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Exclusive: Two-time Tony winner Victoria Clark has joined the cast of Manhattan Theatre Club’s Punch, the James Graham play set to open on Broadway this fall.

Clark joins the previously announced cast Camila Canó-Flaviá as Clare/Nicola; Will Harrison as Jacob, Sam Robards as David/Raf’s Dad, and Lucy Taylor (Broadway’s Betrayal) as Mum/Wendy.

In addition to Clark, who will play the victim’s compassionate mother, other newcomers announced for the Punch cast are Cody Kostro (Broadway: Six Degrees of Separation) as Raf/Sam and Piter Marek (Broadway: Cyrano de Bergerac) as Tony/Derek/DS Villers.

Cody Kostro, Piter Marek Courtesy Production

Punch centers around Jacob, a young man who makes a fatal mistake that lands him in prison. But...

New York Festivals (Nyf) Storytellers Gala announced the2025 Radio Awards winners.

Exceptional storytelling and audio innovation were celebrated during the 2025 Storytellers Gala virtual event, highlighting the achievements of global creators in radio and podcasting.

Captivating audio entries from storytellers around the world engaged listeners and earned top honors from the 2025 Radio Awards Grand Jury. Winning entries from 26 countries span podcasts and audiobooks, entertainment and music specials, dramas, documentaries, and breaking news coverage all created by some of the world’s most respected audio content creators.

Broadcaster of the Year

CBC/Radio-Canada was honored as the New York Festivals Radio Awards Broadcaster of the Year, recognized for compelling, thought-provoking storytelling from both CBC and Radio-Canada. Standout audio earned multiple top honors for excellence including Gold trophies.

The Current, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s current affairs program, earned a Gold trophy in the On-Air Talent category for host Matt Galloway, Canada’s most trusted radio voice,...

The return of a major character in Leverage: Redemptiongets a detailed explanation from the star herself. It is in Leverage: Redemption season 3, episode 5, "The Grand Complication Job", that Star Trek alum Jeri Ryan makes her return as the grifter Tara Cole. She's with Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman) when she gets abducted by Alexandra Bligh (Lucy Taylor), which is what helps Sophie get rescued in the end. However, there remains the question of whether Bligh is neutralized for good, even though she has been arrested.

In an interview with ScreenRant's Grant Hermanns, Ryan spoke about her return to the world of Leverage. Well-known for her role as Seven of Nine in the Star Trek franchise, the veteran performer noted that her time on Leverage as Tara Cole is among her favorite roles. In the quote below, Ryan talks about what makes the grifter so fun to play and Tara's overall dynamic with Sophie:

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[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Leverage: Redemption Season 3 Episode 5 “The Grand Complication Job.’”] Riz Securities boss Alexandra Bligh (Lucy Taylor) popped up in a major way in the Thursday, May 1, episode of Leverage: Redemption. She had grifter Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman) kidnapped and pitted the crew’s thief, Parker (Beth Riesgraf), and Sophie’s stepdaughter Astrid (Alexandra Park) against each other, instructing the former to steal a watch and the latter to stop her in order to get her back. What she didn’t know was fellow grifter Tara Cole was with Sophie when she was taken, and therefore the crew was able to work against Bligh. And in the end, Sophie was rescued and Bligh was under arrest. But has she been taken off the board for good? “Well, I would’ve thought she was gone for good after the last time, so I think you ...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Leverage: Redemption Season 3 Episode 5 “The Grand Complication Job.'”] As Leverage and now Leverage: Redemption have shown time and time again, the women? They get things done. Such is the case in the Thursday, May 1, episode, after grifter Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman) is kidnapped by the returning villain Bligh (Lucy Taylor), who then pits thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf) and Sophie’s stepdaughter Astrid against each other. (They are already long-time nemeses.) Bligh instructs Parker to steal a watch and Astrid to keep it from being taken, but what she doesn’t know is that when she had Sophie kidnapped, someone else was with her: fellow grifter Tara Cole! Yes, Jeri Ryan, who recurred during the original run of Leverage returns. “It was such a delight to be there, and so when John Rogers and Dean [Devlin] asked me to do it, of course I jumped at it. This was...

Updated with amended description of documentary My Sweet Land. Sheffield DocFest, the U.K.’s premiere nonfiction film festival, today revealed the full lineup for its 31st edition running June 12-17. Among the highlights: the world premiere of Tilda Swinton’s feature directorial debut, The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze, co-directed by Bartek Dziadosz.

In the film, premiering in International Competition, Swinton and Dziadosz “travel the world to understand what it means to learn, and along the way uncover playful food for thought – for adults and young people alike.” Swinton previously directed segments in the documentaries The Seasons In Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2016) and The New Ten Commandments (2008).

‘Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color’

Sheffield 2024 will not lack for star power. In addition to Oscar winner Swinton, Idris Elba and the team behind the upcoming National Geographic Documentary series Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color...

Projects come from 34 different countries.

Projects from Rodrigo Reyes, Ike Nnaebue and Sean McAllister are among 48 titles that will be pitched to international and UK industry representatives and experts at this year’s Sheffield DocFest MeetMarket.

One of the world’s largest documentary and factual pitching forums, MeetMarket moved to the beginning of the festival and will take place on June 15-16 with all projects in the development or production stage.

The projects have been selected from more than 500 submissions. Rodrigo Reyes, whose doc Sanson And Me was the winner of DocFest’s 2022 international competition, is pitching Mexican-us co-pro Warrior Mothers.

The final season of NBC’s popular drama The Blacklist continues with episode two, “The Whaler.” Season 10 episode two will air on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

The final season cast is led by James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington. Diego Klattenhoff stars as Donald Ressler, Hisham Tawfiq plays Dembe Zuma, Anya Banerjee is Siya Malik, and Harry Lennix stars as Harold Cooper.

“The Whaler” Plot: The Task Force works to infiltrate a high-stakes poker game tied to Wujing with the help of new team member, Siya Malik. Red and Cooper have opposing tactics when Agnes is bullied at school.

Lucy Taylor guest stars as The Whaler (Anika De Deer), Sami Bray plays Agnes Keen, and Hannah Kay Brahney guest stars as Amanda Rutherman.

Season 10 Episode 1 “The Night Owl” Preview Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper and James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington in ‘The Blacklist’ season 10 episode 2 (Photo by:...