Tonya Pinkins and Ciara Renée Present RED PILLING OF AMERICA Featuring Conversations With Broadway Guests
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 31, 2020 Every Thursday at 3pm from September 10th - October 31st, Tony award-winning actress Tonya Pinkins and TV & Broadway star Ciara Renée will come together for exclusive, one-on-one conversations with new guest stars each week when Pinkins' puts a horror-fying lens on the upcoming election with her fil...
McKnight Names Writer Marcie Rendon 2020 Distinguished Artist
by Stephi Wild - August 26, 2020 The McKnight Foundation has announced the selection of Marcie Rendon for its 2020 Distinguished Artist Awarda?"a $50,000 award created to honor a Minnesota artist who has made significant contributions to the statea??s cultural life....
Student Blog: The Color Purple, A Great Novel by Alice Walker, Soon to Be a Movie Musical
by Student Blogger: MC Chocolate - February 10, 2022 I think Alice Walker is a great writer and she has gone down in history for being one of the most impactful voices that has positioned herself in favor of rewriting the identity of black women in the American social framework....
Hannah Cheesman and Aiken Heart Film's SUCCOR Bows at TIFF20
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 25, 2020 Aiken Heart Films (Coral Aiken) and The Long Reach Company (Hannah Cheesman) reveal details on their short film, the dark BFF rom-com Succor, which will have its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival....
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Teams Up With SoHarlem For Costume Creation And Preservation, Connecting Culture & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 26, 2021 This Fall, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will begin a unique partnership with SoHarlem, a social enterprise connecting Harlem residents to cultural industries' opportunities that help them achieve economic self-sufficiency. ...
JOY WOMACK: THE WHITE SWAN Sets Digital & DVD Release
by Michael Major - December 30, 2021 The documentary follows the first American to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy’s prestigious main training program, and the first American woman to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet, Joy Womack as she makes history. Joy Womack: The White Swan, a feature-length documentary from filmmake...
Tony Winner Melba Moore Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
by Nicole Rosky - August 10, 2023 Award-winning performer Melba Moore will be honored on August 10, with the 2,760th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star will be unveiled at 1645 Vine Street near the historic corner of Hollywood & Vine. Moore will be awarded her star in the category of Live Theatre/Live Performance. ...
MARY JANE Will Be Performed By The Actor's Reading Collective This Month
by Stephi Wild - August 03, 2022 ARC presents a live reading of Mary Jane, by Amy Herzog, a reading benefiting the Parent Infant Program of Benioff Children's Hospital....
VIDEO: Diana Huey Talks Disney & More on the Latest Episode of 32 BAR CUT
by Nicole Rosky - June 10, 2021 On this week's episode of 32 Bar Cut: The Show, we are sitting down with a Disney princess, Diana Huey! Diana played Ariel on the Broadway tour of The Little Mermaid and made history as the first Asian-American woman to do so. Diana shares with us what her life has been like since that day, her care...
Renaissance Theaterworks Announces Schedule Changes to 2020-2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 05, 2020 Due to the complex challenges of COVID-19 and in keeping with recommendations from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the CDC, Renaissance Theaterworks is making changes to their 2020-2021 season to ensure the safety of patrons, artists, and staff. ...
BLACK PEARL SINGS! Comes to Florida Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - June 08, 2023 Florida Studio Theatre (FST) will present Black Pearl Sings!, an uplifting, historical drama about an unlikely bond, the preservation of musical heritage, and the human need for hope and healing....
Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Nicolette Robinson
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - August 31, 2020 In today's episode, Broadway veteran Nicolette Robinson returns to chat about quarantining with her family in LA, and her new series- Love in the Time of Corona. ...
Shonali Burke Named Chief Marketing Officer of Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 05, 2021 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie have announced the appointment of Shonali Burke as Chief Marketing Officer....
Langhorne Players Return For 75th Season Of PLAYS WORTH TALKING ABOUT
by Marissa Tomeo - April 07, 2022 Langhorne Players, the critically-acclaimed theatre organization performing at the historic Spring Garden Mill in Newtown, Pennsylvania, have announced their 75th season (and first back in the theatre since 2019!) of plays worth talking about. Following the upheaval of the COVID pandemic and the sub...
STRAIGHT WHITE MEN Opens Next Month in Wellfleet
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2022 Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater presents Straight White Men by Young Jean Lee, directed by Sasha Brätt and starring Eleanor Phillips, Freddy Biddle, Mark Hofmaier, Carl Howell, Mike Mihm, and Andy McCain. ...
Celebrating Black History Month: Spotlight on Trailblazer Vinnette Carroll
by Nicole Rosky - February 23, 2021 Vinnette Carroll was an American playwright, actress, and theatre director best known for being the was the first African-American woman to direct on Broadway, with her 1972 production of the musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. Until Liesl Tommy's 2016 nomination for Eclipsed, Carroll was the onl...
LOVE IN TAIPEI to Premiere on Paramount+ This Summer
by Michael Major - June 05, 2023 Based on the “New York Times’” best-selling novel “Loveboat, Taipei” by Abigail Hing Wen, in which a young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei – inspired by an actual program attended by thousands of Chinese and Taiwanese diaspora youth – where she begins ...
VIDEO: First Look at COME FALL IN LOVE - THE DDLJ MUSICAL at The Old Globe
by Stephi Wild - September 28, 2022 Come Fall in Love - The DDLJ Musical, directed by Aditya Chopra, with book and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, music by Vishal Dadlani and Sheykhar Ravjiani, and choreography by Rob Ashford, runs through October 16, 2022 at The Old Globe. Get a first look at the production in the all new video here!...
MTF Presents HALF THE SKY And WONDERBOY In Association With Joe's Pub!
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022 For one-night-only, Musical Theatre Factory presents an evening of songs by MTF Makers, Jaime Jarrett and Tidtaya Sinutoke, and MTF artist, Isabella Dawis at Joe's Pub on February 28. Join the party and experience not one but TWO epic new musicals: Half the Sky and Wonderboy....
MTF Presents HALF THE SKY And WONDERBOY In Association With Joe's Pub!
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022 For one-night-only, Musical Theatre Factory presents an evening of songs by MTF Makers, Jaime Jarrett and Tidtaya Sinutoke, and MTF artist, Isabella Dawis at Joe's Pub on February 28. Join the party and experience not one but TWO epic new musicals: Half the Sky and Wonderboy....
Breaking: Julianne Moore Joins Cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN Movie
by Nicole Rosky - September 01, 2020 BroadwayWorld just reported last week that Amy Adams and Danny Pino joined the cast of the upcoming 'Dear Evan Hansen' film. Now Deadline reports that Oscar winner Julianne Moore has joined the cast....
Little Angel Theatre Presents Digital Performance of REACH FOR THE STARS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 09, 2020 Little Angel Theatre has announced a digital performance of Reach for the Stars, a brand new show in partnership with the Albany and Arts Bridge Charity. Rocket into space with Nat as she overcomes her fears and strives to achieve her greatest ambition - to fly....
Brooklyn Honors Black Women Suffragists At Cuyler-Gore Park In Fort Greene
by Stephi Wild - October 20, 2022 The New York Committee of the National Votes for Women Trail (NVWT) partnered with the historic Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (LAPC), and Psi Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Incorporated to host the October 15, 2022 dedication ceremony for the plaque commemorating the c...
Aurea Ensemble Presents DAYBREAK: A Performance Of Music, Dance and The Spoken Word With Rose Weaver and Festival Ballet Providence Dancers
by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2023 Aurea Ensemble will present a reprise of Daybreak, a performance inspired by Langston Hughes' iconic poem, 'Daybreak in Alabama.' ...
Hansford Prince Joins New Netflix Series FROM SCRATCH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 11, 2021 The show is based on the life of an American woman who falls in love with a Sicilian man while studying abroad in Italy. She builds a life with him in the United States and unfortunately loses him to illness. She, (Saldana), takes on the task of raising her daughter alone. ... |