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Random Acts of Flyness from artist Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) explores evergreen cultural idioms such as patriarchy, white supremacy and sensuality from a new, thought-provoking perspective.

A fluid, stream-of-conscious response to the contemporary American mediascape, each episode of Random Acts of Flyness features a handful of interconnected vignettes, showcasing an ensemble cast of emerging and established talent. The show is a mix of verit

New Film Series Featuring Swizz Beatz, Carrie Mae Weems, Terence Nance, Arthur Jafa, Photo New Film Series Featuring Swizz Beatz, Carrie Mae Weems, Terence Nance, Arthur Jafa, And More Launches Today
by A.A. Cristi - March 22, 2019

UTA Artist Space and Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean are pleased to announce the launch of a one-on-one interview series that puts distinguished creatives across contemporary art, music, and film in conversation and in front of the camera. The series launches today, March 22, 2019, and features Swizz Bea...


Michael Stuhlbarg, Austin Smith, Among Initial Cast of SOCRATES at The Public Photo Michael Stuhlbarg, Austin Smith, Among Initial Cast of SOCRATES at The Public
by Julie Musbach - November 08, 2018

The Public Theater announced initial casting today for the world premiere of SOCRATES, written by acclaimed actor, director, and writer Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes, the powerful new play will begin with a Free First Preview performance on Tuesday, April 2 and run thro...


HBO to Debut RAMY YOUSSEF: FEELINGS on June 29 Photo HBO to Debut RAMY YOUSSEF: FEELINGS on June 29
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 31, 2019

RAMY YOUSSEF: FEELINGS, the comedian and actor's first HBO stand-up comedy special, debuts SATURDAY, JUNE 29 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. The exclusive presentation was taped in front of a live audience at the landmark Chicago Cultural Center....


The 2019 Sundance Film Festival Presents Offscreen Panels and Events Photo The 2019 Sundance Film Festival Presents Offscreen Panels and Events
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2019

Sundance Institute will convene dozens of offscreen events, including inclusive and intersectional conversations on the next wave of storytelling, radical data transparency, the future of democracy at its intersection with the arts, behind-the-scenes panels on the art of filmmaking and musical perfo...


Photo Flash: Australian Play FLOOD receives US Premiere Reading Photo Photo Flash: Australian Play FLOOD receives US Premiere Reading
by Julie Musbach - February 16, 2018

SHEA DELVES PRODUCTIONS presented a staged reading of the powerful Australian play, FLOOD  by Chris Isaacs, on February 9th, in New York City....


BARRY, KILLING EVE Among 2019 Peabody Award Winners Photo BARRY, KILLING EVE Among 2019 Peabody Award Winners
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 18, 2019

The Peabody Board of Jurors revealed today nine Entertainment winners and a Children's winner for programs released in 2018. The honorees include a children's superhero saga focused on empathy; darkly comic immersions into the male and female killer mind; welcomed reformulations and expansions of st...


HADESTOWN, TOOTSIE & More Nominated for Casting Society of America's 2019 Artios Awar Photo HADESTOWN, TOOTSIE & More Nominated for Casting Society of America's 2019 Artios Awards
by Nicole Rosky - September 24, 2019

Casting Society of America (CSA) today announced the television and theatre nominees for the 35th Artios Awards, which honor the contribution of Casting Directors to film, television and theatre. The winners will be revealed on Thursday, January 30, 2020 in ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York City a...


Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year Special Event Airing 7/7 on FX Moderated by Has Photo Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year Special Event Airing 7/7 on FX Moderated by Hasan Minhaj
by Tori Hartshorn - June 21, 2019

FX today announced the premiere of Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year, a one-hour special event showcasing the critical issues honored at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony hosted by Ronan Farrow. The in-depth roundtable discussion, moderated by Hasan Minhaj and recognizing the best of enter...


HBO Renews RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS Photo HBO Renews RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 20, 2018

Following early critical raves, HBO has renewed the late-night series RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS for a second season, it was announced today by Nina Rosenstein, executive vice president, HBO Programming....


Sounds For The Silent Cabaret To Include Live American Sign Language Interpretation Photo Sounds For The Silent Cabaret To Include Live American Sign Language Interpretation
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2019

When Broadway's Libby Servais, Terrance Reddick and an all star ensemble of singers take the stage at The Green Room 42 on Sunday afternoon at 2pm, their performances will be accompanied by live professional American Sign Language interpretation.  SOUNDS FOR THE SILENT, a cabaret designed to benefit...


Lee Wilkof & More Join Cast of Public Theater's SOCRATES Photo Lee Wilkof & More Join Cast of Public Theater's SOCRATES
by Nicole Rosky - February 12, 2019

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced complete casting today for the world premiere of SOCRATES, written by acclaimed actor, director, and writer Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes and anchoring the Onassis Fes...


Emmy Winner Cady McClain's Documentary 'Seeing is Believing: Women Direct' Launches T Photo Emmy Winner Cady McClain's Documentary 'Seeing is Believing: Women Direct' Launches Today on TuggEDU
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 02, 2018

Emmy® winning actress-turned-director Cady McClain's Seeing is Believing: Women Direct, a documentary film about women who direct film and television, is partnering with TuggEDU to bring the film to all North American schools, organizations, community centers, libraries, churches, groups, boardrooms...


New HBO Series RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS Debuts This Friday Photo New HBO Series RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS Debuts This Friday
by Tori Hartshorn - August 01, 2018

RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS, a new late-night series from artist Terence Nance (“An Oversimplification of Her Beauty”), kicks off its six-episode season this FRIDAY, AUG. 3 (midnight-12:30 a.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other episodes subsequent Fridays at the same time. The show explores e...


All Star Cabaret Cast Adds WICKED Alum Libby Servais At Green Room 42 Photo All Star Cabaret Cast Adds WICKED Alum Libby Servais At Green Room 42
by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2019

Libby Servais, seen recently floating in a bubble as a "Glinda" in WICKED on Broadway has joined the all star cast of the SOUNDS FOR THE SILENT cabaret at The Green Room 42, Sunday April 7th at 2pm in New York City....


Photo Flash: Rita Moreno Receives 2019 Peabody Award Photo Photo Flash: Rita Moreno Receives 2019 Peabody Award
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2019

On Saturday evening, the stars aligned to celebrate the 78th Annual Peabody Awards, and present the legendary Rita Moreno with the Peabody Career Achievement Award at Cipriani Wall Street in New York in NYC....


Shahadi Wright Joseph Performs At ReelSisters Tribute To Terence Nance & JT Takagi (T Photo Shahadi Wright Joseph Performs At ReelSisters Tribute To Terence Nance & JT Takagi (TWN), Today
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2018

On Today, Oct. 12, 6:30 pm, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series will honor award-winning filmmakers JT Takagi, the Executive Director of Third World Newsreel, and Terence Nance, creator of HBO's Random Acts of Flyness, with the Reel Sisters Trailblazer award for their outstan...


Photo Flash: Australian Play FLOOD receives US Premiere Reading Photo Photo Flash: Australian Play FLOOD receives US Premiere Reading
by Julie Musbach - February 16, 2018

SHEA DELVES PRODUCTIONS presented a staged reading of the powerful Australian play, FLOOD  by Chris Isaacs, on February 9th, in New York City....


Sundance Institute Announces 2019 Creative Producing Labs & Summit Photo Sundance Institute Announces 2019 Creative Producing Labs & Summit
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 19, 2019

Sundance Institute today announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2019 Creative Producing Labs, as well as the three-day Creative Producing Summit which immediately follows; both take place at Utah's Sundance Mountain Resort. The Labs begins July 29, and the Summit August 2. These are the fla...


RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS A Subversive Look at Contemporary American Life from Artist Te Photo RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS A Subversive Look at Contemporary American Life from Artist Terence Nance, Debuts 8/3 on HBO
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2018

RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS, a new late-night series from artist Terence Nance ('An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'), kicks off its six-episode season FRIDAY, AUG. 3 (midnight-12:30 a.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other episodes subsequent Todays at the same time. The show explores evergre...


Playwrights Realm Announces Cast And Creative Team For Jonathan Payne's THE REVOLVING Photo Playwrights Realm Announces Cast And Creative Team For Jonathan Payne's THE REVOLVING CYCLES TRULY AND STEADILY ROLL'D
by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2018

The Playwrights Realm (Katherine Kovner, Founding Artistic Director; Roberta Pereira, Producing Director) today announces the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Jonathan Payne's The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll'd, directed by Awoye Timpo (Sept. 7-Oct. 6, at The Duk...


RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS A Subversive Look at Contemporary American Life from Artist Te Photo RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS A Subversive Look at Contemporary American Life from Artist Terence Nance, Debuts 8/3 on HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - July 02, 2018

RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS, a new late-night series from artist Terence Nance ('An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'), kicks off its six-episode season FRIDAY, AUG. 3 (midnight-12:30 a.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other episodes subsequent Fridays at the same time. The show explores evergr...


Sounds For The Silent Cabaret To Include Live American Sign Language Interpretation Photo Sounds For The Silent Cabaret To Include Live American Sign Language Interpretation
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2019

When Broadway's Libby Servais, Terrance Reddick and an all star ensemble of singers take the stage at The Green Room 42 on Sunday afternoon at 2pm, their performances will be accompanied by live professional American Sign Language interpretation.  SOUNDS FOR THE SILENT, a cabaret designed to benefit...


Photo Flash: Rita Moreno Honored With Peabody Career Achievement Award Photo Photo Flash: Rita Moreno Honored With Peabody Career Achievement Award
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2019

Yesterday evening, Mercedes-Benz was on hand to celebrate the 78th Annual Peabody Awards and present the legendary Rita Moreno with the Peabody Career Achievement Award, presented by Mercedes-Benz, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York in NYC....


Shahadi Wright Joseph Performs At ReelSisters Tribute To Terence Nance & JT Takagi (T Photo Shahadi Wright Joseph Performs At ReelSisters Tribute To Terence Nance & JT Takagi (TWN), 10/12
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2018

On Friday, Oct. 12, 6:30 pm, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series will honor award-winning filmmakers JT Takagi, the Executive Director of Third World Newsreel, and Terence Nance, creator of HBO's Random Acts of Flyness, with the Reel Sisters Trailblazer award for their outsta...


Keith Josef Adkins and Devin Haqq to Host a Private Industry Reading of their Horror Photo Keith Josef Adkins and Devin Haqq to Host a Private Industry Reading of their Horror Screenplay THE NIGHT MAN
by Rebecca Russo - August 31, 2018

Keith Josef Adkins and Devin Haqq have assembled a spectacular cast for the private industry reading of their socially-charged horror screenplay The Night Man at United Talent Agency (UTA) in NYC on Monday, September 10th....







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