2015 EW Magazine Shondaland Cover

Shondaland EW Magazine Cover

Scandal Crew and Cast in attendance Left to Right: Betsy Beers, Jeff Perry, Darby Stanchfield, Scott Foley, Joshua Malina, Tony Goldwyn, Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, Katie Lowes,Guillermo Diaz, Portia de Rossi and Bellamy Young.

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On the afternoon of September 2, 2015 Shonda Rhimes, The casts of Scandal, How to get Away with Murder and Grey's Anatomy gathered in the month of August for an exclusive photo and cover shoot with Entertainment Weekly, Magazine and Essence Magazine, in New York.

To celebrate the Shondaland covers, the cast and crew of Scandal, How to get Away with Murder and Grey's Anatomy attended a party in West Hollywood to celebrate the TGIT line-up for 2015 (2015 Shondaland TGIT Party).

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"Standing among the casts of her three hit ABC dramas – Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder – the executive producer smiled and struck a pose for a photo exclusively shot in collaboration with Entertainment Weekly, Essence and PEOPLE in the Jewel Suite at the New York Palace hotel on May 12." - Entertainment Weekly

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→ See and enjoy 32 pictures from 2015 Shondaland EW Issue at Images from 2015 Shondaland EW Issue.

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"Her identity as a woman – and the fact that she is a mother – lends to an understanding of people's range of experiences in life."

Kerry Washington

“I was talking to an actress who’s pregnant and really worried about telling her bosses, and I said, ‘Yeah, when I told my boss I was pregnant, she literally jumped up and down in my trailer.’ I don’t know if there’s a male showrunner who would do that.”

Kerry Washington on why it’s different to work for a female showrunner

“When I encountered something that felt like racism—like my high school guidance counselor saying to me, ‘Honey, I don’t think you were made for Ivy League schools’—I called my mom at work and said, “Mom, this lady says I’m not made for Ivy League schools.” And my mother said, “Hold on, I’ll be there in five minutes.” My mom drove up to the school, walked into the guidance counselor’s office, came out, and said, “Everything’s fine now.”

Shonda Rhimes on why her parents were Gladiators

“Shonda invites powerful, intelligent women to be her leads,” Scandal‘s Kerry Washington says of her show’s creator and executive producer.

“Her identity as a woman – and the fact that she is a mother – lends to an understanding of people’s range of experiences in life,” Washington adds of Rhimes’ ability to helm Shondaland, the production company behind ABC’s entire "Thank God It’s Thursday" lineup.

Kerry Washington