Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “A Transparent Musical” is heading to New York and Broadway. The show, the first stage play from Amazon Studios, premiered in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum in May — becoming the last show at the Taper for now, as Center Theater Group has canceled all shows at the stage following the close of “A Transparent Musical” on June 25. But whereas the Mark Taper is on hold, “A Transparent Musical” has big things in store. According to Amazon, the show’s producers “intend to bring the show to Broadway sometime in 2024.” The musical, or course, is based on Amazon Prime Video’s Emmy-winning series “Transparent,” created by Joey Soloway, who also wrote the book to the stage musical with MJ Kaufman. Faith Soloway wrote the music and lyrics to “A Transparent Musical.”
How ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ Became a Rare TV Musical to Get the Sound Just Right
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large We’ve all made the “Cop Rock” jokes. The Steven Bochco musical drama, which premiered in fall 1990, was a big swing: marrying original music with procedural storytelling. It was a colossal flop that we still talk about three decades later, and a reminder that musicals are hard. Music has been a part of the TV landscape going back to the 1950s and shows like “Your Hit Parade.” But few series have successfully integrated regular music performances into their storytelling: “The Monkees” and “The Partridge Family” worked in the 1960s and ’70s. “Fame” did it in the early ’80s. And then “Cop Rock” scared people off the concept.
The 1990s animation boom incorporated music in shows like “The Simpsons” and “Animaniacs.” But not until the 21st century did scripted series really figure out how to make musical numbers work as part of the narrative. “Flight of the Conchords” did it with satiric tracks, while “American Dreams” relied on oldies nostalgia. The late 2000s saw the gantlet of musical shows: “Glee” (a big hit), “Eli Stone” (not so much), then “Smash” (not a smash), “Nashville,” “Empire,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Galavant” (should’ve been a hit). Most recently, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” was a brief critical fave and Emmy winner (for choreography).
But I don’t know that we’ve ever previously had so many music-intensive scripted series on TV at the same time: Apple TV+’s “Schmigadoon,” Paramount+’s “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,” Disney+’s “The Muppets Mayhem,” Hulu’s “Up Here,” Disney+’s “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” Apple TV+’s “Central Park.” And then there’s Amazon Prime Video’s “Daisy Jones & the Six,” which harks back to the age of “The Monkees” —
‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Tops Bestseller Lists Ahead of Prime Video’s Buzzy Film Adaptation
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Casey McQuiston’s romance novel “Red, White & Royal Blue” was an instant New York Times bestseller when it first came out in 2019 and it’s topping bestseller lists once again ahead of Prime Video’s film adaptation which premieres on August 11.
How Stars Celebrated the 4th of July: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, Tom Brady and More
From A-list couples — including Justin and Hailey Bieber, and Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck — to reality TV duos — including Bachelor Nation’s Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar, and Bravo’s Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard— celebrities got in the spirit for the 4th of July.
‘Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny’ Star Mads Mikkelsen Prefers Playing “Losers” Over “Cutie Pie” Characters
Mads Mikkelsen stars opposite Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny playing Nazi scientist Dr. Jürgen Voller. The actor recently opened up about the roles that he likes to play opting to play “losers” on-screen versus “cutie pie” characters.
Cynthia Nixon On Whether She Thinks Kim Cattrall Will Return To ‘And Just Like That’, Worries Brief Cameo Won’t Live Up To The Hype
Now that news has emerged that Kim Cattrall filmed a brief cameo for “And Just Like That”, what are the odds that she’ll return to revive her “Sex and the City” character?
How to Watch the Indiana Jones Movies in Order
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” which opens June 30, will be Harrison Ford’s last outing as the thrill-seeking archeologist.Ford first played Indiana Jones in 1981’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” but did you know that 1984’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (the feature film debut of Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan) is set before “Raiders”?Ford isn’t the only actor to play Indiana Jones. Sean Patrick Flanery played Jones in the aptly titled prequel series, “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,” which aired on ABC for two seasons in the early ’90s, followed by four made-for-TV films.
Hailey Bieber Steps Out in the Perfect Mid-Length Denim Shorts — Get the Look
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Sam Claflin On Becoming Billy Dunne For ‘Daisy Jones & The Six,’ Diving Deep Into Fleetwood Mac’s History & Gravitating To Projects That Feel “Closer To Home”
Sam Claflin learned about the history of Fleetwood Mac from a TikTok video.
Zoe Ball's ex Norman Cook blasts her on Radio 2 as she 'forgets' their marriage
Norman Cook jokingly blasted his ex-wife Zoe Ball during an interview on Radio 2 after she 'forgot' their marriage.
TV Talk Podcast: Emmy Voting Coming Down To Wire As We Rate Contenders For Limited Series From ‘Dahmer’ To ‘Daisy’ To ‘Davis’ And More
Editor’s note: The interviews conducted in this podcast were recorded at Deadline’s Contenders TV event, prior to the WGA’s strike starting on May 2.
Happy birthday, Camila Morrone! Check out her most stunning looks
Camila Morrone is celebrating her 26th birthday. The Argentine-American actress has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most exciting performers, often selecting intriguing projects and finding novel ways of making all of her characters memorable.
NBCU Unscripted Exec VP Rod Aissa Departs After 11 Years; Rachel Smith Takes Over in the Interim
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Rod Aissa, the executive VP, unscripted content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, is departing the company after 11 years. Aissa oversaw all unscripted lifestyle and documentary programming across NBCU’s broadcast, cable and streaming platforms: NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime, Syfy, Universal Kids, USA Network and Peacock. Rachel Smith will take on the interim role of leading the unscripted lifestyle and docuseries group, which reports to Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. NBCU said it would “be doing a broad search to fill the role.”
Will the Emmys Be Delayed? How the Potential SAG Strike Could Threaten TV Awards Season
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Emmys have been here before. In 1980, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (back then, they were two separate unions negotiating a joint contract with the studios but are now the combined SAG-AFTRA) went on strike for three months. That year’s Emmy telecast happened to fall right in the middle of it. Actors boycotted the ceremony, but for some reason, the TV Academy went ahead with the Emmy telecast anyway. Famously, only one out of 52 nominees attended: Powers Boothe, who said when accepting his trophy for playing cult leader Jim Jones: “This is either the most courageous moment of my career or the stupidest.”
‘The Traitors’ EP Toni Ireland On “Elevating” The Reality Competition For An American Audience
The positive response to the Dutch reality series De Verraders has brought different versions of The Traitors to many countries, but executive producer Toni Ireland says the biggest challenge for her was to ensure that the U.S. production stood out in the crowd. Peacock’s The Traitors brings together a group of everyday people and reality TV stars in an elaborate murder-mystery competition hosted by Alan Cumming. Perhaps the biggest change in the U.S. series was in how the game ended, which led to a shocking finale where the group needed to unanimously decide to either trust their fellow finalists and split the money or call for another elimination vote if they believe a traitor is still among them.
Zazie Beats on How ‘Joker 2’ Is a Musical and the Joy of Working With Lady Gaga: She’s ‘Very Grounded’
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Joker” fans who are theorizing about the reported musical aspects of the upcoming Joaquin Phoenix-led sequel film finally have a little bit more clarity, thanks to star Zazie Beetz. “I think people will be surprised. I don’t think it’s going to be what they expect, around it being musical,” Beetz, who is reprising her role as Sophie Dumond for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” told Variety Monday at Chanel’s Tribeca Film Festival Artists Dinner in New York. “We all sort of express musically and dancing in our lives day-to-day. I think it’s going to work really well.” Todd Phillips returns to the director’s chair for the “Joker” sequel, which is rumored to take place prominently in Arkham Asylum.
We found shockingly cheap Seth Meyers tickets. How much are they?
Seth Meyers’ upcoming tour.The “Late Night With Seth Meyers” host and former ‘Saturday Night Live’ Weekend Update anchor is leaving his trademark desk behind and traveling all over North America performing stand-up live at venues from June through August.Of course, there will be a handful of NYC gigs along the way for the NYC-based performer.Over, the course of the summer run, Meyers will stop in at New York City’s City Winery on June 20, July 18 and July 24.He’ll also host the launch of the new book “Boom Chicago Presents the 30 Most Important Years in Dutch History” along with Amber Ruffin, Tarik Davis and more at Le Poisson Rouge on June 21.Finally, he’ll conclude his brief trek with back-to-back co-headlining shows with John Oliver at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 17 and Friday, Aug.
How to watch the ‘Demon Slayer’ season three finale in the UK
Demon Slayer season three finale is fast approaching – check below to see how you can watch it in the UK.Based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotouge, the anime series follows Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a Demon Slayer after his family were slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, was transformed into a demon.After the second season adapted the Entertainment District arc, the third season jumps into the Swordsmith Village, where Tanjiro meets swordsmith Hotaru Haganezuka in order to repair his sword following a battle against Upper Rank Six siblings, Daki and Gyutaro.The season’s eleventh and final episode, titled ‘No Matter How Many Lives’, will be released on June 18, 2023 at 6.45pm GMT/10.45am Pacific/1.45pm Eastern. New episodes of Demon Slayer are available exclusively on the anime streaming services Crunchyroll and Funimation.The platforms have the show’s first two seasons, as well as the franchise’s first film. Season three is being updated weekly, with the finale set to drop on June 18.Previous seasons of the anime are available to watch on Netflix in the UK, but it will be some time before the season three finale is added to the service.A synopsis for the manga reads: “Tanjiro journeys to a village of swordsmiths and has to explain how his sword was so badly damaged to Hotaru Haganezuka, the smith who made it.
Emmys: Creative Arts Predictions Include Technical Standouts From ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘Wednesday’ and ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events.
Dispatches From The Picket Lines Day 38: A Bike Strike & A ‘Daisy Jones’ Listening Party
The day after New York-based pickets were canceled for the week because of smoke, the gathering at Warner Bros. in Los Angeles was a bit smaller on Thursday, with less than 50 people gathering in support of the WGA strike.
Is The Sixth Season REALLY The End For The Crown?
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