But what if there was an app designed specifically to bring togetherBroad Cityfan? Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer are into it! ABBI JACOBSON:I dont have a lot of people come to me. Credit: MATTHEW SALACUSE for EW I thinkBroad Cityfans would be friends with each other. We should have a fun meet-up whereBroad Cityfans can go and meet we dont even have to be there. ILANA GLAZER:Yes! GLAZER:Holy s, that would be dope....
That wasnt really on my list of things to do. Its bombastic and its very regal and theres a lot of brass, he explains. But also that strong, crazy beat that artists like Flume are known for. Credit: Comedy Central; MATTFXFXFXFX/Twitter FX quickly nailed down the track for Clintons entrance, but its not always so easy choosing a song. Im freaking out because I should be home looking at music, he says....
Thats half the episode. As we were starting, we were like, lets just ask her. It took a long time to ask her, Jacobson said. Credit: Barbara Kinney/Courtesy of Comedy Central We were not trying to make a statement, to be honest, Jacobson said. We wrote season 3 a year ago, at this point. Thats not our show really:Lets make a political stance here. It was really more that this is something Ilanas character would do....
And then, theres Mrs. Clinton. (Contrary to reports, she will not be appearing on the season premiere on Feb. I am beingsovague, Im sorry. Credit: @HillaryClinton via Twitter Neither Glazer nor Jacobson understates Clintons impact on the show and themselves. It was just such an unbelievable honor to meet her, adds Glazer. Its like, crazy. Shes never done a scripted show like this, and it was wild. It was truly wild....
ButBroad Citystars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer have their own, individual projects in the pipeline as well. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Ilana, youre working on a separate miniseries for Comedy Central calledTime Traveling Bong. GLAZER:We just shat out the first producer cuts. Credit: MATTHEW SALACUSE for EW It cracks us up! JACOBSON:I think its smart. Its historical references throughout. Very smart observations about history. GLAZER:We want it to be Comedy CentralsO.J. So where do you travel to?...
Broad Green Pictures announced Wednesday that it is working on an adaptation of Christina Baker Klines bestselling novelOrphan Train.Michael London is set to produce, and Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin) will adapt the screenplay. Orphan Trainis a historical novel based on the orphan trains of the early 20th century that would take abandoned children from East Coast cities to Midwestern farms. It follows the modern-day encounter between Vivian Daly, a 91-year old immigrant who once rode an orphan train from New York to Minnesota, and 17-year old Molly Ayer, who is about to age out of the foster care system in Maine....
Bloody Friday lived up to its name. And Thursday was wall-to-wall carnage too. The biggest surprises were at ABC. Yet the networkpulled the plug. Lucky for fans, producers shot two endings for the season in case they lost their battle to return. ABC axed it, though studio Lionsgate isshoppingNashvilleto other possible takers. All those cancellations could have been partly impacted by ABC coming under new executive management this year. In another superhero rebuke, CBS bootedSupergirlto The CW....
I dont have any other series for this world, says Chibnall of the UK-set show. There were these three stories. I wouldnt want to do repeated versions of these crimes. Credit: Colin Hutton/BBC AMERICA I dont think that would ring true to me. So, I think its probably goodbye for good. He is replacing Steve Moffat as the showrunner ofDoctor Who, whose new star isBroadchurchactress Jodie Whittaker. But is there any chance at all that he could at some point return to Broadchurch?...
Broadway stars a good 60 of them, ranging from Lin-Manuel Miranda to Audra McDonald to Idina Menzel to Sean Hayes joined voices last week to honor the victims of the mass shooting at Orlandos Pulse nightclub by recording a cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal Davids What the World Needs Now Is Love. Sales of the single, which was released this week as part of the Broadway for Orlando initiative, will benefit the LGBT Center of Central Florida....
Fans braved an epic New York City blizzard with costumes in tow for the first-ever Con dedicated to Broadway 1 Audrey II, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Mary Poppins, ‘Mary Poppins’ Elphaba and Glinda, ‘Wicked’ Mad Hatter, ‘Wonderland’ Peter Pan and Wendy Darling, ‘Peter Pan’ ‘Heathers: The Musical’ Christine Daae, ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Demeter, ‘Cats’ ‘Cats’ Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, ‘Chicago’ The Phantom, Christine Daae, and Joseph Buquet, ‘Phantom of the Opera’ King George, ‘Hamilton’ Daisy and Violet Hilton, ‘Sideshow’ Audrey with Audrey II, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Belle, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ ‘An American in Paris’ Tracy Turnblad, ‘Hairspray’ Angel Dumott Schunard, ‘Rent’ Alexander Hamilton, ‘Hamilton’ ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘Newsies’ Little Red and Cinderella, ‘Into the Woods’ Glinda, ‘Wicked’ Eliza Schuyler, Hamilton Ozians, ‘Wicked’ METTIE OSTROWSKI for EW...
Im trying to do a one-night only revival of original cast ofThoroughly Modern Millie, Luftig told the crowd. Roth also announced her next big project: a musical based on Jodi Picoults novelBetween The Lines. You have to find a place to sell it, and a theatre to sell it. Credit: Kevin Parry; Matthew Murphy; Joan Marcus You hire everyone…right after you birth it, you have to have your hands on everything....
‘I’m very ready to go onto the next stage,’ the actress says. Warning: Spoilers fromBrooklynlie ahead. Now, Ronan makes the leap to more mature material with director John Crowleys romantic dramaBrooklyn. Credit: Kerry Brown Her performance has generated some early Oscar chatter, but shes not thinking about it too much. I dont feel pressure, because the film is done, she tells EW. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Brooklynis a film that you seem to be especially passionate about....
Two Fox comedies one police-based, the other roommate-centric are about to meet on the air. And also to see what their craft services are like, compared to ours. We know we have big shoes to fill, and we look forward to disappointing everyone. Credit: Eddy Chen/Fox; Fox Theres a 50 percent chance Alf will also be in both episodes. But theres also a 50 percent chance that is a lie....
