The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents 50IN50: LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2020 The AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre announced today cast details for a special edition of its breakout 50in50 monologue showcase series - 50in50: Love in the Time of Corona - with title inspiration from the classic novel Love in the Time of Cholera by Nobel prize winning Colomb...
HAPPY DAYS Favorite To Join All-Star Cast Of MIDDLETOWN Launching March 31
by Julie Musbach - March 06, 2019 Don Most, known for his role as Ralph Malph in the hit TV show HAPPY DAYS, joins the all-star cast of the new play MIDDLETOWN, an exhilarating and universal depiction of love, life and friendship, and how each endures through the roller coaster of life. Launched in partnership with Bucks County Play...
Winners Announced For 2019 WATCH Awards
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2020 The 2019 WATCH Award winners were announced on April 4th, 2020. The ceremony was canceled due to the current health crisis, but the announcement was published online. ...
Oprah Winfrey Hosts OWN SPOTLIGHT: OPRAH AND 100 BLACK FATHERS
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 24, 2020 Continuing conversations surrounding issues impacting Black lives, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today an all-new “OWN Spotlight: Oprah and 100 Black Fathers” to air Tuesday, June 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN (immediately following an all-new “Greenleaf”) and streaming for free on the Watch OWN...
Stacey Abrams, Winnie Harlow, Nicole Byer and More Announced For OWN SPOTLIGHT: BLACK WOMEN OWN THE CONVERSATION
by Tori Hartshorn - August 07, 2019 Oprah Winfrey Network and OZY Media announced today the new series “OWN Spotlight: Black Women OWN the Conversation” to premiere on Saturday, August 24 at 10:00 pm ET/PT exclusively on OWN, with celebrities and thought leaders including rising star politician Stacey Abrams, model and activist Winnie...
HAPPY DAYS Favorite To Join All-Star Cast Of MIDDLETOWN Launching March 31
by Julie Musbach - March 06, 2019 Don Most, known for his role as Ralph Malph in the hit TV show HAPPY DAYS, joins the all-star cast of the new play MIDDLETOWN, an exhilarating and universal depiction of love, life and friendship, and how each endures through the roller coaster of life. Launched in partnership with Bucks County Play...
The Westerlies And Erth's DINOSAURS OF THE DEEP Come To MPAC In March
by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2020 Enjoy the eclectic sounds of The Westerlies, a brass quartet like no other, on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $29-$39....
Viola Davis, Lillias White, Condola Rashad And More To Receive NAACP Theatre Awards
by A.A. Cristi - June 11, 2019 ...
BWW Review: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, The Vaults
by Gary Naylor - March 14, 2019 The Faction's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's dazzling novel, The Talented Mr Ripley, goes back its roots to find a man as complicated, seductive and relevant as ever....
Reston Community Players, Silver Spring Stage, and More Receive WATCH Award Nominations; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - January 21, 2020 Nominations were announced for the WATCH Awards on January 19....
Activists Alicia Garza, David Banner And More Join BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME At The Apollo
by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2019 Additional actors, activists and artists are signing on to the Apollo Theater's production of Between the World and Me running Friday, Oct. 25 through Monday, Oct. 28....
BWW Review: OPENING DAY: 2019 NATIONAL BLACK THEATER FESTIVAL at Winston-Salem, NC
by Vickie Evans - August 01, 2019 When the stars come out…there is magic in the air. That's exactly how the opening day of the National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) in Winston-Salem felt…majestic and magical. As the originators and attendees declare…”This Is Holy Ground!” The NBTF is “taking over” the city of Winston-Salem, Nor...
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Brings Broadway Laughs to Boise
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 09, 2019 THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the hilarious Tony Award-winning hit Broadway comedy, will make its Boise debut at the Morrison Center, January 31-February 2, 2020. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 13, 2019 at 10:00 AM....
City Springs Theatre Hires Esteemed Local Artist Kayce Grogan-Wallace As Casting Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 29, 2020 City Springs Theatre Company has announced local veteran actress and award-winning artist Kayce Grogan-Wallace as its first casting director....
Bebe Winans Releases Timely New Single “Black Lives Matter”
by A.A. Cristi - July 02, 2020 Grammy award-winning, Gospel and R&B icon, BeBe Winans, returns in partnership with Hidden Beach Recordings for a deeply heartfelt single, “Black Lives Matter.”...
NAACP Hosts 50th NAACP Image Awards Nominees Luncheon
by Stephi Wild - March 10, 2019 The NAACP hosted its 50th NAACP Image Awards Nominees Luncheon today at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles celebrating the achievements of the 50th NAACP Image Awards nominees....
Lizzo Wins Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Image Awards; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2020 Last night the NAACP Image Awards were held. Taking home the top prize of Entertainer of the Year was Lizzo....
Television Academy Foundation Announces New Board Members
by A.A. Cristi - June 10, 2020 The Television Academy Foundation today announced four new members to its board of directors: Cris Abrego, CEO, Endemol Shine North America, and chairman, Endemol Shine Americas; Rickey Minor, music director, composer and producer; Jonathan Murray, co-founder and executive consultant, Bunim/Murray P...
Cantata Singers Presents 'Primosch, Bartók, And Pärt' On January 25
by Julie Musbach - December 18, 2018 Cantata Singers season continues on Friday, January 25, 2019 at 8pm in New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall with a program of music by James Primosch, Bela Bartok, and Arvo Part....
HAPPY DAYS Favorite To Join All-Star Cast Of MIDDLETOWN Launching March 31
by Julie Musbach - March 06, 2019 Don Most, known for his role as Ralph Malph in the hit TV show HAPPY DAYS, joins the all-star cast of the new play MIDDLETOWN, an exhilarating and universal depiction of love, life and friendship, and how each endures through the roller coaster of life. Launched in partnership with Bucks County Play...
Horizon Theatre Announces Summer Comedy SWEET WATER TASTE
by Julie Musbach - June 12, 2019 Horizon Theatre Company is continuing its 35th Anniversary Season with a production that packs more family drama than your laugh-box will be able to stand! SWEET WATER TASTE, a new comedy from Gloria Bond Clunie, will hit the Little Five Points stage from July 12 - August 18, 2019....
DREAMGIRLS Will Embark on a UK Tour in 2020
by Stephi Wild - November 27, 2019 The hit musical Dreamgirls will embark on its first ever UK tour, opening in Bristol in September 2020 before dates in Milton Keynes, Blackpool, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Birmingham, with further venues throughout 2021 still to be announced. Tickets will go on sale this week with specific box office i...
OWN Announces Additional Cast for Ava DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 03, 2019 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the directorial lineup and additional casting for the first installment of the anticipated new romantic anthology drama “Cherish the Day,” created and executive produced by Emmy® winner/Academy Award®-nominee Ava DuVernay (“Queen Sugar,” “When They See Us”)...
Arthur Greenleaf Holmes Brings Inappropriate Poetry Into Your Home
by A.A. Cristi - April 06, 2020 Author of such utter vulgarities as I Bought a Cheese and Thought of You and Ode to an Extremely Provocative Knothole, Arthur Greenleaf Holmes is bringing his specific brand of off-colour culture into whichever room in your home you're brave enough to view it in....
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL To Open At Ogunquit Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - August 27, 2019 It's time to grab your best gal pals and head to Ogunquit Playhouse for the hilarious musical comedy Menopause The Musical®, on stage September 4 through September 14. A raucous celebration of womanhood created by Jeanie Linders and inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, Menopause The Musical... |