Since their inception, the directing categories at the Tony Awards have mostly been a boys’ club. Not only are the vast majority of winners men, but so are most of the nominees. But the 2024 ceremony could upend these statistics as more women are helming Broadway shows than ever before. This could finally be the year where they make up the majority of directing nominees.
This season there are 13 women directors on Broadway. Four of them will contend for Best Director of a Play: Lila Neugebauer (“Appropriate” and “Uncle Vanya”), Anne Kauffman (“Mary Jane”), Tina Landau (“Mother Play”), and Whitney White (“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”). Another nine women will vie for Best Director of a Musical: Sammi Canold (“How to Dance in Ohio”), Rachel Chavkin (“Lempicka”), Rebecca Frecknall (“Cabaret”), Maria Friedman (“Merrily We Roll Along“), Mari Madrid, Leigh Silverman (“Suffs”), Jessica Stone (“Water for Elephants”), Danya Taymor (“The Outsiders”), and...
This season there are 13 women directors on Broadway. Four of them will contend for Best Director of a Play: Lila Neugebauer (“Appropriate” and “Uncle Vanya”), Anne Kauffman (“Mary Jane”), Tina Landau (“Mother Play”), and Whitney White (“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”). Another nine women will vie for Best Director of a Musical: Sammi Canold (“How to Dance in Ohio”), Rachel Chavkin (“Lempicka”), Rebecca Frecknall (“Cabaret”), Maria Friedman (“Merrily We Roll Along“), Mari Madrid, Leigh Silverman (“Suffs”), Jessica Stone (“Water for Elephants”), Danya Taymor (“The Outsiders”), and...
- 3/11/2024
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Academy Award nominee Elliot Page (The Umbrella Academy) is set to star opposite Hillary Baack (Sound of Metal) in Close to You, a new film from BAFTA-winning writer-director Dominic Savage (I Am…), which has wrapped production in Canada.
Pic follows Sam (Page), who has a chance encounter with an old friend (Baack) on his way home to a dreaded family reunion that forces him to confront long-buried memories.
Producers include Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee, who developed the project under their UK banner, Me + You Productions; Daniel Bekerman and Chris Yurkovich of Good Question Media in Canada; and Savage and Page, who together conceived and co-authored the story. Kindred Spirit is co-financing with Anita Gou and Sam Intili (I Saw the TV Glow) exec producing alongside Rolling Dices Nia Vazirani (The Trial of Chicago 7), as well as Matt Jordan Smith of Page’s PageBoy Productions.
Pic follows Sam (Page), who has a chance encounter with an old friend (Baack) on his way home to a dreaded family reunion that forces him to confront long-buried memories.
Producers include Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee, who developed the project under their UK banner, Me + You Productions; Daniel Bekerman and Chris Yurkovich of Good Question Media in Canada; and Savage and Page, who together conceived and co-authored the story. Kindred Spirit is co-financing with Anita Gou and Sam Intili (I Saw the TV Glow) exec producing alongside Rolling Dices Nia Vazirani (The Trial of Chicago 7), as well as Matt Jordan Smith of Page’s PageBoy Productions.
- 6/12/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Drama League today announced the nominations for the 2023 Drama League Awards. Honoring achievements on and Off-Broadway, the nominations were announced this morning by Roger Bart (“Back to the Future: The Musical”) and Justin Guarini (“Once Upon A One More Time”) at the New York Library for the Performing Arts. Winners will be revealed at the 89th Annual Drama League Awards ceremony at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Friday, May 19, 2023.
“I don’t think I’ve experienced a theater season in New York ever like this one,” noted Artistic Director Gabriel Stelian-Shanks. “There’s been a range, a breadth, an expansion of possibility that has been truly astonishing to witness. Theater makers have inspired not only with their creativity, but also with their drive and determination to serve audiences with vision and talent. These nominees reflect the promise and greatness inherent in the work of theater folk, and I can’t help but be deeply proud.
“I don’t think I’ve experienced a theater season in New York ever like this one,” noted Artistic Director Gabriel Stelian-Shanks. “There’s been a range, a breadth, an expansion of possibility that has been truly astonishing to witness. Theater makers have inspired not only with their creativity, but also with their drive and determination to serve audiences with vision and talent. These nominees reflect the promise and greatness inherent in the work of theater folk, and I can’t help but be deeply proud.
- 4/25/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The contest for Best Play Revival at this year’s Tony Awards is shaping up to be a true nail-biter, even in the nominations round of voting. Five of the eligible productions — “A Doll’s House,” “Death of a Salesman,” “Ohio State Murders,” “The Piano Lesson,” and “Topdog/Underdog” — all opened to excellent reviews, while a sixth contender, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” just announced its opening on the last day of eligibility.
Of these six productions, four will earn nominations. Four of the six have also already closed, which would seem to give an advantage to “A Doll’s House” and “Sidney Brustein’s Window,” both of which will run through the Tony voting period. Do those two productions thus have an advantage in this top race? How often does a shuttered production actually win Best Revival?
The raw numbers alone clearly demonstrate that shows that are running through...
Of these six productions, four will earn nominations. Four of the six have also already closed, which would seem to give an advantage to “A Doll’s House” and “Sidney Brustein’s Window,” both of which will run through the Tony voting period. Do those two productions thus have an advantage in this top race? How often does a shuttered production actually win Best Revival?
The raw numbers alone clearly demonstrate that shows that are running through...
- 4/6/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Mark Subias, UTA partner and head of theater, is exiting the agency to take a newly created job at production company Smuggler.
Subias, who has headed UTA’s Theater department for the past decade, will join Smuggler as Managing Partner of a new management arm at Smuggler, an international commercial, theater and film production company. Subias also will be developing and producing projects across theater, TV and film for the company.
“Mark helped plant UTA’s flag in the theater community and we are grateful to him for building out the business and the wonderful team of agents he helped hire, promote and mentor,” said UTA President David Kramer. “We’re excited to see what Mark does, and to continue to collaborate with him in his new endeavor.”
As Managing Partner, Subias will oversee the development and growth of the newly created Smuggler Management. He’ll be tasked with...
Subias, who has headed UTA’s Theater department for the past decade, will join Smuggler as Managing Partner of a new management arm at Smuggler, an international commercial, theater and film production company. Subias also will be developing and producing projects across theater, TV and film for the company.
“Mark helped plant UTA’s flag in the theater community and we are grateful to him for building out the business and the wonderful team of agents he helped hire, promote and mentor,” said UTA President David Kramer. “We’re excited to see what Mark does, and to continue to collaborate with him in his new endeavor.”
As Managing Partner, Subias will oversee the development and growth of the newly created Smuggler Management. He’ll be tasked with...
- 2/17/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Emilia Clarke is set to star as Constance Lloyd, an Irish author who was married to Oscar Wilde, in “An Ideal Wife,” directed by “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” helmer Sophie Hyde.
The project, for which plot details are still being kept under wraps, is repped by Embankment Films and will be shopped at this week’s American Film Market, which kicks off on Tuesday.
“An Ideal Wife” will shed light on Lloyd, who was an author and feminist activist who took part in the dress reform movement, which campaigned to allow women to dress in comfortable clothing rather than the stifling Victorian dresses of the era. Lloyd married Wilde in 1884 and the couple had two sons. However, after Wilde received a two-year prison term for homosexuality, which was still illegal at the time (it would only be decriminalized in England and Wales in 1967), Lloyd moved to Switzerland with their children,...
The project, for which plot details are still being kept under wraps, is repped by Embankment Films and will be shopped at this week’s American Film Market, which kicks off on Tuesday.
“An Ideal Wife” will shed light on Lloyd, who was an author and feminist activist who took part in the dress reform movement, which campaigned to allow women to dress in comfortable clothing rather than the stifling Victorian dresses of the era. Lloyd married Wilde in 1884 and the couple had two sons. However, after Wilde received a two-year prison term for homosexuality, which was still illegal at the time (it would only be decriminalized in England and Wales in 1967), Lloyd moved to Switzerland with their children,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy and Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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Sarah Paulson is set to star in Searchlight Pictures’ upcoming horror thriller Dust.
Will Joines and Karrie Crouse are directing the project penned by Crouse and set to start production in late August. The film will debut on Hulu in the U.S., with additional release plans to be announced.
Dust will portray a mother trapped by increasing dust storms as she is haunted by past encounters and a threatening presence and takes extraordinary steps to protect her family. “Sarah is an extraordinary artist and we are thrilled to be working with her again,” Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a statement.
For Searchlight, Paulson previously starred in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene. Alix Madigan and Lucas Joaquin are producing Dust, with Paulson also executive producing.
Paulson’s film credits include Warner Bros.’ Ocean’s 8,...
Sarah Paulson is set to star in Searchlight Pictures’ upcoming horror thriller Dust.
Will Joines and Karrie Crouse are directing the project penned by Crouse and set to start production in late August. The film will debut on Hulu in the U.S., with additional release plans to be announced.
Dust will portray a mother trapped by increasing dust storms as she is haunted by past encounters and a threatening presence and takes extraordinary steps to protect her family. “Sarah is an extraordinary artist and we are thrilled to be working with her again,” Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a statement.
For Searchlight, Paulson previously starred in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene. Alix Madigan and Lucas Joaquin are producing Dust, with Paulson also executive producing.
Paulson’s film credits include Warner Bros.’ Ocean’s 8,...
- 7/25/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sarah Paulson is set to star in Searchlight Pictures’ “Dust,” a horror thriller that was originally intended as a vehicle for Claire Foy.
The film, like other recent Searchlight releases such as “Fire Island” and “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” will stream on Disney’s Dtc platforms as a Hulu Original in the U.S., with additional release plans to be announced. Principal photography will begin next month. Foy had to drop out due to scheduling issues.
Will Joines and Karrie Crouse are directing the film, which was penned by Crouse. It centers on a mother who is haunted by her past and who encounters a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family. Paulson previously starred in Searchlight’s “12 Years a Slave” and “Martha Marcy May Marlene.”
“Sarah is an extraordinary artist and we are thrilled to be working with her again,” said Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield.
The film, like other recent Searchlight releases such as “Fire Island” and “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” will stream on Disney’s Dtc platforms as a Hulu Original in the U.S., with additional release plans to be announced. Principal photography will begin next month. Foy had to drop out due to scheduling issues.
Will Joines and Karrie Crouse are directing the film, which was penned by Crouse. It centers on a mother who is haunted by her past and who encounters a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family. Paulson previously starred in Searchlight’s “12 Years a Slave” and “Martha Marcy May Marlene.”
“Sarah is an extraordinary artist and we are thrilled to be working with her again,” said Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield.
- 7/25/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Sarah Paulson is set to star in Searchlight Pictures’ upcoming horror thriller Dust. Will Joines and Karrie Crouse are directing the pic, which was penned by Crouse. The film will stream on Disney’s Dtc platforms as a Hulu Original in the U.S., with additional release plans to be announced. Principal photography is set to commence late August.
“Sarah is an extraordinary artist and we are thrilled to be working with her again,” said Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. For Searchlight, Paulson previously starred in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, which received an Academy Award for Best Picture, and Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene.
The film follows a woman who is trapped by increasingly perilous dust storms and is haunted by her past encounters with a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family.
Alix Madigan and Lucas Joaquin are producing,...
“Sarah is an extraordinary artist and we are thrilled to be working with her again,” said Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. For Searchlight, Paulson previously starred in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, which received an Academy Award for Best Picture, and Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene.
The film follows a woman who is trapped by increasingly perilous dust storms and is haunted by her past encounters with a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family.
Alix Madigan and Lucas Joaquin are producing,...
- 7/25/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Sarah Paulson has another “American Horror Story” to add to her filmography.
The “AHS” star and frequent Hulu collaborator is set to lead Searchlight Pictures’ horror-thriller “Dust” for the streamer. Based on co-director and “Westworld” writer Karrie Crouse’s script out of Sundance Writers’ Lab, “Dust” is set in 1930s Oklahoma where a young mother (Paulson) is haunted by the past as she encounters a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family.
Crouse and Will Joines co-direct the feature after previously collaborating on short film “Propagation.” Principal photography for “Dust” will start in late August, with Emmy winner Paulson also executive producing.
“Sarah is an extraordinary artist and we are thrilled to be working with her again,” Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a joint statement.
For Searchlight, Paulson previously starred in Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave,” which received the Academy Award for Best Picture,...
The “AHS” star and frequent Hulu collaborator is set to lead Searchlight Pictures’ horror-thriller “Dust” for the streamer. Based on co-director and “Westworld” writer Karrie Crouse’s script out of Sundance Writers’ Lab, “Dust” is set in 1930s Oklahoma where a young mother (Paulson) is haunted by the past as she encounters a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family.
Crouse and Will Joines co-direct the feature after previously collaborating on short film “Propagation.” Principal photography for “Dust” will start in late August, with Emmy winner Paulson also executive producing.
“Sarah is an extraordinary artist and we are thrilled to be working with her again,” Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a joint statement.
For Searchlight, Paulson previously starred in Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave,” which received the Academy Award for Best Picture,...
- 7/25/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Horror-thriller to begin production in late August.
Sarah Paulson has signed on to star in Searchlight Pictures’ horror-thriller Dust, which is set to begin production in late August.
Paulson will also serve as executive producer on the story about a mother haunted by her past and trapped by dust storms who encounters a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family.
Claire Foy was originally attached to the project when it was introduced to the virtual Cannes market in 2020. Searchlight announced it had acquired worldwide rights in October of that year.
Will Joines and Karrie Crouse will co-direct from a screenplay by Crouse.
Sarah Paulson has signed on to star in Searchlight Pictures’ horror-thriller Dust, which is set to begin production in late August.
Paulson will also serve as executive producer on the story about a mother haunted by her past and trapped by dust storms who encounters a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family.
Claire Foy was originally attached to the project when it was introduced to the virtual Cannes market in 2020. Searchlight announced it had acquired worldwide rights in October of that year.
Will Joines and Karrie Crouse will co-direct from a screenplay by Crouse.
- 7/25/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“American Horror Story” star Sarah Paulson has signed on to star and executive produce a horror-thriller film called “Dust” at Searchlight Pictures.
Will Joines and Karrie Crouse are directing the film that hopes to begin production in late August.
Paulson joins “Dust” in place of Claire Foy, who was once attached back when Searchlight first acquired the project in 2020. The film follows a mother who, trapped by increasingly perilous dust storms and haunted by her past, encounters a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family. Crouse wrote the script.
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“Dust” will stream as a Hulu Original in the U.S., with additional release plans to be announced.
Alix Madigan and Lucas Joaquin are producing. SVP, Acquisitions & Production Chan Phung, Director of Development Zahra Phillips and Creative Affairs Manager Daejione Jones...
Will Joines and Karrie Crouse are directing the film that hopes to begin production in late August.
Paulson joins “Dust” in place of Claire Foy, who was once attached back when Searchlight first acquired the project in 2020. The film follows a mother who, trapped by increasingly perilous dust storms and haunted by her past, encounters a threatening presence and takes extraordinary measures to protect her family. Crouse wrote the script.
Also Read:
Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis and Sanaa Lathan to Star in ‘The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat’
“Dust” will stream as a Hulu Original in the U.S., with additional release plans to be announced.
Alix Madigan and Lucas Joaquin are producing. SVP, Acquisitions & Production Chan Phung, Director of Development Zahra Phillips and Creative Affairs Manager Daejione Jones...
- 7/25/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Emmy winner Sarah Paulson (12 Years a Slave), Gotham Award winner Anthony Mackie (Captain America), BAFTA winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit), and triple Emmy winner Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black) will star in feature Clybourne Park, which is a hot package launching for the Cannes market.
Bruce Norris’ adaptation of his incendiary Pulitzer-, Tony- and Olivier award-winning play about race and real estate in America will to be directed by Pam MacKinnon.
The cast is also joined by Nick Robinson (Maid) and Hillary Baack (Sound of Metal).
Tony Award winner MacKinnon, who makes her feature debut, first launched Norris’ Clybourne Park on Broadway, winning a 2012 Tony Award for Best Play and a nomination for Best Direction.
Producers are Simon Friend (The Father) and BAFTA nominee Kevin Loader (The Death of Stalin), both known for their stage-to-screen adaptations including Friend’s Oscar winner The Father and Loader’s...
Bruce Norris’ adaptation of his incendiary Pulitzer-, Tony- and Olivier award-winning play about race and real estate in America will to be directed by Pam MacKinnon.
The cast is also joined by Nick Robinson (Maid) and Hillary Baack (Sound of Metal).
Tony Award winner MacKinnon, who makes her feature debut, first launched Norris’ Clybourne Park on Broadway, winning a 2012 Tony Award for Best Play and a nomination for Best Direction.
Producers are Simon Friend (The Father) and BAFTA nominee Kevin Loader (The Death of Stalin), both known for their stage-to-screen adaptations including Friend’s Oscar winner The Father and Loader’s...
- 5/11/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The UTA board of directors said Friday that the agency has promoted eight agents to partner, repping a 13% expansion of the group. The promotions come from across UTA’s businesses including theater, music, TV, movies and video games.
The new partners include two division heads — Video Games’ Ophir Lupu and Theatre’s Mark Subias — along with Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, John Sacks and Bec Smith.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” UTA said in a statement announcing the news. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
More info her, per UTA:
Jacob Fenton, an 18-year UTA veteran who started in the mailroom in 2001 and rose through...
The new partners include two division heads — Video Games’ Ophir Lupu and Theatre’s Mark Subias — along with Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, John Sacks and Bec Smith.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” UTA said in a statement announcing the news. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
More info her, per UTA:
Jacob Fenton, an 18-year UTA veteran who started in the mailroom in 2001 and rose through...
- 1/25/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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