Warner Brothers News

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, 20th Century Fox recently formed a joint venture with top Broadway producer and Tony Award winner Kevin McCollum (Motown, Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights), prolific film producer John Davis (Predator, The Firm, Grumpy Old Men, I Robot, Chronicle) and leading industry executive Tom McGrath, to develop live stage productions based upon the studio's vast library of films. Now according to the New York Times, Fox won't be the only major film studio with movie-based musicals in the woks in the coming years.

In just a few days, HBO's Summer Documentary Series continues with CASTING BY, a fast-paced journey through the last half-century of Hollywood history from a new perspective, airing on HBO MONDAY, AUG. 5 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT).

The Warner Stage Company will bring everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage when SHREK the Musical opens tonight, July 27 on the main stage of the Warner Theatre.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's 2013 Season continues with the provocative romantic comedy Tovarich. This long-forgotten treasure, by French playwright Jacques Deval, and adapted by the great American author Robert E. Sherwood, begins performances on August 7th at The Shakespeare Theatre's Main Stage - The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.

The Warner Stage Company will bring everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage when SHREK the Musical opens July 27 on the main stage of the Warner Theatre. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, this musical brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre and features a terrific score of 19 all-new songs, big laughs and great dancing.

The '3 Gates of the Dead Filmmaker Competition' invites aspiring film directors from across the United States and Canada to enter the contest in one of two ways. Using the horror mystery novel '3 Gates of the Dead' by Jonathan Ryan, to be published October 15, 2013 in eBook and print by Premier Digital Publishing, applicants can visit http://www.authorjonathanryan.com/books and enter by either:

Afforded unprecedented freedom and power by television, casting pioneers like Marion Dougherty and Lynn Stalmaster were iconoclasts whose exquisite taste and gut instincts ultimately helped change the old studio system and usher in New Hollywood through landmark movies like 'Midnight Cowboy,' 'The Graduate,' 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' and 'Bonnie and Clyde.' They broke away from traditional typecasting and brought new kinds of leading men and women to the screen, among them Dustin Hoffman, Bette Midler, Robert Duvall and Gene Hackman.

One of the most sought after live comedians in the business, Artie Lange will bring his natural storytelling ability and seemingly bottomless pit of material to Stamford's Palace Theatre on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 8 P.M. Tickets are on sale now at www.SCAlive.org.

The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), today announced winners of the 19th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards. Presented in partnership with NAMIC – Southern California, the awards recognize original, multi-platform television programming that depicts the lives, spirit and contributions of people of color and best reflects the diversity of the global viewing audience. The winners were presented at a live event hosted at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California on July 11, 2013.

41 years later, musician and filmmaker Merrell Fankhauser revisits the film to explore its message more fully. The 'Rainbow Bridge Revisited' documentary was really Maui journalist Steve Omar's idea, and Merrell and Steve produced it together.

La-La Land Records will release two soundtracks composed by Frederik Wiedmann (BEWARE THE BATMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE FLASHPOINT PARADOX) for DC Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation: GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES SEASON 2 on July 2nd.

David Furr is the stuffy club president in The Explorers Club, a shot of Marx Brothers and a dash of Monty Python, served over the top.

Starz in association with Sony Pictures Television has announced today that Sam Heughan will play the role of Jamie Fraser in the original series 'Outlander,' adapted from Diana Gabaldon's international best-selling books.

Weinstein Company Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein said Warner Bros.' decision not to allow him to use the title "The Butler" for his upcoming movie is unjust, and he vows to continue fighting, in an interview that was broadcast today.

Ladies and Gentlemen, please take out your iPads. You don't have one? Borrow one. Quickly, please. Now, welcome to the screen world of DOT DOT DOT, a dance in the form of an app starring Tom Gold, who appears, multiplies and disappears with the tap of your finger. In other words, Tom, as choreographer and dancer, is at your command.

Direct from its sold-out World Premiere at Barrington Stage Company, Dr. Ruth, All The Way will be directed by Julianne Boyd co-founder and Artistic Director of Barrington Stage Company (BSC). TheaterWorks' production will be a revised version of BSC's production starring stage, film and television actress Debra Jo Rupp (Kitty Forman on That 70's Show). Dr. Ruth, All the Way will run May 31st through July 7th, 2013.

As families prepare for an on-the-go summer, Comcast, a global media and technology company, is launching Xfinity TV's Summer of Kids

People.com reports that Jim Kelly, who co-starred opposite Bruce Lee in 1973's Enter the Dragon, has died. He was 67. The actor's ex-wife, Marilyn Dishman revealed that he passed away on Saturday at his home in San Diego after a battle with cancer.

MUSE/IQUE, known for its counter-conventional performances that feel more like parties than formal concerts, launches 'Summer of Sound' 2013 with 'Lost in the Stars with Patti Austin,' featuring the Grammy Award-winning legend, tonight, June 29, 2013, 7:30 pm, outdoors at Caltech's Beckman Mall in Pasadena.

With overwhelming fan demand continuing for Josh Groban's No. 1 album released earlier this year, one of the most powerful voices in modern popular music is returning to the big screen in a special edition of 'Josh Groban: All That Echoes Artist Cut.' This special event, a personal collaboration between Josh Groban, Warner Bros. Records and NCM Fathom Events, will hit select movie theaters nationwide on Tuesday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m. local time, with an updated welcome message to movie theater audiences from the singer. Groban was up-close and candid with fans during the original February 4 premiere event, broadcast from New York's famed Lincoln Center, where he performed hits and selections from his just-released album 'All That Echoes,' which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. In addition to his original February Q&A session with fans who texted and tweeted from around the country, updates to this special encore will include a very special behind-the-scenes journey through the creative process of the making of 'All that Echoes' as seen through the eyes of Groban himself.