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Gordon Cox Theater EditorThe Tony Awards Landmarks on This Year’s Nominations ListIn a Broadway season that was the first after the devastating 15-month shutdown caused by the pandemic, the Tony nominations list encompassed some notable landmarks of its own.L Morgan Lee, up for featured actress in “A Strange Loop,” became the first openly transgender artist ever to be nominated for a Tony Award. “Six” composer Toby Marlow is the first non-binary person to get a nom. Lynn Nottage became the first writer to be nominated for play (“Clyde’s”) and musical (“MJ”) in the same year.

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John Legend & Lynn Nottage ‘Imitation Of Life’ Broadway Musical In Development With Liesl Tommy Directing

A stage musical adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel Imitation of Life and its film versions is under development at Universal Theatrical Group, with Lynn Nottage writing the book and John Legend handling the music and lyrics. Liesl Tommy is attached to direct.

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Hailey Kilgore, David Iacono & Jeremie Harris To Star In Tubi Noir ‘Cinnamon’ From Producer Kevin Garnett

EXCLUSIVE: Hailey Kilgore (Power Book III: Raising Kanan), David Iacono (The Flight Attendant) and Jeremie Harris (Legion) have signed on to star in the noir film Cinnamon, which will stream exclusively on Fox’s free service, Tubi.

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Oscar Hopefuls Included New Filmmakers, Industry Vets and Distinct Styles

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentAfter Oscar nominations were announced Feb. 8, the buzz seems equally centered on who was nominated and who wasn’t.There’s an impressive roster of work in both categories.

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‘Beauty And the Beast’ Prequel Series Not Going Forward At Disney+

Disney+’s Beauty and the Beast prequel series will not be moving forward at this time. The decision comes as the lead cast of the eight-episode series had been assembled ahead of the planned summer 2022 shoot in the U.K.

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‘Beauty And The Beast’: Rita Ora Joins Disney+ Prequel Series

British pop star Rita Ora is joining Disney+’s Beauty and the Beast prequel series.

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Rita Ora Joins Cast of Disney Plus’ ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Series

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSinger/songwriter Rita Ora has joined the cast of Disney Plus’ upcoming ‘Beauty and The Beast’ prequel. The news was announced Monday during Disney Branded Television’s session at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour. On the “Beauty and the Beast” (working title) prequel, Ora will star as “a fugitive with surprising abilities who carries with her a secret that could potentially affect an entire kingdom.” She joins a cast that includes Josh Gad, Luke Evans, Briana Middleton, Fra Fee and Jelani Alladin.Gad also serves as an executive producer and co-showrunner, along with Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.

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How Jennifer Hudson and ‘Respect’ Could Set a Record for Black Women at the Oscars

Clayton Davis Jennifer Hudson’s name is already written in the Academy Awards history books. At 25, she became the youngest Black woman to ever win an acting Oscar for her turn as Effie White in “Dreamgirls” (2006). She’s also the first to do it for a debut role.

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Jelani Alladin Joins Luke Evans & Josh Gad In ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Series At Disney+

EXCLUSIVE: Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead: World Beyond) is set as a series regular in Disney+’s upcoming Beauty and the Beast (working title) prequel series, joining previously announced Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Briana Middleton and Fra Fee.

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‘Hawkeye’ Alum Fra Fee Joins ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Series at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE)

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFra Fee is staying in business with Disney Plus with a role in the upcoming “Beauty and the Beast” prequel series, Variety has learned exclusively.The live-action musical series was ordered at the streamer in June 2021. It stars Luke Evans and Josh Gad, who will reprise the roles of Gaston and LeFou (Louie) respectively from the 2017 live-action “Beauty and the Beast” film.

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‘Respect’: Read The Screenplay For Aretha Franklin Biopic That Explores How She Became The Queen Of Soul

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.

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Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo both score SAG Awards nods for portraying Aretha Franklin

The Color Purple co-stars Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo both scored SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday for their respective portrayals of the late, great Aretha Franklin.Cynthia is up for female actor in a TV movie/limited series for the fully-authorized eight-episode series Genius: Aretha, which premiered March 21 on National Geographic.'It is and will always be an honor to be recognized by my peers,' the British-Nigerian 35-year-old wrote of the honor on Instagram. R-e-s-p-e-c-t! The Color Purple co-stars Jennifer Hudson (L) and Cynthia Erivo (R) both scored SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday for their respective portrayals of the late, great Aretha Franklin (pictured in 2015)'Thank you @sagawards for this on behalf of Ms Aretha Louise Franklin.'Erivo faces heavy competition against The White Lotus scene stealer Jennifer Coolidge, Maid's Margaret Qualley, Mare of Easttown's Jean Smart, and Mare of Easttown's Kate Winslet.

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Jennifer Hudson Says Commitment To Honor Aretha Franklin’s Authenticity Made ‘Respect’ Her “Most Personal Project” – Contenders L.A.

Jennifer Hudson felt that the best way to honor the late soul singing legend Aretha Franklin in the biopic Respect was to deliver as much authenticity in her performance as the Queen of Soul invested in her music.

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Jennifer Hudson and Respect’s Liesl Tommy on ‘unlearning’ Aretha Franklin’s hits and honouring her activism

Jennifer Hudson reckons the tale of how she went full circle from singing Aretha Franklin’s Share Your Love With Me in her first American Idol audition to being handpicked by the Queen of Soul herself to star in a Franklin biopic is “a story only God could write. ”The singer and actress, 39, first met with the legendary musician shortly after she’d won her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her explosive performance in the screen adaptation of Dreamgirls, but it wasn’t until “eight years after our initial meeting,” that she received the all-important phone call.

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‘Respect’ Shows Aretha Franklin’s Trials & Successes

Good in the ‘Wood? I went to a movie theater near me to see Respect on opening night (Friday, August 13).I took a look at theaters near me to compare movie showtimes and settled on going to the 2:55 p.m. movie showtime at the Showcase Cinemas near me.The theater was slightly busier than I would have expected it to be for a Friday afternoon, but everyone was still spread out enough that I felt safe and comfortable.

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Jennifer Hudson remembers her final conversation with Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin.Hudson stars as Franklin in upcoming biopic, Respect, directed by Liesl Tommy, written by Tracey Scott Wilson and set for release next month.At Sunday’s (August 8) world premiere of the film at the Regency Village Theatre in the Los Angeles district of Westwood, Hudson recalled her last conversation with Franklin, who she became friends with in the late 2000s and spoke to on a weekly basis up until Franklin’s death in 2018.She told The Hollywood Reporter: “The last time I heard her voice was August 8.

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