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Review Roundup: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM on Netflix, Starring Viola Davis & Chadwick Photo Review Roundup: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM on Netflix, Starring Viola Davis & Chadwick Boseman
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 17, 2020

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is coming! Netflix will release the film adaptation of August Wilson's play on December 18th. Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman star. ...


The ROCKETBOYS Announce New Song and Tour
by Liz Cearns - September 23, 2016

Texas indie rock band The Rocketboys release their newest song "You and Everyone Else" today at all digital retail outlets. The song is the first new music the band has released from their as yet untitled forthcoming full-length, due out in early 2017. Fans can find the track now at Apple Music and ...


Craft Recordings, Record Store Day Announce New Dates For Roundup of Vinyl Exclusives Photo Craft Recordings, Record Store Day Announce New Dates For Roundup of Vinyl Exclusives
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 04, 2020

Craft Recordings and Record Store Day announce the new dates for their roundup of vinyl exclusives....


Gillian Welch To Release SOUL JOURNEY On Vinyl August 10th Via Acony Records Photo Gillian Welch To Release SOUL JOURNEY On Vinyl August 10th Via Acony Records
by Macon Prickett - June 12, 2018

Gillian Welch's celebrated fourth studio album, 2003's Soul Journey, will be released for the first time ever on vinyl via her own Acony Records on August 10th, to coincide with the album's 15th anniversary. The long awaited first pressing of Soul Journey, which The A.V. Club hailed as “raw, spare, ...


Converge Release New Track 'Reptilian' from 'The Dusk In Us' Photo Converge Release New Track 'Reptilian' from 'The Dusk In Us'
by Caryn Robbins - September 28, 2017

Today marks the release of Reptilian, the new single from Boston-based heavy-music innovators Converge. The track appears on Converge's forthcoming album The Dusk In Us, set for release via Epitaph and Deathwish on November 3rd....


Review Roundup: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM on Netflix, Starring Viola Davis & Chadwick Photo Review Roundup: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM on Netflix, Starring Viola Davis & Chadwick Boseman
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 17, 2020

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is coming! Netflix will release the film adaptation of August Wilson's play on December 18th. Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman star. ...


Courtney Marie Andrews Confirms Special Livestream Concert Photo Courtney Marie Andrews Confirms Special Livestream Concert
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 03, 2020

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Courtney Marie Andrews will share a special livestream concert from The Parthenon in Nashville on Thursday, September 24 at 9:00pm ET/8:00pm CT via Dice.FM....


Fawzia Mirza's ME, MY MOM & SHARMILA Comes to Steppenwolf This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2016

Chicago writer and actress Fawzia Mirza takes the stage in her one-woman comedy ME, MY MOM & SHARMILA, directed by Meghan Beals, presented as part of Steppenwolf Theatre's LookOut Series....


HBO Renews Comedy Series BARRY and SILICON VALLEY Photo HBO Renews Comedy Series BARRY and SILICON VALLEY
by Macon Prickett - April 12, 2018

Following the recent season premieres of both shows, HBO has renewed the comedy series BARRY and SILICON VALLEY, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, executive vice president, HBO Programming....


Fusion-Produced Documentary 'Science Fair' Wins First-Ever Festival Favorite Award At Photo Fusion-Produced Documentary 'Science Fair' Wins First-Ever Festival Favorite Award At Sundance Film Festival
by Robert Diamond - January 31, 2018

The Sundance Institute today announced that the FUSION-produced feature documentary Science Fair has won the first-ever Festival Favorite Award, selected by audience votes from the 123 feature films screened at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival....


WYATT CENAC'S PROBLEM AREAS Returns to HBO Tonight Photo WYATT CENAC'S PROBLEM AREAS Returns to HBO Tonight
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 05, 2019

Covering a wide range of social and cultural issues, the critically lauded late-night docuseries WYATT CENAC'S PROBLEM AREAS kicks off its ten-episode second season tonight, FRIDAY, APRIL 5 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. The Emmy®- and WGA Award-winning comedian and writer offers his ...


Rescripted Announces Second Session Of The Key: Young Critics Mentorship Program Photo Rescripted Announces Second Session Of The Key: Young Critics Mentorship Program
by Julie Musbach - August 20, 2018

Rescripted is thrilled to announce the second session of The Key: Young Critics Mentorship Program, beginning September 18 and hosted this year at Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted. Regina Victor, founder of the online arts journalism platform Rescripted and entertainment critic Oliver Sava, crea...


Courtney Marie Andrews Releases a New Song 'How You Get Hurt' Photo Courtney Marie Andrews Releases a New Song 'How You Get Hurt'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 30, 2020

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Courtney Marie Andrews' new song, 'How You Get Hurt,' is debuting today....


Univision Donates Art Collection to Frost Art Museum FIU Photo Univision Donates Art Collection to Frost Art Museum FIU
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2017

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU announces a major donation by Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) of 57 artworks from its collection....


Alicia Keys Talks New Album, Book and Grammy's Hosting with Lior Phillips on 'This Mu Photo Alicia Keys Talks New Album, Book and Grammy's Hosting with Lior Phillips on 'This Must Be The Gig' Podcast
by Abigail Charpentier - January 10, 2020

Consequence Podcast Network is kicking off 2020 with the release of their latest episode of This Must Be The Gig featuring the incomparable Alicia Keys. The 15-time GRAMMY Award winning music icon spoke with host Lior Phillips about her upcoming year. She's releasing her seventh studio album, ALICIA...


Lineup Announced for First Annual Speak Up, Rise Up Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017

Speak Up, Rise Up has announced their festival line-up which features 18 diverse solo and storytelling shows over the course of the week. Under the Artistic Direction of Asher Novek, the festival runs August 14 - 20 at the historic Connelly Theater on the Lower East Side....


Filming Underway for Season Five of Cinemax's Action Drama Series STRIKE BACK
by Caryn Robbins - April 26, 2017

Principal photography has begun on the ten-episode fifth season of CINEMAX'S action-packed drama series, STRIKE BACK, shot on location in Jordan and Hungary with a brand new cast portraying members of the revived Section 20....


Carnival Corp Partners with Univision for New Primetime Show Photo Carnival Corp Partners with Univision for New Primetime Show
by Emily Bruno - December 19, 2017

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, today announced it is partnering with Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) the leading media company serving Hispanic America to develop the first O C E A N primetime series. The show will air on Su...


Goth-Disco Trio The Foxies Release 'Demolition' Single Photo Goth-Disco Trio The Foxies Release 'Demolition' Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 25, 2020

Nashville glitter-punk trio, The Foxies released their “Demolition” single today, available worldwide below.  ...


Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On MILE 22 Photo Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On MILE 22
by Tori Hartshorn - August 17, 2018

In a visceral modern thriller from the director of Lone Survivor, Mark Wahlberg stars as James Silva, an operative of the CIA's most highly-prized and least understood unit. Aided by a top-secret tactical command team, Silva must retrieve and transport an asset who holds life-threatening information...


Rochester Fringe Slates Over 500 Shows on World Fringe Day Photo Rochester Fringe Slates Over 500 Shows on World Fringe Day
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2017

The KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival (Today, September 14 - Saturday, September 23) announced its entire 10-day, 2017 lineup at its sixth annual BIG REVEAL press conference today - a very special day for the more than 200 fringe festivals that exist worldwide: the first-ever World Fringe Day....


HBO Renews WYATT CENAC'S PROBLEM AREAS for Second Season Photo HBO Renews WYATT CENAC'S PROBLEM AREAS for Second Season
by Macon Prickett - May 22, 2018

HBO has renewed the late-night series WYATT CENAC'S PROBLEM AREAS for a second season, it was announced today by Nina Rosenstein, executive vice president, HBO Programming....


Courtney Marie Andrews Debuts New 'Ships In The Night' Performance Video Photo Courtney Marie Andrews Debuts New 'Ships In The Night' Performance Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 08, 2020

Courtney Marie Andrews is debuting a new performance video for her song, “Ships In The Night,” today. Filmed live at The Parthenon in Nashville, the video is now available to view below.   ...


AT HOME WITH AMY SEDARIS Returns to truTV on February 19 Photo AT HOME WITH AMY SEDARIS Returns to truTV on February 19
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 11, 2018

truTV invites guests back into the rich, imaginative - and slightly deranged - world of At Home with Amy Sedaris when the Emmy(R)-nominated series returns for its second season Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT. Created by Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello (Strangers with Candy), the 10-episode se...


VIDEO: Watch an Excerpt from The Onion's Forthcoming Documentary TOO SOON: THE COMEDY Photo VIDEO: Watch an Excerpt from The Onion's Forthcoming Documentary TOO SOON: THE COMEDY OF 9/11
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 28, 2018

Honoring tomorrow's 30th anniversary of satirical news outlet The Onion, Nick Scown and Julie Seabaugh have released The Onion Issue, a short film focusing on the challenges staffers surmounted in helping America regain a sense of normalcy in the face of tragedy. The sample segment is culled from th...






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