Wolfgang Hohlbein’s fantasy novel has been adapted by Amazon Prime, as the streaming platform just released the limited series The Griffin this week. Originally in German, the limited series has six episodes with a runtime of 40 minutes each. Based in the ’90s, the series showcases the adventures of three kids, Mark, Memo, and Becky, as they try to save the world from an apocalyptic creature called The Griffin. It’s up to these 16-year-olds to stop a winged monster from entering the realm of humans and capturing it, but how are they supposed to accomplish such a monumental task? Armed with magic weapons and an ancient book, of course. The show captures the ’90s vibe perfectly, with the old instruments and the music of that day and age, and the monster designs are also very impressive, although the story remains a little jagged around the edges. Here’s what...
- 5/28/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Broadway veterans Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose were on hand live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center Tuesday morning (May 3) to announced the 2011 Tony Awards nominees.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the men behind "South Park," saw their original musical "The Book of Mormon" get nominated for just about every award it could have been up for, for a total of 14 nominations. Close behind was musical "The Scottsboro Boys" with 12 nominations and coming in third was the revival of "Anything Goes" with nine noms.
Other notable nominees include Broadway legend Joey Grey getting a Directing nomination for "The Normal Heart," John Larroquette being nominated for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," which is Larroquette's Broadway debut, and a nomination for Al Pacino for his work in "Merchant of Venice,...
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the men behind "South Park," saw their original musical "The Book of Mormon" get nominated for just about every award it could have been up for, for a total of 14 nominations. Close behind was musical "The Scottsboro Boys" with 12 nominations and coming in third was the revival of "Anything Goes" with nine noms.
Other notable nominees include Broadway legend Joey Grey getting a Directing nomination for "The Normal Heart," John Larroquette being nominated for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," which is Larroquette's Broadway debut, and a nomination for Al Pacino for his work in "Merchant of Venice,...
- 5/3/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Nominations for the 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®
Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing
Best Play
Good PeopleAuthor: David Lindsay-Abaire
Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
JerusalemAuthor: Jez Butterworth
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay
The Motherf**ker with the HatAuthor: Stephen Adly Guirgis
Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC, Jean Doumanian, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Jon B. Platt, Tulchin Bartner/Jamie deRoy
War HorseAuthor: Nick Stafford
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, National Theatre of Great Britain, Nicholas Hytner, Nick Starr, Bob Boyett,...
Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing
Best Play
Good PeopleAuthor: David Lindsay-Abaire
Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
JerusalemAuthor: Jez Butterworth
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay
The Motherf**ker with the HatAuthor: Stephen Adly Guirgis
Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC, Jean Doumanian, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Jon B. Platt, Tulchin Bartner/Jamie deRoy
War HorseAuthor: Nick Stafford
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, National Theatre of Great Britain, Nicholas Hytner, Nick Starr, Bob Boyett,...
- 5/3/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
The Book of Mormon, the musical comedy from the creators of South Park, was the big winner this morning when the 2011 Tony Award nominations were announced, earning 14 nominations, including Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, and Best Direction. The Scottsboro Boys also cleaned up, with 12 nods. Tony winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick made the announcements, and the ceremony will air Sunday, June 12 on CBS. The entire list of nominations is after the jump.
Best Play
Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson,...
Best Play
Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson,...
- 5/3/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Here's a look back at Back Stage's top 10 memories:10. Undead DAYTIMEBack in 2009—when the daytime-drama format looked to be going the way of the wild polar bear—American Federation of Television and Radio Artists New York local president Holter Graham sounded a mournful note about the format's future. "The writing was on the wall about daytime and that it was a changing market a long time ago," Graham said. "The economic crisis given to us by the Bush administration sped up that process and made that writing on the wall bright yellow highlighter."That highlighter ink didn't wash away in 2010, but it faded a little. In 2009, CBS announced that its long-running soaps "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" would come to an end. This year no such similar announcement came, the networks instead making multiyear commitments to dramas such as "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives.
- 12/29/2010
- backstage.com
Nick Wyman, whose Broadway acting credits include "A Tale of Two Cities," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," and "The Phantom of the Opera," has held a seat on Actors' Equity Association's national council since 1990, but it's the last five years that have been the most eventful for the union. In 2006, Equity's longtime executive director, Alan Eisenberg, stepped down after 25 years of service. That same year, Patrick Quinn, the popular president of the union, resigned from his elected role as preparations were made for him to succeed Eisenberg. But before he could officially take on the directorship, Quinn died of a heart attack. The seat he vacated and the one he intended to take were filled by two of his longtime friends—Mark Zimmerman and John Connolly, respectively. Their most important task was to provide stability at a time of grieving for Equity.Late last year, Zimmerman and Connolly abruptly left their...
- 6/2/2010
- backstage.com
Actors' Equity Association has elected Nick Wyman as its new president, the union announced Monday. A longtime member of Equity's national council, Wyman succeeds Paige Price, who, as first vice president of the union, has fulfilled the president's duties since December, when Mark Zimmerman stepped down as president.
In addition to serving for more than 20 years on the national council, Wyman has also sat on several of the union's Production Contract negotiating teams, as well as the House Affairs and National Public Policy committees. He is currently the chair of Equity's Alien committee and has been a trustee of the union's pension and health funds for 10 years.
More than 6,500 votes were cast in an election that also saw 18 members win seats on Equity's national council.
In the Eastern region, Dana Ivey, Maureen Moore, Judy Rice, Wally Dunn, Scott Evans, Kristine Nevins, Craig A. Meyer and Joe Zaloom were elected in...
In addition to serving for more than 20 years on the national council, Wyman has also sat on several of the union's Production Contract negotiating teams, as well as the House Affairs and National Public Policy committees. He is currently the chair of Equity's Alien committee and has been a trustee of the union's pension and health funds for 10 years.
More than 6,500 votes were cast in an election that also saw 18 members win seats on Equity's national council.
In the Eastern region, Dana Ivey, Maureen Moore, Judy Rice, Wally Dunn, Scott Evans, Kristine Nevins, Craig A. Meyer and Joe Zaloom were elected in...
- 5/24/2010
- by By Daniel Holloway
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actors Equity Association has elected Nick Wyman as its new president, the union announced today. A longtime member of Equity's national council, Wyman succeeds Paige Price, who, as 1st vice president of the union, has fulfilled the president's duties since December, when president Mark Zimmerman stepped down.In addition to serving more than 20 years on the national council, Wyman has also sat on several of the union's production-contract negotiating teams, as well as the House Affairs and National Public Policy committees. He is currently the chair of Equity's Alien committee and has been a trustee of the union's pension and health fund for 10 years.More than 6,500 votes were cast in an election that also saw 18 members win seats on Equity's national council. In the eastern region, Dana Ivey, Maureen Moore, Judy Rice, Wally Dunn, Scott Evans, Kristine Nevins, Craig A. Meyer, and Joe Zaloom were elected in the principal category to five-year terms.
- 5/24/2010
- backstage.com
Mark Zimmerman and John Connolly spent the last few years carrying on the work of their late friend Patrick Quinn. When Quinn stepped down as president of Actors' Equity Association in 2006 to become executive director of the union, Zimmerman, then Equity's 1st vice president, stepped into the vacated position. After Quinn died of a heart attack that year before he could assume his new role, Zimmerman helped recruit Connolly, a former president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, to take the directorship. Quinn, Zimmerman, and Connolly had been close, going back to their days as young actors on the Philadelphia stage. For a grieving organization, it felt appropriate to place Quinn's legacy in the hands of his trusted friends.The torch-bearing came to an abrupt end late last year. On Nov. 30, Equity announced that Connolly had decided not to seek a second term and would step down immediately.
- 1/27/2010
- backstage.com
John Connolly, the top elected and quite visible leader of AFTRA for the past six years, will move to Actors' Equity, assuming its top staff post as national executive director, effective March 19.
Connolly will be replaced as AFTRA president by radio personality Bob Edwards, previously first national vp at the 70,000-member union.
At Equity, Connolly replaces the long-serving Alan Eisenberg at the organization, which represents about 45,000 stage actors and stage managers. Eisenberg announced he would leave in August after 25 years and was to be replaced by Equity president Patrick Quinn, who died from a massive coronary in September before he could take over as exec director.
"(Connolly) is highly respected in the acting community and is a strong trade unionist," Equity president Mark Zimmerman said. "John has extensive experience as a consensus builder and policy leader in the entertainment business, making him uniquely qualified."
Connolly, first elected as national president of AFTRA in 2001, said he was "humbled by the confidence and responsibility bestowed upon me" by Equity's national council. He will be based in New York and plans to look for a Manhattan residence soon, while also maintaining a house in Los Angeles.
Connolly will be replaced as AFTRA president by radio personality Bob Edwards, previously first national vp at the 70,000-member union.
At Equity, Connolly replaces the long-serving Alan Eisenberg at the organization, which represents about 45,000 stage actors and stage managers. Eisenberg announced he would leave in August after 25 years and was to be replaced by Equity president Patrick Quinn, who died from a massive coronary in September before he could take over as exec director.
"(Connolly) is highly respected in the acting community and is a strong trade unionist," Equity president Mark Zimmerman said. "John has extensive experience as a consensus builder and policy leader in the entertainment business, making him uniquely qualified."
Connolly, first elected as national president of AFTRA in 2001, said he was "humbled by the confidence and responsibility bestowed upon me" by Equity's national council. He will be based in New York and plans to look for a Manhattan residence soon, while also maintaining a house in Los Angeles.
John Connolly, the top elected and quite visible leader of AFTRA for the past six years, will move to Actors' Equity, assuming its top staff post as national executive director, effective March 19.
Connolly will be replaced as AFTRA president by radio personality Bob Edwards, previously first national vp at the 70,000-member union.
At Equity, Connolly replaces the long-serving Alan Eisenberg at the organization, which represents about 45,000 stage actors and stage managers. Eisenberg announced he would leave in August after 25 years and was to be replaced by Equity president Patrick Quinn, who died from a massive coronary in September before he could take over as exec director.
"(Connolly) is highly respected in the acting community and is a strong trade unionist," Equity president Mark Zimmerman said. "John has extensive experience as a consensus builder and policy leader in the entertainment business, making him uniquely qualified."
Connolly, first elected as national president of AFTRA in 2001, said he was "humbled by the confidence and responsibility bestowed upon me" by Equity's national council. He will be based in New York and plans to look for a Manhattan residence soon, while also maintaining a house in Los Angeles.
Connolly will be replaced as AFTRA president by radio personality Bob Edwards, previously first national vp at the 70,000-member union.
At Equity, Connolly replaces the long-serving Alan Eisenberg at the organization, which represents about 45,000 stage actors and stage managers. Eisenberg announced he would leave in August after 25 years and was to be replaced by Equity president Patrick Quinn, who died from a massive coronary in September before he could take over as exec director.
"(Connolly) is highly respected in the acting community and is a strong trade unionist," Equity president Mark Zimmerman said. "John has extensive experience as a consensus builder and policy leader in the entertainment business, making him uniquely qualified."
Connolly, first elected as national president of AFTRA in 2001, said he was "humbled by the confidence and responsibility bestowed upon me" by Equity's national council. He will be based in New York and plans to look for a Manhattan residence soon, while also maintaining a house in Los Angeles.
Actors' Equity Assn. has named first vp Mark Zimmerman as president to succeed the late Patrick Quinn and a trio staffers to handle executive director duties temporarily. Quinn, who died Sunday, had recently resigned as president of the 45,000-member group to take its top staff position. The Actors' Equity Council met Tuesday and Wednesday to decide leadership questions. Zimmerman had temporarily assumed the duties of president after Quinn's resignation and was set to serve only until the Equity Council could begin the process for nominating and electing a president. His subsequent election by the council was unanimous, and no membership vote will be necessary.
- 9/27/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actors' Equity Assn. has named first vp Mark Zimmerman as president to succeed the late Patrick Quinn and a trio staffers to handle executive director duties temporarily. Quinn, who died Sunday, had recently resigned as president of the 45,000-member group to take its top staff position. The Actors' Equity Council met Tuesday and Wednesday to decide leadership questions. Zimmerman had temporarily assumed the duties of president after Quinn's resignation and was set to serve only until the Equity Council could begin the process for nominating and electing a president. His subsequent election by the council was unanimous, and no membership vote will be necessary.
- 9/27/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The nonstaff head of Actors' Equity is trading his president's gavel for an executive director's gray suit. The ruling council of the New York-based stage actors union appointed Monday its president of the past six years, Patrick Quinn, to replace the departing Alan Eisenberg as exec director of the 45,000-member organization, effective Oct. 5. Eisenberg announced last year his intent to resign this year, having secured a difficult settlement of a new Broadway and road productions contract to run through June 2008. In accepting the staff job, Quinn will resign the president's post, with first vp Mark Zimmerman to perform those duties until the Equity council meets Sept. 26 to nominate and elect a president. Whomever is elected from that process -- and a contested election would trigger a full membership vote -- will serve only until spring, when another election will be held.
- 8/22/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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