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Schmigadoon! is heading to Broadway. A musical based on the musical Apple TV+ series will transfer to Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre this spring, with previews starting April 4 and an opening night April 20. The show is currently set to run through Sept. 6. The show follows New York doctors Josh and Melissa, who go backpacking…
Respect for the theatrical window, co-productions and the upcoming rebrand of the Disney+‘s Star tile to Hulu in international markets were in focus during a keynote session featuring Sofía Fábregas, vp of original production at Disney+ Spain, on Tuesday, the opening day of the fifth annual Iberseries & Platino Industria. Fábregas took the stage five…
David Cross has become the latest comedian to criticize his fellow comics for participating in Saudi Arabia‘s Riyadh Comedy Festival. Cross wrote a rather scathing open letter denouncing performers at the event, who are reportedly being paid top dollar while agreeing to a set of censorious guidelines regarding what they can and cannot joke about…
Paramount’s Nickelodeon has acquired the rights to the CGI animated series The Marsupilamis, a fresh take on the beloved kids brand, for markets outside of the U.S. “This fresh take on the iconic character, created over 70 years ago by Belgian author André Franquin, brings the legendaryMarsupilamifrom the wild Palombian jungle into the heart of…
Music streamer Spotify said Tuesday that founder and CEO Daniel Ek will transition to the role of executive chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The company also announced that Gustav Söderström, co-president and chief product and technology officer, and Alex Norström, co-president and chief business officer, as its co-CEOs. They will report to Daniel Ek and…
French film and TV production powerhouse Gaumont (Narcos, Lupin) may be celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, making it the world’s longest-running continuously operating studio, but it is not resting on its laurels. That was one of the messages during a Tuesday keynote appearance by Gaumont U.S. president Nicolas Atlan at the fifth annual Iberseries…
Madonna has admitted she contemplated suicide while navigating a tumultuous custody battle over her son. The Queen of Pop sat down with British podcaster Jay Shetty in an episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, released this week, and across a two-hour conversation discussed her storied life. Among other things, she explains turning to spirituality…
Steve Matthews is attending the fifth edition of Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid this week to bring a taste of superindie Banijay Entertainment, the France-headquartered international content production and distribution giant behind such hits as Survivor, Black Mirror, Peaky Blinders, MasterChef andBig Brother, to the gathering for Spanish- and Portuguese-language content producers and other…
The Directors Guild of America is elevating its in-house public relations staffer ahead of the union’s 2026 negotiations with top studios and streamers. The union announced that it was appointing Mitchell Schwenz its executive in charge of communications on Monday. Schwenz, who joined the guild in 2024, was previously the union’s public relations director. In…
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