“Jujamcyn Theaters, the operator of five Broadway houses, has sued its insurers for denying it millions of dollars that the theater company says it deserves as payment for the losses suffered during the monthslong coronavirus pandemic shutdown.” – The New York Times
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Stage Names Tapped for HBO Special Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me was originally adapted and staged at the Apollo Theater in 2018, now it's gearing up to be a starry HBO special. The cast will include Mj Rodriguez, Wendell Pierce, Janet Mock, Angela Bassett, Joe Morton, Phylicia Rashad, Oprah Winfrey and more, according to Variety. Between the World and Me will combine elements of the Apollo Theater production, including readings from Coates’ book, and will once again be directed by Kamilah Forbes. The special, which is currently in production under COVID-19 guidelines, will debut this fall and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Applications Open for Broadway Advocacy Coalition Fellowship
As previously announced, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition has created an inaugural fellowship program. The BAC "Artivism" Fellowship will support artist activists using their tools to have an impact on the world around them, providing financial support, mentorship, networking opportunities and education workshops. The inaugural class of fellows will specifically support Black, female-identifying artist activists in the United States who are focused on issues related to systemic racism and …
We should be deeply skeptical of Trumpian fantasies of business-as-usual on the horizon. There is evidence that the pandemic, when it comes to attending live entertainment events, is changing consumer habits. The lockdown is strengthening two old choke holds on live theater’s existence — convenience and price point. – ArtsFuse
Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda just added another film project to his roster. The Tony winner has been tapped to join Blake Lively, Richard Gere and Diane Keaton in the new rom-com The Making Of. Variety reports that Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz's script for the film centers on a pair of married filmmakers (Gere and Keaton) who cast actors (Lively and Miranda) to play younger versions of themselves while their own marriage is falling apart.
Miranda, has many screen projects in the works. In addition to the upcoming film version of In the Heights, he is working with Alan Menken on new songs for a live-action movie adaptation of The Little Mermaid and directing the film adaptation of Jonathan Larsen's Tick, Tick... Boom for Netflix. As previously reported, production had to pause on that film due to the coronavirus crisis.
Lively is known for her onscreen performances in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gossip Girl, Elvis and Anabelle, The Town, Green Lantern, The Age of Adaline, The Shallows and more. Gere's numerous onscreen credits include Looking for Mr. Goodbar (opposite Keaton), American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, the movie version of …
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