Joey King tied the knot with husband Steven Piet in September 2023 with a gorgeous wedding ceremony in Mallorca, Spain, but she actually secretly tied the knot before then!
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Sufjan Stevens musical Illinoise is set to open on Broadway next month.The 90-minute show, directed, choreographed and co-written by Justin Peck, is based on Stevens’ 2005 concept album ‘Illinois’. Previous runs were staged at Bard College’s Fisher Center in New York and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.Now, it has been confirmed that Illinoise is heading to the St.
James Theatre on Broadway in NYC. It’ll open on April 24 – just one day before the deadline for the 2024 Tony Awards, which celebrate “the pinnacle of theatrical excellence”.The forthcoming Broadway stint is billed as a “limited engagement” of “16 weeks only”, and will conclude on August 10.
You can buy tickets here.In a statement, Peck explained: “This project has been ruminating in my mind for nearly 20 years, which makes this moment even more sublime.“Illinoise is a coming-of-age story that takes the audience on a journey through the American heartland – from campfire storytelling to the edges of the cosmos – all told through a unique blend of music, dance and theatre.”He added: “On behalf of my team, we welcome this rare opportunity with full hearts.”Peck co-wrote the musical alongside Jackie Sibblies Drury. Stevens, meanwhile, is credited for the music and lyrics, with the arrangements coming courtesy of composer and pianist Timo Andres.The cast includes Yesenia Ayala, Kara Chan, Ben Cook, Gaby Diaz and Jeanette Delgado.
Joey King tied the knot with husband Steven Piet in September 2023 with a gorgeous wedding ceremony in Mallorca, Spain, but she actually secretly tied the knot before then!
Halle Bailey is joining Universal Pictures’ untitled Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry movie!
Halle Bailey (The Color Purple) has been tapped to star alongside Kelvin Harrison Jr. and The Holdovers Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph in Universal Pictures‘ untitled coming-of-age pic from director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and producer Pharrell Williams (Hidden Figures), Deadline has learned.
Katcy Stephan Halle Bailey is set to join Universal Pictures’ untitled Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry project. Bailey will co-star opposite Kelvin Harrison Jr. and joins newly-minted Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph in this coming-of-age musical set in the summer of 1977 Virginia Beach inspired by Atlantis Apartments, Williams’ childhood neighborhood.
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Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “Among Us” animated series in the works at CBS Studios is continuing to build out its voice cast. Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson, and Kimiko Glenn have all joined the series adaptation of the popular mobile game.
Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey), Liv Hewson (Yellowjackets) and Kimiko Glenn(Orange Is The New Black) have joined the cast of Among Us, an animated series based on the highly popular game, from CBS Studios, Innersloth, and creator Owen Dennis (Infinity Game). They join previously announced Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, Yvette Nicole Brown and Elijah Wood. CBS Studios‘ animation arm Eye Animation Productions is currently developing the project in partnership with Innersloth, the independent studio behind the game.
Steven Spielberg has shared his thoughts on the treatment of the Jewish community amid the current conflict in Gaza.In a speech marking the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the USC Shoah Foundation, a nonprofit organisation providing information and support surrounding Holocaust survivors and witnesses, Spielberg shared his concern at the ongoing global anti-Semitism (via The Guardian).The Schindler’s List director said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. I am increasingly alarmed that we may be condemned to repeat history – to once again have to fight for the very right to be Jewish.”He continued: “The echoes of history are unmistakable in our current climate.
The world premiere of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is here!
Jack Dunn Celina Biniaz, who at 93 is the youngest of the 1,200 people saved by Oskar Schindler in 1944, slowly walked her way to the podium as the ballroom fell still. In her presence, the audience of about 265 people who gathered Monday on the USC campus were eager to watch living history unfold on stage, no doubt with memories of friends and family lost during World War II on their minds. The audience at included 30 Holocaust survivors.
Emotional Steven Gerrard has issued a personal pledge in a bid to continue starring for Liverpool in the coming years.
Joey King and Logan Lerman are feeling the love at the Los Angeles premiere of their new Hulu series We Were the Lucky Ones on Thursday night (March 21).
EXCLUSIVE: Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves) has been set to lead a new, untitled Universal feature project from director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and producer Pharrell Williams (Hidden Figures), according to multiple sources, who also tell us that 2024 Academy Award winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) is in talks.
Jennifer Hudson, who guest starred on NBC’s Smash, is now joining the producing team of its upcoming stage musical adaptation.
The eagerly anticipated musical Come From Away is coming to The Lowry Theatre.
Naomie Harris is the latest to join the Steven Soderbergh thriller Black Bag at Focus Features. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Rege-Jean Page and Marisa Abela. Soderbergh will direct from a script by David Koepp. Casey Silver and Greg Jacobs producing are producing.
Illinoise, the acclaimed dance-musical stage adaptation of Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 concept album Illinois, will transfer from Off Broadway‘s Park Avenue Armory to Broadway’s St. James Theatre next month, arriving just a day before this season’s Tony Award eligibility cut-off date.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Sufjan Stevens is bringing his musical talents to Broadway. The singer-songwriter’s show “Illinoise,” based on his album of the same name, will open at the St. James Theatre in the spring.
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