Musical Adaptation Of Acclaimed Novel ‘Long Way Down’ Among Projects Slated For New Production Company Edgewood Entertainment

Troubled musicals, like troubled friendships, can often seem like defeats lying in wait, sponging up every last second of loving care, effort and good intention. So Maria Friedman’s smartly tended production of that most troubled of stage properties, the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth backwards musical Merrily We Roll Along deserves all the applause – and ticket-buying business – it’s getting at Broadway‘s Hudson Theatre.

Angelique Jackson When Lynnette Ramirez, head of development for Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance’s eponymous production company, logs onto Zoom to discuss the release of “Heist 88,” the company’s first feature, with Variety, her virtual background catches the eye.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Halsey has joined the production of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” coming to the Hollywood Bowl for a three-night stand just prior to Halloween, singing the role of Sally on the first two nights of the engagement, before the movie’s original voice actor, Catherine O’Hara takes it over on the third. The dates Halsey will appear are Oct. 27-28.

Taiwanese actors Jieh-Wen King and Hsueh Shih-Ling and Indonesian actor Angga Yunanda have been cast in Lim Lungyin’s action adventure Malice, an amitious co-production between Taiwan, Czech Republic and Indonesia.

Eight-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan is writing the music and lyrics for an original stage musical called Five Notes about Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, the singer announced today.

Emily Longeretta “Love Is Blind” contestant Tran Dang is suing production companies Kinetic Content and Delirium TV, claiming she was sexually assaulted by her former fiancé Thomas Smith during the filming of Season 5, which is the most recent season of the Netflix series. The pair got engaged during the season, but have not been featured in the episodes. Dang also alleges false imprisonment and negligence.

The Cannes Film Festival has admitted six filmmakers, five women and one man, to its 2024 residency program. 

Roy Wood Jr., a longtime contributor to Comedy Central’s “Daily Show”, is saying goodbye to the late-night program as executives continue their quest for a successor to former host Trevor Noah.

Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne are going their separate ways under amicable terms.

Caroline Brew editor The Groundlings will host an improv musical fundraising event on Oct. 26, featuring Ana Gasteyer, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig and Will Forte. The event, held at the Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar, will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund to support below-the-line workers impacted by the strikes.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent “Did you see Gabby?” asks Colton Underwood. “I knew I wasn’t the only one!” Sitting on a deep couch sipping coffee and kombucha in the Los Angeles home he shares with his husband of four months and their dogs, Underwood is talking about Gabby Windey, a former star of “The Bachelorette.” On the day of this conversation in August, Windey had just come out on social media, revealing that she is dating a woman.

, I’m over here pondering the fact that she’s already brought half the Kansas City Chiefs team’s wives and girlfriends into her squad of BFFs. That’s an exaggeration, but not a large one.On October 2 a woman named , whose claim to fame is her marriage to Kelce teammate Patrick Mahomes, posted a carousel of photos from her trip to New York City for the Chiefs vs.

Ana Gasteyer, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig, and Will Forte are among the performers scheduled to take part in One Night Only, a Groundlings musical improv show to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

Former Love Island winner Amber Davies is the latest celebrity announced to be joining ITV's Dancing on Ice, which will launch in 2024. Revealing the news exclusively on Lorraine today, Amber said: “I would definitely say that I'm an adrenaline junkie but I do get more nervous as I get older and I hope that I can contain them, I don't want the adrenalin to get the better of me." She said: "I can count on one hand how many times I've ice skated." Amber is the fourth celebrity revealed to be doing the show in 2024, joining former S Club star Hannah Spearritt, actress Claire Sweeney and boxer Ricky Hatton MBE.

The beloved 2004 comedy, 13 Going On 30, is being brought back to life in a new way!

K.J. Yossman Beloved 2004 comedy “13 Going On 30,” which featured Jennifer Garner in the title role, is set to get a musical adaptation from the film’s original writers. Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa are working on a stage reimagining of the movie, which also starred Mark Ruffalo as the boy next door as well as Andy Serkis as Garner’s boss and Judy Greer as her best friend.

Empress Of has collaborated with Rina Sawayama on a new track, ‘Kiss Me’.Per a press release, the track is set to be taken from Empress Of’s upcoming fourth album, which will be the follow-up to 2020’s ‘I’m Your Empress Of’ and her 2022 EP ‘Save Me’.The track is a piano-led love song in which Empress Of expresses her desire for another person – “Just touch my lips and pull my hair/To come with you, I’d go anywhere,” she sings.The pair appear together in the song’s music video, which finds them “in an angelic setting in the English countryside with their hair blowing in the wind”.Check out ‘Kiss Me’ below:Empress Of is currently opening for Sawayama on her US tour, after which she will perform a headline show at Los Angeles’ Masonic Lodge on October 4.You can see Sawayama and Empress Of’s remaining tour dates below and buy your tickets here.SEPTEMBER26 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium28 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre 30 – San Francisco, CA – WarfieldOCTOBER6 – Bentonville, AR – The Momentary9 – New Orleans, LA – House Of BluesSpeaking about her ‘Save Me’ EP last year, Empress Of said: “One of the biggest key things for me making music is being out of my comfort zone.“I think a lot of artists relate to that. Because when you’re out of your comfort zone that’s when innovation happens.

Days before Sophie Turner filed a lawsuit against estranged husband Joe Jonas, the pair was spotted out for dinner with their children in New York City.

EXCLUSIVE: Classic New Zealand novel Once Were Warriors, memorably adapted for film by Lee Tamahori in 1994, is getting a TV adaptation from Wheel Of Time exec Rick Selvage and the novel’s author Alan Duff.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Disney TV studio executive and CAA agent Elizabeth Newman has joined Literate as its first new partner since the television-focused boutique management and production company was launched in early 2018 by founding partners A.B. Fischer and Dennis Kim.