'The Queen's Gambit' Broadway Musical Finds Writing Team

RuPaul’s Drag Race is set to premiere on January 5 with a two-part return. This time around, the queens are set to not only showcase what they can do and what sets them apart from the competition in the annual talent show, but they’ll be voting who ends up on top and who will have to lip sync for their lives.

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There’s an independently financed feature take of the 1992 John Kander and Fred Ebb West End and Broadway musical of Kiss of the Spider Woman that’s being ready to shoot in the spring with Jennifer Lopez set to play the role of Aurora, which Chita Rivera originated on the Great White Way.

Leonard Bernstein — the composer of West Side Story and considered one of the world’s greatest conductors — has lived rent-free in Bradley Cooper’s head since 2018, when Steven Spielberg met with him about what was going to be a straightforward biopic of a musical genius. Somehow, Spielberg knew that Cooper had been obsessed with conducting since he was a child. Not because he was some kind of musical prodigy, but because of an episode of The Bugs Bunny Show in which the hero conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, arms flailing wildly.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The documentary concert film written, directed and produced by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, is expected to enjoy as much as a $24-million-dollar opening, according to Deadline.Variety said the movie, which chronicles her 2023 tour, “highlights the pursuit of perfection with dazzling results.”Japanese adventure “Godzilla Minus One,” which also debuted Friday, landed in second, with earnings of $4.72 million. The Hollywood Reporter called the flick, the 37th in the Godzilla franchise “one of the best Godzilla films ever.“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” which was in the No.

Olivia Rodrigo was honored with Variety‘s Storyteller of the Year Award at this year’s Hitmakers brunch by her friend and Grammy winner, St. Vincent, who described Rodrigo as a “precious baby angel muffin, but if a precious baby angel muffin were also tough as nails and cool as hell.” Upon taking the stage, Rodrigo spoke about her approach to songwriting and the challenges she faced making her sophomore album “Guts.” She also brought up her song, “Can’t Catch Me Now,” which she wrote for the box office blockbuster “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” “Telling stories through songwriting has been my favorite thing to do for as long as I can remember.

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Omid Scobie has caused shockwaves after his new controversial Endgame was released this week. The Royal author compared Kate Middleton to a 'Stepford wife' as he discussed the book on ITV's This Morning on Thursday, reports the Mirror.

There have been tons of film adaptations of Stephen King‘s work over the years, but there’s one early novel of the prolific writer that’s never made it to the big screen: 1979’s “The Long Walk.” Several filmmakers have eyed the book for a movie over the years, including George A. Romero and Frank Darabont.

Starfield has already vanished from many people’s collective consciousness, but Bethesda has begun defending the game from criticism in Steam reviews by replying to certain users.As spotted by YouTuber JuiceHead on X (formerly Twitter), Bethesda has started replying to Starfield reviews using the handles Bethesda_FalcoYamaoka and Bethesda_Kraken.In a reply to one review that criticised the number of loading screens in the game, a Bethesda developer wrote that “while there may be loading screens in between fast travelling, just consider the amount of data for the expansive gameplay that is procedurally generated to load flawlessly.”In a reply to another review, which called the game “wide as an ocean- shallow as a puddle”, the same developer wrote that “if you feel that things are getting boring, there is so much more to do than just the main mission! There are many side missions where you can learn more about the people and story of Starfield.”There’s currently no word from Bethesda as to why they’ve suddenly decided to reply to Steam reviews, however.Starfield launched in September of this year, releasing on the same day as the PS5 version of Baldur’s Gate 3, to fairly positive reviews. The game is currently sitting at 83 on Metacritic, with an 85 on Opencritic.NME’s own review of Starfield was positive, writing that “Starfield promises so much, but comes up short of perfection.

Green Day have explained why they briefly took a step back from political songwriting and recalled why they have gone back to their roots with their forthcoming new album.The discussion came in light of the band announcing their upcoming 14th studio album, ‘Saviors’ – an LP which they have described as one that “bridges the gap” between ‘Dookie’ and ‘American Idiot’.In promoting the forthcoming release, the trio – formed of Billie-Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – recalled how the songs see them return to their political roots, which they took a step back from in recent years.Discussing the lead single ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’ as the one that marked their return to politically-motivated songwriting, Armstrong recalled how the track was originally written during the sessions for their last album, ‘Father Of All Motherfuckers’, but put on ice until the members felt ready to take more of a political stance.“For ‘Father Of All…’ we didn’t want to go political because it was so obvious. It was such low-hanging fruit because we had just terrible politics and terrible division in the United States,” he told 102.1 The Edge.

Matthew Perry’s tragic death just weeks after the star drowned in his hot tub.Kim, 33, made the insensitive remarks during a stand-up set he shared on his TikTok last week.“Sad to hear that the great Matthew Perry died alone in a hot tub. You know, for a guy on a show called ‘Friends,’ he could have used a couple,” said the jokester, who has opened for fellow comedians Joe Rogan and Tony Hinchcliffe.The wisecrack earned Kim a hefty round of laughs and claps from the audience.He then leaned into the positive feedback, stating that the iconic TV show’s opening credits of Perry and his costars splashing in a water fountain foreshadowed his early demise.“Who knew the opening credits were his cry for help?” Kim said, with a smirk on his face.Although the crowd at his live show seemed supportive of the tasteless jokes, the comments section of his TikTok was split.The video amassed more than 286,000 views — more than 5 times his follower count on the platform.“RIP Mathew Perry you’ll always be remembered unlike whoever this idiot is,” one person wrote.“Clearly you have no good material left.

EXCLUSIVE: After soaring in reality TV and most recently fashion merchandising with her Skims line, Kim Kardashian is ready to go after a new conquest. She’s at the center of the weekend’s hot film package. Kardashian is attached to star in and produce the The 5th Wheel, a comic pitch that will be scripted by Paula Pell and Janine Brito. Pell will produce with Kardashian, and Deadline hears that multiple bids are already on the table, as five studios battle for the package.

It’s been claimed that the Queen enjoyed one traditional British takeaway when she was spending time at her beloved Balmoral estate.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “When You Wish Upon a Star” is one of those songs, like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” that’s bigger than a song. It was first heard, of course, in the 1940 Walt Disney animated classic “Pinocchio,” where it was sung by Jiminy Cricket.

Mitski has been confirmed to write the music and lyrics for an upcoming stage adaptation of The Queen’s Gambit.The stage adaptation – first announced in 2021 – was announced to be moving forward today by producers Level Forward on social media, in which it confirmed Mitski’s role in the musical.A post shared by Level Forward (@levelforward)Playwright Eboni Booth (Primary Trust) writing the play while Obie Award-winner Whitney White (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding) is set to direct the stage adaptation. The stage musical adaptation has yet to receive a debut date but is currently in production.Mitski said of her involvement in the stage adaptation, per The Hollywood Reporter: “Before Level Forward even brought the idea of making a musical of The Queen’s Gambit, I was a fan of the Netflix show, and an even greater fan of the original novel.

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A stage musical adaptation of The Queen’s Gambit, Walter Tevis’ best-selling novel which became a hit series on Netflix, is in the works, with Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter Mitski attached to write the music & lyrics, playwright Eboni Booth (Primary Trust) writing the book and Obie Award-winner Whitney White (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding) set to direct.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor “La Vie en robots”? More than 60 years after her death, legendary French singer Edith Piaf will come to life in a new biopic that will use AI to recreate her voice and image. Warner Music Group announced that it has partnered with Piaf’s estate for “Edith,” set to be a 90-minute film set in Paris and New York from the 1920s to the ’60s.

Trish Deitch There’s a narrator in “Harmony,” Bruce Sussman and Barry Manilow’s musical now playing at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theater—an elderly rabbi, played ably by Chip Zien, who tells the true story of six young men in Berlin who formed a comedic singing group in 1927 that rose to international fame at the same time that the Nazis came to power. The rabbi was one of three Jewish men in the group, called the Comedian Harmonists, and he implies throughout the play that he was the only survivor.