Producers Bruce Cohen, Robb Nanus, Jessica Leventhal, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman announced today that Disney Theatrical, Jujamcyn Theaters, The Nederlander Organization and The Shubert Organization four of Broadway's leading organizations, have come together by contributing matching donations in support of Tony and Grammy Award nominee Andrew Lippa's new oratorio, I Am Harvey Milk, which will have its New York premiere on Monday, October 6 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.
- 10/1/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
New York - Producers Bruce Cohen, Robb Nanus, Jessica Leventhal, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman announced today that child actor Noah Marlowe Mary Poppins, Act One will play Young Harvey Milk in the New York premiere of Tony and Grammy Award nominee Andrew Lippa's new oratorio, I Am Harvey Milk, set for Monday, October 6 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. Mr. Marlowe originated the role in I Am Harvey Milk's world premiere performance in San Francisco and can be heard on the Original Cast Recording.
- 8/27/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Madonna doesn't care what us mere mortals think, and who could blame her? Forget Queen Esther; Madonna was Queen of Dragons for Purim! You can't shush her during a movie! So why would terrible reviews stop her from directing another movie? They won't!
The book that's luring Madonna back to the director's chair is a politically charged love story by Rebecca Walker, "Adé: A Love Story." Walker, who is the daughter of Alice Walker and Mel Leventhal, has previously written non-fiction about feminism, sexuality, being multiracial and Jewish, and her painful, contentious relationship with her Pulitzer Prize-winning mother. "Adé" is a semi-autobiographical novella about a bisexual woman who, while traveling abroad with a friend, falls in love with a Swahili Muslim man named Adé. Their love affair, which takes place on an island off the coast of Kenya, is interrupted by political upheaval and much more.
Madonna co-wrote and directed...
The book that's luring Madonna back to the director's chair is a politically charged love story by Rebecca Walker, "Adé: A Love Story." Walker, who is the daughter of Alice Walker and Mel Leventhal, has previously written non-fiction about feminism, sexuality, being multiracial and Jewish, and her painful, contentious relationship with her Pulitzer Prize-winning mother. "Adé" is a semi-autobiographical novella about a bisexual woman who, while traveling abroad with a friend, falls in love with a Swahili Muslim man named Adé. Their love affair, which takes place on an island off the coast of Kenya, is interrupted by political upheaval and much more.
Madonna co-wrote and directed...
- 3/26/2014
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
Washington, March 26: Madonna will be directing the film adaptation of the interracial romance novel by Rebecca Walker 'Ade: A Love Story'.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 55-year-old singer made her directorial debut with 2011's British romantic drama 'W.E' that grossed only 583,000 dollars at the domestic box office.
Walker's debut novel centers on a 19-year-old American student who falls in love with a young Muslim man while travelling in Africa.
The film will be produced by 'Silver Linings Playbook' producer Bruce Cohen via his Bruce Cohen Productions, along with Jessica Leventhal, the company's director.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 55-year-old singer made her directorial debut with 2011's British romantic drama 'W.E' that grossed only 583,000 dollars at the domestic box office.
Walker's debut novel centers on a 19-year-old American student who falls in love with a young Muslim man while travelling in Africa.
The film will be produced by 'Silver Linings Playbook' producer Bruce Cohen via his Bruce Cohen Productions, along with Jessica Leventhal, the company's director.
- 3/26/2014
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
Madonna (“W.E.”) is attached to direct Adé, based on the bestselling author Rebecca Walker's new novel ”Adé: A Love Story,” an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap. Oscar winner Bruce Cohen (“American Beauty”) is producing under his Bruce Cohen Productions banner along with the company's Jessica Leventhal and Walker. The book, which is based on Walker's real life experience, was released in October by Amazon Publishing's Little A literary imprint, and quickly earned both critical and commercial success. Also read: Madonna Channels ‘Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen for Jewish Holiday Purim (Photo) When a sophisticated, bi-racial college student falls in love with Adé,...
- 3/26/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Madonna is attached to direct an adaptation of Rebecca Walker’s novel Adé: A Love Story. The book, which was published last October, tells Walker’s autobiographical story of a biracial college student whose romance with a young Swahili man, Adé, near Kenya is interrupted by civil war.
Madonna last directed W.E. in 2011, the story of King Edward VIII and his notorious romance with the American divorcée Wallis Simpson.
Walker will produce Adé, along with Bruce Cohen (The Silver Linings Playbook) and Jessica Leventhal, Bruce Cohen Productions’ director of development. No screenwriter is yet attached.
Madonna last directed W.E. in 2011, the story of King Edward VIII and his notorious romance with the American divorcée Wallis Simpson.
Walker will produce Adé, along with Bruce Cohen (The Silver Linings Playbook) and Jessica Leventhal, Bruce Cohen Productions’ director of development. No screenwriter is yet attached.
- 3/25/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Breaking: Madonna will get back behind the camera to direct an adaptation of the Rebecca Walker novel Adé: A Love Story. The novel is based on Walker’s experience. It revolves around a young college student who falls in love with the title character, a young Swahili man, and they plan to marry and live a simple life in Kenya. All of that comes in jeopardy when they are caught in the middle of a civil war that threatens to tear them apart. The film will be produced by Bruce Cohen, who shared a Best Picture Oscar on American Beauty and more recently produced Milk and Silver Linings Playbook. He’ll produce through his Bruce Cohen Productions shingle with his director of development Jessica Leventhal, and the author. The book was released last fall by Amazon’s Little A imprint. This is early days, and Madonna and the producers will...
- 3/25/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Madonna is getting back into the director's chair. The performer, who last directed 2011's stylish period romance W.E., is attached to direct Ade: A Love Story, an adaptation of the debut novel by Rebecca Walker. Bruce Cohen is producing the indie adaptation via his Bruce Cohen Productions. Jessica Leventhal, the company's director of development, and Walker also are producing. Photos: Madonna: Iconic Career and Life in Pictures Walker, the daughter of The Color Purple author Alice Walker and civil rights lawyer Mel Leventhal, wrote about growing up interracial and with mixed religions in her memoir Black, White, and Jewish:
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- 3/25/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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