Barbra Streisand, Sara Bareilles & More Singers React to SCOTUS Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law

Peter White Television EditorSuper Frog, the production company set up by Atlanta director and executive producer Hiro Murai, has inked a first-look deal with FX Productions.The deal covers all scripted and unscripted programming for FX, as well as potentially other divisions of Walt Disney Television.

Chris Willman Music WriterSara Bareilles had long favored “Little Voice” as a title — she named her debut album that, back in 2007. And it ultimately came up as one again when she and her collaborator on Broadway’s “Waitress,” Jessie Nelson, began working on a new TV series about a young singer-songwriter who is just beginning to find and claim her own voice, that was an obvious go-to in naming the Apple TV Plus show.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorA federal judge Monday permanently struck down an anti-abortion bill in Georgia — legislation that prompted protests from Hollwyood last year and had some threatening to move production out of the state if it was ever enforced.U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled against  Georgia in a lawsuit filed by abortion providers and an advocacy group, according to news reports.

anywhere as a twenty-something with big dreams is a challenge. That’s the message Little Voice, now streaming on , conveys through its main character, Bess King.

Chris Willman Music WriterIt was a different blend of sugar, butter and flour that went into “Little Voice,” the Apple TV Plus series that is singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles’ first try at helping cook up a musically based narrative since the smashing success that was Broadway’s “Waitress.” The series, which debuts this weekend, reunites her with Jessie Nelson, who wrote the book for “Waitress” and serves as showrunner on “Little Voice” (and director of five of the nine episodes), again with an

' has been a long time coming.Apple TV+'s new musical drama, executive produced by Bareilles,  and , follows aspiring singer-songwriter Bess King ('s ) as she struggles to fulfill her dreams while navigating rejection, love and complicated family issues. A love letter to the diverse musicality of New York City, the nine-episode series is a story about finding your authentic voice — and the courage to use it.The genesis of dates back to the mid-2000s when Bareilles was preparing to release her

Sara Bareilles helped create the new Apple TV+ series Little Voice, which is out now!

NEW YORK -- Though it shares a title with her major label debut album, Sara Bareilles isn't exactly telling her own story in the new streaming series “Little Voice.” The Grammy Award-winner says the Apple TV+ show incorporates experiences of many striving artists while reflecting the diversity of its New York City setting. “There are moments that are more inspired by my life rather than it being any sort of recreation of my journey." Bareilles said.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe upcoming Venice Film Festival, which is scheduled to run Sept.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticBefore Bess (Brittany O’Grady) gets up the nerve to play her own songs for an audience, she anticipates the confused feedback she might get.

Rock of Ages, Waitress and A Bronx Tale was announced by his wife, Amanda Kloots, who had been chronicling her husband's struggle with the disease, which included the amputation of his right leg and the loss of more than 60 pounds during his battle.Among those paying homage to the Tony nominee was good friend Zack Braff, who wrote simply, "Nick Cordero fought as hard as he could for 90 days. Wear a mask.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorScores of stars from Hollywood and Broadway paid tribute to Tony-nominated actor Nick Cordero on Sunday night following confirmation by his family that he had died from complications due to coronavirus.In March 2020, Cordero was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after testing positive.

posed the question to her nearly 683,000 Twitter followers on Monday, June 29, asking: "Can you imagine how President Hillary Clinton - a Woman with a powerful mind - would have handled this pandemic?"The celebrated performer added in two subsequent tweets: "Being a mother and grandmother, she would’ve instinctively taken care of the public health of the people of the United States.

Roe vs. Wade decision that enshrined the right to abortion as constitutional in the U.S.Louisiana's abortion law was significant for two reasons.The first is that it would have required doctors to have a credential called an “admitting privilege” at a nearby hospital.

Ted Johnson The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law that placed restrictions on abortion clinics.Chief Justice John Roberts concurred with the court’s four liberal justices in forming a majority in the closely watched case.The Louisiana law placed requirements on doctors who performed abortions, requiring them to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.Read the opinion here.More to come.Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.Signup for

The first official trailer for the upcoming Apple TV+ series Little Voice has been released!

Also Read: Jared Harris Sets Out to Save Humanity in First Look at Apple's 'Foundation' Adaptation (Video)“Little Voice” is Bareilles’ first foray into television and marks O’Grady’s return to TV after breaking out in “Star.” She stars alongside an ensemble cast that includes Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Chuck Cooper.“Little Voice” is produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros.