Hollywood takes center stage this weekend with the 87th annual Academy Awards, but this year's Oscars have a decidedly Broadway vibe to them. Not only will the star-studded event be hosted by Tony and Emmy-winner Neil Patrick Harris, but theatre and movie-musical producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan are back at the helm for the third straight year.
ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are pulling out the stops for Hollywood's most spectacular night with 'Oscars Opening Ceremony: Live From The Red Carpet,'
2015 OSCARS Music Director Stephen Oremus (Wicked, Avenue Q, Book of Mormon, Kinky Boots) just posted a photo with Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris on Instagram. Check it out below!
Hollywood takes center stage this weekend with the 87th annual Academy Awards, but this year's Oscars have a decidedly Broadway vibe to them. Not only will the star-studded event be hosted by Tony and Emmy-winner Neil Patrick Harris, but theatre and movie-musical producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan are back at the helm for the third straight year.
Josh Hutcherson, Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Saldana and Octavia Spencer will be presenters at this year's Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.
Singer, songwriter and actress Rita Ora will perform the Oscar®-nominated song "Grateful" at the 87th Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.
Actor Channing Tatum today announced the winners of "Team Oscar" during his appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The winners will deliver Oscar statuettes to celebrity presenters at the 87th Oscars on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.
Award-winning star of stage and screen Neil Patrick Harris will host the 87th Oscars. This will be Harrison's first time hosting the ceremony. The show will air live on ABC on Oscar Sunday, February 22, 2015. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the Oscars will also be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. Check out a brand-new promo shot with the producers below!
Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron previously announced that actor Chris Pine, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and directors Alfonso Cuaron and J.J. Abrams, today, January 15, will announce the nominations in all 24 Oscar categories at a special two-part live news conference at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Actors Fund will soon present a one-night-only concert presentation of BOMBSHELL - The Marilyn Monroe musical from NBC's Golden Globe-nominated television series SMASH. The benefit for The Actors Fund is set to take place on June 8, 2015 in New York City.
Star of the series, Katharine McPhee told Zap2It in a recent interview that she would return for the concert, which will also star Megan, Hilty, Anjelica Huston and Debra Messing. McPhee told Zap2It: It's going to be so fun. That was such a great, really fun -- another really special job.'
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Actors Fund will soon present a one-night-only concert presentation of BOMBSHELL - The Marilyn Monroe musical from NBC's Golden Globe-nominated television series SMASH. The benefit for The Actors Fund was previously set to take place on June 15, but the concert has now officially been moved to June 8, 2015 in New York City.