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The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized

THE HANDMAID'S TALE Author Margaret Atwood Shares 2019 Booker Prize With Bernardine E Photo THE HANDMAID'S TALE Author Margaret Atwood Shares 2019 Booker Prize With Bernardine Evaristo
by Stephi Wild - October 15, 2019

Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale, has won the 2019 Booker prize, alongside Bernardine Evaristo, according to The Guardian. This is the first time in nearly 30 years that two people have won the award....


BLO's PAGLIACCI Rolls Into Boston's North End To Open 2019/20 Season Photo BLO's PAGLIACCI Rolls Into Boston's North End To Open 2019/20 Season
by Julie Musbach - August 12, 2019

Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) opens the 2019/20 Season with its first production of Ruggero Leoncavallo's indelible and enduringly popular 1892 Italian opera, PAGLIACCI, running September 27 to October 6, 2019 and starring tenor Rafael Rojas (in BLO's Werther and La Traviata, 1998, and Madama Butterfly, ...


VIDEO: Blake Lively Stars in Trailer for THE RHYTHM SECTION Photo VIDEO: Blake Lively Stars in Trailer for THE RHYTHM SECTION
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2019

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for The Rhythm Section, starring Blake Lively....


Billy Porter, FOSSE/VERDON, Rachel Brosnahan Nominated for 2019 EMMY AWARDS Photo Billy Porter, FOSSE/VERDON, Rachel Brosnahan Nominated for 2019 EMMY AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 16, 2019

Celebrity presenters Ken Jeong and D'Arcy Carden announced the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards on July 16, 2019....


Penguin Rep Theatre Announces 2019 Season Photo Penguin Rep Theatre Announces 2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2019

The acclaimed Tony Award and Olivier Award-winning comedy, Art, followed by a thought-provoking look back at RFK in Kennedy: Bobby's Last Crusade, kicks off the newly announced four-show 2019 mainstage season at Penguin Rep Theatre in historic Stony Point (Rockland County), New York....


BLO Announces Free Student Tix For THE HANDMAIDS TALE Photo BLO Announces Free Student Tix For THE HANDMAIDS TALE
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2019

Boston Lyric Opera will offer 50 free student tickets for each performance of its upcoming production, The Handmaid's Tale.  High school and college students may reserve tickets online (one per student), and pick them up at the box office starting 90 minutes (and no later than 15 minutes) before cur...


BWW Review: Alan Bowne's BEIRUT Explores Love and Freedom in a Dystopian Future, at t Photo BWW Review: Alan Bowne's BEIRUT Explores Love and Freedom in a Dystopian Future, at the Shoe Box Theatre
by Krista Garver - June 13, 2019

BEIRUT, by Alan Bowne, now playing at the Shoe Box Theatre, premiered more than 30 years ago, but its themes are just as relevant in today's political climate....


Jordan Rakei Announces New Album 'Origin' Photo Jordan Rakei Announces New Album 'Origin'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2019

Jordan Rakei just announced his third album Origin, due for release on June 14 via Ninja Tune. Since signing to Ninja Tune and releasing Wallflower, Jordan Rakei has stamped his authority as a preternaturally talented songwriter, producer and live performer and cemented his worldwide rep as a modern...


BLO's PAGLIACCI Rolls Into Boston's North End To Open 2019/20 Season Photo BLO's PAGLIACCI Rolls Into Boston's North End To Open 2019/20 Season
by Julie Musbach - August 12, 2019

Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) opens the 2019/20 Season with its first production of Ruggero Leoncavallo's indelible and enduringly popular 1892 Italian opera, PAGLIACCI, running September 27 to October 6, 2019 and starring tenor Rafael Rojas (in BLO's Werther and La Traviata, 1998, and Madama Butterfly, ...


Hulu Announces New Series FERTILE CRESCENT Photo Hulu Announces New Series FERTILE CRESCENT
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 13, 2019

Today Hulu announced the straight to series order on Fertile Crescent (wt) starring James Purefoy....


Lily James Announced As Special Guest For MARGARET ATWOOD LIVE In Cinemas Photo Lily James Announced As Special Guest For MARGARET ATWOOD LIVE In Cinemas
by Stephi Wild - August 16, 2019

Fane Productions has announced Lily James as a special guest for Margaret Atwood Live on 10 September. The event, which takes place on the Lyttelton stage at the National Theatre, sold out within hours when it was first announced in March, but tickets are still available for over 1,300 live cinema s...


Chris Pratt's GHOST DRAFT To Add Betty Gilpin Photo Chris Pratt's GHOST DRAFT To Add Betty Gilpin
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 19, 2019

Variety reports that Emmy-nominated actress Betty Gilpin is in talks to star opposite Chris Pratt in Skydance and Paramount's 'Ghost Drama.'...


ALIAS GRACE Comes to the Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre Photo ALIAS GRACE Comes to the Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre
by Stephi Wild - August 20, 2019

Autumn wind is not the only thing bringing a chill to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a stage adaptation of Margaret Atwood's thriller ALIAS GRACE opens the 2019-20 Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre season. This spine-tingling production runs Sept. 14 through Oct. 27, with opening night on Sept. 19...


Cast Announced For The Toronto Production Of The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play SWEAT Photo Cast Announced For The Toronto Production Of The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play SWEAT
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2019

Canadian Stage and Studio 180 Theatre are pleased to announce the cast for the Toronto premiere production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Sweat by Lynn Nottage. A Canadian Stage and Studio 180 co-production, performances begin on January 14, 2020 at the Berkeley Street Theatre. ...


VIDEO: Bradley Whitford Talks FLEABAG's Hot Priest on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS Photo VIDEO: Bradley Whitford Talks FLEABAG's Hot Priest on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Sarah Leiber - September 25, 2019

Bradley Whitford came on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' to explain why he doesn't like Emmy after-parties, shares stories about bizarre moments of levity on the set of The Handmaid's Tale and talks about Perfect Harmony. Watch the clip below!...


Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu Bring Streaming Magic to Disney's D23 Expo Photo Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu Bring Streaming Magic to Disney's D23 Expo
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 30, 2019

For the first time ever, three of Disney's signature streaming services, Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, will showcase their variety of original and exclusive content through immersive show floor pavilions, live demos, never-before-seen content, and special experiences at D23 Expo 2019 in Anaheim, Califor...


THE PROM's Caitlin Kinnunen Will Perform 'Unruly Heart' at the GLAAD Media Awards Photo THE PROM's Caitlin Kinnunen Will Perform 'Unruly Heart' at the GLAAD Media Awards
by Nicole Rosky - April 26, 2019

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today that star of the Broadway LBGTQ-themed musical phenomenon "The Prom," Caitlin Kinnunen, will perform the show's LGBTQ youth anthem 'Unruly Heart' with the NYC Youth Pride Ch...


VIDEO: See ALADDIN'S Mena Massoud in the Trailer for Hulu's REPRISAL Photo VIDEO: See ALADDIN'S Mena Massoud in the Trailer for Hulu's REPRISAL
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 05, 2019

Today, Hulu released the official trailer and key art for upcoming drama series Reprisal from the executive producer of The Handmaid's Tale. The series stars Abigail Spencer, Rodrigo Santoro, Mena Massoud, Rhys Wakefield, Madison Davenport, Gilbert Owuor, David Dastmalchian, W. Earl Brown, Craig Tat...


Samira Wiley and Dominic Fumusa To Star In Molière in the Park's THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES Photo Samira Wiley and Dominic Fumusa To Star In Molière in the Park's THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 30, 2019

Molière in the Park, in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance, proudly presents two free staged public readings of THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES, directed by Molière in the Park's Founding Artistic Director Lucie Tiberghien, on Wednesday, November 13 at 7pm and Thursday, November 14 at 7pm....


VIDEO: Russell Crowe is Fox News Founder Roger Ailes in THE LOUDEST VOICE Photo VIDEO: Russell Crowe is Fox News Founder Roger Ailes in THE LOUDEST VOICE
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2019

SHOWTIME has announced that it will premiere its highly-anticipated seven-part limited series THE LOUDEST VOICE, starring Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Russell Crowe as Fox News founder Roger Ailes, on Sunday, June 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Production is currently underway in New York City....


Photo Flash: Shakespeare Theatre Company Celebrates Artistic Director, Michael Kahn Photo Photo Flash: Shakespeare Theatre Company Celebrates Artistic Director, Michael Kahn
by A.A. Cristi - June 19, 2019

On Sunday, June 16, Washington, D.C.'s theatre community gathered to celebrate the end of MICHAEL KAHN's 33-year tenure as Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company with musical and dramatic performances, special guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics, and media, and a mayoral proc...


VIDEO: Russell Crowe is Roger Ailes in THE LOUDEST VOICE Trailer Photo VIDEO: Russell Crowe is Roger Ailes in THE LOUDEST VOICE Trailer
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 09, 2019

SHOWTIME has released the official poster and trailer for its highly anticipated seven-part limited series THE LOUDEST VOICE, starring Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Russell Crowe as Fox News founder Roger Ailes. THE LOUDEST VOICE will premiere onSunday, June 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT....


Further Dissect Jordan Peele's US When It's Available to Own on Digital 6/4 and on 4K Photo Further Dissect Jordan Peele's US When It's Available to Own on Digital 6/4 and on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand 6/18
by Tori Hartshorn - April 30, 2019

Academy Award® winner Jordan Peele follows the success of his blockbuster hit, GET OUT, with the masterfully executed and viscerally terrifying US. Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 94%, the film is being hailed as “a colossal cinematic achievement” (Richard Brody, The New Yorker) a...


Cherry Jones Will Star in Tammy Faye Bakker Biopic Photo Cherry Jones Will Star in Tammy Faye Bakker Biopic
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 07, 2019

According to The Hollywood Reporter, actress Cherry Jones has joined the upcoming Tammy Faye Bakker biopic. The film also stars Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield....


Cigarettes After Sex Detail Upcoming LP 'Cry Out,' Out Oct. 25 Photo Cigarettes After Sex Detail Upcoming LP 'Cry Out,' Out Oct. 25
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 04, 2019

Cigarettes After Sex will return with their anticipated sophomore album - Cry - on October 25th via Partisan Records. Recorded during night time sessions in a mansion on the Spanish island of Mallorca, the album is a lush, cinematic meditation on the many complex facets of love - meeting, wanting, n...






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