Neil Meron News

After a year-long search across America, Canada, England and Australia, Entertainment Tonight will exclusively reveal, in a special report, the girl who will star as Tracy Turnblad in the movie musical of Hairspray.

Amanda Bynes has been cast as Penny Pingleton in the upcoming film version of Hairspray

Variety reports this morning that the dynamic producing duo of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are bringing another show to the small screen - A Raisin in the Sun, which will go before the cameras in December for a 2007 airing on ABC featuring the leads of the Broadway revival - Sean 'Diddy' Coms, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan.

According to 'Entertainment Tonight,' Billy Crystal will star opposite John Travolta as Wilbur Turnblad in the film version of Hairspray

Amazon.com is listing a special features-packed DVD of 'Liza with a 'Z' as being available for pre-sale; the DVD will be released on April 4th, three days after the legendary concert airs on Showtime for the first time in over twenty years

On March 13th, theatre, film and TV stars--as well as the legendary lady herself--came out for a benefit screening of Liza with a 'Z' at the Ziegfeld Theatre

On March 13th, Liza with a 'Z' will receive a benefit screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre prior to its re-airing on Showtime on April 1st

John Travolta and Queen Latifah have signed on to star in New Line Cinema's upcoming feature film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical 'Hairspray.'

On March 13th, the Liza Minnelli concert 'Liza with a 'Z' will receive a benefit screening for BC/EFA at the Ziegfeld Theatre

A reissued soundtrack of 'Liza with a Z' will hit stores on March 7th, three weeks before the concert is aired on Showtime for the first time in decades

The previously-announced nationwide casting search for the film version of Hairspray will come to Atlanta, New York and Chicago

Liza Minnelli's 'Liza with a Z' concert, which has not been shown on TV since 1973, will be aired on Showtime on April 1st

Producers of the upcoming Hairspray film have announced a nationwide casting search for the roles of Tracy, Seaweed and Little Inez

The Chris Columbus-directed big budget film of the late Jonathan Larson's Broadway musical 'Rent' was the fifth highest-grossing film of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Alice Ripley, Tonya Pinkins, Alan Cumming, Lillias White and others performed in Hooray for Love: A Celebration of the Music of Harold Arlen on November 12th

On October 21, 2005 the recently restored 'Liza with a Z' was shown at the East Hampton Film Festival. Following the screening, Scott Nevins interviewd the legendary Minnelli, along with movie musical producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan.

On October 21st, Scott Nevins will interview Liza Minnelli, Neil Meron and Craig Zadan at the East Hampton Film Festival, where her legendary Liza with a Z concert will be presented

'If You Could See Me Now', a novel by Cecelia Ahern has been snatched up by Walt Disney Pictures set to star Hugh Jackman according to Variety. Slated to produce the film are Craig Zadan and Neil Meron who were responsible for CHICAGO. Jackman and John Palermo are also producing.

Adam Shankman, best known for helming the hit Bringing Down the House, has been chosen as the director of the upcoming big screen version of Hairspray

The movie musical version of Hairspray, which was first to have been directed by Jack O'Brien and then by Rob Marshall, is still without a director