Mark Ronson has shared how he persuaded Dua Lipa to join the huge soundtrack for the new Barbie movie.Last week, a star-studded soundtrack was announced for the anticipated Greta Gerwig-directed film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling (who’s also set to appear on the album) featuring tracks from Lizzo, HAIM, Charli XCX, Tame Impala and more.Lipa then released ‘Dance The Night’ – the lead single from the soundtrack written in collaboration with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.“It started with a DM,” Ronson shared in an Instagram post Friday (May 26). “So over the moon excited that our song from this incredible movie is finally out today.”In a screenshot of his message to Lipa, Ronson wrote: “Hey! I’m doing the songs for the Barbie movie with Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken.”“It’s dir.
Tony-Nominated ‘Parade’ Director and Production Designer on How Political Rallies and Jan. 6 Inspired the Show’s Set
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Broadway designer Dane Laffrey and director Michael Arden often dive into conversations about projects long before a show is greenlit. Says Laffrey, who is nominated for best scenic design for “A Christmas Carol,” “We are extensively consistent collaborators.” Having worked on shows including “Once on This Island” and the Broadway revival of “Parade” — about the lynching of Jewish American Leo Frank in 1915 — the two often discuss visual research and organizing space through “snatches of conversations.” For “Parade,” which earned Arden a Tony nod for best direction of a musical, the duo was looking at visual reference points and political rallies from the period. Says Laffrey, “We looked at grandstands or viewing stands, and things that were constructed hastily. There were also contemporary reference points from Jan. 6, touch points that mean something to us because then they will mean something to an audience.”
Here, the two discuss their collaboration and how they pay homage to revivals and put in their creative stamps. Arden: Dan and I will decide to do something together. People are realizing that we are a creative partnership. So, if something comes across my desk, it’s for both of us. I’ll say, “Hey, what do you think of this?” It has to be something we’re interested in doing. Have we done it before? We always like a challenge and we like to push the envelope of what people have seen before on stage. Variety is interesting, so we can keep expanding our artistic horizons. We start with the text available, and you start with the question, “What is this really about? And how does it apply to our lives today?” We’ll look at the visual gesture. So, with “Parade,” it was the idea of
‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong & Director Mark Mylod On How The Series Finale Highlights The Inevitability Of The Roy Family Tragedy
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‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Tony Watch: Star Victoria Clark & Director Jessica Stone On How A Friendship Led To Broadway’s Captivating Musical
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‘The Flash’: Director Andy Muschietti Leaks A Jaw-Dropping Cameo In The Upcoming DCEU Film
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Karen Gillan gives Guardians of the Galaxy fans behind the scenes look on set
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Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Join Producing Team Of Broadway-Bound ‘The Wiz’ Revival
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Mrs. Kasha Davis on Drag Story Hour and Conservative Bans: ‘You Don’t Have to Understand What Isn’t for You’
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Why Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond Love Sharing the Tony Nominations Spotlight
Gordon Cox Theater Editor Thanks to her acclaimed performance in “Parade,” Micaela Diamond has found herself nominated for a Tony Award at just 23 years old. The attention could be overwhelming for any young actor, so it’s a good thing she knows someone who’s been through it before: her co-star and fellow nominee Ben Platt, who was nominated for a Tony (and won) at 23 for “Dear Evan Hansen.” Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:
‘Shucked’ Grows On Broadway: How A Hee Haw Musical Stormed The Tony Nominations, Landed ‘The Voice’ And Became A Citified Hit – Deadline Q&A With Producer Mike Bosner
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Chicken Soup For The Soul To Reward Viewers Of Its AVOD And FAST Outlets With Prizes And Products
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'My crease-proof £15 Marks and Spencer shorts are such good quality, I've bought them in several colours'
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SkyShowtime Sets Slate Of European Originals During Cannes Showcase
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Ariana Madix Reveals Whether She'll Return for 'Vanderpump Rules' Season 11 & Why, Addresses New Romance & Whether the Show Is Staged, Opens Up About Current Living Status With Ex Tom Sandoval
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‘Brokeback Mountain’ Review: Well-Acted and Well-Meaning Play Version Doesn’t Make for Compelling Theater
David Benedict Canny casting of Mike Faist (“West Side Story”) and Lucas Hedges (“Manchester by the Sea”) and abundant efforts to honor Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain,” immortalized in Ang Lee’s screen version, are all in place. Above all, the sincerity underpinning director Jonathan Butterell’s premiere of a stage version is never in doubt. But despite a live soundtrack of bluegrass and country songs, the production only proves you can have too much fidelity. Sticking so doggedly to the original, the production fails to find anything approaching a satisfying theatrical form. Staged in-the-round in London’s 602-seat Soho Place theater, Ashley Robinson’s notably sparse adaptation of Proulx’s story confuses literary with literal. Borrowing the story’s introductory paragraphs, Robinson provides a cliched framing device, showing the older version of Ennis (Paul Hickey) waking up besieged by difficult memories. From his bedside radio, we hear the first of Dan Gillespie Sells’ original country songs welling up. The pedal steel guitar sets the scene, but its title and chorus “Don’t Let the Years Get You Down” is an immediately worrying indication that the production will be telling as well as showing.
Jane Fonda Names the Director Who Tried to Sleep With Her
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Mayor Andy Burnham reveals how the new Manchester Baccalaureate will work
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Claudia Winkleman's The Traitors wins BAFTA as fans brand it 'best show ever'
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