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Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Joins Times Square Casino Bid Opposed By Broadway Producers
08.12.2022 - 02:41 / deadline.com
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment agency is betting that Times Square needs a Caesars Palace casino, and has joined Caesars Entertainment and Manhattan realty company SL Green in their bid to make it happen.
“New York is a beacon, the epicenter of culture,” says Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter in a statement posted on Roc Nation’s website. “We have the opportunity to create a destination at the heart of Times Square, the true crossroads of the world. My partnership with SL Green and Caesars, this coalition, has all the promise and commitment to economic opportunity, growth and enrichment for the community, and everyone who visits the Empire State.”
The partnership is hoping to build a “state-of-the-art gaming facility” at 1515 Broadway – the same building that houses Disney’s long-running musical The Lion King – after the state’s gaming authorities determine possible gaming licenses and locations sometime next year, at the earliest.
The coalition, the statement says, “brings together three best-in-class organizations – New York’s largest owner of office properties, the nation’s leading gaming company and the world’s preeminent entertainment company – to deliver a crucial plan for the world’s top tourist destination.”
The casino proposal was detailed in October, and was quickly and vehemently opposed by The Broadway League, the trade organization representing theater owners and producers, an opposition at odds with the pro-casino stance taken by the Actors’ Equity Association and other labor unions.
The League reiterated its casino opposition in a letter to its members last month, arguing that a casino would not bring in out-of-towners (“With the exception of Las Vegas, casinos don’t draw tourists and rely heavily on local
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‘The Border’: Josué Guerra Joins FX Pilot As Series Regular
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‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Sondheim Revival With Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez Plans Fall Broadway Move
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16.12.2022 / 00:13
Jack Huston To Make Feature Directorial Debut With ‘Day Of The Fight’: Sets Michael Pitt, Nicolette Robinson, Joe Pesci & More
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‘The Other Black Girl’: Garcelle Beauvais Joins Hulu Original Series
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Pete Davidson Has Re-Re-Joined Instagram -- This Time Alongside Eli Manning?!
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08.12.2022 / 20:23
Marriage Equality Bill Clears Congress In House Vote; Joe Biden Next Will Sign Protections For Same-Sex And Interracial Unions
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07.12.2022 / 04:01
Famed Carolines Comedy Club To Close Times Square Location After 30 Years
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03.12.2022 / 21:13
‘Moonage Daydream’ Set For Imax Return; Director Brett Morgen’s David Bowie Doc Hailed As “Greatest Rock Movie Of The Decade”
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US royal war as nation torn between 'Team Cambridge and Team Sussex'
Americans are dividing into Team Cambridge and Team Sussex amid tensions between royal brothers Prince William and Prince Harry.
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02.12.2022 / 23:45
‘Wednesday’: Joy Sunday On Heeding The Siren’s Call To Play Bianca, Working With Tim Burton & Possible Season 2
Taking on the role of siren Bianca Barclay in Netflix’s Wednesday was a “no-brainer” for Joy Sunday, a rising star who previously appeared in Netflix’s Dear White People, Freeform’s Good Trouble, and most recently, the MGM film Dog.
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02.12.2022 / 23:27
Amazon Studios Lands Another Big Package With Action Comedy ‘Moxie’ Starring Keke Palmer With ‘Hawkeye’s Bert Directing
EXCLUSIVE: After landing the hot package Red Shirt earlier in the week, Amazon Studios has added another high-profile property to their slate as Sources tell Deadline the studio has landed the action comedy Moxie starring Keke Palmer. Deadline broke the news that the package was out to buyers before the Thanksgiving Holiday and Amazon moved fast to land the rights tot pic featuring one of the bigger stars of 2022. Hawkeye director Bert is on board to direct with Heather Quinn penning the script. Palmer, Peter Lawson and Kate Churchill are producing. Sharon Palmer is exec producing.
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Orange Is The New Black Actor Brad William Henke Dead At 56
It’s a sad day for the Orange Is the New Black family…
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Andrea Riseborough Joins Kate Winslet & Matthias Schoenaerts In HBO’s ‘The Palace’ Limited Series
EXCLUSIVE: Andrea Riseborough, who is coming off an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her lead role in To Leslie, has been cast opposite Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts in HBO’s limited series The Palace, from Succession duo Will Tracy and Frank Rich and The Queen director Stephen Frears.