Viola Davis will star in the film The Woman King. https://variety.com/2020/film/news/the-old-guard-gina-prince-bythewood-viola-davis-woman-king-1234706452/

Grant Imahara, worked as a model maker at Industrial Light and Magic before becoming a host on MythBusters, passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101

Former MythBusters host Grant Imahara passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101

Joel Grey will direct a reading of Paul Osborn’s On Borrowed Time as a benefit for The Actors Fund on August 5 and 6. The cast will include Phillipa Soo, Bebe Neuwirth, Steven Skybell, Sam Waterston, Blair Brown, Michael Cumpsty, Oakes Fegley and Bill Irwin.…[Read more]

Ah yes, the most infamous Best Musical upset win in Tony history. This race should honestly be told in either a documentary or feature film, because it is so fascinating. One has to wonder, though, if both of these shows were coming out for this first time today in 2020, and if Nine’s behind-the-scenes problems had been exposed to the public…[Read more]

I had a feeling this would be the outcome, but this is still heartbreaking nonetheless. My heart goes out to her poor little boy. Losing a parent at just four years old…I can’t even begin to imagine the emotional turmoil he’s going through right now.

So sad to hear about Kelly Preston. She wasn’t that much older than my own parents.

Also, screenwriter Guy Thomas passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/guy-thomas-dead-magic-belle-isle-wholly-moses-screenwriter-was-66-1302995

Marcia Cross will receive the 2020 Marin Mazzie Award for Empowerment on July 16. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199618/tv-star-marcia-cross-to-receive-2020-marin-mazzie-award-for-empowerment/

YouTube star Nicole Thea passed away. https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/nicole-thea-dead-dies-youtube-pregnancy-1234704402/

Rapper Lil Marlo (real name Rudolph Johnson) passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rapper-lil-marlo-reportedly-shot-killed-atlanta-highway-1302909

If I had to take a guess for the 2010s, I’d assume:

2010: The Addams Family
2011: Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
2012: Bonnie & Clyde
2013: Motown: The Musical
2014: The Bridges Of Madison County
2015: Honeymoon In Vegas
2016: On Your Feet!
2017: Bandstand
2018: Prince Of Broadway
2019: Be More Chill

Not going to bother trying with…[Read more]

July 10:

Wide Release Films:
Greyhound—78%

Limited Release Films:
Archive—69%
The Beach House—78%
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend Of Walter Mercado—100%
The Old Guard—79%
Palm Springs—94%
Relic—94%
Volition—80%
We Are Little Zombies—92%

Note:
Since Greyhound was intended for a theatrical release before being moved to Apple TV+, I’m counting it a…[Read more]

Three more passings:

Actress/comedian Brandis Kemp. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brandis-kemp-dead-actress-tv-shows-fridays-aftermash-dies-at-76-1302726

Executive/producer Julia Dray. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/julia-dray-dead-entertainment-executive-producer-broken-lizard-films-was-56-1302721

Writer/producer Alan Donnes.…[Read more]

Actress/comedian Brandis Kemp passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brandis-kemp-dead-actress-tv-shows-fridays-aftermash-dies-at-76-1302726

The Television Critics Association Awards nominations have been announced, and the stage alums nominated this year include:

Christina Applegate
Cate Blanchett
Mark Ruffalo
Rhea Seehorn
Jeremy Strong
Merritt Wever

The U.K. premiere of My Best Friend’s Wedding has been postponed to September 20, 2021. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199611/my-best-friends-wedding-musical-postpones-premiere-to-fall-2021/

We’ll finally find out what the winner is on July 30. https://deadline.com/2020/07/glaad-media-awards-virtual-ceremony-fortune-feimster-gina-yashere-dolly-parton-lil-nas-x-dwyane-wade-gabrielle-union-pose-1202980616/

Lupita Nyong’o has now joined the production as well. https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-nominee-and-oscar-winner-lupita-nyongo-joins-andre-holland-phylicia-rashad-more-in-richard-ii-radio-play

The cast of NY Classical Theatre’s 2019 production of The Importance Of Being Earnest will reunite for a virtual reading of the play on July 16. https://www.playbill.com/article/cast-of-off-broadways-the-importance-of-being-earnest-to-reunite-for-virtual-reading

Publicist Jeff Rose passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeff-rose-dead-screen-gems-paramount-tv-publicist-was-88-1302071