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]]>The media giant’s streaming service Apple TV+ has given the green light to a series inspired by its marketing campaign.
The new series titled Dear…, which hails from Emmy Award-winner RJ Cutler will see people read letters explaining how celebrities have changed their lives, and will thus illuminate the lives of the celebs themselves.
According to the streamer, the series takes an “inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have been changed through their work.”
The docuseries will feature Oprah Winfrey, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stevie Wonder, Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, Yara Shahidi, Aly Raisman, Misty Copeland, Big Bird and more throughout its 10-episode first season.
Dear… is set to debut sometime in the spring.
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]]>The post BBC Drops First Trailer For New Adaptation of “His Dark Materials” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>His Dark Materials is set between many parallel worlds, and it follows two children embarking on a magical adventure through these alternative universes. It’s the second attempt to adapt this popular sci-fi series, following The Golden Compass from 2007 which failed to capture the spirit of the first novel.
The two episodes of the upcoming adaptation will be directed by Oscar winner Tom Hooper. Jack Thorne was in charge of writing the screenplay and did everything in his power not to disappoint the fans of the original trilogy.
“You realize that you’ve got a responsibility not to let them down, but you’re really excited about being given the opportunity to play in that amazing, amazing world. The most important thing is being loyal to the books, and trying to tell those books as well as we possibly can,” explained Thorne.
The first season of this promising project will premiere later this year on BBC. Its star-studded cast features the likes of Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy
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]]>The post Lin-Manuel Miranda to reprise his Hamilton turn in limited Puerto Rico run appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>The Pulitzer-winning creator announced on Wednesday that in January 2019 he will reprise his role as Founding Father Alexander Hamilton for a limited stage run. Miranda’s turn as Hamilton began in January 2015 during its off-Broadway run, before transitioning to Broadway in July.
This announcement came directly from Puerto Rico. Miranda who is of Puerto Rican decent regularly visited his grandparents in Vega Alta as a child. In a statement he explained what it means to him to bring the production to Puerto Rico especially in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation.
“Bringing [Hamilton] to Puerto Rico is a dream that I’ve had since we first opened at The Public Theater in 2015. When I last visited the island, a few weeks before Hurricane Maria, I had made a commitment to not only bring the show to Puerto Rico, but also return again to the title role. In the aftermath of Maria, we decided to expedite the announcement of the project to send a bold message that Puerto Rico will recover and be back in business, stronger than ever.”
Miranda earned a Tony nomination for his performance in Hamilton, in addition to his wins for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.
Hamilton will run at the University of Puerto Rico Teatro UPR from January 8 to 27, 2019.
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]]>The post Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases All-Star Song, “Almost Like Praying”, to Benefit Puerto Rico appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>The track, which is a love song to the country, was recorded alongside an all-star cast of Latin artists including Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Gina Rodriguez, Fat Joe, Gloria Estefan and Camila Cabello. The proceeds of the song will go directly to UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund of Hispanic Federation, according to Rolling Stone.
“You know how we always tell artists ‘stay in your lane’ anytime they say something remotely political? I’m trying to use what I do in service of this challenge,” Miranda told Rolling Stone. “We’re facing a humanitarian crisis right now. And the response from our federal government is not commensurate with the previous two hurricanes, much less up to the unprecedented danger of this disaster itself.”
The 37-year-old singer started to work on the song, an adaptation of “Maria” from 1961’s West Side Story, two days after the hurricane first made landfall. The lyrics mentioned all the towns in Puerto Rico.
“I knew the name Maria was forever going to have a destructive connotation to this island,” Miranda explained. “It’s also the name of my favorite song from West Side Story. So my brain was already looking for a sample to flip … And that’s what we do in hip-hop, right? We take a sample, we flip it and change the meaning. And so the hook of the song is, ‘Say it soft, and it’s almost like praying.'”
Initially, Miranda asked permission from Stephen Sondheim and the estate of Leonard Bernstein. “They gave their blessing within a day,” the Tony award-winning artist said. “When there’s a crisis, you call in all the favors – call the gods of musical theater! I have the great fortune to count Sondheim as a mentor and a friend. I worked with him and Bernstein on the 2009 revival of West Side Story and its Spanish translations. Sondheim wrote back immediately and said ‘Yes – and what else can I do?'”
Puerto Rico was devastated by the hurricane two weeks ago and millions of people who live on the Caribbean island and U.S. territory have been homeless, with no food, water and electricity. Celebrities such as Lopez and Daddy Yankee have donated million dollars to help rebuild the island, E! News reports.
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]]>The post Oprah, Lin-Manuel Miranda Set for New Biography Series appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>The media giant’s streaming service Apple TV+ has given the green light to a series inspired by its marketing campaign.
The new series titled Dear…, which hails from Emmy Award-winner RJ Cutler will see people read letters explaining how celebrities have changed their lives, and will thus illuminate the lives of the celebs themselves.
According to the streamer, the series takes an “inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have been changed through their work.”
The docuseries will feature Oprah Winfrey, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stevie Wonder, Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, Yara Shahidi, Aly Raisman, Misty Copeland, Big Bird and more throughout its 10-episode first season.
Dear… is set to debut sometime in the spring.
The post Oprah, Lin-Manuel Miranda Set for New Biography Series appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>The post BBC Drops First Trailer For New Adaptation of “His Dark Materials” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>His Dark Materials is set between many parallel worlds, and it follows two children embarking on a magical adventure through these alternative universes. It’s the second attempt to adapt this popular sci-fi series, following The Golden Compass from 2007 which failed to capture the spirit of the first novel.
The two episodes of the upcoming adaptation will be directed by Oscar winner Tom Hooper. Jack Thorne was in charge of writing the screenplay and did everything in his power not to disappoint the fans of the original trilogy.
“You realize that you’ve got a responsibility not to let them down, but you’re really excited about being given the opportunity to play in that amazing, amazing world. The most important thing is being loyal to the books, and trying to tell those books as well as we possibly can,” explained Thorne.
The first season of this promising project will premiere later this year on BBC. Its star-studded cast features the likes of Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy
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]]>The post Lin-Manuel Miranda to reprise his Hamilton turn in limited Puerto Rico run appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>The Pulitzer-winning creator announced on Wednesday that in January 2019 he will reprise his role as Founding Father Alexander Hamilton for a limited stage run. Miranda’s turn as Hamilton began in January 2015 during its off-Broadway run, before transitioning to Broadway in July.
This announcement came directly from Puerto Rico. Miranda who is of Puerto Rican decent regularly visited his grandparents in Vega Alta as a child. In a statement he explained what it means to him to bring the production to Puerto Rico especially in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation.
“Bringing [Hamilton] to Puerto Rico is a dream that I’ve had since we first opened at The Public Theater in 2015. When I last visited the island, a few weeks before Hurricane Maria, I had made a commitment to not only bring the show to Puerto Rico, but also return again to the title role. In the aftermath of Maria, we decided to expedite the announcement of the project to send a bold message that Puerto Rico will recover and be back in business, stronger than ever.”
Miranda earned a Tony nomination for his performance in Hamilton, in addition to his wins for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.
Hamilton will run at the University of Puerto Rico Teatro UPR from January 8 to 27, 2019.
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]]>The post Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases All-Star Song, “Almost Like Praying”, to Benefit Puerto Rico appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>The track, which is a love song to the country, was recorded alongside an all-star cast of Latin artists including Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Gina Rodriguez, Fat Joe, Gloria Estefan and Camila Cabello. The proceeds of the song will go directly to UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund of Hispanic Federation, according to Rolling Stone.
“You know how we always tell artists ‘stay in your lane’ anytime they say something remotely political? I’m trying to use what I do in service of this challenge,” Miranda told Rolling Stone. “We’re facing a humanitarian crisis right now. And the response from our federal government is not commensurate with the previous two hurricanes, much less up to the unprecedented danger of this disaster itself.”
The 37-year-old singer started to work on the song, an adaptation of “Maria” from 1961’s West Side Story, two days after the hurricane first made landfall. The lyrics mentioned all the towns in Puerto Rico.
“I knew the name Maria was forever going to have a destructive connotation to this island,” Miranda explained. “It’s also the name of my favorite song from West Side Story. So my brain was already looking for a sample to flip … And that’s what we do in hip-hop, right? We take a sample, we flip it and change the meaning. And so the hook of the song is, ‘Say it soft, and it’s almost like praying.'”
Initially, Miranda asked permission from Stephen Sondheim and the estate of Leonard Bernstein. “They gave their blessing within a day,” the Tony award-winning artist said. “When there’s a crisis, you call in all the favors – call the gods of musical theater! I have the great fortune to count Sondheim as a mentor and a friend. I worked with him and Bernstein on the 2009 revival of West Side Story and its Spanish translations. Sondheim wrote back immediately and said ‘Yes – and what else can I do?'”
Puerto Rico was devastated by the hurricane two weeks ago and millions of people who live on the Caribbean island and U.S. territory have been homeless, with no food, water and electricity. Celebrities such as Lopez and Daddy Yankee have donated million dollars to help rebuild the island, E! News reports.
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