Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group, Concord Theatricals Extend Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMTV Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to “Krimes,” the new non-fiction feature by award-winning filmmaker Alysa Nahmias. The deal comes before the film’s screening at Doc NYC on Sunday.“Krimes” had its world premiere at the Heartland Film Festival.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSaban Films has acquired North American and South African rights to “So Cold The River,” a new thriller from Paul Shoulberg.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJulia Mayorga will star opposite Katie Holmes in “Rare Objects.” Holmes not only stars in the film, she will produce and direct the movie. She also co-wrote its screenplay.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMentalist Jason Suran will start an in-person residence this month at the Fifty Hotel & Suites by Affinia. Dubbed “One in a Million: An Evening of Extraordinary Events,” the show will be presented on Saturdays beginning on Nov.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJet Media Network has closed a $2.5 million seed round of funding led by Los Angeles Media Fund. Other investors in the data-driven digital publishing company include 10X Capital, Gaingels, JetSynthesys, Spivy Private Capital and Equinox Systems.The investment comes as Jet Media Network is preparing to launch its first mobile app — a collaboration with former Brazil, Barcelona and AC Milan soccer star Ronaldinho.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaWilliam Catlett has signed with Sugar23.The actor, who next appears in Netflix’s limited series “True Story” alongside Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes, will be managed by Meredith Wechter, Jake Fleischman and Sukee Chew. Catlett is also a writer, director and producer.Catlett has a busy dance card.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaKatie Holmes has found her next project.The “Dawson’s Creek” and “Wonder Boys” actress will star in “Rare Objects,” in addition to directing, producing and co-writing the adaptation of Kathleen Tessaro’s novel of the same name. Production on the film has started in New York with Yale Productions and Holmes’ Lafayette Pictures producing the movie.Phaedon Papadopoulos co-wrote the script.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Karen Dalton,” a play with music written by Evan Enderle, will receive an industry reading on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at The Flea’s Siggy Theater.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaKino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to “Casablanca Beats” and plans to push the film for awards consideration. The film, which is Morocco’s official submission to the 94th Academy Awards, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was warmly embraced by critics.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJames McAvoy will tread the boards in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Academy of Music unveiled new dates on Friday for Jamie Lloyd’s Olivier-winning revival of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” which was originally scheduled to hit the outer boroughs in spring 2020 before a little thing called COVID-19 altered those plans.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJosh Lucas will battle a giant shark in “The Black Demon,” a survival thriller from “Rambo: Last Blood” director Adrian Grunberg. The film was written by Boise Esquerra (“Blackwater”) and is set to start principal photography in December on location in the Dominican Republic.Here’s the logline for this sea creature chiller: “The film follows oilman Paul Sturges (Lucas) as he takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJulia Louis-Dreyfus and Nicole Holofcener will reunite on “Beth and Don,” a new comedy about a novelist whose marriage starts to deteriorate after she overhears her husband offering up a frank assessment of her work.The pair previously teamed to much acclaim on 2013’s “Enough Said.” Louis-Dreyfus will produce, as well as star in the picture, with Holofcener writing the script in addition to directing it.

“Cinderella,” unsurprisingly, are its cast and Lloyd Webber’s heart-racing ballads sung on a bare stage.Cinderella, Georgina Onuorah (she is the alternate, the role is normally played by Carrie Hope Fletcher), makes a striking West End debut with modern pop flair in a song called “I Know I Have a Heart.” She sits, shattered after the ball, on the center of the stage in a big white gown and powerfully wails her pain right to us.As her Prince Sebastian, a nontraditionally geeky heir, talented

Gordon Cox Theater EditorAndrew Lloyd Webber would welcome a transgender performer in the cast of one of his shows, the composer and producer said in an interview recorded live at the Variety Legit: Return to Broadway event presented by City National Bank.Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:“I’ve got nothing against a trans performer,” Lloyd Webber said in the talk, now available as part of the new episode of Variety’s theater podcast, “Stagecraft.” “The question is, are they the

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaKeith Redmon has joined Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear Pictures as a partner. He’s being tasked with heading up Black Bear Global, a newly created division which will focus on building strategic alliances and co-productions between the company and talent, production companies and partners overseas.Redmon, who was at Anonymous Content for two decades, will also help build Black Bear’s management portfolio.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaProducers Isaac Robert Hurwitz and Seth A. Goldstein are teaming up to launch Hugo Six, a transmedia production company that will focus on Broadway content and talent.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSaban Films President Bill Bromiley and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Shanan Becker have renewed their contracts with the Los Angeles-based global film acquisition and distribution company through the end of 2024. The new deals keep the two critical executives in the fold.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaScreen Media has acquired all North American rights to “La Soga Salvation” following its premiere at 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, where it screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJuno Films has acquired global rights to “A Song for Cesar,” following the film’s debut at the Mill Valley Film Festival this October. Directed and produced by Abel Sanchez and Andrés Alegria, the film is a celebration of the organizers, musicians and artists comprising Cesar Chavez’s Farmworkers movement.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAndrew Lloyd Webber has made no secret of his distain for Hollywood’s movie adaptation of his long-running musical “Cats.”Though the cinematic version offered up the rarity of A-list talent like Taylor Swift, Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo and James Corden pretending to be full-sized felines, “Cats” was widely panned and flopped at the box office in spectacular fashion.