EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich in new action film Breathe from John Wick producers Thunder Road.
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Brent Lang Executive Editor Producers Ken Davenport and Primary Wave Music are developing “The Ten,” a new musical project that will feature music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-nominated team Future Cut (Tunde Babalola and Darren Lewis), and Emily Phillips. The show will draw on a wide range of musical influences including hip-hop, bluegrass, R&B, soul, and the blues. It will feature a book by Nambi E. Kelley and will be directed by Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Sandi Moranwill also serve as producer on “The Ten.” A reading is planned for early 2023. In a statement, Santiago-Hudson said the show is “…loosely based on the story of Moses and The Ten Commandments [and] set in our current times.” He went on to predict that the finished product “…will wonderfully alter what our ideas of what a modern musical can be. So be prepared for a thrilling ride.”
“I’m incredibly excited to be diving into the development of this fascinating new musical, ‘The Ten,’with an amazingly talented group of artists,” Santiago-Hudson added. “Writers Nambi E. Kelly and Emily Phillips with composers Darren Lewis and Tunde Babalola of Future Cut bring a wonderful marriage of power and poetry through story and songs that will literally lift you out of your seats. “I am thrilled to be working with Ken Davenport, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Future Cut, and Emily Phillips on our reimagination of the Moses story through the lens of a Black woman,” said Kelley. “As a Black woman, I’m excited to put our perspective at the center of this epic narrative to theatricalize how Black women are truly the catalyst for change across the world and through time.” A first listen of the demo track “Ten (Prologue)” from the new musical project can be
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich in new action film Breathe from John Wick producers Thunder Road.
EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming Apple TV+ series Land of Women is adding four cast members to its roster: Amaury Nolasco (Hightown), Santiago Cabrera (Star Trek: Picard), Gloria Muñoz (Dangerous Moms), and newcomer Victoria Bazua. Production is currently underway in Spain.
EXCLUSIVE: Christine Holder and Mark Holder are no longer executive producers of the new CBS drama series East New York, from Warner Bros Television.
By Solea Pfeiffer says she's used to the question: “What are you?” As a mixed woman who describes herself as racially ambiguous, she knows all too well how it feels to have her identity questioned. It's why she related so much to her character in Tyler Perry's new , A Jazzman's Blues. Pfeiffer stars as Leanne, a Black woman passing as white in the South during the 1940s.
EJ Panaligan editor Allen Media Group’s African American-focused news, lifestyle, sports and entertainment platform theGrio has announced the inaugural The Grio Awards. The black-tie event will take place at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, October 22th with co-hosts comedian Sheryl Underwood and Taye Diggs. The award show’s inaugural honorees are slated to attend in-person, including: The event will also feature special musical performances by Yolanda Adams, Tyrese, Fantasia and LaBelle. Greg Phillinganes will serve as musical director, and DJ Kiss will serve as both DJ and announcer. Additional guests slated to attend include Sheryl Lee Ralph, Judge Christine Perez, Dave Winfield, Judge Lauren Lake, Judge Mabelean Efphram, April Ryan, Natasha Alford, Michael Harriot, Panama Jackson, Nikole Hannah Jones, Ben Chavis and Marla Gibbs.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks Int’l has snapped up worldwide rights to Portugal’s first stop motion animated feature “My Grandfather’s Demons,” the debut animated pic by Nuno Beato. According to FilmSharks CEO Guido Rud, it was able to outbid other contenders for the toon, which had its world premiere at Annecy. “One of the hardest tasks for my acquisition team, run by Santiago Migdal, is to find a true animation gem, not only aesthetically but narratively where the use of different animation techniques makes the story fly even higher,” said Rud.
Ant Anstead defended himself after being criticized for posting photos of his three-year-old son Hudson amid his bitter custody battle with ex-wife Christina Hall. The 43-year-old "Wheelers Dealers" host faced online backlash after he posted Instagram photos of Hudson on Thursday, despite having criticized Hall, 39, in court for sharing images of their toddler on social media. Instagram users quickly flocked to the comments to accuse Anstead of hypocrisy and the U.K.
GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz said President Biden's decision to pardon people convicted federally for simple marijuana possession was a "rational move," just weeks ahead of the election. Oz's comments mirror the stance held by his Democratic opponent, Lt.
Ant Anstead shared new details about his interactions with ex-wife Christina Hall amid their ongoing custody battle over three-year-old son Hudson London.
One of New York’s most popular attractions has reopened to the public. The National Park Service began allowing visitors to go up into the Statue of Liberty’s crown on Tuesday, more than two and a half years since it closed during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Other parts of the statue including the observation deck had reopened previously.
Emmerdale fans think they have figured out a new twist on the ITV soap as Tracy Metcalfe and Nate Robinson gave into temptation on Monday's episode. During the latest instalment, Tracy vowed to tell Nate about her engagement but struggled to find the right moment, especially after spotting her ex with new love interest Naomi Walters.
the American artist Alice Neel – suggests the headgear became his signature long ago. It’s the same beret, he tells me. Neel, who described herself as “a collector of souls”, painted her son “many hundreds” of times before her death in 1984.
The full and official trailer for Wednesday has dropped and it reveals what character Christina Ricci plays and features Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester. Netflix released the preview of the Tim Burton series during the show’s New York Comic Con panel, which you can see in the video above.
Unaccompanied migrant children arrived on flights to a rural New York community and local officials said Friday they were given no advance notice by the Biden administration. Montgomery police chief Paul Arteta and Mayor Steve Brescia joined "Fox & Friends First" to explain what happened when the flights arrived at Orange County Airport from Texas, carrying minors between 13-18 years old. "I've never seen anything like this before," said Brescia, whose town is located in the Hudson Valley, about 75 miles north of New York City. Arteta said officials don't know where the parents are, but the children continued on to other areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. FILE: Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Carrie Bradshaw is back in her Dior heels. Molly Rogers and Danny Santiago, the costume designers behind HBO Max’s “And Just Like That,” have been sharing behind-the-scenes images of the shoes and outfits as they prepare for Season 2. The show follows “Sex and the City’s” unforgettable group of New Yorkers — Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristen Davis). When crafting the show’s style, the costume department uses “Sex and the City” high-end classics like Dior and Chanel — while also collaborating with new designers from social media and around the globe.