Anika Noni Rose to Star and Co-Executive Produce a Pilot for TNT
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 05, 2018 Beast Mode is written and executive produced by David Schneiderman with executive producers Stefanie Huie and MACRO's Charles D. King, Kim Roth and Poppy Hanks...
WACO Theater Center Celebrates One Year Anniversary With Homecoming...
by Robert Diamond - October 25, 2018 ...
OWN's QUEEN SUGAR Season Premiere Delivers 2.1 Million Viewers and Ranks as #1 Cable Telecast for Women 25 - 54
by Macon Prickett - June 05, 2018 The season three premiere of OWN's popular drama series “Queen Sugar” (5/29/18) delivered 2.1 million viewers and ranked as Tuesday night's #1 cable telecast in OWN's key demographic of women 25-54 (L+3). The acclaimed drama from award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay and executive producer Oprah Winf...
Submissions For The 8th Annual CAPE New Writers Fellowship Open For 2019
by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2018 Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment opened submissions today for its eighth annual CAPE New Writers Fellowship (CNWF), a talent and professional development program that trains emerging writers to succeed in Hollywood. Pipeline programs like this are critical, particularly in light of this ...
Starz and Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Partner for KIN
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 21, 2019 Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today announced the series development of “Kin,” a multi-generational family drama from writer Davita Scarlett (“Queen Sugar,” “Constantine”) and Hello Sunshine. Reese Witherspoon (“Big Little Lies,” Gone Girl, Wild) and Lauren Neustadter (“Are You Sl...
Ava DuVernay's AUGUST 28 to Make Television Debut on OWN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 22, 2018 Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay's short-form film entitled “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People” will make its national television debut on Tuesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Regina King, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, André Holland...
Purchase College Announces Speakers For 2019 Commencement
by Julie Musbach - April 24, 2019 Purchase College, SUNY will hold its 47th annual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY. Degrees will be conferred upon more than 1,000 graduating scholars representing dozens of majors and several countries....
Pierce Brosnan, George Takei, Julie Dash to Speak at the UCLA Commencement
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 07, 2019 Teri Schwartz, dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, announced today that two-time Golden Globe-nominated actor Pierce Brosnan has been named the 2019 commencement keynote speaker. Filmmaker Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust) will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award in Film/Tel...
Ben Aldridge Cast in Epix's PENNYWORTH
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 15, 2018 Ben Aldridge has been cast in the lead role of Thomas Wayne in the upcoming EPIX drama series PENNYWORTH, from Warner Horizon Scripted Television and based on the characters from DC....
Tony Winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson Joins OWN's DAVID MAKES MAN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 27, 2018 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of five new cast members to the ensemble of its upcoming lyrical drama "David Makes Man," the television debut from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney ("Moonlight"). Additionally, four directors have been tapped to helm episodes of the ...
OWN Announces Season Four of Ava DuVernay's QUEEN SUGAR
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 08, 2018 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fourth season Ava DuVernay's critically acclaimed original drama series “Queen Sugar,” from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, ahead of the extended 90-minute season three finale airing Wednesday, August 22 (10-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)....
Meet the Cast of CHOIR BOY- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - December 12, 2018 Manhattan Theatre Club is hosting the Broadway premiere of Choir Boy, by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Trip Cullman. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!...
Polly Walker Joins PENNYWORTH In A Recurring Role
by Tori Hartshorn - December 04, 2018 Polly Walker has joined the cast in the recurring role of “Peggy Sykes” for the upcoming EPIX drama series PENNYWORTH. PENNYWORTH is from Warner Horizon Scripted Television and based on the characters from DC....
Saweetie & TNT's CLAWS Team Up For MY TYPE Remix
by Tori Hartshorn - June 03, 2019 Critically acclaimed gold-certified rapper, entrepreneur, fashionista, songwriter and star Saweetie knows her type - and it's none other than TNT's Claws. ...
Jason Flemyng Joins Cast of Epix's PENNYWORTH
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2018 Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) has joined the cast in the series regular role of villain “Lord Harwood” in the upcoming EPIX drama series PENNYWORTH. PENNYWORTH is from Warner Horizon Scripted Television and based on the characters from DC....
NETFLIX and OWN Partner For OPRAH WINFREY PRESENTS WHEN THEY SEE US NOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 07, 2019 Netflix and OWN announced today that the closing night of Netflix's Emmy® FYSEE showcase, featuring a special in-depth conversation hosted by executive producer Oprah Winfrey, with Emmy®-winner Ava DuVernay and the cast of their four-part limited series, When They See Us – will be recorded to premie...
Seattle's Favorite Grown-up Holiday Tradition Returns This Winter
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2018 Favorite characters like the light-juggling magic of Babette La Fave, Lily Verlaine's Sugar Plum Fairy, Tory Peil's 'toreadora' Hot Chocolate, and the ever-lovable Snowflakes are back at The Triple Door for the wildly popular holiday spectacular Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker. This yea...
Phylicia Rashad Joins the Cast of OWN Original Drama Series DAVID MAKES MAN
by Macon Prickett - June 26, 2018 Continuing its commitment to creating diverse, elevated original programming from the entertainment industry's leading talent, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network today announced the ensemble cast — including Emmy nominee Phylicia Rashad — for its new original drama series David Makes Man, the television deb...
Iyanla Vanzant Returns With Dramatic New Episodes Of IYANLA: FIX MY LIFE This January On OWN
by Tori Hartshorn - December 18, 2018 Iyanla Vanzant Returns With Dramatic New Episodes Of IYANLA: FIX MY LIFE This January On OWN...
READY TO LOVE Reunion Special to Air December 29 on OWN
by Tori Hartshorn - December 10, 2018 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's hit dating series 'Ready to Love' keeps Atlanta ablaze with a sizzling reunion special to premiere on Saturday, December 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Host Thomas 'Nephew Tommy' Miles returns with cast members to reflect on a tumultuous season in which the sexy singles navigated ...
IFC Center Announces Lineup for 2019 Split Screens Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 09, 2019 IFC Center today announced an impressive and wide-ranging lineup for the third annual Split Screens Festival (www.splitscreensfestival.com) taking place Wednesday, May 29 through Monday, June 3, 2019, at the IFC Center in New York City. The festival consists of special events offering a variety of l...
Hallmark Channel Announces Biggest Original Holiday Programming in Network History
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 20, 2018 Hallmark Channel's highly anticipated, annual 'Countdown to Christmas' programming event is a social and cultural phenomenon as viewers flock to the network to get their yearly Yuletide fix and make it the #1 television network in all of Q4. As the country's leading provider of family-friendly enter...
OWN's Queen Sugar Announces Remaining Directorial Line-Up in All Female Team Helming Season Three
by Tori Hartshorn - June 07, 2018 'Queen Sugar,' the critically acclaimed OWN drama series from Academy award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay ('Wrinkle in Time,' '13th,' 'Selma'), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, announced today the remaining directors to complete the season three all-female ...
OWN Expands Popular Saturday Night Lineup With New Series TO HAVE & TO HOLD: CHARLOTTE Premiering 6/1
by Tori Hartshorn - May 23, 2019 OWN announced today its new series “To Have & To Hold: Charlotte” is set to join the network's popular Saturday night lineup on Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The hour-long unscripted series, from Truly Original, is a candid look inside the lives of five high-powered African-American couples ...
Hulu and Discovery Announce Partnership for Live and On-Demand Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2018 Discovery Inc. and Hulu today announced an expansive distribution agreement that will extend Discovery's portfolio of high quality real life entertainment brands to Hulu's on-demand and live TV subscription streaming services. The new partnership makes Hulu the #1 streaming home for popular unscript... |