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Rachel Zegler to Voice Lead Role in Apple's SPELLBOUND Movie Musical

Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story,” “Snow White”) will provide the voice of “Princess Ellian,” the lead role in Apple's new animated musical feature, “Spellbound.” The film will feature an original score from Academy Award-winner Alan Menken, with lyrics by Glenn Slater.

Apple Original Films & Skydance Animation Set LUCK Release Date

Eva Noblezada (“Hadestown,” “Miss Saigon,” “Yellow Rose”) leads the cast as “Sam.' other voices in the cast include Jane Fonda, Flula Borg, Lil Rel Howery, Colin O'Donoghue, John Ratzenberger, Adelynn Spoon, and Whoopi Goldberg.

BWW Interview: Wallace Shawn �" A DESIGNATED Writer of A THOUSAND COLORS

A highly-familiar actor on both screens, big and small; Wallace Shawn will be premiering two podcasts of his playwrighting prowess - THE DESIGNATED MOURNER beginning June 25, 2021; and GRASSES OF A THOUSAND COLORS on July 9, 2021. André Gregory directs both audio six-parters with Larry Pine and Deborah Eisenberg joining Wallace in THE DESIGNATED MOURNER; and Jennifer Tilly, Julie Hagerty, and Emily Cass McDonnell joining Wallace in GRASSES OF A THOUSAND COLORS.

LISTEN: Alan Menken Talks THE LITTLE MERMAID, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Musical, New Upcoming Animated Film, and More!

Alan Menken appeared on the season finale episode of eleven, a UK-based arts and theatre podcast that releases a weekly interview with leaders in the theatrical sphere.  In the episode, he discussed collaborating with Lin-Manuel Miranda for new adaptation of The Little Mermaid, his recent EGOT win, the future of theatre amidst the pandemic, and more.

Ryan Murphy Will Receive Cinematic Imagery Award at the 25th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards

He is the originator of the popular American television programs American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Pose, Hollywood, Feud, Glee, and The New Normal, among many others.

Scoop: Coming Up on a Rebroadcast of DISNEY PREP & LANDING 2: NAUGHTY VS. NICE on ABC - Thursday, December 24, 2020

Find out what's happening on Coming Up on a Rebroadcast of DISNEY PREP & LANDING 2: NAUGHTY VS. NICE and if it's a new episode, airing on ABC on Thursday, December 24, 2020!

Scoop: Coming Up on a Rebroadcast of DISNEY PREP & LANDING on ABC - Thursday, December 24, 2020

Find out what's happening on Coming Up on a Rebroadcast of DISNEY PREP & LANDING and if it's a new episode, airing on ABC on Thursday, December 24, 2020!

Chuck Lorre to Receive Cinematic Imagery Award at the 24th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards

Chuck Lorre, award winning television producer, writer and director whose television shows have consistently reflected the highest quality of production design, will receive the esteemed Cinematic Imagery Award from the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE, Local 800) at the 24th Annual Art Directors Guild's Excellence in Production Design Awards. The 2020 ADG Awards will be held Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown and will honor the prestigious spectrum of Chuck's extraordinary award-winning work over the past 20 years. The announcement was made today by ADG President Nelson Coates, ADG, and Awards Producer Scott Moses, ADG.

Scoop: ABC to Air DISNEY PREP & LANDING 2: NAUGHTY VS. NICE - Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Get all the scoop on ABC to Air DISNEY PREP & LANDING 2: NAUGHTY VS. NICE, airing on ABC on Tuesday, December 24, 2019!

Scoop: ABC to Air DISNEY PREP & LANDING - Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Get all the scoop on ABC to Air DISNEY PREP & LANDING, airing on ABC on Tuesday, December 24, 2019!

Tom Hanks took to Twitter this week to confirm that he is back in the studio recording the voice of Woody for TOY STORY 4. Along with the video below, the Oscar winner shared: 'Back to Oakland! Pixar! Working on #ToyStory4, partners!'

Tom Hanks appeared on The Graham Norton Show this week and spilled the beans on when he's going back into the studio as Woody for a new installment of TOY STORY.

We've got the scoop on TOY STORY 4! It's official: the next film in the Disney/Pixar franchise will take a romantic turn- but not between the two you may expect. Below, watch director John Lasseter chat about the film which will feature a love story between Woody and Bo Peep!

Earlier this year, the music of Disney's mega-hit film FROZEN was celebrated with live performances at Los Angeles' Vibrato Grill Jazz club. Kristen Bell (voice of Anna), Idina Menzel (voice of Elsa), Josh Gad (voice of Olaf) and Santino Fontana (voice of Hans) took the stage, accompanied by a live orchestra conducted by David Metzger, to perform songs from the Oscar®-nominated, Golden Globe®-winning film, including the Oscar-nominated 'Let It Go.' In the video below, catch Bell's performance of 'Do You Want to Build a Snowman?'

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, the music of Disney's mega-hit film FROZEN was celebrated with live performances at Los Angeles' Vibrato Grill Jazz club last night, February 9th and the studio has now released a look at the very special evening.

For the first time in forever, the music of 'Frozen' was celebrated with live performances at Los Angeles' Vibrato Grill Jazz club last night. Below, check out Idina Menzel's performance of the film's Oscar-nominated song, 'Let It Go!'

Many of the movie industry's biggest names came out to pay tribute to an eclectic group of honorees at the Academy's fourth annual Governors Awards held on December 1 at the Hollywood & Highland Center's Ray Dolby Ballroom. Below, watch Jeffrey Katzenberg accept the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the ceremony.

The ABC Television Network will celebrate the joy of the holidays with the classic animated Christmas-themed PEANUTS special, 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' (rebroadcast; OAD on ABC: 12/6/01), created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, airing THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET). The hour will also include 'Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa' (rebroadcast; OAD on ABC 12/7/10), the seven-minute animated short featuring the voice of Betty White as Mrs. Claus.

Filmmakers Gregory V. Sherman and Jeffrey C. Sherman explore the brothers' peripatetic childhoods, marriages, early careers and close personal and professional relationship with pioneering filmmaker and studio chief Walt Disney to create a unique portrait of these two extremely gifted but very different artists.