Colin Jost Plays the Chicago Theatre May 30thFebruary 25, 2020The Madison Square Garden Company and Live Nation announced today that comedian and “Saturday Night Live” writer Colin Jost will perform at The Chicago Theatre on Saturday, May 30 at 8:00PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 28 at 10:00AM CT.
Kevin Hart Joins BROAD CITY Alums' New ComedyFebruary 25, 2020Variety reports that Kevin Hart has joined an upcoming untitled action-comedy at Universal Pictures. The film hails from Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs, who previously worked together on 'Broad City.'
South Street Seaport Museum Announces Spring 2020 EventsFebruary 25, 2020South Street Seaport Museum announces the upcoming March and April schedule of events and exhibitions. The Museum, located at 12 Fulton Street, NYC, is open Wednesdays-Sundays in February and March from 11am-5pm. General admission is $20 ($14 for seniors and students, children ages 8 and below are free). Tickets are available at seaportmuseum.org. Museum memberships are also available at seaportmuseum.org/membership.
The Line Up with Susie Mosher Plays the Birdland TheatreFebruary 25, 2020he “variety show” is the latest format that's coming to all the major clubs like Birdland, Feinstein's / 54 Below, and the Green Room; as the title suggests, it aggregates a variety of performers, mostly singers (and mostly Broadway-oriented), but also more than a few jazz artists and / or comedians. What distinguishes the variety show idea from the more familiar “open mic” format (of which Jim Caruso's “Cast Party” at Birdland remains the gold standard) is that all the acts are curated by the host / producer in advance, which still means some pleasant surprises for the audience but, hopefully. no disappointments for anybody.
JURASSIC WORLD 3 Gets a TitleFebruary 25, 2020Variety reports that 'Jurassic World 3' will be titled 'Jurassic World: Dominion.' The news was announced via a tweet from the film's director, Colin Trevorrow. Check out the tweet below.
Seán Barna Announces New EP 'Margaret Thatcher'February 25, 2020Today, Seán Barna has shared the first single, 'Eastern Junk Dancing,' off of his upcoming EP, Margaret Thatcher Of The Lower East Side. 'Eastern Junk Dancing' ironically uses Margaret Thatcher as an example of the steeled resolve necessary for a queer person to navigate the anxiety and struggles of modern society.
Val Kilmer's HelMel Studios & Mosaic Sound Collective Announce Strategic PartnershipFebruary 25, 2020Los Angeles-based HelMel Studios, founded by actor, artist and philanthropist Val Kilmer, and Austin, Texas-based Mosaic Sound Collective announce a strategic partnership, celebrating with multiple events during this year's March festival season. The two multidisciplinary nonprofits join forces in a “strategic bond” to offer each other a presence and footing in both cities, with Austin hosting the official kickoff next month. With similar philosophies uniting the two organizations, HelMel and Mosaic are thrilled to come together and offer musicians, visual artists, filmmakers and creatives in each city a unique bridge of opportunity and synergy.
HBO Max Signs Exclusive Multi-Year Deal with Children's Author Mo Willems and Stampede VenturesFebruary 25, 2020Following a highly competitive negotiation, HBO Max has announced an exclusive, multi-year deal with beloved children's author Mo Willems, an Emmy®-Award winning writer, New York Times best-selling author, and illustrator, establishing Willems as HBO Max's very first artist in residence. As part of this two-year deal, HBO Max has acquired streaming rights to Willems' first live-action special Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime! from Greg Silverman's media company Stampede Ventures who will produce all additional content under this deal. HBO Max has committed to additional live-action Storytime specials, as well as multiple animated specials based on Willems' wildly popular children's books. The first animated special will be based on New York Times Best Seller, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed.
Nava & Perez Vidauri Breathe New Life into the Classic Romantic ComedyFebruary 24, 2020Inexplicably, genuine romantic comedies have nearly vanished from movie studio slates. In 2009, seven of the 50 highest-grossing films in North America were rom coms, but by 2017, zero were released at the studio level. Modern audiences who are tapped into the current app-dating culture are not buying the formulaic romantic comedies where courtship simply leads to marriage. However, modernized and diverse romcoms ARE appearing at the independent film level, where they have found success.
Five-Time Emmy Winning AFTER FOREVER Premieres Season TwoFebruary 24, 2020A standing room crowd gathered for a Season 2 Premiere launch last week at The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Renberg Theatre including Sam Harris, Bill Brochtrup, Lawrence Zarian, Gregory Zarian, Todd Sherry, Christopher J Hanke, Nick Adams, and Tony Award winning producer for Dear Evan Hansen, Scott Mauro.
A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE's 'Artist 2.0' Debuts at #1 on Billboard's Rap ChartFebruary 24, 2020Multi-platinum recording artist A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's highly-praised, third LP Artist 2.0 has debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums Chart and #2 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. With a first-week debut of over 141M audio streams, Artist 2.0 was the highest streaming album this week, while also becoming the second highest first week album streaming debut of 2020, just behind Eminem's Music to be Murdered By. The streaming trailblazer soared past his first-week streaming record established by his RIAA platinum-certified sophomore LP, HOODIE SZN, in addition to nearly doubling the album equivalents it sold, making Artist 2.0's first-week numbers the highest of A Boogie's career.
Breaking Glass Signs Controversial Australian Drama DISCLOSUREFebruary 24, 2020Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to the poignant, topical Australian drama DISCLOSURE from writer/director Michael Bentham, a film that hammers home the notion that a?oethere are two sides to every story, and then there is the truth.a?? Breaking Glass acquired rights to the film in February during the first days of Berlinale in a deal negotiated between Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff and producer Donna Lyon.