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Principal casting has been announced for the upcoming North American tour of The Sound Of Music. Tony Award nominee Christiane Noll as the Mother Abbess will join rising star Cayleigh Capaldi as Maria Rainer and Broadway veteran Kevin Earley as Captain Georg von Trapp. Nicholas Rodriguez will play the charismatic impresario Max Detweiler, and Kate Loprest brings elegance and ambition to Elsa Schraeder. Ariana Ferch portrays Liesl von Trapp, the eldest daughter full of spirit and first love, and Ian Coursey plays Rolf Gruber, a boy striving to prove himself in uncertain times. Complete casting will be announced at a later date. Director Jack O’Brien shared, “It is with a profound sense of excitement that our entire creative staff including associate director Matt Lenz, choreographer Danny Mefford, music supervisor Andy Einhorn, set designer Douglas W. Schmidt, <a...

Since its inception, Hollywood has made several films dedicated to stories of espionage, intelligence, and secret agencies. One of the most referenced real-world agencies in the film industry is the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), best known for carrying out American intelligence operations overseas. Despite its real-world mission statement to serve American national security interests, Hollywood doesn't always play up its best aspects.

The CIA has been cast in a variety of ways by Hollywood, from nefarious criminal conspiracies to daring rescue operations. Due to the shadowy nature of the agency in real life, its true nature has remained open to interpretation. Although some films heavily fictionalize both the capabilities and goals of the agency, others have opted for more realistic approaches. The agency has been the source of controversy, both on and off the film, but some movies have done a great job with it.

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Taken franchise star Liam Neeson is set to headline a new action film titled The Mongoose, directed by his former stunt double.

According to Variety, Liam Neeson will soon head to Australia to film his next action-packed movie, The Mongoose. The action feature is being directed by Mark Vanselow, who has served as Neeson's stunt double in over 20 films, including the global hit Taken franchise, spanning Taken, Taken 2, and Taken 3. Vanselow has also served as the stunt coordinator on several Academy Award-winning films, such as The Revenant and Get Out. The script, written by Thompson Evans, promises high-octane action.

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Another Cobra Kai actor is ready to join James Gunn's DC Universe. Jacob Bertrand, who portrays Hawk in the Karate Kid sequel series, recently revealed which type of role he'd like to play in the Dcu.

Speaking with Screen Rant to promote Cobra Kai's final season, Bertrand was asked if he had spoken with his co-star Xolo Mariduea who plays Blue Beetle in the Dcu yet about trying to get him a role in the superhero franchise. "No, I haven't quite yet. I would need to get my knowledge up on superheroes first. I was never the biggest comic book kid growing up," the actor admitted. "Xolo really is the person that made that happen, though. Even when I first met him, he was constantly saying, 'That's my dream role. I want to play Blue Beetle, I want to play Blue Beetle.' So, kudos to him, he found...

Cobra Kai showrunner Josh Heald recently discussed Season 6, Part 1, explaining the importance of a major character's death on the show. Tory Nichol's mother dies in the current season after being ill for much of the fan-favorite martial arts show.

In an interview with Screen Rant, Heald explained the importance of the traumatic loss for the story arc of Peyton List's character, Tory. "There are some 'Always' and some 'Sometimes' when it comes to the writers' room. After Season 1, it became a living organism, we had Season 1 completely in our heads when we entered the writers' room for Season 1, and it was more about telling the troops what we're doing, who's going where we take the castle, and we do it," the showrunner said.

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As the protagonist of one of the Karate Kid franchise's feature films, many fans are hoping to see Hilary Swank returning in the final season of Cobra Kai. Up to this point, she still has not made a single appearance, and there won't be any more opportunities with the show concluding with its current sixth season.

Per Entertainment Tonight, Macchio was asked about other major cameos that could be coming up in the final season of Cobra Kai. While he couldn't get specific, the actor teased that there may be some exciting appearances from "one or two" franchise stars. Beyond that, he also hinted that other familiar characters who've only been briefly featured in previous seasons may get more time to shine in the final episodes.

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It will soon be the end of Cobra Kai on Netflix, but the franchise will continue. An all-new Karate Kid film is in the works with some familiar faces, including one major star from Cobra Kai.

While Ben Wang will star in the new Karate Kid movie as the protagonist, it will feature Ralph Macchio reprising his role as Daniel Larusso. The inclusion of the character is the extent of the film's connections to Cobra Kai, however, as it will be the start of an original story. Speaking about the connections between the TV series and the film in a conversation with Screen Rant, co-creator Josh Heald reaffirmed that the Cobra Kai creative team was not directly involved. He also suggested that even with Daniel's return, the movie will tell its own standalone story.

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The story of Cobra Kai will be coming to its conclusion with the upcoming sixth season. Ahead of the first part's debut on Netflix later this month, the show's co-creators have commented on why Season 6 had to be the end for the show.

The series was created by Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz, and Josh Heald. Schlossberg and Hurwitz addressed the series in a new chat with Screen Rant, describing how Season 5 helped set up the story's endgame. This essentially necessitated the series to end with Season 6. Though the series has also made the move from YouTube to Netflix during its run, Hurwitz pointed out how there was always a plan for the series finale in mind, but they didn't know at the start how many seasons it would take to get there.

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Yesterday, November 14th, the cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's The Sound of Music, directed and choreographed by James Brennan, met the press. Cast for the show includes Edward Hibbert Max Detweiler, Anthony Fedorov Rolf Gruber, Ben Davis Captain and Elena Shaddow Maria, Chelsea Morgan Stock Liesl, and more. BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities and you can check out photos below...

Yesterday, November 14th, the cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's The Sound of Music, directed and choreographed by James Brennan, met the press. Cast for the show includes Edward Hibbert Max Detweiler, Anthony Fedorov Rolf Gruber, Ben Davis Captain and Elena Shaddow Maria, Chelsea Morgan Stock Liesl, and more. BroadwayWorlds's Richie Ridge was there to meet the cast and creative team and you can check out what they said abuot the upcoming production below...

Last night, April 24, Carnegie Hall presented its gala benefit performance of The Sound of Music in the Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage. The cast was led by Laura Osnes Maria Rainer, Tony Goldwyn Captain von Trapp, Brooke Shields Elsa Schraeder, Patrick Page Max Detweiler, Stephanie Blythe The Mother Abbess, Mary Michael Patterson Liesl von Trapp, Nick Spangler Rolf Gruber, Cotter Smith Herr Zeller, and Reed Birney Admiral von Schreiber. They were joined by and Joel Hatch Franz, The Butler, Joy Hermalyn Sister Berthe, Linda Mugleston Sister Margaretta, Faith Sherman Sister Sophia, and Veanne Cox Frau Schmidt.BroaadwayWorld was on hand for the exciting evening and brings you photo coverage below...

Carnegie Hall today announced the complete cast for its gala benefit performance of The Sound of Music on Tuesday, April 24 at 800 p.m. in Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage. New to the cast are Mary Michael Patterson Anything Goes as Liesl von Trapp, Nick Spangler The Book of Mormon as Rolf Gruber, Cotter Smith Next Fall as Herr Zeller, Drama Desk and Obie Award recipient Reed Birney as Admiral von Schreiber, and Joel Hatch Billy Elliot as Franz, The Butler.