VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for THE EMPEROR'S NEWEST CLOTHES Featuring Original Music from William Finn
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 26, 2018 Hans Christian Andersen's legendary tale is reimagined into a playful animated special for today's children. The classic fable gets a colorful, music-filled makeover in the whimsical THE EMPEROR'S NEWEST CLOTHES, written and produced by Sheila Nevins, directed by Simon Wilches-Castro and featuring t...
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....
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 ...
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 ...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Freeform's GROWN-ISH and Scholly Announce $125,000 Student Loan Payoff
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 02, 2019 To celebrate the second season of “grown-ish,” premiering TONIGHT, JAN. 2 (8:00 p.m. EST), Freeform has teamed with the scholarship app Scholly to announce a student loan payoff of up to $125,000 for current students and graduates with an outstanding loan balance. Acknowledging that student loans ha...
Jermaine Fowler, Quinta Brunson, Larry Wilmore Unite for CBS Comedy
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 04, 2018 Jermaine Fowler will return to CBS, says Variety....
Issa Rae to Star in Romantic Comedy AMERICAN PRINCESS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 11, 2018 Issa Rae, the creator and star of 'Insecure,' will star in Fox's 'American Princess,' according to Variety. ...
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!...
HBO Hits WESTWORLD, INSECURE and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM Confirmed To Return In 2020
by Tori Hartshorn - April 15, 2019 According to Deadline, HBO has confirmed that WESTWORLD, INSECURE and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM are set to return for its third season in 2020. Read more about the news from Deadline here!...
Lil Rel To Headline First HBO Stand-up Comedy Special
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 28, 2019 Comedian, actor, writer and producer Lil Rel will star in his first HBO stand-up comedy special, it was announced today by Nina Rosenstein, executive vice president, HBO Programming. To be taped before a live audience in Los Angeles next month, the exclusive hour-long presentation will be executive ...
HBO Renews BALLERS and INSECURE
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 06, 2018 HBO has renewed the comedy series BALLERS for a fifth season and INSECURE for a fourth season, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, executive vice president, HBO Programming....
Kevin Hart, Universal, CJ Entertainment Join Forces for BYE BYE BYE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 28, 2018 Kevin Hart has set up a female-driven dramedy, 'Bye Bye Bye,' that remakes a Korean film at Universal, which has acquired the pitch that has Hart's Hartbeat Productions producing with CJ Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
Australia's Lila Gold Drops Whimsical New Tune HAPPY IDIOT
by Tori Hartshorn - March 21, 2019 Lila Gold's sound echoes the past while having one foot planted 5 minutes into the future. There's an air of edge that clings to her, shining through in her new single 'Happy Idiot', a song she wrote with a shadow over her back, a flighty and restless weight....
AppSec ABCs: The Cybersecurity Industry's First Children's Book
by Robert Diamond - February 20, 2019 ...
Sterling K. Brown Joins Third Season Of Amazon Hit THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
by Tori Hartshorn - April 15, 2019 According to Variety, two-time Emmy winning actor Sterling K. Brown is set to join the cast of the third season of Amazon Prime Video's THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL. the role he will portray is currently unspecified. Read more about the news from Variety here!...
RuPaul, Sarah Paulson, and Ben Stiller Are Among the Second Group of Presenters for the EMMYS
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2018 The Television Academy and Executive Producer Lorne Michaels today announced the second group of talent set to present the iconic Emmy statuette at the 70th Emmy® Awards on Monday, September 17....
HERO Announces Debut EP 'Dirty Work'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2018 Hailing from Calgary and now based in Montreal, HERO is an indie-electronic tour de force who just announced his debut Dirty Work EP out January 10, 2019 on Fool's Gold Records. His previous single 'The Juice' was featured in an episode of HBO's Insecure, where they wrote him into the script -- call...
JASPER JONES at Queensland Theatre
by Virag Dombay - August 15, 2018 Jasper Jones is one of my favourite works of Australian literature. When I first read it, I couldn't put it down. I was waiting with Charlie for Jasper Jones to appear and struggling to keep it together like Eliza when she tells Charlie the story of what lead her sister to her death. Directed by Art...
Comedy Special AMANDA SEALES: I BE KNOWIN' To Debut Early Next Year
by Tori Hartshorn - November 09, 2018 Comedian Amanda Seales (HBO's “Insecure”) will debut her first hour-long comedy special on HBO early next year, it was announced today by Nina Rosenstein, executive vice president, HBO Programming. Taping Sunday, Nov. 25 at the Edison Ballroom in New York, AMANDA SEALES: I BE KNOWIN' will be directe...
REL Debuts as Number One Scripted Series of Week of September 3rd
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 17, 2018 The Sunday, September 9th, premiere of FOX's new comedy, REL, posted a 2.0/8 Live+3 Day rating, launching as the week's #1 scripted series and the night's #1-tie entertainment program. REL grew to 6.1 million viewers in 3-Day multi-platform, delivering the network's most-watched and highest-rated co...
Singer-Songwriter Sophie Beem Shoots For The 'Stars'
by A.A. Cristi - August 21, 2018 Singer-songwriter Sophie Beem released her new single, 'Stars' produced by 1st Klase (Sean Paul, David Guetta, Becky G, Major Lazer). Discovered and developed by Beyonce, Sophie Beem, 19, has worked with the likes of Fetty Wap, toured with Charlie Puth hit the Coachella stage and had her music featu... |