Todd Milliner News

The Blank Theatre in partnership with LA City College Theatre Academy is now seeking submissions nationwide from playwrights 19 years of age and younger for the 28th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. Submissions must be made online or postmarked by March 15, 2020. The winning plays will be presented by professional actors and directors in June of this year at LA City College's Caminito Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The Blank Theatre's Young Playwrights Festival is a nationwide competition that produces the work of 12 young writers each year. Since 1993, the festival has produced 332 plays by playwrights 19 and younger from 34 states.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT are thrilled to present the second show of their 2019-2020 season, Roald Dahl's MATILDA, THE MUSICAL, book by Dennis Kelly, music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, musical direction by Jennifer Lin, choreography by Kate Dunn and directed by Michael Matthews. MATILDA, THE MUSICAL will preview on Friday, October 25, 2019 (with a press opening on Saturday, October 26 at 8pm) and runs through Sunday, November 17, 2019 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.  

Deadline reports that Netflix has ordered ten episodes of Q-Force, a half-hour adult animated comedy series from Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, Mike Schur's, Gabe Liedman, and Universal TV.

NBC continues to lock in its summer schedule with the series premiere of new drama “The InBetween” as well as the return of top-rated newsmagazine “Dateline NBC” on its new night and popular alternatives series “The Wall” and “Hollywood Game Night.”

NBC continues to lock in its summer schedule with the series premiere of new drama “The InBetween” as well as the return of top-rated newsmagazine “Dateline NBC” on its new night and popular alternatives series “The Wall” and “Hollywood Game Night.”

Celebrating its 27th Anniversary this year, The Blank Theatre's Annual Young Playwrights Festival is now seeking submissions nationwide from playwrights 19 years of age and younger. The submission deadline is March 15, 2019. Winning plays will be presented by professional actors and directors in June of this year in Hollywood, CA.

NBC is developing a spinoff of 'Grimm,' according to Variety.

CNN's THE HISTORY OF COMEDY Returns for Season Two on Sunday, July 15

Turner's truTV continues to bolster its growing roster of wholly-owned, original comedies as the network today unveiled its 2018-19 programming slate ahead of next week's 2018 Turner Upfront event at Madison Square Garden. The cable network, which since 2014 has transformed into a premium destination for a wide range of distinct, creator-driven scripted, unscripted and hybrid series, announced the greenlight of Tacoma FD (working title), a new scripted series from Super Troopers' Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme about a fire department in the wettest city in America. Also joining the slate are two new pilots - a comedic medical advice show created by Ken Jeong and an animated project from Jo Koy, which are currently in development. The network has also expanded its portfolio of existing original series, with new seasons of ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING and Hack My Life, along with an additional episode order for freshman series Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks.

NBC Orders Sixth Season of Jane Lynch-Hosted HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT

'Movie Night with Karlie Kloss,' is a six-part series of short-form games and interviews, that premiered on Dec. 28. Taking the ultimate movie night to the next level, the supermodel, tech guru and fashion icon will invite some of her closest friends for an evening of movies, games, baking and fun, all while watching some of the most beloved 'movie night' films, including 'Dirty Dancing,' 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,' 'Hitch,' and 'Never Been Kissed,' among others.