“The Voice” has not been much concerned with current Broadway voices until now. That’ll change in a big way with this coming Monday’s episode, which will feature a show-stopping number from “Shucked” — marking the first time a song from a currently running Broadway show has been featured on the long-running singing competition series.
The song is “Independently Owned,” a major nightly showcase for Tony nominee Alex Newell. It’s been cited as the rare example of an original Broadway musical having its first and possibly biggest standing-ovation number come in the middle of the first act… and it’s a testament to “Shucked” as a whole that the production doesn’t feel like it’s going downhill from that early barn-burner.
“We have always imagined ‘The Voice’ as a platform to foster talent while being relevant and of-the-moment,” Melissa Watkins Trueblood, the head of talent for “The Voice,...
The song is “Independently Owned,” a major nightly showcase for Tony nominee Alex Newell. It’s been cited as the rare example of an original Broadway musical having its first and possibly biggest standing-ovation number come in the middle of the first act… and it’s a testament to “Shucked” as a whole that the production doesn’t feel like it’s going downhill from that early barn-burner.
“We have always imagined ‘The Voice’ as a platform to foster talent while being relevant and of-the-moment,” Melissa Watkins Trueblood, the head of talent for “The Voice,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association took another step forward toward a revitalized Golden Globes on Monday by announcing the nominees for the 2023 awards show, set to take place next month.
HFPA president Helen Hoehne kicked off the festivities just after 5 a.m. inside the Beverly Hilton by revealing that George Lopez had to bow out of presenter duties after testing positive for Covid-19, proving that while there are lingering questions about how the industry will respond to a resuscitated show, there’s still a pandemic to contend with. (As such, all press, publicists and attendees of the nominations event had to provide proof of a negative Covid-19 test in order to attend and wear a mask while inside the ballroom.)
George Lopez’s daughter, Mayan Lopez, still turned up as expected and was joined by their fellow Lopez vs. Lopez co-star Selenis Leyva.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association took another step forward toward a revitalized Golden Globes on Monday by announcing the nominees for the 2023 awards show, set to take place next month.
HFPA president Helen Hoehne kicked off the festivities just after 5 a.m. inside the Beverly Hilton by revealing that George Lopez had to bow out of presenter duties after testing positive for Covid-19, proving that while there are lingering questions about how the industry will respond to a resuscitated show, there’s still a pandemic to contend with. (As such, all press, publicists and attendees of the nominations event had to provide proof of a negative Covid-19 test in order to attend and wear a mask while inside the ballroom.)
George Lopez’s daughter, Mayan Lopez, still turned up as expected and was joined by their fellow Lopez vs. Lopez co-star Selenis Leyva.
- 12/12/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A year after being moved into a consultant's role on the Oscars show, Danette Herman is back as coordinating producer of the 85th Academy Awards. Herman has been one of the key members of the Oscar production team for more than three decades. Last year's initial Oscar producers, Brett Ratner and Don Mischer, hired Melissa Watkins Trueblood to be the show's talent producer and signed Herman as a consultant – a position that the Academy said she would occupy for two years. Ratner was later replaced by Brian Grazer. "Danette has just...
- 10/22/2012
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Danette Herman To Consult For Oscar® Show
Beverly Hills, CA . Melissa Watkins Trueblood has been named talent producer for the 84th Academy Awards, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer announced today. This will be her first association with the Oscar telecast. In addition, Danette Herman has signed on to consult for the 84th and 85th shows.
“As the newest addition to our team, Melissa brings a wealth of experience and years of great talent relationships to the table,” Ratner and Mischer said. “We know she is going to be a fantastic asset.”
Trueblood has served as a co-producer or talent producer on numerous awards shows, recently serving as co-producer for “The 63rd Primetime Emmy® Awards.” Her other credits include the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe® Awards, the People.s Choice Awards and the World Music Awards.
“Danette has been an integral and committed Oscar presence for well 38 years,...
Beverly Hills, CA . Melissa Watkins Trueblood has been named talent producer for the 84th Academy Awards, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer announced today. This will be her first association with the Oscar telecast. In addition, Danette Herman has signed on to consult for the 84th and 85th shows.
“As the newest addition to our team, Melissa brings a wealth of experience and years of great talent relationships to the table,” Ratner and Mischer said. “We know she is going to be a fantastic asset.”
Trueblood has served as a co-producer or talent producer on numerous awards shows, recently serving as co-producer for “The 63rd Primetime Emmy® Awards.” Her other credits include the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe® Awards, the People.s Choice Awards and the World Music Awards.
“Danette has been an integral and committed Oscar presence for well 38 years,...
- 10/31/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In an innocent-sounding announcement that signals a huge change in the behind-the-scenes world of the Academy Awards, Melissa Watkins Trueblood has been named talent producer for the 84th Oscars. The bombshell in Monday's Academy release is that Danette Herman, who has worked on the Oscars for 38 years and has served as the executive in charge of talent for decades, will become a consultant for the next two Oscar shows but will not work on those shows in her usual capacity. Trueblood has served as co-producer or talent producer on a number...
- 10/31/2011
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Mark Burnett announced today that Audrey Morrissey, Jane Y. Mun, Hyunjoo "Kimmie" Kim and Melissa Watkins Trueblood have been added to the production team for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which is set for Sept. 18 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and will air live on Fox. Morrissey will executive produce alongside Burnett, who was tapped to run the show back in May; Mun will be co-executive producer; Kim will be line producer; and Trueblood will be co-producer. All are longtime collaborators with Burnett on other awards shows.
- 7/28/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Executive producer Mark Burnett announced much of the production team for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on Thursday, and for the most part he chose people close to home: three of the four top staffers have worked with Burnett on the previous awards shows he's overseen, the MTV Movie Awards and the People's Choice Awards. Executive producer Audrey Morrisey, co-executive producer Jane Y. Mun and line producer Hyunjoo "Kimmie" Kim have all worked with Burnett (left) on those other shows. The fourth staffer, co-producer Melissa Watkins Trueblood, has been co-producer...
- 7/28/2011
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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