Justin Hurwitz

The Society Of Composers & Lyricists Reveals Nominations For The 2025 SCL Awards

The Society of Composers & Lyricists has revealed the nominations for the 2025 Annual SCL Awards, which celebrate excellence and innovation in music for visual media. Learn more!

Society Of Composers & Lyricists To Present Awards To Giorgio Moroder, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, and More

The Society of Composers & Lyricists announced Giorgio Moroder will receive the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Jeff Beal to receive SCL Ambassador Awards.

Bernie Taupin to Receive Hollywood Music In Media Awards Career Achievement Honor

Bernie Taupin, one of the most prolific and successful lyricists in history and storied collaborator with Sir Elton John, will receive the prestigious Outstanding Career Achievement Award during the 15th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) to be held on November 20, 2024 at The Avalon in Hollywood, California.

Second Show Added for LA LA LAND In Concert At Carnegie Hall

A second performance of LA LA LAND IN CONCERT has been added at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage due to popular demand, offering more opportunities to experience the live event.

LA LA LAND IN CONCERT Comes to Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall Next Year

Revisit the multiple Academy Award®-winning 2016 Lionsgate film, LA LA LAND, written and directed by Damien Chazelle, in a swoon-worthy live-to-film concert experience at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stageat Carnegie Hall on Saturday, February 1 at 8:00PM. 

Justin Hurwitz to Conduct LA LA LAND in Concert at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall

Revisit the multiple Academy Award®-winning 2016 Lionsgate film, LA LA LAND, written and directed by Damien Chazelle, in a swoon-worthy live-to-film concert experience at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, February 1 at 8:00PM.

Society of Composers & Lyricists To Present Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Jeff Beal With The Ambassador Award

The Society of Composers & Lyricists will honor Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Jeff Beal with the Ambassador Award at the SCL New York Holiday Party on December 4, 2024.

No Name Pops to Perform Concert of Movie Scores Including STAR WARS & More

The No Name Pops will present Blockbusters in the Burbs, a concert taking place at Immaculata University in Alumnae Hall. Learn more about the concert and see how to purchase tickets.

Bartlett Sher Will Direct Upcoming LA LA LAND Musical Workshop

Director Bartlett Sher is currently in the UK working on his revival of 'Kiss Me, Kate.' In an interview with WhatsOnStage, Sher shared news about another project – the stage adaptation of the acclaimed film La La Land.

SF Symphony Reveals Summer With The Symphony Season

The San Francisco Symphony has announced programming for its summer season, running July 4–August 4 with concerts at Davies Symphony Hall and outdoor performances at Stanford Live’s Frost Amphitheater, Shoreline Amphitheatre, and Sigmund Stern Grove.  

Robbie Robertson & Martin Scorsese To Receive The Society Of Composers And Lyricists Award

The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) will honor Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese with the Spirit of Collaboration Award at the 5th Annual SCL Awards to be held Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Broadway Shows Based on the Top 1000 Highest-Grossing Films

Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway.

Review: LA LA LAND IN CONCERT, Royal Albert Hall

Featuring music by Justin Hurwitz and elegant lyrics by Broadway babies Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, it stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as its star-crossed lovers. The final chapter in the Royal Albert Hall’s Films in Concert series is a bona fide tear-jerker. Hurwitz conducts the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra while Gosling and Stone fall in love on screen. It’s magical.

LA LA LAND Confirmed for Films in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

Lionsgate’s multi-Academy Award®-winning modern musical classic, La La Land, written and directed by Damien Chazelle, will be afforded the Films in Concert treatment at the Royal Albert Hall this December.

BIG FISH and EDGES Come to Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland

A Broadway musical bursting with heart and humour, based on a best-selling book and a Tim Burton film, and a contemporary coming-of-age song cycle about growth and self-discovery from Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Olivier Award-winning writers ... the stage is set for another unmissable Edinburgh Festival Fringe run from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS).

DOGFIGHT to Open At Cal State Fullerton Next Week

The final theatrical production of the Spring 2023 season, the musical “Dogfight,” begins April 21, 2023 and runs through May 6, in the Young Theatre on campus. “Dogfight” is written by Peter Duchan with music and lyrics by Pasek & Paul, and is directed by Josh Grisetti with musical direction by Sarah Grandpre and choreography by Courtney Ozovek.

Photos: Stephanie Hsu, Ariana DeBose & More Walk the Oscars Red Carpet

Check out photos of Ariana DeBose, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Jessica Chastain, Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Angela Bassett, Janelle Monáe, Samuel L. Jackson, and more on the 2023 Oscars red carpet now!

Photos: Go Inside W Magazine's Annual Best Performances Party

Partygoers for the must-attend event among Hollywood’s A-listers included 2023 Best Performance cover stars Austin Butler, Michelle Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Taylor Russell, Ana de Armas, as well as W Best Performances feature stars Danielle Deadwyler, Kate Hudson, Aubrey Plaza, Diego Calva, Mia Goth, and Jeremy Pope. Check out photos here!

Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser, and More Take Home 2023 HCA Film Awards

The Hollywood Critics Association have announced the complete list of winners for their Inaugural HCA Creative Arts Awards and the 6th Annual HCA Film Awards. A24's EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, which had the most nominations in the organization's history, took home seven awards (Best Editing, Best Cast Ensemble, Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh, and Best Picture) while Variance Films' global sensation RRR won a total of four awards (Best Original Song, Best Stunts, Best Action Film, and Best International Film). Taylor Swift won Best Short Film for ALL TOO WELL.

VIDEO: 5 of Our Favorite LA LA LAND Musical Moments

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, the hit movie musical La La Land is being adapted into a Broadway musical. Ahead of La La Land's Broadway arrival, we have compiled five of our favorite video musical moments from the film, including performances by Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, and John Legend.