The Television Academy has ruled that Fox’s version of “Rent” can submit in the variety special (live) category at this year’s Emmy Awards, Variety has learned.
Originally the performance was set to be a truly live event on a Sunday night in January, but performer Brennin Hunt broke his foot during the previous evening’s performance and therefore was unable to perform the full choreography needed for the show to go on fully as planned. The performance at which he got injured was shot live-to-tape and was what ultimately made the broadcast — with the exception of the final act, for which production did switch over to a true live performance on Sunday. The final act had altered choreography from the original plan so that Hunt could sit on stage and sing, even though his foot was in a cast. The original Broadway cast of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer...
Originally the performance was set to be a truly live event on a Sunday night in January, but performer Brennin Hunt broke his foot during the previous evening’s performance and therefore was unable to perform the full choreography needed for the show to go on fully as planned. The performance at which he got injured was shot live-to-tape and was what ultimately made the broadcast — with the exception of the final act, for which production did switch over to a true live performance on Sunday. The final act had altered choreography from the original plan so that Hunt could sit on stage and sing, even though his foot was in a cast. The original Broadway cast of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer...
- 6/3/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Fox has announced the cast and creative team for “Rent,” the next musical to get the live TV treatment from the network.
The cast for the show will include “Grease: Live” star Vanessa Hudgens, R&B singer and “Dancing With the Stars” alum Tinashe, former “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Valentina, “Hearts Beat Loud” star Kiersey Clemons, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” star Brandon Victor Dixon, “Grease: Live’s” Jordan Fisher, musician Brennin Hunt and “Empire” star Mario. “The Greatest Showman’s” Keala Settle will perform the solo for “Seasons of Love” and join the show’s ensemble.
The musical is set to be broadcast live from Fox Studios on Sunday, Jan. 27.
Also Read: NBC Sets 'Hair' as Next Live Musical
Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Julie Larson, Allan Larson and Vince Totino, Scott Hemming and Marla Levine of Revolution Studios will executive produce the project from 20th Century Fox Television.
The cast for the show will include “Grease: Live” star Vanessa Hudgens, R&B singer and “Dancing With the Stars” alum Tinashe, former “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Valentina, “Hearts Beat Loud” star Kiersey Clemons, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” star Brandon Victor Dixon, “Grease: Live’s” Jordan Fisher, musician Brennin Hunt and “Empire” star Mario. “The Greatest Showman’s” Keala Settle will perform the solo for “Seasons of Love” and join the show’s ensemble.
The musical is set to be broadcast live from Fox Studios on Sunday, Jan. 27.
Also Read: NBC Sets 'Hair' as Next Live Musical
Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Julie Larson, Allan Larson and Vince Totino, Scott Hemming and Marla Levine of Revolution Studios will executive produce the project from 20th Century Fox Television.
- 10/29/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Brandon Victor Dixon, Vanessa Hudgens, Kiersey Clemons and Jordan Fisher will be among the stars living la vie boheme in January when Fox stages its live musical presentation of the Broadway smash Rent.
Fox announced the full cast today, including Brennin Hunt, Mario, Tinashe and RuPaul Drag Race star Valentina (see below for full list of cast and their characters).
Rent, Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award- and Pulitizer Prize-winning musical set during the early AIDS era long before New York City’s East Village had cleaned up to become a rich-person playground, opened Off Broadway in 1996 and, later that year, transferred to Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre. The production ran on Broadway for 12 years.
Larson died of a heart condition the night before his musical’s first Off Broadway performance.
Fox will air the three-hour musical event on Sunday, January 27, live at 7 p.m. Et and tape-delayed Pt.
Here is the full cast,...
Fox announced the full cast today, including Brennin Hunt, Mario, Tinashe and RuPaul Drag Race star Valentina (see below for full list of cast and their characters).
Rent, Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award- and Pulitizer Prize-winning musical set during the early AIDS era long before New York City’s East Village had cleaned up to become a rich-person playground, opened Off Broadway in 1996 and, later that year, transferred to Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre. The production ran on Broadway for 12 years.
Larson died of a heart condition the night before his musical’s first Off Broadway performance.
Fox will air the three-hour musical event on Sunday, January 27, live at 7 p.m. Et and tape-delayed Pt.
Here is the full cast,...
- 10/29/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox has announced the cast for its upcoming “Rent” live musical.
Recording artist Tinashe has been cast as Mimi Marquez, a dancer who struggles with addiction and catches the eye of musician and recovering addict Roger. Roger will be played by Brennin Hunt (“Nashville”).
Singer/songwriter Jordan Fisher (“Hamilton” and the 2017 winner of “Dancing with the Stars”) will play Mark, Roger’s filmmaker roommate and best friend, who serves as the show’s narrator.
Vanessa Hudgens (“Grease: Live”) will play Maureen Johnson, a performance artist and Mark’s ex-girlfriend who is on-again-off-again dating Joanne. Kiersey Clemons (“Hearts Beat Loud”) is set to play Joanne Jefferson, an Ivy League-educated laywer.
Emmy nominee and Tony Award winner Brandon Victor Dixon (“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”) will play Tom Collins, a computer scientist who returns to New York after being expelled from MIT. There he meets and falls in love with Angel Dumont Schunard,...
Recording artist Tinashe has been cast as Mimi Marquez, a dancer who struggles with addiction and catches the eye of musician and recovering addict Roger. Roger will be played by Brennin Hunt (“Nashville”).
Singer/songwriter Jordan Fisher (“Hamilton” and the 2017 winner of “Dancing with the Stars”) will play Mark, Roger’s filmmaker roommate and best friend, who serves as the show’s narrator.
Vanessa Hudgens (“Grease: Live”) will play Maureen Johnson, a performance artist and Mark’s ex-girlfriend who is on-again-off-again dating Joanne. Kiersey Clemons (“Hearts Beat Loud”) is set to play Joanne Jefferson, an Ivy League-educated laywer.
Emmy nominee and Tony Award winner Brandon Victor Dixon (“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”) will play Tom Collins, a computer scientist who returns to New York after being expelled from MIT. There he meets and falls in love with Angel Dumont Schunard,...
- 10/29/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Fox’s live production of the Tony-winning musical “Rent” will air on Sunday, January 27, 2019, the network announced Monday. “Rent” is a three-hour production and does not currently have a director or cast attached. Fox announced in May that “Rent” was on the way, but there was not yet a planned premiere date at that time. The project is executive produced by Marc Platt (“Grease: Live,” “La La Land”), Adam Siegel, Julie Larson, Al Larson. Revolution Studios’ Vince Totino, Scott Hemming and Marla Levine are also executive producing. Also Read: Fox's Live Musical 'Rent' Won't Happen Anytime Soon; Still Without Director and Cast The.
- 9/25/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
Fox has added two more shows to its live musical lineup.
The network announced on Friday its plans for live versions of Rent and A Christmas Story, following January 2016's successful Grease: Live.
Watch: Find Out Everything That Is Going Into Making 'Grease: Live'
Fox's production of A Christmas Story is set to air this December, and will be based on the Broadway musical version of the 1983 film, about a Midwestern boy named Ralphie who wants nothing more than a Red Ryder Bb gun for Christmas.
Grease: Live's Marc Platt will executive produce along with Adam Seigel, with Jonathan Tolins and Robert Cary co-executive producing and writing. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote La La Land's "City of Stars," and also scored A Christmas Story: The Musical, will compose several new songs for the Fox production.
“A Christmas Story is one of the most beloved holiday films of all time -- audiences have made...
The network announced on Friday its plans for live versions of Rent and A Christmas Story, following January 2016's successful Grease: Live.
Watch: Find Out Everything That Is Going Into Making 'Grease: Live'
Fox's production of A Christmas Story is set to air this December, and will be based on the Broadway musical version of the 1983 film, about a Midwestern boy named Ralphie who wants nothing more than a Red Ryder Bb gun for Christmas.
Grease: Live's Marc Platt will executive produce along with Adam Seigel, with Jonathan Tolins and Robert Cary co-executive producing and writing. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote La La Land's "City of Stars," and also scored A Christmas Story: The Musical, will compose several new songs for the Fox production.
“A Christmas Story is one of the most beloved holiday films of all time -- audiences have made...
- 5/12/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Hollywood, Calif. – Hailed as “a crazy, stunt-filled action spectacular” (Scott Mendelson, Forbes) and “a shot of pure adrenaline” (Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly), xXx: Return Of Xander Cage x-plodes on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand May 16, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. X-cited fans can be the first to get it two weeks early on Digital HD May 2.
When a group of lethal mercenaries steal a hi-tech weapon that poses a global threat, the world needs superspy Xander Cage (Vin Diesel). Recruited back into action, Xander leads a team of death-defying adrenaline junkies on a mission to kick some ass, save the day, and look dope while doing it. Packed with some of the most mind-blowing stunts ever caught on film, xXx: Return Of Xander Cage features a powerhouse international cast including Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu,...
When a group of lethal mercenaries steal a hi-tech weapon that poses a global threat, the world needs superspy Xander Cage (Vin Diesel). Recruited back into action, Xander leads a team of death-defying adrenaline junkies on a mission to kick some ass, save the day, and look dope while doing it. Packed with some of the most mind-blowing stunts ever caught on film, xXx: Return Of Xander Cage features a powerhouse international cast including Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu,...
- 3/23/2017
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.