Chris Miller News

Producers Broadway Across America (John Gore, Thomas B. McGrath, Beth Williams), Howard Kagan and Barry Brown have just announced that the new Broadway musical TUCK EVERLASTING will have its pre-Broadway world premiere at Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Colonial Theatre (106 Boylston Street) in June of 2013. With a book by Tony Award nominee Claudia Shear (Dirty Blonde), music by Chris Miller (The Burnt Part Boys), lyrics by Nathan Tysen (The Burnt Part Boys) and directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon), TUCK EVERLASTING is based on the novel by Natalie Babbitt. Broadway production details, design team and casting for TUCK EVERLASTING will be announced at a later date.

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, in association with producers Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and James L. Nederlander, today announced that they are developing a musical based on the classic 1978 Universal comedy, National Lampoon's Animal House. Matty Simmons is Executive Producer.

The 84th Annual Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011, hosted by Billy Crystal were presented on February 26, 2012 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation was televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. Check out photos below of the winners in the press room!

The 84th Annual Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011, hosted by Billy Crystal were presented on February 26, 2012 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation was televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

THE 84th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS will be broadcast live on February 26th on the ABC network. Nominations were announced this morning

Fans of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, RENT, will find plenty to enjoy in the Collaborative Stage Productions' 2012 Season opener at the Eagle Theatre.

According to the New York Times, Tony winner Casey Nicholaw will helm a stage adaptation of 'Tuck Everlasting' which is aiming to open on Broadway in the 2012 season. The show features a book by Claudia Shear and music and lyrics by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen.

After a run in Spring 2010 as a co-production between Playwrights Horizons (Artistic Director, Tim Sanford; Managing Director, Leslie Marcus) and Vineyard Theatre (Artistic Director, Douglas Aibel; Executive Director, Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell), the critically-acclaimed score of THE BURNT PART BOYS has been recorded by Yellow Sound Label, produced by Michael Croiter in conjunction with Playwrights Horizons, to be released in digital and CD formats on December 6, 2011. The album may be purchased at www.yellowsoundlabel.com and www.playwrightshorizons.org (at which one may also watch an exclusive making-of video), as well as through online outlets such as iTunes and in stores nationwide.

Despite creative changes - including a new writer and new directors - BOB THE MUSICAL, a new movie from Disney, is making strides toward the silver screen.

After a run in Spring 2010 as a co-production between Playwrights Horizons (Artistic Director, Tim Sanford; Managing Director, Leslie Marcus) and Vineyard Theatre (Artistic Director, Douglas Aibel; Executive Director, Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell), the critically-acclaimed score of THE BURNT PART BOYS has been recorded by Yellow Sound Label, produced by Michael Croiter in conjunction with Playwrights Horizons, to be released in digital and CD formats on December 6, 2011.

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has just announced the nominations and award recipients for the 38th Annual Annie Awards. Award recipients will claim their trophies at the 39th Annual Annie Awards scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2012 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. The full list of nominees is as follows:

ABC airs SHREK THE THIRD as the ABC FRIDAY MOVIE OF THE WEEK, today, NOVEMBER 25th.

After a run in Spring 2010 as a co-production between Playwrights Horizons (Artistic Director, Tim Sanford; Managing Director, Leslie Marcus) and Vineyard Theatre (Artistic Director, Douglas Aibel; Executive Director, Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell), the critically-acclaimed score of THE BURNT PART BOYS has been recorded by Yellow Sound Label, produced by Michael Croiter in conjunction with Playwrights Horizons, to be released in digital and CD formats on December 6, 2011. The album may be purchased at www.yellowsoundlabel.com and www.playwrightshorizons.org (at which one may also watch an exclusive making-of video), as well as through online outlets such as iTunes and in stores nationwide.

ABC will air SHREK THE THIRD as the ABC FRIDAY MOVIE OF THE WEEK, NOVEMBER 25th.

The first trailer for the upcoming action drama 21 JUMP STREET has been revealed. The film is set to be released in theaters on March 16, 2011.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, actress Nicole Kidman is set to join the cast of the upcoming film, MY WILD LIFE, directed by Philip Noyce.

Olympic Gold medalist Shaun White headlines the field as NBC Sports' coverage of the 2011 Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, continues this weekend with live coverage of the Dew Tour Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., Saturday at 3 p.m. ET and Sunday at 4 p.m. ET, where Dew Cups will be awarded to the season champions. Coverage begins with the half-hour Dew Tour Countdown that previews the day's events and competitors.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presents Outlaws: The Ballad of Billy the Kid a world premiere rock musical by Perry Liu, Joe Calarco and Alastair William King.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presents Outlaws: The Ballad of Billy the Kid a world premiere rock musical by Perry Liu, Joe Calarco and Alastair William King.

In exactly one month and one day, Lortel nominated composer/lyricist team Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen (The Burnt Part Boys) raised the necessary funds to record the studio cast album of their 2008 Drama Desk Award nominated show Fugitive Songs.