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11-year-old Alisha Weir has been cast as the title character in the upcoming film adaptation of Matilda the Musical while Emma Thompson is now set to play Miss Trunchbull.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MATILDA-Film-Adds-Emma-Thompson-As-Miss-Trunchbull-and-Aleisha-Weir-in-the-Title-Role-20210114The HBO Max pilot Julia, which features stage alums like David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz, and Jefferson Mays, has officially been picked up for series. https://deadline.com/2021/01/hbo-max-orders-julia-child-series-julia-chris-keyser-sarah-lancashire-david-hyde-pierce-1234674012/
ReplyCopy URLRobert De Niro, Michael Shannon, Chris Rock, Timothy Olyphant, Andrea Riseborough, and Alessandro Nivola have all joined the cast of David O. Russell’s next film. https://deadline.com/2021/01/robert-de-niro-mike-myers-timothy-olyphant-michael-shannon-chris-rock-anya-taylor-joy-david-o-russell-new-regency-movie-1234674307/
ReplyCopy URLThe following Broadway alums who are among the recently announced Critics Choice TV Award nominees are:
Uzo Aduba
Christina Applegate
Hank Azaria
Christine Baranski
Cate Blanchett
Claire Danes
Daveed Diggs
Cynthia Erivo
William Fichtner
Laura Linney
John Lithgow
Margo Martindale
Dylan McDermott
Janet McTeer
Rita Moreno
Alex Newell
Ashley Park
Tom Pelphrey
Andrew Rannells
Chris Rock
Mark Ruffalo
Rhea Seehorn
Morgan Spector
Donald Sutherland
Glynn Turman
John Turturro
Tracey Ullman
Hannah WaddinghamNot to mention that the professional tapings of Hamilton and What the Constitution Means to Me were both nominated for Best Movie Made for Television.
https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2020-critics-choice-awards-cca-series-nominations
ReplyCopy URLFor her final appearance as Melania Trump on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Laura Benanti performs a parody of the opening number, ‘Belle’, from Beauty & the Beast.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Laura-Benanti-Returns-as-Melania-Trump-to-Sing-a-Parody-of-Belle-From-BEAUTY-AND-THE-BEAST-20210119On last night’s episode of The Late Late Show, James Corden performed a parody of the song, ‘One Day More’, with several alumni of Les Misérables celebrating the end of Trump’s presidency and the beginning of Biden’s.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4aTjeCP0LoTom Hanks’s new movie Bios will be released in theaters this summer on August 13. https://deadline.com/2021/01/tom-hanks-universal-amblin-sci-fi-movie-bios-heads-to-late-summer-1234677780/
ReplyCopy URLKenneth Branangh has been cast as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the limited series This Sceptred Isle, a look at devastating moments in British history and how the Prime Ministers during those moments responded to the crisis. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kenneth-branagh-to-play-boris-johnson-in-michael-winterbottoms-covid-drama-series
ReplyCopy URLAnother filmed stage version of Romeo & Juliet is happening in the U.K., this time starring newly minted Olivier winner Sam Tutty and Emily Redpath as the titular lovers. No release date has been set yet. https://www.playbill.com/article/dear-evan-hansen-olivier-winner-sam-tutty-and-emily-redpath-will-star-in-filmed-version-of-romeo-juliet
Derek Jacobi has now joined the cast of this production as the Narrator. The production will be available for viewing from February 13-20. https://www.playbill.com/article/derek-jacobi-joins-sam-tutty-and-emily-redpath-in-filmed-version-of-romeo-juliet
ReplyCopy URLThe new film version of Cinderella starring Camila Cabello and featuring Broadway alums like Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, and James Corden, will now be released in theaters on July 16. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/sony-delays-camila-cabellos-cinderella-ghostbusters-afterlife-uncharted-morbius-1234889995/
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