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2022 Oscar Nominations

This morning, actors Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross announced the nominess for all 23 categories of the 2022 Academy Awards. (You can watch the full livestream announcement below.) Topping the roster with 12 nominations was the drama The Power of the … Continue reading

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BAFTA Film Awards 2022

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominees for its 75th annual awards. Leading the pack with 11 film nods is Dune, many in the technical categories. With five nominations, West Side Story is the leading … Continue reading

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2022 Golden Globe Nominations

Yesterday, Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Helen Hoehne and rapper Snoop Dogg announced the nominees for the 79th Golden Globe Awards to honor the best in film and American TV from 2021. You can watch the livestream below. The most … Continue reading

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2022 Satellite Nominees

The International Press Academy has announced the nominees of its 26th annual Satellite Awards for film and television work from 2021, which will be presented during a ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles on Jan. 5, … Continue reading

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Cyrano Preview

MGM has released its first official trailer for the upcoming film musical Cyrano, based on the 2019 Off-Broadway stage musical adapted from Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. Joe Wright directs the screenplay by musical librettist Erica Schmidt, whose … Continue reading

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Cyrano Review Roundup

Critics have given generally favorable reviews to the upcoming film musical Cyrano, based on the 2019 Off-Broadway stage musical adapted from Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. The movie was screened September 2 at Telluride Film Festival and is … Continue reading

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Broadway Birthday: Sheldon Harnick

Happy Birthday to Pulitzer-winning writer Sheldon Harnick, born April 30, 1924, in Chicago. He began composing while at Carl Schurz H.S. and graduated from Northwestern (1949) with a bachelor’s in music. After working with various Chicago orchestras, he moved to … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Christopher Plummer

Triple Crown-winning performer Christopher Plummer died Feb. 5 at his home in Weston, Conn. Born Dec. 13, 1929, in Toronto, Plummer’s parents divorced soon after his birth, and he was raised by his mother in Montreal. He was studying to … Continue reading

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2020 Antonyo Award Winners

Last night, Broadway Black, in association with the Black Theatre Society, presented the inaugural Antonyo Awards to recognize the achievements of black theater artists both on Broadway and Off-Broadway in the 2019-20 New York theater season. The virtual ceremony, hosted … Continue reading

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