JUST BE YOU FILM FESTIVAL Offers Free Tickets For Kids And Films With ASL
by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2019 A new film festival designed just for the youth is now free for kids and teens. The 2nd Annual Just Be You Performing Arts Youth Film Festival takes places on Friday, August 30, 2019, at the Paul Robeson Campus Center Dance Theater at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. Kids and teens under th... 
RBG, GAME OF THRONES, AVENGERS Lead Nominees for 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 14, 2019 MTV unveiled the categories and nominees for the “2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards,” celebrating pop culture's biggest night with the performances, stories and moments that drove the conversation this year. Fans can begin voting immediately at vote.mtv.com, and by direct messaging @MTVAwards on Twitter an... 
Animus Begins 2019/2020 Season Selection Series With A Bernardo Cubría Play
by Stephi Wild - September 06, 2019 Animus Theatre Company begins its 2019/2020 Season Selection Series with a free staged reading of a World Premiere by Company Member Bernardo Cubría.... 
Casting Announced for Congo Square Theatre Company's DAY OF ABSENCE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2020 Congo Square Theatre Company, well known for its powerful portrayal of African American classics and gripping new works, commemorates its 20th Anniversary season with a rare production of the 1965 satirical fantasy Day of Absence at the Richard Christiansen Theatre (housed inside Victory Gardens Bio... 
Victory Gardens Theater Presents The Chicago Premiere Of Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE
by Julie Musbach - January 07, 2019 Victory Gardens Theater continues its 44th season with the Chicago Premiere of Pipeline, written by 2018 MacArthur Fellow Dominique Morisseau and directed by Cheryl Lynn Bruce. Pipeline runs February 1 March 3, 2019, with press performance on Friday, February 8, 2019 at 7:30pm at Victory Gardens The... 
La Jolla Playhouse Announces Cast/Creative For Ike Holter's PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER
by Julie Musbach - May 08, 2019 La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of Put Your House in Order, by acclaimed Chicago playwright Ike Holter (Lottery Day), directed by Lili-Anne Brown. The show kicks off the Playhouse's 2019/2020 season, running in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss F... 
Top Shelf Classics to Perform Tribute to Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight
by Julie Musbach - October 10, 2019 Boxcar Theatre announces a two-night engagement with Top Shelf Classics, a Bay Area band specializing in Motown music from the 60s, plus old school soul, funk and R&B favorites from the 70s and beyond.... 
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play SWEAT Makes Boston Premiere At Huntington Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2019 Huntington Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the Boston premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Sweat. This a?oebreathtakingly timelya?? (The Wall Street Journal), Tony Award-nominated play by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage will be directed by Kimberly S... 
BLACK PANTHER Leads Nominations for the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 13, 2019 The nominees for the 50th NAACP Image Awards were exclusively announced today at the Television Critics Association's (TCA) TV One's joint press conference with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP and Alfred Liggins, Chairman and CEO of TV One. The winners will be revealed during the Two... 
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Presents World Premiere of THE TASTERS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 17, 2019 Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core, presents the world premiere of The Tasters by Meghan Brown, directed by RTE member Devon de Mayo. The Tasters runs January 10 a?" February 16, 2020 at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5... 
Walt Disney Television Writing Program Names 2020 Participants
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 03, 2020 Walt Disney Television (WDT) has selected 13 writers for its 2020 Writing Program. Widely recognized as one of the entertainment industry's most successful programs of its type, the initiative offers advanced professional development before participants are hired as staff writers on WDT shows during... 
Courtney B. Vance Will Star on 61ST STREET
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 16, 2020 AMC announced today from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour that Emmy® Award-winner Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Lovecraft Country, Genius) will star in its upcoming thrilling courtroom drama 61st Street, from BAFTA-winner Peter Moffat (Crim... 
Check Out Everything Coming And Going From Hulu In April
by Tori Hartshorn - March 14, 2019 Check Out Everything Coming And Going From Hulu In April... 
Lena Waithe & Cathy Kisakye's HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A BLACK WOMAN Gets Order from Showtime
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 20, 2019 Deadline reports that Showtime has ordered a pilot from How To Make Love To A Black Woman (Who May Be Working Through Some Sh*t), a comedy anthology series from Lena Waithe and Cathy Kisakye.... 
Chi Phil Chamber Players Bring Romance, Joy And The Beatles To City Winery
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2019 This Valentine's Day weekend, the Chi Phil Chamber Players perform beloved Beatles hits with a classical twist in All You Need is Love. With bright new string quartet arrangements by Chi Phil violist Benton Wedge, audiences will enjoy favorites from the Fab Four like Hey Jude, Penny Lane, Blackbird,... 
America's Public Television Stations Elect Board Leaders, Members
by Tori Hartshorn - February 07, 2019 America's Public Television Stations (APTS) today announced the election of its new board leaders and members.... 
Luke James, La La Anthony and Lil Rel Howery to Guest Star on Showtime Drama Series THE CHI
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2019 Two-time Grammy(R) nominee Luke James (Star, Little), La La Anthony (Power) and Lil Rel Howery (Get Out, Bird Box) have signed on to guest star in multiple episodes of the third season of the SHOWTIME drama series THE CHI. In addition, writer Justin Hillian (Snowfall) has been named showrunner and e... 
Ava DuVernay's QUEEN SUGAR Announces Five More Female Directors
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 06, 2019 Critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar,” from creator and executive producer Ava DuVernay (“When They See Us,” “13th,” “Selma”), has announced the addition of five female directors to the season line-up: Lacey Duke, C. Fitz, Pratibha Parmar, Deborah Kampmeier and Stacey Muhammad. This marks ... 
Meet the Current Cast of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD on Broadway!
by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2019 The magic is real at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway! Prepare to be on the edge of your seat as Harry, Ron and Hermione launch into a thrilling new adventure that begins 19 years later. The entire theatre has been transfigured to immerse you in this spectacular world where epic duels, ... 
Alicia Keys, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to Executive Produce Musical Drama Series for Showtime
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 17, 2019 SHOWTIME has made a series commitment to an untitled musical drama series executive produced by multiple Grammy winner Alicia Keys and the Oscar, Tony and Grammy winning team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman). Pasek and Paul will contribute music to t...
Chi Phil Chamber Players Bring Romance, Joy And The Beatles To City Winery
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2019 This Valentine's Day weekend, the Chi Phil Chamber Players perform beloved Beatles hits with a classical twist in All You Need is Love. With bright new string quartet arrangements by Chi Phil violist Benton Wedge, audiences will enjoy favorites from the Fab Four like Hey Jude, Penny Lane, Blackbird,... 
Collaboraction's 4th Peacebook Festival Launches Aug 15-17 With 21 Shows At Kennedy-King College Theater
by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2019 Collaboraction Theatre Company will launch its 2019-20 mainstage season at Kennedy-King College (KKC) at 63rd and Halsted in the college's 292-seat, state-of-the-art mainstage theater, with its fourth annual Peacebook Festival, Thursday through Saturday, August 15-17.... 
Nasim Pedrad, Jason Mitchell, Anna Camp, and Robbie Amell to Star in Netflix's DESPERADOS
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 18, 2019 Nasim Pedrad (Aladdin, SNL), Jason Mitchell (Mudbound, The Chi), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect, The Wedding Year), and Robbie Amell (When We First Met, The Babysitter) are set to star in Netflix's Desparados. ... 
16th Street Theater Presents A Free, Pop Up Performance of BRUJAJA By Melissa DuPrey
by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2019 16th Street Theater will give a free community performance of Melissa DuPrey's BRUJAJA directed by Miranda Gonzalez to kick-off the 2019 Pop Up New Play Reading Series. The community performance will take place at Morton West Auditorium at 2400 Home Ave in Berwyn, IL, on Thursday, February 7 at 7:00... 
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.... |
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