Anjelah Johnson to Star in Kevin Hart, America Ferrera-Produced Comedy
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 01, 2018 Comedian Anjelah Johnson will star in a new NBC comedy which will be executive produced by both Kevin Hart and America Ferrera, according to Variety....
VIDEO: WE'RE GONNA DIE Playwright Young Jean Lee Hosts Online Playwriting Workshop!
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2020 This week, playwright Young Jean Lee hosted an online playwriting workshop through Zoom!...
YELLOWSTONE Scores Series High Ratings
by TV News Desk - August 07, 2018 The Dutton family's list of enemies keeps growing each week, but so does its number of fans. The new Paramount Network's recently renewed drama, 'Yellowstone,' set series high ratings in Live+3 viewing. Episode six entitled 'The Remembering' delivered a new ratings benchmark of 1.3 P 18-49. The seas...
Citadel Theatre Brings THE COLOR PURPLE to Edmonton This Fall!
by Alan Henry - May 09, 2019 THE COLOR PURPLE is here! Opening on September 21 and running through October 13, 2019, this powerful musical is running at Citadel Theatre in Edmonton....
YOUNGER Moves to Paramount Network for Sixth Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 05, 2018 The sixth season of YOUNGER will air on Paramount Network instead of TV Land, according to Variety....
HBO Orders A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW From Robin Thede and Issa Rae
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 28, 2019 HBO has given a series order to A Black Lady Sketch Show, according to Deadline. The half-hour sketch comedy stars creator Robin Thede, who also executive produces alongside Issa Rae....
Otherworld Theatre Presents DRACULA
by A.A. Cristi - August 26, 2019 Otherworld Theatre begins it's seventh season: Epics Reimagined with Countess Dracula, running September 28th-November 2nd. ...
Review Roundup: THE KING'S SPEECH at the National Theatre - What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - February 14, 2020 David Seidler's original play THE KING'S SPEECH makes its D.C. debut at the National Theatre from February 11-16, 2020. The original play a?" which inspired the 2010 Oscar-winning film by the same name a?" marks the eleventh installment in the venue's 2019-2020 Broadway at the National series, which...
SISTAS ON FIRE Comes to the East Village Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2019 The personal becomes the political when passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing black women and girls, black-on-black crime, and male/female relationships in a soul-stirring mix of song, dance, poetry, and p...
Marlan Warren Slated To Read From 'Roadmaps For The Sexually Challenged' At Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference
by Stephi Wild - August 15, 2019 ...
Ken Jennings Joins BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2019 Game Show Network, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, has announced today that BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW, hosted by Sherri Shepherd (“The View”) will debut on June 10 at 4:00 p.m. ET....
Quartet 131 Launches 2020 Arion Chamber Music Series
by Stephi Wild - February 28, 2020 The Arion Chamber Music Series began their 5th Anniversary Season with featured guests Quartet 131 on February 21st at their resident venue, Christ & St. Stephens Church located at 120 W. 69th St. in New York's Lincoln Square Arts District....
Ashley Park To Co-Star in the Paramount Network Series EMILY IN PARIS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2019 Ashley Park has been announced as the co-star, opposite Lily Collins, in Paramount Network's half-hour dramedy, Emily in Paris, according to Deadline. The series hails from Younger and Sex and the City creator Darren Star....
Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott & Sarah Gadon Join Cast of BLACK BEAR
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 30, 2019 Productivity Media Inc and Oakhurst Entertainment announced today that Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon are set to join the cast of the upcoming thriller BLACK BEAR, directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. Penned by Levine, the film will be produced by Tandem Pictures' Julie Christeas ...
OWN Announces Season Four of Ava DuVernay's QUEEN SUGAR
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 08, 2018 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fourth season Ava DuVernay's critically acclaimed original drama series “Queen Sugar,” from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, ahead of the extended 90-minute season three finale airing Wednesday, August 22 (10-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)....
Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon Will Lead Julian Fellowes Drama THE GILDED AGE on HBO
by Nicole Rosky - September 26, 2019 HBO has found two leading ladies for its upcoming series from Julian Fellowes, The Gilded Age. Stage and screen stars Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon will play sisters Agnes van Rhijn and Ava Brook respectively....
Gavin Stenhouse & Gwendoline Yeo Join KUNG FU on The CW
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 09, 2020 Deadline reports that Gavin Stenhouse and Gwendoline Yeo have joined 'Kung Fu' on The CW. The series is described as a reimagining of the 70s series....
Glenn Morshower and Stelio Savante Join Western Horror BLACK WOOD
by Abigail Charpentier - September 25, 2019 Glenn Morshower (Aftermath, The Resident, Bloodline), SAG awards Nominee Stelio Savante (Running For Grace, Rapid Eye Movement, The Cleaning Lady), and Bates Wilder (Tator Tot &Patton,The Great War, American Woman) have joined the cast of writer-director Chris Canfield's western horror BLACK WOOD....
HCTO To Produce DADDY LONG LEGS
by Julie Musbach - August 10, 2018 Hale Center Theater Orem will produce the Utah professional premiere of a new work based on the classic novel which inspired the 1955 movie starring Fred Astaire. Daddy Long Legs is a beloved tale in the spirit of Jane Austen, The Bronte Sisters and "Downton Abbey." Daddy Long Legs features music an...
Kelsey Pyro to Debut MAKADEWIIYAASIKWE With The Shed At Hudson Yards
by Julie Musbach - April 24, 2019 Brooklyn-based artist Kelsey Pyro announces the debut of her forthcoming performance work, Makadewiiyaasikwe (to be pronounced phonetically as spelled)....
NBC Olympics to Showcase the UWW World Wrestling Championships
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 17, 2018 NBC Olympics will showcase the UWW World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with nearly 30 hours of coverage, including more than 20 hours of live coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Event coverage begins with men's freestyle finals this Sunday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. ET on Olympic...
PBS Presents SECRETS OF THE DEAD: THE WOMAN IN THE IRON COFFIN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 22, 2018 Secrets of the Dead: The Woman in the Iron Coffin follows forensic archaeologist Scott Warnasch and a team of historians and scientists as they investigate the remains of a young African American woman who died in the first half of the 19th century. By piecing together the woman's story and the time...
Voices In The Dark Repertory Theatre Company Announces Its 2019 Season Spotlighting Disenfranchised Communities
by Julie Musbach - January 24, 2019 Voices in the Dark Repertory Theatre Company presents its 27th season line up of 'The DREAM - REALIZED.' In keeping with its mission, Voices has selected a trilogy of plays that exemplify and epitomizes both 'the dream deferred, and the dream realized.' Its mission: to present, produce and promote ...
Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel & Ryan Murphy Headline NBC Sports' Live Coverage Of TYR Pro Swim Series
by Tori Hartshorn - January 07, 2019 Five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, four-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel, and three-time Olympic champion Ryan Murphy are expected to compete this week at the first stop of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series, with NBC Sports' live coverage beginning Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. ET on Olympic...
MWM Universe Signs Development Deal for ADORNED BY CHI
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2019 Dallas-based entrepreneur Jacque Aye, creator of “Adorned by Chi,” the anime and manga inspired Nigerian Magical Girl franchise/universe, has signed with MWM and its MWM Universe division, Morgan Kruger & Diana Williams of MWMu announced today. Aye's “Adorned by Chi,” tells the tale of Adaeze, a pai... |