The End, the musical film starring Tilda Swinton, will soon be available in the UK, Germany, and Austria. The film has been acquired by MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service and production company.
From the producers of The Greatest Showman and directed by Larry Charles (Borat). Starring Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Bowen Yang, and Aaron Jackson & Josh Sharp. The score and original songs for DICKS: THE MUSICAL were created by Marius de Vries (MOULIN ROUGE!, LA LA LAND) and Karl Saint Lucy.
DICKS: THE MUSICAL boasts a soundtrack of 25 original songs including “Gay Old Life,” performed by stage and screen legend Nathan Lane; “Out Alpha the Alpha,” featuring three-time Grammy award-winning superstar Megan Thee Stallion; and the unforgettable, all-star finale number, “All Love is Love.”
BroadwayWorld sat down with Karl Saint Lucy and Marius de Vries to discuss bringing the music of Dicks the Musical from stage to screen, working with Nathan Lane and Megan Mullally on their comedic roles, and how they put together Megan Thee Stallion's rap number 'very, very fast.'
BroadwayWorld sat down with Aaron Jackson and Joshua Sharp to discuss bringing the film from stage to screen, working with Megan Mullally and Nathan Lane, and how they hope the movie 'finds its tribe.' They are all joined in the film by Bowen Yang and Megan Thee Stallion.
According to Deadline, Dicks: The Musical has had one of the best limited openings of 2023, with grosses reaching $220,867 on seven screens in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The film will expand in those cities next weekend, with a national rollout beginning on October 20.
Get a first listen to the DICKS: THE MUSICAL Soundtrack, featuring Megan Thee Stallion's “Out Alpha The Alpha.” The score was created by Marius de Vries (MOULIN ROUGE!, LA LA LAND) and Karl Saint Lucy (who wrote the music with Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp for F***ing Identical Twins, the original musical stage play on which the film is based).
The movie musical follows two self-obsessed businessmen (writers Aaron Jackson & Josh Sharp) who discover they’re long-lost identical twins. This riotously funny and depraved musical comes from comedy icon Larry Charles (Seinfeld, Borat) and also stars Megan Thee Stallion, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, and Bowen Yang as God.
A24's first-ever movie musical, Dicks: the Musical, made its premiere at Toronto International Film Festival this week. The new film from comedians Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp stars Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Bowen Yang, and Grammy-winner Megan Thee Stallion. Read the reviews for Dicks: The Musical here!
Get ready for the Australian Theatre Festival NYC 2023 Fundraising Gala, honoring Broadway and West-End icon Caroline O'Connor and Producer Neil Gooding. Join in for an evening of performances and celebrations, showcasing Australian stories and artists in NYC. Tickets and tables are still available for purchase.
Top stories include a West End transfer for Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga! Plus, get a first look at McKenzie Kurtz in Wicked, and more!
It has been reported that two different Fred Astaire biopics are currently in the works. To make matters even more complicated, both actors playing Astaire on the big screen, Jamie Bell and Tom Holland, have played the title role in Billy Elliot in the past. BroadwayWorld has compiled everything we know about each of them so far.
Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear have joined the creative team of Fred & Ginger, working with Marius de Vries and Mark Sonnenblick to recreate the couple's famous musical moments. Tony-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon is now set to choreograph the dance numbers. Jamie Bell and Margaret Qualley will play Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers.
FKA twigs new mixtape CAPRISONGS, has been met with widespread critical acclaim. As her first major release via Atlantic Records. CAPRISONGS is executive produced by FKA twigs and El Guincho and features production from FKA twigs, El Guincho, Koreless, P2J, Mike Dean, Marius de Vries, Jasper Harris, Teo Halm, Arca, FRED, Psymun, Cirkut, and more.
CAPRISONGS was born out of twigs’ desire to be back with friends dancing and having fun. Teaming up initially with producer El Guincho, the pair soon recruited friends and collaborators to sing, write and produce on tracks for the mixtape. Listen to the new EP, which marks the start of an exciting new era for FKA twigs, now!
Norwegian experimental artist, composer, producer and musician Kate Havnevik has released the first episode of The Lightship Conversations, a descriptive interview series about specific tracks on the new album. Episodes will be released weekly on Kate’s YouTube channel and the series will finish on February 9th. Watch the first episode here!
Republic Records and Apple Original Films have teamed up with Deaf West Theatre (David Kurs, Artistic Director) to release the official music video for the single “You’re All I Need To Get By (Duet Version)” from the CODA “Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film” today.
‘Into Dark’ is a pulsating electronic pop track, where warped synths are paired with soaring yet eerily twisted vocals all met with pounding industrial tones.
Joining this year’s virtual version of the Sundance Film Festival, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) adds Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event), Pedrito Martinez, Hailey Whitters, Ron and Russell Mael (SPARKS) and The Sparks Brothers director Edgar Wright to the lineup.
Featuring a dynamic mix of music performances and composer and filmmaker interviews that celebrate the marriage of music and film, the lineup will kick off at 5:00 PM ET/ 3:00 PM MT/ 2:00 PM PT each day from January 29 to February 1. (A free account is required.)
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