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EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Scherzinger has signed with YMU Group for global 360 management, as the Pussycat Dolls singer and TV star begins her West End run in Sunset Boulevard.
The Masked Singer panellist and Olivier-nominated singer will work with multi-disciplinary YMU team across music, live, literary, social media and brand partnerships – to develop her brand. She was previously with Lateral Management.
Scherzinger has sold more than 60 million records, both solo and as lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls, won rave reviews for her role in the 2014 theater revival of Cats and acted in 2016 Disney animated film Moana. She’s been a judge on Fox’s The X Factor, was a cast member on NBC’s Annie Live! in 2021 and won Dancing with the Stars back in 2010.
She is now starring as Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre in London.
“Nicole is an extraordinary talent who I have always admired for the sheer breadth of her abilities – as a recording artist, West End star and TV personality, she has connected with millions of people around the globe,” said YMU CEO Mary Bekhait. “It is a real honour to now be working with her on the next stage of her spectacular career.
“Nicole is the perfect fit for the 360-degree client service we offer at YMU, and our best-in-class teams across the group.”
In August, Deadline revealed YMU had restructured with key lender Permira Credit becoming its majority shareholder. At the same time, the London-based company announced plans to cut headcount by up to 9%, with the process beginning last month.
YMU management saw the restructure, which saw Permira make a significant investment in the business to fuel U.S. growth, as an opportunity to refocus on existing and
EXCLUSIVE: The Bear star Liza Colón-Zayas has signed with Liebman Entertainment for management.
Jennifer Esposito, who accumulated around 70 credits as an actress in movies and series before making her debut as writer and director of Fresh Kills, has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment. The management company is tasked with helping her forge a new career path. When you have mortgaged your house to make her first film as Esposito did, it stands to reason you would not be happy thinking you got that out of your system, and go back to waiting for the phone to ring with acting jobs.
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bigger.Of course, Lloyd, who directed “A Doll’s House” on Broadway last season with Jessica Chastain, isn’t this wildly imaginative production’s only risky choice.Scherzinger, from the Pussycat Dolls, is about as far away from Norma type-casting as you can possibly get. She has little in common with the Martian-esque Swanson or Glenn Close and never bothers with an eccentric turban.But her breathtaking, feral Norma is, nonetheless, a grand creature of showbiz who’s been shunned by Hollywood’s cruelly short attention span by just 40 years old.
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EXCLUSIVE: Scott Foley, the actor known for his work in film and television and on stage, who most recently starred in the Broadway production of The Thanksgiving Play, has signed with Independent Artist Group.
David Benedict There’s a strong case for saying that the song “As If We Never Said Goodbye,” sung during Norma Desmond’s return to Paramount Studios in “Sunset Boulevard,” is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s finest dramatic moment since the chandelier first dropped in “The Phantom of the Opera.” It’s certainly his most richly persuasive song and the focal point of any production of “Sunset Boulevard.” With Nicole Scherzinger slammed into Jack Knowles’ fierce spotlight, the moment, as well as the character, most certainly arrives. Whether it is sustained is another matter. Like almost everything in director Jamie Lloyd’s arresting new production, the effect is undeniably theatrical.
EXCLUSIVE: Lizze Broadway, breakout star of Amazon’s hit superhero college spinoff series Gen V, has signed with WME for representation in all areas.
If you've been a Nicole Scherzinger follower for a while, you'll know the star originally found fame in a girl group called Eden's Crush.The group of four was formed in late 2000 and came out with some hits like Get Over Yourself. After disbanding in 2002, Nicole went on to mega-stardom in The Pussycat Dolls and then as an X Factor judge. Now, it seems like she's transporting us back to the noughties with a beauty transformation inspired by a look she wore in her early girl band days: a warm copper.
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Chung Ha has signed with Jay Park’s label, More Vision, seven months after leaving her previous agency.The star was formerly signed to MNH Entertainment, but the company confirmed in March that she had decided not to renew her contract with it and would leave the stable in April.Yesterday (October 10), More Vision announced that Chung Ha had joined its roster, sharing new images of the singer on its social media channels. “Welcome to MORE VISION, CHUNG HA!” it captioned the posts.Chung Ha has also opened new social media accounts, as @CH_CHUN9HA on X/Twitter and @morechunghaplz on Instagram.MORE VISION New Artist, CHUNG HA (@CH_CHUN9HA)Welcome to MORE VISION, CHUNG HA!#CHUNGHA #청하 #MOREVISION pic.twitter.com/IsedycSCc1— MORE VISION (@MOREVISIONKR) October 10, 2023MORE VISION New Artist, CHUNG HA (@CH_CHUN9HA)Welcome to MORE VISION, CHUNG HA!#CHUNGHA #청하 #MOREVISION pic.twitter.com/CNlYsNhxso— MORE VISION (@MOREVISIONKR) October 10, 2023Following the expiration of her contract with MNH Entertainment, Chung Ha addressed the fate of her shelved album, ‘Bare & Rare Pt.2’.
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