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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Billy Eichner didn’t just write, produce and star in “Bros” — he also sings in it. The rom-com, in theaters now, follows the courtship between Bobby (Eichner) and the hunky lawyer Aaron (Luke Macfarlane), who meet at a launch party for a new dating app called Zellweger. Yes, named after the actress. Award-winning composer Marc Shaiman was brought on board to thread together the film’s score as the two characters stumble towards love, and out of love, and into love again. Shaiman credits Eichner with the song idea for the big ballad of “Love Is Not Love.”

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Jennifer Hudson Joins ‘Smash’ Broadway Producing Team

Jennifer Hudson, who guest starred on NBC’s Smash, is now joining the producing team of its upcoming stage musical adaptation.

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Kennedy Center Honors 2023 - Performers, Songs & Presenters Revealed!

The 2023 Kennedy Center Honors special is airing this week and it marks the 46th celebration of the arts from the nation’s capital!

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Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo Nominated for 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards

Caroline Brew editor Billie Eilish and Finneas along with Lenny Kravitz and Diane Warren are among the nominees at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Eilish and Finneas landed a nomination for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.

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2023 Tony Awards Winners List: Best Musical, Best Actor and More Revealed

Broadway’s biggest night is back! The 2023 Tony Awards were held on Sunday, June 11, at the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights.

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‘Some Like It Hot’ Tony Nominees Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Tease Possible ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Musical Episode in Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE)

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Is there going be a musical episode of “Only Murders in the Building” in Season 3?! While it hasn’t been officially confirmed that Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez will be singing and dancing at some point, I recently got a tease from musical impresarios Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. “We’ve worked on the next season of ‘Only Murders in the Building,’” Shaiman said. “We’re not allowed to say anything more than that, but you could probably do that math.” The third season also includes appearances by Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd and Jesse Williams.

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‘The Little Mermaid’: Inside Rob Marshall’s Private Screening With Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (EXCLUSIVE)

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor The excitement and buzz continues to build for “The Little Mermaid.” A source tells me that director Rob Marshall and husband, producer John DeLuca, hosted a private screening of Disney’s live adaptation of the 1989 animated classic on Sunday night at New York’s Whitby Hotel. The guest list of about 80 people included Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, Matt Damon and his family, Emily Mortimer, Ben Platt and his “Parade” co-star Micaela Diamond, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Bob Balaban and Lynn Grossman, Diane and Brian Sutherland, and Scott Ellis. The film’s composer Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda, who co-wrote three new songs for the movie, were also there.

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Mariah Carey Earns First Tony Award Nomination for 'Some Like It Hot'

one of the producers of the musical adaptation of, Mariah Carey is a first-time Tony Award nominee now that the production is up for Best Musical. Like Jennifer Hudson did last year when won Best Play, Carey could earn her first Tony ever if the show wins the top prize during the 76th annual Tony Awards. Citing her love for Marilyn Monroe, who was one of the stars of the original 1959 film, Carey signed on to 's production team ahead of its official opening last fall. «I first became familiar with this story through the timeless film starring Marilyn Monroe.

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‘Smash’ Musical Heading To Broadway With Steven Spielberg, Neil Meron & Robert Greenblatt Producing

Smash is finally heading to Broadway.

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Guild of Music Supervisors Awards to Honor Paul Williams (EXCLUSIVE)

Thania Garcia Lyricist and composer Paul Williams will be honored by the 13th annual Guild of Music Supervisors awards with the 2023 Icon award at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on March 5. The awards show will also be posthumously honoring former Sony Pictures Entertainment senior VP and music supervisor, Pilar McCurry. Williams’ standards have been recorded by such decorated artists as Ray Charles, David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Diana Ross, the Carpenters, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Luther Vandross and Willie Nelson, among others. He’s previously been recognized with six Oscars, nine Grammys, six Golden Globes, and two Emmy nominations.

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Sarah Jessica Parker wishes her son James Wilkie Broderick a happy 20th birthday in sweet flashback

Sarah Jessica Parker wished her first born a happy birthday on Friday.The actress, 57, celebrated her son James Wilkie Broderick in a sweet social media post marking his 20th birthday by sharing a set of throwback photos from his early childhood.Writing about the day she and her husband, Matthew Broderick, 60 welcomed the boy into their family, the And Just Like That star posted, 'October 28, 2022, “It was 20 years ago today…” The plates shifted. All the feelings I had ever known, deeper, magnified and in brilliant new colors.' Sweet flashback: Sarah Jessica Parker, 57, shared some sweet flashback photos of her son James Wilkie Broderick on social media to mark his 20th birthday FridayShe continued, 'Today the kaleidoscope spins with all the memories. In all the glorious shapes, changes and perspectives you have brought to our lives. Happy birthday my son.

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‘Smash’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and More

Let them be your stars! Smash only lasted for two seasons, but that was enough time for it to develop a cult following — and a real-life Broadway musical.

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Jenifer Lewis is honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with friend Debbie Allen and others

Legendary actress Jenifer Lewis looked dazzling as she accepted her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday.The 65-year-old icon kept cool in a yellow chiffon flowing pant suit with butterfly sleeves and wide legs, which she accessorized with a chunky gold necklace, hoop earrings and various bangles on her arms.The I Love That for You star styled her hair in natural curls and completed the look with a bright red lip. Star: Jenifer Lewis, 65, received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in an emotional ceremony Friday Her longtime pal Debbie Allen, 72, saluted the Black-ish star in a moving speech, in which she described her friend as 'dynamic and so amazing.' 'This moment right now is a great moment for all of us to share with Jenifer.

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Kanye West, 50 Cent, Mick Jagger and Imagine Dragons Are Among Musicians Vying for Emmy

Jon Burlingame editorThe number and range of superstars vying for Emmys this year – everyone from Kanye West and 50 Cent to Mick Jagger and Imagine Dragons – is staggering.More than 600 entries in the seven Emmy music categories were unveiled today as voting began for the nominations round. Nominations will be announced by the Television Academy on July 12.The most star-studded category is that of best song (technically, “original music and lyrics”).

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‘Smash’ Musical Could Hit Broadway “Sooner Than Later”, Says Composer Marc Shaiman; First-Look Photos Of All-Star Reading Unveiled

The stage musical adaptation of NBC’s Smash is “alive and kicking,” says producer Neil Meron, and he and composer Marc Shaiman have the photos to prove it.

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Editor’s Pick: Hairspray at The National Theatre

John Waters‘s lovable 1988 indie film about a big girl with big dreams in ’60s-era Baltimore danced its way to wild success on Broadway, courtesy of the savvy, perfectly realized musical adaptation by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.The life and creative partners won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Original Score, just one of eight total trophies racked up by the heart-warming Hairspray, including the top trophy as Best Musical and wins for the show’s director Jack O’Brien, book writers Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, and three members of the original cast, led by Harvey Fierstein, who donned drag to play the show’s leading matriarch Edna Turnblad.“There was no gay agenda behind Edna being played by a man,” Shaiman told Metro Weekly in 2005. “First of all, it’s just there because that’s the way it was in the movie.

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‘Some Like It Hot’ Musical Sets Broadway Cast, Opening Night Date

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterA musical comedy based on the classic film “Some Like It Hot” will premiere on Broadway in the fall of 2022.The show, which was originally scheduled to open in Chicago last year before transferring to the Great White Way, will begin performances on Nov. 1.

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‘Some Like It Hot’ Stage Musical Sets Fall Broadway Opening; Cast Announced

Some Like It Hot, the stage musical adaptation of the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film comedy, will make it to Broadway next fall, following a couple pandemic-bedeviled years that saw the cancelation of a once-planned 2021 pre-New York engagement in Chicago.

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Diane Warren, Disney Soundtracks Veteran Mitchell Leib to Be Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDiane Diane Warren will be honored with the Icon Award from the Guild of Music Supervisors. The award was created to celebrate those who have made significant contributions to the music and film industry. Previous recipients include Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach, Kenny Loggins and Marc Shaiman.Mitchell Leib is the recipient of the annual Legacy Award, bestowed to music supervisors who have made a major impact. Leib is a former longtime president of music and soundtracks for Disney’s live action motion picture division.