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New York Stage and Film has announced that its annual Winter Gala will feature remarks by Annette Bening, Josh Groban, Michael Mayer, and Heidi Schreck and will feature performances by Brittain Ashford, Cosmo Castaldi, Daya Curley, Sofia Dobrushin, John Gallagher Jr., Jonathan Groff, Marcy Harriell, Van Hughes, Taylor Symone Jackson, Lea Michele, Nasia Thomas, Ana Villafae, and Candice Marie Woods.

Chris Longo Oct 5, 2018

Just in time for New York Comic Con, there's a DC-themed Diy series from Bluprint.

With New York Comic Con underway, we’ve featured some of the best cosplayers we can find inside the Javits Center. Not everyone is a cosplay pro, though. If you want to get into the world of cosplay but don’t know where to begin, Bluprint, NBCU’s lifestyle learning streaming service, is rolling out a Diy cosplay series in partnership with DC and Warner Bros.

The series is called Suit Up and helps fans honor DC’s iconic heroes with easy-to-make costumes that work for your next con or Halloween. Maybe you have actual superpowers and need a disguise, or you want to spice things up and roleplay as a heroic hottie. The possibilities are endless!

Suit Up is hosted by Marcy Harriell, a sewist, film, television and Broadway actress. In each episode,...

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment is rebranding its Craftsy learning video network as “Bluprint,” a subscription VOD service expanding beyond crafting how-tos to multiple lifestyle categories.

NBCU acquired a majority stake in Craftsy in May 2017. Now the Craftsy Unlimited service is becoming Bluprint, with an expanded content lineup of 3,000-plus hours of instructional videos, priced starting at $15 per month. (Craftsy.com will still exist for a la carte classes.)

Bluprint — in addition to how-to videos in areas including music, writing, dance, yoga, fitness, home décor, entertaining, and kids and family — will produce original entertainment series. Talent to be featured on the rebranded streaming service include: Padma Lakshmi (Bravo’s “Top Chef”), Al Roker (“Today” show), Simon Doonan (Barneys New York creative ambassador), Stephen “tWitch” Boss (dancer-choreographer who is a regular on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”), body-positive yogi Jessamyn Stanley, and Broadway actress Marcy Harriell.

Existing Craftsy and Craftsy Unlimited members will still...

In musical theater, it’s called the “I Want” song.

Typically a ballad found within a musical’s first few scenes, the tune is an opportunity for composers to put into words the leading character’s desires and motivations so that the audience can have a clear sense of where the story is going.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is well-versed in the phrase, having written the scores to In the Heights, Hamilton and Disney’s Oscar-nominated animated musical Moana — for which its “I Want” song, “How Far I’ll Go,” is nominated for Best Original Song.

Disney has a long cannon of...

Recently, CBS delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Elementary" episode 20 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "A Stitch In Time," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty interesting and intense stuff as Sherlock and Watson investigate the murder of a professional skeptic and the case escalates into a potential threat against Homeland, and more! In the new, 20th episode press release: Holmes And Watson's Investigation Into A Homicide Leads Them To A Potential Threat To Homeland Security. Press release number 2: Holmes and Watson will investigate the murder of a professional skeptic, a man who debunked paranormal, religious and scientific phenomenon for a living. The case is going to become urgent when his homicide reveals a potential threat to homeland security. Also, Captain Gregson's daughter and fellow NYPD officer, Hannah (Liza J. Bennett), will ask Watson for help with one of her cases.

Morris Chestnut has joined the cast of Nurse Jackie. The V actor will appear in the fifth season of Showtime's dark comedy, according to Deadline. Chestnut will play trauma doctor Ike Prentiss, a former Army medic who learns about beside care from Jackie (Edie Falco). The 43-year-old actor is known for appearing in such films as 1991's Boyz n the Hood, 1999's The Best Man and 2002's Like Mike. He recently played a recurring role in the first season of FX's American Horror Story. Nurse Jackie has also cast Marcy Harriell (more)...

Morris Chestnut will be scrubbing in to Nurse Jackie Season 5.

According to Deadline, the actor (V, American Horror Story) has signed on for a multi-episode arc in which he'll portray Dr. Ike Prentiss, a new trauma doctor and former Army medic who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Look for the character to be in need of some serious bedside manners.

The site also confirms that stage actress Marcy Harriell has been cast as a new nurse on the Showtime drama, a mother of three who takes as many shifts as she can in order to support her children.

Nurse Jackie Season 5 will premiere in the spring of 2013.

Exclusive: In the biggest new addition to the cast of Nurse Jackie, Morris Chestnut (V) is set for a season-long arc on the Showtime comedy. Also joining the cast as a recurring guest star next season is stage actress Marcy Harriell. Chestnut will play Ike Prentiss, a new trauma doctor, a former Army medic who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is very good at his job but can learn a lot from Jackie (Edie Falco) about bedside care. Harriell will play Marta Rodriguez, a new nurse on the floor — a mother of three who takes extra shifts whenever she can. Chestnut, repped by Gersh and Klwgn, is coming off a major arc on FX’s American Horror Story. He was recently seen in Screen Gems’ Think Like A Man and is completing three studio movies back to back: Fox Searchlight’s Kick Ass 2, Universal’s Identity Thief and Sony’s The Hive.

Now in its third year at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre In The Heights stars Corbin Bleu, Andréa Burns, Janet Dacal, David Del Rio, Marcy Harriell, Christopher Jackson, Priscilla Lopez, Olga Merediz, Rick Négron, Courtney Reed and William B. Wingfield leading a cast of 28 that features Tony Chiroldes, Dwayne Clark, Rosie Lani Fiedelman, Ruben Flores, Marcus Paul James, Nina Lafarga, Jennifer Locke, Doreen Montalvo, Gabrielle Ruiz, Luis Salgado, Kevin Santos, Rickey Tripp, Michael Balderrama, Blanca Camacho, Stephanie Klemons, Allison Thomas Lee, Alejandra Reyes, Jon Rua and Marcos Santana.