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"I deliberately stayed away from workshopping The People vs. Mona," says Jim Wann, who wrote the show's music and lyrics and co-wrote the book. "I didn't want conventional wisdom dictating to me how the story or music should be written. I knew, for example, that if I workshopped ...

King, Abrams Eyeing 'Dark Tower'

Stephen King and J.J. Abrams are in talks to bring King's "Dark Tower" book series to the screen.

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February 22

SAG "MOVE"s Members: Rank-and-Filer Mobilizes Union Peers

In mid-January, Michael P. Byrne exercised his right as a dues-paying member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He stood for his allowed three minutes before the union's General Membership meeting, holding a postcard. He emphasized that‹if the guild would simply reach out and invite members to get ...

Will Ferrell, 'Once' to Hit Broadway

Will Ferrell and the Oscar-winning Irish indieOnceare headed for the Great White Way — though not together.

Canadian Court Turns New Leaf with Livent Drabinsky May Seek Non-U.S. Jurisdiction

Following a court decision announced Oct. 22, Livent received a crucial report from the accounting firm KPMG Canada, which the Canadian theatre production company believes will provide an "objective account of the facts" in its effort to restate its financials. Livent is defending a class action suit in the United ...

The Case for Membership First

The Membership First candidates running for the Screen Actors Guild board of directors represent more than 170 years of board and committee service. This service includes, but is not limited to, negotiating SAG contracts, creating and implementing union policies, overseeing guild resources, and protecting benefits provided in our codified agreements ...

Columbia Records producer Mitch Miller described

Columbia Records producer Mitch Miller described her this way: "Doris Day was the girl next door with a smile in her voice." In Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door, David Kaufman—who terms the sound of her multimillion-dollar vocal cords "wistful"—takes on that girl-next-door image ...

Chi's Jeffs Honor "Salesman,' Robin

CHICAGO-The Goodman Theatre production of "Death of a Salesman" paralleled its Tony Award triumphs at the 31st annual Joseph Jefferson Awards last Monday night, sweeping top honors for a play including outstanding production, direction (Robert Falls), actor (Brian Dennehy) and supporting actress (Elizabeth Franz).