6 emerging women writers receive $30,000 Rona Jaffe Awards

NEW YORK -- A new report on racial representation on New York stages has found that little has been changing — there remains an over-representation of white actors, writers and directors.The annual study, “The Visibility Report: Racial Representation on NYC Stages,” from the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, analyzed the 18 largest nonprofit theaters as well as Broadway companies in New York City during the 2017-18 season.Over 61% of all roles on New York City stages went to white

“Jersey Shore” star Angelina Pivarnick settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against the New York City Fire Department for a reported $350,000. The reality star alleges that she was groped and sexually harassed by two lieutenants during her time working as an EMT on Staten Island between 2016 and 2018.

David Robb Labor EditorSandra Karas, secretary-treasurer of Actors’ Equity, was surprised Monday morning when she read The New York Times’ article about President Trump’s income taxes – and the $70,000 that he reportedly wrote off as a business expense for hair styling in connection with his TV show The Apprentice. “It made me laugh when I saw it in the paper,” she said.

Louisville, Kentucky-born, Staten Island-raised Michael Rainey Jr. may be only 20, but his acting résumé already spans more than a decade.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorThe WGA has penciled in the dates for its 2021 Writers Guild Awards and set the timeline for TV and film nominations, submission deadlines, voting and nominee panels.The 73rd annual dual-coast Writers Guild Awards will be held Sunday, March 21, in separate ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. The scribes’ TV nominees — along with those for New Media, News, Radio/Audio and Promotional Writing — are set to be revealed Wednesday, February 3.

Angelina Pivarnick has settled her lawsuit against the New York City Fire Department. The development comes just over a year after the sexual harassment suit was filed.ET has learned that NYC agreed to pay the  star $350,000 over sexual harassment claims stemming from her time working as an EMT for the FDNY.«I said when the case was filed that it had nothing to do with television or entertainment and that remains true.

Angelina Pivarnick has settled her sexual harassment case with New York City.

NEW YORK -- Nikky Finney has won the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor presented by the Academy of American Poets. Judges praised Finney, known for such collections as “Head Off & Split” and “Rice,” for her “fierce moral conviction” and as a bard “for the African diaspora.”Finney's prize was among dozens announced Wednesday by the poets academy, with money exceeding $1.2 million.

Michael Jordan," Jackie Ryan is getting the biopic treatment in — and ET can exclusively debut the first trailer.Greg Finley () portrays the titular basketball star, who rose to fame in New York City in the '90s. When he's invited to try out for the New Jersey Nets, Jackie finally sees a chance for his dream of going pro to come true — if he can overcome his inner demons and turn his life around.

surpassed 10,000 COVID-19 deaths in early August.California is situated behind Texas, New Jersey and New York when it comes to most COVID-19 deaths, which have reported 15,161, 16,067 and 33,934 deaths, respectively.Within California, Los Angeles remains the county with the most COVID-19 deaths at over 6,000. According to data compiled from the L.A.

2020 Emmy Awards on Sunday night with its series, including “Watchmen” and “Succession,” taking home major prizes. “Schitt’s Creek,” meanwhile, swept the comedy categories in its final season.Streaming live from more than 130 cameras stationed in nominees’ homes around the world ― from New York and Berlin, to London and Tel Aviv ― the first-ever virtual Emmys kicked off on Sunday night to celebrate a year in television that already feels like eons ago. About the only normal thing viewers

NEW YORK -- A multimillion-dollar grant will enable the New-York Historical Society to upgrade its storage for documents ranging from John Jay's draft of a Federalist Paper to the archives of author Robert Caro.The $7.5 million contribution comes from longtime Trustee Patricia D. Klingenstein and her family.“For many years we have hoped to be able to construct state-of-the-art storage adequate to the irreplaceable materials in our library collections.

A crown worn by the rapper Notorious B.I.G. in what is said to have been his last photoshoot has sold for nearly £500,000.

Notorious B.I.G’s iconic plastic crown was sold for almost half a million pounds at a Sotheby’s hip-hop memorabilia auction in New York yesterday (September 15).The crown was worn and signed by Biggie, real name Christopher George Latore Wallace, in a 1997 photoshoot with Barron Claiborne, just three days before the rapper was shot and killed in Los Angeles.

Hugh Jackman steps out to run some errands with his wife Deborra-Lee Furness on Monday afternoon (September 14) in New York City.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds live in a home worth £4.3million in the Pound Ridge neighbourhood of New York with their three children, Inez, Betty and James.

Hoda Kotb paid tribute to the victims of the 9/11 twin tower tragedy on Instagram on Friday sparking an emotional fan response.The Today with Hoda & Jenna host shared a stunning photo of the New York City skyline and the tribute of light on the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attack and simply captioned it: "Where were you 19 years ago… at this moment? I love NY."Hoda received an outpouring of comments from her 1.7 million followers who shared their responses to her question. MORE: Hoda Kotb