Friday, November 7, 2014
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - In its pursuit of audience-grabbing event programming, NBC is said to be eyeing a live staging of Aaron Sorkin's play "A Few Good Men."
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:33PM[SHARE]In its pursuit of audience-grabbing event programming, NBC is said to be eyeing a live staging of Aaron Sorkin's play "A Few Good Men." The Peacock is in the early stages of working out an a…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:34PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 23, 2014
ABC is developing a contemporary take on “The Phantom of the Opera” shepherded by “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry. The ABC Studios project is described as …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 16, 2014
Seizing a moment when diversity is being embraced by the small screen, prolific playwright Josefina Lopez is trying TV again with a dramedy about four sisters set up at ABC and ABC Studios. …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:38PM[SHARE]Monday, October 6, 2014
Disney has unveiled a $1.25 billion bailout plan for Disneyland Paris as the park struggles with an attendance slump and a high debt ratio. Disney confirmed late Sunday that it has set a 1 b…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:26AM[SHARE]Friday, September 19, 2014
The New York Times found itself in an Internet dust-up with uber producer Shonda Rhimes on Friday following the online publication of a story by TV critic Alessandra Stanley assessing Rhimes…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:39PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Playwright Samuel Hunter, docu filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer, musician Steve Coleman and cartoonist Alison Bechdel are among this year’s picks for the MacArthur Foundation’s ge…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:47AM[SHARE]Friday, September 5, 2014
As the premiere of “Homeland” approaches, conflict and terrorism in the Middle East once again dominate the headlines. The horrors of beheadings of journalists and other acts by …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:18AM[SHARE]Monday, August 11, 2014
The shock of Robin Williams’ death on Monday spread far and wide through the showbiz community, a reflection of the actor’s long career in movies, television, stage and standup c…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:58PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 13, 2014
NBC topper Bob Greenblatt opened the Peacock’s portion of the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour on Sunday by touting the network’s strength so far this summer and confir…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:54AM[SHARE]Monday, June 9, 2014
In the hands of Hugh Jackman, being inside Radio City Music Hall for the Tony Awards ceremony was like being at a party with an incredibly gracious host. Jackman impressed during his on air …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:03AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 8, 2014
If Neil Patrick Harris was nervous about being up for a Tony Award, he didn’t show it as he walked the red carpet outside Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. Harris was all smiles as he p…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:56PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Bryan Cranston’s Moon Shot Entertainment is getting down to business in developing television projects through his Moon Shot Entertainment banner. The “Breaking Bad” star&#…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:58PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 16, 2014
“The View” will bring all 11 co-hosts in the show’s 17-year history together for the first time on May 15 for a farewell salute to series matriarch Barbara Walters. The liv…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:51AM[SHARE]Monday, March 17, 2014
CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is selling Harpo Studios in Chicago to a developer, but the studio will remain on the property for another two years. Winfrey filmed “The Oprah Winfr…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:27AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 1, 2014
If there’s a sudden worldwide shortage of Swarovski crystals in the coming weeks, blame the Oscars. Oscar producers have trucked in hundreds of thousands of Swarovski crystals to decor…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:20AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 2, 2014
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman is a big blow to Showtime’s new series roster for 2014. The actor was to take on his first TV series role in the pay cabler’s comedy “Ha…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:35PM[SHARE]Sunday, January 19, 2014
NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt came to the Television Critics Assn. session on Saturday with a slew of programming announcements, none more anticipated than the decision to …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 18, 2014
"I'm 82," Rita Moreno kept mentioning in her backstage remarks after receiving her SAG Awards life achievement kudo. Nobody bought it. She's too vivacious, too electric and way too sharp to …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:10PM[SHARE]Monday, December 23, 2013
Disney CEO Bob Iger earned $34.3 million in fiscal 2013, a 15% drop from his 2012 compensation. Disney released details of Iger’s compensation Monday as part of the proxy filing for it…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:15PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 22, 2013
Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., the billionaire businessman who led Seagram Co. at the time of its acquisition of Universal Studios parent MCA, died Saturday. He was 84. The Canadian-born Bronfman…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:11AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 19, 2013
David Mamet is turning to the Good Book, setting a deal with Fox, Lionsgate TV and 20th Century Fox TV to develop a seven-hour limited series rooted in the concepts behind the seven de…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:28PM[SHARE]Friday, December 6, 2013
Exhausted and exhilirated — that’s how “Sound of Music Live” exec producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron feel this morning on the heels of pulling off NBC’s live …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:58AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 5, 2013
NBC’s staging of “The Sound of Music Live” is generating a steady stream of Twitter commentary, ranging from snark to swooning over the classic tunes featured in the belove…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:07PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 28, 2013
Jane Kean, a thesp who got her start in musical theater but was best known for playing Trixie alongside Jackie Gleason in the 1960s revival of “The Honeymooners,” has died.…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:58PM[SHARE]Monday, November 25, 2013
For Meryl Streep, taking on the role of Violet Weston in the Weinstein co. film adaptation of “August: Osage County” was daunting because she knew how exhausting it would be t…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Lifetime has greenlit a telepic adaptation of the Broadway production of “A Trip to Bountiful” starring Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Blair Underwood. The Rialto rendition, …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:51PM[SHARE]Monday, September 2, 2013
The carriage standoff between CBS and Time Warner Cable has ended as the sides have inked a wide-ranging content deal that calls for CBS network, Showtime and other channels blacked out sinc…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:14PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 24, 2013
Julie Harris, one of Broadway’s most honored performers, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in “I Am a Camera” to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in “T…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:31PM[SHARE]Friday, May 10, 2013
NBC added one comedy and two more dramas to its 2013-14 roster, all from Sony Pictures TV. “Welcome to the Family,” from scribe Mike Sikowitz, revolves around the culture clash o…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:39PM[SHARE]Friday, April 12, 2013
DirecTV is close to finalizing a deal with Momentum Television for a 1o-episode drama series from Neil LaBute for its Audience Network channel. Half-hour drama dubbed “Full Circle̶…
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