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Pussy Noir is no stranger to the Kennedy Center. “I went to Duke Ellington School of the Arts for high school, so we sang there quite often,” says the D.C.
drag performer. “And then I was also in the young singers program for the Washington Opera, two summers in a row.
The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) has announced Edouard Waintrop as its artistic director ahead of the inaugural edition in November, 2021.
EXCLUSIVE: Derek Luke (The Purge), Sabrina Revelle (Zac & Mia), Skyla I’Lece (Turn: Washington’s Spies), Deja Monique Cruz (Law & Order: SVU) and Trevor Raine Bush (After) round out the series regular cast for The Crossover, Disney+’s drama pilot based on the bestselling Newbery Award-winning novel-in-verse by author, poet and educator Kwame Alexander. They join previously announced leads Jayln Hall and Amir O’Neil.
The first eight minutes of In The Heights have been released!
Marking the return of the involvement of the White House in celebrating the Kennedy Center Honors, President Joe Biden taped a special message for the ceremony in which he said that the role of artists is “as important as ever” as the country recovers from the Covid-19 crisis.
Vanessa Hudgens is putting on her leg warmers in honour of Debbie Allen.
Roblox will be hosting a virtual premiere for the film adaptation Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights.READ MORE: Gamers are gamers – so stop trying to pigeonhole usAccording to the event listing, there’s going to be a “virtual block party” running between June 4 to 20 that will allow players to “experience the vibrant Latinx community of Washington Heights—visit iconic locales from the movie like Usnavi’s shop, enjoy an ice-cold piragua, create a community mural, and learn Spanish phrases.”The
Garth Brooks got emotional as Kelly Clarkson belted out an incredible rendition of his 1989 song “The Dance” at the 43rd annual Kennedy Center Honours in Washington, D.C.
“Cancel Culture in Film: Separating Art from the Artist” — a part of TheWrap’s multi-media series “Conversations on Cancel Culture.”During this session, film critics Ann Hornaday (Washington Post), Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Alonso Duralde (TheWrap) will join Chapman University Film School dean Stephen Galloway for an in-depth discussion on how — and if — this modern form of ostracism is impacting the way we perceive the work of “cancelled” filmmakers, actors, artists, musicians and
Juan Williams said on Wednesday that he is leaving Fox News’ early evening panel show The Five, but he will continue to be a political analyst on the network.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWho will Greg Gutfeld yell at now?Juan Williams, the resident liberal member of the popular Fox News panel show, “The Five,” is leaving the program for which he has worked since 2011.“COVID taught me a lot of lessons. As the show goes back to the New York studio, I’ll be staying in DC.
George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death.It's been one year since Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after former police officer Derek Chauvin held him down by the neck with his knee for more than nine minutes. His death marked the beginning of a nationwide movement and social unrest.
coronavirus pandemic — but honoree Dick Van Dyke still says it's “the capper on my career.”The 43rd class of honorees also includes country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, singer-songwriter Joan Baez and violinist Midori.
TV icon Dick Van Dyke, country singer Garth Brooks, and choreographer Debbie Allen were three of the artists who are being celebrated by the Kennedy Center Honors for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.
Dick Van Dyke leans on his cane while arriving at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Friday (May 21).
coronavirus pandemic.The 43rd class of honorees includes country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, actor Dick Van Dyke, singer-songwriter Joan Baez and violinist Midori. They were being honored Friday night at a medallion ceremony that had been delayed from December 2020.Instead of the usual packed several-hour black-tie event, followed by dinner, Friday's festivities will run just 90 minutes with a limited audience.
In The Heights are in, with critics praising Lin-Manuel Miranda’s movie adaptation of his hit Broadway musical.The film, focusing on a bodega owner in the largely Dominican neighbourhood of Washington Heights in New York city, will be released this summer in cinemas.Empire Magazine called the film “a shot of summer holiday straight to the arm”, and said it “will have you shimmying out of the cinema and hugging all your neighbours.”In The Heights received a positive review from Vanity Fair too,