Lorne Michaels News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 15, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

According to reports, Tony Award-nominated actor Josh Gad is set to mark his directorial debut with a biopic centering on legendary comic Chris Farley. Gad, known for his role as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon and as the voice of Olaf in the Frozen franchise, will be directing the film with Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels producing.

Ryan Gosling is just like us! Ahead of hosting Saturday Night Live, Gosling appeared in a new Saturday Night Live promo teasing his admiration of country singer Chris Stapleton, who will be appearing with Gosling in the same episode. Airing this Saturday, April 13, this will be Gosling's third appearance as host of the program. Watch the promo here!

Young People's Theatre of Chicago will present for LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET, a hip-hop, soul, gospel, and Motown-infused musical adaptation of the Newberry Award-winning book. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Kennedy Center collaborates with Netflix to stream the Mark Twain Prize, and sets the cast. Get the latest updates on this exciting partnership and the star-studded cast lineup. This year's program will feature a cast of leading performers, including Dave Burd aka “Lil Dicky,” Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Fallon, Tiffany Haddish, and more.

Ramy Youssef will host “SNL” for the first time on March 30. Travis Scott will perform as musical guest for the second time. Kristen Wiig will return to Studio 8H to host “SNL” for the fifth time on April 6. Raye will make her first appearance as musical guest. Ryan Gosling will make his third appearance as host on April 13 with Chris Stapleton.

Andrew Barth Feldman has joined the cast of SNL 1975, an origin film about the beginning of Saturday Night Live. Jason Reitman's behind-the-scenes film based on the start of the iconic comedy series. The film will have up-and-coming talent playing roles like Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal, Jane Curtin, Jim Henson, Lorne Michaels, and more.

Watch Ariana Grande and Bowen Yang sing Wicked, Taylor Swift, and more in the MOULIN ROUGE parody on SNL last night here!

 Windows, a new play written by New York Times Bestselling Author Tawni O'Dell will make its world premiere, in a strictly limited engagement March 25th - 27th at The Town Hall. Learn more about the play and find out who is starring here!

President Joe Biden joins host Seth Meyers and guest Amy Poehler in studio for a surprise appearance on tonight’s all-new “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” Tonight’s telecast marks the series’ 10th anniversary. President Biden, who at the time served as vice president, and Poehler were the inaugural guests for “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

Upcoming episodes of SNL will include Shane Gillis, 21 Savage, Sydney Sweeney, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Brolin, and Ariana Grande. “Saturday Night Live” is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels. Check out the schedule of upcoming episodes now!

You can now buy or rent the Mean Girls movie musical on all digital platforms, like Apple TV, Prime Video, and more retailers. Fans who purchase the film on Digital can go inside the making of the new movie with more than 30 minutes of bonus content, along with a sing-along version featuring lyrics to select songs from the film!

Ayo Edebiri will host “Saturday Night Live” for the first time. Edebiri stars on “The Bear,” for which she recently won an Emmy, Critics Choice and Golden Globe Award. Jennifer Lopez will make her fourth appearance as musical guest, having previously hosted three times. Her upcoming album “This Is Me ... Now.'

“Saturday Night Live” returns Jan. 20 with Jacob Elordi making his hosting debut. Elordi currently stars in the award-nominated films “Priscilla” and “Saltburn.” Reneé Rapp will perform as musical guest for the first time. Rapp, whose discography has amassed over 568 million streams, currently stars in the film “Mean Girls,” in theaters now.

Watch a video of Reneé Rapp preparing to make her Saturday Night Live debut with host Jacob Elordi and cast member Bowen Yang. Leading up to the episode, watch the Mean Girls star join host Jacob Elordi and cast member Bowen Yang for a special promo. Plus, find out if she's bringing Megan Thee Stallion along for a 'Not My Fault' performance!

Audible, Inc.'s hit queer action-comedy Hot White Heist will return for season two on March 7 with six half-hour episodes available exclusively on Audible.

Get a first listen to the Mean Girls movie musical soundtrack featuring Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Tim Meadows, and more. The soundtrack includes music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. Rapp also contributed to 'What Ifs' and 'Not My Fault' featuring Megan Thee Stallion.

De la mente cómica de Tina Fey llega una nueva vuelta de tuerca del hit CHICAS MALAS con su versión musical en cine.

The first public screenings of Mean Girls are here and the critics are revealing what they thought of the new movie musical adaptation. Ahead of the film's debut in theaters, find out what critics thought of the new movie musical. Read the reviews below and check back we continue to update this roundup with more reviews.