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In an America generations removed from the civil rights struggles of the 1960s, the young mayor (Oscar Isaac) of a mid-sized city is faced with a federal court order to build a small number of low-income housing units in the white neighborhoods of his town. His attempt to do so tears the entire city apart, paralyzes the municipal government and, ultimately, destroys the mayor and his political future.

Tickets Now On Sale For Cinema Screening Of RED, Starring Alfred Molina and Alfred En Photo Tickets Now On Sale For Cinema Screening Of RED, Starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch
by Stephi Wild - August 15, 2018

Tickets are now on sale for Michael Grandage Company's critically acclaimed production of John Logan's Red, starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch. The show will be presented by Trafalgar Releasing in selected cinemas across North America and the UK on Wednesday, November 7, 2018....


VIDEO: Jocelyn Bioh and Eboni Booth Chat as Part of Manhattan Theatre Club's Artists Photo VIDEO: Jocelyn Bioh and Eboni Booth Chat as Part of Manhattan Theatre Club's Artists in Conversation Series
by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2020

Manhattan Theatre Club has released a new video in its Artists in Conversation series, featuring artists talking to one another via a virtual platform....


Tony Nominee Carrie Coon Announced as Series Regular for Second Installment of USA Ne Photo Tony Nominee Carrie Coon Announced as Series Regular for Second Installment of USA Network's THE SINNER
by Tori Hartshorn - May 04, 2018

Carrie Coon, Natalie Paul and Hannah Gross have been announced as series regulars for second installment of USA Network's THE SINNER.  Jessica Biel will Executive Produce Alongside Derek Simonds, Charlie Gogolak, Michelle Purple, Brad Winters and John Coles. Series is set to Premiere August 2018. ...


BWW Exclusive: Hear Alfred Molina Sing on Disney's VAMPIRINA Photo BWW Exclusive: Hear Alfred Molina Sing on Disney's VAMPIRINA
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 15, 2019

Drama League Award winner Alfred Molina ('Red') guest stars on this Friday's new episode of Disney Junior's hit animated series 'Vampirina.' He voices the role of Sir Ghoulgood, a friendly ghost who resides in the local theater. In the episode, he sings a song titled 'Center Stage' about how he does...


MAKING THEATER IN A NEW WORLD Series to Feature Douglas Lyons, Robert Diamond, Sean C Photo MAKING THEATER IN A NEW WORLD Series to Feature Douglas Lyons, Robert Diamond, Sean Cercone, Ken Davenport & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 07, 2020

The TheaterMakers Studio, the online certification training program and community for theater makers, has announced the launch date for a new 3-part video series on 'Making Theater in a New World,' featuring interviews with industry experts on safety, inclusivity, and streaming theater....


VIDEO: HBO Releases Official Teaser And First Image For SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, Starr Photo VIDEO: HBO Releases Official Teaser And First Image For SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, Starring Oscar Isaac & Jessica Chastain
by Sarah Leiber - July 08, 2021

SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE re-examines the original’s iconic depiction of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple, played by Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain....


BWW Interview: A Fresh Canvas- Alfred Molina & Alfred Enoch Get Ready to Bring RED to Photo BWW Interview: A Fresh Canvas- Alfred Molina & Alfred Enoch Get Ready to Bring RED to the Big Screen; In Cinemas 11/7!
by Nicole Rosky - October 25, 2018

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the critically acclaimed production of John Logan's Red with Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch will be screened in selected cinemas across the UK and North America on November 7 2018. Filmed at the Wyndham's Theatre, where it completes its run on July 28, the prod...


NY's Longest-Running African American Musical Celebrates Seventh Smash Year Photo NY's Longest-Running African American Musical Celebrates Seventh Smash Year
by Julie Musbach - January 10, 2018

With the arrival of 2018, the long-running smash SISTAS: THE MUSICAL had its seventh New Year's celebration at St. Luke's Theatre in the heart of the Theatre District. Produced by three-time Tony winner Hinton Battle and directed by Kenneth Ferrone ( Smash, Grease Live! ), SISTAS: THE MUSICAL open...


TFANA Announces Full Cast and Creative Team of THE WINTER'S TALE Photo TFANA Announces Full Cast and Creative Team of THE WINTER'S TALE
by Julie Musbach - February 26, 2018

Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA; Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director) announces the full cast and creative team for William Shakespeare's tragicomedy The Winter's Tale, directed by OBIE Award-winner Arin Arbus. The production plays March 13-April 15, 2018, at Polonsky Shakespeare Center (...


Len Cariou to Star in Peter Scolari Directed Readings of HARRY TOWNSEND'S LAST STAND Photo Len Cariou to Star in Peter Scolari Directed Readings of HARRY TOWNSEND'S LAST STAND
by Julie Musbach - May 14, 2018

Dennis Grimaldi will present Tony®Award-winner Len Cariou (Sweeney Todd) in two staged readings ofHarry Townsend's Last Stand, a new play by George Eastman.  Directed by two-time Emmy®Award-winner Peter Scolari (Wicked) and featuring Warren Bub ('Gotham'), the readings will be held on Monday, May 21...


Carl Wallnau Stars in Centenary Stage Company's DRACULA Photo Carl Wallnau Stars in Centenary Stage Company's DRACULA
by Julie Musbach - September 21, 2018

A potent and theatrical adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror novel that is strongly faithful to the original, Centenary Stage Company opens the 2018 - 19 mainstage theatrical season with Bram Stoker's Dracula adapted and directed by Charles Morey....


Meet the Cast of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD- Now in Previews! Photo Meet the Cast of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - November 01, 2018

The Broadway production of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, a new play by Aaron Sorkin, starring Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch, begins previews tonight, Thursday, November 1. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!...


Yale Rep Presents Suzan-Lori Parks's FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS, Parts 1, 2 & 3 Photo Yale Rep Presents Suzan-Lori Parks's FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS, Parts 1, 2 & 3
by Julie Musbach - February 19, 2018

Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents Father Comes Home From the Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3 by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Liz Diamond, March 16-April 7, at the University Theatre (222 York Street). Opening Night is Thursday, March 22. Father...


Tony Nominee Carrie Coon Announced as Series Regular for Second Installment of USA Ne Photo Tony Nominee Carrie Coon Announced as Series Regular for Second Installment of USA Network's THE SINNER
by Tori Hartshorn - May 04, 2018

Carrie Coon, Natalie Paul and Hannah Gross have been announced as series regulars for second installment of USA Network's THE SINNER.  Jessica Biel will Executive Produce Alongside Derek Simonds, Charlie Gogolak, Michelle Purple, Brad Winters and John Coles. Series is set to Premiere August 2018. ...


Meet the Cast of A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Now in Previews on Broadway! Photo Meet the Cast of A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Now in Previews on Broadway!
by Meet the Cast - December 27, 2019

A Soldier's Play is officially in previews on Broadway! A Soldier's Play opens officially on January 21, 2020. This is a limited engagement at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). It stars David Alan Grier, Blair Underwood, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jerry O'Connell, McKinley ...


HBO Limited Series SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE Debuts Sept. 12 Photo HBO Limited Series SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE Debuts Sept. 12
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 17, 2021

A captivating re-examination of the dilemmas probed by the original, the five-episode limited series explores love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage, and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple. ...


SHOW ME A HERO to Open at Write Act Rep's Brickhouse Theatre Photo SHOW ME A HERO to Open at Write Act Rep's Brickhouse Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 17, 2020

A dynamic love story between the fearless Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci and the Greek freedom-fighter Alexander Panagoulis is dramatized in the new play, SHOW ME A HERO, scheduled to run February 23 - March 29, 2020 at Write Act Rep' Brickhouse Theatre in North Hollywood. Written by Willard Manu...


McKinley Belcher III and Mandi Masden to Star in MCC's THE LIGHT Photo McKinley Belcher III and Mandi Masden to Star in MCC's THE LIGHT
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2019

MCC Theater announced today the complete cast and creative team for the first show at their new 52nd Street home: the New York Premiere production of The Light, written by Loy A. Webb, and directed by Logan Vaughn....


Free Community Event At Roxbury Community College In Conjunction With SKELETON CREW Photo Free Community Event At Roxbury Community College In Conjunction With SKELETON CREW
by A.A. Cristi - February 08, 2018

Huntington Theatre Company in partnership with Roxbury Community College presents a free community event on Thursday, February 15 at 7pm in conjunction with the Huntington's upcoming production of the highly acclaimed hit Off Broadway play Skeleton Crew....


NYU Tisch School Of The Arts Announcing The Jeff Lima Production Award 2019 Photo NYU Tisch School Of The Arts Announcing The Jeff Lima Production Award 2019
by A.A. Cristi - December 10, 2018

Chicago Fire actor Jeff Lima has partnered with the NYU Tisch School of the Arts to announce a wonderful new opportunity for current students and recent alumni: The Jeff Lima Product Award....


Playwrights Horizons Stages Tori Sampson's IF PRETTY HURTS... Photo Playwrights Horizons Stages Tori Sampson's IF PRETTY HURTS...
by Julie Musbach - January 03, 2019

Playwrights Horizons presents the world premiere of If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka, written by Tori Sampson, directed by Leah C. Gardiner, and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, February 15-March 31, 2019 in the Mainstage Theater at Playwrights Horizons...


Longest-Running African American Musical In NY History to Appear On Channel 4's 'New Photo Longest-Running African American Musical In NY History to Appear On Channel 4's 'New York Live' Tomorrow
by Julie Musbach - February 12, 2018

The longest-running African American musical in New York history, SISTAS: THE MUSICAL, will be the main segment on WNBC's "New York Live" tomorrow(Tuesday) at 11:30 am. The co-host of Channel 4's highly popular lifestyle show, Jacque Reid, pretaped an interview at the theatre with two of the stars o...


Oscar Isaac & Jake Gyllenhaal Join THE GODFATHER Making-Of Film Photo Oscar Isaac & Jake Gyllenhaal Join THE GODFATHER Making-Of Film
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 30, 2020

Oscar Isaac and Jake Gyllenhaal will take on the roles of Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Evans in 'Francis and The Godfather,' an upcoming film detailing the fight to make 'The Godfather' into a motion picture. ...


Cady Huffman, Adrienne C. Moore, Alysia Reiner, Laura Gómez, And Ashley Williams Join Photo Cady Huffman, Adrienne C. Moore, Alysia Reiner, Laura Gómez, And Ashley Williams Join The Cast Of WOMEN ON FIRE
by Stephi Wild - October 12, 2018

Royal Family Productions (Chris Henry, Artistic Director), a Times Square based non-profit theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, is proud to announce Women on Fire: Scorching the Dividing Lines. After a successful workshop in spring, Royal Family ...


Tori Sampson's IF PRETTY HURTS... Extends Through April 5 Photo Tori Sampson's IF PRETTY HURTS... Extends Through April 5
by Julie Musbach - March 15, 2019

Playwrights Horizons has extended the world premiere of If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka, written by Tori Sampson...






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