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Archive for November, 2011
How to Succeed is Grammy-Nominated
Nov 30th
Anything Goes, Book of Mormon and How to Succeed Are Grammy-Nominated
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By Andrew Gans — 30 Nov 2011
Nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Nov. 30. Nominees in the Best Musical Show Album category include Anything Goes, The Book of Mormon and How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying.
The complete list of nominees in the Best Musical Show Album category follow:
Anything Goes
Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records]
The Book Of Mormon
Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, principal soloists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez, Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast) [Ghostlight Records]
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist) (The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording) [Decca].
CW Buys Treasure Hunter Drama, Couples Comedy
Nov 22nd
CW Buys Treasure Hunter Drama, Couples Comedy
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By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday November 22, 2011
The CW is joining the treasure hunt trend this development season with Golddigger. The project, from Bill Haber’s Ostar Prods., centers on a young female treasure hunter who tracks down artifacts for a variety of mysterious and interesting clients. Lauren Horowitz is writing, with Haber and Stephanie Germain executive producing. With Golddigger, the CW is putting a young female twist on a genre that has been pretty hot this pitch season. NBC bought an untitled adventure drama from John Glenn. Described as “Da Vinci Code meets National Treasure,” it centers on a young NYPD beat cop who, along with his family and friends, embarks upon the greatest treasure hunt in history. NBC also is developing an updated version of the 1984 action-adventure romantic comedy film Romancing the Stone, whose plot kicked off with a romance writer played by Kathleen Turner receiving a treasure map. Mark Friedman is writing. And in another book adaptation, ABC recently bought the Michael Seitzman-penned The Seven Wonders, a treasure hunt show in the spirit of Raiders of the Lost Arc and National Treasure based on the Jack West Jr. series of adventure books by Australian author Matthew Reilly.
Swordfighting, whose deal is still being finalized, is part of new CW president Mark Pedowitz’s efforts to re-introduce comedy series on the network with sellected few half-hour projects his team has put in development this season. Written by Ben McMillan and Josh Greenbaum, Swordfighting revolves around two young couples who have been best friends and neighbors for years and whose friendship is put to the test when when the two wives reveal they’ve fallen in love (with each other). Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are executive producing the project, which will be produced by CBS TV Studios.
NYMF Awards for Excellence Gala, Honoring Neil Meron and Craig Zadan
Nov 6th
NYMF Awards for Excellence Gala, Honoring Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, Held Nov. 6
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By Adam Hetrick — 06 Nov 2011
The New York Musical Theatre Festival honors How to Succeed in Business… and “Chicago” producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan during its 8th annual Awards for Excellence gala Nov. 6 at the Hudson Theatre.
Represented on Broadway this season with the 50th anniversary revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Zadan and Meron are also poised to debut their new musical television series “Smash” on NBC in February 2012.
The producers are being honored with NYMF’s Lifetime Achievement Award for “bringing musical theatre to a worldwide, pop-culture audience,” according to NYMF. Radcliffe has been announced to present the award.
The awards presentation features selections from the NYMF Awards for Excellence winners, which were announced Oct. 24.