Utkarsh Ambudkar Releases Electrifying New Single 'Kane' Out Now Via HipHop DX
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2018 Utkarsh Ambudkar drops his newest single 'Kane,' produced by long time friend and collaborator Chuck Wild aka Captain Planet, today via Hip Hop DX. Of the track, Utkarsh describes itas a “most exuberant frolic into the nether-regions of dope.” Utkarsh's electrifying lyrics flow effortlessly through ...
Nickelodeon Announces Cast for Revival of ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 10, 2019 Nickelodeon is reimagining its chillingly beloved anthology Are You Afraid of the Dark? as a brand-new limited series premiering this October. Through three hour-long episodes, the series introduces an entirely new Midnight Society group of kids who tell a terrifying tale about the Carnival of Doom,...
Daveed Diggs, Sheria Irving, and Zoë Winters Lead The Public's WHITE NOISE
by Julie Musbach - December 17, 2018 The Public Theater announced initial casting today for the world premiere of WHITE NOISE, written by Public Theater Master Writer Chair and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. ...
HAMILTON Star Jasmine Cephas Jones Cast in BLINDSPOTTING TV Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 03, 2019 Variety reports that 'Blindspotting' will get a TV spinoff, starring Broadway star Jasmine Cephas Jones. She will reprise the role she played in the movie....
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? Reboot To Premiere At Beyond Fest
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 01, 2019 Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce the premiere event of Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? The three-part limited series event sees the return of the Midnight Society, with Beyond Fest bowing the first two episodes on Monday, Oct. 7. Court...
Sixth & I Hosts An Evening With Hamilton's Daveed Diggs
by Julie Musbach - March 13, 2019 For 15 years, Sixth & I has reimagined how arts, culture, spirituality, and community can inspire more meaningful and fulfilling lives. This April, Sixth & I will kick off a month of events and festivities to celebrate its milestone anniversary, beginning with Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning actor, wr...
VIDEO: Rafael Casal & Adrienne Warren Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - October 28, 2020 Tune in right here today, October 28 (12pm ET), as he chats with Rafael Casal and Adrienne Warren, who star in one-night-only virtual Halloween benefit concert presentation of The Nightmare Before Christmas, benefitting the Actors Fund and the Lymphoma Research Foundation. ...
MARY POPPINS RETURNS Nominated for 9th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 10, 2019 The Guild of Music Supervisors unveiled the list of nominees for its 9th annual award show taking place on Wednesday, February 13th at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The event will celebrate the highest achievements in music supervision, recognizing exemplary work in 18 categories...
Hip-Hop Orchestra & Theater Bring Healing During Cultural Divide
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2018 Three established Bay Area performance organizations are coming together to create a new immersive multidisciplinary experience, offering a future vision of catharsis, engagement, and optimism, so needed in this cultural moment. The powerful storytelling of Crowded Fire Theater and playwright Star F...
Jasmine Cephas Jones Will Lead BLINDSPOTTING Series on Starz
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 10, 2020 Variety reports that Starz has officially ordered 'Blindspotting,' a new series starring Jasmine Cephas Jones. The show is based on the film from Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. ...
AAFCA Awards Winners & Top Ten List Announced, BLACK PANTHER Wins Best Film
by Tori Hartshorn - December 11, 2018 Ryan Coogler's “Black Panther” was named the year's Best Film today by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the world's largest group of black film critics comprised of leading film critics from across the country. The groundbreaking blockbuster also won Best Director (Ryan Coogle...
The Academy Invites 842 To Membership; 50% Are Women
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 02, 2019 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 842 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. The 2019 class is 50% women, 29% people of color, and represents 59 countries. Those...
Keeping Up with Daveed Diggs: Five Upcoming Projects You Should Know About
by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2017 Daveed Diggs stole the hearts of audiences when he leapt into the spotlight in the original cast of 'Hamilton.' Earning instant acclaim and nabbing a Tony for Best Performance by a Featured actor in a musical, the Oakland-born rapper shot to stardom throughout his run as Marquis de Lafayette and Tho...
Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal are Guests on Hrishikesh Hirway's New Podcast 'Partners'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 01, 2020 Hrishikesh Hirway—host and creator of the acclaimed podcast Song Exploder and co-host of The West Wing Weekly—returns with a new podcast, Partners, a show about all kinds of partnerships, and the relationship between the two people in them. The podcast is a Mailchimp Presents production, made in par...
FAMILY STYLE Debuts Sept. 8
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 02, 2020 YOMYOMF, and Toyota are returning to the award-winning unscripted Asian cuisine and travel series “Family Style.” ...
HAMILTON Star Jasmine Cephas Jones Cast in BLINDSPOTTING TV Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 03, 2019 Variety reports that 'Blindspotting' will get a TV spinoff, starring Broadway star Jasmine Cephas Jones. She will reprise the role she played in the movie....
CBS All Access Announces Additional Casting for Season Two of THE TWILIGHT ZONE
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 04, 2020 CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced additional casting for the second season of its original anthology series THE TWILIGHT ZONE...
Where is the HAMILTON Original Cast Now?
by Linnae Medeiros - August 06, 2019 It's officially been four years since audiences first entered the room where it happens with the opening night of Hamilton at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre! In honor of the occasion, we're taking a look at the original cast of young, scrappy, and hungry cast members that brought the show to Bro...
The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival Announces The 2018 Animated Feature Competition, Special Presentations
by Macon Prickett - April 04, 2018 The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival continues its expansion of film screenings with an international roster of twenty-eight Special Presentations, Animated Feature, Spectrum and Spectrum Q films including the world premiere of BENCHED, produced by Robert Deaton and George Flanigen, ON CHESIL BEA...
2018 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab Fellows Announced: Diverse Group of Writers, Advisors Convene to Develop Timely Projects
by Tori Hartshorn - December 13, 2017 Sixteen emerging screenwriters will come together at Sundance Institute's 2018 Screenwriters Lab, an immersive five-day writers' workshop announced today and taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah, January 12-17, 2018. The Lab brings independent screenwriters together with accomplished writers,...
Spotlight on HAMILTON: Catching Up with Daveed Diggs
by Nicole Rosky - June 25, 2020 History may have its eyes on Hamilton, but today, we have our eyes on the history of its stars. Below take a deep dive into the career of Daveed Diggs, both before and after his Tony-winning turn in as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson....
Disney+ At Work On ROBIN HOOD Remake
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2020 Robin Hood is the latest in a long line of Disney classics headed for a remake....
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Announces Appointment Of Margo Hall As New Artistic Director
by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2020 San Francisco's premier Black theatre company Lorraine Hansberry Theatre has announced the appointment of Bay Area theatre titan Margo Hall as its new Artistic Director. ...
VIDEO: Daveed Diggs Shares Details of His New Film BLINDSPOTTING On THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Macon Prickett - July 19, 2018 Tony winner Daveed Diggs visits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss his upcoming film Blindspotting, now in theaters. Check out the appearance below!... |