"Crazy Rich Asians" will soon come to Broadway, years after author Kevin Kwan's bestseller jumped from page to screen in a watershed moment for Asian representation in Hollywood. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures revealed on Wednesday that director Jon M. Chu will helm a stage musical based on Kwan's "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy. The musical also will be based on Warner Bros.'s 2018 film adaptation of the first novel, which Chu directed. Playwright Leah Nanako Winkler will write the book, which will...
As we’ve seen with the premieres of song-filled films like Mean Girls and The Color Purple, the “movie to musical to movie musical” pipeline is becoming an increasingly present force in our culture. Whether film or stage theatergoers like it or not, it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down any time soon. The latest film to complete at least the first step of this process is 2018's Crazy Rich Asians, which is currently under development for a new stage adaptation (per The Hollywood Reporter). New...
University says it is ‘redesigning’ commencement plans days after it decided to prevent Asna Tabassum from speaking on 10 MayThe University of Southern California is “redesigning” its entire commencement plans – just days after making the controversial decision to cancel the valedictorian speech of a Muslim student – and will also cancel the keynote speech by film-maker Jon M Chu.The Los Angeles university’s provost, Andrew Guzman, said on Monday that it took the unprecedented step of canceling...
The University of Southern California further shook up its commencement plans Friday, announcing the cancelation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the controversial choice to disallow the student valedictorian from speaking.
Crazy Rich Asians is heading to Broadway with the film's director Jon M. Chu set to helm the musical production. This will be Chu's Broadway debut.
Arrivals will celebrate South Asian talent in the Shangri-La area of the famous festival site.
New research has identified a genetic variant amongst people of South Asian heritage that affects the results of the HbA1c test.
A new documentary looks back on the life and career of a photographer who documented an overlooked communityCorky Lee spent decades photographing Asian American life, in New York and across the US, capturing the rise of the Asian American movement as well as everyday happenings in immigrant communities often overlooked by the powers that be.He saw his calling as more than just observing and documenting – he was righting a wrong by immortalizing Asian Americans in the civic makeup of the US....
USC called off an appearance from director Jon M. Chu and other commencement honorees in the wake of growing controversy over its decision to cancel valedictorian Asna Tabassum's graduation speech amid security concerns, the university announced Friday. In a letter posted on its website, the university wrote that "given the highly publicized circumstances surrounding our main-stage commencement program," it made the decision to "release our outside speakers and honorees from attending this...
Manchester United staggered into the FA Cup final after a fortunate win against Championship side Coventry, with Roy Keane admitting Erik ten Hag’s players looked embarrassed as they claimed a victory in a penalty shoot-out.
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