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Saturday, July 5, 2025

Richard Greenberg, Tony-Winning Playwright of ‘Take Me Out,’ Dies at 67 by McKinley Franklin

“For over 30 years, it’s been one of life’s great pleasures to know Rich and his writing. Dazzling, humane, wildly funny,” Greenberg’s friend and theater director Robert Falls wrot…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:45PM
Friday, February 14, 2025

LeVar Burton Says “Arts Are Above Politics” Amid Trump’s Kennedy Center Overhaul by McKinley Franklin

“I don’t believe that arts should be a part of a political conversation,” the former 'Reading Rainbow' host told The Hollywood Reporter at The Creative Coalition's inaugural National A…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:40PM
Thursday, January 23, 2025

Jeremy Renner to Release Memoir Recounting His Near-Fatal Snowplow Accident  by McKinley Franklin

Publisher Macmillan said the book is "a testament to the human spirit and its capacity to endure, evolve and find purpose in the face of unimaginable adversity."

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:49PM
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

‘Waitress: The Musical’ Film Acquired by Bleecker Street  by McKinley Franklin

Following its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson’s “Waitress: The Musical,” which is set…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:35PM
Friday, April 28, 2023

‘New York, New York’ Cast Celebrates Kander and Ebb’s Legacy as New Musical Opens on Broadway by McKinley Franklin

It’s quiet on the roof of the St. James Theater. Up here, less than 10 stories above 44th Street, the clamor of an opening night on Broadway drifts away. Below, titans of the American thea…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:38PM
Monday, April 3, 2023

William B. Doeren, Former COO of AMC Theatres, Dies at 76 by McKinley Franklin

William B. Doeren, a former entertainment industry executive with AMC Entertainment, General Cinema Theatres, MGM and Kodak, died on March 8 of multiple dementias including FTD, Alzheimer’…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:46PM
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