BendFilm Announces First Feature Honorees For 17th Annual BendFilm Festival
by Stephi Wild - August 21, 2020 BendFilm announced today the artists selected to share their experience and help mentor emerging filmmakers breaking into the industry as part of BendFilm's First Features during the 17th annual BendFilm Festival....
Alison Leiby's OH GOD, A SHOW ABOUT ABORTION Announces Extension
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2022 The limited engagement of Alison Leiby’s Oh God, A Show About Abortion has been extended through June 30 at the Cherry Lane Theatre....
CBS All Access Announces Additional Casting for WHY WOMEN KILL Season Two
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 30, 2020 Lana Parrilla, B.K. Cannon, Jordane Christie, Matthew Daddario and Veronica Falcón have joined the cast....
Alison Leiby's OH GOD, A SHOW ABOUT ABORTION Announces Extension
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2022 The limited engagement of Alison Leiby’s Oh God, A Show About Abortion has been extended through June 30 at the Cherry Lane Theatre....
14th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival Announces 2021 Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 14, 2021 Angel City Arts will present the 14th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival October 1 - 15 with performances from Highland Park to Brentwood at REDCAT, 2220 Arts & Archives (formerly the Bootleg), LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), the Lodge Room, the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, and the Ahmanson ...
ROOM 104 Returns to HBO for Season Two
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 19, 2018 “The banal” can be a most interesting place – if you stop and take a look....
Rainn Wilson to Emcee Steppenwolf Gala; Chris Rock Guest Auctioneer
by Julie Musbach - March 14, 2018 Steppenwolf Theatre Company celebrates 42 seasons of innovative ensemble theatre with an evening of celebration emceed by actor Rainn Wilson, who will be starring in The Doppelganger (an international farce) at Steppenwolf this spring and is well-known for his role as "Dwight Schrute" on NBC's award...
HBO Sets First Look Deal with the Duplass Brothers
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 07, 2020 Variety reports that Mark and Jay Duplass have signed a first-look deal with HBO that will span four years....
Hugo Armstrong, Anne Gee Byrd & More to Star in UNCLE VANYA at Pasadena Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2022 Pasadena Playhouse has announced casting and creative team for the Los Angeles premiere of the Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear, and Larissa Volokhonsky translation of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov coming to the Playhouse June 1 through June 26; the press opening is Sunday, June 5 at 5 p.m. ...
The Duplass Brothers Team Up with Disney Channel for New Hip-Hop Dance Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 21, 2019 Production has begun on 'Shook,' a modern hip-hop dance focused short-form series, starring popular actress, singer and dancer Sofia Wylie (Disney Channel's 'Andi Mack,' and the upcoming 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' for Disney+). 'Shook' will be made available SATURDAY, SEPT. 28, o...
Chicago Humanities Festival Announces Full September Line-Up
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 01, 2020 Chicago Humanities Festival has announced the entire digital line-up for the month of September. In addition to already-announced speakers Claudia Rankine and Jill Lepore, events include David Spade interviewing Colin Quinn, and more. ...
Season Two of Amazon Prime Original GOLIATH Premieres on 6/15 on Prime Video
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2018 Amazon Prime Video today announced the second season of its Prime Original series Goliath, starring Golden Globe winner Billy Bob Thornton, will return today, June 15. Thornton will reprise his role as Billy McBride who, after winning a huge verdict in the Borns Tech case, is reluctantly pulled back...
Sarah Silverman Adds Comics To Labor Day Weekend Performance At Encore Theater
by A.A. Cristi - August 26, 2022 This Labor Day Weekend, two-time Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer and producer Sarah Silverman will be joined by comedian, actor, and writer Atsuko Okatsuka, comedian Todd Glass and comedian and television producer Rory Albanese during a one-night-only engagement of “Sarah Silverman & Fr...
Photo Coverage: June Squibb Takes Her First Bows in WAITRESS
by Jennifer Broski - November 20, 2018 Academy Award nominee June Squibb (Nebraska) has officially joined the company as 'Josie', the role formerly known as 'Joe' in Waitress! Squibb began performances on November 19 and will play through January 6, 2019....
Oscar Winners, Industry Legends, and More to Lead HollyShorts Film Festival 2020 Official Panels & Conversations
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2020 Ahead of the 16th annual HollyShorts Film Festival, the organizers behind the Oscar®-Qualifying festival have announced their official panel lineup. Starting this Monday, November 9th, filmmakers looking to take the next step in their careers will have the opportunity to watch industry leaders discu...
TFANA's 40th Anniversary Season Features Will Eno, Samuel Beckett, and More
by Julie Musbach - June 20, 2019 Theatre for a New Audience founding artistic director Jeffrey Horowitz, having just received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 OBIEs, today announces TFANA's 40th anniversary season. The 2019-2020 programming exemplifies what makes TFANA, in the words of the OBIE committee, one of the city'...
Lisa Ramirez, Jami Brandli, Penelope Lowder & More to be Featured in L.A. Writer's Workshop Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 24, 2022 Los Angeles audiences will have the opportunity to experience new theatre thanks to Center Theatre Group’s L.A. Writers’ Workshop Festival which will take place over the course of two weekends, September 9-11 and September 16-18, 2022 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre....
Gunpowder & Sky to Release Irish Sci-Fi/Thriller SEA FEVER Early 2020
by Abigail Charpentier - November 06, 2019 Gunpowder & Sky, a fast growing independent global entertainment company, announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to filmmaker Neasa Hardiman's critically-acclaimed Irish sci-fi/thriller SEA FEVER following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Gunpowder & Sky will ...
See October Highlights from HBO Max
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 24, 2020 Start sweater weather season off right with exciting new original series and A-list blockbuster movies coming this October to HBO Max. ...
Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and THE PERPLEXED's Zane Pais
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - February 24, 2020 He starred as Nicole Kidman's son in the indie hit a?oeMargot At The Weddinga?? and now he has a major role in the new Richard Greenberg play at Manhattan Theater Club. Actor Zane Pais stopped by Ilana's apartment to talk about growing up the son of actors in NYC and his decision to pursue a life in...
Christie Brinkley, Karamo Brown Among the Celebrity Cast for New Season of DANCING WITH THE STARS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 21, 2019 With a lineup of celebrities including a supermodel, a former White House press secretary, a Bachelorette, pro-athletes from the NFL and NBA, a Supreme and a TV icon to name a few, 'Dancing with the Stars' is waltzing its way into its highly anticipated upcoming 2019 season. The new celebrity cast i...
Filmmaker Megan Griffiths to Independently Release Her Acclaimed Drama SADIE
by Tori Hartshorn - August 28, 2018 Filmmaker Megan Griffiths announced today that she and producers Lacey Leavitt and Jennessa West will independently release her acclaimed drama Sadie. Working with creative distribution strategist Mia Bruno, the film will begin its roll-out in New York and Los Angeles on October 12th. Winner of the...
Tony Winner Sophie Okonedo Joins Kathryn Gallagher, Nikki M. James & More in Season 2 of MODERN LOVE
by Nicole Rosky - May 26, 2021 Tobias Menzies (The Crown) and Tony winner Sophie Okonedo (Ratched) joined the cast of the star-studded second season of Modern Love. They appear in an episode directed by John Carney, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. The episode and series recently completed filming in Dublin, ...
Internationally Acclaimed TILDA SWINTON... Comedy Returns To NYC For Limited Run April 18
by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2019 After scoring with critics and audiences alike in LA, New York, London and Edinburgh, Byron Lane's absurd comedy TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGS LIST* returns to New York for a limited engagement. Directed by Tom Detrinis (Bright Colors and Bold Patterns), it stars Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire ...
Photo Flash: Opening Night of THE PERPLEXED at MTC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 04, 2020 Manhattan Theatre Club presented the world premiere of The Perplexed, written by Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, The Assembled Parties). The Perplexed is directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow (The Cake, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife).... |