Playbill On-Line has learned that the Writers Guild of America has forged a deal with film and television producers that will be announced from the West Coast soon. This means there will be no writers’ strike, as had been feared for months.
A Guild spokesperson told Playbill On-Line (May 4) that preliminary information suggests that writers gained improvements in residuals, pay increases and the “uncapping of foreign residuals.”
—By Murdoch McBride
Jennifer Holliday, Norbert Leo Butz, and Donna Murphy are among those set to perform the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical for Transport Group.
The awards will be presented in May at the Guild's annual ceremony at Sony Hall.
The move will give public and charter school graduates access to low-cost tickets to theatre around NYC.
The Nicholas Sparks novel comes to New York with a score by Ingrid Michaelson and a book by Bekah Brunstetter.
What's announced and what's in previews in the West End.
Josh Rhodes will direct Rodney Hicks' new comedy.
The new musical tells the story of the early life of Albert Einstein and his first wife, Mileva Marić.
The festival will also feature an evening of performances and interviews celebrating the life and impact of legendary lyricist Howard Ashman.
Featuring original songs by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, the David Adjmi play enjoyed a sold-out world premiere Off-Broadway via Playwrights Horizons.
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