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Slave Play playwright Jeremy O. Harris and New York Theatre Workshop – the Off Broadway company where he developed the acclaimed work – announced today the establishment of two $50,000 commissions for new theatrical works, keeping a pledge the author made when he signed a two-year overall deal with HBO last March.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSony Music Masterworks has announced a strategic investment in Seaview, the theater production company behind Broadway’s by Jeremy O.

Gordon Cox Theater EditorJeremy O. Harris knows exactly how big his plans are: “I think for me to call myself ambitious would be an understatement,” he acknowledged on a recent call from Rome.But the playwright, performer, producer and budding director is building the career to back it up.

Broadway Slave Play author and Zola movie co-writer Jeremy O. Harris has signed with IMG Models.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThis year’s Broadway season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, limiting the number of shows that were eligible for Tony Awards. However, Jeremy O.

“The Inheritance” by Matthew López “Sea Wall/A Life” by Simon Stephens & Nick Payne “Slave Play” by Jeremy O.

Gordon Cox Theater EditorA while back, someone sent Katori Hall a link to her Wikipedia page, and Hall — the book writer of Broadway’s “Tina” and the creator and showrunner of Starz’ acclaimed series “P-Valley” — was surprised to see herself described as an activist.Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below: But really, she recalled during Variety’s “New Voices of Broadway” panel with fellow playwrights Jeremy O.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” was a celebration of the life and legacy of a rock icon who shattered race and gender barriers to rise to the top of the charts. Even as it showcased Turner’s catalog of hits such as “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and “Proud Mary,” the show explored issues such as prejudice and domestic abuse, topics that don’t often grace Broadway stages.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety has announced its third annual Broadway event, “Legit! The Road Back to Broadway,” presented by City National Bank, will take place on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m.

13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman has signed with CAA in all areas. The Atlanta-born actor, writer, photographer and director recently starred alongside Alan Cumming in Jeremy O.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterCAA announced today that they have signed writer, photographer, director andactor Tommy Dorfman.Dorfman is known for his role as Ryan Shaver in the Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why and most recently starred alongside Alan Cumming in Jeremy O.

By Greg Evans

By Greg Evans

Jeremy O. Harris, the actor and playwright best known for penning the Broadway sensation “Slave Play,” has signed a two-year overall deal with HBO.

By Greg Evans

The last few years have seen an explosion of formally and thematically bold work by African-American dramatists addressing race-related issues from stinging contemporary perspectives — playwrights like Dominique Morisseau, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Jeremy O. Harris, Robert O'Hara, Aleshea Harris and Antoinette Nwandu, just for starters.

Mica Levi has scored Zola, the new A24 movie based on Aziah “Zola” Wells’ viral Twitter thread from 2015. Zola is directed by Janicza Bravo and co-written by Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris (of Slave Play fame). The film is set to premiere at Sundance in January.