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Exclusive: Punch, the acclaimed new play by the Olivier Award winning James Graham, will open on Broadway this fall as part of the Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2025-2026 season.

The play, based on the non-fiction book Right from Wrong by Jacob Dunne about a teenager’s fatal act of random violence and his path toward forgiveness, opened to rave reviews when it premiered last year at Nottingham Playhouse. It recently transferred to London’s The Young Vic.

Adam Penford, who directed in the UK, will direct Mtc’s production, which will be presented in association with Nottingham Playhouse where Penford serves as Artistic Director. Graham’s Ink was presented at Mtc in 2019 and received six Tony Award nominations including Best Play.

Mtc also announced today that its Off Broadway 2025-2026 season will include the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s The Monsters, a co-production with Two River Theater. Anyanwu directs for a winter 2026 production.

Though their first collaboration resulted in one of the most memorable pop crossovers of the 2010s, it had been years since singer Maren Morris had worked with “The Middle” producers Jordan and Stefan Johnson of The Monsters & Strangerz. Not until after the latter party had been brought in by fellow hitmaker Ali Tamposi (co-writer of hits like “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” by Kelly Clarkson and “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello) to work on original music for DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot” did the Johnson brothers pitch a reunion between them and the Nashville superstar, resulting in the emotional rollercoaster ride that is “Kiss the Sky.”

“When we saw the scene for the first time, it was outside. It was in the wilderness. So the idea of it being organic and a bit fingerpicking guitar just came from what we felt like the mood was, just kind of that outdoor feel,...

Ryan Murphy is no stranger to controversy, with a career marked by boundary-pushing narratives, his latest Netflix series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story has thrust the Menéndez brothers’ infamous case back into the limelight. The drama, which revisits the 1989 murder of José and Kitty Menéndez by their two sons, Erik and Lyle, has not been well-received by the family.

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In fact, Murphy’s scathing new comments regarding their reaction might prove to be a major misstep. With the brothers’ legal battle being reexamined in the public eye, Murphy’s blunt statements about the Menéndez family’s stance, and his defense of the show, may not only affect his reputation but also fracture the trust of the audience that supports him.

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Argentina’s Guillermo Francella and writer-directors Mariano Cohn and Gaston Duprat, star and creators of Disney+/Star+ smash hit “El Encargado” (Hulu’s “The Boss”), are re-teaming on “Homo Argentum,” an around 10-episode movie anthology, skewering the frustrations, paranoia and bloodymindedness seething below the surface of modern-day life.

Arguably Argentina’s biggest star alongside Ricardo Darín, Francella demonstrated his acting chops in a bravado turn in Juan José Campanella’s Oscar winning “The Secret of Their Eyes” before starring in Pablo Trapero’s “The Clan,” one of Argentina’s biggest movie exports in the last decade, grossing $20.4 million worldwide.

Cohn and Duprat has consolidated as one of Argentina’s foremost filmmaking forces, with an ever larger international reach, directing Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas in “Official Competition” and Robert De Niro in Argentine TV series “Nada.”

“Homo Argentum” is set up at Buenos Aires-based powerhouse Pampa Films, behind “Chinese Takeaway...

When it comes to picking a cinematic titan that towers over all others, the two top dogs are undoubtedly Godzilla and King Kong. Though there have been plenty of giant monster movies focused on other towering beasts, Godzilla's the one that gets called the King of the Monsters, and has been in almost 40 films, but Kong's no slouch with a respectable nine live-action films, and a 10th with Godzilla on the way: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.

Carrie by Ted Hammond

Cereal Monsters by Dan Schoening

Child’s Play by Chris Miller

Christine by Loopydave

The Creature From The Black Lagoon by Mark Reihill

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