Broadway Stars on Film/Television

[Alex MeyerParticipant Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 133 Posts: 2102 View Predictions]

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Two-time Tony winner Christine Ebersole will guest star on the January 14 episode of Madam Secretary. http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-winner-christine-ebersole-will-guest-on-madam-secretary

Also, I saw the movie Downsizing last night, and Tony winner Jayne Houdyshell has a cameo as Matt Damon’s mother.

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Ryan Murphy’s Pose starring Tony winner Billy Porter as well as MJ Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson and Hailie Sahar has been greenlit for a full season at FX. The show will be set during the golden age of New York City’s LGBTQ ball culture scene in the 1980s. Filming is set to begin this February with a summer premiere date in mind. http://www.playbill.com/article/ryan-murphys-lgbtq-musical-series-pose-with-billy-porter-and-mj-rodriguez-gets-full-season-order-from-fx

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[Alex MeyerParticipant Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 133 Posts: 2102 View Predictions]

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Two-time Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale reprises his Emmy-winning role as Vince on Will & Grace tomorrow night.

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[Jeffrey KareParticipant Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 137 Posts: 1217 View Predictions]

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Alex Meyer wrote:

Two-time Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale reprises his Emmy-winning role as Vince on Will & Grace tomorrow night.

Alec Baldwin and Blythe Danner will also be returning to their roles this season…
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Winner-Blythe-Danner-Alec-Baldwin-More-Heading-to-WILL-GRACE-20180118

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Tony nominee Holland Taylor will co-star with Hector Elizondo in a pilot for NBC called Guess Who Died. http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-nominee-holland-taylor-lands-leading-role-in-nbc-pilot-guess-who-died

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Tony winner Thomas Kail will direct a remake of Oliver! for Disney starring Ice Cube as Fagin. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/190925/hamiltons-thomas-kail-to-direct-oliver-movie-remake-starring-ice-cube/

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Two-time Tony winner Cherry Jones will be joining the cast of season two of The Handmaid’s Tale…
http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-winner-cherry-jones-lands-role-on-emmy-winning-the-handmaids-tale

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[Alex MeyerParticipant Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 133 Posts: 2102 View Predictions]

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Ryan Foust, one of the three Charlies from the recently closed Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, will be appearing in the highly anticipated 2019 film The Goldfinch, where he’ll play the son of Oscar and Emmy winner and fellow stage alum Nicole Kidman. Other stage alums appearing in the film are Ansel Elgort, Tony and Emmy winner Jeffrey Wright, Tony winner and Emmy nominee Denis O’Hare, and Emmy winner Sarah Paulson. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/190982/odds-ends-temptations-musical-aint-too-proud-announces-two-new-cities-more/

Helen Mirren has won an Oscar and a Tony for playing Queen Elizabeth II, and an Emmy for playing Queen Elizabeth I. Now she could possibly add another Emmy to her mantle, as she has signed on to play the Russian empress Catherine the Great in a miniseries for HBO. http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/helen-mirren-hbo-sky-catherine-the-great-1202676337/

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[adamuncParticipant Joined: Jul 5th, 2011 Topics: 58 Posts: 3026 View Predictions]

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Netflix has just acquired the rights to a Brad Falchuck-Ryan Murphy comedy series called The Politician which will star Tony and Grammy winner Ben Platt.

Oh, and Gwyneth Paltrow and Barbra Streisand are in negotiations to co-star. Hello, gorgeous.

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[Alex MeyerParticipant Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 133 Posts: 2102 View Predictions]

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Matt Smith will be playing Charles Manson in a new film called Charlie Says. The director is Mary Harron, best known for directing American Psycho, and of course, Matt Smith played Patrick Bateman in the West End stage version of American Psycho. http://www.playbill.com/article/american-psycho-musical-alum-matt-smith-to-play-charles-manson-for-american-psycho-film-director

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[Jeffrey KareParticipant Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 137 Posts: 1217 View Predictions]

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The Michael Mayer-helmed film adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull will be released this May…
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Michael-Mayers-and-Stephen-Karams-THE-SEAGULL-Film-Will-Get-May-Release-20180208

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Tony nominee Raul Esparza has exited Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. http://deadline.com/2018/02/law-and-order-svu-raul-esparza-1202281264/

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Three big news items:

Tony, Grammy, and Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Bette Midler and Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Sharon Stone will star in a film adaptation of the Tony-nominated play The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife. http://deadline.com/2018/02/bette-midler-sharon-stone-cast-tale-of-the-allergists-wife-movie-andy-fickman-berlin-1202286621/

Emmy winner Jim Parsons will star in a film adaptation of the play The Legend Of Georgia McBride. http://deadline.com/2018/02/new-regency-fox-matthew-lopez-the-legend-of-georgia-mcbride-jim-parsons-1202286629/

Tony, Grammy and Oscar winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will write the songs for a new animated musical from Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios called (at the moment) Foster, which will also reunited them with Tony and Oscar-nominated producer Marc Platt. The film is scheduled to be released on March 5, 2021. http://variety.com/2018/film/news/pasek-paul-fox-animation-film-1202692133/

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Finn Wittrock will join Renee Zellweger in the film Judy, playing Mickey Deans, Judy Garland’s fifth and final husband. http://deadline.com/2018/02/finn-wittrock-jessie-buckley-cast-jud-garland-movie-renee-zellweger-1202287119/

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[Jeffrey KareParticipant Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 137 Posts: 1217 View Predictions]

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Three-time Tony nominee Andy Karl has landed an ABC pilot titled Staties…
http://www.playbill.com/article/three-time-tony-nominee-andy-karl-tapped-for-new-abc-pilot

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