Film & TV News
Read about musicals and plays broadcast on TV and in movie theatres as well as stage adaptations for the screen. Also covered: TV and movie projects featuring theatre stars, writers and directors and videos of TV interviews and performances.
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By Adam Hetrick | 04/23/2019Levi will host the June 17 ceremony at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. -
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/23/2019The CBS All Access series follows Baranski's Diane Lockhart, a Chicago lawyer navigating her way through the Resistance.
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By Adam Hetrick | 04/23/2019The stage production will make its world premiere in Chicago this fall.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/23/2019The Ryan Murphy series returns in June, with Tony winner Patti LuPone joining the cast.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/23/2019The Tony Award winner returns to Broadway in Taylor Mac's Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/22/2019The Tony and Oscar winner reveals why she is happy to have escaped the Academy Awards ceremony.
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By Dan Meyer | 04/22/2019The Les Misérables Oscar winner and West End alum team up for the female-driven adaptation of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/22/2019The Tony Award-nominated actor talks retirement rumors and his upcoming play opposite Audra McDonald.
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By Olivia Clement | 04/22/2019The stage and screen actor will wrap up a four-year stint as series regular Dr. Rhodes.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/22/2019Watch an exclusive clip from the short film.
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By Nathan Skethway | 04/20/2019The film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's breakout 2008 Broadway musical, directed by Jon M. Chu, is set to hit theaters in 2020.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/19/2019The playwright and actor questions the document in her Pulitzer Prize finalist play What the Constitution Means to Me.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/18/2019The Tony winner plays a version of the presidential candidate in the new Hillary and Clinton.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/17/2019The 2018 revival, directed by Joe Mantello, starred Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, and more.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/17/2019The three will sing out at the West Village piano bar when the comedy returns to TV Land.
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By Dan Meyer | 04/17/2019The PBS American Masters film explores the life and legacy of the first African-American female playwright to have a show on Broadway.
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By Dan Meyer | 04/17/2019The Tony and Emmy winner currently stars opposite John Lithgow in Broadway's Hillary and Clinton.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/16/2019Rubin-Vega, recently announced to appear in the In the Heights movie, will serve as a consulting producer.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 04/16/2019The adaptation of the 1943 musical will modernize the story and include both new songs and Rodgers and Hammerstein classics.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/16/2019The upcoming movie has assembled its Sharks and Jets—the latter led by the former Dear Evan Hansen star.
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By Olivia Clement | 04/16/2019The film adaptation from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes will begin filming in Washington Heights this summer.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/16/2019The satellite radio channel will broadcast music by the icon, music from The Cher Show, and stories from the legend—plus listeners can win a chance to see the Broadway show or see her performance at Madison Square Garden.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/16/2019The one-hour special dedicated to Cher featured the music icon, as well as Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks, Micaela Diamond, and Jarrod Spector.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 04/16/2019Stars from Hello, Dolly!, Pretty Woman, Godspell, and Wicked took on this classic song by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
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By Mark Peikert | 04/16/2019The cast of The Cher Show participated in a takeover of The Tonight Show April 15.
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By David Gewirtzman | 04/16/2019A list of stage musicals announced to be adapted as films.
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By Adam Hetrick | 04/15/2019North Bergen High School’s production of Alien: The Play, which drew praise from original film director Ridley Scott, will receive an encore performance on “Alien Day.”
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/15/2019Merediz will reprise her performance as Abuela Claudia, having earned a Tony nomination for the role in 2008.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/15/2019The director of the Off-Broadway hit and star Steven Skybell talk about the powerful new revival.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/15/2019The recent Broadway star discusses his relationship with the late playwright and reveals his true feelings about the Tony Awards.
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By Olivia Clement | 04/15/2019The Fleabag star and writer was requested by James Bond himself: Daniel Craig.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/15/2019Watch Alyssa Raghu belt out the Sara Bareilles ballad as part of the competition's Top 14.
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By Nathan Skethway | 04/15/2019The second episode, titled "Who's Got the Pain," airs at 10 PM ET/PT, April 16.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 04/12/2019The fifth season of the sitcom ended with its characters mounting a community theatre production of the 1966 musical.
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By Olivia Clement | 04/12/2019The Emmy winner will star in the new miniseries alongside Matthew Rhys.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/12/2019The streaming service's first original, live-action movie musical hails from John Legend's Get Lifted Film Co.
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Watch Disney’s Broadway Stars Sing a Mega-Mix of Tunes From The Lion King, Aladdin, Frozen, and MoreBy Ruthie Fierberg | 04/12/2019Caissie Levy, Bradley Gibson, Arielle Jacobs, and more belt out such tunes as “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” and “Let It Go” to celebrate 25 years of Disney on Broadway.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/12/2019The star of Burn This—now on Broadway—talks about playing off of audiences, his non-profit joining theatre and the military, and more.
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By David Gewirtzman | 04/12/2019A list of live stage productions announced to be shown in movie theatres and on television.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/11/2019Production on the screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ musical will begin this summer.
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By Dan Meyer | 04/11/2019The two-time Tony winner "appears" as Mrs. Devine on the animated children’s program.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/11/2019The actor plays Bob Fosse in the FX limited series, but his dancing went awry during the premiere celebration.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/11/2019The current star of Broadway’s King Lear remembers the big mishap when she played Hedda Gabler.
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By Olivia Clement | 04/11/2019Zoe Kazan, John Turturro, and Winona Ryder will also be part of the screen adaptation of Philip Roth’s book.
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By Adam Hetrick | 04/10/2019Two of Broadway’s artistic powerhouses meet for the first time during pre-production for the Tony-winning hit Damn Yankees.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/10/2019The two Tony winners sing a pop-funk standard on the latest episode of the CBS All Access series.
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Kristen Bell’s Encore!, Reuniting Cast Members of High School Musicals, Will Be Revamped for Disney+By Ryan McPhee | 04/10/2019The upcoming streaming service announced the pickup as part of a new slate of nonfiction programming.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 04/10/2019The first episode's tracks include Sweet Charity's "Big Spender" performed by Bianca Marroquín and Rema Webb, plus "Cabaret" as performed by Kelli Barrett.
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By Dan Meyer | 04/10/2019The Netflix horror series about a heart transplant recipient and the family of the organ donor will debut April 26.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/10/2019Rudin is the producer of the current Broadway stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel, penned by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jeff Daniels.
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