Fuse Media and UnidosUS to Revive and Re-Imagine the ALMA Awards
Fuse Media has entered into a multi-year agreement with UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), to become the exclusive multiplatform media home of the organization's ALMA Awards® (American Latino Media Arts). The partnership to revive the ALMA Awards—following a three-year hiatus—was jointly announced today by Fuse Media CEO Michael Schwimmer and UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía. The partners also revealed that they will present a re-envisioned show celebrating Latino heritage and leading entertainment and media personalities through an engaging, inclusive format featuring more than a few surprises. In so doing, the newly minted ALMA Awards will accurately reflect the significant role Latino artists and culture plays in influencing society and entertainment in the United States and globally.
DETROIT Extends for Two Weeks; Will Play Through 10/28
Due to popular demand, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced an extension of its critically-acclaimed, sold-out New York premiere production of DETROIT, the new play by Obie Award winner Lisa D'Amour.
Playwrights Horizons Opens LIVEforFIVE Lottery Entries for 1st DETROIT Preview; Deadline 8/20
Playwrights Horizons begins accepting entries today, Wednesday, August 15, for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to DETROIT, the New York premiere of the much-heralded new play by Obie Award winner Lisa D'Amour. Ms. D'Amour is both a 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist for this play and a 2011 Steinberg Playwright Award winner for her body of work. Directed by Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman (Maple and Vine at Playwrights Horizons, Slowgirl, Stunning, Naked Angels' This Wide Night) in a completely new production, DETROITis being presented as the first production of the theater company's 2012/2013 Season.