O'Neill Theater Center Chairman Tom Viertel to Step Down
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2024
Tom Viertel, who has been a member of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center board for nearly three decades and its Chairman since 2000, will step down from his role at the end of the O'Neill's 2024 season in August. Learn more.
Review: THIS IS MEMORIAL DEVICE, Riverside Studios
by Cheryl Markosky - Apr 29, 2024
If you've ever idolised a lesser-known band and endlessly reminisce about its utter brilliance through rose-tinted spectacles, then This Is Memorial Device at Riverside Studios is a must-see.
Video: Sebastian Bach Releases Music Video For New Single “(Hold On) To The Dream”
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 24, 2024
Singer, songwriter, author, Broadway star, and actor Sebastian Bach has released a video for “(Hold On) To The Dream,” the latest single from his forthcoming album Child Within the Man. Bach wrote or co-wrote all the album’s 11 tracks and sang all lead and backing vocals. Child Within the Man features guest appearances from John 5, Steve Stevens, and Orianthi. Watch the music video here!
Video: Watch the Trailer for Netflix Documentary POWER
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2024
Netflix has just released the trailer for the upcoming documentary Power, which looks at the history of the police force in the United States. The film is directed by Yance Ford, who previously was nominated for an Academy Award for his documentary Strong Island, which chronicled the murder of his brother. Ford co-wrote Power with Ian Olds. Power will be released in theaters on May 10, 2024, before its Netflix debut on May 17, 2024. Watch the trailer here.
Robert O'Hara to Direct Film of BARBECUE Starring Colman Domingo
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2024
According to Deadline, playwright Robert O'Hara will be bringing Barbecue to the big screen. O'Hara will be directing the feature film adaptation of his play, which will star Colman Domingo, Marisa Tomei, and Danai Gurira. Domingo is no stranger to Barbecue, having directed a production of the play at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Onscreen, Domingo recently starred in the film version of The Color Purple and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in 2023's Rustin.
SLAVE PLAY: NOT A MOVIE: A PLAY to Make Its World Premiere at Tribeca Festival
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 19, 2024
A new documentary about a workshop of Jeremy O. Harris' provocative play will be premiering this summer at the Tribeca Festival in New York. The film, titled Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play, is described as a playful and illuminating self-portrait of writer Jeremy O. Harris as he workshops and mines Slave Play, the provocative play that thrust him into the spotlight, with a new cast of young actors from New York’s William Esper Studio.