Exclusive: Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe) is changing the game with its latest venture. The studio has revealed that they have inked a unique first-look deal with Jeff Friday Media (Jfm), the newly-formed production house launched by the company CEO Jeff Friday, founder of the annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), which has become a leading festival and touchstone for Black content creators.
Under the multi-year deal, Sony will be offered first consideration for narrative feature films submitted to the Festival, and year-round access and introductions to emerging filmmakers discovered by Friday. In a time when Hollywood is actively seeking diverse and inclusive voices in front of and behind the camera, the deal will broaden Spe’s pipeline, ushering in the next generation of storytellers, and accelerating exposure and opportunity for filmmaking talent of color. Friday will serve as producer of the original films created by the talent he discovers.
“Diverse...
Under the multi-year deal, Sony will be offered first consideration for narrative feature films submitted to the Festival, and year-round access and introductions to emerging filmmakers discovered by Friday. In a time when Hollywood is actively seeking diverse and inclusive voices in front of and behind the camera, the deal will broaden Spe’s pipeline, ushering in the next generation of storytellers, and accelerating exposure and opportunity for filmmaking talent of color. Friday will serve as producer of the original films created by the talent he discovers.
“Diverse...
- 10/19/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Great Scott! Over seven years after the musical adaptation of Back to the Future was announced, it’s finally ready to go and will premiere in 2020! After seven years of radio silence on the project I never thought it would actually happen, but here we are.
Co-writer and director of the original film Robert Zemeckis is involved with the musical as well as co-writer and producer Bob Gale and the movie’s composer, Alan Silvestri. It will be directed by Tony winner John Rando (Urinetown, On the Town) and it will feature a score by Glen Ballard (Jagged Little Pill) along with Silvestri. The show also promises to include memorable musical moments from the movie, such as "The Power of Love" and "Johnny B. Goode."
The show will star Olly Dobson (Bat Out of Hell and Matilda) as Marty McFly. Additional casting, including for the role of Dr. Emmett Brown,...
Co-writer and director of the original film Robert Zemeckis is involved with the musical as well as co-writer and producer Bob Gale and the movie’s composer, Alan Silvestri. It will be directed by Tony winner John Rando (Urinetown, On the Town) and it will feature a score by Glen Ballard (Jagged Little Pill) along with Silvestri. The show also promises to include memorable musical moments from the movie, such as "The Power of Love" and "Johnny B. Goode."
The show will star Olly Dobson (Bat Out of Hell and Matilda) as Marty McFly. Additional casting, including for the role of Dr. Emmett Brown,...
- 5/20/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon present the Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man. It will star Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill and Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo in the starry semi-staged concert production directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 1/26/2019
- by TV - On the Road
- BroadwayWorld.com
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon present the Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man. It will star Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill and Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo in the starry semi-staged concert production directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 1/25/2019
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon present the Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man. It will star Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill and Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo in the starry semi-staged concert production directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 1/24/2019
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon present the Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man. It will star Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill and Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo in the starry semi-staged concert production directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 1/24/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today that Broadway, film, and television star Rosie O'Donnell will play Mrs. Paroo in the Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man. O'Donnell joins Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill and Tony Awardwinning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo in the starry semi-staged concert production directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 1/8/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Film Independent has selected 30 filmmakers for its Project Involve dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry.
Producer Cathy Schulman, writer-director Billy Ray and writer-producer Virgil Williams will serve as guest speakers with additional guest speakers and mentors to be announced.
“Project Involve is an extraordinary program and a vital extension of the core values and mission of Film Independent,” said Jennifer Kushner, director of artist development at Film Independent.
“Among our key goals are to foster community, cultivate the careers of filmmakers, and increase cultural diversity in the film industry. We are committed to supporting this exceptional group of artists and professionals in their careers, and by doing so, we hope to contribute to a future where diverse voices will thrive in the entertainment industry.”
For the third consecutive year Sony Pictures Entertainment returns with the Diversity Fellowship in Project Involve, which provides...
Producer Cathy Schulman, writer-director Billy Ray and writer-producer Virgil Williams will serve as guest speakers with additional guest speakers and mentors to be announced.
“Project Involve is an extraordinary program and a vital extension of the core values and mission of Film Independent,” said Jennifer Kushner, director of artist development at Film Independent.
“Among our key goals are to foster community, cultivate the careers of filmmakers, and increase cultural diversity in the film industry. We are committed to supporting this exceptional group of artists and professionals in their careers, and by doing so, we hope to contribute to a future where diverse voices will thrive in the entertainment industry.”
For the third consecutive year Sony Pictures Entertainment returns with the Diversity Fellowship in Project Involve, which provides...
- 11/4/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Film Independent has selected 30 filmmakers for its Project Involve dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry.
Producer Cathy Schulman, writer-director Billy Ray and writer-producer Virgil Williams will serve as guest speakers with additional guest speakers and mentors to be announced.
“Project Involve is an extraordinary program and a vital extension of the core values and mission of Film Independent,” said Jennifer Kushner, director of artist development at Film Independent.
“Among our key goals are to foster community, cultivate the careers of filmmakers, and increase cultural diversity in the film industry. We are committed to supporting this exceptional group of artists and professionals in their careers, and by doing so, we hope to contribute to a future where diverse voices will thrive in the entertainment industry.”
For the third consecutive year Sony Pictures Entertainment returns with the Diversity Fellowship in Project Involve, which provides...
Producer Cathy Schulman, writer-director Billy Ray and writer-producer Virgil Williams will serve as guest speakers with additional guest speakers and mentors to be announced.
“Project Involve is an extraordinary program and a vital extension of the core values and mission of Film Independent,” said Jennifer Kushner, director of artist development at Film Independent.
“Among our key goals are to foster community, cultivate the careers of filmmakers, and increase cultural diversity in the film industry. We are committed to supporting this exceptional group of artists and professionals in their careers, and by doing so, we hope to contribute to a future where diverse voices will thrive in the entertainment industry.”
For the third consecutive year Sony Pictures Entertainment returns with the Diversity Fellowship in Project Involve, which provides...
- 11/4/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
It's a noble tradition. Think of Rex Harrison in "My Fair Lady," Richard Burton in "Camelot," Anthony Quinn in "Zorba," Katharine Hepburn in "Coco," and Lauren Bacall in "Applause." And the list goes on. When accomplished actors who are untrained and inexperienced in the demanding disciplines of musical theater courageously jump off the diving board to leap headfirst into the genre, it can be a frightening yet exhilarating swim. The challenges are enormous, but the rewards can be sweet.Fresh off his five-year run on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," Emmy-nominated stage and screen actor T.R. Knight has taken on the multifaceted role of Leo Frank, an ill-fated Jewish factory superintendent in 1913 Atlanta, in an acclaimed revival of the fact-based, Tony-winning musical drama "Parade" by composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown and librettist Alfred Uhry. The production is currently playing at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. The payoffs for Knight have been intense personal satisfaction,...
- 11/4/2009
- backstage.com
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