Hell’s Kitchen, the Alicia Keys bio-musical, and David Adjmi’s Stereophonic, the roman à clef with music bearing more than a striking resemblance to Fleetwood Mac's circa the classic Rumours album, received more nominations than any other production of the 2023-24 Broadway season. Each took 13 nominations this morning. Coming in third was The Outsiders (at 12 noms), followed by Cabaret with nine and Appropriate with eight.
This season has featured a glut of hopefuls hitting the boards in recent months and an uptick in box office as the theater world continues its return to something like normalcy. Last year's Tony ceremony was done without writers due to the WGA strike and prior editions were altered in various ways by Covid. >>>Full Nominations List |
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T. J. Newman Takes Flight - T. J. Newman, the flight attendant who hung up her wings to become the bestselling author of the movie-bound action thriller novels Falling and Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421, is catching her next flight with Little Brown. >>>Publishing Industry Shocker Hawkins + Horror - Following their collaboration on hit horror Talk To Me, A24 and filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou are re-teaming on original horror movie Bring Her Back, Deadline was the first to reveal. The team have set two-time Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins (The Shape Of Water) to star in the movie, which is due to begin production this summer. >>> Plot Details Under Wraps
LeBron, With An Assist From De Niro - LeBron James, Naomi Osaka and Joel Embiid have signed on to lead the selection committee for this year’s Uninterrupted Film Festival, an LA-based film event focused on the intersection of sports culture and filmmaking hosted by James' Spring Hill in collaboration with Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Enterprises. >>>Second Year Running
Next Phase For IATSE - IATSE is laying out some of the proposals it will bring to the table for general talks, which impact all members. Among the general proposals are wage increases and residual funding for the health and pension plan, as well as protections against artificial intelligence. >>>"More Complex And Consequential"
Deadline In D.C. - As part of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association weekend, Deadline gathered the creator and cast of Netflix‘s The Diplomat for an event hosted by the Irish ambassador to the United States, Geraldine Byrne Nason. Stars Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell, creator Debora Cahn and Nason sat down for a panel with Deadline’s Ted Johnson. >>>Real-Life Similarities
The Docs & More Are In - Deadline on Monday launched its streaming site for Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted, showing off the full panels of all 20 shows that participated in Saturday’s all-day showcase of the year’s best in nonfiction, unscripted and late-night programming as Emmy season ramps up. >>>Watch
In Brief - TriStar lands Wesley Wang short Nothing, Except Everything... CAA signs Ivo Van Hove |
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"That’s a shame” - Martin Freeman on the criticism 'Miller's Girl' has received because of the age gap between him and his co-star, Jenna Ortega, before anyone has seen the "grown-up and nuanced" film. |
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The stars and writer-director of the Prime Video limited series Expats sat down Sunday at the Deadline Studio at Prime Experience. Based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s bestselling novel of the same name, Expats revolves around the lives of a group of expatriates in Hong Kong — more specifically, it’s the story of three women from different backgrounds linked by a tragic event, grief, loss and complicated family issues.
Appearing on our panel Sunday were star/executive producer Nicole Kidman, actors Ji-Young Yoo, Sarayu Blue, Jack Huston and Brian Tee, and creator/writer/director/executive producer Lulu Wang. >>>Watch The Interview |
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Noomi Rapace is set to star in psychological thriller Reckoner, written and directed by Nissar Modi (writer of feature Z For Zachariah) who will be making his movie directorial debut. Exclusive
Sky has found its Mozart‘s wife for Joe Barton‘s upcoming Amadeus series about the world’s most famous composer. Gabrielle Creevy, who has just wrapped Barton’s Black Doves series for Netflix, will star as Constance opposite Will Sharpe’s Mozart.
Jason Kelce has landed his first post-NFL gig. Kelce, who recently retired from the Philadelphia Eagles, is heading to ESPN to be part of its Monday Night Countdown pregame show.
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On the April 29 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, fans learned that a character they loved to hate isn’t really dead after all. The villainous Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), who was supposedly killed off two months ago on the CBS daytime drama, is actually alive and well.
Alden Ehrenreich (Fair Play) is the newest addition to the cast of Weapons, New Line's horror thriller from writer-director Zach Cregger.
In Brief - Karen Gillan & Zoë Chao to topline MRC comedy Let’s Have Kids!... Nancy Travis & Felix Avitia join Grosse Pointe Garden Society... Melody Kay cast in Round The Decay |
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More News 🧐 Former President Donald Trump was found in contempt of court and fined $9,000 today for violating a judge’s partial gag order. Trump also was ordered to remove seven posts from his Truth Social account and two posts from a campaign website by 2:15 p.m. ET today.
⚖️ Fox News is refusing to pull down sexually explicit images of Hunter Biden after his attorneys claimed that their publication was part of a conspiracy to defame their client.
👻 In a competitive situation with multiple bidders, Netflix landed Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series, from Greg Berlanti‘s Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television
🤖 At the NewFronts, CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson warned of what was at stake with AI. "If we get it wrong, we’ll get disintermediated...AI companies have scraped everything we have ever done anyway, and they will provide it in other ways and our businesses will collapse.”
🔍 Google announced a number of ad partnerships with streaming companies using its Display & Video 360 tools, including Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global. |
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Obituaries
🕯️ Zack Norman, a veteran character actor and producer who appeared in films including Romancing the Stone, Cadillac Man and several for director Harry Jaglom along with guesting on The Nanny, The A-Team, Baywatch and other series, died April 28 of natural causes. He was 83. 🕯️ Media & Hollywood Deaths Gallery |
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On the Radar
Wed - Harvey Weinstein due in NY court
Fri - The Fall Guy opens
Mon - The Met Gala
Tues - Disney earnings |
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Back In The Game - Jeff Bridges (with Sharon Stone) was honored with the Chaplin Award for his body of work on the same day it was confirmed he would be returning to one of his iconic roles. Bridges is set to return in Tron: Ares, his third film in the long-running sci-fi franchise from Disney. |
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