Hell’s Kitchen, Alicia Keyes bio-musical, and David Adjmi’s Stereophonic, the roman a clef with music that bears more than a striking resemblance to Fleetwood Mac and the recording of the classic Rumours album received more nominations than any other production of the 2023-24 Broadway season. Each of those shows took 13 nominations this morning.
Coming in third was The Outsiders (at 12 noms), and followed by Cabaret (9) and Appropriate (8).
See the complete breakdown by number of nominations below.
The first six batches of select Tony Award nominees were announced on CBS Mornings at 8:30 a.m./Et. The remainder were announced at 9 p.m. Et on the Tony’s YouTube channel.
The 77th Tony Awards will be held on June 16 at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater in New York City, airing on CBS. Ariana DeBose will host for a third consecutive year.
Here is the complete list of...
Coming in third was The Outsiders (at 12 noms), and followed by Cabaret (9) and Appropriate (8).
See the complete breakdown by number of nominations below.
The first six batches of select Tony Award nominees were announced on CBS Mornings at 8:30 a.m./Et. The remainder were announced at 9 p.m. Et on the Tony’s YouTube channel.
The 77th Tony Awards will be held on June 16 at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater in New York City, airing on CBS. Ariana DeBose will host for a third consecutive year.
Here is the complete list of...
- 4/30/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Broadway musical Suffs just officially opened and a star-studded crowd attended to check out Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai‘s producing debut!
Shaina Taub, who wrote the show and stars as suffragist Alice Paul, walked the red carpet alongside her fellow producers and celebs like Lin-Manuel Miranda on Thursday (April 18) at the Music Box Theatre in New York City.
More celebs in attendance included Anna Wintour, Sara Bareilles, Darren Criss, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, Rachel Brosnahan and Jason Ralph, and many more.
Cast members including Tony winner Nikki M. James and Tony nominee Jenn Colella were also on the red carpet.
Featuring an all-female cast, Suffs takes place in the early 1900s as the women’s movement was heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists — “Suffs,” as they call themselves — and their relentless pursuit of the right to vote.
Get your tickets now to see Suffs on Broadway.
Shaina Taub, who wrote the show and stars as suffragist Alice Paul, walked the red carpet alongside her fellow producers and celebs like Lin-Manuel Miranda on Thursday (April 18) at the Music Box Theatre in New York City.
More celebs in attendance included Anna Wintour, Sara Bareilles, Darren Criss, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, Rachel Brosnahan and Jason Ralph, and many more.
Cast members including Tony winner Nikki M. James and Tony nominee Jenn Colella were also on the red carpet.
Featuring an all-female cast, Suffs takes place in the early 1900s as the women’s movement was heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists — “Suffs,” as they call themselves — and their relentless pursuit of the right to vote.
Get your tickets now to see Suffs on Broadway.
- 4/19/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Suffs — a musical about the suffragists movement — is transferring to Broadway, with Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai set to join the producing team.
With a book, music and lyrics by award-winner Shaina Taub and direction by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman, the musical — which had its world premiere off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 2022 — is set to open at the Music Box Theatre on April 18, 2024. Preview dates and full casting have yet to be announced.
“We are elated to welcome Secretary Clinton and Malala to our Suffs producing team,” said the show’s producers, Jill Furman and Rachel Sussman. “As powerful role models, they each inspire millions around the globe in their rigorous fight for equality, and we are honored to have two such profoundly dedicated and courageous advocates supporting us on Broadway.”
The musical is set during 1913, as the women’s movement in America is growing thanks to the “Suffs,...
With a book, music and lyrics by award-winner Shaina Taub and direction by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman, the musical — which had its world premiere off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 2022 — is set to open at the Music Box Theatre on April 18, 2024. Preview dates and full casting have yet to be announced.
“We are elated to welcome Secretary Clinton and Malala to our Suffs producing team,” said the show’s producers, Jill Furman and Rachel Sussman. “As powerful role models, they each inspire millions around the globe in their rigorous fight for equality, and we are honored to have two such profoundly dedicated and courageous advocates supporting us on Broadway.”
The musical is set during 1913, as the women’s movement in America is growing thanks to the “Suffs,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Suffs, the Shaina Taub musical about the suffragist movement that had a sold-out, extended run Off Broadway last year, will move to Broadway this spring, with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai on the producing team as co-producers.
Suffs will open at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre on Thursday, April 18.
“We are elated to welcome Secretary Clinton and Malala to our Suffs producing team,” said lead producers Jill Furman and Rachel Sussman. “As powerful role models, they each inspire millions around the globe in their rigorous fight for equality, and we are honored to have two such profoundly dedicated and courageous advocates supporting us on Broadway.”
Suffs, which originated at New York’s Public Theater, is set in 1913 as the women’s movement is heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists — “Suffs,” as they call themselves — and their relentless pursuit of the right to vote.
Suffs will open at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre on Thursday, April 18.
“We are elated to welcome Secretary Clinton and Malala to our Suffs producing team,” said lead producers Jill Furman and Rachel Sussman. “As powerful role models, they each inspire millions around the globe in their rigorous fight for equality, and we are honored to have two such profoundly dedicated and courageous advocates supporting us on Broadway.”
Suffs, which originated at New York’s Public Theater, is set in 1913 as the women’s movement is heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists — “Suffs,” as they call themselves — and their relentless pursuit of the right to vote.
- 10/18/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran actor-host Wayne Brady has joined forces with Freestyle Love Supreme Academy and Speechless Inc. to launch a virtual business and educational training platform built around improv acting techniques.
Brady will become chief creative officer of the venture dubbed Fls Plus. Steve Johnston, former president and managing partner of the of the famed Second City improv group, is on board as an investor and will serve as president.
The deal company brings together the assets of Fls Academy, an offshoot of the acting troupe behind the Off Broadway hit “Freestyle Love Supreme,” and Speechless, a San Francisco-based improv company that offers training services, live entertainment and video production services.
Fls Plus is supported by seed money from investors including several Broadway producers. The goal is to target corporate and institutional clients with virtual services. The partners strive to eventually build brick-and-mortar training centers in major cities to serve underprivileged youths and other hard-to-reach communities.
Brady will become chief creative officer of the venture dubbed Fls Plus. Steve Johnston, former president and managing partner of the of the famed Second City improv group, is on board as an investor and will serve as president.
The deal company brings together the assets of Fls Academy, an offshoot of the acting troupe behind the Off Broadway hit “Freestyle Love Supreme,” and Speechless, a San Francisco-based improv company that offers training services, live entertainment and video production services.
Fls Plus is supported by seed money from investors including several Broadway producers. The goal is to target corporate and institutional clients with virtual services. The partners strive to eventually build brick-and-mortar training centers in major cities to serve underprivileged youths and other hard-to-reach communities.
- 1/26/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Actress Olga Merediz stopped by Deadline’s Contenders: New York on Saturday to talk about reprising her role as Abuela Claudia from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Broadway musical In the Heights for Jon M. Chu’s Warner Bros film of the same name.
The Tony nominee called the film “a joy ride” and noted the different perspective she brought to Claudia’s story, 10 or so years down the line. “When you do a role, usually, you give it your all, finish and say goodbye,” she said onstage at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. “But I had to remember what I did on Broadway and Off Broadway, with the difference that in 10 years, we all as human beings grow every year. So, I gave it more depth and more of the person I had become.”
In the Heights is set in the titular Latinx community of...
The Tony nominee called the film “a joy ride” and noted the different perspective she brought to Claudia’s story, 10 or so years down the line. “When you do a role, usually, you give it your all, finish and say goodbye,” she said onstage at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. “But I had to remember what I did on Broadway and Off Broadway, with the difference that in 10 years, we all as human beings grow every year. So, I gave it more depth and more of the person I had become.”
In the Heights is set in the titular Latinx community of...
- 12/4/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Freestyle Love Supreme, the improvisational rap musical revue co-created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is returning to Broadway’s Booth Theatre for a strictly limited three-month engagement in October, producers announced today.
“If live theater is coming back, so is Fls,” said Miranda, who co-created the show with Thomas Kail and Anthony Veneziale. “Our most important collaborator is the audience, and we can’t wait to get back in the Booth.”
The limited engagement begins Thursday, October 7, and runs through Sunday, January 2, 2022.
“We are thrilled to be back on Broadway and part of this theatrical community we love so much,” said Kail, who directs. “The immediacy of our show, with its content driven by audience suggestion, makes it one of the rare shows that can speak to whatever is happening in the moment.”
The production’s core performers will include Andrew Bancroft Aka Jelly Donut, Tarik Davis Aka Tardis Hardaway, Aneesa Folds Aka Young Nees,...
“If live theater is coming back, so is Fls,” said Miranda, who co-created the show with Thomas Kail and Anthony Veneziale. “Our most important collaborator is the audience, and we can’t wait to get back in the Booth.”
The limited engagement begins Thursday, October 7, and runs through Sunday, January 2, 2022.
“We are thrilled to be back on Broadway and part of this theatrical community we love so much,” said Kail, who directs. “The immediacy of our show, with its content driven by audience suggestion, makes it one of the rare shows that can speak to whatever is happening in the moment.”
The production’s core performers will include Andrew Bancroft Aka Jelly Donut, Tarik Davis Aka Tardis Hardaway, Aneesa Folds Aka Young Nees,...
- 6/16/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
In an unusual joint announcement, producers for Broadway powerhouses Hamilton, The Lion King and Wicked said the three shows will resume performances on Tuesday, Sept. 14 – the first day allowed under New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reopening guidelines announced last week.
Tickets are on sale today. All three shows are housed in Nederlander Organization theaters (see below for details).
The triple announcement was made on ABC’s Good Morning America today by cast members from each production: Alexandra Billings, Madame Morrible from Wicked; Krystal Joy Brown, Eliza from Hamilton; and L. Steven Taylor, Mufasa from The Lion King.
In a press announcement, the producers noted that “this rare alliance between three of Broadway’s fan favorites sends a message that Broadway is united in its commitment to ending a devastating period of hardship for the tens of thousands who make their living directly on Broadway shows and the tens of thousands in dependent industries.
Tickets are on sale today. All three shows are housed in Nederlander Organization theaters (see below for details).
The triple announcement was made on ABC’s Good Morning America today by cast members from each production: Alexandra Billings, Madame Morrible from Wicked; Krystal Joy Brown, Eliza from Hamilton; and L. Steven Taylor, Mufasa from The Lion King.
In a press announcement, the producers noted that “this rare alliance between three of Broadway’s fan favorites sends a message that Broadway is united in its commitment to ending a devastating period of hardship for the tens of thousands who make their living directly on Broadway shows and the tens of thousands in dependent industries.
- 5/11/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s play opens in theaters and on HBO Max on June 11
The new trailer for Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of “In the Heights” has Anthony Ramos as Usnavi asking, “Can we make a little noise tonight?” They picked a good night on Oscar Sunday.
“In the Heights” is one of three trailers that premiered during tonight’s Oscars, along with “West Side Story” and “Summer of Soul.” Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced the clip by saying the first movie he saw in a theater was the Best Picture winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” when he was just six weeks old, joking that he was the only one in the theater not crying.
Check out the new “In the Heights” trailer via Twitter below:
The time has come for the event of the Summer. ☀️ #InTheHeightsMovie pic.twitter.com/fCoYZkDK9A
— In The Heights Movie (@intheheights) April 26, 2021 Also Read:...
The new trailer for Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of “In the Heights” has Anthony Ramos as Usnavi asking, “Can we make a little noise tonight?” They picked a good night on Oscar Sunday.
“In the Heights” is one of three trailers that premiered during tonight’s Oscars, along with “West Side Story” and “Summer of Soul.” Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced the clip by saying the first movie he saw in a theater was the Best Picture winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” when he was just six weeks old, joking that he was the only one in the theater not crying.
Check out the new “In the Heights” trailer via Twitter below:
The time has come for the event of the Summer. ☀️ #InTheHeightsMovie pic.twitter.com/fCoYZkDK9A
— In The Heights Movie (@intheheights) April 26, 2021 Also Read:...
- 4/26/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Fans of “Hamilton” have had to wait a year longer than expected for the film adaptation of “In the Heights” to arrive, but that longer wait is nearly over as Warner Bros. released a new trailer for the movie during the Grammys telecast on Sunday.
Before “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda made a name for himself on Broadway with this Tony-winning musical about Usnavi, a resident of Washington Heights in New York who has dreams of a better life. During a fateful summer, Usnavi and his family and neighbors face tough decisions that challenge their sense of hope and reveal what home truly means to them.
The film was originally set for release on June 26, 2020 but was pushed back due to the pandemic.
Directed by “Crazy Rich Asians” filmmaker Jon M. Chu, “In the Heights” stars Anthony Ramos as Usnavi along with a cast that includes Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz,...
Before “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda made a name for himself on Broadway with this Tony-winning musical about Usnavi, a resident of Washington Heights in New York who has dreams of a better life. During a fateful summer, Usnavi and his family and neighbors face tough decisions that challenge their sense of hope and reveal what home truly means to them.
The film was originally set for release on June 26, 2020 but was pushed back due to the pandemic.
Directed by “Crazy Rich Asians” filmmaker Jon M. Chu, “In the Heights” stars Anthony Ramos as Usnavi along with a cast that includes Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
A special teaser video is out celebrating the forthcoming debut of the filmed version of Broadway smash hit Hamilton, which bows July 3 on Disney+.
The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical was filmed at The Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway in June of 2016 and stars Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler; Jonathan Groff as King George; Christopher Jackson as George Washington; Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds; Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton; Leslie Odom, Jr. as Aaron Burr; Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison; Anthony Ramos as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton; and Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton.
Filming was produced by RadicalMedia. Hamilton’s book, music, and lyrics are by Lin-Manuel Miranda, with direction by Thomas Kail.
Hamilton is inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow and produced by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jeffrey Seller, with...
The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical was filmed at The Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway in June of 2016 and stars Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler; Jonathan Groff as King George; Christopher Jackson as George Washington; Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds; Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton; Leslie Odom, Jr. as Aaron Burr; Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison; Anthony Ramos as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton; and Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton.
Filming was produced by RadicalMedia. Hamilton’s book, music, and lyrics are by Lin-Manuel Miranda, with direction by Thomas Kail.
Hamilton is inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow and produced by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jeffrey Seller, with...
- 6/28/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Get ready music fans! Disney+ has debuted the trailer for “Hamilton,” the filmed version of the original Broadway production, ahead of its global premiere on the streaming service on July 3, 2020.
An unforgettable cinematic stage performance, the filmed version of the original Broadway production of “Hamilton” combines the best elements of live theater, film and streaming to bring the cultural phenomenon to homes around the world for a thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime experience. “Hamilton” is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&b and Broadway, “Hamilton” has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.
Filmed at The Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway in June of 2016, the film transports its audience into the world of the Broadway show in a uniquely intimate way.
An unforgettable cinematic stage performance, the filmed version of the original Broadway production of “Hamilton” combines the best elements of live theater, film and streaming to bring the cultural phenomenon to homes around the world for a thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime experience. “Hamilton” is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&b and Broadway, “Hamilton” has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.
Filmed at The Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway in June of 2016, the film transports its audience into the world of the Broadway show in a uniquely intimate way.
- 6/22/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
May you always be satisfied by this news — or at least have a better shot at getting through Monday now: Disney+ has finally dropped the trailer for its filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton.”
The short sneak peek, which you can view above, dropped late Sunday during the 2020 ESPYs airing on ESPN and ESPN2. In the 1-minute clip, you’ll see Miranda in his Alexander Hamilton garb and his castmates singing and dancing to the musical’s track “Satisfied.”
The “Hamilton” movie, which launches July 3, “combines the best elements of live theater, film and streaming to bring the cultural phenomenon to homes around the world for a thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime experience,” per Disney+ and will carry a PG-13 rating.
Also Read: Filmed Version of 'Hamilton' to Debut on Disney+ This Summer (Video)
Here’s the film’s synopsis: “Hamilton” is the story of America then, told by America now.
The short sneak peek, which you can view above, dropped late Sunday during the 2020 ESPYs airing on ESPN and ESPN2. In the 1-minute clip, you’ll see Miranda in his Alexander Hamilton garb and his castmates singing and dancing to the musical’s track “Satisfied.”
The “Hamilton” movie, which launches July 3, “combines the best elements of live theater, film and streaming to bring the cultural phenomenon to homes around the world for a thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime experience,” per Disney+ and will carry a PG-13 rating.
Also Read: Filmed Version of 'Hamilton' to Debut on Disney+ This Summer (Video)
Here’s the film’s synopsis: “Hamilton” is the story of America then, told by America now.
- 6/22/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The Andrew Fried-directed documentary We Are Freestyle Love Supreme produced by Hamilton icon Lin-Manuel Miranda has found a home at Hulu and will hit the streamer June 5.
The docu made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and spotlights the 15-year journey of the hip-hop improvisational group founded by Miranda, Thomas Kail and Anthony Veneziale. The group called Freestyle Love Supreme was formed long before Hamilton and In The Heights hit Broadway. Fried began chronicling the group in the summer of 2005, documenting the early days of Freestyle Love Supreme beatboxing and rapping on the sidewalks. Fast forward 14 years later and Fried brings us to a reunion with a series of shows in New York City that led to a triumphant run on Broadway.
In addition to Miranda, Kail and Veneziale, the docu features Arthur Lewis, Christopher Jackson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Chris Sullivan, Bill Sherman, James Monroe Iglehart and Andrew Bancroft.
The docu made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and spotlights the 15-year journey of the hip-hop improvisational group founded by Miranda, Thomas Kail and Anthony Veneziale. The group called Freestyle Love Supreme was formed long before Hamilton and In The Heights hit Broadway. Fried began chronicling the group in the summer of 2005, documenting the early days of Freestyle Love Supreme beatboxing and rapping on the sidewalks. Fast forward 14 years later and Fried brings us to a reunion with a series of shows in New York City that led to a triumphant run on Broadway.
In addition to Miranda, Kail and Veneziale, the docu features Arthur Lewis, Christopher Jackson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Chris Sullivan, Bill Sherman, James Monroe Iglehart and Andrew Bancroft.
- 4/30/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
“In The Heights,” which had previously been undated by Warner Bros. due to the coronavirus pandemic, will now be released on June 18, 2021.
“Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Marc Anthony, Dascha Polanco and Leslie Grace are atop the cast of the film version. Jon M. Chu is directing.
“In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score in 2008, follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' Trailer: Dreamers 'Make Some Noise' - and Beautiful Music (Video)
The musical was created by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, who is penning the script with Marc Klein (“Serendipity”). Miranda is producing alongside Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs. David Nicksay,...
“Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Marc Anthony, Dascha Polanco and Leslie Grace are atop the cast of the film version. Jon M. Chu is directing.
“In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score in 2008, follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' Trailer: Dreamers 'Make Some Noise' - and Beautiful Music (Video)
The musical was created by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, who is penning the script with Marc Klein (“Serendipity”). Miranda is producing alongside Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs. David Nicksay,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Warner Bros. debuted the trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s movie “In the Heights” on Thursday, and the sneak peek makes good on its “emotional roller-coaster” promise, a somewhat meta line delivered by one of the Broadway adaptation’s actors.
“Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Marc Anthony, Dascha Polanco, Stephanie Beatriz and Leslie Grace are atop the cast of the film version.
“In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score in 2008, follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Marc Anthony Joins Cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' Film Adaptation
The musical was created by Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, who is penning the script with Marc Klein (“Serendipity”). “Crazy Rich Asians” director...
“Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Marc Anthony, Dascha Polanco, Stephanie Beatriz and Leslie Grace are atop the cast of the film version.
“In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score in 2008, follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Marc Anthony Joins Cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' Film Adaptation
The musical was created by Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, who is penning the script with Marc Klein (“Serendipity”). “Crazy Rich Asians” director...
- 12/12/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Freestyle Love Supreme, the critically acclaimed improv troupe founded by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale, is now accepting applications for the winter Freestyle Love Supreme Academy classes and intensives. The Fls Academy is the first ever freestyle school created and run directly by Fls members, including teachers and guest facilitators, in partnership with long-time Fls producers Kail, Miranda, Ars Nova founders Jenny and Jon Steingart, and Hamilton co-producer Jill Furman.
- 12/9/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Freestyle Love Supreme I saw on Broadway last week won’t be the Freestyle Love Supreme theatergoers see tonight or tomorrow or any other night in its limited, 16-week run. An energetic, insistently likable mash-up of rap, improvisational comedy, hip hop, R&b crooning and, crucially, audience participation, Fls – in its own shorthand – is both the show and the rotating troupe of performers who have been bringing it to unique life off and on, in various venues, since around 2003, now including the Booth Theatre, where it opens tonight.
If you’ve heard of it – or have seen it, and a significant percentage of the audience at the reviewed performance were repeat and clearly devoted attendees – you most likely associate Fls with its co-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, a link that strikes me as a for-better-and-worse proposition. But more about that shortly.
For the uninitiated, a description: Performed on any given night...
If you’ve heard of it – or have seen it, and a significant percentage of the audience at the reviewed performance were repeat and clearly devoted attendees – you most likely associate Fls with its co-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, a link that strikes me as a for-better-and-worse proposition. But more about that shortly.
For the uninitiated, a description: Performed on any given night...
- 10/3/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the critical and commercial success of the Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jacob Tremblay-starring film, Wonder, Lionsgate is set to develop Nyt best selling author R.J. Palacio’s graphic novel White Bird: A Wonder Story into a feature. Wonder producers David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films, as well as Palacio, will once again produce the adaptation.
White Bird, which hit bookstores today via Alfred A. Knopf, inhabits the same universe as Wonder, which centered on young Auggie Pullman, a boy born with facial differences, and his transition to a mainstream elementary school.
White Bird follows a young Jewish girl hidden away by a boy and his family in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Recounted by Grandmere to her grandson, Julian, a character already known to those familiar with Wonder, Grandmere’s story about her childhood—her fairy-tale life before the war, how everything abruptly changed...
White Bird, which hit bookstores today via Alfred A. Knopf, inhabits the same universe as Wonder, which centered on young Auggie Pullman, a boy born with facial differences, and his transition to a mainstream elementary school.
White Bird follows a young Jewish girl hidden away by a boy and his family in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Recounted by Grandmere to her grandson, Julian, a character already known to those familiar with Wonder, Grandmere’s story about her childhood—her fairy-tale life before the war, how everything abruptly changed...
- 10/1/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Freestyle Love Supreme is currently in previews at the Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th Street. For the first time on Broadway, this strictly limited engagement, produced by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jenny Steingart and Jon Steingart, and Jill Furman, will feature special guests at select performances that include Christopher Jackson, James Monroe Iglehart, Wayne Brady, Daveed Diggs, and Miranda. Miranda recently stopped by the show and you can check out photos of him and the crew in action...
- 10/1/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Freestyle Love Supreme will begin previews on Friday, September 13 at the Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th Street. For the first time on Broadway, this strictly limited engagement, produced by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jenny Steingart and Jon Steingart, and Jill Furman, will feature special guests at select performances that include Christopher Jackson, James Monroe Iglehart, Wayne Brady, Daveed Diggs, and Miranda.
- 9/26/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Freestyle Love Supreme, the critically acclaimed improv troupe founded by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale, announced the expansion of Freestyle Love Supreme Academy, the first ever freestyle school created and run directly by Fls members, including teachers and guest facilitators, in partnership with long-time Fls producers Kail, Miranda, Ars Nova founders Jenny and Jon Steingart, and Hamilton co-producer Jill Furman.
- 9/23/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Freestyle Love Supreme, the hip hop theatrical improv show co-created by Lin-Manuel Miranda in 2004 and staged intermittently since, will make its Broadway debut in September, producers – including Miranda – have announced.
The show, which recently completed an Off Broadway run, will begin previews at Broadway’s Booth Theatre on Friday, September 13, with an official opening on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The strictly limited 16-week run concludes Sunday, January 5, 2020.
The show combines singing, rapping, comedy, beat-boxing and human percussion, with the performers taking suggestions from the audience to create “humorous bits, instantaneous songs and riffs, and fully realized musical numbers.”
The production’s core company will be Andrew Bancroft Aka “Jelly Donut,” Arthur Lewis Aka “Arthur The Geniuses,” Bill Sherman Aka “King Sherman,” Chris Sullivan Aka “Shockwave,” Anthony Veneziale Aka “Two-Touch,” and Utkarsh Ambudkar Aka “Utk.” Special unannounced guests are planned for select performances during the run, including Miranda, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, and James Monroe Iglehart,...
The show, which recently completed an Off Broadway run, will begin previews at Broadway’s Booth Theatre on Friday, September 13, with an official opening on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The strictly limited 16-week run concludes Sunday, January 5, 2020.
The show combines singing, rapping, comedy, beat-boxing and human percussion, with the performers taking suggestions from the audience to create “humorous bits, instantaneous songs and riffs, and fully realized musical numbers.”
The production’s core company will be Andrew Bancroft Aka “Jelly Donut,” Arthur Lewis Aka “Arthur The Geniuses,” Bill Sherman Aka “King Sherman,” Chris Sullivan Aka “Shockwave,” Anthony Veneziale Aka “Two-Touch,” and Utkarsh Ambudkar Aka “Utk.” Special unannounced guests are planned for select performances during the run, including Miranda, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, and James Monroe Iglehart,...
- 6/19/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Lin-Manuel Miranda announced on Thursday that global Latin star Marc Anthony will join the cast of Miranda’s “In the Heights” film adaptation.
Anthony will portray the father of Sonny (Gregory Diaz IV), the younger cousin of the lead character Unsavi (Ramos), which Miranda called in a tweet a “brief but pivotal role.”
Okay I actually can't hold it in anymore.
Sonny's father will be played by @MarcAnthony.
It's a brief but pivotal role.
…And I still can't believe it.#InTheHeightsMovie pic.twitter.com/WC9M0eiraY
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 6, 2019
He joins a cast featuring “Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera and Leslie Grace.
Also Read: Anthony Ramos Set to Star in Warner Bros Adaptation of Broadway Hit 'In the Heights'
Anthony is one of the most well-known Latin artists around the world. He’s won two Grammy Awards and is a six-time Latin Grammy Award winner.
Anthony will portray the father of Sonny (Gregory Diaz IV), the younger cousin of the lead character Unsavi (Ramos), which Miranda called in a tweet a “brief but pivotal role.”
Okay I actually can't hold it in anymore.
Sonny's father will be played by @MarcAnthony.
It's a brief but pivotal role.
…And I still can't believe it.#InTheHeightsMovie pic.twitter.com/WC9M0eiraY
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 6, 2019
He joins a cast featuring “Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera and Leslie Grace.
Also Read: Anthony Ramos Set to Star in Warner Bros Adaptation of Broadway Hit 'In the Heights'
Anthony is one of the most well-known Latin artists around the world. He’s won two Grammy Awards and is a six-time Latin Grammy Award winner.
- 6/6/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
The Chicago production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton will close Jan. 5, 2020, bringing its three-year run to an end.
The Broadway In Chicago production at the Cibc Theatre will have played a total of 1,341 performances since the production began Sept. 27, 2016. During the 171-week run, more than 2.6 million people will have seen Hamilton in Chicago, more than in any other city, including New York, according to producer Jeffrey Seller.
“Chicago has been a cornerstone of our mission to make Hamilton as accessible to as many people as possible,” Seller said. “We’ve loved our time here, and you can bet that ‘we’ll be back’.”
Hamilton is produced by Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman and The Public Theater.
The Broadway In Chicago production at the Cibc Theatre will have played a total of 1,341 performances since the production began Sept. 27, 2016. During the 171-week run, more than 2.6 million people will have seen Hamilton in Chicago, more than in any other city, including New York, according to producer Jeffrey Seller.
“Chicago has been a cornerstone of our mission to make Hamilton as accessible to as many people as possible,” Seller said. “We’ve loved our time here, and you can bet that ‘we’ll be back’.”
Hamilton is produced by Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman and The Public Theater.
- 5/16/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Stephanie Beatriz is the latest addition to the cast of the movie musical “In the Heights,” with producer Lin-Manuel Miranda announcing the remainder of the cast Tuesday.
Beatriz will play Carla and she’s joined by Daphne Rubin-Vega as Daniela and Dascha Polanco as a new character named Cuca.
On Monday, Olga Merediz, who plays Beatriz’s mother on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” also joined the cast as Abuela Claudia. Miranda made a cameo appearance in the latest season of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” as Amy Santiago’s brother.
Also Read: Imagine Entertainment Launches Kids and Family Division, Stephanie Sperber to Lead
Jon M. Chu is directing the film adaptation based on Miranda’s play that he co-wrote with Quiara Alegría Hudes. He directs a cast that includes also Corey Hawkins, Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Gregory Diaz IV and Jimmy Smits.
“In the Heights” follows a bodega owner in...
Beatriz will play Carla and she’s joined by Daphne Rubin-Vega as Daniela and Dascha Polanco as a new character named Cuca.
On Monday, Olga Merediz, who plays Beatriz’s mother on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” also joined the cast as Abuela Claudia. Miranda made a cameo appearance in the latest season of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” as Amy Santiago’s brother.
Also Read: Imagine Entertainment Launches Kids and Family Division, Stephanie Sperber to Lead
Jon M. Chu is directing the film adaptation based on Miranda’s play that he co-wrote with Quiara Alegría Hudes. He directs a cast that includes also Corey Hawkins, Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Gregory Diaz IV and Jimmy Smits.
“In the Heights” follows a bodega owner in...
- 4/16/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Olga Merediz, who won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway production of “In the Heights,” will reprise her role as Abuela Claudia in the upcoming film adaptation of the musical, producer Lin-Manuel Miranda announced in a tweet on Monday.
Merediz won the Best Featured Actress in a Musical Tony in 2008 for her work in “In the Heights.” She’s since been a series regular on the U.K. Sky1 series “Bounty Hunters” and has also had recurring roles on “Orange is the New Black,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Shades of Blue” and “Law & Order: SVU.”
Jon M. Chu is directing the feature based on Miranda’s musical that he created with Quiara Alegría Hudes. “In the Heights” follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Merediz won the Best Featured Actress in a Musical Tony in 2008 for her work in “In the Heights.” She’s since been a series regular on the U.K. Sky1 series “Bounty Hunters” and has also had recurring roles on “Orange is the New Black,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Shades of Blue” and “Law & Order: SVU.”
Jon M. Chu is directing the feature based on Miranda’s musical that he created with Quiara Alegría Hudes. “In the Heights” follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
- 4/15/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Melissa Barrera and Leslie Grace have joined the cast of Jon M. Chu’s “In the Heights,” producer Lin-Manuel Miranda announced on Twitter on Thursday.
Barrera will play Vanessa, while Grace will play Nina. Corey Hawkins was previously announced as Benny, while Anthony Ramos is starring as Usnavi.
In the Broadway production of “In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, Benny falls in love with Nina, the girl who “made it out” of the upper Manhattan Washington Heights neighborhood. Nina is enrolled in Stanford, drops out and returns home, where Benny works for her father. Benny dreams of opening his own business but has to deal with Nina’s father, who refuses to accept Benny and Nina’s relationship.
The musical was created by Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes...
Barrera will play Vanessa, while Grace will play Nina. Corey Hawkins was previously announced as Benny, while Anthony Ramos is starring as Usnavi.
In the Broadway production of “In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, Benny falls in love with Nina, the girl who “made it out” of the upper Manhattan Washington Heights neighborhood. Nina is enrolled in Stanford, drops out and returns home, where Benny works for her father. Benny dreams of opening his own business but has to deal with Nina’s father, who refuses to accept Benny and Nina’s relationship.
The musical was created by Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes...
- 4/11/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Global content leader Lionsgate, Tony Award-winning producer Jill Furman and bestselling author R.J. Palacio announced today that Palacio's bestselling children's novel Wonder, which was adapted by Lionsgate into a 300 million-grossing worldwide box office sensation, will be heading to Broadway. Furman will be taking on the stage adaptation as lead producer.The book has been on the New York Times bestseller list for seven consecutive years and has sold 16 million copies worldwide.
- 4/9/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
“Wonder,” the children’s book by R.J. Palacio that was adapted into a 2017 movie starring Julia Roberts, is headed to Broadway as a new musical, Lionsgate along with Palacio and producer Jill Furman announced Tuesday.
Furman, the Tony-winning producer behind “In the Heights,” is taking the lead on the new musical that will bring the story of Auggie, the boy with facial differences who just wants to blend in, to the stage.
Stephen Chbosky adapted Palacio’s book for the 2017 film “Wonder,” which starred Roberts, Jacob Tremblay and Owen Wilson. The movie grossed $300 million worldwide and the book has sold 16 million copies.
Also Read: Lionsgate to Offer Sign Language Interpretation Via Mobile App for Its 2017 Film 'Wonder'
“I am beyond happy and grateful that Wonder is being adapted for theatre by this incredible team,” Palacio said in a statement. “What I’ve always loved the most about musical theatre is its timelessness,...
Furman, the Tony-winning producer behind “In the Heights,” is taking the lead on the new musical that will bring the story of Auggie, the boy with facial differences who just wants to blend in, to the stage.
Stephen Chbosky adapted Palacio’s book for the 2017 film “Wonder,” which starred Roberts, Jacob Tremblay and Owen Wilson. The movie grossed $300 million worldwide and the book has sold 16 million copies.
Also Read: Lionsgate to Offer Sign Language Interpretation Via Mobile App for Its 2017 Film 'Wonder'
“I am beyond happy and grateful that Wonder is being adapted for theatre by this incredible team,” Palacio said in a statement. “What I’ve always loved the most about musical theatre is its timelessness,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Wonder, the R.J. Palacio novel adapted into a 2017 feature film starring Julia Roberts and Jacob Tremblay, is now heading to Broadway. Lionsgate, Broadway producer Jill Furman and author Palacio announced today that the title is being developed into a stage musical.
“I am beyond happy and grateful that Wonder is being adapted for theatre by this incredible team,” said Palacio in a statement. “What I’ve always loved the most about musical theatre is its timelessness, its ability to resonate around the world and across generations. That Wonder and its message of kindness is to become part of that canon for the ages is, quite literally, a dream come true.”
The project marks Lionsgate’s second stage production announced recently. Last month, the studio and Broadway producer Scott Delman revealed they were developing a stage version of the TV series Nashville, with all new music. The two Lionsgate projects signal...
“I am beyond happy and grateful that Wonder is being adapted for theatre by this incredible team,” said Palacio in a statement. “What I’ve always loved the most about musical theatre is its timelessness, its ability to resonate around the world and across generations. That Wonder and its message of kindness is to become part of that canon for the ages is, quite literally, a dream come true.”
The project marks Lionsgate’s second stage production announced recently. Last month, the studio and Broadway producer Scott Delman revealed they were developing a stage version of the TV series Nashville, with all new music. The two Lionsgate projects signal...
- 4/9/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Auggie, the fifth-grade boy with facial differences who spawned Lionsgate's surprise box office sensation Wonder, is heading to Broadway.
Jill Furman, a Tony Award-winning producer of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton and In the Heights, has signed on to tackle a musical stage adaptation as lead producer. Based on R.J. Palacio's children's book, which has been on the New York Times best-seller list for seven years in a row and has sold 16 million copies worldwide, the story follows Auggie Pullman, a boy born with facial differences who can’t blend in because he was born to stand out. The ...
Jill Furman, a Tony Award-winning producer of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton and In the Heights, has signed on to tackle a musical stage adaptation as lead producer. Based on R.J. Palacio's children's book, which has been on the New York Times best-seller list for seven years in a row and has sold 16 million copies worldwide, the story follows Auggie Pullman, a boy born with facial differences who can’t blend in because he was born to stand out. The ...
Auggie, the fifth-grade boy with facial differences who spawned Lionsgate's surprise box office sensation Wonder, is heading to Broadway.
Jill Furman, a Tony Award-winning producer of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton and In the Heights, has signed on to tackle a musical stage adaptation as lead producer. Based on R.J. Palacio's children's book, which has been on the New York Times best-seller list for seven years in a row and has sold 16 million copies worldwide, the story follows Auggie Pullman, a boy born with facial differences who can’t blend in because he was born to stand out. The ...
Jill Furman, a Tony Award-winning producer of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton and In the Heights, has signed on to tackle a musical stage adaptation as lead producer. Based on R.J. Palacio's children's book, which has been on the New York Times best-seller list for seven years in a row and has sold 16 million copies worldwide, the story follows Auggie Pullman, a boy born with facial differences who can’t blend in because he was born to stand out. The ...
Due to overwhelming demand, Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon Steingart and Jill Furman announced today that the highly-anticipated return engagement of Freestyle Love Supreme, which sold-out quickly last month, has been able to add four additional performances to the strictly limited run at the Greenwich House Theater, 27 Barrow Street. In addition, a TodayTix lottery for 15 tickets a performance will be offered during the five-week run to help fans get tickets.
- 12/6/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Composer, actress and accordion player Shaina Taub will hang up her squeezebox – temporarily, rest assured – this Sunday when her acclaimed Shakespeare in the Park musical adaptation of Twelfth Night closes its month-long run, bringing an end to a two-year journey that had the now-29-year-old songwriter working with everyone from non-professional performers in all five New York boroughs to the artistic directors of Manhattan’s Public Theater (Oskar Eustis) and London’s Young Vic (Kwame Kwei-Armah).
No end-of-summer blues for Taub, though – well, not a lot anyway – as the 2009 NYU grad and original cast member of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 forges on with two fantastically intriguing projects: She’s collaborating with Elton John on a musical version of The Devil Wears Prada, and she’s continuing development of her own musical about the...
No end-of-summer blues for Taub, though – well, not a lot anyway – as the 2009 NYU grad and original cast member of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 forges on with two fantastically intriguing projects: She’s collaborating with Elton John on a musical version of The Devil Wears Prada, and she’s continuing development of her own musical about the...
- 8/15/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ars Nova presents The Ars Nova Revolution, celebrating Ars Nova All Stars Jill Furman, Thomas Kail and Lin-Manuel Miranda, from Freestyle Love Supreme Ars Nova, 2004 to Hamilton Broadway, 2015. This epic night of revelry benefiting Ars Nova's artist community, featuring performances by cast members of Hamilton and Freestyle Love Supreme, takes place tonight, September 21 at 630pm at The Edison Ballroom 240 West 47th Street.
- 9/21/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Producers of the Tony Award-winning musical Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella, Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman and Stephen Kocis, announce that Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning actress Judy Kaye will join the cast as Cinderella's Fairy Godmother - alongside the previously announced Keke Palmer as Cinderella and Sherri Shepherd as her wicked stepmother Madame - beginning September 12 at the Broadway Theatre 1681 Broadway in New York City.
- 8/11/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Producers of the Tony Award winning musical Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella, Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman and Stephen Kocis, announce that actress, talk show host and recording artist Keke Palmer will make her Broadway debut by stepping into the title role on September 9, 2014, thus making history as the first African-American Cinderella on Broadway. Actors Equity honored Cinderella with their award Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway in 2013.
- 8/4/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Producers of the Tony Award winning musical Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella, Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman and Stephen Kocis, have announced that Paige Faure, now appearing in Bullets Over Broadway, will be Broadway's new Cinderella starting June 13. Faure will also lead the national tour of the hit, Tony Award-winning musical when it begins performances October 10 in Providence, Ri. Ms. Faure assumes the role following the 4-month limited engagement of Carly Rae Jepsen, which concludes June 8.
- 5/20/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Emmy and Golden Globe nominated star Fran Drescher 'The Nanny' will extend her engagement an additional three weeks until June 29 in Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway, it has been announced by the Tony Award-winning musical's producers Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman and Stephen Kocis. Ms. Drescher - making her Broadway debut this season as Cinderella's wicked stepmother - joined the production in February and, while an extension through June 8 was previously announced, it has been determined anew that Ms. Drescher will remain with the Cinderella company through June 29.
- 5/13/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Robyn Goodman, Stephen Kocis & Jill Furman are currently seeking talent for the touring production of “Cinderella.” This “Cinderella” is a little bit different from the one you’re used to, as it’s reinvented with comedy, wit, and satire. The classic elements, however, are still in tact! This is a paid union production, with all roles being cast. Exact tour dates have yet to be decided, but auditions will be held April 7, 10, and 14 in NYC. For more details, check out the casting notice for “Cinderella” here, and be sure to check out the rest of our audition listings!
- 4/7/2014
- backstage.com
The two newest stars of the Tony Award-winning musical Cinderella on Broadway - Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum recording artist Carly Rae Jepsen and the Emmy-nominated Fran Drescher - will extend their engagements in the hit musical several more weeks through June 8, it has been announced by producers Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman and Stephen Kocis. The two stars - both of whom have made their Broadway debuts as Cinderella and her wicked stepmother, respectively - were originally scheduled to conclude their runs in Cinderella next month.
- 3/13/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Shakespeare's "King Lear," featuring alternating star turns by Dakin Matthews and Harry Groener; Rogue Machine's searing family drama "Four Places"; and Fountain Theatre's powerful "The Ballad of Emmett Till" are among the most-honored productions in the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle's 42nd annual awards nominations, announced today. The annual citations salute excellence in L.A.-area theater productions during 2010. Winners will be announced during a ceremony at Burbank's Colony Theatre on March 14. Joining the aforementioned shows in contention for the coveted production award are the Fountain's "Opus," the Actors' Co-op's "Wit," and two world premiere offerings: Del Shores' "Yellow" (Coast Playhouse) and Tom Jacobson's "The Twentieth-Century Way" (Theatre @ Boston Court). Shores' "Yellow" has also been named as the recipient of the Ted Schmitt Award for outstanding world premiere script, accompanied by a $1,000 award from Samuel French, which also extends an offer to publish it.Among other special recipients...
- 1/25/2011
- backstage.com
Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman Willis, the producers of the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights, announced today that Seth Stewart will return to the role of "Graffiti Pete," the role he originated, for 4 weeks only from Monday, June 7, through Satuday, July 3, 2010 at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). In addition Corbin Bleu has added a final 3 additional weeks to his critically acclaimed run in In The Heights. Corbin Bleu's final performance is Tuesday, August 17, and beginning August 19, In The Heights will star American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.
- 7/3/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman Willis, the producers of the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights, announced today that Bianca Marroquin will take over the role of "Daniela" for 9 weeks only from Saturday, June 12, through Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). In The Heights currently stars Corbin Bleu (through August 17), and beginning August 19 will star American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.
- 6/1/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
Kenny Ortega, the director of the "High School Musical" movies and "Michael Jackson's This Is It," is attached to direct Universal's adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical "In the Heights."
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who composed and wrote the musical as well as starred in it, is set to star in and produce the big-screen adaptation. Quiara Alegria Hudes, who wrote the play's book, is writing the script.
"Heights" explored three days in New York City's Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights and featured hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music. It was nominated for 13 Tonys, winning the award for best musical.
Meryl Poster will produce with original Broadway producers Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman Willis serving as executive producers.
Universal's executive vp of production Tracy Falco and director of development Maradith Frenkel will oversee the project for the studio.
Ortega, whose "This Is It" danced its way to $252 million worldwide, is repped by Paradigm.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who composed and wrote the musical as well as starred in it, is set to star in and produce the big-screen adaptation. Quiara Alegria Hudes, who wrote the play's book, is writing the script.
"Heights" explored three days in New York City's Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights and featured hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music. It was nominated for 13 Tonys, winning the award for best musical.
Meryl Poster will produce with original Broadway producers Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman Willis serving as executive producers.
Universal's executive vp of production Tracy Falco and director of development Maradith Frenkel will oversee the project for the studio.
Ortega, whose "This Is It" danced its way to $252 million worldwide, is repped by Paradigm.
- 12/14/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman, the producers of the 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights, are proud to welcome back original cast member Andréa Burns, who returns to the role of "Daniela" beginning today, Aug. 25. Joining alongside Burns is Will Wingfield, who replaces Seth Stewart as "Graffiti Pete". Wingfield is making his Broadway debut with the show, which plays Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street).
- 8/25/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman, the producers of the 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights, announced that Javier Munoz will take over the role of 'Usnavi' on Monday, February 16, 2009 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). Javier Munoz joined In The Heights for a reading in 2005 and has been involved ever since, in the ensemble and as understudy for ?Usnavi? at the O?Neill Theater Workshop and in the 2006 Off-Broadway and current Broadway productions. Lin-Manuel Miranda?s last performance will be Sunday February 15, 2009.
- 2/16/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman, the producers of the 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights, announced today that Javier Munoz will take over the role of 'Usnavi' on Monday, February 16, 2009 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). Javier Munoz joined In The Heights for a reading in 2005 and has been involved ever since, in the ensemble and as understudy for ?Usnavi? at the O?Neill Theater Workshop and in the 2006 Off-Broadway and current Broadway productions. Lin-Manuel Miranda?s last performance will be Sunday February 15, 2009.
- 1/31/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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