A musical stage adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians is under development, with Jon M. Chu set to direct. The musical, which is being developed by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Kevin Kwan, …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMRachel Zegler and Kit Connor will make their Broadway debuts in a new production of Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet this fall. The production will feature music by Grammy Award winner Jack An…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMMark Ruffalo is returning to the stage in a one-night performance of the new play Ironweed: An Evening of Art & Humanity. Ruffalo will star opposite Jessica Hecht in a performance set fo…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMCreative Artists Agency has appointed nine managing directors and changed up its agency board membership. The new managing directors include Rob Light, Howard Nuchow, Joe Cohen, Michael Le…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:30PMThe Tony Award nominations are set to take place April 30, and in the lead up, the month is jam-packed with Broadway openings, with 14 taking place over the course of 11 days. While the da…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:22AMNight, the talent management company that represents YouTubers and Twitch Streamers, has acquired the Roost Podcast Network from Warner Bros. Discovery. As part of the acquisition, Night w…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:20PMBernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will star in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles before landing on Broadway next March. The musical revue of Sondheim�…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:26PMJonathan Majors was sentenced to a 52-week in-person domestic violence intervention program after being convicted of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment in December. The ch…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:29AMAsked whether Disney would stay out of politics, CEO Bob Iger said that the company is not out to “advance any kind of agenda,” but rather is focused on entertainment. “Our job is to…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:44PMAlex Cooper, the creator and host of the popular Call Her Daddy podcast, will host a series of interactive watch parties from the Paris Olympic Games on Peacock this summer. Under the titl…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AMJim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes will star in the Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town this fall. In the production, directed by Kenny Leon, Parsons will play the role o…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMMembers of the American Federation of Musicians voted to ratify the union’s agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The agreement, which covers basic theatr…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:06PMActor Michael Stuhlbarg will perform in the first preview of Patriots on Broadway on Monday after being attacked near Central Park on Sunday evening, according to a spokesperson for the prod…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:18PMThe Las Culturistas Culture Awards, hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, is moving to the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn for its third annual show satirizing and celebrating moments in culture t…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AMUniversal Music Group has expanded its relationship with Spotify to involve more promotional tools for musicians and greater distribution, amid its dispute with TikTok. As part of the part…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AMAriana DeBose will return as the host of the 77th Annual Tony Awards in June. This marks the third time The West Side Story star has hosted the awards show, which will take place on June 1…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PMTalent agency UTA has hired Eric Iverson as its chief technology officer. Iverson joins UTA from Amazon MGM Studios, where he led the division’s product, user experience and AI strategy.…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:15PMAs the Disney board proxy fight nears its deciding day, activist investor Nelson Peltz is taking aim at what he calls the company’s “woke” film strategy, particularly as it pertains to…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:42PMJulianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher will star in a new Delia Ephron play on Broadway this fall. The new play, called Left on Tenth and based on Ephron’s memoir, will be directed by …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:54PMAndrew Rannells and Katie Brayben will reprise their roles in the musical Tammy Faye on Broadway this fall. The production, which features music by Elton John, will play the newly renovate…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMRadio broadcast company Audacy is reorganizing its podcast division under the new branding of Audacy Podcasts. As part of the move, the company will be sunsetting the brand names of Cadenc…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:43PMNBCUniversal Media Group executive David Pietrycha has been promoted to the role of chief business officer. Pietrycha, who was previously executive vice president of strategy and business …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:37PMFallout from a New York jury’s conviction of Jonathan Majors for misdemeanor reckless assault and harassment has erupted in a lawsuit against the actor from ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, wh…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:16PMIllinoise, a theatrical adaptation of Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 album, will move to Broadway in April, slipping in under the wire for this season’s Tony Awards consideration. The musical, w…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AMBen Platt will play a concert residency at the newly remodeled Palace Theatre on Broadway. The three-week residency, which runs from May 28 through June 15, will feature selections from Plat…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AMA group of climate change advocates interrupted a Broadway performance of An Enemy of the People, starring Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, on Thursday night. The Henrik Ibsen revival, w…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:51PMWhy did drag superstar Trixie Mattel start a podcast with her fellow RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Katya? In one word, “Insanity.” “ ‘Podcast’ is such a strong word,” Mattel says.…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:30PMParamount Global has agreed to sell its 13 percent stake in Indian media company Viacom18 to Reliance Industries. The sale price is approximately $517 million, according to a new securities …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:03PMFifteen minutes into the debut episode of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s podcast, the power is knocked out by a bomb cyclone. Her guest, Jane Fonda, continues speaking, unaware the connection is lo…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMGina Carano, who is in the midst of a legal battle with Disney over her firing from The Mandalorian, has signed with a new management firm. The actress had been repped by UTA, but was droppe…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:38PMThe very best thing that could possibly happen to The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen was garnering five Ambie Award nominations, including for podcast of the year. While the pod…
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