Waitress composer Sara Bareilles and Pulitzer finalist playwright Sarah Ruhl are teaming up on a stage musical adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s bestselling 2013 novel The Interestings.
Bareilles is composing the music and lyrics, while Ruhl writes the book. Matt Ross is producing.
Wolitzer’s novel, as the official synopsis states, tells the story of six teenagers who meet at summer camp in the 1970s and form a lifelong bond over their shared dream of leading creative and inspiring lives. Decades later in New York City, that bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. The Interestings traces their lives as they grow together and apart to explore friendship, love, envy, class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.
“I wrote the first song for The Interestings before I even finished the book,...
Bareilles is composing the music and lyrics, while Ruhl writes the book. Matt Ross is producing.
Wolitzer’s novel, as the official synopsis states, tells the story of six teenagers who meet at summer camp in the 1970s and form a lifelong bond over their shared dream of leading creative and inspiring lives. Decades later in New York City, that bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. The Interestings traces their lives as they grow together and apart to explore friendship, love, envy, class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.
“I wrote the first song for The Interestings before I even finished the book,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon Studios has acquired the rights to “The Female Persuasion,” an acclaimed best-seller by Meg Wolitzer.
The movie will be produced by Lynda Obst (“Contact”), Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, and Per Saari (“Big Little Lies”). Blossom Films, Kidman’s production company, recently signed a first-look deal with Amazon — this film will be a part of that pact.
“The Female Persuasion” centers on Greer Kadetsky, a college student who is groped at a fraternity party and becomes emboldened to speak up for women’s rights. But her assailant turns out to be a serial abuser and her university fails to take action. In addition to Greer, Wolitzer’s book follows several other characters, including Zee, a fellow student with an activist streak, and Faith Frank, a feminist icon. Reviews for the book were sterling, with The Guardian praising it as “warm and witty, and necessary.”
The book is being adapted and...
The movie will be produced by Lynda Obst (“Contact”), Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, and Per Saari (“Big Little Lies”). Blossom Films, Kidman’s production company, recently signed a first-look deal with Amazon — this film will be a part of that pact.
“The Female Persuasion” centers on Greer Kadetsky, a college student who is groped at a fraternity party and becomes emboldened to speak up for women’s rights. But her assailant turns out to be a serial abuser and her university fails to take action. In addition to Greer, Wolitzer’s book follows several other characters, including Zee, a fellow student with an activist streak, and Faith Frank, a feminist icon. Reviews for the book were sterling, with The Guardian praising it as “warm and witty, and necessary.”
The book is being adapted and...
- 9/26/2018
- by Brent Lang and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Annalise Basso And Sasha Frolova Join The Cast Of Snowpiercer Oculus actress Annalise Basso and The Interestings‘ Sasha Frolova will play roles in TNT‘s upcoming TV adaptation of Bong Joon Ho‘s Snowpiercer. First hitting theaters in 2013, the science fiction drama proved to be popular not only with critics but audiences [...]
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- 6/15/2017
- by Reggie Peralta
- Film-Book
More casting news has arrived for TNT’s small screen series version of “Snowpiercer.” Joining the previously announced Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, and Mickey Sumner will be Annalise Basso (Ouija: Origin of Evil) and newcomer Sasha Frolova (The Interestings). Per Deadline Basso… Continue Reading →
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- 6/14/2017
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Perhaps they got bored? The Interestings TV show will not be moving forward at Amazon according to Deadline. The pilot is based on the Meg Wolitzer novel of the same name and is currently available for free streaming on Amazon. It is co-produced by TriStar Television.The Interestings follows a group of friends who meet as teens at arts camp, in 1974. The series features their relationships over the ensuing decades and explores how people compromise their vision and ideals as they mature. The cast includes Lauren Ambrose, David Krumholtz, Jessica Pare, Matt Barr, Gabriel Ebert, Jessica Collins, and Corey Cott.Read More…...
- 8/8/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
You have not seen the last of The Last Tycoon.
Amazon has ordered the Matt Bomer-fronted pilot to series, our sister site Deadline reports, some six weeks after the pilot was offered for consumer review on the streaming site.
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A Great Depression-era drama adapted from the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Last Tycoon stars Bomer (White Collar) as a Hollywood golden boy battling his father figure and boss (played by four-time Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer) for the soul of their studio; Lily Collins (The Blind Side) co-stars.
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Amazon has ordered the Matt Bomer-fronted pilot to series, our sister site Deadline reports, some six weeks after the pilot was offered for consumer review on the streaming site.
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A Great Depression-era drama adapted from the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Last Tycoon stars Bomer (White Collar) as a Hollywood golden boy battling his father figure and boss (played by four-time Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer) for the soul of their studio; Lily Collins (The Blind Side) co-stars.
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- 7/27/2016
- TVLine.com
Whether you already love Amazon Studio’s award-winning “Transparent,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” and “Bosch,” or you’re looking for new series to add to your binge-watching arsenal, the streaming service is stepping up their game to provide you quality television. Two drama pilots are now available to watch as part of Amazon’s new pilot season: “The Last Tycoon,” Billy Ray and Christopher Keyser’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final masterpiece, starring Matt Bomer and Kelsey Grammer as warring Hollywood studio heads; and “The Interestings,” an adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s coming-of-age novel starring Lauren Ambrose. Below are some other upcoming Amazon series to keep on your radar. The premiere dates may not be announced, but Amazon Prime members can still watch each series’ first episode. Read: “8 Questions With ‘Last Tycoon’ Star Matt Bomer” “Z: The Beginning of Everything”Christina Ricci is back on the small screen...
- 6/30/2016
- backstage.com
“The Last Tycoon”
In the year 2016, it’s no secret that as glamorous as old Hollywood seemed on the surface, the truth was far less wholesome. With that in mind, “The Last Tycoon,” written and directed by Billy Ray (the under-appreciated talent behind such films as “Shattered Glass,” adapting a famously unfinished roman a clef by F. Scott Fitzgerald) might seem a bit rote, but it’s got an awful lot going for it.
Matt Bomer stars as Monroe Stahr, the idealistic production head of a motion picture studio who’s at odds with studio boss Pat Brady (Kelsey Grammer) while trying to get his dream picture made in the political and social climate of the 1930s. (Why yes, the subject of what’s happening in Germany does come up.) Monroe, we learn right away, is mourning the loss of his movie star wife even as he bounds around the studio,...
In the year 2016, it’s no secret that as glamorous as old Hollywood seemed on the surface, the truth was far less wholesome. With that in mind, “The Last Tycoon,” written and directed by Billy Ray (the under-appreciated talent behind such films as “Shattered Glass,” adapting a famously unfinished roman a clef by F. Scott Fitzgerald) might seem a bit rote, but it’s got an awful lot going for it.
Matt Bomer stars as Monroe Stahr, the idealistic production head of a motion picture studio who’s at odds with studio boss Pat Brady (Kelsey Grammer) while trying to get his dream picture made in the political and social climate of the 1930s. (Why yes, the subject of what’s happening in Germany does come up.) Monroe, we learn right away, is mourning the loss of his movie star wife even as he bounds around the studio,...
- 6/17/2016
- by Ben Travers and Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Amazon Prime customers will once again have a hand in deciding which of Amazon Video’s 2016 pilots get signed to full series. The streaming service’s new pilot season will debut two new hour-long dramas (“The Last Tycoon” and “The Interestings”) and six children’s programs, including the live-action “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,” on June 17. Audiences are then invited to review the series and help decide which shows we’ll be seeing more of later this year—a focus group-like process that has helped sustain such award-winning shows as “Transparent” and “Mozart in the Jungle.” “We’re focused on bringing customers compelling, must-see TV and we accomplish this by going directly to them for input,” Digital Video and Amazon Studios Vice President Roy Price said in a statement. “Their feedback has helped create series that have become fan favorites among critics and customers.” So get ready for the latest from Matt Bomer,...
- 5/27/2016
- backstage.com
Amazon has announced the lineup for its next pilot season with only two hourlong dramas making the cut, the rest being children's series.
The first is "The Interestings," an adaptation of Meg Wolitzer's bestselling novel. Lauren Ambrose leads the cast while Mike Newell directed the pilot about a group of artistic teenagers who meet at summer camp in 1974. As they transition into adulthood, their friendships are tested by tragedy, success, failure and secrecy. David Krumholtz, Jessica Pare, Matt Barr and Gabriel Ebert also star.
The other is "The Last Tycoon" from "Shattered Glass" writer/director Billy Ray. An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's last work, Kelsey Grammer, Matt Bomer and Lily Collins star in the Depression-era story of a Hollywood Golden Boy who battles his mentor and boss for the soul of their studio.
Both will be available in 4K Ultra HD and Hdr and will debut on...
The first is "The Interestings," an adaptation of Meg Wolitzer's bestselling novel. Lauren Ambrose leads the cast while Mike Newell directed the pilot about a group of artistic teenagers who meet at summer camp in 1974. As they transition into adulthood, their friendships are tested by tragedy, success, failure and secrecy. David Krumholtz, Jessica Pare, Matt Barr and Gabriel Ebert also star.
The other is "The Last Tycoon" from "Shattered Glass" writer/director Billy Ray. An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's last work, Kelsey Grammer, Matt Bomer and Lily Collins star in the Depression-era story of a Hollywood Golden Boy who battles his mentor and boss for the soul of their studio.
Both will be available in 4K Ultra HD and Hdr and will debut on...
- 5/27/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
As its existing original programs continue to draw viewers, accolades, and awards, Amazon is looking to add additional series to its library. Its next round of competing pilots will include adaptations of Meg Wolitzer’s acclaimed novel The Interestings and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s unfinished work The Last Tycoon, as well as six children’s programs.
The cast of Amazon’s adaptation of The Interestings will include Lauren Ambrose and David Krumholtz, with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell helming the pilot. The project, based off Wolitzer’s 2013 book, will chronicles several decades in the life of a group of summer camp friends.
The Last Tycoon, which was published as an unfinished rough draft after Fitzgerald’s 1940 death, will feature its own crop of familiar faces, including Kelsey Grammer, who will portray one of the principal characters. The pilot will be Amazon’s second foray into the world of Fitzgerald.
The cast of Amazon’s adaptation of The Interestings will include Lauren Ambrose and David Krumholtz, with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell helming the pilot. The project, based off Wolitzer’s 2013 book, will chronicles several decades in the life of a group of summer camp friends.
The Last Tycoon, which was published as an unfinished rough draft after Fitzgerald’s 1940 death, will feature its own crop of familiar faces, including Kelsey Grammer, who will portray one of the principal characters. The pilot will be Amazon’s second foray into the world of Fitzgerald.
- 5/26/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Amazon today announced the lineup for its next pilot season. They include hourlong dramas The Interestings, adapted from Meg Wolitzer’s bestseller, directed by Mike Newell and starring Lauren Ambrose, and The Last Tycoon, written and directed by Oscar-nominated Billy Ray and starring Kelsey Grammer, Matt Bomer and Lily Collins. Both are co-produced by TriStar Television and will be available in 4K Ultra HD and Hdr. Six kids pilots also are on the lineup, the live-action Si…...
- 5/26/2016
- Deadline TV
Broadcast-tv’s Upfronts might be over, but Amazon’s pilot season is just around the corner, featuring new projects starring Matt Bomer, Lauren Ambrose and Kelsey Grammer.
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Bomer (White Collar) headlines The Last Tycoon, a Great Depression-era drama adapted from the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about a Hollywood golden boy battling his father figure and boss (played by four-time Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer) for the soul of their studio; Lily Collins (The Blind Side) co-stars.
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Ambrose (Six Feet Under) meanwhile plays an aspiring actress who lacks glamour,...
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Bomer (White Collar) headlines The Last Tycoon, a Great Depression-era drama adapted from the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about a Hollywood golden boy battling his father figure and boss (played by four-time Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer) for the soul of their studio; Lily Collins (The Blind Side) co-stars.
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Ambrose (Six Feet Under) meanwhile plays an aspiring actress who lacks glamour,...
- 5/26/2016
- TVLine.com
David Krumholtz (Hail, Caesar!) has joined the cast of Amazon pilot The Interestings, from Sony TV's TriStar Television. Also set for the project are Ed Squires, Jance Enslin, and Katie Balen. Written by Nip/Tuck alums Lyn Greene and Richard Levine and directed by Mike Newell, The Interestings is described as a grounded, character-driven drama based on Meg Wolitzer's novel about a group of friends who meet at an arts camp when they're 15 in 1974. The series chronicles…...
- 2/25/2016
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Sarah Mezzanotte has joined Amazon's drama pilot The Interestings as a series regular, playing the young version of Ash, the role in which Jessica Paré recently was cast. Ash is a successful theater director and philanthropist who’s harboring a secret from her husband Ethan. Lauren Ambrose is set as the female lead in the ensemble drama from Sony TV's TriStar Television. Written by Nip/Tuck alums Lyn Greene and Richard Levine and directed by Mike Newell, The Int…...
- 2/25/2016
- Deadline TV
Jessica Paré just can’t get away from period dramas.
The Mad Men star has been cast in The Interestings, Amazon’s pilot about friends who meet at an arts camp in 1974 when they’re in their teens, TVLine has learned exclusively.
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The potential series, based on Meg Wolitzer’s novel and starring Six Feet Under‘s Lauren Ambrose, follows the friends over the 30 years following their camp experience.
Paré will play Ash, a successful theater director and philanthropist who is harboring a secret from her husband.
The Mad Men star has been cast in The Interestings, Amazon’s pilot about friends who meet at an arts camp in 1974 when they’re in their teens, TVLine has learned exclusively.
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The potential series, based on Meg Wolitzer’s novel and starring Six Feet Under‘s Lauren Ambrose, follows the friends over the 30 years following their camp experience.
Paré will play Ash, a successful theater director and philanthropist who is harboring a secret from her husband.
- 2/22/2016
- TVLine.com
Per Deadline, Six Feet Under's Lauren Ambrose has been cast as Jules in Amazon's The Interestings TV show pilot. Currently in The X-Files revival, Ambrose was also in the Dig TV series that was cancelled by USA Network after one season.
Based on Meg Wolitzer's novel, the project follows friends who met as teens at a summer art camp as they grow up and into their own. Jessica Collins and Corey Cott were cast in The Interestings, earlier this month, joining Gabriel Ebert, who was cast back in January. The pilot is written by Nip/Tuck's Lyn Greene and Richard Levine. Mike Newell is directing.Read More…...
Based on Meg Wolitzer's novel, the project follows friends who met as teens at a summer art camp as they grow up and into their own. Jessica Collins and Corey Cott were cast in The Interestings, earlier this month, joining Gabriel Ebert, who was cast back in January. The pilot is written by Nip/Tuck's Lyn Greene and Richard Levine. Mike Newell is directing.Read More…...
- 2/19/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Lauren Ambrose has been cast as the female lead in Amazon ensemble drama pilot The Interestings, from Sony TV's TriStar Television. Written by Nip/Tuck alums Lyn Greene and Richard Levine and directed by Mike Newell, The Interestings is described as a grounded. character-driven drama based on Meg Wolitzer's novel about a group of friends who meet at an arts camp when they're 15 in 1974. The series chronicles their relationships throughout the next three decades dealing…...
- 2/17/2016
- Deadline TV
Amazon has cast Jessica Collins and Corey Cott in the pilot for The Interestings TV show. Based on the Meg Wolitzer novel of the same name, The Interestings follows friends who met as teens at a summer art camp as they grow up. Amazon ordered the pilot back in November.
The Interestings' pilot is written by Nip/Tuck's Lyn Greene and Richard Levine, with Mike Newell directing. Collins and Cott join Gabriel Ebert, who was cast at the end of January.
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The Interestings' pilot is written by Nip/Tuck's Lyn Greene and Richard Levine, with Mike Newell directing. Collins and Cott join Gabriel Ebert, who was cast at the end of January.
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- 2/8/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Jessica Collins (Rubicon, Zero Dark Thirty) and Corey Cott (Public Morals) have booked series regular roles on Amazon pilot The Interestings, from Sony TV's TriStar Television. Written by Nip/Tuck alums Lyn Greene and Richard Levine and directed by Mike Newell, The Interestings is described as a grounded. character-driven drama based on Meg Wolitzer's novel about a group of friends who meet at an arts camp when they're 15 in 1974. The series chronicles their relationships…...
- 2/5/2016
- Deadline TV
Tony winner Gabriel Ebert has landed a lead role in the Amazon pilot The Interestings, from Sony TV’s TriStar Television. Written by Nip/Tuck alums Lyn Greene and Richard Levine and directed by Mike Newell, The Interestings is described as a grounded. character-driven drama based on Meg Wolitzer's novel about a group of friends who meet at an arts camp when they're 15 in 1974. The series chronicles their relationships throughout the next three decades dealing with the…...
- 1/29/2016
- Deadline TV
I have learned that Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell has been tapped to direct Amazon drama pilot The Interestings, an adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s bestselling book. The pilot, originally picked up as director-contingent, is now cleared for production. The Interestings received a pilot order alongside fellow drama The Last Tycoon last month. The Last Tycoon, originally cast-contingent, also recently lifted its contingency with the casting of Matt…...
- 12/21/2015
- Deadline TV
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