THE POWER OF HOPE Director Kalia Love Jones Receives The PAFF Youth Visionary Award
by A.A. Cristi - June 11, 2021 Kalia Love Jones, 14-year old director of 'The Power of Hope' animated short film receives the prestigious Youth Visionary Award from the 29th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival. Laya DeLeon Hayes, actress in the CBS drama, 'The Equalizer' and the voice of Doc on 'Doc McStuffins' on Disney Ju...
VIDEO: Queen Latifah Talks About Performing a SUPER BOWL Halftime Show on THE LATE SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - February 09, 2021 Queen Latifah performed at the 1998 Super Bowl halftime show and she describes how amazing and nerve wracking it felt to be in the stadium. You can see more of Queen Latifah in the new CBS series, 'The Equalizer.'...
Queen Latifah Will Star on EQUALIZER on CBS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 28, 2020 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Queen Latifah-led CBS series 'The Equalizer' has received a pilot pickup....
World Premiere of HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN SON Starring Cristela Alonzo to be Presented at Arizona Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2022 Arizona Theatre Company's final production of the 54th season, written by ATC Artistic Associate, christopher oscar peña, is a coming-of-age comedy about a father and son who are living two different versions of the American dream, and how they navigate the difficult realities surrounding citizenshi...
Eve Hewson and Eva Green Join the Cast of BBC's THE LUMINARIES
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 26, 2018 BBC Two has announced that leading actresses Eve Hewson (Robin Hood, The Knick, Bridge of Spies) and Eva Green (Casino Royale, Penny Dreadful, Sin City, A dame to Kill For) will join the cast of six-part drama series, The Luminaries....
Vistas Media Capital's Animation Studio Paperboat Unveils Debut Feature Animation Slate
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2022 Paperboat Animation Studios, the Toronto headquartered animation studio recently acquired by Singapore based global media content and technology company Vistas Media Capital Pte. Ltd., today unveiled its debut animation slate consisting of the thee diverse projects for the global market. ...
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...
Second Stage Theater to Honor Lynn Nottage and Debra Martin Chase at 2021 Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 08, 2021 Second Stage Theater’s 2021 Fall Gala will honor Producer DEBRA MARTIN CHASE and Playwright LYNN NOTTAGE at a one-night-only celebration on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers. Ms. Chase and Ms. Nottage are both members of Second Stage Theater’s Board of Directors....
Regina Taylor and Karen Ziemba Join La Femme Theatre Productions As They Inaugurate Two Developmental Initiatives
by Stephi Wild - March 29, 2022 La Femme Theatre has announced two initiatives - Women on the Verge, The Gladys and Mary Dohmen Reading Series, which will showcase emerging female artists, and A Woman's Storyland, a script development program that will develop diverse stories about the universal female experience....
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...
PREMIERE ROUNDUP: Find Out When Your Favorite Fall TV Shows Return
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 29, 2020 After a long, uncertain spring, TV is back, for the most part!...
Complete Cast Announced For Pre-Broadway A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL Starring Will Swenson
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2022 Meet the complete cast for A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical, as rehearsals began in New York ahead of the musical's world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement this summer at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre....
Antoine Fuqua Will Direct New Film Adaptation of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 21, 2021 The play centers on Brick, a former athlete turned alcoholic, his sexually frustrated wife Maggie, and Big Daddy, the ailing and wealthy family patriarch....
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...
World Premiere of Jessica Dickey's NAN AND THE LOWER BODY to be Presented at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 25, 2022 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present the World Premiere of Jessica Dickey’s Nan and the Lower Body, an audience favorite at TheatreWorks’ 2019 New Works Festival....
Chris Evans in Talks to Join INFINITE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 12, 2019 Variety reports that Chris Evans is in talks to star in Antoine Fuqua's past-lives drama “Infinite.'...
Queen Latifah's EQUALIZER Reboot Gets Pilot Commitment at CBS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 04, 2019 Variety reports that a potential reboot of 'The Equalizer,' starring Queen Latifah,' has gotten a pilot commitment at CBS....
Page 73 Announces Semifinalists for Playwriting Fellowship
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 22, 2021 Page 73 has announced 10 semifinalists for the 2022 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship. From a pool of over 300 applicants, Page 73 has selected Melis Aker, Syreeta Briggs, Vichet Chum, Kate Douglas, Ryan Drake, Marvin González De León, Majkin Holmquist, Deepa Purohit, Gab Reisman, and Haygen-Brice Walk...
ViacomCBS Debuts Expanded and Enhanced CBS All Access
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 30, 2020 ViacomCBS today announced a significant expansion of CBS All Access, ViacomCBS’ subscription video on demand and live-streaming service, in a major step toward transforming CBS All Access into a diversified super service for the company....
Anthony Ramos, Jennifer Hudson & More Nominated for 2021 People's Choice Awards - See the Full List!
by Michael Major - October 27, 2021 Nominations for the 2021 People's Choice Award include Anthony Ramos for 'In the Heights', Jennifer Hudson for 'Respect', 'Cinderella', Britney Spears, Olivia Rodrigo, Kandi Burruss, Lisa Rinna, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone for 'Cruella', Wandavision, Only Murders in the Building, Sterling K. Brown, and ...
Adele, Britney Spears & More Win People's Choice Awards - See the Full List of Winners!
by Michael Major - December 08, 2021 The categories for the ceremony were completely voted for by fan, honoring the best of movies, television, music, and social media. Halle Berry, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Kim Kardashian West, and Christina Aguilera were honored with icon awards. Winners also included Scarlett Johansson, BTS, Cruell...
Stage and Screen Actor Orson Bean Dies at 91
by Stephi Wild - February 08, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Orson Bean has died at age 91. According to The New York Times, his cause of death was a 'traffic accident' in Venice, CA. Capt. Brian Wendling of the Los Angeles Police Department said that Bean was struck and killed by a car on Friday...
Angela Bassett Wins 11th NAACP Award
by Marissa Tomeo - February 27, 2022 Angela Bassett won the Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Award last night at the NAACP Awards. This marked her 11th NAACP Award. Last night's award was in recognition of her role as Athena Grant on the FOX's 9-1-1. After receiving the award, Bassett spoke to Extra’s Rachel Lindsay. ...
Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Nominated for 53rd NAACP Image Awards
by Michael Major - January 18, 2022 Today, the full list of nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards” were announced. Nominees included Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Encanto, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, Respect, Taraji P. Henson, Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Denzel Washington, and more. Check out the full li...
CBS Renews THE FBIs For Two More Seasons
by Michael Major - May 09, 2022 The returning CBS Original series dominate their back-to-back Tuesday time slots: FBI is the #2 broadcast series, FBI: INTERNATIONAL is the #2 new drama and FBI: MOST WANTED is a top10 broadcast series. CBS is the #1 primetime network on FBI Tuesdays, winning all three time periods and delivering ov... |