De La Ghetto Joins the 2018 Soulfrito Urban Latin Festival June 8
by Macon Prickett - May 15, 2018 Latin Grammy nominee, De La Ghetto, known as the Crossover King of Spanish R&B and Hip Hop will be part the star-studded line up of performers for the 2018 Soulfrito Urban Latin Festival that takes place the same weekend of the popular National Puerto Rican Day Parade. De La Ghetto, whose previous s...
Stacey Abrams, Nipsey Hussle and Lizzo Named Most Influential African Americans
by Abigail Charpentier - September 26, 2019 The Root today announced the annual Root 100 and topping the list are Stacey Abrams, Nipsey Hussle, and Lizzo....
Sixth Edition of ZEE JLF Comes to The British Library
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2019 Teamwork Arts, the producer of the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival, presents the sixth edition of ZEE JLF at the British Library as it returns to the UK between Friday 14 and Sunday 16 June 2019. This annual celebration of books, creativity, dialogue and diversity brings South Asia's unique multil...
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5th Annual ILLUMINATE Film Festival Offers Movies That Stir Your Soul
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2018 Film has the power to illuminate, to make us feel deeply, essentially taking us to a place beyond ourselves. As a medium, it opens hearts and minds, and our response to it is both visceral and personal. Underneath this response lies the unspoken connection between us all, and nowhere is this more ev...
TADA! Youth Theater Announces 2018 2019 Season In New York City
by Julie Musbach - October 17, 2018 The Drama Desk award-winning TADA! Youth Theater has announced its 2018-19 season, which includes three productions of original musicals, including one world premiere. TADA! performances are one-hour long, affordable, fun-filled musicals that are perfect for family audiences of ages 3+. They are pre...
Sydney Opera House Announces ALL ABOUT WOMEN Lineup
by Stephi Wild - December 05, 2017 The Sydney Opera House today announced the line-up for its sixth All About Women festival on Sunday 4 March 2018. For next year's All About Women, a stellar cast of international and local storytellers, thinkers and game-changers will explore the issues and ideas important to women in 2017....
Single Tickets Now On Sale For A Noise Within's 2019-2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - June 11, 2019 A Noise Within (ANW), California's acclaimed classic repertory theatre company, is proud to announce that single tickets are now on sale for its 2019-2020 season, THEY PLAYED WITH FIRE. ANW's 28th season will run August through June and will feature seven productions: Frankenstein, Gem of the Ocean,...
TADA! Youth Theater Presents Original Musical ODD DAY RAIN
by Julie Musbach - December 17, 2018 The Drama Desk award-winning TADA! Youth Theater will present the futuristic rock musical, Odd Day Rain. In 2211, the world isn't as we know it. Following a big disaster years earlier, Aurora and her friends live outside without any adults, computers, running water… or even cellphones. Meanwhile, Cl...
Ultimate Fighter's James Wilks Talks Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Cameron Movie On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - September 17, 2019 James Wilks, the winner of Ultimate Fighter, will be Tom Needham's special guest this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's SOUNDS OF FILM. He will be discussing his movie GAME CHANGERS, a new film executive produced by Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron and Jackie Chan, that documents the explosive rise of ...
George Takei And CRAZY RICH ASIANS Director Jon M. Chu To Be Honored By Asia Society
by Julie Musbach - March 05, 2018 Star Trek actor George Takei and Jon M. Chu, director of the upcoming comedy Crazy Rich Asians, from Warner Bros. Pictures and SK Global Entertainment, will be honored by Asia Society Southern California on April 22 for breaking barriers in Hollywood....
Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Join Oprah Winfrey for SUPER SOUL CONVERSATIONS at Harlem's Apollo Theater
by Nicole Rosky - January 31, 2018 Oprah Winfrey hosts “Oprah's Super Soul Conversations,” a live event featuring inspiring thought leaders, modern day influencers and social game changers as they discuss the current climate in our culture, on Wednesday, February 7 at 12:30 p.m. ET at Harlem's World-Famous Apollo Theater....
The Academy Invites 842 To Membership; 50% Are Women
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 02, 2019 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 842 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. The 2019 class is 50% women, 29% people of color, and represents 59 countries. Those...
Sheen Center to Feature Grace McLean, Megyn Kelly, and More
by Julie Musbach - January 05, 2018 The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture has announced its 2018 Winter/Spring season, a rich program of theater, film, music, poetry and talk events featuring artists and thought leaders including NBC's Megyn Kelly, MSNBC host Chris Matthews and CNBC senior contributor Larry Kudlow, indie singer-songw...
CHRISTMAS STORY LIVE, GREATEST SHOWMAN Among Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award Nominees
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2018 The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild(MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) have announced nominations for outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater during 2017....
truTV Unveils New & Returning Series in 2019-20 Programming Slate
by Tori Hartshorn - May 09, 2019 WarnerMedia's truTV is expanding on its roster of original comedies as the network today unveiled its 2019-20 programming slate ahead of next week's first-ever WarnerMedia Upfront event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The cable network, which since 2014 has established itself as the home to...
Festival Ballet Announces 42nd Season
by Stephi Wild - August 15, 2019 Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) is pleased to announce its 42nd Season, featuring an array of compelling dance programs including Rhode Island premieres and audience favorites. The 2019-2020 season includes innovative works by Tony Award Winner Christopher Wheeldon, master choreographer George Bala...
Loreen Arbus Will Be Honored With The Eagle Award At The Disability Rights Advocates' 2019 Gala
by Stephi Wild - August 28, 2019 Loreen Arbus, producer, writer, author, and disability rights activist, will be honored with this year's Disability Rights Advocates' Eagle Award in recognition of her outstanding advocacy and commitment to the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities. The award will be presented at the...
Meridian Line Presents Adventure Film Festival And Street Fair At Boulder Theater
by Stephi Wild - July 17, 2018 A new adventure begins. The Adventure Film Festival, presented by Meridian Line, returns for its 14th year to the historic Boulder Theater on October 5-7 before departing for worldwide travels. Watch the spirit of adventure in a hand-picked line-up of 30+ breathtaking, groundbreaking, independent fi...
BWW Interview: Catching Up with BURN THIS Star Brandon Uranowitz
by Julie Musbach - April 16, 2019 Brandon Uranowitz is no stranger to the Broadway stage. We took a moment to catch up with Uranowitz about the hard work he's put into his craft that's led to the string of great projects....
Oprah Winfrey Hosts LIVE EVENT AT Harlem's Apollo Theater on Wednesday, February 7
by Robert Diamond - January 26, 2018 Oprah Winfrey hosts “Oprah's Super Soul Conversations,” a live event featuring inspiring thought leaders, modern day influencers and social game changers as they discuss the current climate in our culture, on Wednesday, February 7 at 12:30 p.m. ET at Harlem's World-Famous Apollo Theater....
BRUJAS Host TRAINING FACILITY And Anti-Prom At Performance Space New York
by Julie Musbach - May 03, 2018 Performance Space New York continues its East Village Series' examination of the history, assessment of the present, and radical gaze into the future of the neighborhood in which it was founded and has boldly returned this season. Autonomous, anti-capitalist, gender self-determining collective BRUJA...
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, THIS IS US Among 29th Annual GLAAD MEDIA AWARD Nominees; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - January 19, 2018 The nominations for the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced today. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and the issues that affect their lives....
Sundance ASCAP Music Caf Presents Its 20th Anniversary Lineup
by Stephi Wild - January 08, 2018 ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the world leader in performing rights and advocacy for music creators, announces its music lineup for the Sundance ASCAP Music Caf at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The 20th annual SundanceASCAP Music Caf - runn...
THE PORTAL to Screen at Awareness Film Festival at LA LIVE
by Abigail Charpentier - September 30, 2019 Tom Cronin and Jacqui Fifer's, groundbreaking documentary THE PORTALhas been chosen as an official selection at the 2019 Awareness Film Festival. The film will play on Saturday, October 12that 5pm at the Regal LA Live, 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 followed by a Q&A with cast and crew. ... |