Anjelah Johnson to Star in Kevin Hart, America Ferrera-Produced Comedy
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 01, 2018 Comedian Anjelah Johnson will star in a new NBC comedy which will be executive produced by both Kevin Hart and America Ferrera, according to Variety....
Voices In The Dark Repertory Theatre Company Announces Its 2019 Season Spotlighting Disenfranchised Communities
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2019 Voices in the Dark Repertory Theatre Company is proud to present its 27th season line up of 'The DREAM - REALIZED.' In keeping with its mission, Voices has selected a trilogy of plays that exemplify and epitomizes both 'the dream deferred, and the dream realized.' Its mission: to present, produce a...
VIDEO: WE'RE GONNA DIE Playwright Young Jean Lee Hosts Online Playwriting Workshop!
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2020 This week, playwright Young Jean Lee hosted an online playwriting workshop through Zoom!...
VIDEO: WE'RE GONNA DIE Playwright Young Jean Lee Hosts Online Playwriting Workshop!
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2020 This week, playwright Young Jean Lee hosted an online playwriting workshop through Zoom!...
YELLOWSTONE Scores Series High Ratings
by TV News Desk - August 07, 2018 The Dutton family's list of enemies keeps growing each week, but so does its number of fans. The new Paramount Network's recently renewed drama, 'Yellowstone,' set series high ratings in Live+3 viewing. Episode six entitled 'The Remembering' delivered a new ratings benchmark of 1.3 P 18-49. The seas...
KUNG FU Reboot Moves Forward at The CW
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 06, 2019 Variety reports that a reboot of 'Kung Fu' is moving forward at The CW after previously being set at Fox....
ANYTHING THAT GIVES OFF LIGHT Heads to Joe's Pub
by Julie Musbach - March 07, 2019 An American woman and two Scotsmen meet in a London pub, nursing their individual grievances and sense of political betrayal. When the ashes of a legendary social activist and kickass grandmother demand to be laid to rest, the trio head off on a transformative journey between the past and present, t...
Citadel Theatre Brings THE COLOR PURPLE to Edmonton This Fall!
by Alan Henry - May 09, 2019 THE COLOR PURPLE is here! Opening on September 21 and running through October 13, 2019, this powerful musical is running at Citadel Theatre in Edmonton....
YOUNGER Moves to Paramount Network for Sixth Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 05, 2018 The sixth season of YOUNGER will air on Paramount Network instead of TV Land, according to Variety....
HCTO To Produce DADDY LONG LEGS
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018 Hale Center Theater Orem will produce the Utah professional premiere of a new work based on the classic novel which inspired the 1955 movie starring Fred Astaire. Daddy Long Legs is a beloved tale in the spirit of Jane Austen, The Bronte Sisters and "Downton Abbey." Daddy Long Legs features music an...
HBO Orders A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW From Robin Thede and Issa Rae
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 28, 2019 HBO has given a series order to A Black Lady Sketch Show, according to Deadline. The half-hour sketch comedy stars creator Robin Thede, who also executive produces alongside Issa Rae....
Issa Rae to Star in Romantic Comedy AMERICAN PRINCESS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 11, 2018 Issa Rae, the creator and star of 'Insecure,' will star in Fox's 'American Princess,' according to Variety. ...
Otherworld Theatre Presents DRACULA
by A.A. Cristi - August 26, 2019 Otherworld Theatre begins it's seventh season: Epics Reimagined with Countess Dracula, running September 28th-November 2nd. ...
CREATIVELY SPEAKING Comes to BAM Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2019 This May, BAM and Creatively Speaking present two contemporary documentary features: Pam Sporn's Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route (2018) on Wednesday, May 29, and Savanna Washington's Playing Frisbee in North Korea (2018), screening with the short film Xin (Dauchan & Huang, 2017), s...
Review Roundup: THE KING'S SPEECH at the National Theatre - What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - February 14, 2020 David Seidler's original play THE KING'S SPEECH makes its D.C. debut at the National Theatre from February 11-16, 2020. The original play a?" which inspired the 2010 Oscar-winning film by the same name a?" marks the eleventh installment in the venue's 2019-2020 Broadway at the National series, which...
The International Florence Price Festival Will Celebrate Composer Florence Price
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2019 The International Florence Price Festival is partnering with the University of Maryland School of Music (SOM) to bring together performers, scholars and advocates from around the world to celebrate the life and legacy of the late African American composer Florence Price....
SISTAS ON FIRE Comes to the East Village Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2019 The personal becomes the political when passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing black women and girls, black-on-black crime, and male/female relationships in a soul-stirring mix of song, dance, poetry, and p...
Organist Gail Archer Performs Free Concert Of Female Works at St. John Nepomucene Church
by Stephi Wild - February 06, 2020 East River Concerts presents organist Gail Archer on Saturday, March 14, 2020, 7:00 p.m. at St. John Nepomucene Church, 411 East 69th Street, New York City, NY....
Classic Rock Legend Burton Cummings Performs At Pepperdine
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2020 Former lead singer of rock band the Guess Who and multi-plantinum performing artist Burton Cummings performs at Pepperdine University at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts....
Marlan Warren Slated To Read From 'Roadmaps For The Sexually Challenged' At Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference
by Stephi Wild - August 15, 2019 ...
Ashley Park To Co-Star in the Paramount Network Series EMILY IN PARIS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2019 Ashley Park has been announced as the co-star, opposite Lily Collins, in Paramount Network's half-hour dramedy, Emily in Paris, according to Deadline. The series hails from Younger and Sex and the City creator Darren Star....
Ken Jennings Joins BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2019 Game Show Network, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, has announced today that BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW, hosted by Sherri Shepherd (“The View”) will debut on June 10 at 4:00 p.m. ET....
The 11th Annual DTLA Film Festival Announces Award Winners
by Abigail Charpentier - October 28, 2019 The 11th annual DTLA Film Festival, running October 23rd -27th at Regal L.A. LIVE, announced today its lineup of award recipients for 2019. Select winners include PUSHOUT: THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK GIRLS IN SCHOOLS, directed by Jacoba Atlas for the Audience Favorite Award; AMERICAN WOMAN for Bes...
Alicia Silverstone, Mark Feuerstein Cast in THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB Live-Action Series for Netflix
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 06, 2019 Netflix and Walden Media today announced Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, American Woman) and Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains) have been cast in the upcoming live-action seriesThe Baby-Sitters Club. In the series adaptation, Silverstone will play Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, the mother of Kristy Thomas and lo...
Quartet 131 Launches 2020 Arion Chamber Music Series
by Stephi Wild - February 28, 2020 The Arion Chamber Music Series began their 5th Anniversary Season with featured guests Quartet 131 on February 21st at their resident venue, Christ & St. Stephens Church located at 120 W. 69th St. in New York's Lincoln Square Arts District.... |