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Yaël Farber described King Lear as theatre’s Everest. If that’s true, then they might just have scaled the summit.

Top stories include Elton John commenting on The Devil Wears Prada musical, saying it is 'not ready'. Plus, the cast of The Piano Lesson meets the press, and more!

Luke Evans has revealed that the Beauty and the Beast spinoff series will happen in the near future, stating that the series is 'on hold' and that they are waiting to fine-tune certain aspects of the series to correctly honor the original film's legacy. The series was also slated to star Josh God, Rita Ora, Fra Free, and Briana Middleton.

Rita Ora has joined the cast of the upcoming Disney+ Beauty and the Beast prequel series. The British pop star will join the previously announced Jelani Alladin, Fra Free, Briana Middleton, Luke Evans, and Josh Gad in the new eight-episode musical series. Academy Award-winner Alan Menken and Glenn Slater will write new songs.

Today's top stories include a new musical stage adaptation of Black Orpheus, PBS' new Broadway in Concert series, and our exclusive first look at the new set of Hamilton Funko Pop figures! 

Alladin will play a series regular in the new eight-episode series. He joins the previously announced Luke Evans and Josh Gad, who will reprise their roles from the 2017 live-action film. Fra Free and Briana Middleton are also attached to appear in the new series. Alan Menken and Glenn Slater will write new music.

The Beauty and the Beast live action series follows Gaston and LeFou (Luke Evans and Josh Gad), who are set to reprise their roles in the upcoming musical series. Academy Award-winner Alan Menken and Glenn Slater will write new songs for the currently untitled series.

In a brand new music video, Camila Cabello performs Million to One from Amazon Prime's Cinderella. The film will be available to stream beginning Friday, September 3.

Get a first look at Billy Porter as the Fab G for Camila Cabello's Cinderella in Amazon Prime's upcoming movie musical! In this new clip from the film that premieres September 3, Porter performs Shining Star by Earth, Wind & Fire. Check it out below! 

She's going to the ball! Check out this new clip from the upcoming Cinderella movie musical starring Camila Cabello and Billy Porter below. The film was originally scheduled to hit theaters in June of 2021. It will now be released on September 3rd on Amazon Prime Video.

Watch the trailer for the brand new musical here, featuring Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter and Pierce Brosnan.

Watch the trailer featuring Camilla Cabello as Cinderella with Tony winner Idina Menzel as the Evil Stepmother, Tony and Emmy winner Billy Porter as the Fairy Godmother, and Pierce Brosnan as the King.

The Royal Court, Oxford Playhouse, Contact theatre the Royal Exchange in Manchester and more of the UK's biggest theatres have promised to only cast trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming actors in roles for characters who are trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming.

Billy Porter has shared an all new photo on Twitter of himself as 'Fab G' in the upcoming film remake of Cinderella.

La versión protagonizada por Camilla Cabello junto a Idina Menzel y Billy Porter originalmente se iba a presentar en los teatros en junio

The adaptation is described as a modern retelling of the classic story of Cinderella. It is directed and written by Kay Cannon. James Corden produces with Leo Pearlman.

The upcoming 'Cinderella' movie musical starring Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, and Idina Menzel will be released this July and we've got the scoop on everything you need to know.

Get a first look at Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel and pop star Camila Cabello in the latest film adaptation of Cinderella!

Sony's live-action film adaptation of Cinderella resumed production in the UK this week after suspending operations in March at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

In a recent interview with Variety, Billy Porter opened up about his new role in the Cinderella film, for which production is temporarily suspended. Porter, who will play the Fairy Godmother, explained: 'We have all these sort of genders that we've put on things and it doesn't actually matter. It's not about sex. It's not about sexuality. It's not about gender. It's about magic. It's about being somebody's fairy godmother, father, person, whatever you want to call it. That's what it's about.'