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ACTION chronicles the lives of professional gamblers, bookies and oddsmakers throughout the 2018 NFL season following the Supreme Court decision to lift a ban on sports betting. The series will culminate with the biggest gambling day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday. The character-driven narrative delivers intimate access to a diverse cross-section of authentic and sometimes garrulous subjects within the sports gaming community, documenting the effects of legalization through their prisms.

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Guy Ritchie to Direct Live Action HERCULES for Disney Photo Guy Ritchie to Direct Live Action HERCULES for Disney
by A.A. Cristi - June 17, 2022

Disney's live-action remake of Hercules has found its director! Get the scoop on the upcoming film!...


Toronto Theatre Company Takes The Lead On Youth Vaccine Engagement Strategy In Toront Photo Toronto Theatre Company Takes The Lead On Youth Vaccine Engagement Strategy In Toronto's West End
by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2022

Shakespeare in Action, a theatre arts and education company that calls Toronto's Weston community its home, has been announced as the lead organization for the City of Toronto's Youth Vaccine Engagement Strategy grant in Toronto's West quadrant....


Carnegie Hall Announces February 2020 Calendar Photo Carnegie Hall Announces February 2020 Calendar
by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2020

Carnegie Hall has announced its February 2020 calendar. See full details below:...


Danny Trejo, Billy Zane Lead THE PROTECTOR Photo Danny Trejo, Billy Zane Lead THE PROTECTOR
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 21, 2019

Deadline reports that Danny Trejo, Billy Zane, Randy Couture, and James Russo will star in a new action film from director Justin Lee....


Arts in the Armed Forces, Founded by Adam Driver, Receives $100,000 Challenge Grant F Photo Arts in the Armed Forces, Founded by Adam Driver, Receives $100,000 Challenge Grant From Craig Newmark Philanthropies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 30, 2020

Arts in the Armed Forces, founded by actor and Marine Adam Driver, has announced that it has received a $100,000 challenge grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to launch its inaugural AITAF Action Fund on July 1st, 2020....


CLASS ACTION PARK to Premiere on HBO Max Photo CLASS ACTION PARK to Premiere on HBO Max
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 08, 2020

 HBO Max has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Class Action Park, based on the world's most dangerous water park, Action Park, that had its heyday in the 80s and 90s and was a staple for anyone who grew up in New Jersey....


VIDEO: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Perform 'What A Wonderful World' on ONE WORLD: Photo VIDEO: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Perform 'What A Wonderful World' on ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2020

Global Citizen and the World Health Organization (WHO) partnered for a special one-night event, 'One World: Together at Home,' which aired across multiple global networks and platforms on Saturday, April 18....


BWW Review: MY HEART GOES THADAK THADAK at Silo Theatre Photo BWW Review: MY HEART GOES THADAK THADAK at Silo Theatre
by Monica Moore - November 22, 2019

Want to see a heart-warming, unexpectedly clever spoof? Commissioned and developed by Silo Theatre with funding assistance of Creative New Zealand and Silo Theatre's Patron Donors, the 'Bollywood' spaghetti western is a superb mix of light and breezy, with an undercurrent of serious political and me...


7th Annual Flatiron Plaza Design Installation Evokes Connections During Pandemic Photo 7th Annual Flatiron Plaza Design Installation Evokes Connections During Pandemic
by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2020

he Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership and Van Alen Institute today announced their selection for the seventh annual Flatiron Public Plaza Design Installation: Point of Action by Studio Cooke John. Point of Action will be on view November 23, 2020a?'January 1, 2021 in the Flatiron Public Plazas on Broa...


Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato Curates Six-Concert Perspectives Series At Carnegie Hall Photo Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato Curates Six-Concert Perspectives Series At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2019

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato returns to Carnegie Hall for a series of Perspectives concerts throughout the 2019-2020 season, highlighting her full range of vocal artistry as well as her work as an educator....


U-M Museum Of Art Announces Commitment To Anti-Racist Action Photo U-M Museum Of Art Announces Commitment To Anti-Racist Action
by Stephi Wild - October 08, 2020

Black Lives Matter. These powerful words are featured on a new banner that will welcome faculty, staff, students and other campus visitors to the University of Michigan Museum of Art for the foreseeable future.   ...


Meteorologist David Murphy Has Announced Retirement After Three Decades on WPVI Photo Meteorologist David Murphy Has Announced Retirement After Three Decades on WPVI
by Michael Major - August 25, 2021

Philadelphia Meteorologist David Murphy has announced his retirement after three decades with WPVI. Murphy covered hurricanes in North Carolina and Louisiana, as well as two major tornadoes. His other memorable news assignments include the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing and the attacks again...


Critics Choice Association Announces Inaugural CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS Photo Critics Choice Association Announces Inaugural CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 12, 2020

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) is pleased to announce the inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards, a special event honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, Action and Animation....


Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres Create Diversity Action Group Photo Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres Create Diversity Action Group
by Stephi Wild - August 18, 2020

Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse have created their first Diversity Action Group to take forward the theatresa?? commitment to diversity, equality, inclusion and social justice. ...


Heidi Duckler Dance Presents AGES TAKE ACTION Photo Heidi Duckler Dance Presents AGES TAKE ACTION
by A.A. Cristi - June 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based dance company Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) presents Ages Take Action, a PSA short film created in collaboration with Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Campus (MLK). ...


The Arctic Cycle And Poetic People Power Present CLIMATE CHANGE THEATRE ACTION: Setti Photo The Arctic Cycle And Poetic People Power Present CLIMATE CHANGE THEATRE ACTION: Setting The Stage For A Better Planet
by A.A. Cristi - September 03, 2019

The Arctic Cycle and Poetic People Power have teamed up to present 'Climate Change Theatre Action: Setting the Stage for a Better Planet' on September 15, 2019 at 3:30pm, at Caveat on Manhattan's Lower East Side. This event kicks off thirteen weeks of global participatory theatre and action around c...


Thomas Haden Church Set to Star in New Peacock Comedy Series TWISTED METAL Photo Thomas Haden Church Set to Star in New Peacock Comedy Series TWISTED METAL
by Michael Major - May 19, 2022

Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) is also starring and executive producing. Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) to co-star opposite Mackie. Will Arnett and Marc Forman from Electric Avenue (Murderville) secured the rights to the material and helped put the project togeth...


THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT Sets Blu-Ray & DVD Release Photo THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT Sets Blu-Ray & DVD Release
by Michael Major - May 17, 2022

The adrenaline-fueled comedy stars Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor, Leaving Las Vegas, 1995; National Treasure Franchise, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Rock), Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian,” “Narcos,” “Game of Thrones”), Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, ...


VIDEO: Anthony Brown Releases Powerful Visual for 'Call to Action' Photo VIDEO: Anthony Brown Releases Powerful Visual for 'Call to Action'
by Sarah Leiber - November 02, 2020

Anthony Brown releases moving visual directed by Daniel Bowie for his current single....


Joffrey Ballet Company Artists' Production Company, Action Lines, Releases New Short Photo Joffrey Ballet Company Artists' Production Company, Action Lines, Releases New Short Film For Pride Month
by A.A. Cristi - June 17, 2022

The Joffrey Ballet and Action Lines, a video production company founded by Joffrey Artists Xavier Núñez, Dylan Gutierrez, and writer/producer Eric Grant, unveil a bold new video filmed at the FDR Four Freedoms State Park to mark Pride Month. ...


VIDEO: Billy Porter Speaks the Words of Toni Morrison for INTO ACTION - 'There is No Photo VIDEO: Billy Porter Speaks the Words of Toni Morrison for INTO ACTION - 'There is No Time for Despair, No Place for Self-Pity'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 07, 2020

Watch Billy Porter speak the words of Toni Morrison for INTO ACTION....


Carnegie Hall's Beethoven Celebration Continues This Spring Photo Carnegie Hall's Beethoven Celebration Continues This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - March 09, 2020

This spring, Carnegie Hall's season-long Beethoven celebration continues with a vibrant series of events featuring the complete Beethoven symphony cycle with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra, the complete piano sonatas by nine leading artists, and the complete string quartets by Q...


VIDEO: Arianna Afsar, Courtney Reed, David Henry Hwang, and More Take Part in La Joll Photo VIDEO: Arianna Afsar, Courtney Reed, David Henry Hwang, and More Take Part in La Jolla's #StopAsianHate Campaign
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2021

La Jolla Playhouse has released a new video in support of Rep. Grace Meng’s #StopAsianHate National Day of Action and Healing in March....


Downstage and Climate Change Theatre Action Present An Evening of Short Plays & Panel Photo Downstage and Climate Change Theatre Action Present An Evening of Short Plays & Panel Discussion This Week
by Stephi Wild - December 08, 2021

What might an equitable, sustainable, decarbonized, and just society look like? Downstage's Climate Change Theatre Action, a live staged-reading of short plays on December 9 & 10th, tackles the challenging conversation around climate change and taps into the creative minds of playwrights from around...


Florida Studio Theatre Joins National Call to Action for Government to Provide Econom Photo Florida Studio Theatre Joins National Call to Action for Government to Provide Economic Relief to Live Events Industry
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 31, 2020

Florida Studio Theatre has announced  that it will join The Red Alert Day of Action organized by We Make Events- North America, a campaign advocating for governmental support for the live events industry....






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