The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills today announced it has selected four outstanding new television programs to be featured in the 2017 PaleyLive Spring Season. These four star-studded PaleyLive LA events highlight the cast and creative teams of new and highly anticipated series including: FOX's new thrilling event series Prison Break; the new groundbreaking ABC comedy series Speechless; the CW's teen soap Riverdale; and the ABC musical of Dirty Dancing.
Writer/Director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, You're Welcome America) and Funny Or Die have joined forces with Archie Comics,one of the most popular comics ever produced, to bring Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the Riverdale gang to Broadway in an all-new musical. McKay is slated to bring his singular brand of comedy to the musical, writing the book for the show, with a creative team and timing for a New York run to be announced at a later date.
As first reported in today's NY Times Arts Beat, characters from GLEE's New Directions choir will soon be featured in four upcoming issues of the Archie comic book series. The animated GLEE stars will find themselves face to face with the gang from Riverdale High.