon, Matt O'Leary, Ella Dershowitz, John Pirruccello, David Paymer and William H. Macy.

The sophomore comedy The Neighbors has also been axed.

Grease is the word on an upcoming episode of ABC's The Neighbors! TVGuide.com gives an exclusive first at the November 15th airing which features an alien's take on the hit Broadway musical