Craig Zadan News

Award-winning producer, Craig Zadan, best known for his work on musicals of stage and screen (helping bring both back to the mainstream), has passed away at age 69.

The Television Academy tonight presented the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday night honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Saturday ceremony, which kicked-off the 70th Emmys, awarded many talented artists and craftspeople in the categories of animation, scripted programming including comedy, drama and limited series. The Sunday ceremony honored performers, artists and craftspeople for excellence in variety, nonfiction or reality programming, reality competition programming, music, choreography, as well as documentary or nonfiction specials, informational series or specials.

Tonight, with the 2018 Emmy® Award win in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category for 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,' Andrew Lloyd Webber joins a distinguished list of artists who have achieved EGOT status.

NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert has won an five Emmys during the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday night.

NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert has won an Emmy for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special during the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert has won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) during the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert has won an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special during the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert has won an Emmy for Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special during the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert has won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special during the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

There has been a lot of news swirling around stage to screen adaptations in the past few weeks, from Lin-Manuel Miranda directing a TICK, TICK... BOOM! movie, to Diane Paulus directing NBC's HAIR LIVE!, and this Friday, the Disney Channel original movie of the FREAKY FRIDAY musical will premiere.

The life of late legendary producer Craig Zadan will be celebrated by the Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) - the organization dedicated to supporting theatre arts in schools and nurturing students all over the country - at the organization's annual West Coast gala Thespians Go Hollywood - Honoring the Life and Work of Craig Zadan. The celebration will take place on November 11, 2018 at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' headquarters in North Hollywood.  The announcement was made by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment, and Julie Cohen Theobald, President of the Educational Theatre Foundation.

On August 21, the entertainment industry lost one of its brightest producers Craig Zadan. Today Bob Greenblatt published a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter sharing memories of his friend and colleague.

Today, BroadwayWorld remembers Zadan with a look into our archives. Check out the photos below.

Award-winning producer, Craig Zadan passed away on Monday at age 69. Zadan and his long time producing partner, Neil Meron, have earned a total of six Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, 17 Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, a Grammy Award, six GLAAD Awards, four NAACP Image Awards and two Tony Awards.

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Award-winning theatre, television, and film producer Craig Zadan passed away yesterday, August 21. Celebrities of stage and screen have taken to social media to pay tribute to Zadan. Read a selection of the posts below.

Award-winning producer, Craig Zadan, best known for his work on musicals of stage and screen (helping bring both back to the mainstream), has passed away at age 69.

There has been a lot of news swirling around stage to screen adaptations in the past few weeks, from Lin-Manuel Miranda directing a TICK, TICK... BOOM! movie, to Diane Paulus directing NBC's HAIR LIVE!, and this Friday, the Disney Channel original movie of the FREAKY FRIDAY musical will premiere.

Below, check out photos from a recent meeting of the minds for the upcoming event, as producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron talk all things Hair Live! with director Diane Paulus and creator James Rado!

NBC's Live broadcast of the hit rock-musical HAIR, directed by Diane Paulus and Alex Rudzinski, is set to air May 19, 2019, TV Line has reported.