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Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Lincoln Center Theater ’s The Skin of Our Teeth canceled performances over the weekend due to Covid cases within their companies, another sign that the virus isn’t finished with Broadway just yet. Moulin Rouge canceled its Friday night show, as well as two shows on Saturday and one on Sunday, while The Skin of Our Teeth canceled its Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances. Both productions currently are expected to resume performances tomorrow, Tuesday May 17. The Broadway League recently announced that proof of vaccination would no longer be required of Broadway patrons, and cancelations in recent weeks have been down significantly from the wintertime Omicron surge. But the weekend cancelations suggest that Covid’s impact on Broadway is hardly a thing of the past. The issue was brought into the spotlight yet again last week when Company star Patti LuPone berated an audience member at a post-show talkback … [Read more...] about Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’, ‘The Skin Of Our Teeth’ Cancel Weekend Performances Due To Covid

EXCLUSIVE : Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Hans Canosa ’s film, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry , from international sales agent Mister Smith Entertainment. Currently in post-production, the film is slated for release in theaters this fall. The dramedy is based on Gabrielle Zevin’s bestseller of the same name, which has sold over five million copies worldwide. It tells the story of bookstore owner A.J. Fikry ( Kunal Nayyar ), who is struggling to navigate a life that is far from what he expected it to be, as he is feeling left behind by a rapidly evolving world. After his wife’s death in a tragic accident, Fikry’s store hits a financial low point, with sales at abysmal levels. Driven to drinking his sorrows away, Fikry hits rock bottom when his most prized possession, a series of Edgar Allen Poe poems, are stolen. But when a mysterious package arrives, Fikry discovers not all is lost and his chances for starting anew are greater than he ever … [Read more...] about Vertical Entertainment Acquires ‘The Storied Life Of A.J. Fikry’ Film Starring Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale, Christina Hendricks & More

EXCLUSIVE : Brian Yorkey ( 13 Reasons Why ) has optioned the film rights to Dan Mathews ’ memoir Like Crazy: Life with My Mother and Her Invisible Friends , tapping Ted Malawer ( Halston ) to adapt it for the screen. Like Crazy follows Mathews and his outlandish mother Perry on an odyssey of self-discovery, as the former navigates the perils and rewards of taking in a fragile parent—ultimately discovering she had lived her entire adult life as an undiagnosed schizophrenic. Surrounded by a rag-tag community that rallies to help them, and one man who just may become the love of Mathews’ life, their story descends into the mysteries of mental illness but rises with resilient love. Atria/Simon & Schuster published Mathews’ memoir in 2020. Yorkey will produce the film adaptation alongside his EVP of Development Jeff Sommerville for their That Kid Ed Productions , as part of the company’s growing feature development slate. “Dan’s poignant and funny … [Read more...] about ‘13 Reasons Why’ Creator Brian Yorkey Developing Film Based On Dan Mathews’ Memoir ‘Like Crazy’; Ted Malawer To Adapt Screenplay