The Toronto International Film Festival Announces First Look at 2018 TIFF Industry Conference
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 16, 2018 The Toronto International Film Festival® announced today a first look at the 2018 TIFF Industry Conference. The six-day event, taking place September 7–12 during the Festival, will inspire and incite discussions for creative and business entrepreneurship, while examining the role independent filmmak... 
Chicago Philharmonic Summer Internship Provides Arts Experiences For High School Students
by A.A. Cristi - August 08, 2018 For the first time ever, The Chicago Philharmonic Society is hosting four diverse students from Chicago high schools in an internship program supported by the Illinois Arts Council Agency's Summer Youth Employment in the Arts. In addition to providing real world office and arts administration work a... 
Legendary Music Producer, Arranger And Composer Benjamin Wright To Appear With The Philly POPS
by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2018 L.A.-based arranging and composing phenomenon Benjamin Wright will perform with The Philly POPS and his all-star band of musicians on October 20, 2018 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in the show, Experience Benjamin Wright, a Heritage Music Group production.... 
Showtime Offers Early Viewing of Season Two Premiere of THE CHI
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 04, 2019 Starting today, the season two premiere of the hit SHOWTIME drama THE CHI is available for free sampling online, on streaming platforms and on TV on demand. Created and executive produced by Emmy® winner Lena Waithe (Boomerang, Master of None) and executive produced by Academy Award®, Emmy and Golde... 
RBG, GAME OF THRONES, AVENGERS Lead Nominees for 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 14, 2019 MTV unveiled the categories and nominees for the “2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards,” celebrating pop culture's biggest night with the performances, stories and moments that drove the conversation this year. Fans can begin voting immediately at vote.mtv.com, and by direct messaging @MTVAwards on Twitter an... 
Steppenwolf Announces Cast For Young Adults Upcoming Show
by Julie Musbach - October 17, 2018 Steppenwolf for Young Adults (SYA) announced full casting for its upcoming production of We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 by Jackie Sibblies Drury, co-directed by Hallie... 
95.5 The Lou Welcomes Gladys Knight With Special Guest Peabo Bryson Live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Today
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2018 Fox Concerts is excited to announce “The Empress of Soul” Gladys Knight with special guest Peabo Bryson will play at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Today, October 19 at 8:00 p.m.... 
Francis and the Lights to Headline The SHOWTIME House at SXSW
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 08, 2019 Today, SHOWTIME announced that Francis and the Lights will headline the music line-up at The SHOWTIME House on Monday, March 11 at South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals, located at Clive Bar on Rainey Street. Monday's performance is part of The SHOWTIME House Of Music, celebrating mus... 
Victory Gardens Theater Presents The Chicago Premiere Of Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE
by Julie Musbach - January 07, 2019 Victory Gardens Theater continues its 44th season with the Chicago Premiere of Pipeline, written by 2018 MacArthur Fellow Dominique Morisseau and directed by Cheryl Lynn Bruce. Pipeline runs February 1 March 3, 2019, with press performance on Friday, February 8, 2019 at 7:30pm at Victory Gardens The... 
VIDEO: Watch the Second Season Trailer for THE CHI
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 31, 2019 The highly anticipated second season of the hit SHOWTIME drama THE CHI will premiere on Sunday, April 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe (Master of None) and executive produced by Academy Award(r), Emmy and Golden Globe(r) winner Common (Selma), THE CHI is ... 
La Jolla Playhouse Announces Cast/Creative For Ike Holter's PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER
by Julie Musbach - May 08, 2019 La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of Put Your House in Order, by acclaimed Chicago playwright Ike Holter (Lottery Day), directed by Lili-Anne Brown. The show kicks off the Playhouse's 2019/2020 season, running in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss F... 
SHOWTIME Picks Up Hit Drama Series THE CHI For Third Season
by Tori Hartshorn - April 30, 2019 SHOWTIME has picked up the hit drama series THE CHI for a third season. Created and executive produced by Emmy® winner Lena Waithe (Boomerang, Master of None) and executive produced by Academy Award®, Emmy and Golden Globe® winner Common (Selma), THE CHI is a timely coming-of-age story centering on ... 
Common Signs Overall Deal with Lionsgate Television
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 24, 2018 Lionsgate Television signs overall deal with Common, according to Variety. The new agreement has Common developing new series projects for the studio through his Freedom Road Productions....
Writers Theatre Presents The World Premiere Of WITCH
by A.A. Cristi - September 05, 2018 Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, presents the World Premiere of Witch, written by Jen Silverman, inspired by The Witch of Edmonton by Rowley, Dekker & Ford. Witch, directed by Marti Lyons, runs September 26 - Dece... 
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Dreamworks' KUNG FU PANDA: THE PAWS OF DESTINY
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 01, 2018 Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny follows the adventures of four energetic panda kids: Nu Hai, Bao, Jing, and Fan Tong. After they stumble upon a mystical cave beneath Panda Village, the friends accidentally absorb the chi of ancient and powerful Kung Fu warriors known as the Four Constellations. B... 
THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND Play to Get Film Treatment from MWM Studios
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 28, 2018 MWM Studios is adapting the Off Broadway play, The House That Will Not Stand, into a feature film, according to Deadline. The historical comic drama is by Marcus Gardley, who is also writing the screenplay.... 
BLACK PANTHER Leads Nominations for the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 13, 2019 The nominees for the 50th NAACP Image Awards were exclusively announced today at the Television Critics Association's (TCA) TV One's joint press conference with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP and Alfred Liggins, Chairman and CEO of TV One. The winners will be revealed during the Two... 
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... 
BWW Review: L. Peter Callender is Stunning in Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize Winning BETWEEN RIVERSIDE & CRAZY at American Stage
by Peter Nason - October 14, 2018 The Tampa Bay Area Premiere of a show that is heartbreaking and funny, and that features one of the finest performances local audiences have seen in quite a long time.... 
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents ACT(S) OF GOD By Ensemble Member Kareem Bandealy
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2019 Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Act(s) of God, by Ensemble Member Kareem Bandealy, directed by Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman. Act(s) of God runs February 13 April 7, 2019 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. M... 
Chicago's One Of A Kind Holiday Show Offers Perfect Gift Ideas With 2018 Official Gift Guide
by A.A. Cristi - October 26, 2018 The 18th annual One of a Kind Holiday Show, which is making its return to The Mart, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, December 6-9, has released their 2018 Holiday Gift Guide for shoppers to get a head start planning their holiday gift giving. This season, gift options at the One of a Kind Holiday Show... 
Griffin Theatre Welcomes Nine New Ensemble Members
by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2018 Griffin Theatre Company Artistic Director William Massolia today announced the addition of nine new ensemble members: Isa Arciniegas, Larry Baldacci, Peter Byrne, Jermaine Hill, Nicole Laurenzi, Ryan McBride, Rochelle Therrien, Jason VonRohn and Scott Weinstein. Additionally, Griffin is pleased to a...
95.5 The Lou Welcomes Gladys Knight With Special Guest Peabo Bryson Live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre 10/19
by Tori Hartshorn - August 06, 2018 Fox Concerts is excited to announce “The Empress of Soul” Gladys Knight with special guest Peabo Bryson will play at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Friday, October 19 at 8:00 p.m.... 
Taiwan Philharmonic Performs San Francisco Debut Following Triumphant 2016 U.S. Debut
by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2018 'One of Asia's best' (Los Angeles Times), the Taiwan Philharmonic finishes their 2018 North American tour with a flourish at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on November 5 at 8:00 PM. The orchestra, led by Maestro Shao-Chia Lu, returns two years after their highly acclaimed United States debut ... 
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