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Elaine Stritch Tribute: Broadway Elite Pack The House To Salute Icon

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The roster of stars and other bold-face names who took the stage at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Monday afternoon to remember Elaine Stritch was almost as brilliant as the audience that negotiated a chilly November rain to bid farewell to the stage legend, who died in July at age 89. Johnnie Planco escorted Rosemary Harris. Barbara Barrie, Stritch's colleague from the original cast of Company, was with her children. John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Barbara Cook, Tommy Tune… Read

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Rob Riggle-Starring Adaptation Of Austrian Series ‘Braunschlag’ Gets Fox Put Pilot Commitment

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In what is likely one of the last competitive bidding situations and big commitments this pitch season, Fox has nabbed a single-camera comedy starring Rob Riggle as a put pilot. Based on the Austrian comedy series Braunschlag, the untitled comedy hails from 20th Century Fox TV and Principato-Young Entertainment (Black-ish, Married). The American version will be developed by The Office, 30 Rock and American Dad alum Steve Hely. It follows the quirky inhabitants of a small… Read

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How To Build A Huggable Robot: ‘Big Hero 6′ At The Contenders

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Big Hero 6 directors Don Hall and Chris Williams sat down with Deadline's Dominic Patten at our recent Oscar showcase, The Contenders, to talk about creating the Disney film. In particular, Hall and Williams discussed how they adapted an obscure set of Marvel Comics characters into the animated feature and the unlikely real-world inspiration for billowy 'bot Baymax, the lovable nurse robot at the heart of the story. Check out the video. Have you seen the film yet? If so… Read

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Brad Anderson To Direct Actioner ‘Shadow Run’ For Sony

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Sony has just signed The Machinist's Brad Anderson to direct Shadow Run, the action thriller script by writer Joe Gazzam (Cliffhanger, Replay) that the studio picked up in February. The Bourne-esque spy tale is produced by Neil Moritz for Original Film and exec produced by Hernany Perla; Michael De Luca and Andrea Giannetti will oversee for Sony. Anderson, who broke out with the Christian Bale starrer The Machinist and has notched features Transsiberian, The Call, and the… Read

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‘Mike & Molly’ To Replace ‘The Millers’ On Monday; Will ‘Mom’ Stay On Thursday?

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As expected, CBS has summoned veteran Mike & Molly to fill the hole left by Friday's cancellation of sophomore comedy The Millers. Somewhat surprisingly, Mike & Molly will premiere its fifth season in just three weeks, on December 8, leaving little time for a meaningful promotional campaign and launching just as most series are going on a holiday hiatus. To help build awareness for Mike & Molly's return, CBS will air four back-to-back reruns of the show from 8-10 PM the… Read

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‘Today’ Honcho Jamie Horowitz Out At NBC News, Chief Deborah Turness Says In Memo

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UPDATED with memo: A report late last week that Jamie Horowitz was in line to replace NBC News chief Deborah Turness appears to be less likely with news today that Horowitz is out. In a note to staff, Turness said the SVP and GM of Today is gone effective immediately after the two decided he was not the “right fit,” and that she personally will take over Today oversight while a replacement is sought. Horowitz hasn't been with NBC News very long — a sort of Anne of Cleves… Read

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Embezzlement Allegations Over SAG Pension & Health Plans End Quietly

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Allegations of widespread embezzlement at the SAG Pension & Health Plans that ruined the career of the benefit plans' longtime chief administrator Bruce Dow quietly have been settled. "That case is over," said Robin Dal Soglio, the attorney who represented Dow and the plans in a confidential arbitration of the matter. The case that started with a bang has ended with a thud. The allegations made headlines when Craig Simmons, the plans' executive director of human… Read

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‘Dance Moms’ Defamation Claims Tossed By Court

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Both sides likely will claim some degree of victory today in the ongoing Dance Moms lawsuits — though how that will play out remains to be seen. It took three months after a hearing on the issue but, as expected, an LA Superior Court judge has thrown out the defamation and emotional distress claims from cast member Kelly Hyland and her daughters against Dance Moms host Abby Lee Miller and series producers Collins Avenue Entertainment. In fact, Judge Ruth Kwan on… Read

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‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Renewed For 12th Season On Fox

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So You Think You Can Dance was one of those on-the-bubble shows last season with soft ratings, but Fox said today it has picked up the Emmy-winning dance competition show for a 12th season. SYTYCD will premiere in summer 2015 with a new twist. Throughout the auditions, dancers who advance will be placed into two teams, stage dancers, those trained in styles such as contemporary ballet, jazz or tap, and street dancers, those skilled in hip-hop, animation, or breaking… Read

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Legendary Inks TV, Digital Pact With Mosaic Media

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EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Entertainment has inked a first-look TV and digital production pact with Jimmy Miller's Mosaic Media Group. The companies will look to develop series programming to be distributed via traditional network and cable platforms as well as over-the-top opportunities and other online platforms. The move represents another expansive step in Thomas Tull's ambitious strategy for Legendary, which is looking to expand beyond its fanboy base. Mosaic reps comedy… Read

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‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I’ China Release Bumped To 2015

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EXCLUSIVE: Here's a twist to the end of the year at the China box office: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I won't be a factor. The Lionsgate movie had been expected to release on November 21 in the Middle Kingdom, but that's now changed. The first part of the trilogy's finale has been moved off of that date and will not hit screens until 2015. I hear it might be as soon as January. The reasoning behind the shift is not entirely clear — as with many things in China —… Read

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Charles Champlin, Longtime LA Times Film Critic, Dies At 88

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Charles Champlin, longtime film critic, arts editor and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, died Sunday at his L.A. home of complications of Alzheimer's disease, his son Charles Champlin Jr. told the Times. He was 88. Champlin embarked on a career in writing upon graduation from Harvard University, first working at Life magazine and later Time. He joined the Times in 1965 and remained there for the next 26 years, serving as the newspaper's principal film critic from 1967… Read

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