Disney+ Signs Multi-Year Production Agreement with Supper Club
Disney+ has inked a two-year deal with David Gelb (“Chef's Table,” “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”), Brian McGinn (“Chef's Table,” “Amanda Knox”) and Jason Sterman (“13th,” “Five Came Back”) of Supper Club. Under the exclusive pact, the trio will create premium franchise-based and original-concept nonfiction programming for the streaming service as well as other platforms and networks within The Walt Disney Company.
Arena Stage Gala To Honor NPR's Nina Totenberg; Kathleen Turner Headlines
Arena Stage announces the presentation of the fourth annual Beth Newburger Schwartz Award to National Public Radio's Nina Totenberg, with actor and performer Kathleen Turner headlining the 2019 Arena Stage Annual Gala. The Gala will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at the Mead Center for American Theater
Arena Stage To Host Exclusive Wine Auction And Wine Dinner
Arena Stage will host a silent and live wine auction on Friday, October 26, 2018 at the Mead Center for American Theater (1101 Sixth St., SW). The event is helmed by Arena Stage Trustees Judith N. Batty, Gene Samburg and Beth Newburger Schwartz.
Arena Stage's THE ORIGINALIST Comes to 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) is thrilled to welcome the NYC premiere of THE ORIGINALIST written by John Strand and directed by Molly Smith. Produced by Middle Finger Production, LLC [Beth Newburger, Executive Producer] and Arena Stage and part of 59E59's Subscription Series, THE ORIGINALIST begins performances on Saturday, July 14 for a limited engagement through Sunday, August 19.
Maurice Hines to Emcee 2018 Arena Stage Gala with Mary McBride as Headliner
Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Director Edgar Dobie are pleased to announce that Broadway legend Maurice Hines will serve as the Master of Ceremonies and international touring artist and global humanitarian Mary McBride will headline the 2018 Arena Stage Gala honoring Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Mead Center for American Theater (1101 Sixth St., SW). As previously announced, the Gala features the presentation of the third annual Beth Newburger Schwartz Award to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and will recognize Jessica Stafford Davis as an Emerging Leader. The Gala is helmed by event chairs and Arena Stage Trustees Lavern Chatman and Maggie FitzPatrick.
Arena Stage Gala to Honor D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Jessica Stafford Davis
Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Director Edgar Dobie are pleased to announce the presentation of the third annual Beth Newburger Schwartz Award to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, as well as recognize Jessica Stafford Davis as an Emerging Leader at the 2018 Arena Stage Annual Gala. The Gala is helmed by event chairs and Arena Stage Trustees Lavern Chatman and Maggie FitzPatrick, and will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Mead Center for American Theater (1101 Sixth St., SW).
DVR Alert: Kristen Bell's Theater-Themed ABC Special ENCORE Airs Tonight!
This is your friendly reminder that tonight is the premiere of Kristen Bell's ENCORE (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST). In ENCORE, executive producer Bell, who also appears, reunites the cast of a high school musical and asks them to perform it again twenty years later. Each former student reprises their role from their original production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony-winning musical, INTO THE WOODS, under the tutelage of Broadway directors, choreographers and voice coaches.
VIDEO: First Look at Kristen Bell's Theater-Themed ABC Special ENCORE
ET has shared a first look at ABC's one-hour musical event special ENCORE. The show premieres on SUNDAY, DEC. 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST). In ENCORE, executive producer Kristen Bell, who also appears, reunites the cast of a high school musical and asks them to perform it again twenty years later.
Freeform Premieres Its First Original Christmas Movie ANGRY ANGEL, 11/27
Freeform, Disney's young adult television and streaming network, in association with Sony Pictures Television, today announced that its first original Christmas movie, ANGRY ANGEL, will premiere Monday, Nov. 27 (9:00-11:00 p.m. EST), during the network's annual Countdown to 25 days of Christmas extravaganza.
Freeform Premieres Its First Original Christmas Movie ANGRY ANGEL, 11/27
Freeform, Disney's young adult television and streaming network, in association with Sony Pictures Television, today announced that its first original Christmas movie, ANGRY ANGEL, will premiere Monday, Nov. 27 (9:00-11:00 p.m. EST), during the network's annual Countdown to 25 days of Christmas extravaganza.
Actress Jenny Pellicer Joins Catherine Zeta Jones in Lifetime's COCAINE GODMOTHER
Actress Jenny Pellicer will join Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta Jones in Lifetime's COCAINE GODMOTHER. Cocaine Godmother examines the complicated life of Griselda Blanco (Zeta-Jones) and Pellicer is set to play Carolina Maria Telles, who meets Blanco at a New York City club and becomes her sons' babysitter and Blanco's devoted lover. The TV Movie is set to premiere in 2018.
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Bebe Neuwirth Headlines Benefit at Arena Stage
Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Director Edgar Dobie are pleased to announce that two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner Bebe Neuwirth will headline the theater's 2017 exclusive benefit on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the Mead Center for American Theater (1101 Sixth St., SW).