The Roundtable with Robert Bannon

Barbara Walters, she didn’t just report the news, she made news. She was a true American original - and trailblazer who broke ground for women. Now, this powerful documentary from Imagine Documentaries and ABC News Studios gives viewers an intimate and raw look at her astonishing career, personal life, and the challenges she faced trying to balance it all as a woman in a male dominated industry. B...

Award-winning actress Nadège August, who currently stars as "Joan" on the BET+ original series Tyler Perry's RUTHLESS,whose highly-anticipated Season 5 episodes premiered is out joins us for her Broadway Debut! The series, a spin-off of "The Oval," follows "Ruth Truesdale" as she is forced to play nice with a scandalous, religious cult of powerful, sex-crazed fanatics in the hope of freeing hersel...

Rachel Israel's THE FLOATERS, which had its world premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival this week is out topic on the Roundtable today!. Directed by Rachel Israel (Keep the Change), the film was written by siblings, Becky, Lily, and Shai Korman, along with Andra Gordon (Castle in the Ground, The Other Half), Amelia Brain, and Brent Hoff (Pranksta). It has an incredible ensemble cast consisting...

We are FANS of Archie! David Archuleta is back! He has new music, a new message, and he is singing and spreading PRIDE wherever he goes. In our chat, he talks this new "flirty" era that he is living in with his new single "Creme Brulee" that is now out! He has actually been putting out a lot of music this month! We get the full run down! Plus David delivers his message to the LGBTQIA+ community th...

Lewis Flinn is a composer and lyricist known for his catchy melodies and innovative scores. His acclaimed Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones debuted in 2011 (with a book by Douglas Carter Beane) and also ran at The Dallas Theater Center and Off-Broadway with the Transport Group. It is currently licensed through Concord Theatricals. Other current projects with Beane include Hood (Asolo Theater 2022,...

Following smash hit runs in London's West End, the WhatsOnStage ‘BEST NEW MUSICAL’ winner, Heathers the Musical is heading back to NYC this summer.  Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is  a matter of life and death,  and Veronica Sawyer is just another nobody dreaming of a better day. But when she's unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, ...

Everybody look around, there’s reason to rejoice! The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back. Conjuring up an Oz unlike anything ever seen before, the creative team is helmed by director Schele Williams (The Notebook, revival of Disney’s Aida) and includes choreographer JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”), William F. Brown (book), Charlie Smalls (music & lyrics...

 Satori Shakoor, a dynamic, multi-disciplinary artist and cultural force whose latest work, “Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale,” is a bold, hilarious, and deeply honest stand-up storytelling concert film tackling menopause, aging, and womanhood. The film was recorded at Detroit Public Theatre and is being released June 12 on Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, and GooglePlay. Satori is the host of “De...

What is Bowl EP? Well... Kelly K Klarkson and Quentavius da Quitter need to find a name for their rap group. Through flirty interludes, cringy overshares, and practicing their ollies, they grow increasingly closer. Skating and Smoking. Skating and Drinking. Skating and exorcising a demon. With live skateboarding and original music, enter Bowl EP: a skate parkin the middle of a wastelandat the edge...

We love us some Andy Kaufman! He was a trailblazer, brilliant, and ahead of his time! We were so excited to hear about this new doc at Tribeca. We have the director Clay Tweel here to tell us all about this comedic mastermind! This revealing documentary offers unprecedented access to the private world of comedy's most enigmatic provocateur, Andy Kaufman, through a treasure trove of never-before-he...

Rob Murat is an award winning singer, songwriter, producer and actor originally from Queens, NY. His work has been featured on MTV, Vh1, BET, ESPN, CBS, TV One, HBO, and PBS achieving over 100 million impressions nationwide. He is a two-time Telly Award winner for his music video short films, "Love Me Love" (Silver Telly - Music Video Category) and "Fly Away" (People's Telly). On both projects, Ro...

The future is here and we have the next generation of filmmakers! Both of them have films coming to Tribeca! Are you ready? “Baby Tooth”, starring Dakota Bouher and the late Keith Roy Chrismon, is a darkly funny showdown that takes place in a rural Oregon parking lot. Marina has two things to offer: her grandfather’s antique speedboat and a stubborn baby tooth. When a local man answers her ad, thi...

Jason Vendryes is fresh from Tribeca where his film One Spoon of Chocolate (written and directed by RZA) is having its world premiere and he is here!  One Spoon of Chocolate is an upcoming American drama film written, produced and directed by RZA. It stars Shameik Moore, Paris Jackson, RJ Cyler, Harry Goodwins, Johnell Young, Michael Harney, Rockmond Dunbar, E'myri Crutchfield, Blair Underwood, Ja...

New York’s new interdisciplinary performance group, co-founded by artistic director Austin Regan and resident artist Kendal Hartse – will present their inaugural production UH OH! Exclamation Point Kendal Hartse Question Mark Live and In Concert Question Mark for two performances at The Gym at Judson (243 Thompson Street, NYC) on Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15 at 7:00 PM. UH OH!, written by...

Today we are talking 20 Pounds To Happiness! This funny, real, and emotion movie is all the rave by critics and film festivals! Written by Sundance Audience Award-winning writer Josefina López (Real Women Have Curves, both the film and its Broadway version), 20 Pounds to Happiness is about a full-figured Latina (Yelyna De León) in a Real Women Have Curves Support Group who must decide between stay...

Acclaimed filmmaker Nathaniel Lezra talks all about his latest documentary,  Roads of Fire, as it prepares for its New York premiere at the 28th Brooklyn Film Festival. This film is more important and timely than ever! Lezra is known for capturing urgent, human-centered stories across both documentary and narrative formats. His work often focuses on social and geopolitical crises, bringing a disti...

Cabaret Classics has announced the release of Toast of the Town, Volume 1, the new big band album from Boston-based vocalist Brian De Lorenzo, on CD and streaming and digital platforms on Friday, June 13. Featuring the Tom LaMark Orchestra, this swinging collection features both time-tested standards and hidden gems. The album – produced by Doug Hammer for Dreamworld Productions, with music direct...

Akbar Hamid, is here! He does it all. He is a business man, producer, and actor! Wait til you see "Poreles!" It is a story about a queer Muslim beauty founder named Akram, whose brand is finally poised for its big break—until an allergic reaction leaves his face covered in a rash just as a major pitch looms. As everything he's worked for hangs in the balance, Akram must navigate chaos, family, and...

The Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF), now in its 23rd season, will present the works of 18 playwrights, including that of Tony® Award winner Sarah Jones when the festival returns June 11-June 28 at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street) and Theater Row (410 W. 42nd Street).  In 2001, the theater program at DUAF was founded with the purpose to build a repertoire of new American theatre that echoes the...

Pittsburgh CLO, in association with 42nd Parallel Productions, proudly announces the cast of the highly anticipated world premiere of MADAME CLICQUOT: A Revolutionary Musical, an empowering new production based on the extraordinary true story of the woman who revolutionized the champagne industry. This groundbreaking production will debut exclusively in Pittsburgh from May 29 – June 8, 2025, at th...

A Comedy Legend is here for PRIDE! Margaret Cho continues to be the must-see comedian-actress: she stars in Hulu's EMMY nominated rom-com movie -"Fire Island" (People’s Choice Award, GLAAD Media Award, Dorian TV & Gotham Award winner) with SNL alum Bowen Yang and with Iliza Shlesinger in Netflix's "Good on Paper."  Most recently, Margaret starred in Netflix’s “OUTSTANDING: A COMEDY REVOLUTION” doc...

We love Pride! We love Queer Artists! We love Rom-Coms! We can not love a Queer Rom Com more & this one is just so freaking GOOD! Max Talisman makes his Roundtable debut to talk his journey to his feature film "Things Like This!" "Things Like This" marks Max’s debut as a feature filmmaker and is the first release from his production company. The film follows two men named Zack whose unexpected con...

There is a brand new World War II documentary called “Why We Dream” that is premiering this month during Tribeca with a premiere screening event on the USS Intrepid on June 6, the 81st anniversary of D-Day. Directed by Meredith Danluck (“State Like Sleep”) and scored by composers Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg, “Why We Dream” captures the stories, wisdom and warnings of eight WWII veterans as...

A new immersive theatrical experience created by and featuring original cast members from Sleep No More. Artemis is Burning—a formidable, female-led creative force comprised of industry veterans from film, television, and theater—is bringing The Death of Rasputin to Governors Island beginning later this month. The Death of Rasputin is no mere play; it is a descent into decadence, a fever-dream of...

The stars were out and the Roundtable has you covered! Our red carpet correspondent Adrienne Garzillo hit up the red carpet at the Drama Desk Awards! She chats with Nicole & Tom from "Sunset Boulevard!" She chats with Debra Messing, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Norm Lewis, the cast of "Operation Mincemeat," and so much more! We have your front row seat to all the fun at the Drama Desk Awards here on The...