INSECURE Returns For A Fourth Season April 12
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 15, 2020 Returning for its ten-episode, fourth season SUNDAY, APRIL 12 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), INSECURE follows our favorite characters as they evaluate their relationships, both new and old, in an effort to figure out who and what comes with them in this next phase of their lives. ...
HBO Orders A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW From Robin Thede and Issa Rae
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 28, 2019 HBO has given a series order to A Black Lady Sketch Show, according to Deadline. The half-hour sketch comedy stars creator Robin Thede, who also executive produces alongside Issa Rae....
Kentucky Performing Arts Presents Raphael Saadiq's Jimmy Lee Tour
by Stephi Wild - January 07, 2020 Raphael Saadiq's Jimmy Lee Tour with Jamila Woods and DJ Duggz comes to Old Forester's Paristown Hall, Monday, February 17, 2020 at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m....
New Optics Film Festival Showcases The Next Generation Of Filmmakers
by Julie Musbach - March 11, 2019 High school students will debut original films March 16 surrounded by celebrity actors, directors and writers at the second annual New Optics Film Festival, held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Columbia College Hollywood....
Three New Members Have Joined The Groundlings Theatre Main Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 30, 2019 Los Angeles' famed Groundlings Theatre has announced the addition of three new members to The Main Company, also known as a?oeThe Groundlings.a?? Chris Guerra, Leonard Robinson and Samantha DeSurra were invited to join The Groundlings after having completed The Groundlings' School training program a...
FORT WORTH Food Scene Gives Back to the Community
by Marina Kennedy - April 15, 2020 The Fort Worth, Texas food industry is doing a great deal to give back during the Covid-19 outbreak. Check out some of the initiatives that chefs, restaurants, and organizations are doing to help their community get through these unprecedented, difficult times. Their work is very much appreciated....
Freeform Announces Script to Series Deal for New Dramedy, PARTY GIRLS
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 28, 2019 Freeform announced today that it has signed a script to series deal for “Party Girls,” a half-hour, single-camera dramedy inspired by the true story of Ericka Suzanne, daughter of the first female leader of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown. Set in Oakland in the '70s, “Party Girls” will follow ...
BWW Review: APPLE SEASON Takes Its Sweet Time to Harvest
by Gil Kaan - July 15, 2019 MOVING ARTS presents its Los Angeles premiere of E. M. Lewis' intriguing APPLE SEASON. Directed at a languid pace by Darin Anthony, the sparse explosive scenes really make their mark with the experienced acting chops of Rob Nagle and the vivid, versatile intensity of Liza Fernandez. This three-hande...
Issa Rae & LaKeith Stanfield Will Lead Romantic Drama THE PHOTOGRAPH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 19, 2019 Deadline reports Insecure's Issa Rae and Atlanta's LaKeith Stanfield will star in Universal/Will Packer Productions' romantic drama The Photograph, written and directed by Stella Meghie. Rae is executive producing....
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: TYPICAL, Pleasance Courtyard
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 13, 2019 Ryan Calais Cameron's new play, Typical, is a monologue depicting an unthinkable, but depressingly fathomable, true story....
Global Digital Releasing Sets Theatrical Release Date For BRUCE!!!
by Julie Musbach - February 21, 2019 Indie distributor, GLOBAL DIGITAL RELEASING has partnered with POPE III ENTERPRISES to release the award-winning comedy BRUCE!!!!. BRUCE!!! will be in theaters nationwide on March 15th....
Freeform Inks Script to Series Deal for PARTY GIRLS With Platform One Media, Laurence Fishburne's Cinema Gypsy and Picture It Productions
by Tori Hartshorn - January 28, 2019 Freeform announced today that it has signed a script to series deal for 'Party Girls,' a half-hour, single-camera dramedy inspired by the true story of Ericka Suzanne, daughter of the first female leader of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown. Set in Oakland in the '70s, 'Party Girls' will follow ...
Three Square Food Bank Announces Return of LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT WEEK June 8-19
by Marina Kennedy - January 24, 2020 Three Square Food Bank announced today the return of the highly anticipated Las Vegas Restaurant Week, taking place June 8-19. Now in its 14th installment, the 12-day event gives restaurants throughout Southern Nevada the opportunity to give back through the culinary arts....
BWW Review: ART Examines the Value of Friendship and Esthetics at Blank Canvas
by Roy Berko - April 15, 2019 What is art? What is friendship? What is the value of a piece of art? What is the value of friendship? These are just some of the questions which are put forth in Yasmina Reza's French-language play that has been translated into English by Christopher Hampton and is now in production at Blank Canvas...
Kylie & Kendall Jenner Premiere Gallant's New Single 'Sweet Insomnia'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 23, 2019 Kylie & Kendall Jenner have premiered Gallant's new single 'Sweet Insomnia,' which is the featured music for their fall/winter collection....
MARY POPPINS RETURNS Nominated for 9th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 10, 2019 The Guild of Music Supervisors unveiled the list of nominees for its 9th annual award show taking place on Wednesday, February 13th at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The event will celebrate the highest achievements in music supervision, recognizing exemplary work in 18 categories...
Nicole Byer & Aaron Jennings Join NBC Comedy Pilot
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 09, 2020 Deadline reports that Nicole Byer and Aaron Jennings have joined an untitled comedy pilot at NBC from 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' producers Phil Augusta Jackson and Dan Goor....
VIDEO: Check Out First Look Of Lena Waithe's Upcoming Film QUEEN & SLIM
by Tori Hartshorn - June 24, 2019 From trailblazing, Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe (Netflix's Master of None) and Melina Matsoukas, the visionary director of some of this generation's most powerful pop-culture experiences, including Beyonce's “Formation” and the Nike “Equality” campaign, comes Makeready's unflinching new drama, Qu...
THE BOOK OF MORMON to Play at Musikhuset Aarhus
by Alan Henry - September 16, 2019 Broadway's most holy musical, The Book of Mormon, is headed to Musikhuset Aarhus in Aarhus, Denmark from November 20th-30th, 2019....
VIDEO: Watch a Season Four Trailer for INSECURE
by Sarah Leiber - January 15, 2020 Get ready for the new season of Insecure, returning April 12 on HBO....
HBO to Debut Yvonne Orji's First Comedy Special
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 14, 2020 Comedian and actress Yvonne Orji (HBO's “Insecure”) will headline her first hour-long comedy special for HBO this summer, it was announced today by Nina Rosenstein, executive vice president, HBO Programming. ...
E.J. Bonilla, Leem Lubany Join OLD MAN on FX
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 24, 2019 Variety reports that upcoming Jeff Bridges-led FX drama 'The Old Man' has begun to round out its cast. Leem Lubany and E.J. Bonilla have joined the project....
VIDEO: On This Day, March 4- ANNIE GET YOUR GUN Returns To Broadway With A Bang
by A.A. Cristi - March 04, 2019 On this day in 1999, an updated revival of the the classic musical Annie Get Your Gun opened at the Marquis Theatre!...
Elizabeth Banks, Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling Set New Comedies at HBO Max
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 29, 2019 Announced today on the stage at the HBO Max WarnerMedia Day are three new projects in the works at the forthcoming streamer: DC Super Hero High from Elizabeth Banks, Rap Sh*t (working title) from Issa Rae and College Girls (working title) from Mindy Kaling....
Issa Rae Will Re-Imagine SET IT OFF
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2019 Variety reports that Issa Rae will develop a new version of crime thriller 'Set It Off.' The original film starred Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica Fox and Kimberly Elise.... |