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Friday, May 17, 2024

Sutton Foster Will Star in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ on Broadway by Caitlin Huston

Sutton Foster will star in Once Upon a Mattress on Broadway this summer.  The production, a new adaptation by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Amy Sherman-Palladino, moves to Broadway after a …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
Thursday, May 16, 2024

The CW Boss on the Fates of ‘All American,’ ‘Walker’ and the Path to Profitability by Caitlin Huston

The CW announced its fall lineup Thursday, with the return of Superman & Lois, two new game shows based on classic board games and the new scripted entry Joan, a limited series starring …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:27PM
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

CNN to Host Trump-Biden Debate on June 27 by Caitlin Huston

CNN will host the first debate between President Biden and former President Trump on June 27. The debate will air live at 9pm ET from CNN’s Atlanta studios. No audience will be present to …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:22AM
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Darren Criss to Star in New Broadway Musical ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ This Fall by Caitlin Huston

Darren Criss will return to Broadway this fall in the new musical Maybe Happy Ending.  The musical features music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park, a book by Aronson and Park and directi…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00AM
Monday, May 13, 2024

Melinda French Gates to Resign From Gates Foundation by Caitlin Huston

Melinda French Gates is resigning as co-chair of the non-profit organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Gates co-founded the foundation with her then-husband, Microsoft co-f…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:56PM

George Clooney to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ by Caitlin Huston

George Clooney will make his Broadway acting and playwriting debut next spring in a stage adaptation of his 2005 film about journalist Edward R. Murrow.  In the play, which is also entitled…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM
Thursday, May 9, 2024

Directors Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe to Receive Lifetime Achievement Tony Awards by Caitlin Huston

Directors Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe will each receive a 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Wolfe is a five-time Tony-Award winning director, helming sh…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:05PM

Jessica Lange on Returning to Broadway in ‘Mother Play’: “It Still Thrills Me” by Caitlin Huston

Paula Vogel’s Mother Play is Jessica Lange’s fourth Broadway show, among the many other film and television projects that have populated her decades-long career.  But unlike her past ro…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:33PM

Podcast Advertising Growth Slowed in 2023, But This Year Looks Better So Far by Caitlin Huston

After many years of double-digit growth, U.S. podcasting advertising revenue growth slowed down in 2023. But there is hope ahead. Per a new Interactive Advertising Bureau study, released Thu…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:30AM

Warner Music Earnings Rise, But Miss Estimates as Ed Sheeran, Zach Bryan Are Major Sellers by Caitlin Huston

Warner Music Group reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $1.5 billion, up 7 percent from a year ago, and net income of $96 million, up from $37 million a year ago. While both numbers saw…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:19AM
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

American Express to Host Outdoor Tony Awards Simulcast Event (Exclusive) by Caitlin Huston

American Express will host an outdoor simulcast event for the Tony Awards on June 16.  The “Broadway Fanfare” event will take place in Damrosch Park, an outdoor area on the Lincoln Cent…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Billy Porter to Receive Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for LGBTQ+ Activism by Caitlin Huston

Billy Porter will receive the 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his dedication and contributions as an activist and spokesperson for the LGBTQ+ communities.  The honor, announced Tuesd…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:05PM

Robert Downey Jr. to Make Broadway Debut This Fall by Caitlin Huston

Robert Downey Jr. is making his Broadway debut this fall in a new play by Ayad Akhtar.  The new play, called McNeal, will see Downey portraying a talented writer who grapples with a new nov…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:41PM

Disney “Looking Selectively” at Licensing More Content by Caitlin Huston

Disney is exploring licensing some more of its content. “We’re already doing some licensing with Netflix, and we’re looking selectively at other possibilities. I don’t want to declar…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:51AM

Disney Will Add ESPN Tile to Disney+ This Year by Caitlin Huston

Disney plans to add an ESPN tile to Disney+ as it prepares to launch its new standalone ESPN streaming service.  The tile will be added by the end of the calendar year, Disney CEO Bob Iger …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:54AM
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Broadway Musical ‘Lempicka’ Sets May Closing Date by Caitlin Huston

The new musical Lempicka announced that it will play its final performance on May 19, about one month after it opened on Broadway.  The musical, about the life of artist Tamara de Lempicka,…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:11PM

Live Nation Cites “Strong” Demand for Concerts As Potential DOJ Lawsuit Looms by Caitlin Huston

Live Nation reported first quarter revenue of $3.8 billion, up 21 percent year over year, propelled by continued fan demand, alongside an operating loss of $37 million after operating income…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:27PM

Jessica Casano-Antonellis to Lead Comms at Disney-Fox-Warner Sports Streaming Platform by Caitlin Huston

Jessica Casano-Antonellis is leaving SiriusXM to head up communications at the new sports joint venture formed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery. She will be senior vice president of…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM

Alex Edelman to Receive Special Tony Award for ‘Just For Us’ by Caitlin Huston

Alex Edelman is among the honorees being presented a special Tony Award for his comedy show, Just for Us, which debuted on Broadway in June 2023.  Edelman’s one-man show, which ran throug…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:47AM

Mia Farrow, Patti LuPone to Return to Broadway in ‘The Roommate’ by Caitlin Huston

Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone will come to Broadway in the new comedy, The Roommate, by Jen Silverman.  The play, directed by Jack O’Brien, will begin performances on Aug. 29, with an offic…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:43AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

New Harvey Weinstein Trial Planned for After Labor Day by Caitlin Huston

Harvey Weinstein is looking at a new trial in New York after Labor Day. The former Hollywood mogul appeared in court in New York Wednesday for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction w…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:51PM

Eddie Redmayne on Audience Interaction and the “Chaotic Wonder” of Performing in ‘Cabaret’ by Caitlin Huston

Eddie Redmayne received his second Tony Award nomination Tuesday, for his role as the shape-shifting Emcee in the Broadway revival of Cabaret.  It’s a role the actor, known for leading fi…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:05AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Alicia Keys on ‘Hell’s Kitchen’s’ 13 Tony Nominations and Bringing the Musical to Broadway by Caitlin Huston

Alicia Keys was doing a meditation Tuesday morning to try to stay calm amid some nerves ahead of the Tony nominations announcement.  After finishing the meditation, Keys said she received a…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:05PM

Tony Awards Noms Snubs, Surprises: ‘Stereophonic’ for Best Score; ‘The Wiz,’ Steve Carell Shut Out by Caitlin Huston

Stereophonic became the most nominated play in Tony Awards history on Monday, scoring a surprisingly strong 13 nominations, including acting nods for almost the entire cast. Several other sh…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:23AM

‘Stereophonic,’ Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Lead Tony Award Nominations by Caitlin Huston

The Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and new play Stereophonic, about a fictional band in the 1970s, led the Tony nominations with 13 nominations each.  The Outsiders, a musical based o…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:17AM
Monday, April 29, 2024

Paramount “Office of the CEO” Trio’s Memo to Staff: A “New Long-Term Plan” Is Being Finalized by Caitlin Huston

In a memo to employees Monday, Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks and Brian Robbins, who are together running Paramount after the ouster of CEO Bob Bakish, thanked Bakish for his tenure at the c…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:50PM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Roku Narrows Quarterly Loss to $72M As Monthly Users Top 81M by Caitlin Huston

Roku reported total net revenue of $882 million in the first quarter, up 19 percent year over year. Both platform revenue and devices revenue saw a year-over-year increase of 19 percent in t…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:29PM

Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer On Overturned Verdict: “A Great Day for America” by Caitlin Huston

Arthur Aidala, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer in the appellate case, opened the first press conference after the former Hollywood mogul’s rape conviction in New York was overturned saying tha…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:44PM

New Harry Potter Audiobook Series in the Works With 100-Plus Actors by Caitlin Huston

A new Harry Potter audiobook series is coming to Audible.  As part of a partnership with Pottermore Publishing and Audible, the two will release seven new English language audiobooks schedu…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:34AM

Inside Disney Imagineering and the Tech That Could Power the Company’s $60B Parks Bet by Caitlin Huston

On a recent tour of the Disney Imagineering headquarters in Glendale, Calif., Larry Smoot, a Disney research fellow, appeared to be walking in place, as each tile on a small patch of floorin…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:20AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Meta Reports Quarterly Revenue of $36.5B But Stock Falls After Guidance by Caitlin Huston

Meta reported first quarter revenue of $36.5 billion, up 27 percent from the year-earlier period and above Wall Street expectations.  The company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and more, h…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:22PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards