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Netflix & ‘Adolescence’ Director Philip Barantini Developing Small Screen Version Of Buzzy Edinburgh Fringe Play ‘Eat The Rich’
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix andAdolescencedirector Philip Barantini's indie are in talks to turn Jade Franks’ buzzy Edinburgh playEat the Rich (But Maybe Not Me Mates X) into a TV series.Inspired by Franks's life as a working-class student at Cambridge, the play was a huge hit at the Fringe Festival…
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Studiocanal Opens Theater Label As ‘Paddington: The Musical’ Launches In The West End
WithPaddington: The Musicalhitting the West End, Studiocanal is launching a theater label.Ron Halpern, EVP Global Productions, is leading the Studiocanal on Stage label, which the French studio said will “focus on IP and the continued exploitation of their prestigious catalogue boasting more…
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘The BFG’ Takes One Giant Step & Reveals Pics Ahead Of First Performance
EXCLUSIVE: Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has something astronomic to boast about – the first look image of The BFG, the colossal star of its stage spectacle adapted from Roald Dahl's best-selling children's book. The BFG has its first preview performance tonight at the Royal…
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‘The Queen Of Versailles’ Gets Quick Broadway Closing Date
The Queen of Versailles, the Broadway musical that is starting just its third week at the St. James Theatre, will play its final performance January 4, 2026.The show opened November 9 and to date has grossed $5,566,554 from nine performances and 32 previews.Queen of Versailles‘ cast is…
Breaking Baz: Chiwetel Ejiofor Signs On As Creative For West End-Bound Musical ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’, Newcomer Alistair Nwachukwu Cast In Titular Role
EXCLUSIVE: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy star Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined the creative team of Royal Shakespeare Company show The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – a project close to his heart because his directorial debut was a Netflix movie of the same title, based on the phenomenally best-selling…
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Jonathan Groff Sets Exit Date For Broadway Musical ‘Just In Time’
Jonathan Groff will play his final performance as Bobby Darin in the jukebox musicalJust In Time on March 29, 2026, almost a year to the day the show first began its performances on Broadway.Groff, the Tony nominee for his work inSpring Awakening, Hamilton and Merrily We Roll Along, wasnomina…
Range Media Partners Signs ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Actress & Musician Lauren Patten
EXCLUSIVE:Range has inked Tony Award-winning actress and musician Lauren Patten, the breakout star of the Tony-nominated Alanis Morissette-Diablo Cody Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill. Patten won the Tony, Grammy Award and Drama Desk Award for her turn as Jo, a role she created from the…
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Breaking Baz: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Sadie Sink Will Make London West End Stage Debut In ‘Romeo & Juliet’ With ‘Hamnet’s’ Noah Jupe For Director Robert Icke
EXCLUSIVE: Stranger Things star Sadie Sink will make her London stage bow as Juliet in a production of Romeo & Juliet that hot director Robert Icke will helm in March, Deadline can reveal.But soft — who is her Romeo? Icke and producer James Bierman have picked Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place, Le Mans '…
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Sean Hayes Set For New One-Man Play ‘The Unknown’ Off Broadway
Sean Hayes will be going it alone when he returns to the New York stage next year.TheGood Night, OscarTony winner and two-time Emmy winner is set to star inThe Unknown,a new one-man thriller from David Cale about a writer on the edge that explores the fine line between fascination and…
Elizabeth Franz Dies: Tony-Winning & Emmy-Nominated ‘Death Of A Salesman’ Actress Was 84
Elizabeth Franz, the Tony-winning and Emmy-nominatedDeath of a Salesman actress whose performance was lauded by the seminal playwright Arthur Miller himself, has died at the age of 84.She died November 4 at her home in Woodbury, CT, as a result of cancer and a severe reaction to her treatment…
Ted Hartley Dies: Actor, Producer & Former RKO Pictures Boss Was 100
Ted Hartley, the film and stage actor and former CEO and Chairman of RKO Pictures, has died at 100.The Hamptons resident passed away October 10 in New York City, according to theEast Hampton Star.Hartley and his wife, Dina Merrill, are known for merging their Pavilion Communications…
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