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Good morning, BroadwayWorld, and Happy Friday! Finish off your week right by catching up on the latest Broadway news before you kick back for the weekend!

Geffen Playhouse today announced eight productions that will make up its 2019/2020 season, with one additional production to be announced. This marks the second lineup curated by Artistic Director Matt Shakman and the 24th season for the Los Angeles theater. The season will launch Tuesday, August 20, 2019 and run through Sunday, July 19, 2020.

The New York-based Scandinavian American Theater Company (SATC) is proud to present Nordic Stage 2: A Festival of New Scandinavian Theater.

Anna Kendrick has signed on for the sci-fi thriller STOWAWAY, the second film from the duo behind the Cannes Official Selection Arctic. As with Arctic, the film will be directed by Joe Penna and co-written by Penna & Ryan Morrisson. Morrison will also serve as executive producer. XYZ Films will produce alongside Rise Pictures and augenschein Filmproduktion, with XYZ and CAA Media Finance handling financing and sales at the upcoming American Film Market.

According to Variety, Liam Neeson and Micheal Richardson (“Vox Lux”) will lead “Made in Italy,' James D'Arcy's debut as feature-length director.

'Game of Thrones' star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will star in the mystery drama with romantic elements, “Suicide Tourist,” according to Variety. The film is from Copenhagen-based Snowglobe, whose production credits include “Thelma,” “The Untamed” and “Birds of a Passage.” Coster-Waldau will star opposite Sweden's Tuva Novotny.

Tonight is the the 70th Emmy Awards! Hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che, the telecast will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8:00 PM ET on NBC. BroadwayWorld will be updating live as winners are announced tonight, so make sure to check back throughout the night to find out if your favorite nominee won!

The 70th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 17, (8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT) on NBC. Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che will serve as co-hosts. The 70th Emmy Awards will be executive produced by Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live; The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon).

HBO received 108 Primetime Emmy® nominations for the upcoming 70th Primetime Emmy Awards®, which were announced today in Los Angeles.

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THE hit HBO series GAME OF THRONES will return for its six-episode, eighth and final season in 2019. Directors for the new season are: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik. Writers for the new season are: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill.

The record-breaking phenomenon is back with a season that proved to be well worth the wait! Action-packed from start to finish with the series' most epic battles yet, the HBO drama series Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season will be available for Digital Download September 25th and on Blu-Ray and DVD December 12th. The latest season of GAME OF THRONES featured the most-watched premiere and finale episodes in HBO history, and the series remains the most-awarded drama series in Emmy history, with 109 nominations to date and winning the 2015 and 2016 trophy for Best Drama Series. The season also received a 2018 Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Series - Drama.

Winter is not coming until 2019. Sorry GAME OF THRONES fans, but you are going to have wait a little bit longer for next season. Star of the HBO drama Sophie Turner confirmed to Variety that the eighth and final season will premiere in 2019.

On December 4-5, former US Vice President Al Gore will host The Climate Reality Project's seventh-annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast 24 Hours of Reality: Be the Voice of Reality a 24-hour live event, empowering millions watching worldwide to use their voices to speak up for solutions, science, and truth at this decisive point in history. It will be carried by broadcast partners globally, and streamed live online at 24HoursofReality.org.

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The record-breaking phenomenon is back with a season that proved to be well worth the wait! Action-packed from start to finish with the series' most epic battles yet, the HBO drama series Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season will be available for Digital Download September 25th and on Blu-Ray and DVD December 12th.

HBO announced today that the final episode of GAMES OF THRONES' current season, debuting this SUNDAY, AUG. 27 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT), will be titled “The Dragon and the Wolf.'

Daenerys Targaryen has finally set sail for Westeros with her armies, dragons and new Hand of the Queen, Tyrion Lannister. Jon Snow has been named King in the North after defeating Ramsay Bolton in the Battle of the Bastards and returning Winterfell to House Stark.

HBO has confirmed that GAME OF THRONES will return for its seven-episode seventh season SUNDAY, JULY 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT).