Over its four-season run, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend gave us more than 150 original songs paying homage to every musical genre out there, courtesy of writers Adam Schlesinger, Jack Dolgen and the show’s two co-creators, lead actor Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna.
The series used its musical conceit to take audiences along for the ride as Rebecca Bunch (played by Bloom) abruptly leaves her high-powered New York life and moves to small-town California to be near her childhood crush. And while the songs all expanded the lives of Rebecca and her friends in hilarious, introspective and occasionally self-aware ways, the best of them can be listened to again and again, even outside the context of the episodes they appear in.
Suffice to say, the bar for creating this list of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songs was high — but the result is...
The series used its musical conceit to take audiences along for the ride as Rebecca Bunch (played by Bloom) abruptly leaves her high-powered New York life and moves to small-town California to be near her childhood crush. And while the songs all expanded the lives of Rebecca and her friends in hilarious, introspective and occasionally self-aware ways, the best of them can be listened to again and again, even outside the context of the episodes they appear in.
Suffice to say, the bar for creating this list of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songs was high — but the result is...
- 5/2/2024
- by Jessie Mooney
- Tudum - Netflix
Rachel Bloom has signed with WME for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. She continues to be repped by Sugar23, Ginsburg Daniels Kallis Llp, and April Tombs at Ymu.
Bloom is perhaps best known for the CW musical dramedy series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Bloom co-created, executive produced, and starred in the series. It aired for four seasons at the broadcaster, with Bloom earning the Golden Globe for best actress in a TV series — musical or comedy in 2016.
Bloom and her songwriting partners Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen won the Emmy for best original music and lyrics in 2019 for the song “Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal,” which was featured in the fourth season of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Bloom and the show’s cast also performed the hit touring stage show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Live,” followed by the taped concert “Yes: It’s Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert.”
Bloom...
Bloom is perhaps best known for the CW musical dramedy series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Bloom co-created, executive produced, and starred in the series. It aired for four seasons at the broadcaster, with Bloom earning the Golden Globe for best actress in a TV series — musical or comedy in 2016.
Bloom and her songwriting partners Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen won the Emmy for best original music and lyrics in 2019 for the song “Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal,” which was featured in the fourth season of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Bloom and the show’s cast also performed the hit touring stage show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Live,” followed by the taped concert “Yes: It’s Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert.”
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- 3/12/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“The Devil Wears Prada” and “27 Dresses” writer Aline Brosh McKenna’s directorial debut “Your Place Or Mine” stars Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher. A strong ensemble cast includes Steve Zahn, Jesse Williams, Tig Notaro and Zoe Chao along with Wesley Kimmel. The film heads to Netflix Friday, Feb. 10.
Peter (Kutcher) lives in New York where he looks forward to change in his consulting job and love life. Debbi (Witherspoon) lives in Los Angeles with her son Jack (Kimmel), and she clings to structure and routine. The two are exact opposites, but they have been best friends for 20 years ever since they had a one-night stand that didn’t go anywhere. Peter loves “The Cars,” and the film contains quite a few of their hits.
For Debbie, McKenna wrote the film’s original song “Embers” with the film’s composer Siddhartha and Alan DeMoss, who produced and mixed the score.
Peter (Kutcher) lives in New York where he looks forward to change in his consulting job and love life. Debbi (Witherspoon) lives in Los Angeles with her son Jack (Kimmel), and she clings to structure and routine. The two are exact opposites, but they have been best friends for 20 years ever since they had a one-night stand that didn’t go anywhere. Peter loves “The Cars,” and the film contains quite a few of their hits.
For Debbie, McKenna wrote the film’s original song “Embers” with the film’s composer Siddhartha and Alan DeMoss, who produced and mixed the score.
- 2/10/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Should every TV show be a musical?
Maybe, depending who you ask (Yasper from “The Afterparty” we suspect is strongly in favor). There’s no denying the power of musical numbers, scores, opening credits, or just the right needle drop to propel a television scene from enjoyable to legendary. Moments like this were so bountiful in 2022 that IndieWire decided to pick the best ones as we comb through the best of this TV year so far. Below, in order of premiere, are the most memorable musical moments from 2022 TV.
1. “Peacemaker”: Opening Credits
It’s been a wondrous year for opening credits, none more bizarre and perfect than “Peacemaker.” James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” spinoff had a tough job with its HBO Max debut, spotlighting one of the only white male characters from the 2021 film and making a case, somehow, for the floundering DC Extended Universe.
But “Peacemaker” did that and more,...
Maybe, depending who you ask (Yasper from “The Afterparty” we suspect is strongly in favor). There’s no denying the power of musical numbers, scores, opening credits, or just the right needle drop to propel a television scene from enjoyable to legendary. Moments like this were so bountiful in 2022 that IndieWire decided to pick the best ones as we comb through the best of this TV year so far. Below, in order of premiere, are the most memorable musical moments from 2022 TV.
1. “Peacemaker”: Opening Credits
It’s been a wondrous year for opening credits, none more bizarre and perfect than “Peacemaker.” James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” spinoff had a tough job with its HBO Max debut, spotlighting one of the only white male characters from the 2021 film and making a case, somehow, for the floundering DC Extended Universe.
But “Peacemaker” did that and more,...
- 6/30/2022
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Beware Of Spoilers In This Article And Video About Season 1.
Even “The Afterparty” creator Christopher Miller expresses surprise at how quickly devoted fans of the Apple TV+ comedy murder mystery were able to unearth some of the clues and puzzles embedded deep within the show.
“There’s a group of folks on Reddit that got really into all the hidden coded messages and puzzles and ciphers that were nested into the show,” Miller tells Gold Derby during a special “Making of” roundtable discussion about the process behind “The Afterparty.” “Because it was a real pain in the butt doing some of these.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Case in point: In the show’s euphoric third episode, titled “Yasper” after the character played by Ben Schwartz, a quick shot of a T-shirt led to a complicated cipher that when decoded ruled out Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) as a suspect...
Even “The Afterparty” creator Christopher Miller expresses surprise at how quickly devoted fans of the Apple TV+ comedy murder mystery were able to unearth some of the clues and puzzles embedded deep within the show.
“There’s a group of folks on Reddit that got really into all the hidden coded messages and puzzles and ciphers that were nested into the show,” Miller tells Gold Derby during a special “Making of” roundtable discussion about the process behind “The Afterparty.” “Because it was a real pain in the butt doing some of these.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Case in point: In the show’s euphoric third episode, titled “Yasper” after the character played by Ben Schwartz, a quick shot of a T-shirt led to a complicated cipher that when decoded ruled out Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) as a suspect...
- 6/13/2022
- by Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Emily Osment-starring multi-camera comedy Pretty Smart will not be returning to Netflix for a second season, according to TVLine. Created by Jack Dolgen and Doug Mand, the series revolves around Chelsea (Osment), a Harvard-educated, aspiring novelist who moves in with her bubbly and not-so-intellectual sister Claire (Olivia Macklin) after being dumped by her boyfriend. The tough and sometimes stand-offish Chelsea soon finds herself dealing with her carefree sister and her three lovably eccentric roommates. In addition to Osment and Macklin, the cast also included Gregg Sulkin (Faking It) as the distractingly handsome personal trainer Grant, Cinthya Carmona (Greenhouse Academy) as former lawyer turned healer Solana, and Michael Hsu Rosen (Tiny Pretty Things) as social media influencer Jayden. Osment started out as a child actress, co-starring as Gerti Giggles in the Spy Kids sequel movies. She is perhaps best known for playing Lilly Truscott in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana.
- 4/28/2022
- TV Insider
It’s one and done for Netflix’s Pretty Smart. The multi-camera comedy series from Jack Dolgen, Doug Mand and Kourtney Kang will not return for a second season, we have confirmed.
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Pretty Smart starred Emily Osment as Chelsea a high-brow, Harvard-educated intellectual and aspiring novelist — who after getting unexpectedly dumped by her boyfriend was forced to move in with her bubbly, carefree, not-so-intellectual West Coast sister, Claire (Olivia Macklin), and her three lovably eccentric, not-so-intellectual roommates: Grant (Gregg Sulkin), a distractingly handsome personal trainer, Solana (Cinthya Carmon), a former lawyer turned healer, and Jayden (Michael Hsu Rosen), a social media influencer. But Chelsea’s tough, sometimes judgemental exterior started to soften as she got to know her new friends, and they began to form an unlikely found family.
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Pretty Smart starred Emily Osment as Chelsea a high-brow, Harvard-educated intellectual and aspiring novelist — who after getting unexpectedly dumped by her boyfriend was forced to move in with her bubbly, carefree, not-so-intellectual West Coast sister, Claire (Olivia Macklin), and her three lovably eccentric, not-so-intellectual roommates: Grant (Gregg Sulkin), a distractingly handsome personal trainer, Solana (Cinthya Carmon), a former lawyer turned healer, and Jayden (Michael Hsu Rosen), a social media influencer. But Chelsea’s tough, sometimes judgemental exterior started to soften as she got to know her new friends, and they began to form an unlikely found family.
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- 4/27/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Well, it didn’t take a genius to see this coming: Netflix has cancelled Pretty Smart after just one season, TVLine has learned exclusively.
The news comes shortly after TVLine reported that Emily Osment has been elevated to series-regular status on CBS’ Young Sheldon.
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Pretty Smart starred Osment as Chelsea, a snooty intellectual who was forced to move in with her “not-so-intellectual” sister Claire (Filthy Rich‘s Olivia Macklin...
The news comes shortly after TVLine reported that Emily Osment has been elevated to series-regular status on CBS’ Young Sheldon.
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Pretty Smart starred Osment as Chelsea, a snooty intellectual who was forced to move in with her “not-so-intellectual” sister Claire (Filthy Rich‘s Olivia Macklin...
- 4/27/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
The Best Music and Lyrics category at this year’s Emmys is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing races in years.
In November, Disney+’s “Hawkeye” dropped the show-stopping number “Save the City” from the in-universe Broadway show “Rogers: The Musical.” The four-minute-plus song seemed primed to follow in the footsteps of last year’s Emmy winner, the uber-catchy earworm “Agatha All Along,” from the streaming service’s fellow Marvel series “WandaVision.” However, just a few months later, the Apple TV+ series “The Afterparty” has entered the chat and thrown down the gauntlet.
Created by Christopher Miller and executive-produced alongside his partner Phil Lord, “The Afterparty” is a comedic murder mystery that follows the investigation of the death of Xavier (Dave Franco), a successful actor-musician who died after attending his high school reunion. Each episode of the show recounts the evening’s events from the point of view of a different character.
In November, Disney+’s “Hawkeye” dropped the show-stopping number “Save the City” from the in-universe Broadway show “Rogers: The Musical.” The four-minute-plus song seemed primed to follow in the footsteps of last year’s Emmy winner, the uber-catchy earworm “Agatha All Along,” from the streaming service’s fellow Marvel series “WandaVision.” However, just a few months later, the Apple TV+ series “The Afterparty” has entered the chat and thrown down the gauntlet.
Created by Christopher Miller and executive-produced alongside his partner Phil Lord, “The Afterparty” is a comedic murder mystery that follows the investigation of the death of Xavier (Dave Franco), a successful actor-musician who died after attending his high school reunion. Each episode of the show recounts the evening’s events from the point of view of a different character.
- 4/10/2022
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
[Warning: The following story contains spoilers about the Season 1 finale of “The Afterparty.” Read at your own risk.]
Ben Schwartz is probably best known for his turns on shows like NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” and Netflix’s “Space Force.” He’s built an impressive career on the back of scene-stealing comedic performances, men who are known for being sidekicks or harmless goofballs, while also voicing characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, Dewey Duck and Rutabaga Rabitowitz, taking the odd film role here and there and continuing to perform as a comedian. How he finds time for it all is a mystery. But now, with his standout performance as Yasper in Apple TV+’s whodunnit “The Afterparty,” which closed out its first season March 4, he’s proven himself worthy of adding yet another accomplishment to his résumé: Emmy nominee.
“The Afterparty,” which was created and directed by Christopher Miller and executive-produced by Miller and his creative partner Phil Lord (2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse...
Ben Schwartz is probably best known for his turns on shows like NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” and Netflix’s “Space Force.” He’s built an impressive career on the back of scene-stealing comedic performances, men who are known for being sidekicks or harmless goofballs, while also voicing characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, Dewey Duck and Rutabaga Rabitowitz, taking the odd film role here and there and continuing to perform as a comedian. How he finds time for it all is a mystery. But now, with his standout performance as Yasper in Apple TV+’s whodunnit “The Afterparty,” which closed out its first season March 4, he’s proven himself worthy of adding yet another accomplishment to his résumé: Emmy nominee.
“The Afterparty,” which was created and directed by Christopher Miller and executive-produced by Miller and his creative partner Phil Lord (2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse...
- 3/14/2022
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Apple TV Plus series “The Afterparty” is, by definition, a murder mystery. But it’s also part action-thriller, police procedural, musical, rom-com — oh, and animation.
The series follows escape room designer Aniq (Sam Richardson), who earnestly attends his high school reunion hoping for a second chance at love with his old crush Zoë (Zoë Chao), but instead finds himself the primary suspect in a murder when the afterparty goes terribly wrong. When dweeb-turned-asshole pop star Xavier (Dave Franco) invites his former classmates to his glitzy home and winds up plummeting off a balcony to his death, Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) shows up to interview each partygoer about their motives and alibis.
Chris Miller created and wrote the series, executive producing alongside his longtime creative partner Phil Lord. Lord and Miller are the minds behind some of Hollywood’s zaniest projects, such as the wildly popular “21 Jump Street” and “Lego Movie” films,...
The series follows escape room designer Aniq (Sam Richardson), who earnestly attends his high school reunion hoping for a second chance at love with his old crush Zoë (Zoë Chao), but instead finds himself the primary suspect in a murder when the afterparty goes terribly wrong. When dweeb-turned-asshole pop star Xavier (Dave Franco) invites his former classmates to his glitzy home and winds up plummeting off a balcony to his death, Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) shows up to interview each partygoer about their motives and alibis.
Chris Miller created and wrote the series, executive producing alongside his longtime creative partner Phil Lord. Lord and Miller are the minds behind some of Hollywood’s zaniest projects, such as the wildly popular “21 Jump Street” and “Lego Movie” films,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Selome Hailu and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Glitter & Doom, an Lgbtqia+ jukebox feature musical told with the iconic tunes of Grammy winning folk duo Indigo Girls, is in production already in Mexico City starring The Mandalorian‘s Ming-Na Wen, Y: The Last Man‘s Missi Pyle, and directed by Tom Gustafson off a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg.
Billed as a fantastical summer romance, the pic follows a musician who wears charisma as camouflage and a carefree kid about to run away with the circus as they fall in love at first sight. But will 29 days be enough time to fall in love forever? International discoveries Alex Diaz stars as Glitter and Alan Cammish as Doom with Orange Is The New Black‘s Lea DeLaria also starring, and cameos by Tig Notaro and Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. Wen will play the role of Ivy in the film.
The film is produced by Speak productions...
Billed as a fantastical summer romance, the pic follows a musician who wears charisma as camouflage and a carefree kid about to run away with the circus as they fall in love at first sight. But will 29 days be enough time to fall in love forever? International discoveries Alex Diaz stars as Glitter and Alan Cammish as Doom with Orange Is The New Black‘s Lea DeLaria also starring, and cameos by Tig Notaro and Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. Wen will play the role of Ivy in the film.
The film is produced by Speak productions...
- 9/30/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
When former “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” writer Elisabeth Kiernan Averick joined the staff of “The Simpsons” a few years ago, she knew eventually she’d be called upon to write a musical episode. That episode is Sunday’s Season 33 premiere, “Star of the Backstage,” in which Marge stages a revival of her high school musical, “Y2K: The Millennium Bug.”
At first, Marge fondly remembers serving as the show’s stage manager back then. But when she decides to embark on a high school reunion of the cast and revive “Y2K,” she soon realizes that those rosy memories didn’t align with reality — that she was treated as a bit of an outcast, both back then and now. That’s when she starts to imagine what it would be like in the spotlight as a star performer. For those fantasy sequences, Kristen Bell provides Marge’s singing voice. (Scroll down to watch an exclusive clip.
At first, Marge fondly remembers serving as the show’s stage manager back then. But when she decides to embark on a high school reunion of the cast and revive “Y2K,” she soon realizes that those rosy memories didn’t align with reality — that she was treated as a bit of an outcast, both back then and now. That’s when she starts to imagine what it would be like in the spotlight as a star performer. For those fantasy sequences, Kristen Bell provides Marge’s singing voice. (Scroll down to watch an exclusive clip.
- 9/24/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix announced that the third and final season of “Narcos: Mexico” will premiere on Nov. 5 and released some first looks at the episodes.
This third and final season follows the war that breaks out after Felix’s arrest and the new Mexican kingpins who emerge as newly independent cartels navigate political turmoil and escalating violence.
Returning series regulars include Scoot McNairy, José María Yázpik, Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Hermosillo, Matt Letscher, Manuel Masalva, Alejandro Edda and Gorka Lasaosa. New cast members include Luis Gerardo Méndez, Alberto Guerra and Luisa Rubino, with guest star Bad Bunny aka Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
Executive producers on the series are Sidonie Dumas; Christophe Riandee; Nicolas Atlan; José Padilha; Doug Miro; Andrés Baiz, who also directs; Eric Newman and showrunner Carlo Bernard. Other directors are Alejandra Márquez Abella, Luis Ortega, Amat Escalante and Wagner Moura direct. Gaumont serves as the production company.
Watch a teaser and...
This third and final season follows the war that breaks out after Felix’s arrest and the new Mexican kingpins who emerge as newly independent cartels navigate political turmoil and escalating violence.
Returning series regulars include Scoot McNairy, José María Yázpik, Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Hermosillo, Matt Letscher, Manuel Masalva, Alejandro Edda and Gorka Lasaosa. New cast members include Luis Gerardo Méndez, Alberto Guerra and Luisa Rubino, with guest star Bad Bunny aka Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
Executive producers on the series are Sidonie Dumas; Christophe Riandee; Nicolas Atlan; José Padilha; Doug Miro; Andrés Baiz, who also directs; Eric Newman and showrunner Carlo Bernard. Other directors are Alejandra Márquez Abella, Luis Ortega, Amat Escalante and Wagner Moura direct. Gaumont serves as the production company.
Watch a teaser and...
- 9/13/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld and Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Update, with video Despite the Covid death last year of its announced co-composer Adam Schlesinger, The Nanny Broadway musical is “almost ready to launch,” Fran Drescher said on The View today.
And no, Drescher won’t be taking the stage as her ’90s sitcom incarnation Fran Fine.
“I really can’t sing,” Drescher said on today’s episode of ABC’s The View. “This is going to be a very heavy singing part, so we’re going to have to find basically the next Barbra Streisand, I think.”
Drescher, who is writing the show’s book with her The Nanny co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson, first revealed the development of a musical adaptation more than a year ago. At that time, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom and Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger were set to write the music, but Schlesinger died several months later of Covid-19 at the age of...
And no, Drescher won’t be taking the stage as her ’90s sitcom incarnation Fran Fine.
“I really can’t sing,” Drescher said on today’s episode of ABC’s The View. “This is going to be a very heavy singing part, so we’re going to have to find basically the next Barbra Streisand, I think.”
Drescher, who is writing the show’s book with her The Nanny co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson, first revealed the development of a musical adaptation more than a year ago. At that time, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom and Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger were set to write the music, but Schlesinger died several months later of Covid-19 at the age of...
- 6/9/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix’s multi-camera comedy series from Jack Dolgen, Doug Mand and Kourtney Kang has rounded out its lead cast with the addition of Olivia Macklin, Michael Hsu Rosen and Cinthya Carmona. They will star opposite Emily Osment and Gregg Sulkin in the project, created and written by Dolgen and Mand and directed by Pamela Fryman.
The Untitled Dolgen/Mand/Kang Project centers on a snooty, self-proclaimed intellectual (Osment) forced to move in with her carefree sister and her sister’s lovably eccentric friends, played by Sulkin, Hsu, Rosen and Carmona.
Macklin will play Claire, scatterbrained optimist and the world’s worst waitress (although the customers love her). She lives a carefree life, surrounded by her best friends. Claire is excited at the prospect of finally bonding with her older sister, Chelsea. Like, really really really really excited!
The Untitled Dolgen/Mand/Kang Project centers on a snooty, self-proclaimed intellectual (Osment) forced to move in with her carefree sister and her sister’s lovably eccentric friends, played by Sulkin, Hsu, Rosen and Carmona.
Macklin will play Claire, scatterbrained optimist and the world’s worst waitress (although the customers love her). She lives a carefree life, surrounded by her best friends. Claire is excited at the prospect of finally bonding with her older sister, Chelsea. Like, really really really really excited!
- 3/29/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has ordered a comedy series that will star Gregg Sulkin and Emily Osment.
The untitled sitcom is from Kourtney Kang, Doug Mand and Jack Dolgen, with Pamela Fryman on board to direct. Netflix ordered 10 half-hour episodes. Mand and Dolgen will write the script.
The project centers on a snooty, self-proclaimed intellectual (Osment) who is forced to move in with her care-free sister and her sister’s lovably eccentric friends, including Grant (Sulkin).
Osment’s Chelsea is an Ivy league educated intellectual who is book-smart and quick witted but lacks the real world skills she needs to have a functional life. She finds herself living in L.A. without any options other than her bubbly sister, Claire, and Claire’s roommates.
Sulkin’s Grant is romantic, genuinely sweet, and an often shirtless personal trainer. He has a childlike curiosity about the world and is the kind of guy women love and men…...
The untitled sitcom is from Kourtney Kang, Doug Mand and Jack Dolgen, with Pamela Fryman on board to direct. Netflix ordered 10 half-hour episodes. Mand and Dolgen will write the script.
The project centers on a snooty, self-proclaimed intellectual (Osment) who is forced to move in with her care-free sister and her sister’s lovably eccentric friends, including Grant (Sulkin).
Osment’s Chelsea is an Ivy league educated intellectual who is book-smart and quick witted but lacks the real world skills she needs to have a functional life. She finds herself living in L.A. without any options other than her bubbly sister, Claire, and Claire’s roommates.
Sulkin’s Grant is romantic, genuinely sweet, and an often shirtless personal trainer. He has a childlike curiosity about the world and is the kind of guy women love and men…...
- 3/5/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Two former Disney Channel sitcom stars are joining forces on Netflix.
Emily Osment and Gregg Sulkin — who began their careers on Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place, respectively — will star in an untitled multi-camera comedy from Jack Dolgen (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Doug Mand (How I Met Your Mother) and Kourtney Kang (Doogie Kamealoha, MD), our sister site Deadline reports. Pamela Fryman (Call Your Mother) will direct.
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Set in Los Angeles,...
Emily Osment and Gregg Sulkin — who began their careers on Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place, respectively — will star in an untitled multi-camera comedy from Jack Dolgen (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Doug Mand (How I Met Your Mother) and Kourtney Kang (Doogie Kamealoha, MD), our sister site Deadline reports. Pamela Fryman (Call Your Mother) will direct.
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Set in Los Angeles,...
- 3/5/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Netflix has given a 10-episode order to a multi-camera comedy series from Jack Dolgen, Doug Mand and Doogie Kamealoha, MD creator Kourtney Kang.
Emily Osment and Gregg Sulkin are set to star in the show, with veteran comedy helmer Pamela Fryman (Call Your Mother) on board to direct.
Created and written by Dolgen and Mand, the Untitled Dolgen/Mand/Kang Project centers on a snooty, self-proclaimed intellectual (Osment) forced to move in with her carefree sister and her sister’s lovably eccentric friends, one of them played by Sulkin.
Osment’s Chelsea is an Ivy league educated intellectual who is book-smart and quick witted but lacks the real world skills she needs to have a functional life. She finds herself living in LA without any...
Emily Osment and Gregg Sulkin are set to star in the show, with veteran comedy helmer Pamela Fryman (Call Your Mother) on board to direct.
Created and written by Dolgen and Mand, the Untitled Dolgen/Mand/Kang Project centers on a snooty, self-proclaimed intellectual (Osment) forced to move in with her carefree sister and her sister’s lovably eccentric friends, one of them played by Sulkin.
Osment’s Chelsea is an Ivy league educated intellectual who is book-smart and quick witted but lacks the real world skills she needs to have a functional life. She finds herself living in LA without any...
- 3/5/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
For four years on the CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Rachel Bloom mined some of her own life, including her journey with mental health, for her fictional character of Rebecca Bunch. But, that character quickly became an amalgam of herself, her co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna and various people they knew and writers in their room as time went on.
Bloom found herself diving deeper into her own early development experiences for storytelling shows around Los Angeles, and in doing so, she began to realize she had a lot more to say that she couldn’t cover in “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” — especially when it came to the concept of “normalcy.” Through her new book, “I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are,” out Nov. 17 from Grand Central Publishing, she explores how the quest to be quote-unquote normal in her youth shaped her and what the concept means to her today.
“Because I...
Bloom found herself diving deeper into her own early development experiences for storytelling shows around Los Angeles, and in doing so, she began to realize she had a lot more to say that she couldn’t cover in “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” — especially when it came to the concept of “normalcy.” Through her new book, “I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are,” out Nov. 17 from Grand Central Publishing, she explores how the quest to be quote-unquote normal in her youth shaped her and what the concept means to her today.
“Because I...
- 11/13/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
The Emmy nomination ballots are now closed, but in scouring this year’s entries, I was sad to see that “Succession” composer Nicholas Britell didn’t submit the show’s seminal Season 2 rap, “L to the Og.”
Featured in the “Succession” episode “Dundee,” the song was one of the cringiest, most memorable moments of the last TV season: At a black-tie dinner celebrating mega-mogul Logan Roy’s 50th year running Waystar Royco, his son Kendall (Jeremy Strong) — dressed in a baseball jersey, which had been under his tuxedo — stuns the crowd by rapping about his dad’s career. That embarrassing moment solidified for many viewers why they love to hate and hate to love the deliciously dysfunctional family at the heart of “Succession.”
From that moment on, I’ve been looking forward to the Emmys figuring out a way to recruit Strong to re-create that performance on the telecast. Even...
Featured in the “Succession” episode “Dundee,” the song was one of the cringiest, most memorable moments of the last TV season: At a black-tie dinner celebrating mega-mogul Logan Roy’s 50th year running Waystar Royco, his son Kendall (Jeremy Strong) — dressed in a baseball jersey, which had been under his tuxedo — stuns the crowd by rapping about his dad’s career. That embarrassing moment solidified for many viewers why they love to hate and hate to love the deliciously dysfunctional family at the heart of “Succession.”
From that moment on, I’ve been looking forward to the Emmys figuring out a way to recruit Strong to re-create that performance on the telecast. Even...
- 7/16/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has an enviable batting average when it comes to Emmy Awards for music supervision — the past two have gone to the team of show creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino and music supervisor Robin Urdang. But this year, the “Maisel” crew has its sights on the original song competition, unfamiliar territory for the Amazon Prime Video hit.
While the soundtrack to season three contains the showtunes, classical music, Klezmer and iconoclastic standards of the era, the showrunners set about creating a palette of new music for Shy Baldwin (LeRoy McClain), the singer for whom titular comedian Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) serves as an opening act.
The creators sought to give Baldwin a unique musical personality, someone rooted in a ’50s crooner style with a taste for the burgeoning soul music, and tasked songwriters Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore to listen to Johnny Mathis and Sam Cooke...
While the soundtrack to season three contains the showtunes, classical music, Klezmer and iconoclastic standards of the era, the showrunners set about creating a palette of new music for Shy Baldwin (LeRoy McClain), the singer for whom titular comedian Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) serves as an opening act.
The creators sought to give Baldwin a unique musical personality, someone rooted in a ’50s crooner style with a taste for the burgeoning soul music, and tasked songwriters Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore to listen to Johnny Mathis and Sam Cooke...
- 7/2/2020
- by Phil Gallo
- Variety Film + TV
A tribute album to Adam Schlesinger being released today on Bandcamp includes cover songs by two actors who collaborated with the late songwriter on projects, Rachel Bloom and Sarah Silverman, as well as contemporaries of Schlesinger’s from the rock world like Kay Hanley, Nada Surf and Tanya Donnelly.
“Saving for a Custom Van,” which takes its name from the title track of the essential Fountains of Wayne album “Utopia Parkway,” is a 31-track collection that covers the breadth of Schlesinger’s performing and songwriting career. Besides familiar FoW songs from the late ’90s and 2000s, the collection also includes songs from his six-season run as the core house writer for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the films “Music and Lyrics” and “That Thing You Do!,” and Schlesinger’s other long-standing band, Ivy. Even two of the songs he wrote for “Josie and the Pussycats” figure into the expansive track list.
“Saving for a Custom Van,” which takes its name from the title track of the essential Fountains of Wayne album “Utopia Parkway,” is a 31-track collection that covers the breadth of Schlesinger’s performing and songwriting career. Besides familiar FoW songs from the late ’90s and 2000s, the collection also includes songs from his six-season run as the core house writer for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the films “Music and Lyrics” and “That Thing You Do!,” and Schlesinger’s other long-standing band, Ivy. Even two of the songs he wrote for “Josie and the Pussycats” figure into the expansive track list.
- 6/16/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Rachel Bloom, Sarah Silverman and Charly Bliss have all contributed songs to a new tribute album to late songwriter Adam Schlesinger, Saving for a Custom Van, out Tuesday, June 16th, on Bandcamp via Father/Daughter Records and Wax Nine.
The extensive 31-song compilation boasts an array of artists covering songs Schlesinger wrote with his bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, as well as material he penned for TV shows and films like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, That Thing You Do and Music and Lyrics. The compilation’s lead single is Letters to...
The extensive 31-song compilation boasts an array of artists covering songs Schlesinger wrote with his bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, as well as material he penned for TV shows and films like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, That Thing You Do and Music and Lyrics. The compilation’s lead single is Letters to...
- 6/16/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star Rachel Bloom took to social media to honor her fellow Crazy Ex songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who passed away Wednesday of coronavirus complications.
Bloom offered her condolences with a brief but heartfelt Instagram post: “I have so much to say about Adam Schlesinger that I am at a complete loss for words. He is irreplaceable.”
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Bloom offered her condolences with a brief but heartfelt Instagram post: “I have so much to say about Adam Schlesinger that I am at a complete loss for words. He is irreplaceable.”
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- 4/2/2020
- TVLine.com
For the past four years, Adam Schlesinger, a Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter and Fountains of Wayne frontman, served as executive music producer for the CW musical dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Collaborating with the series’ co-creator/executive producer Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen, the trio earned five Emmy nominations, winning in their last try last year. It was Schlesinger’s third Emmy overall; he had previously won for co-writing songs showcased at the Tony Awards.
In a touching remembrance — or “egobituary” — as she called it, using a favorite joke of Schlesinger’s, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend co-creator/showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna spoke of her good friend of 25 years and their work together on the CW series. She also shared audio of one of the “perfect” demos he created for the show.
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In a touching remembrance — or “egobituary” — as she called it, using a favorite joke of Schlesinger’s, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend co-creator/showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna spoke of her good friend of 25 years and their work together on the CW series. She also shared audio of one of the “perfect” demos he created for the show.
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- 4/2/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Musician Adam Schlesinger, a founding member of Fountains of Wayne who won an Emmy for his songwriting work on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, has died at the age of 52.
Schlesinger was hospitalized earlier this month in upstate New York after contracting the coronavirus and was placed on a ventilator. He passed away Wednesday morning, our sister site Variety reports.
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Along with Chris Collingwood,...
Schlesinger was hospitalized earlier this month in upstate New York after contracting the coronavirus and was placed on a ventilator. He passed away Wednesday morning, our sister site Variety reports.
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- 4/1/2020
- TVLine.com
Adam Schlesinger, a musician and songwriter highly regarded for his work as a member of Fountains of Wayne and an Emmy-winning songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has died as a result of coronavirus complications, Variety has confirmed. He was 52.
Schlesinger died Wednesday morning. He was divorced and is survived by two daughters.
He had previously been reported Tuesday morning as “very sick and heavily sedated” by his attorney of 25 years, Josh Grier. He had been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week at that time, Grier said.
An Egot contender, Schlesinger has been nominated for Oscars, Tonys, Grammys and Emmys and won the latter two awards. At the 2018 Emmys, he was up for two trophies for his “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” work and picked up one, winning in the outstanding original music and lyrics category for the song “Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal”. He was...
Schlesinger died Wednesday morning. He was divorced and is survived by two daughters.
He had previously been reported Tuesday morning as “very sick and heavily sedated” by his attorney of 25 years, Josh Grier. He had been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week at that time, Grier said.
An Egot contender, Schlesinger has been nominated for Oscars, Tonys, Grammys and Emmys and won the latter two awards. At the 2018 Emmys, he was up for two trophies for his “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” work and picked up one, winning in the outstanding original music and lyrics category for the song “Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal”. He was...
- 4/1/2020
- by Chris Willman and Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Updated: Adam Schlesinger, a musician and Emmy-winning songwriter highly regarded for his work as a member of Fountains of Wayne and songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has been hospitalized with coronavirus and is on a ventilator but is not in a coma, contrary to initial reports, his attorney of 25 years Josh Grier confirmed to Variety early Tuesday morning.
“He’s very sick and is heavily sedated, as are all people on ventilators, but no one has used the word ‘coma’ to me,” Grier said. Schlesinger has been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week and is receiving excellent medical care, Grier noted, adding that doctors were reluctant to make predictions because so much about the disease remains unknown.
His Fountains of Wayne bandmate Chris Collingwood posted a note from Schlesinger’s family stating that “his condition is improving and we are cautiously optimistic.”
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“He’s very sick and is heavily sedated, as are all people on ventilators, but no one has used the word ‘coma’ to me,” Grier said. Schlesinger has been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week and is receiving excellent medical care, Grier noted, adding that doctors were reluctant to make predictions because so much about the disease remains unknown.
His Fountains of Wayne bandmate Chris Collingwood posted a note from Schlesinger’s family stating that “his condition is improving and we are cautiously optimistic.”
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- 3/31/2020
- by Jem Aswad and Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
The ’90s sitcom The Nanny is being developed into a Broadway musical, with series creators Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson on board to write the show’s book, while Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger will write the music.
The project was announced today by producers Brian Zeilinger and Scott Zeilinger. Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) will direct. A production timeline, additional creative team and casting will be announced later.
Bloom, who co-created and starred in CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will write the musical’s song lyrics, and share the music writing with Schlesinger. The songwriting team (along with Jack Dolgen) won a 2019 Emmy Award for their Crazy Ex-Girlfriend music.
Said Drescher and Jacobson: “We are So excited to be working on the Broadway musical The Nanny. We’re equally excited that the wildly talented Rachel Bloom will be writing the lyrics and music with the fantastic Adam Schlesinger,...
The project was announced today by producers Brian Zeilinger and Scott Zeilinger. Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) will direct. A production timeline, additional creative team and casting will be announced later.
Bloom, who co-created and starred in CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will write the musical’s song lyrics, and share the music writing with Schlesinger. The songwriting team (along with Jack Dolgen) won a 2019 Emmy Award for their Crazy Ex-Girlfriend music.
Said Drescher and Jacobson: “We are So excited to be working on the Broadway musical The Nanny. We’re equally excited that the wildly talented Rachel Bloom will be writing the lyrics and music with the fantastic Adam Schlesinger,...
- 1/8/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
For the first night of Creative Arts Emmy Awards coverage on Saturday, September 14, Gold Derby was backstage in the press room as the winners answered journalists’ tough questions. The ceremony took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where 48 awards were handed out over two and a half hours. Among the big-name winners who visited the press room for in-depth Q&As were RuPaul Charles (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”), James Corden (“Carpool Karaoke”) and Dan Reed (“Leaving Neverland”). Watch the exclusive interviews by clicking on each of their names below.
SEE2019 Creative Arts Emmys live blog: ‘Free Solo’ dominates with 7 wins, while ‘Queer Eye,’ James Corden, Rachel Bloom also win big
RuPaul Charles (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) — Best Host for a Reality or Competition Program (also watch above)
James Corden (“Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool”) — Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Dan Reed (“Leaving Neverland”) — Best Documentary...
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RuPaul Charles (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) — Best Host for a Reality or Competition Program (also watch above)
James Corden (“Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool”) — Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Dan Reed (“Leaving Neverland”) — Best Documentary...
- 9/15/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon and Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Rachel Bloom was a good sport on the red carpet before the Creative Arts Emmys, taking off her shoes to get comfortable and chatting up reporters even though she was minutes from dashing to perform the opening number for the show. Her positive attitude was rewarded with an Emmy for outstanding music and lyrics for her CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, shared with Jack Dolgen and Adam Schlesinger. It was Golden Globe winner Bloom’s maiden Emmy; it came for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s final season.
“This is my first Emmy, I’m so happy, it’s really cool,” Rachel gushed backstage. “I’m so happy to be winning with these guys (Schlesinger and Dolgen), with my brothers.”
Backstage, she also dropped in a surprise Emmy announcement, which could explain her going barefoot on the red carpet: “I’m pregnant, so that’s what’s next for me. Three months pregnant.”
On...
“This is my first Emmy, I’m so happy, it’s really cool,” Rachel gushed backstage. “I’m so happy to be winning with these guys (Schlesinger and Dolgen), with my brothers.”
Backstage, she also dropped in a surprise Emmy announcement, which could explain her going barefoot on the red carpet: “I’m pregnant, so that’s what’s next for me. Three months pregnant.”
On...
- 9/15/2019
- by Diane Haithman and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” star Rachel Bloom made a special announcement after winning her Emmy for best original music and lyrics — she is pregnant.
Bloom announced the news backstage on Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. She joked she had planned to reveal the news on Instagram but that doing it at the Emmys was even better.
Bloom won the Emmy along with Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen for the song “Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal.” They beat out other nominees from shows such as “Documentary Now” and “Saturday Night Live.”
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” ended its run on The CW back in April after four seasons. According to Bloom, she and her team wrote over 150 original songs throughout the show’s run.
Bloom has been nominated for six Emmys throughout her career, all but one of which was for her work on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”
She discussed the series finale in...
Bloom announced the news backstage on Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. She joked she had planned to reveal the news on Instagram but that doing it at the Emmys was even better.
Bloom won the Emmy along with Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen for the song “Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal.” They beat out other nominees from shows such as “Documentary Now” and “Saturday Night Live.”
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” ended its run on The CW back in April after four seasons. According to Bloom, she and her team wrote over 150 original songs throughout the show’s run.
Bloom has been nominated for six Emmys throughout her career, all but one of which was for her work on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”
She discussed the series finale in...
- 9/15/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
While CW’s tuneful sitcom “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” is no more after four seasons, it earned a parting gift by claiming a Creative Arts Emmy for the song “Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal,” written by star Rachel Bloom and fellow nominees Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen. Schlesinger has been nominated for an Oscar for “That Thing You Do” from the Tom Hanks-directed film and he received a 2012 Emmy for Best Music And Lyrics for the song “It’s Not Just For Gays Anymore,” the opening number of the 65th Tony Awards and a 2013 Emmy Award for Best Music And Lyrics for the song “If I Had Time,” the closing number of the 66th Tony telecast.
See 2019 Creative Arts Emmy winners (Saturday): Full list of nominees and winners in 48 categories
Alas, that win denied Flight of the Conchords member Bret McKenzie one more step towards an Egot for...
See 2019 Creative Arts Emmy winners (Saturday): Full list of nominees and winners in 48 categories
Alas, that win denied Flight of the Conchords member Bret McKenzie one more step towards an Egot for...
- 9/15/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
“Free Solo,” “Queer Eye,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Saturday Night Live” were among the big winners Saturday after the first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
“Free Solo,” the National Geographic feature documentary that already claimed the Oscar earlier this year, lead the field on the night largely devoted to unscripted programming with seven big wins. On Sunday, the remaining Creative Arts Emmys will be handed out for shows largely in the scripted genre.
RuPaul earned his fourth consecutive trophy as reality host for his work out front on VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Netflix’s “Queer Eye” nabbed four wins, including its second consecutive trophy for structured reality program. “The Simpsons” added more hardware to its trophy case with the win for animated program. And the late Anthony Bourdain earned two more Emmys for his CNN series “Parts Unknown,...
“Free Solo,” the National Geographic feature documentary that already claimed the Oscar earlier this year, lead the field on the night largely devoted to unscripted programming with seven big wins. On Sunday, the remaining Creative Arts Emmys will be handed out for shows largely in the scripted genre.
RuPaul earned his fourth consecutive trophy as reality host for his work out front on VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Netflix’s “Queer Eye” nabbed four wins, including its second consecutive trophy for structured reality program. “The Simpsons” added more hardware to its trophy case with the win for animated program. And the late Anthony Bourdain earned two more Emmys for his CNN series “Parts Unknown,...
- 9/15/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
James Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool” beat Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce to win the Emmy for pre-recorded variety special at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys, which were handed out on Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles.
“Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons'” won the award for live variety special, making the 97-year-old Lear the oldest winner in Emmy history.
In a ceremony devoted largely to nonfiction and reality television, the big winner was “Free Solo,” the NatGeo rock-climbing documentary that won an Oscar in February but also qualified for the Emmys. The film by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin won seven awards, taking home Emmys for its directing, cinematography, sound mixing, sound editing, picture editing, musical score and creative achievement in interactive media.
“Queer Eye” won the Emmy for Outstanding Structured Reality program,...
“Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons'” won the award for live variety special, making the 97-year-old Lear the oldest winner in Emmy history.
In a ceremony devoted largely to nonfiction and reality television, the big winner was “Free Solo,” the NatGeo rock-climbing documentary that won an Oscar in February but also qualified for the Emmys. The film by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin won seven awards, taking home Emmys for its directing, cinematography, sound mixing, sound editing, picture editing, musical score and creative achievement in interactive media.
“Queer Eye” won the Emmy for Outstanding Structured Reality program,...
- 9/14/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The comedy music duo Flight of the Conchords — New Zealanders Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie — have been gradually racking up kudos for more than a decade, but Egot is around the corner for one of them. They won a Grammy together for Best Comedy Album, and then McKenzie won an Oscar for his original song “Man or Muppet” from the 2011 “The Muppets” movie. Now they’re up for an Emmy at this weekend’s Creative Arts Awards, so if they’re finally awarded by the television academy, McKenzie will be three-quarters of the way to the showbiz grand slam.
The Conchords are nominated for Best Music and Lyrics for writing the song “Father and Son” from their HBO special “Live in London.” But this isn’t the first time they’re trying to win the favor of the television academy — far from it. Their series “Flight of the Conchords” ran...
The Conchords are nominated for Best Music and Lyrics for writing the song “Father and Son” from their HBO special “Live in London.” But this isn’t the first time they’re trying to win the favor of the television academy — far from it. Their series “Flight of the Conchords” ran...
- 9/12/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
is singing her song. The CW's musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ends with the central character, Rebecca Bunch, portrayed by series creator Rachel Bloom, telling her loved ones, "This is a song I wrote," and readying herself to play the piano. Over the series' run, Bloom, Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen penned 157 songs, all acting as a "prequel" to that one moment, Bloom says.
One thread connecting song to song was Rebecca's mental health struggles, from finding relief at receiving "A Diagnosis" of borderline personality disorder in season three to discovering that "Antidepressants ...
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The 2019 Emmy nominees for Best Main Title Theme Music have something for everybody. Shows to earn nominations for their opening scores include: “Castle Rock” (Hulu), “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (The CW), “Good Omens” (Amazon), “Our Planet” (Netflix) and “Succession” (HBO). Of the five nominees, only “Our Planet” and “Succession” have corresponding series bids in their respective genres.
Among this year’s bunch of exemplary themes are a moody slow burn, an ode to shlocky ’90s sitcoms, a jaunty waltz with an edge, an epic, celestial orchestra piece and a chilling piano number with a powerful hip-hop pulse. So what will Emmy voters decide is the best new theme song of the 2018-19 TV season? Let’s dive into all five themes and be sure to make your predictions.
See 2019 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards
“Castle Rock” — Theme by Thomas Newman
Newman appropriately took the menacing...
Among this year’s bunch of exemplary themes are a moody slow burn, an ode to shlocky ’90s sitcoms, a jaunty waltz with an edge, an epic, celestial orchestra piece and a chilling piano number with a powerful hip-hop pulse. So what will Emmy voters decide is the best new theme song of the 2018-19 TV season? Let’s dive into all five themes and be sure to make your predictions.
See 2019 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards
“Castle Rock” — Theme by Thomas Newman
Newman appropriately took the menacing...
- 7/30/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Beyoncé and Sara Bareilles could add Emmy trophies to their awards shelves this year, having been nominated in key music categories Tuesday by the Television Academy.
Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” special on Netflix was nominated in six categories, and four of those include a nod for the pop superstar herself. Only one of those is in a music category; she’s nominated for music direction of a variety special alongside co-music director Derek Dixie (a first-time nominee). Her other nods are as a producer, co-director and writer of the special.
Bareilles, nominated last year for her performance as Mary Magdalene in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” was cited this year as co-songwriter of a new song on CBS’s Tony Awards, “This One’s for You.” Her co-host on that show, Josh Groban, shares the nomination and is up for his first Emmy.
They were the most high-profile performers cited by Emmy voters in the seven music categories.
Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” special on Netflix was nominated in six categories, and four of those include a nod for the pop superstar herself. Only one of those is in a music category; she’s nominated for music direction of a variety special alongside co-music director Derek Dixie (a first-time nominee). Her other nods are as a producer, co-director and writer of the special.
Bareilles, nominated last year for her performance as Mary Magdalene in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” was cited this year as co-songwriter of a new song on CBS’s Tony Awards, “This One’s for You.” Her co-host on that show, Josh Groban, shares the nomination and is up for his first Emmy.
They were the most high-profile performers cited by Emmy voters in the seven music categories.
- 7/16/2019
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
After four seasons, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” closed the songbook on a unique musical comedy the likes of which has never been seen on television before. It’s not just that the show delivered two original songs with accompanying music videos a week — a feat unto itself — or that those songs brought the protagonist’s Id to raunchy, rhyming, and occasionally heartbreaking, Technicolor life. But in its final episode, The CW show moves the role of song from gimmicky storytelling device to an essential part of the narrative. The fantasy transforms into exciting, enlightening reality.
On the show, triple threat Rachel Bloom plays massively unhappy but successful lawyer Rebecca Bunch, who desperately wants to find love. After four seasons of dating various men, receiving a mental health diagnosis, quitting law to sell pretzels, and then establishing a healthier state of mind, she’s ready for love, if only she can decide which...
On the show, triple threat Rachel Bloom plays massively unhappy but successful lawyer Rebecca Bunch, who desperately wants to find love. After four seasons of dating various men, receiving a mental health diagnosis, quitting law to sell pretzels, and then establishing a healthier state of mind, she’s ready for love, if only she can decide which...
- 5/15/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
(This post contains full spoilers for the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series finale, and for the show as a whole.)
“Romantic love is not an ending, not for me and not for anyone else here. It’s just a part of your story.”
These are the words Rebecca Bunch tells her open-mic night audience near the end of the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend finale, “I’m In Love!” And they clearly make up the thesis statement that Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna were offering their TV audience at the conclusion of this four-season story.
“Romantic love is not an ending, not for me and not for anyone else here. It’s just a part of your story.”
These are the words Rebecca Bunch tells her open-mic night audience near the end of the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend finale, “I’m In Love!” And they clearly make up the thesis statement that Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna were offering their TV audience at the conclusion of this four-season story.
- 4/6/2019
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
It’s the last season before the cast of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend takes its final bow. The cast and creators of the musical comedy took the stage at PaleyFest to reflect on everything from the spark that lit the fire for the show to saying goodbye to the popular CW series — and talked about a possible musical stage show based on the series.
Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, co-creator and star Rachel Bloom was joined by co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna as well as actors Scott Michael Foster, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner, Vella Lovell, Gabrielle Ruiz, and songwriter Jack Dolgen and choreographer Kathryn Burns. Unfortunately, cast members Vincent Rodriguez III and Skylar Astin weren’t able to join in on the fun.
Amidst the reminiscing of their favorite episodes, songs, and moments the cast shared, the topic of the series going beyond the confines of TV came up. Bloom and the...
Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, co-creator and star Rachel Bloom was joined by co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna as well as actors Scott Michael Foster, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner, Vella Lovell, Gabrielle Ruiz, and songwriter Jack Dolgen and choreographer Kathryn Burns. Unfortunately, cast members Vincent Rodriguez III and Skylar Astin weren’t able to join in on the fun.
Amidst the reminiscing of their favorite episodes, songs, and moments the cast shared, the topic of the series going beyond the confines of TV came up. Bloom and the...
- 3/21/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Fans of the music of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” are in luck. The CW will offer a final opportunity to see the cast perform the original songs from the show following its series finale in April.
Set to air on Friday, April 5 immediately after the finale, the special, titled “Yes, It’s Really Us Singing: The ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Concert Special!” will feature Rachel Bloom and the rest of the cast performing live versions of fan-favorite songs along with staging, multimedia visuals and a live band and orchestra.
“The songwriters of ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,’ Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen and Adam Schlesinger, have written more than 150 outstanding songs in our four seasons. It is an unprecedented contribution to the American songbook. I’m so thrilled we can share those songs with the world in a spontaneous format that really showcases their humor and genius,” co-creator and showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna said in a statement.
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Set to air on Friday, April 5 immediately after the finale, the special, titled “Yes, It’s Really Us Singing: The ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Concert Special!” will feature Rachel Bloom and the rest of the cast performing live versions of fan-favorite songs along with staging, multimedia visuals and a live band and orchestra.
“The songwriters of ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,’ Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen and Adam Schlesinger, have written more than 150 outstanding songs in our four seasons. It is an unprecedented contribution to the American songbook. I’m so thrilled we can share those songs with the world in a spontaneous format that really showcases their humor and genius,” co-creator and showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna said in a statement.
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- 2/1/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The series finale of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will have a special concert event immediately following the last show: Yes, It’s Really Us Singing: The ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Concert Special!
The music starts on Friday, April 5 at 9 Pm Et/Pt immediately following the 8 Pm airing of the finale. Rachel Bloom and the cast of the series will perform live versions of fan-favorite songs, complete with staging, multimedia visuals, and a live band and orchestra.
“The songwriters of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen, and Adam Schlesinger, have written more than 150 outstanding songs in our four seasons,” said showrunner and co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna. “It is an unprecedented contribution to the American songbook. I’m so thrilled we can share those songs with the world in a spontaneous format that really showcases their humor and genius.”
The concert special comes at the end of the fourth and final season, celebrating more than150 original...
The music starts on Friday, April 5 at 9 Pm Et/Pt immediately following the 8 Pm airing of the finale. Rachel Bloom and the cast of the series will perform live versions of fan-favorite songs, complete with staging, multimedia visuals, and a live band and orchestra.
“The songwriters of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen, and Adam Schlesinger, have written more than 150 outstanding songs in our four seasons,” said showrunner and co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna. “It is an unprecedented contribution to the American songbook. I’m so thrilled we can share those songs with the world in a spontaneous format that really showcases their humor and genius.”
The concert special comes at the end of the fourth and final season, celebrating more than150 original...
- 2/1/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is following up its final episode with a very special encore.
The CW’s musical rom-com will air a special concert event directly following its upcoming series finale, TVLine has learned. Both episodes will air on Friday, April 5, with the finale airing at 8/7c, and the concert special airing at 9/8c. (For those keeping track, the series finale will technically be Season 4’s 17th episode, with the concert special counting as the 18th and final episode.)
Titled “Yes, It’s Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special,” the concert will feature Rachel Bloom and the rest of...
The CW’s musical rom-com will air a special concert event directly following its upcoming series finale, TVLine has learned. Both episodes will air on Friday, April 5, with the finale airing at 8/7c, and the concert special airing at 9/8c. (For those keeping track, the series finale will technically be Season 4’s 17th episode, with the concert special counting as the 18th and final episode.)
Titled “Yes, It’s Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special,” the concert will feature Rachel Bloom and the rest of...
- 2/1/2019
- TVLine.com
The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is going out with a big finish. The series finale of the critically acclaimed series from Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna will air on Friday, April 5 with a musical special titled "Yes, It's Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special!" airing right after the final scripted episode. All this kicks off at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 5. "The songwriters of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen and Adam Schlesinger, have written more than 150 outstanding songs in our four seasons. It is an unprecedented contribution to the American songbook. I'm so thrilled we can share those songs with the world in a spontaneous format that really showcases...
- 2/1/2019
- E! Online
Unlikely friendships come from unexpected trips.
Pairing off the most unlikely people for various adventures was the perfect way for many of them to confront something they haven't realized about themselves.
During Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 4 Episode 6, three different road trips bring the most unlikely pairings together. Darryl and Rebecca head out to a food place they both wanted to try, attempting to avoid stepping into the wrong topic of conversation along the way.
Heather ends up giving Nathaniel a ride when his car breaks down, and she ends up finding out more about him. Meanwhile, Paula needs to pick up a desk and ends up going with her least favorite person, Josh.
"I See You," written by Jack Dolgen was an inventive way to change things up. Letting characters grow sometimes means putting them in situations with other people that they might not usually spend time with. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend accomplished that,...
Pairing off the most unlikely people for various adventures was the perfect way for many of them to confront something they haven't realized about themselves.
During Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 4 Episode 6, three different road trips bring the most unlikely pairings together. Darryl and Rebecca head out to a food place they both wanted to try, attempting to avoid stepping into the wrong topic of conversation along the way.
Heather ends up giving Nathaniel a ride when his car breaks down, and she ends up finding out more about him. Meanwhile, Paula needs to pick up a desk and ends up going with her least favorite person, Josh.
"I See You," written by Jack Dolgen was an inventive way to change things up. Letting characters grow sometimes means putting them in situations with other people that they might not usually spend time with. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend accomplished that,...
- 11/17/2018
- by Yana Grebenyuk
- TVfanatic
Since it began, the CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been full of surprises. Somehow, the musical romantic comedy has been able to churn out — via co-creator and star Rachel Bloom and fellow songwriters Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen — two to three clever and catchy song parodies per episode. And somehow, Bloom, co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna and the rest of the creative team have been able to effortlessly dance between ridiculous, explicit, proudly lowbrow comedy (no current show enjoys poop jokes more) and thoughtful and heavy drama about mental illness.
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- 10/12/2018
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
The third season premiere of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” opened with a song entitled “Where’s Rebecca Bunch?” to address the second season’s cliffhanger: how and when Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) would react to being stood up on her wedding day. “It was way more plot-driven than we normally do,” executive producer Aline Brosh McKenna says of the vibrant musical number. “We had to explain a lot about the world and reset the world because it was right at the beginning of the episode. She didn’t really have the nerve to go full-[on] revenge mode, and the song tells you she’s disappeared, everyone’s looking for her, and she’s holed up in a hotel, depressed, gathering the resolve she needs.” And it was all done as a period piece.
Melina Root
Costume designer
“It was supposed to look like the opening of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ — 18th century and...
Melina Root
Costume designer
“It was supposed to look like the opening of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ — 18th century and...
- 6/5/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
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