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Monday, August 10, 2015

Hamptons Film Fest Adds Social Justice Themes To Signature Programs by Jeremy Gerard

The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) has added new signature categories for its upcoming run with the Compassion, Justice & Animal Rights program, which will provide filmmaker…

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Sunday, August 9, 2015

HBO Teases 'Westworld' 2016 Series With Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris by Jeremy Gerard

Sunday night viewers got a glimpse — a very tiny glimpse — of HBO’s coming hourlong dramatic series about “the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of s…

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Friday, August 7, 2015

Broadway's 'Hamilton' Ka-Chings $1M Before The Party Ended, Heading To $2M In 24 Hours by Jeremy Gerard

EXCLUSIVE: The Hudson River wasn’t the only place where fireworks welcomed the Broadway opening night of Hamilton. Once-in-a-lifetime notices across the board set off a run on the box …

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George Clooney Will Topline Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' Debut by Jeremy Gerard

Revealing his ongoing mastery of all things social media, Colbert tweeted the announcement this morning: The Tomorrowland star knows, don’t fret about it. It’s been a busy few…

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'The Daily Show' Review: Jon Stewart's Low-Key Farewell Party by Jeremy Gerard

Jon Stewart signed off Thursday night after 16 years as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, doubling his usual time frame to an hour and ticking off The Nightly Show host Larry Wi…

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

'Hamilton' Opens On Broadway, Bigger And Better Than Ever " Review by Jeremy Gerard

Every great musical improves on second (and third, and fourth) hearing; Hamilton, which opened Thursday night at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre after an extended run last winter at…

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Broadway's $8.5M 'On The Town' Revival Sets September 6 Closing by Jeremy Gerard

They gave it their best shot — including a vibrant, full-throttle production — but after almost a year of struggle at Broadway’s second largest theater, the producers of On…

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Broadway Follies: Gerard & Roth On 'Otello', 'Hamilton' And Air For Sale by Jeremy Gerard

Jeremy Gerard has covered the shifting fortunes of Jujamcyn Theatres since it became a formidable competitor to the larger Shubert and Nederlander organizations in the late 1980s. In 2013 pr…

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Todd Haynes Tapped For Honors At 2015 Gotham Awards by Jeremy Gerard

The Carol helmer will be presented with this year's Director Tribute at the Independent Filmmaker Project’s 25th Annual Gotham Awards on November 30. The evening's competitive awards a…

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Expanding Ambassador Theatre Group Grabs Sydney's Historic Theatre Royal by Jeremy Gerard

Sir Howard Panter’s Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), which controls 40 venues in the UK and recently acquired Broadway’s biggest house, the Lyric (previously known as the Foxwoods…

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

"An Epidemic Of Invisibility" Clearly Visible In 2014's Top 100 Movies " Study by Jeremy Gerard

A granular dissection of the 100 top-grossing films of 2014 soundly refutes any notion that Hollywood is a bastion of political correctness under the thumb of women and minority activi…

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Archie & Jughead Stake Out Broadway Field Trip In Funny Or Die Deal by Jeremy Gerard

With their movie plans in flux, Archie and the gang have set their sights on Broadway, where balloon-speaking characters based on regular folks (Annie, Charlie Brown, Li’l Abner)…

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Frank Langella Sets Broadway Return In 'The Father' (But Not That 'Father') by Jeremy Gerard

It’s Frank Langella and it’s The Father but it’s not Strindberg’s modern classic that will bring the three-time Tony winner and Oscar nominee back to Broadway next sp…

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Monday, August 3, 2015

`Hamilton' Juggernaut Includes A Show Before The Show As Broadway Box Office Stays Steady At $28.8M by Jeremy Gerard

In the final week of previews before its August 6 opening, Hamilton put on a couple of noteworthy side shows: The historic-comico-rapico-dramatico musicale brings $32-million in advance s…

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Alec Baldwin & Ex NYC Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro Ride Next Wave At Hamptons Film Fest Board by Jeremy Gerard

Alec Baldwin and Randy Mastro have been elected as co-chairmen of the Hamptons International Film Festival board of directors, taking over after the 23rd annual event ends on October 12. Stu…

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PEZ, The Animated Candy, Will Spin Out PEZ, The Animated Movie by Jeremy Gerard

Just imagine the theme-park ride. Envision Media Arts (EMA) has entered an exclusive agreement with PEZ Candy, Inc. to develop an animated feature based on the spring-loaded lozenge dispense…

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Friday, July 31, 2015

Valerie Harper Is Recovering From Health Scare, "Has Never Been In A Coma" by Jeremy Gerard

The television and stage actress, who has been waging a forthright public battle with cancer that spread from her lungs to her brain, is resting comfortably at an undisclosed location, accor…

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Adam Driver, Rufus Wainwright Will Speak At Live TED Talks In New York by Jeremy Gerard

The Public Broadcasting Service has joined with TED Talks — not for the first time — to present the first ever TED Talks Live in New York, a six-night event featuring the popu…

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Rolling Stone Gathers New Editor From Jann Wenner's Stable by Jeremy Gerard

A tumultuous 24 hours at Wenner Media began with Wednesday with the resignation of longtime Rolling Stone managing editor Will Dana; the filing of defamation lawsuits in New York federal dis…

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Oscilloscope Acquires David Evans' Holocaust Docu 'What Our Fathers Did' by Jeremy Gerard

Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked up North American rights to the Downton Abbey helmer’s What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy, the docu that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival (u…

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Rachel Dratch, Holland Taylor Sign On To David Lindsay-Abaire's 'Ripcord' World Premiere by Jeremy Gerard

There are three great actresses whose names include “Mary” and “Louise,” each with a different spelling and all associated with the Manhattan Theatre Club, where the …

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Lupita Nyong'o Sets New York Stage Debut In Public Theater's 'Eclipsed' by Jeremy Gerard

The Oscar winning actress (12 Years A Slave) will play “The Girl” in the NYC premiere of Danai Gurira’s drama, which “looks at the terrible conflicts in post-colonial…

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Valerie Harper Released From Maine Hospital During Run Of 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' by Jeremy Gerard

  Valerie Harper, who has been battling a rare cancer of the brain for more than two years, was taken Wednesday evening to York General Hospital in York, Maine, after reporting …

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Broadway Follies: Gerard & Roth On 'Amazing Grace', Long Shots And 'Significant Other' by Jeremy Gerard

Jeremy Gerard has covered the evolving fortunes of Jujamcyn Theatres since it became a formidable competitor to the larger Shubert and Nederlander organizations in the late 1980s. In 2013…

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Pope's Plan Prompts Petite Program Shift For 'The Walk' Debut At NY Film Fest " Weekend Update by Jeremy Gerard

The New York Film Festival announced Wednesday that the opening night screening of Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk has been moved back one day, from Friday, September 25 to Saturday, Septemb…

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Michael Shannon Will Star With Jessica Lange In Broadway's 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' Revival by Jeremy Gerard

Todd Haimes’ Roundabout Theatre Company has signed the Oscar nominee and New York stage veteran to star as James Tyrone Jr., son of aging former matinee idol James Tyrone, played by Ga…

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Broadway Oxygen Sells For $450 Per Square Foot In Nederlander Deal by Jeremy Gerard

The mammoth Dream Hotel project underway at the border of the Broadway theater district and the Garment Center just got a little mammother with an expensive infusion of Nederlander Organi…

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Fox Stalks Broadway Henhouse, Naming Isaac Robert Hurwitz Senior VP For Theater by Jeremy Gerard

After a two-year courtship, Fox Stage Productions has officially hired New York Music Theatre Festival founder Isaac Robert Hurwitz as SVP, reporting to Bob Cohen, who oversees the division …

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Monday, July 27, 2015

Broadway Box Office Dips 5%, Hangs On SRO 'Hamilton' As 'Lion King', 'Wicked' Top $2 Million by Jeremy Gerard

The dog days of summer have been sparked by July’s rare Broadway arrival of a new show with hit written all over it: Still in previews before its August 6 official bow, Hamilton …

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Media: New York Magazine Site Still Down 12 Hours After Posting Cosby Cover by Jeremy Gerard

Shortly after New York magazine posted a cover story Sunday evening that features on-the-record testimony and photographs of 35 of the 46 women who now claim to have been raped or sexually a…

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

'American Psycho' Musical Sets Broadway Dates With Benjamin Walker Starring by Jeremy Gerard

The Shubert Organization, with 17 houses Broadway’s biggest landlord, has landed one major catch for next season: Duncan Sheik’s musical adaptation of American Psycho. Produce…

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