Kerry Washington News

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL has announced the Polly Platt Award for Producing will be given to legendary independent producer Christine Vachon, and the Outstanding Television Writer Award will be given to groundbreaking showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser during the 2025 Writers Conference happening October 23 – 26, 2025.

The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards has revealed that Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Colman Domingo, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, and more will serve as presenters for this year’s show.

Warner Bros. Television Group’s Daytime Emmy-nominated talk show “The Jennifer Hudson Show” has been renewed for a fourth season (2025-2026) by the Fox Television Stations.

WP Theater has revealed the honorees of its 2025 Annual Gala, celebrating extraordinary achievement by Women+ artists and industry leaders, including Adrienne Warren and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 31, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals has named Emmy, Tony, Grammy-winning and two-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo as the recipient of its 2025 Woman of the Year Award. 

TADA! Youth Theater has revealed its 40th Anniversary. TADA! will open with Game Changers, written by RYET alum Christina Franklin, Music and Lyrics by Matthew Gregory and directed by RYET alum Ceanna Bryant. Learn more.

NAACP has announced the full list of “56th NAACP Image Awards” nominees, with Wicked and The Piano Lesson nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture and Wicked's Cynthia Erivo nominated for Entertainer of the Year.

The Golden Globes has announced that Andrew Garfield, Anthony Ramos, Ariana DeBose, Aubrey Plaza, Auliʻi Cravalho, Colman Domingo, Elton John, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Sarah Paulson, and more will present at the 82nd Annual Golden Globes.

The Costume Designers Guild has announced that award-winning actress Zoe Saldaña will be honored with the Spotlight Award at the 27th CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards).

Airing live on WFMU's Sheena's Jungle Room Stream, tonight's episode of Bob Barth's One Night Stand puts the spotlight on the enchanting musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress. Learn how to tune in!

The new Broadway revival of GYPSY, starring six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald as Rose, opens tonight at the Majestic Theatre. Check out all new video footage from the production here! 

On December 16th, the cast and crew of Netflix's hit film The Six Triple Eight attended a New York Tastemaker event at the Crosby Hotel. The event featured Kerry Washington, Tyler Perry, Bradley Cooper, Jerry Seinfeld, Gayle King, Katie Couric and more in attendance. Take a look at photos here!

December sees the streaming debut of the highly anticipated Maria Callas biopic featuring Angelina Jolie, the 60th anniversary Mary Poppins special, Tim Burton's Beetlejuice sequel, and more!

Netflix has released a new trailer for Tyler Perry's The Six Triple Eight, starring Kerry Washington. The movie will hit the streamer on December 20, following a small theatrical release on December 6. Watch the trailer now.

Oh, Mary!, the Sam Pinkleton-directed comedy written by and starring Cole Escola, has recouped its entire production costs on Broadway, becoming the first show of the 2024-2025 Broadway season to announce its recoupment.

Onyx Collective and 20th Television have announced a season three renewal for the Hulu Original drama series “Reasonable Doubt,” from executive producers Raamla Mohamed, Kerry Washington and Larry Wilmore.

Like everybody in the audience, Conrad Ricamora is having a blast with Oh, Mary! The performer, who plays President Abraham Lincoln in Cole Escola's hit comedy, visited The Tonight Show on Wednesday and shared some of the backstage—and onstage—antics between him and his co-stars.

Stars in the House has announced Josh Groban, Neil Patrick Harris, Brian Stokes Mitchell and more for the second annual Election Day Vote-A-Thon.

“Stars in the House” will return for its second Election Day Vote-A-Thon with a star-studded lineup joining hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson to talk about their voting experiences and deliver LIVE musical performances.