New Projects - Vaccine Requirements - Box Office Uncertainty - Industry & Streaming Trends
By Sean Gregory, June 29, 2021
How's everyone feeling these days? Hard to believe we're almost out of June, huh? The behind-the-scenes at UTD has been heating up more than ever these last few weeks keeping track of the industry's reopening, and while we're very excited for everything coming down the pipe in the months to come, sometimes life gets the best of us, and this past week was one of those weeks. We've compiled all the must-read articles into a few different lists; please take some time to comb through them and see what the status of shows and films are as we continue to navigate reopening.
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Peace & Love ✌ï¸
COVID Reopening: Vaccine Requirements; Touring Protocols; TKTS Restart
Industry Insiders Prepare for Production Travel Boom
SAG-AFTRA OKs Guidelines For Employers Who May Make Vaccinations Mandatory
Actors’ Equity Reaches Agreement On Broadway Tour Covid Protocols
TDF Hopes to Re-Open Times Square TKTS in September
New Nonprofit To Provide Rental Assistance For NYC Theater Workers
The Groundlings Theatre & School Set Reopening Date This Summer
Industry Intel
Biden Announces Kamilah Forbes, Jake Shimabukuro & More as Nominees for National Council on the Arts
WME: As Podcasting Deals Flourish, Agents Discuss Shifting Landscape
Film & TV
Daytime Dramas Relied on Love -- Not COVID -- for 2020-21 Storylines
Chuck Lorre, Katori Hall, More on the Craft of Writing
‘Lovecraft Country’ Star Jurnee Smollett On Blood Memory And Her Role
‘Succession’ Ending After ‘Maximum’ Five Seasons, ‘Possibly’ Four
‘The Boys’ Showrunner Eric Kripke Talks Season 3
'Gossip Girl,' 'Elite' EPs on Changing Opinions of Uber-Wealthy
Theatre
Broadway’s ‘The Music Man’ Replaces Scott Rudin With British Producer
Inside the Broadway Community Project: How Group Sales Help Develop Today and Tomorrow's Audiences
How U.S. States Could Fund Repertory Resident Theatres
Reimagined ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ To Premiere On Broadway
Back at the Movies: Festival Circuits; Box Office Uncertainty
Toronto Film Festival: Melissa McCarthy, Kenneth Branagh, Edgar Wright Movies Set
Monte-Carlo TV Festival Winners: ‘Uncle Frank’ & ‘It’s A Sin’ Dominate Fiction Field
Box Office: ‘F9’ Scores Post-Pandemic Triumph for Theater Recovery
Movie Musicals: Release Dates and Lineup as Hollywood Bets Big
Awards Shows Changes & Trends
Emmys: Actors And Actresses Now Have Option To Be Recognized As “Performerâ€
San Sebastian Introduces Gender Neutral Acting Awards
Theatre World Awards For Debut Performances Breaks 75-Year Tradition
SAG Awards 2022 Show Date & Timeline Set
Golden Globes Saga: Critics Choice Aims To Take Over Beverly Hilton
Stream, Stream, Stream
Peacock Lands On Amazon Fire TV & Fire Tablets
WarnerMedia-Discovery: Analysts Debate Merits of Media Megadeal
Netflix, Amazon & Disney Set To Face Regulation In The UK
Wedding Season Added To Disney+ UK Scripted Originals
Pride Month Recap: Outfest Partners with Netflix, LOKI Spoilers
Outfest Sets Partnership With Netflix For Screenwriting Lab
'Loki' Reveals Marvel Studios' First Queer Superhero
Out Loud List 2021: Best Unproduced LGBTQ+ TV Pilot Scripts — Out In Hollywood
BroadwayWorld Celebrates Pride: Top 10 LGBTQ+ Plays!
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Many Background Performers Feel Left Out Of Pay Equity & MeToo
New Hollywood Podcast: Sierra Teller Ornelas Talks ‘Rutherford Falls’
Broadway Advocacy Coalition Presents What Now Part II: From Ally to Action Forum June 29
What to Watch & Read
VIDEO: Billy Porter & Uzo Aduba Have an 'Actors on Actors' Conversation!
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