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Update: Susan Lucci, Judy Gold, Tonya Pinkins and Jackie Hoffman are among the additional performers who will take part in Joy Behar’s upcoming Off Broadway comedic play My First Ex-Husband.

As previously announced, the play, directed by Randal Myler at the newly renovated Mmac Theater on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, will feature a rotating line-up of performers, with the cast of four changing each month. A Behar-led cast of Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh and Adrienne C. Moore will be first up, running from January 29 to February 23.

The second and third casts were announced today. They are:

From February 26 to March 23, the second cast will feature comedienne Judy Gold (HBO/Comedy Central), Emmy Award winner Susan Lucci (All My Children), Cathy Moriarty and Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins. From March 26 to April 20, the third cast will...

Exclusive: Corbin Bleu and Stephanie Styles will headline a private industry reading in January of the Broadway-aimed musical comedy Get Happy, a new stage adaptation of the MGM film classic Summer Stock.

The invitation-only reading will be held on January 17 in New York City, according to producers Steve Peters and Michael Londra of VenuWorks Theatricals, Greg & Marissa Frankenfield of Excelsior Entertainment, and executive producers Carolyn Rossi Copeland and Nancy Nagel Gibbs.

Get Happy is produced by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.

The musical premiered last year under the title Summer Stock in a well-reviewed and sold-out run at Connecticut’s Goodspeed Musicals. Featuring a book and additional lyrics by four-time Emmy Award winner Cheri Steinkellner, Get Happy includes many of the film’s famous songs such as “You, Wonderful You,” “Dig for Your Dinner,” “Happy Harvest,” and the title song, which...

Brandy Norwood is having quite a year, which includes returning as Cinderella more than two decades after first playing the role for Disney.

Norwood starred as the storybook heroine for ABC’s 1997 television movie Cinderella, opposite Paolo Montalban as Prince Charming. The pair is back to reprise their characters in Descendants: The Rise of the Red, which is currently streaming on Disney+ and is set to debut on the Disney Channel on Aug. 9.

“We’re so honored, so blessed, so excited,” Norwood tells The Hollywood Reporter about reuniting with Montalban. “This is such a magical experience to be able to work with Paolo again, to waltz with him, to sing with him — all of it.”

The new film is the fourth installment in the Disney Channel-produced Descendants franchise that first launched in 2015. Descendants: The Rise of Red centers on Red (Kylie Cantrall), the daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora), and Chloe,...

Exclusive: Cgf Talent has named Brett Rigby as a partner at the New York-based agency, and added Alexandria Stasiak, formerly of Kmr, as agent. Stasiak brings Liza Bennett, Adam David Thompson, Melanie Nicholls- King, Geoffrey Cantor, Nick Dillenburg, Barbara Walsh, and Veanne Cox to join Cgf’s client roster.

Rigby joined Cgf Talent in 2013 and since has held multiple roles in the company, including most recently, Senior Talent Agent. He holds a Master of Music and an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from NYU-Steinhardt. He is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the Voice Foundation. Rigby has served as Adjunct Faculty at NYU and has guest lectured at Penn State, Texas State University, University of Michigan, University of Central Oklahoma, Fordham, Aada, and Amda, among many others.

“Through more than a decade of dedication, passion, and unwavering commitment, Brett has ascended to new heights as...

The Outer Critics Circle (Occ), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, today announced the nominees for the 72nd Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2022-2023 Broadway and Off-Broadway season.

“New York, New York” received a major backing from this announcement, which coincides with the production’s opening night. The new musical with songs from John Kander, the late Fred Ebb and Lin-Manuel Miranda earned a whopping 12 nominations, the most of any production. “Some Like it Hot” trails just behind it with 10 nominations. The most nominated plays of the season are the Off-Broadway sensation “Downstate” and Broadway epic “Leopoldstadt,” both with six nominations apiece.

This is the first season with newly reconstructed acting categories, which have removed gender specifications, and have been expanded to separately include off-Broadway performers. In the previous configuration, actors in Broadway and off-Broadway productions competed in the same category.

Now available on VOD and Digital HD on all major platforms from The Horror Collective, our latest Q&a is with Summoning Sylvia co-star Troy Iwata who tells us all about the new LGBTQ horror comedy:

What drew you to Summoning Sylvia and the character of Reggie?

Troy Iwata: I actually auditioned for Kevin originally, sent in an audition tape for that and then just got an offer for Reggie so I was like…ok. Any opportunity that offers a refreshing glimpse into queer representation I’m all for. First off I was obsessed with how funny the script was and the blending of genres was enticing as well. I loved that it was a story that took place after the coming-out process, after the self-discovery and acceptance process. There’s an entire life that happens after all of those journeys for queer people and it’s light and beautiful...

Headed to select theaters on Friday, the horror-comedy Summoning Sylvia will soon thereafter be released on at-home VOD outlets on April 7 courtesy of The Horror Collective.

While you wait, check out the official trailer below.

The cast of Summoning Sylvia includes Travis Coles (Superstore), Michael Urie (Younger), Frankie Grande (Henry Danger), Nicholas Logan (I Care a Lot), Troy Iwata (Dash & Lily), Noah Ricketts (American Gods), Sean Grandillo (Scream: The TV Series), Camden Garcia (Station 19), and Veanne Cox (You’ve Got Mail) as the titular specter.

Summoning Sylvia tells the tale of Larry, who has been kidnapped by his three best friends for a bachelor weekend getaway at a haunted house. As they sashay through the dusty corridors, the comrades recount the house’s legend from a hundred years ago: a murderous woman named Sylvia slaughtered her son and buried him beneath the house’s floorboards.

But then Larry remembers that...

Stars: Travis Coles, Frankie Grande, Troy Iwata, Noah J. Ricketts, Nicholas Logan, Michael Urie, Veanne Cox | Written and Directed by Wesley Taylor, Alex Wyse

A gay bachelor party gets mysterious when the group of men recount the house’s legend from a hundred years ago. A woman, Sylvia, slaughtered, and buried her son beneath the floorboards. But things get even worse when Larry remembers he was supposed to be bonding with his soon-to-be brother-in-law, and as he invites him over, the séance begins.

If you hadn’t guessed from that synopsis above, Summoning Sylvia is a comedy horror and thankfully, what it does best, is actually be funny. There are lots of jokes on stereotypes, which could often seem as an easy joke or perhaps lazy but it doesn’t feel like that here at all. The two writers have to take credit for that (Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse...

Summoning Sylvia: "The Horror Collective is excited to announce the North American theatrical and Tvod release of their LGBTQ horror comedy Summoning Sylvia. Written and directed by Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse, the hair-raising romp tells the story of a gay bachelor party that takes a spooky turn when sinister spirits are suddenly summoned. The Horror Collective will release Summoning Sylvia in theaters nationwide March 31, 2023 and on Cable VOD and Digital HD April 7, 2023.

The cast of Summoning Sylvia includes Travis Coles (Superstore), Michael Urie (Younger), Frankie Grande (Henry Danger), Nicholas Logan (I Care a Lot), Troy Iwata (Dash & Lily), Noah Ricketts (American Gods), Sean Grandillo (Scream: The TV Series), Camden Garcia (Station 19), and Veanne Cox (You’ve Got Mail) as the titular specter."

Synopsis: "Summoning Sylvia tells the tale of Larry, who has been kidnapped by his three best friends for a bachelor weekend getaway at a haunted house. As...

Entertainment Squad has acquired the new LGBTQ-themed horror comedy Summoning Sylvia for worldwide distribution under its The Horror Collective banner.

Written and directed by Wesley Taylor (Smash, The Spongebob Musical) and Alex Wyse (Marvel’s Iron Fist, Masters of Sex) – who together created the Emmy-nominated digital series Indoor Boys – the film will have a day-and-date release in select theaters and on most major Tvod streaming platforms this spring.

Summoning Sylvia tells the story of a gay bachelor party that takes a spooky turn when sinister spirits are suddenly summoned. The warm and whimsical Larry has been kidnapped by his three best friends for a bachelor weekend getaway at a haunted house. As they sashay through the Victorian corridors, the comrades recount the house’s legend from a hundred years ago: A murderous woman named Sylvia slaughtered her son and buried him beneath the floorboards. All seems fine and spooky until...

Brandy will be slipping into those glass slippers once more, this time for the forthcoming Descendant sequel.

The singer’s reprisal of her role as Cinderella comes 25 years after she first made history as the first Black actor ever to portray the iconic Disney princess. Her original performance was in Walt Disney Television’s 1997 iteration of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s beloved musical Cinderella.

The Pocketwatch, a new story in the Descendant franchise, will see Brandy’s Cinderella journey to the kingdom of Auradon, an unincorporated territory of Wonderland, the magical and mysterious location in Alice in Wonderland.

After Cinderella’s teenage daughter Chloe (Malia Baker) crosses paths with Red (Kylie Cantrall), the teenage daughter of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora), unexpected chaos in Auradon ensues.

“In order to prevent an impending coup, they must join forces to travel back in time, via a magical pocket watch created by the Mad Hatter’s son,...

Whitney Houston was right: "Impossible things are happening every day." The first Black woman to ever play Cinderella on screen and the Vocal Bible herself, Brandy will be wearing her glass slippers once again as she reprises the role for the "Descendants" prequel film, "The Pocketwatch" for Disney+, according to Variety. Brandy first played the role in the 1997 "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" made-for-tv movie. At the time of release, the film was the most expensive made-for-tv film in history, a delightfully zany adaptation of the classic tale featuring catchy songs, an unbelievable costume design from Ellen Mirojnick, and a racially diverse cast that was a revolution.

"The Pocketwatch" takes place in the ridiculously popular "The Descendants" franchise, which focuses on the children of some of Disney's most memorable characters. The story centers on Red (Kyle Cantrall), the rebellious teenage daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora), who crosses paths...

Brandy is getting refitted for a pair of glass slippers because she’s about to reprise her role as Cinderella for a new installment of The Descendants franchise! The uber-talented singer and actress is traveling to the kingdom of Auradon for The Pocketwatch, set in a corrupted Wonderland, where Jabberwockys hide in the shadows, caterpillars philosophize, and heads will roll.

In The Pocketwatch, Red (Kylie Cantrall), the teenage daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe (Malia Baker), the adolescent daughter of Cinderella, cross paths at a meaningful celebration at Auradon when unexpected chaos throws Wonderland into further disarray. “In order to prevent an impending coup, they must join forces to travel back in time, via a magical pocket watch created by the Mad Hatter’s son, to stop an event that would lead to grave consequences,” reads the feature’s official logline.

Joining Brandy in the next chapter of...

In the '90s, Whoopi Goldberg earned her way into the hearts of millennials with her performances in movies such as the "Sister Act" films, "The Lion King," and "The Little Rascals." The star-studded 1997 musical fantasy TV film "Cinderella" was another go-to movie for pizza parties during my elementary school days. The fairy tale remake stars Brandy Norwood as the titular character who, with the help of her Fairy Godmother (Whitney Houston), wins the love of Prince Christopher (Paolo Mantalban). Goldberg plays Queen Constantina, the prince's controlling mother who wants to find him a suitable mate.

"Cinderella" is an all-around funny movie. Cinderella's stepmother (Bernadette Peters), her stepsisters, Calliope (Veanne Cox) and Minerva (Natalie Desselle Reid), and the royal family's servant, Lionel (Jason Alexander), all provide some comic relief. But what really made my classmates and me choke on our Pepsi was Goldberg's performance as the queen. Her patented squeals...

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Whoopi Goldberg revealed the various ways she helped create the memorable comedy and royal look of Queen Constantina in the 1997 TV movie Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

Appearing as part of ABC’s special edition of 20/20 in Cinderella: The Reunion, which aired Tuesday night, the actress, comedian and View co-host opened up about how she delivered one of the film’s funniest (and most regal) performances.

During a segment discussing Goldberg’s casting, she expressed that she based the character on herself, and was even behind her signature vocal characterization of answering with exasperated, shocked or faux hurt reactions.

“I wanted her to be me in a dress. A little silly, a little fun. And I gave her a distinction,” Goldberg said. “She doesn’t finish sentences, she makes sounds.”

After being described as the “soul of the production,” Goldberg also revealed that the very real,...

It’s been 25 years since Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella premiered to more than 60 million viewers on the ABC network’s anthology series, The Wonderful World of Disney. Now, the 1997 live action remake of Cinderella, starring Brandy and Whitney Houston, is finally available for streaming, thanks to Disney+.

In a special 20/20 episode that aired to commemorate the film’s 25th anniversary, Brandy reflected on how special it was to share the screen with her idol. “My dreams when I was a young girl (were) to be a singer, have my own band and meet Whitney Houston,...

ABC is bringing fans a lovely night this week, with a reunion of “Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” coming on Tuesday. But if you miss it live, don’t worry. It’s definitely possible to watch it again elsewhere.

Back in 1997, “Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” came as part of “The Wonderful World of Disney.” In it, pop star Brandy starred as Cinderella, with Whitney Houston as her fairy godmother, marking the first Black Cinderella and Fairy Godmother ever. For a long time, it was, well, impossible, to watch it anywhere, as it wasn’t streaming. But, in February of last year, Disney rectified that. Now, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the movie, “Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20” will air on ABC on Tuesday night.

The special will reunite some of the original members of its heavy-hitting cast, including Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber,...

ABC News Studios will air “Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20” on Tuesday, August 23 (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et), on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu. The 25th anniversary celebration of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” will feature members of its all-star cast — Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander and Veanne Cox. Following the news special, The Wonderful World of Disney will air, for the first time on broadcast television in more than two decades, a presentation of the original film (9:00-11:00 p.m. Et), which is available to stream on Disney+.

The classic Disney live-action film marked a groundbreaking moment in television history, introducing America’s first Black Cinderella (Brandy) and Fairy Godmother (Emmy winner Whitney Houston). The ABC News Studios reunion special explores how the revolutionary made-for-television musical expanded society’s view of the term “princess” and includes interviews with original cast members,...

ABC is airing a special celebration in honor of the 1997 Disney classic "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella." On Aug. 11, the network confirmed that a 25th anniversary package titled "Cinderella: The Reunion, a Special Edition of 20/20" will premiere on Aug. 23 during Disney Princess Week. "25 years ago, television history was made," the network tweeted.

The one-hour TV special will reunite beloved cast members Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalbán, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, and Veanne Cox. Deadline reported that it will also include new interviews with "stars who share a connection to the project," including Billy Porter, Jade Jones, and choreographer Todrick Hall, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the late Whitney Houston - who starred in the film as Cinderella's fairy godmother. Houston died on Feb. 11, 2012. Natalie Desselle, one of the original "Cinderella" cast members, died on Dec. 7, 2020, following a battle with colon cancer. At this time, it's unclear how the...

Get out your glass slippers: Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 will air Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 8/7c on ABC to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, which starred Brandy in the title role and the late Whitney Houston as her fairy godmother.

“The ABC News Studios reunion special explores how the revolutionary made-for-television musical expanded society’s view of the term ‘princess’ and includes interviews with original cast members, as well as rare behind-the-scenes footage with Whitney Houston,” per the official announcement.

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A 25th anniversary celebration of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella will air with a news special cast reunion and presentation of the original film as part of Disney Princess Week.

The package, Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20, airs on ABC-tv on Tuesday, Aug. 23 stating at 8 Pm Et/Pt and will stream the next day on Hulu.

The reunion will feature Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, and Veanne Cox. Following the news special, The Wonderful World of Disney will aira presentation of the original film from 9-11 Pm Et/Pt. (9:00-11:00 p.m). It will also be available to stream on Disney+.

The Disney live-action film marked a groundbreaking moment in television history, introducing America’s first Black Cinderella (Brandy) and Fairy Godmother (Whitney Houston). The ABC News Studios reunion special explores how the made-for-television musical expanded society’s view of the term “princess,...

Grab your glass slippers — “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” is coming back to TV.

In celebration of the beloved fairytale musical’s 25th anniversary, ABC will air a special edition of the news program “20/20” that will reunite the cast of the television film, set to air on Aug. 23. The film’s entire surviving cast — including Brandy as the titular princess, Paolo Montalban as the prince, Jason Alexander as his valet Lionel, Whoopi Goldberg as the queen, Victor Garber as the king, Bernadette Peters as the wicked stepmother and Veanne Cox as one of the stepsisters — will return for the special, which will be followed by the first broadcast airing of the original film in two decades.

The third televised version of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s 1957 musical — which initially starred Julie Andrews in the title role — “Cinderella” first premiered on ABC in November 1997. The film received mixed reviews at the time,...

ABC is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella in style. ABC News Studios will air, as part of Disney’s World Princess Week, Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 on Tuesday, August 23 at 8/7c on ABC. (It will be available to stream the following day on Hulu). The 25th anniversary celebration will feature members of its all-star cast: Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, and Veanne Cox. Following the news special, The Wonderful World of Disney will air, for the first time on broadcast television in more than two decades, a presentation of the original 1997 film at 9/8c. (You can stream the movie now on Disney+.) The one-hour special will dive into the film’s positive impact on representation in Hollywood and features interviews with stars who share a connection to the project, including Billy Porter, Jade Jones (...

ABC is celebrating its iconic TV Movie production of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” for its 25th anniversary.

The network announced it will release a reunion special with the original cast titled: “Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20” and following the special, re-air the original 1997 musical production.

“We’re delighted that the 25th anniversary of this landmark incarnation of ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ is being celebrated on its original network,” said Imogen Lloyd Webber, SVP at Concord Theatricals, on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s unforgettable score is truly timeless — still enchanting listeners 80 years after their partnership began and 65 years since their ‘Cinderella’ first charmed the largest audience in television history.”

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Pop singer Brandy broke ground as America’s first Black Cinderella on television along with her fairy godmother, Whitney Houston in the film.

The cast of the 1997 live-action “Cinderella” film is reuniting!

Brandy and Whoopi Goldberg will join cast mates Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander and Veanne Cox for a 25th anniversary celebration titled “Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20.”

The special, which will air Aug. 23 on ABC, will feature interviews with original cast members, as well as rare behind-the-scenes footage with Whitney Houston, who played the feature’s iconic fairy godmother. It also dives into the film’s positive impact on representation in Hollywood and features interviews with stars who share a connection to the project, including Billy Porter, Jade Jones and Todrick Hall.

The reunion will be followed by the first broadcast airing of the film in more than two decades.

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Bobby, bubi, we need to talk about the Tony Awards! This season’s revival of the late Stephen Sondheim’s landmark musical “Company” earned nine nominations, the highest for any musical revival of the year and the fourth largest tally of any show. It earned citations for Best Revival, three for performers Matt Doyle, Patti LuPone, and Jennifer Simard, Best Director for Marianne Elliott, and four others.

Glaringly absent from this well-deserved list, though, is star Katrina Lenk, who plays the musical’s central character Bobbie; Elliott has reimagined the piece with a woman at the fore. If this snub seems egregious, it’s one that productions of “Company” past have had to contend with before.

See the complete list of 2022 Tony Awards nominees

Just as Bobby and Bobbie are notoriously unlucky in love, the character has never been particularly lucky with Tony nominators, dating way back to 1971. The very...

Travis Coles and Michael Urie are starring in “Summoning Sylvia,” a LGBTQ+ horror comedy.

The feature film recently wrapped production, and its previously unannounced cast also includes Frankie Grande (“Henry Danger”), Nicholas Logan (“I Care a Lot”), Troy Iwata (“Dash & Lily”), Noah Ricketts (Frozen), Sean Grandillo (“Scream: The TV Series”), Camden Garcia (“Station 19”), and Veanne Cox (“You’ve Got Mail”). “Summoning Sylvia” was written and directed by Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse, who previously created the Emmy-nominated digital series “Indoor Boys.”

“Summoning Sylvia” centers on a gay bachelor party that takes a spooky turn when sinister spirits are suddenly summoned. Larry (Coles) and his three best friends Nico (Grande), Reggie (Iwata), and Kevin (Ricketts) take off for a weekend getaway at a haunted house. But Larry forgot he’d promised his fiancé Jamie (Urie) that he’d entertain his mysterious future brother-in-law Harrison (Logan) that same weekend. After he...

Whitney Houston left an immeasurable impact on the world of music, but for the cast of 1997's Cinderella, it was personal.  Stars of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical came together two decades later for a reunion with Entertainment Weekly on Feb. 11, and of course they all had the late singer on their mind.  Whitney, who died in 2012 at age 48, played the Fairy Godmother to Brandy's Cinderella. She also executive produced the film, which starred Bernadette Peters, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban and Veanne Cox. Brandy, 42, reflected on one of her career-defining roles, and how it came to be, thanks to Whitney herself. She shared, "For her...

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s star-studded Cinderella starring Brandy in the title role will be available to stream on Disney+ starting at midnight on February 12.

The 1997 reimagining of the beloved fairytale touts a loaded cast with Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters and the late Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother.

Directed by Robert Iscove, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella featured a number of memorable original tunes from the renown songwriting duo including “Impossible,” “Ten Minutes Ago” and “A Lovely Night.” In addition to receiving praise for its diverse casting and musical numbers, Cinderella received seven Emmy nominations in 1998 and took home the outstanding art direction for a variety or music program prize.

Garber, Natalie Desselle Reid, Paolo Montalban, Jason Alexander and Veanne Cox also star in the fairytale flick. Rodgers & Hammerstien’s Cinderella was executive produced by Houston, Debra Martin Chase, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Chris Montan produced with Robyn Crawford as associate producer.

Brandy has announced that Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, the 1997 TV movie event that she starred in, is coming to the Disney+ streaming service on February 12th.

The singer made the announcement on Thursday’s episode of The View, telling the hosts — including her Cinderella co-star Whoopi Goldberg — that “we can celebrate and share and inspire a whole new generation to see this wonderful piece.”

Exclusive: @4everBrandy announces on @TheView Rodgers and Hammerstein’s #Cinderella will premiere on @disneyplus February 12!

“We can celebrate and share and inspire a whole new generation to see this wonderful piece,...

No longer impossible: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” starring Brandy Norwood will finally be available on Disney+ beginning Feb. 12.

Along with Brandy as the title princess herself, the beloved “Wonderful World of Disney” movie stars Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother, along with Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Natalie Desselle Reid, Bernadette Peters, Paolo Montalban, Jason Alexander and Veanne Cox.

The-made-for-tv version of “Cinderella,” which premiered Nov. 2, 1997 on ABC to 60 million viewers, follows the classic tale of Cinderella, who gets some unexpected help from her Fairy Godmother after her cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball.

“Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” was nominated for seven Emmys and well-received by critics and audiences alike for the diverse cast in the musical fairy tale, including Brandy as Cinderella, Filipino-American actor Montalban as Prince Charming, and Goldberg as his mother.

The movie is also remembered fondly by fans for its songbook, of course, including...

At the stroke of midnight on Friday, February 12, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+. The beloved televised movie musical stars Brandy in the title role and Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Natalie Desselle Reid, Bernadette Peters, Paolo Montalban, Jason Alexander, and Veanne Cox. Celebrated […]

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Over the years, fans of singer and actor Brandy have learned to “never say never” or believe that something’s “impossible” — and their patience and perseverance has been rewarded. “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” the 1997 TV movie that stars Brandy and Whitney Houston, is officially coming to Disney Plus.

Disney announced Thursday that the beloved musical movie will launch on the streaming service “at the stroke of midnight” on Feb. 12.

The movie’s streaming debut has been long-awaited by fans, and Brandy herself, who urged the streamer to pick up the rights to the project last summer, while promoting her latest album, B7. “Disney can come on up and scoop up Cinderella. That would be awesome,” she said. Well, consider your wish granted.

Thursday morning, Brandy reunited with Goldberg, appearing on ABC’s “The View” to announce the news:

“It’s pretty remarkable that people have been begging for ‘Cinderella’ to be re-released for almost 24 years.

Marin Hinkle scored her first career Emmy nomination last year for playing Rose on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” She returns to the Best Comedy Supporting Actress lineup this year for Season 3 of Amazon’s period comedy. In the hopes of capturing her first win, the actress has submitted the episode “A Jewish Girl Walks into the Apollo” for consideration.

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In that Season 3 finale, Rose and Abe (Tony Shalhoub) grow weary of living under Moishe’s (Kevin Pollak) roof, and Abe is struggling to come up with cash. During her afternoon tea, Corinne (Veanne Cox) gushes that Rose’s matchmaking for her daughter has resulted in a proposal, so she gives Rose a set of priceless glassware as a token of her appreciation and boasts about Rose’s skill to the entire garden club.

The idea for a new career in matchmaking fills...

The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held at 8:00pm (Eastern and Pacific) on Friday night, June 26, in a ceremony broadcast on CBS and hosted by “The Talk” stars Eve, Carrie Ann Inaba, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Marie Osmond. “General Hospital” was the top nominee with 23 bids, followed closely by “Days of Our Lives” (22) and “The Young and the Restless” (21). But who were the big winners? Scroll down for the complete list in all categories from Best Drama Series to Best Special Effects Costumes, Makeup and Hairstyling.

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Not all of the winners were presented during the telecast, which was held virtually to prevent the further spread of Covid-19 as the pandemic raged on in the United States. Many top categories were handed out during the two-hour prime time event, but additional categories were announced right...

The 2020 Daytime Emmy nominations were announced on Thursday, May 21, live on CBS’a “The Talk.” So who made the cut at the 47th annual kudos? Scroll down for the list of nominees.

These nominations were originally scheduled to be announced on April 27, and the trophies were set to be handed out during two Creative Arts ceremonies on June 12 and June 13 and then the main ceremony on June 14, but those plans had to be revised after the coronavirus pandemic caused public events to be cancelled or postponed across the globe. (The Olympics and the Tony Awards were also among the high-profile events affected).

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But the Daytime Emmys regrouped and winners will be presented during a virtual ceremony to be held on Friday night, June 26, on CBS, which will be the first time since 2011 that the awards are shown on a broadcast TV network.

The 11th Annual Indie Series Awards nominations in 28 categories were revealed on Wednesday via Twitter. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced entertainment created for the Web.

Indoor Boys led all series with 15 total nominations. The show is joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Before We Go, FabUless, F#Cking 40, La règle de (3), The Ninth, Poor Us and Three Year Letterman.

Poz Roz and Studio City earned 12 nominations apiece to lead the dramas. They are joined in the Best Drama Series field by After Forever, The Bay, Bronx Siu, People Like Us, A Place Called Hollywood and Save Me.

In all, there are 33 nominated series from around the globe. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony on April 1 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. The two-day celebration includes a launch party, red carpet reception, press walk, presentation ceremony and official after party.

Alex Wyse and Wesley Taylor star in Indoor Boys.Indie Series Award-winning series Indoor Boys, created, directed, and starring Broadway's Wesley Taylor ("SpongeBob SquarePants"; NBC's Smash) and Alex Wyse ("Spring Awakening"; CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful), will return later this month for its second season. With a total of eight new chapters, Season Two premieres June 25 on HuffPost Queer Voices, with two episodes released each Monday for 4 weeks.

After last year's award-winning, critically-acclaimed first season in Los Angeles, Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse are at it again. But this time we find our duo in the Big Apple... as they continue to explore the boundaries of their no-boundaries friendship. Watch the two homebody millennials as they navigate a family reunion in New York City.

The critically-acclaimed first season of Indoor Boys premiered on HuffPost Queer Voices and received four 2018 Indie Series Award nominations, including Best Comedy Series.

(See previous post: Fourth of July Movies: Escapism During a Weird Year.) On the evening of the Fourth of July, besides fireworks, fire hazards, and Yankee Doodle Dandy, if you're watching TCM in the U.S. and Canada, there's the following: Peter H. Hunt's 1776 (1972), a largely forgotten film musical based on the Broadway hit with music by Sherman Edwards. William Daniels, who was recently on TCM talking about 1776 and a couple of other movies (A Thousand Clowns, Dodsworth), has one of the key roles as John Adams. Howard Da Silva, blacklisted for over a decade after being named a communist during the House Un-American Committee hearings of the early 1950s (Robert Taylor was one who mentioned him in his testimony), plays Benjamin Franklin. Ken Howard is Thomas Jefferson, a role he would reprise in John Huston's 1976 short Independence. (In the short, Pat Hingle was cast as John Adams; Eli Wallach was Benjamin Franklin.) Warner...

Playbill Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh got their Sardi's caricatures this week

BFI Pedro Almodóvar recommends 13 Spanish films, some classics and some recent, including Jamon Jamon, Blancanieves (♥︎), and Peppermint Frappé

McCarter want to see Murder on the Orient Express on stage before the big screen remake later this year? A new production just opened in Princeton with a pretty great cast that includes Veanne Cox, Julie Halston and gorgeous Max Von Essen who should've won the Tony two years back for An American in Paris

Jezebel "Carol Without Women" boring crap or still beautiful abstraction? Must watch!

Mnpp Sam Claflin will costar in the next film from brilliant Babadook director Jennifer Kent

Interview talks to the new Iron Fist Finn Jones

Ashlee Marie shows you how to make a standing Lego Batman cake

Shudder a new streaming service for horror fans is streaming Ken Russell's notorious and brilliant and...

With its picket-fence sameness and routine tedium making it a hot bed for deep-rooted repression — at least as depicted in many a film — the horrors of suburbia have been captured in virtually every genre. Little Boxes, directed by Rob Meyer and written by Annie J. Howell, employs this setting to explore societal racism with a grounded, realistic approach, making it all the more alarming. However, while this specific exploration proves to be effective, the drama around which it’s built becomes increasingly unimaginative.

Saying goodbye to their friends in Brooklyn, Mack (Nelsan Ellis) and Gina (Melanie Lynskey) head to the fictional town of Rome, Washington, where the latter has accepted a new tenure-track job teaching photography at the local college, giving her husband the ideal excuse to finally crack his long-gestating second novel as he dabbles in gastronomy journalism (aka writing about YouTube cooking videos). This means their son, Clark...

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured the company of the 12-time Tony nominated An American in ParisofChristopher Wheeldon, Craig Lucas, Leanne Cope, Max von Essen, Veanne Cox, Brandon Uranowitz and producer Stuart Oken moderated by BroadwayWorld'sRichard Ridge. Watch below to find out how things are going at the PalaceTheatre, how they used their time in Paris to their advantage, and so much more. Check out the full interview below...

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured the company of the 12-time Tony nominated An American in Paris of Christopher Wheeldon, Craig Lucas, Leanne Cope, Max von Essen, Veanne Cox, Brandon Uranowitz and producer Stuart Oken moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, discussing how things are going at the Palace Theatre, how they used their time in Paris to their advantage, and so much more. Find out whatthe cast and crew members took away from their experiences with the musical'sout-of-town tryouts in Paris and check out the full interview here...

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured the company of the 12-time Tony nominated An American in Paris of Christopher Wheeldon, Craig Lucas, Leanne Cope, Max von Essen, Veanne Cox, Brandon Uranowitz and producer Stuart Oken moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, discussing how things are going at the Palace Theatre, how they used their time in Paris to their advantage, and so much more. Find out how each of the cast and crew members became involved with the production below and check out the full interview here...

On Twitter Watch, Theatre du Chatelet wrote 'AnAmericanInParis s'installe theatrechatelet Rdv le 22 novembre.Rehearsals begin today, Monday, September 22, for the upcoming world premiere of An American in Paris prior to its engagement at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris where previews will begin Saturday, November 22, 2014 for a Wednesday, December 10, 2014 opening night. The Broadway run of An American in Paris will begin previews Friday, March 13, 2015 for a Sunday, April 12, 2015 opening night at the Palace Theatre Broadway at 47th Street.An American In Paris will be directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, making his Broadway directing debut. Inspired by the Academy-Award winning film, An American in Paris brings this classic tale to Broadway for the first time with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Craig Lucas.An American In Paris transforms the timeless story of love in a city rebuilding...

Sharon Bush, Philanthropist amp FounderChief Executive Officer of Teddy Share, Arianna Huffington, Chair, President amp Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, and Joan Vail Thorne, playwright and director, were Women's Project Theater's 2014 Women of Achievement, who were inducted at its 29th Annual Gala Celebration at the Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle, on Monday, March 10. Veanne Cox and Doug Wamble lead a musical tribute to lyricist Dorothy Fields. Also on hand throughout the evening were presenters David Hyde Pierce and Stanley Zareff. Check out a look back below...

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We open on yet another Bombshell rehearsal and the cabal has made the inexplicable decision to go with the workshop book, but still graft that dreadful “Public Relations” number from last week onto it. No word on whether the agony auntie will be in drag like Mary Sunshine.

The intro ends and Derek directs the ensemble on how to avoid being crushed under the hideously expensive and unnecessary airplane that will be wheeling in from the wings. Tom and Eileen love it, but Julia declares it artistically void. Eileen shows just how deep in the weeds she is, declaring it a “Technicolor fantasy of the way Marilyn made herself”. This devolves into a fight over Eileen's choosing the old new book instead of the new new book culminating in the loathsome Jerry's saying they might have to cut a number to make room for this one because...

Tritone Productions presents Steven Blanchard and Veanne Cox in a staged presentation of the new musical comedy, Jonathan Brielles 40 Naked Women, A Monkey and Me directed by Michael Bush with book, music amp lyrics by Jonathan Brielle musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins and choreography by Kelli Barclay. The cast also includes Leanne Borghesi, Deidre Goodwin Brittney Lee Hamilton, John Herrera and Marcy McGuigan. The presentations take place Thursday, October 18 at 3 pm and Friday, October 19 at 2pm at S.I.R. Studios, 520 West 25th Street.

Last night, April 24, Carnegie Hall presented its gala benefit performance of The Sound of Music in the Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage. The cast was led by Laura Osnes Maria Rainer, Tony Goldwyn Captain von Trapp, Brooke Shields Elsa Schraeder, Patrick Page Max Detweiler, Stephanie Blythe The Mother Abbess, Mary Michael Patterson Liesl von Trapp, Nick Spangler Rolf Gruber, Cotter Smith Herr Zeller, and Reed Birney Admiral von Schreiber. They were joined by and Joel Hatch Franz, The Butler, Joy Hermalyn Sister Berthe, Linda Mugleston Sister Margaretta, Faith Sherman Sister Sophia, and Veanne Cox Frau Schmidt.BroaadwayWorld was on hand for the exciting evening and brings you photo coverage below...

Off-Broadways The New Group honored David Rabe and Nancy Manocherian with the Michael Mendelson Award for Outstanding Commitment to Theater at its 2012 Gala, hosted by Janeane Garofalo amp Morgan Spector, last night, February 27. The evening offered cocktails, dinner, entertainment and silent amp live auctions, along with performances by Alan Cumming, Veanne Cox, Jay Rogers, Penny Fuller, Leslie Uggams and Jeremiah James. Check out event photos below...