Monday, May 25, 2015

Lloyd Webber, Universal Music tune up digital rights By Stuart Kemp (Hollywood Reporter)

The hit show tunes of musical impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber tapped a major new revenue stream Monday with a groundbreaking deal between Universal Music and Webber's London-based company.

SOURCE: today.reuters.com at 05:58PM

Tony Awards mark 60th birthday with 60 stars By Barry Garron (Hollywood Reporter)

Producers used the occasion to punctuate the telecast with clips from previous Tony ceremonies, but they didn't turn it into a nostalgia fest.

SOURCE: today.reuters.com at 05:58PM

Brooks dusts off "Spaceballs" for TV cartoon

Brooks, who will voice two characters in the show, co-wrote the pilot with longtime collaborator Thomas Meehan, who will oversee all writing for the series.

SOURCE: today.reuters.com at 05:58PM

Lloyd Webber dreams of finding new "Joseph" star

After solving a problem like Maria, Andrew Lloyd Webber hopes to find the stars for a London revival of his hit musical "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat" on a television talent show.

SOURCE: today.reuters.com at 05:58PM

Showbiz people briefs

Laura Benanti has joined the cast of ABC's drama pilot "Eli Stone," starring Jonny Lee Miller in the title role as a lawyer who might be a prophet.

SOURCE: today.reuters.com at 05:58PM

Christians Accuse BBC Over Jerry Springer Musical By Andrew Cawthorne

In the latest protest against the publicly funded broadcaster over its January broadcast, the Christian Institute filed a complaint at Britain's High Court accusing it of discriminating agai…

SOURCE: today.reuters.com at 05:58PM

Rooney, Van Dyke in 'Museum' By Borys Kit and Tatiana Siegel (Hollywood Reporter)

Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke are plotting their return to studio films, playing villains in the Ben Stiller family movie "Night at the Museum."

SOURCE: today.reuters.com at 05:58PM

Industrial Musicals Offer Odes to Tractors, Toilets By Jon Kalish

By day, Steve Young toils as a comedy writer for David Letterman. By night, he's an archeologist, historian and sociologist of sorts. Or maybe he's just a demented, obsessed collector.
Young has the definitive collection of industrial musical recordings.

SOURCE: today.reuters.com at 05:58PM

Review: Good Vibrations By Frank Scheck (Hollywood Reporter)

Normally, more plot information would be provided here, but the coma that set in almost immediately after the opening number prevents memory of further details.

SOURCE: today.reuters.com at 05:58PM

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