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Preview in new tab“CODA,” the Oscar-nominated film about a singing teenage daughter in a deaf family, is being developed as a stage musical by the Los Angeles-based Deaf West Theatre.The project was announced Wednesday by the film’s producers, Vendôme Pictures and Pathé Films, ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards where “CODA” is in contention for best picture. Sian Heder’s “CODA,” which was acquired for $25 million by Apple TV+ after its Sundance Film Festival debut, was adapted from a 2014 French film.That 2014 film, “La Famille Bélier,” didn’t star deaf actors as the parents, but “CODA” has drawn widespread praise for its authenticity.

Academy Awards where “CODA” is in contention for best picture. Sian Heder's “CODA,” which was acquired for $25 million by Apple TV+ after its Sundance Film Festival debut, was adapted from a 2014 French film.That 2014 film, "La Famille Bélier," didn't star deaf actors as the parents, but “CODA” has drawn widespread praise for its authenticity.

Kate Aurthur editorSkylar Astin — late of “Pitch Perfect,” and recently a star of “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” — has joined the cast of “Grey’s Anatomy” in a recurring role. His arc will begin later this month, in the March 24 episode titled “Put the Squeeze on Me.”According to representatives from ABC, Astin will play Todd Eames, and they provided a logline for the character: “Charming and handsome with a gentle soul, Eames holds a PhD in environmental sciences and loves a good spreadsheet.

NBC’s “New Amsterdam” returns from its Winter Olympics hiatus Tuesday (Feb. 22) at 10 p.m. — as fiery surgeon Dr.

NEW YORK -- One of musical theater's most exciting new writing partnerships started with a breakup song.Composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Steven Sater bonded while creating “Ready to Be Done With You,” cementing a collaboration that has now produced a 13-track concept album sung by some of Broadway's best.“It's just been a thrill ride for me and the thrill of a lifetime to work with Burt,” says Sater, the Tony-, Olivier- and Grammy-winner behind “Spring Awakening,” which paired his story and

Lea Michele is currently a trending topic on Twitter and it all has to do with Broadway’s big news.

Krysta Rodriguez is best known for her many roles on the Broadway stage including originating the role of Wednesday Addams in the Tony Award-nominated musical The Addams Family as well as First Date the Musical opposite Zachary Levi. She also starred in the groundbreaking 2015 Tony-nominated Deaf West Theatre production of Spring Awakening. On top of all that, she starred in NBC’s Broadway series Smash and led the Netflix zombie dark comedy Daybreak.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterA holiday-themed romantic comedy centered on gay men is coming to Netflix from Michael Mayer, the Tony Award-winning director of the Broadway sensation “Spring Awakening.”In a genre that has seen increased calls for inclusion, the ensemble project “Single All the Way” boasts beloved actors of pop culture sensations past and a pedigreed filmmaking team.Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers and Luke MacFarlane will serve as leads, with supporting turns from Barry

The Grey’s Anatomy cast members are the latest to appear on the YouTube series that raises money for coronavirus relief efforts and the Actors Fund. The Waltons actors Richard Thomas, Michael Learned and more were the latest television starts to stop by Stars In The House. 

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: Broadway and TV writers, actors and directors Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse have signed with ICM for literary representation across all media.Taylor is best known for performances in Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants musical and Rock of Ages and, on TV, Smash and The Good Wife.

Former American Idol contestant and Rock of Ages star Constantine Maroulis is weighing in on the rumors about Lea Michele after having encountered her early on in her career while she was off-Broadway with Spring Awakening.

Lea Michele is facing backlash for her alleged rude treatment of her co-stars on "Glee," "Scream Queens," and the Broadway show "Spring Awakening."

Broadway actor Gerard Canonico is the latest actor to speak out about his experience with Lea Michele.

An off-Broadway musical based on an iconic late '60s film may seem unusual creative fodder for two beloved '90s singer-songwriters. Nonetheless, it's what recently brought one-time tour-mates Duncan Sheik and Suzanne Vega together again. Sheik -- now a prolific musical theater composer best known for his Tony-winning Spring Awakening, an

The cast of Spring Awakening, photographed on the set by Todd Franson for Metro Weekly. .