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Monday, March 18, 2024

Ben Platt to Play Concert Residency at Refurbished Palace Theatre on Broadway by Caitlin Huston

Ben 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 10:00AM
Friday, March 15, 2024

Broadway Play ‘An Enemy of the People,’ With Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, Interrupted by Climate Protestors by Caitlin Huston

A 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 12:51PM
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Ambie Awards Host Trixie Mattel: Podcasting Is “Not a Very Hard Job” by Caitlin Huston

Why 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 12:30PM
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Paramount Global Sells Stake in Viacom18 For $517M by Caitlin Huston

Paramount 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 05:03PM

What Julia Louis-Dreyfus Learned From Jane Fonda, Carol Burnett and Other Legends by Caitlin Huston

Fifteen 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 09:00AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Gina Carano Finds New Management Team Amid Disney Lawsuit by Caitlin Huston

Gina 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 04:38PM

‘The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen’ Creators Are Bullish on Fiction Podcasts by Caitlin Huston

The 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…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:30PM

‘Sweeney Todd’ Broadway Revival to Play Final Performance in May by Caitlin Huston

The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will conclude its run this spring. The production, which is currently starring Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!, Fox’s Grea…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:16PM

‘New Heights’ Podcast, Hosted by Travis and Jason Kelce, Wins Top Prize at iHeartPodcast Awards by Caitlin Huston

New Heights, hosted by Jason and Travis Kelce, took home the prize of podcast of the year at iHeartMedia’s 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards. The awards show, held Monday night in Austin, Texas at…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:55AM

Olivier Awards: Sarah Snook, Sarah Jessica Parker, Andrew Scott Receive Noms by Caitlin Huston

Sarah Snook, Sarah Jessica Parker, Andrew Scott and David Tennant were among the nominees for the 2024 Olivier Awards, which celebrate achievements in London theater. Parker was nominated fo…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:50AM
Monday, March 11, 2024

How Choreographer Mandy Moore Harnessed the Kenergy of Ryan Gosling and 62 Kens for “I’m Just Ken” Oscars Performance by Caitlin Huston

Though she had a ticket to sit in the audience at the Oscars, choreographer Mandy Moore, who helmed Sunday’s show-stealing “I’m Just Ken” number, couldn’t help but stand in the win…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:45PM

‘Pod Save America,’ ‘Lovett or Leave It’ Podcasts Set 2024 Tour Dates by Caitlin Huston

Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It will be going on a national tour starting this spring, stopping at cities and states that the hosts believe will play a big role in the 2024 president…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM
Friday, March 8, 2024

Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Play Looks to Move to Broadway by Caitlin Huston

A Broadway transfer may be in store for the stage production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow.  A casting notice calling for video submissions from Equity actors has been posted for the…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:53PM

Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps on ‘Girls5Eva’s’ New Life at Netflix: “We Felt So Overjoyed” by Caitlin Huston

Girls5Eva has been picked up by Netflix for season three, in a move that its stars and creator are viewing as a chance to find new audiences and continue telling the story of the revived po…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:08PM
Thursday, March 7, 2024

Max to Start Cracking Down on Password Sharing, Too by Caitlin Huston

Max will become the latest streamer to cut down on password sharing, as Warner Bros. Discovery plans to start its crackdown in late 2024 into 2025.  Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technolog…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:52PM
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery Shuts Down Rooster Teeth After 21 Years by Caitlin Huston

Animation, comedy, and gaming studio Rooster Teeth, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, is shutting down.  “Since inheriting ownership and control of Rooster Teeth from AT&T following it…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:41PM

Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in ‘Othello’ on Broadway by Caitlin Huston

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are slated to star in Othello on Broadway in spring 2025. The production, which will see Washington in the title role and Gyllenhaal as Iago, will be di…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:44AM
Tuesday, March 5, 2024

C-SPAN Co-CEOs to Step Down in 2024 by Caitlin Huston

C-SPAN co-CEOs Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain will leave the company in 2024. The two were named co-CEOs in 2012. Kennedy joined the network in 1987 and Swain began in C-SPAN’s programming de…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:24PM
Monday, March 4, 2024

Netflix Exec Says New Film Chief Is “Not a Change in Strategy, Per Se” by Caitlin Huston

Despite Dan Lin stepping in as the new head of film for Netflix, CFO Spencer Neumann says he does not expect the company to take its film vertical in another direction.  At the Morgan Stanl…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:12PM
Thursday, February 29, 2024

Disney Grandchildren Back Bob Iger in Board Seat Fight With Nelson Peltz by Caitlin Huston

The grandchildren of Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney are voicing their support for Bob Iger in his board seat battle against Nelson Peltz. Two separate letters were sent to shareholders Thursd…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:34PM

Sarah van Mosel Returns to SiriusXM as Podcast Strategy Executive by Caitlin Huston

Sarah van Mosel is returning to SiriusXM in the newly-created position of senior vice president of podcast strategy.  In the role van Mosel will be charged with creating “a targeted podca…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:23PM

Podcasts Drive Revenue As iHeartMedia Looks for Broader Ad Market Recovery by Caitlin Huston

Podcast revenue at iHeartMedia continued to grow in its fourth quarter, reaching $132 million for the quarter, up 17% year-over-year. The increase, which the company attributed to continued …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:33AM
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé Drove “Literally All” of AMC Theatres’ Quarterly Revenue Increase by Caitlin Huston

AMC Theatres beat Wall Street expectations, reporting fourth-quarter revenue of $1.10 billion, up from $990.9 million in 2022 and a net loss of $182 million, compared to a net loss of $287.7…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:32PM
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Netflix Becomes Broadway Producer on Peter Morgan’s ‘Patriots’ by Caitlin Huston

Netflix has joined as a producer of the stage play Patriots, marking the media giant’s first Broadway producing credit.  The play, which is written by Peter Morgan, creator of the Netflix…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:08PM

How AMC Networks Thinks About Licensing and Developing Content for Other Buyers by Caitlin Huston

The television industry is at the beginning of an era that can be termed “the great rebundling,” said AMC Networks CFO Patrick O’Connell. Speaking at a J.P. Morgan conference on Tuesda…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:28PM

Sandra Oh to Star in Off-Broadway Play ‘The Welkin’ by Caitlin Huston

Sandra Oh will appear in the Off-Broadway premiere of The Welkin, written by Lucy Kirkwood at Atlantic Theater Company this spring.  Oh, known for her starring roles in Grey’s Anatomy and…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:23PM
Friday, February 23, 2024

Musicians, Studios Reach Tentative Deal On Contract With Streaming Residuals, AI Gains by Caitlin Huston

The American Federation of Musicians has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers as of Friday.  The agreement, which concerns basic theatr…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:41PM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Live Nation Says Concert Attendance Rose 20 Percent Year-Over-Year As Revenue Soars by Caitlin Huston

Live Nation said it had its biggest year ever in 2023, in terms of both ticket sales and attendance.  For the full year, the entertainment giant, which also owns Ticketmaster, said concert …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:12PM
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Ella Beatty to Take Over Elle Fanning’s Role in ‘Appropriate’ on Broadway by Caitlin Huston

Ella Beatty will replace Elle Fanning in Appropriate when it transfers to the Belasco Theatre. A Juilliard grad, Beatty is currently appearing in Ryan Murphy’s FX series Feud: Capote vs. T…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AM

Courtney Holt Joins Candle Media’s Moonbug Entertainment As Music Exec by Caitlin Huston

Former Spotify and Disney executive Courtney Holt will join children’s media company Moonbug Entertainment as its first global head of music and strategic audio initiatives.  The British …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AM
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Names Jay Levine as CEO by Caitlin Huston

Former Warner Bros. executive Jay Levine will lead Kevin Hart’s entertainment company as its new chief executive officer.  Levine takes over the position at Hartbeat from Hart, who had be…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:42PM

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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