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Atlantic Theater Workers Vote to Join IATSE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2024

178 crewmembers of the Atlantic Theatre Company have voted in favor of joining The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

Sony Music Masterworks Launches Joint Venture With Roast Productions
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2024

Sony Music Masterworks, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, has announced a new strategic venture with Roast Productions, a live entertainment company founded by Bonnie Royal and Michael Stevens.

Photos: First Look at CIRCUS 1903 at the Eventim Apollo
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2022

This Christmas, the marvellous Circus 1903 returns to London to the newly refurbished Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith. Check out all new production photos here!

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival Returns To Hudson River Park
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2021

This year's festival features a jam-packed lineup of in-person activities, virtual panels, wildlife tours and performances centered on local wildlife, harbor habitat and River health.

CIRCUS 1903 Will Return to the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2021

The world-class performers at Circus 1903 are limbering up in preparation to entertain thousands of people as they flock to the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall this Christmas to marvel at the wonders of the Golden Age of Circus.

International Smash Hit CIRCUS 1903 Returns This Christmas!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2021

The world-class performers at Circus 1903 are limbering up in preparation to entertain thousands of people as they flock to the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall this Christmas to marvel at the wonders of the Golden Age of Circus.

YouTube and Global Fund for Women Launch New Documentary
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 4, 2020

Today YouTube and Global Fund for Women launched “Fundamental. Gender Justice. No Exceptions” - a brand new five-episode documentary series that follows dynamic activists from five countries who are disrupting the status quo and radically altering the course of history. What does it really look like to be a feminist leader in 2020? Partnering with Refinery29 on the series, the first episode of “Fundamental”, titled Rights Not Roses, which focuses on ending child, early and forced marriages in Pakistan, premieres today. 

YouTube & Global Fund for Women Announce 'Fundamental'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 21, 2020

Today YouTube and Global Fund for Women unveiled the official trailer for “Fundamental. Gender Justice. No Exceptions” - a brand new 5 episode documentary series that follows dynamic activists from five countries who are disrupting the status quo and radically altering the course of history. What does it really look like to be a feminist leader in 2020? Partnering with Refinery29 on the series, the first episode of “Fundamental” will launch on March 4, 2020 on Refinery29's official YouTube channel and YouTube.com/Learning.

VIDEO: YouTube Releases Trailer for Part Two of GLAD YOU ASKED
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 18, 2019

YouTube has released the official trailer for Episodes 6-10 of “Glad You Asked,” the latest series from a slate of new learning focused Originals coming to YouTube. Glad You Asked is hosted by Vox reporters Cleo Abrams, Joss Fong, Christophe Haubursin, and Alex Clark.

Youtube Originals Debuts Fourth Episode of COULD YOU SURVIVE THE MOVIES?
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 16, 2019

Today, YouTube Originals and Ample Entertainment premiered the fourth episode of the newly launched learning series, “Could You Survive The Movies?”! The series is dedicated to exploring the magic and science of cinema's most iconic pop culture films like “Jumanji”, “Die Hard”, “Alien”, “Back To The Future”, “Ghostbusters” and “Men In Black”.

THE ILLUSIONISTS - LIVE FROM BROADWAY Are Heading to Buffalo For One Night Only
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2019

On the heels of a highly successful multi-city tour and run on Broadway, the world's best-selling touring magic show, THE ILLUSIONISTS - LIVE FROM BROADWAY (www.theillusionistslive.com), will play Shea's Buffalo Theatre on January 25 as part of its North American tour in 2020. Tickets for THE ILLUSIONISTS are on sale now and are available at ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000, and in person at Shea's Box Office, 650 Main Street, downtown Buffalo.

THE ILLUSIONISTS �" LIVE FROM BROADWAY Will Play Playhouse Square This January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2019

On the heels of a highly successful multi-city tour and run on Broadway, the world's best-selling touring magic show, THE ILLUSIONISTS - LIVE FROM BROADWAY (www.theillusionistslive.com), will play Playhouse Square's Connor Palace in Cleveland January 7-11, 2020 as a Huntington Featured Performance.

YouTube Starts Production on CREATORS FOR CHANGE WITH MICHELLE OBAMA: GIRLS' EDUCATION in Vietnam
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 9, 2019

Today, YouTube creator and actress Liza Koshy joined Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts, Lana Condor, and Ngô Thanh Vân (Veronica Ngo), and the TODAY show's Jenna Bush Hager on a visit to a school in Vietnam as part of the Obama Foundation's Girls Opportunity Alliance, which promotes adolescent girls education around the world. This trip will be documented as part of a new YouTube Original special, “Creators for Change with Michelle Obama: Girls' Education.” The group met with girls benefiting from an education program of Room to Read, a nonprofit organization working with the Girls Opportunity Alliance to support adolescent girls education in Vietnam. YouTube will also send creators to India and Namibia to profile other girls education efforts supported by the Girls Opportunity Alliance and share the stories of adolescent girls around the world who are overcoming adversity to pursue their education.  

VIDEO: YouTube Premieres New MIND FIELD Special That Explores the Science of Fear
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 24, 2019

Is it heights, needles, sharks, or something else entirely? What elicits fear and panic in everyone, regardless of age, gender or background? What is the scariest thing?

THE ILLUSIONISTS �" LIVE FROM BROADWAY Head to Majestic Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Oct 21, 2019

On the heels of a highly successful multi-city tour and run on Broadway, the world's best-selling touring magic show, THE ILLUSIONISTS - LIVE FROM BROADWAY (www.theillusionistslive.com), will play the Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston St.) in San Antonio, TX on March 7, 2020 for two performances at 4PM & 8PM as part of its North American tour in 2020. Tickets for THE ILLUSIONISTS will go on sale on Friday, October 18, 10AM.

VIDEO: YouTube Debuts Trailer for New MIND FIELD Special
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 17, 2019

Is it heights, needles, sharks, or something else entirely? What elicits fear and panic in everyone, regardless of age, gender or background? What is the scariest thing?

MIND FIELD Revisits The Stanford Prison Experiment in New Episode
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 19, 2018

The Stanford Prison Experiment is arguably the most famous psychology experiment ever conducted. A cornerstone of every Intro Psychology textbook, the mythology of this famous study has ​captured the public imagination for 47 years,​ spawning movies and television shows, even driving public policy. The experiment claimed to prove that​ good, normal people, when put into a situation that overwhelms them have the capacity for evil, anti-social behavior. But the study is flawed in a multitude of ways, coming under new scrutiny as recently as this summer. But even if the methodology of the experiment was flawed, could the conclusions be true?

YouTube Announces Fall 2018 Slate and 2019 Projects
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 30, 2018

YouTube Announces Fall 2018 Slate and 2019 Projects

YouTube Announces Fall 2018 Slate and 2019 Projects
by Macon Prickett - Jul 27, 2018

Today at the Television Critics Association session, YouTube showcased its upcoming Original series and announced renewals for 2018/2019. From ambitious projects and compelling documentaries showcasing YouTube stars, to inventive comedies, bold dramas and live events featuring from some of the biggest names in Hollywood, YouTube continues to offer innovative programming that engages its audience. Since the launch of YouTube Originals in 2015, Original content has been viewed more than 650 million times.

45TH ANNUAL DAYTIME CREATIVE ARTS EMMY AWARDS Winners Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 28, 2018

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the winners of the 45th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The gala was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Southern California.