The full creative team for The Minutes has been announced. http://www.playbill.com/article/tracy-letts-the-minutes-finds-its-broadway-creative-team

Here’s hoping the Gold Derby Awards rectify these Oscar snubs:

Apollo 11 for Best Documentary Feature
The Farewell for anything, particularly Best Picture, Best Actress for Awkwafina, Best Supporting Actress for Zhao Shuzhen, and Best Original Screenplay
Lupita Nyong’o for Best Actress in Us
Ad Astra for Best Visual Effects, since it wasn’t…[Read more]

If Gerard Butler is cast, then this project is immediately doomed to fail. The only movies he’s ever been good in are the How To Train Your Dragon movies. That’s it!! Everything else: big failure!!

It’s been such a while that I’ve seen Chicago that I can’t even remember which scene Chita Rivera made her cameo in. I’ll definitely have to go back and watch it to see if I can spot her.

Two actors from the Mexican TV show No Fear Of The Truth, Jorge Navarro Sanchez and Luis Gerardo Rivera, tragically died in an accident while filming on location. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/two-actors-die-fall-rehearsal-mexican-tv-show-1270687

Publicist Gerry Lewis passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gerry-lewis-dead-marketing-exec-lifelong-spielberg-confidant-was-91-1270606

I’m sure they’ll work in a cameo in some way. They got Karen Dotrice (Jane Banks from Mary Poppins) to make a cameo in Mary Poppins Returns, even though she retired from acting decades ago.

January 17:

Wide Release Films:
Bad Boys For Life—75%
Dolittle—19%

Limited Release Films:
Disturbing The Peace—0%
Eye For An Eye—88%
A Fall From Grace—0%
Feedback—71%
Live Twice, Love Once—40%
The Wave—50%
Weathering With You—95%

I wonder if they’ll get the original film Matilda from the 90s, Mara Wilson, to make a cameo.

Jason Manford will once again be hosting the ceremony. The nominations will be announced on March 3. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198149/jason-manford-to-return-as-host-for-2020-olivier-awards/

Casting has been announced for J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company’s production of Seesaw, which will run at Theatre Row from February 13-23. http://www.playbill.com/article/cast-set-for-limited-off-broadway-run-of-cy-coleman-musical-seesaw

Indecent will make its London premiere this spring at the Menier Chocolate Factory from March 13-May 9. Tony winner Rebecca Taichman will once again direct. http://www.playbill.com/article/paula-vogel-and-rebecca-taichman-to-reunite-for-european-premiere-of-indecent-at-londons-menier-chocolate-factory

The world premieres of two plays, To the yellow house by Kimber Lee and Guilty Pleasures by Paul Rudnick, have been added to La Jolla Playhouse’s 2020-2021 season lineup. http://www.playbill.com/article/la-jolla-playhouse-finalizes-upcoming-season-with-world-premieres-from-kimber-lee-and-paul-rudnick

The cast and creative team for Found has been announced. http://www.playbill.com/article/jonah-platt-karla-mosley-more-set-for-found-at-iama

Cambodian Rock Band will extend its run an addition week to March 14. http://www.playbill.com/article/cambodian-rock-band-extends-at-off-broadways-signature

Walter Bobbie, Brooke Shields, Marsha Mason, and Jill Eikenberry will star in two benefit readings of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s The Man Who Came To Dinner, with one reading taking place at the Bucks County Playhouse on February 5 and the other at the WP Theater on February 10. Marsha Mason will also serve as director.…[Read more]

Actress Norma Michaels passed away. https://deadline.com/2020/01/norma-micheals-obituary-king-of-queens-actress-age-95-1202833313/

Actress Norma Michaels passed away. https://deadline.com/2020/01/norma-micheals-obituary-king-of-queens-actress-age-95-1202833313/

Courtney B. Vance is set to star the AMC legal drama series 61st Street. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/courtney-b-vance-star-amc-legal-thriller-61st-street-1270528

Ryan Murphy will be honored with the Vito Russo Award at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ryan-murphy-be-honored-at-glaad-media-awards-1269984