OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Announces September Highlights
by TV News Desk - August 17, 2017 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has announced September 2017 highlights! Check out the listings below!...
Lincoln Center Announces April 2018 Events
by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2018 This April, Lincoln Center Launches Big Umbrella Festival, the first Month-long Festival Dedicated to Creation and Presentation of Arts Programs for Young Audiences on Autism Spectrum...
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED to Tackle Racism, Identity and More at Opera Philadelphia This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2017 September marks the launch of O17, the inaugural edition of Opera Philadelphia's game-changing new annual season-opening festival, and We Shall Not Be Moved (Sep 16-24) is one of three world premieres with which the company looks forward to baptizing the festival by fire....
Casting Announced for B and VICTORY CONDITION at the Royal Court
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2017 Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Paul Kaye, Sarah Niles and Danusia Samal have been cast in B by Guillermo Calderon translated by William Gregory and directed by Royal Court Associate Director (International) Sam Pritchard....
OWN Announces Two New Series from Prolific Producer Will Packer
by Tori Hartshorn - April 17, 2018 OWN Announces Two New Series from Prolific Producer Will Packer...
Them Evils Set To Tour With Pop Evil, Appearing On Shiprocked Cruise
by Tori Hartshorn - January 07, 2019 Southern California based Them Evils are heading back out on tour to kick off the New Year in direct support for Pop Evil. Along the way they will be setting sail on the Shiprocked Cruise, where two live performances are slated. The band continues to promote their 'Rollin' Stoned and Livin' Free' EP...
Anthony Anderson, Spike Lee To Attend the 2019 American Black Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2019 The 23rd annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), taking place in Miami June 12-16, continues to deliver on their promise to showcase some of today's hottest talent and provide a platform for emerging artists. This year's lineup will include conversations, screenings and panels with diverse and i...
Brooklyn Film Festival Announces Lineup for 2018 Edition: THRESHOLD
by Macon Prickett - May 09, 2018 Bad times make great art, so this year's Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) should be amazing! And so BFF announces today the film lineup for its 21st edition: THRESHOLD. Like an aircraft entering the threshold on runway “21,” BFF takes off on Friday, June 1st at returning venue: Wythe Hotel in Williamsbu...
BWW Interview: Five on Friday with THE FALL's Ameera Conrad
by David Fick - June 09, 2017 In this week's Five on Friday, BroadwayWorld South Africa chats to THE FALL's Ameera Conrad about what the show means to her, the highlights of her career and the current state of South African theatre....
OWN Announces Fourth Season Renewal of GREENLEAF
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2018 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fourth season its hit megachurch drama series “Greenleaf” from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/executive producer Craig Wright, and executive producers Clement Virgo, Kriss Turner Towner, and Oprah Winfrey. The series stars Merle Dandri...
F*It Club to Present Seven Short Plays in THE SPRING FLING: REBOUND
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2017 F*It Club, the New York Innovative Award-winning film and theatre company, continues its annual series of short, commissioned world-premiere plays at the IRT Theater as part of their 3B Development Series in Manhattan's West Village with The Spring Fling: Rebound, seven new short plays by Ngozi Anya...
OWN Announces New Docu-Series BLACK LOVE
by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2017 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, will premiere the four episode docu-series, “Black Love,” from filmmakers Codie Elaine Oliver and Tommy Oliver (“The Perfect Guy”) and Confluential Films, on Tuesday, August 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT (after an all new episode of Tyler Perry's “The Haves and the Have Nots” at 9 ...
Marcus Strickland Releases New Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 09, 2018 Today, Brooklyn composer-saxophonist Marcus Strickland released his thrilling new LP People of the Sun via Blue Note/Revive Music. ...
Opera Philadelphia to Premiere WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED This Fall
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2017 September marks the launch of O17, the inaugural edition of Opera Philadelphia's game-changing new annual season-opening festival, and We Shall Not Be Moved (Sep 16-24) is one of three world premieres with which the company looks forward to baptizing the festival by fire....
Photo Flash: Angela Bassett Receives the 'Icon Award' at the 10th Hollywood Confidential
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 10, 2018 Brand Maverick Entertainment (BME) president and event series creator, Steve Jones (Producer of OWN's “Black Love,” “Motherly Love”) moderated a conversation with award-winning actress Angela Bassett (“911,” “Black Panther,” “Waiting to Exhale,” “What's Love Got to Do With It”) who received the “Ico...
Photo Flash: Goodman Theatre Presents FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2018 Goodman Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Niegel Smith. Parks, in her 'finest work yet' (New York Times), serves up 'an American story as much about our present as it is about our past' (Lo...
American Black Film Festival Day 2 Recap
by Tori Hartshorn - June 15, 2018 The American Black Film Festival (ABFF)continued its stellar line-up of events on day two of the festival yesterday. Attendees got the opportunity to experience seminars and panels held by prominent members of the entertainment industry, view spotlight screenings of exciting new films, and cap the n...
Lincoln Center Announces April 2018 Events
by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2018 This April, Lincoln Center Launches Big Umbrella Festival, the first Month-long Festival Dedicated to Creation and Presentation of Arts Programs for Young Audiences on Autism Spectrum...
Ava DuVernay to Bring New Series CHERISH THE DAY to OWN
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 20, 2019 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that Ava DuVernay, award-winning filmmaker and creative force behind the network's critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar,” is bringing her next series to OWN....
Mara Brock & Salim Akil Team with Winfrey on New Original Series LOVE IS ---
by Caryn Robbins - July 18, 2017 Oprah Winfrey and Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the award-winning producers behind such hits as “Being Mary Jane,” “The Game” and “Girlfriends,” have partnered together to create LOVE IS___ a new original one-hour series for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network....
Breaking Glass Embraces OWN's Touching Series BLACK LOVE, On VOD Today
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2017 Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American TVOD rights to award-winning producer Tommy Oliver (Kinyarwanda, 1982, The Perfect Guy) and co-creator Codie Elaine Oliver's touching 4-part documentary series BLACK LOVE. Breaking Glass acquired rights to the series in August in a deal negotiated ...
Casting Announced for B and VICTORY CONDITION at the Royal Court
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2017 Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Paul Kaye, Sarah Niles and Danusia Samal have been cast in B by Guillermo Calderon translated by William Gregory and directed by Royal Court Associate Director (International) Sam Pritchard....
Cast Announced For FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2018 Goodman Theatre announces the cast and creative team for the Chicago premiere of Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Niegel Smith. Parks, in her "finest work yet" (New York Times), serves up "an American story as much about our pres...
A.R.T. Announces February / March OBERON Programming
by A.A. Cristi - February 06, 2019 American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announces February and March 2019 programming at OBERON, its club-style theater space for cutting-edge performance and a thriving incubator for local and emerging artists. Upcoming events include A.R.T Breakout, Live @ OBERON, and Afterglow @...
Review: MEMPHIS, THE Musical
by Pati Buehler - January 19, 2017 It's nice when a somewhat unfamiliar musical can actually surprise you in a good way.... |