Jose Antonio Vargas News

Broadway vet Jose Llana returned for the 20th season of Lincoln Center's American Songbook, four years after his sold-out appearance at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse. Llana performed in The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center and was joined by his Here Lies Love cast members Jaygee Macapugay, Jeigh Madjus, Renee Albulario and Billy Bustamante on February 1st.

This week, Broadway Dreams and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization hosted the 70th Anniversary gala concert celebration of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning musical triumph, South Pacific. 

Broadway Dreams and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization announced today that two-time Grammy Award-winner Isabel Leonard, Broadway vet Eden Espinosa, and Tony Award nominee Erin Dilly will join the cast of the previously announced 70th Anniversary gala concert celebration of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning musical triumph, South Pacific. The evening will take place on Monday, December 10, 2018 at The St. Regis New York (2 E 55th Street) and will serve as a fundraiser for Broadway Dreams, a not-for-profit performing arts training organization with global reach. Tickets for the event start at $1,000 and can be purchased at broadwaydreams.org/event-tickets.

PEN America has a packed roster of events this September, from the first couple in a series of essential cultural conversations ahead of the 2018 midterms, to celebrations of the winnings works from our Prison Writing Contest, and more. You can find out more about a few of them below, and all our upcoming events here.

The Tenement Museum's 2018 Gala held raised over $1 million, money that will be used to support the Museum's ambitious new strategic direction aimed at defining the Museum's role at a time when immigration is a front page issue.

SF Live Arts presents Immigrant Voices series with DIANA GAMEROS and MEGAN KEELY 

A couple of weeks ago, the Tony Awards Administration Committee made news when it declared 1984 ineligible to receive a Tony Award. The decision covered not only the play itself, but everyone who worked on it. What happened?

As BroadwayWorld reported last night, the Tony Awards Administration Committee met yesterday for the first time this season and confirmed the eligibility status of five Broadway productions for the 2018 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, and a surprising decision was made.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today the Nominating Committee for the 2017-2018 Broadway season. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today the Nominating Committee for the 2016-17 Broadway season. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. 

Fuse (www.Fuse.tv), a national television network for the fast-growing Latino and multicultural 18-34 audience, and Voto Latino, the leading nonprofit organization empowering American Latino millennials by engaging them through civic media, today announced the official launch of Crash the Parties, a partnership created to inspire and encourage Latino participation in the upcoming Presidential election. 

In its fifth edition, The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York (TOFA-NY) Awards honor 15 organizations and individuals who have inspired the community with their passion, conviction, and achievements. Presented by AARP, TOFA-NY caps the month-long Filipino American Heritage celebrations in the New York tri-state area. This year's TOFA-NY Awards ceremony is slated for 8 p.m. on October 31 at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.

How do you get young white people to talk openly and honestly about race? As part of its ongoing 'Look Different' campaign, MTV is encouraging the conversation with 'White People,' a new documentary from MTV and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, airing tonight, July 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Watch the trailer below!

As part of its ongoing “Look Different” campaign, MTV is encouraging the conversation with “White People,” a new documentary from MTV and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas

MTV, as part of its ongoing “Look Different” anti-bias campaign, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas are joining forces to present “White People,” a first-of-its-kind documentary exploring race

“White People” premieres Wednesday, July 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET /PT on MTV and will simultaneously be made available on MTV.com, the MTV App, MTV's Facebook page and its YouTube channel, as well as the following morning on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video and MTV's Video On Demand services.