The Casting Society of America today announced that Nina Arianda, Cheyenne Jackson, Cristin Milioti, and Jeremy Jordan are among the stage stars who will be attending the 28th annual Artios Awards in New York.The awards for outstanding achievement in casting in film, television, and theater will be presented Monday, Oct. 29, in twin ceremonies at New York’s Xl Nightclub and Los Angeles’s Beverly Hilton. Named for the Greek word meaning “perfectly fitted,” the Artios Awards are based on originality, creativity, and contribution of casting to the overall quality of a project.Victor Garber will host the New York ceremony, where Arianda, Jackson, Jordan, Milioti, Ed Asner, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Samantha Bee, Jon Bernthal, Matt Czuchry, Jared Gillman, Jesse Martin, Archie Punjabi, Margot Robbie, Kyra Sedgwick, Alison Williams, Henry Winkler, and Henry Zebrowski are expected to participate as awards presenters.In addition, Cyndi Lauper and Jordan Roth...
- 10/24/2012
- backstage.com
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (l-r)
The busy producing team of Neil Meron and Craig Zadan got a little busier recently when the duo, who head up Storyline Entertainment, were tapped to produce a little show called the Academy Awards next spring and the recent announcement that Seth MacFarlane would host created a stir in the Hollywood community.
But creating a stir is what Meron and Zadan do best, with high profile projects in film (Chicago), television (Smash and Bette Midler’s Gypsy) and theater (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying). It’s no surprise then that this weekend at the Outfest Legacy Awards in Los Angeles, they’ll receive the Visionary Award from none other than Darren Criss, who is also performing at the event.
AfterElton grabbed some time on the busy calendar of Meron and Zadan to talk about what the award means to them, their plans for Oscar night,...
The busy producing team of Neil Meron and Craig Zadan got a little busier recently when the duo, who head up Storyline Entertainment, were tapped to produce a little show called the Academy Awards next spring and the recent announcement that Seth MacFarlane would host created a stir in the Hollywood community.
But creating a stir is what Meron and Zadan do best, with high profile projects in film (Chicago), television (Smash and Bette Midler’s Gypsy) and theater (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying). It’s no surprise then that this weekend at the Outfest Legacy Awards in Los Angeles, they’ll receive the Visionary Award from none other than Darren Criss, who is also performing at the event.
AfterElton grabbed some time on the busy calendar of Meron and Zadan to talk about what the award means to them, their plans for Oscar night,...
- 10/10/2012
- by nyjimmy67
- The Backlot
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