HFPA Elects New Board of Directors

Here is the complete list of 2021-2023 DGA Officers and National Board Members:PresidentLesli Linka GlatterNational Vice-PresidentMary Rae ThewlisSecretary-TreasurerParis BarclayAssistant Secretary-Treasurer Joyce ThomasFirst Vice-PresidentBetty ThomasSecond Vice-PresidentRon HowardThird Vice-PresidentBarry JenkinsFourth Vice-PresidentSeith MannFifth Vice-PresidentAva DuVernaySixth Vice-PresidentLily OlszewskiBoard MembersJon AvnetNorberto BarbaKaren GaviolaJulie GelfandDuncan HendersonTodd

Lesli Linka Glatter, a veteran TV director of shows such as “Homeland” and “Mad Men,” was elected president of the Directors Guild of America on Saturday night.Glatter will succeed Thomas Schlamme, the “West Wing” veteran who stepped down after two terms.

BroadwayCon, the annual three-day fan convention that was held virtually earlier this year due to the Covid pandemic, will return to in-person programming for the 2022 edition.

The first full length trailer for West Side Story just debuted!

reopen at 100 percent capacity Tuesday evening for marquee Broadway shows like “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” “The Lion King,” and “Chicago,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. “When Broadway is up and running, it says so much about New York City,” de Blasio said at his daily press briefing, held remotely from City Hall.

Nia Dennis knows how to make an entrance!

Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper were in the stands together to watch the Men’s Singles final match between Russia’s Daniil Medvedev and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic on Sunday (September 12) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York, and Savannah Guthrie could not believe she was seated with them.

The 2021 U.S. Open was quite the star-studded affair. Best pals Brad Pitt, 57, and Bradley Cooper, 46, decided to have a guys’ day out at the U.S. Open in New York City on September 12. Brad and Bradley were sitting side-by-side to watch Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Russia’s Daniil Medvedev play in the men’s singles finals.

There was some major star power in the audience at the 2021 U.S. Open finals!

The perfect pair! Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper had a great time watching a tennis match at the U.S. Open together on Sunday, September 12.

Linda Kahn, a children’s TV executive for more than 40 years who also was a former board president of New York Women in Film & Television, has died. She was 72. NYWIFT said she died August 30 but did not provide details.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio indicated Friday on Morning Joe that he’s considering running for Governor of New York to fill the shoes of his onetime nemesis Andrew Cuomo, a larger than life figure who resigned last month amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.

19 cities total in both red and blue states includes: Phoenix, Denver, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, St. Louis, Raleigh-Durham, Northern New Jersey (to include Elizabethland Highland Park), Las Vegas, Buffalo, Cleveland, Portland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Salt Lake City.Tucker looked at the list and said: “You may notice that these communities include an awful lot of swing districts in swing states all over the United States.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has taken the latest step in its highly publicized restructure, saying Tuesday that it has elected a newly expanded board of directors that will eventually select a president and CEO of the embattled organization.

Fran Drescher supporters have held on to two more national board seats as the SAG-AFTRA elections wrap up later this week. Incumbent Bill Mootos has been reelected in New England, and incumbent Mel MacKaron has been reelected in New Mexico.

desperate to get people back in theaters this fall, will launch a new marketing campaign on Monday. And this one’s got all the razzle-dazzle of a great American musical.Called “This Is Broadway,” and narrated by Oprah Winfrey, the three-minute montage captures the history — and excitement — of live theater.