EJ Panaligan editor Disney, Amazon Studios, Fox Corp., Warner Bros. Discovery and other major Hollywood players are pledging support for the Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet, a major educational outreach initiative championed last year by George Clooney and others. Paramount and NBCUniversal/Telemundo Enterprises are also signing on to become founding partners of the Los Angeles Unified School District magnet facility. These companies join previously announced founding partners History Channel/A+E Networks, Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment. The group has committed to providing more than $4 million in funding for the school, which opened in August with 150 students at the Edward G. Roybal Learning Complex in downtown Los Angeles.
Editor’s Pick: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Boy George at Wolf Trap
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Joyfully Together: A Community-Powered Singing Celebration will feature a number of regional choirs — including the Gay Men’s Chorus and GenOUT Youth Chorus, the Alexandria Harmonizers, and the WPA Women, Men, and Children of the Gospel Choir — performing separately before coming together as a powerful unifying vocal force from a crowded stage plus sing-along moments also enlisting the 7,000-member audience, all led by the Washington Chorus’s Eugene Rogers (9/18).But there’s a full schedule of shows before that capstone. The pre-Labor Day lineup includes an annual appearance by Mary Chapin Carpenter, returning to what she considers her hometown venue (Carpenter last played the venue in 2020, solo, guitar in hand, Filene Center empty, where she recorded the brilliant and mesmerizing One Night Lonely).
Roybal Film & Television Production Magnet Fund: Amazon, Disney, Fox, NBCUni, Paramount & WBD Commit $4M+ To School
Amazon Studios, Disney, Fox Corporation, NBCUniversal/Telemundo Enterprises, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed on as Founding Partners of the Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet Fund, which was established by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Creative Artists Agency’s Bryan Lourd, to support The Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet, a specialized academy created to drive transformational change across the industry by building a more inclusive pipeline of historically underrepresented college- and career-ready students pursuing below-the-line careers in film and television.
Inside room where Queen’s coffin will rest overnight where she once hosted dinners
The Queen’s coffin will stay overnight in a room at Buckingham Palace where the monarch dined with foreign royalty and met Premier League footballers.The Bow Room has played host to a number of high-profile figures, including King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, former US president George Bush, and representatives of the Arsenal football team. More than 30 members of the royal family held a private 100th birthday lunch in the Bow Room for the Queen Mother in 2000.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis Have a New Last Name
on Thursday, September 8, a number of changes big and small have taken effect within the British monarchy. Among those changes, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, received new titles, becoming the in addition to the .
Joe Biden Says He Will Attend Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral
President Joe Biden confirmed that he will attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, expected to take place in about 10 days.
The Special Relationship: Queen Elizabeth II With the US Presidents Through Time
her death.The Queen and President Harry Truman following the reception ceremony at Washington National Airport, October 1951Prince Charles, President Dwight Eisenhower, the Princess Royal, Major John Eisenhower and the Queen at Balmoral Castle, August 1959The Queen and President John F. Kennedy during a state dinner at Buckingham Palace, June 1961The Queen and President Richard Nixon followed by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh in Buckingham Palace, February 1969The Queen dances with President Gerald Ford at a White House State dinner, July 1976The Queen and President Jimmy Carter at Buckingham Palace, May 1977By Lucy MorganBy Danielle SinayBy Elizabeth LoganThe Duke of Edinburgh, Hilary Clinton, The Queen and President Bill Clinton at Buckingham Palace, November 1995President Ronald Reagan and The Queen go horse riding at Windsor Castle, June 1982The Queen with President George Bush, May 1991The Queen and President George W.
Here's What King Charles' Official Name Will Be Once He Takes the Throne
King Charles will ascend the throne and rule after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth.
Madonna stops music video shoot after someone calls the cops on her
Madonna’s music video shoot experienced an unexpected interruption. This past Monday, Madonna and Tokischa were shooting the video for what appears to be “Hung Up,” a remix of Madonna’s original song that they worked on together.
Playwright & ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Writer Madeleine George Named Recipient Of 2021 Hermitage Award
EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine George, playwright and writer on Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, has been newly selected as the 2021 recipient of the Hermitage Major Theater Award, a national jury-selected prize that offers one of the largest non-profit theater commissions in the country.
Fans Upset Over Boy George Appearing As Guest Judge On RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Culture Club frontman and former The Voice Australia mentor, Boy George is at the centre of a heated debate surrounding his upcoming appearance as a guest judge on season four of Drag Race UK.Trigger Warning: This story discusses assault and transphobic comments, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.The singer’s appearance has upset many Drag Race fans due to his checkered past, with a conviction for beating and imprisoning a male escort in 2007 as well as for making a series of transphobic statements in 2020.
Tom Brady Gisele Bündchen Are ‘In a Fight’ Over His Unretirement from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It isn’t always easy. Tom Brady and his wife Gisele Bündchen are apparently fighting over his decision to unretire from the NFL. A source told Page Six the couple “are in a fight right now,” but it’s no worse than other arguments they’ve had in the past where the pair have been able to reconcile. Celebrity marriages aren’t so different after all.
Dove Cameron Says Going Brunette Was an ‘Identity Shift’ and a ‘Reclamation’
Dove Cameron‘s transformation from blonde to brunette was more than just a dramatic hair change. The singer said the makeover was a “reclamation.”
George Stephanopoulos Calls Out Sen. Roy Blunt’s Dodging of Questions About Documents Retrieved From Mar-a-Lago
retrieved from Mar-a-Lago, according to the New York Times, including some that agents believed to involve nuclear weapons, The Washington Post reported. You can watch the interaction in the clip at the top.
‘Chicago Med’: Sasha Roiz And Lilah Richcreek Estrada Board Season 8
EXCLUSIVE: Sasha Roiz (Grimm, Caprica) and Lilah Richcreek Estrada (The Wonder Years, Grace and Frankie) have joined the cast of NBC’s Chicago Med as recurring guest stars, Deadline has learned. Season 8 premieres on September 21 at 8 p.m. followed by Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire.