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Random Acts of Flyness from artist Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) explores evergreen cultural idioms such as patriarchy, white supremacy and sensuality from a new, thought-provoking perspective.

A fluid, stream-of-conscious response to the contemporary American mediascape, each episode of Random Acts of Flyness features a handful of interconnected vignettes, showcasing an ensemble cast of emerging and established talent. The show is a mix of verit

Kara Young and David Zayas Join COST OF LIVING Broadway Premiere; Performance Dates A Photo Kara Young and David Zayas Join COST OF LIVING Broadway Premiere; Performance Dates Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 25, 2022

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced full casting and performance dates for the Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost of Living, written by Martyna Majok (Sanctuary City, Ironbound) and directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney (72 Miles to Go..., By The Way, Meet Vera Stark)....


Ars Nova Announces 17 New Artist Residencies and Commissions Photo Ars Nova Announces 17 New Artist Residencies and Commissions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 11, 2022

 Ars Nova has announced 17 new artists and groups selected in 2022 for residencies and commissions at Ars Nova. The Company’s dynamic slate of artist residencies and commissions supports outside-the-box thinking and encourages innovative, genre-bending work....


The 2019 Sundance Film Festival Presents Offscreen Panels and Events Photo The 2019 Sundance Film Festival Presents Offscreen Panels and Events
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2019

Sundance Institute will convene dozens of offscreen events, including inclusive and intersectional conversations on the next wave of storytelling, radical data transparency, the future of democracy at its intersection with the arts, behind-the-scenes panels on the art of filmmaking and musical perfo...


Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year Special Event Airing 7/7 on FX Moderated by Has Photo Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year Special Event Airing 7/7 on FX Moderated by Hasan Minhaj
by Tori Hartshorn - June 21, 2019

FX today announced the premiere of Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year, a one-hour special event showcasing the critical issues honored at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony hosted by Ronan Farrow. The in-depth roundtable discussion, moderated by Hasan Minhaj and recognizing the best of enter...


Kara Young Will Host PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony Photo Kara Young Will Host PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
by Nicole Rosky - March 25, 2021

PEN America announced today that actor and Off Broadway star Kara Young will host the organization’s 57th annual Literary Awards Ceremony on April 8....


Reel Sisters Honors Activist & Author Nana Camille Yarbrough With Trailblazing Filmma Photo Reel Sisters Honors Activist & Author Nana Camille Yarbrough With Trailblazing Filmmakers Sandra Guzmán And Leslie Harris
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2019

On Friday, Oct. 11, 6:00 pm, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series will honor award-winning performance artist, author and cultural activist Camille Yarbrough with our distinguished Reel Sisters Hattie McDaniel Award for her outstanding contributions to film, television, litera...


Sounds For The Silent Cabaret To Include Live American Sign Language Interpretation Photo Sounds For The Silent Cabaret To Include Live American Sign Language Interpretation
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2019

When Broadway's Libby Servais, Terrance Reddick and an all star ensemble of singers take the stage at The Green Room 42 on Sunday afternoon at 2pm, their performances will be accompanied by live professional American Sign Language interpretation.  SOUNDS FOR THE SILENT, a cabaret designed to benefit...


Lee Wilkof & More Join Cast of Public Theater's SOCRATES Photo Lee Wilkof & More Join Cast of Public Theater's SOCRATES
by Nicole Rosky - February 12, 2019

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced complete casting today for the world premiere of SOCRATES, written by acclaimed actor, director, and writer Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes and anchoring the Onassis Fes...


Photo Flash: Take a Look at Photos From Westport Country Playhouse's DON JUAN Photo Photo Flash: Take a Look at Photos From Westport Country Playhouse's DON JUAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 07, 2019

Sex, politics, and religion – nothing is sacred – in Westport Country Playhouse's world premiere translation and adaption of Molière's comedy, “Don Juan,” by Brendan Pelsue, directed by Playhouse associate artistic director David Kennedy, from November 5 – 23.  ...


All Star Cabaret Cast Adds WICKED Alum Libby Servais At Green Room 42 Photo All Star Cabaret Cast Adds WICKED Alum Libby Servais At Green Room 42
by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2019

Libby Servais, seen recently floating in a bubble as a "Glinda" in WICKED on Broadway has joined the all star cast of the SOUNDS FOR THE SILENT cabaret at The Green Room 42, Sunday April 7th at 2pm in New York City....


Arts On Site to Present Quaba Venza Ernest Photo Arts On Site to Present Quaba Venza Ernest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 02, 2021

Arts On Site will present QUABA VENZA ERNEST on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm....


Tony-Nominee Anthony Chisholm Passes Away At 77 Photo Tony-Nominee Anthony Chisholm Passes Away At 77
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2020

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Tony-nominated actor, Anthony Chisholm.   ...


Shahadi Wright Joseph Performs At ReelSisters Tribute To Terence Nance & JT Takagi (T Photo Shahadi Wright Joseph Performs At ReelSisters Tribute To Terence Nance & JT Takagi (TWN), Today
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2018

On Today, Oct. 12, 6:30 pm, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series will honor award-winning filmmakers JT Takagi, the Executive Director of Third World Newsreel, and Terence Nance, creator of HBO's Random Acts of Flyness, with the Reel Sisters Trailblazer award for their outstan...


Photo Flash: Rita Moreno Receives 2019 Peabody Award Photo Photo Flash: Rita Moreno Receives 2019 Peabody Award
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2019

On Saturday evening, the stars aligned to celebrate the 78th Annual Peabody Awards, and present the legendary Rita Moreno with the Peabody Career Achievement Award at Cipriani Wall Street in New York in NYC....


Nick Westrate Steps Into Title Role In DON JUAN at Westport Country Playhouse Photo Nick Westrate Steps Into Title Role In DON JUAN at Westport Country Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - October 22, 2019

Westport Country Playhouse's world premiere translation and adaption of Molière's comedy, a?oeDon Juan,a?? by Brendan Pelsue, directed by Playhouse associate artistic director David Kennedy, will begin Tuesday, November 5 and run through Saturday, November 23....


EUPHORIA Original Score is Now Available Photo EUPHORIA Original Score is Now Available
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 04, 2019

Milan Records, an imprint of Sony Music Masterworks, today releases EUPHORIA (ORIGINAL SCORE FROM THE HBO SERIES) with music by chart-topping, multiplatinum-selling artist and producer LABRINTH.  Available everywhere now, the album features score music from the first season of the hit HBO series and...


Playwrights Realm Announces Cast And Creative Team For Jonathan Payne's THE REVOLVING Photo Playwrights Realm Announces Cast And Creative Team For Jonathan Payne's THE REVOLVING CYCLES TRULY AND STEADILY ROLL'D
by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2018

The Playwrights Realm (Katherine Kovner, Founding Artistic Director; Roberta Pereira, Producing Director) today announces the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Jonathan Payne's The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll'd, directed by Awoye Timpo (Sept. 7-Oct. 6, at The Duk...


RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS A Subversive Look at Contemporary American Life from Artist Te Photo RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS A Subversive Look at Contemporary American Life from Artist Terence Nance, Debuts 8/3 on HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - July 02, 2018

RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS, a new late-night series from artist Terence Nance ('An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'), kicks off its six-episode season FRIDAY, AUG. 3 (midnight-12:30 a.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other episodes subsequent Fridays at the same time. The show explores evergr...


Sounds For The Silent Cabaret To Include Live American Sign Language Interpretation Photo Sounds For The Silent Cabaret To Include Live American Sign Language Interpretation
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2019

When Broadway's Libby Servais, Terrance Reddick and an all star ensemble of singers take the stage at The Green Room 42 on Sunday afternoon at 2pm, their performances will be accompanied by live professional American Sign Language interpretation.  SOUNDS FOR THE SILENT, a cabaret designed to benefit...


CLYDE'S Begins Previews on Broadway Tonight; Meet the Cast! Photo CLYDE'S Begins Previews on Broadway Tonight; Meet the Cast!
by Stephi Wild - November 03, 2021

Second Stage Theater's production of Lynn Nottage's new play, Clyde's, officially begins previews tonight, November 3, at Second Stage's Broadway home, The Hayes Theater. Meet the cast bringing this new play to Broadway below!...


Arts On Site to Present Quaba Venza Ernest Photo Arts On Site to Present Quaba Venza Ernest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 02, 2021

Arts On Site will present QUABA VENZA ERNEST on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm....


Cast Announced for Premiere Stages' MUD ROW, Running July 14-31 Photo Cast Announced for Premiere Stages' MUD ROW, Running July 14-31
by A.A. Cristi - June 29, 2022

Premiere Stages at Kean University will present the New Jersey Premiere of Dominique Morisseau's Mud Row July 14-31 in Kean University's Bauer Boucher Theatre Center....


Shahadi Wright Joseph Performs At ReelSisters Tribute To Terence Nance & JT Takagi (T Photo Shahadi Wright Joseph Performs At ReelSisters Tribute To Terence Nance & JT Takagi (TWN), 10/12
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2018

On Friday, Oct. 12, 6:30 pm, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series will honor award-winning filmmakers JT Takagi, the Executive Director of Third World Newsreel, and Terence Nance, creator of HBO's Random Acts of Flyness, with the Reel Sisters Trailblazer award for their outsta...


Late-Night Series RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS Debuts on HBO August 3 Photo Late-Night Series RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS Debuts on HBO August 3
by Macon Prickett - July 02, 2018

RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS, a new late-night series from artist Terence Nance (“An Oversimplification of Her Beauty”), kicks off its six-episode season FRIDAY, AUG. 3 (midnight-12:30 a.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other episodes subsequent Fridays at the same time. The show explores evergr...


Terence ETC. (aka Terence Nance) to Release Debut LP 'V O R T E X' Photo Terence ETC. (aka Terence Nance) to Release Debut LP 'V O R T E X'
by Michael Major - August 15, 2022

The album features contributions from Terence’s friends Nick Hakim, Serpentwithfeet, Nelson Bandela plus GRAMMY-nominated artists Brandee Younger (harp), Nick Semrad (keys) and Raja Kassis (guitar). Earlier this summer, he shared lead singles “In Contemplation of Clair’s Scent” and “The Merchant of ...






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