SHŌGUN Co-Creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo to Receive Top Honors at the 2024 Writers Conference
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 12, 2024
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF) has announced that two awardees to be honored as part of its 31st Festival & Writers Conference happening October 24 – 31, 2024. The Writer’s Writer Award, introduced in 2023, honors a singular talent already recognized within the industry and by their peers, whose latest project has illustrated their versatility across mediums and elevated the trajectory of their career.
Interview: Theatre Life with Jason Ma
by Elliot Lanes - Mar 29, 2023
Today's subject Jason Ma is currently living his theatre life telling us all about 'The Advantages of Floating in The Middle of The Sea' in Signature Theatre's current production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's underappreciated masterpiece Pacific Overtures. Jason plays the lead role of Reciter plus other characters as well. The production runs through April ninth in Signature's MAX space.
Porchlight Announces Its Largest Cast For Porchlight Revisits The 50th Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2018
Porchlight Music Theatre begins its sixth season of Chicago's "lost" musicals in staged concert series with Porchlight Revisits 1776, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and book by Peter Stone with direction by Artistic Director Michael Weber, musical direction by Jeremy Ramey and musical staging by Michelle Lauto.
FX Orders Limited Series, SHOGUN, Based on Best-Selling Novel
by TV News Desk - Aug 3, 2018
In its largest international scale production to date, FX has ordered Shogun, a 10-episode limited series period drama based on Shogun, the best-selling novel by James Clavell, it was announced today by John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions.
FLOWER DRUM SONG Star James Shigeta Dies at 81
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 29, 2014
Variety reports that actor James Shigeta, best known for his roles in “Die Hard” and the big screen adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song, died Monday at 81.
Film & TV Actress Deborah Raffin Dies at 59
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 23, 2012
Deborah Raffin, a film and television actress who later became an audiobook publisher, has passed away after a battle with leukemia on Wednesday. She was 59-years-old. Her brother reported the news to the Los Angeles Times.
'Books-On-Tape' Publisher Deborah Raffin Dies at 59
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 23, 2012
Deborah Raffin, a film and television actress who later became an audiobook publisher, has passed away after a battle with leukemia on Wednesday. She was 59-years-old. Her brother reported the news to the Los Angeles Times.
TO SIR, WITH LOVE Airs on Reel 13 Tonight, 9/22
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2012
Sidney Poitier's 'To Sir, With Love,' the story of an idealistic engineer who takes a teaching job and faces a group of rough and disorderly white high school students from London's East End will air as the culmination of American Graduate Day tonight, September 22 at 9 p.m. on Reel 13.
Encore to Air SHOGUN, PILLARS OF THE EARTH This September
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 6, 2012
Following the U.S. television debut of 'The Crimson Petal and the White' on September 10, ENCORE's 'The Big Miniseries Showcase' continues with the premiere of the East meets West classic, SHOGUN on Monday, September 17th at 8pm ET/PT on ENCORE.
TO SIR, WITH LOVE Airs 9/22 on Reel 13
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 30, 2012
Sidney Poitier's 'To Sir, With Love,' the story of an idealistic engineer who takes a teaching job and faces a group of rough and disorderly white high school students from London's East End will air as the culmination of American Graduate Day on Saturday, September 22 at 9 p.m. on Reel 13.
Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles Presents CRYSTAL QUILL AWARDS
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2011
The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA), a professional theater and arts education nonprofit organization that builds communities around the appreciation and production of Shakespeare, will present blockbuster film director Roland Emmerich and entertainment attorney and author Bert Fields with the Crystal Quill Award for their contributions to the Shakespeare authorship debate.
Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles Announces CRYSTAL QUILL AWARDS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 26, 2011
The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA), a professional theater and arts education nonprofit organization that builds communities around the appreciation and production of Shakespeare, will present blockbuster film director Roland Emmerich and entertainment attorney and author Bert Fields with the Crystal Quill Award for their contributions to the Shakespeare authorship debate.