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Apple TV+ has debuted a brand new sneak peek clip for the original Peanuts musical special, “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical,” set to premiere globally on Friday, August 15. The special features original music by Emmy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, composer, and New York Times bestselling author Ben Folds, as well as Emmy Award-nominated composer Jeff Morrow and Broadway's composing duo, Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner (First Date). Original songs in the new special include “When We Were Light,” “Look Up, Charlie Brown” and “Leave It Better” by Folds, plus “Best Time Ever” and “A Place Like This” by Morrow and Zachary & Weiner. This new special is the first Peanuts musical in 37 years, and 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of Snoopy, Charlie...

Audible will release DeVon Franklin’s one-man theatrical event “Be True: My Journey from Breakdown to Breakthrough” on Jan. 29, 2026.

DeVon Franklin is an author, producer and motivational speaker best known for his work on faith-based films “Heaven Is For Real” and “Miracles From Heaven.” He has also developed shows for television and has written various self-help books where he offers guidance rooted in his personal experiences, relationships and sense of spirituality.

“Be True” is an autobiographical stage play, where Franklin chronicles his personal story of redemption, from divorce to remarriage and from doubt to success. It marks the first time that he has opened up about his public break-up with his wife and the growth that followed. The performance was delivered and recorded live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City earlier this month.

“Be True” will release as an Audible Original, adding to the streaming platform’s diverse library of podcasts,...

Apple TV+ has debuted the first trailer for the original Peanuts musical special, “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical,” set to premiere globally on Friday, August 15. The special features original music by Emmy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, composer, and New York Times bestselling author Ben Folds, as well as Emmy Award-nominated composer Jeff Morrow and Broadway's composing duo, Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner (First Date). Original songs in the new special include “When We Were Light,” “Look Up, Charlie Brown” and “Leave It Better” by Folds, plus “Best Time Ever” and “A Place Like This” by Morrow and Zachary & Weiner. This new special is the first Peanuts musical in 37 years, and 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the...

Today, Apple TV+ debuted the pitch-perfect trailer for the all-new original Peanuts musical special, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical, set to premiere globally on Friday, August 15.

The special features original music by Emmy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, composer and New York Times bestselling author Ben Folds, plus Emmy Award-nominated composer Jeff Morrow and the veteran Broadway composing duo Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner.

This latest special under the acclaimed Snoopy Presents banner by Peanuts and WildBrain for Apple TV+ marks the first Peanuts musical in 37 years. Original songs in the new special include “When We Were Light,” “Look Up, Charlie Brown,” and “Leave It Better” by Folds, plus “Best Time Ever” and “A Place Like This” by Morrow, Zachary, and Weiner.

This summer, celebrate the joy and magic of summer camp and the importance of preserving what you love. Charlie Brown loves camp and is determined to make his final year special,...

Happiness is a new trailer for “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical,” premiering Aug. 15 on Apple TV+.

“Gear up for s’more Peanuts fun and a summer jam-packed with song!” the streamer teased on Wednesday. “This summer, celebrate the joy and magic of summer camp and the importance of preserving what you love. Charlie Brown loves camp and is determined to make his final year special, but Sally — a first-time camper — is nervous and skeptical of the new and unfamiliar place. While everyone settles into camp, Snoopy and Woodstock discover a treasure map that takes them on a wild adventure nearby.”

“One morning, the Peanuts gang learns that their beloved camp is shutting down because there are fewer campers joining each summer. The news especially saddens Charlie Brown, who feels hopeless about losing a place that has meant so much to him and his friends and is determined to preserve its legacy,...

When I most unexpectedly reunited with the age-defying Ginnifer Goodwin on the Disney Upfront’s blue carpet earlier this month, I had recently gotten a Facebook “memory” about the Once Upon a Time musical episode, which aired eight years prior (and for which I was on-set, in March 2017).

So after talking a bit about her voice acting encore as police rabbit Judy Hopps in Disney’s Zootopia 2 (due in theaters Nov. 26!), I had to invite Ginny to reflect on Ouat‘s “The Song in Your Heart,” which aired May 7, 2017, saw her duet with husband Josh Dallas’ Charming, and teed...

Jennifer Garner is extending her legacy as the original Jenna Rink!

The beloved actress has signed on to be an executive producer on the upcoming stage show 13 Going on 30 – The Musical, which will have its world premiere production at the Manchester Opera House in England in Fall 2025.

West End theater actress Lucie Jones will play Jenna Rink in the musical and Jennifer has great things to say about her.

Keep reading to find out more…

“After more than 20 years—I still get to talk about Jenna Rink and 13 Going on 30 more days than not — who knew our quirky little movie would have such staying power? I’m thrilled to see Jenna, Matty, and Lucy live on in their very own musical—are you kidding me? I’m geeking out!” Jennifer said in a statement provided to JustJared.com.

She added, “Lucie Jones is flirty and thriving as Jenna,...

Exclusive: Jennifer Garner, star of the 2004 romantic comedy 13 Going on 30, will be executive producer of the stage musical based on the beloved movie.

The show’s director Andy Fickman and its producer Hamish Greer for lead producing company Royo confirmed the news to Deadline.

Garner, in a statement shared exclusively with us, declares that “after more than 20 years- I still get to talk about Jenna Rink and 13 Going on 30 more days than not- who knew our quirky little movie would have such staying power?”

The actress says she’s thrilled to see the movie’s cherished characters “live on in their very own musical- are you kidding me? I’m geeking out?”

Garner saw a tape of a workshop staged in London last year with a cast led by Lucie Jones, who will play Jenna Rink, the role Garner created in the film. Judy Greer and...

Exclusive: Remember when geeky tween Jenna Rink was magically transformed into glamorous Jennifer Garner in the classic rom-com 13 Going on 30? That was two decades ago. Now that role’s being played by West End star Lucie Jones in a stage musical adapted from the beloved 2004 movie.

The show is headed for an out-of-town-tryout at the Manchester Opera House, where it will run for a limited season from September 21, 2025.

Just this past April, Garner joined fellow stars from the film — Mark Ruffalo, who played Matt Flamhaff, the boy next door who Jenna doesn’t realize holds a candle for her, and Judy Greer as Lucy Wyman, once her childhood nemesis and now an editing colleague at the fictional Poise magazine — for a 20th anniversary reunion on Zoom that spread far and wide on social media.

Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, who wrote the film’s screenplay, have penned the musical’s book,...

The infamous Willy Wonka experience is making its way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as a parody musical. More here.

There are few films as universally beloved as 1971’s Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (pictured). Despite author Roald Dahl reportedly hating the film, the public took it to their hearts, with classic songs like Pure Imagination entering the public consciousness.

Even though we now how three screen Wonkas – Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp and Timothee Chalamet (four if you count this) – Wilder’s Wonka is generally considered the definitive version. Tim Burton’s 2005 film, while closer in tone to the book, divided fans, not least due to Depp’s portrayal of Wonka, although it’s certainly true that Tim Burton’s visual style and updated special effects bring the chocolate factory to life in a way the 1971 film couldn’t.

Then, last year’s Wonka made people fall in love...

After more than 50 years, two actors are diving back into the world of Willy Wonka (sort of). Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen, two of the child stars of 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, will participate in a live stage reading of Willy’s Candy Spectacular, an upcoming musical parody inspired by a disastrous Wonka event that made international headlines earlier this year.

Cole played the insatiable Veruca Salt in the classic movie starring Gene Wilder as chocolatier Willy Wonka, while Themmen played the cowboy hat wearing Mike Teavee. Both will participate in a live reading at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, serving as narrators. Cole will lead the cast from Aug. 9 to 18, with Themmen stepping in from Aug. 19-26.

Willy’s Candy Spectacular was inspired by a real-life Wonka event in Scotland, which organizers advertised as “immersive experience” that would transport Willy Wonka fans to a “magical realm.

John Stamos sings about a Willy Wonka-caused apocalypse in the opening number of Willys Candy Spectacular: A Musical Parody. Disastrous Willy Wonka event in Glasgow sparks viral memes, reactions, and a horror movie about an AI-created villain, The Unknown. Willy's Candy Spectacular: A Musical Parody debuts at Edinburgh Fringe with a stage reading.

In one of the stranger things to happen so far this year, Full House star and Emmy Award nominee John Stamos puts his pipes to the test as he sings about an apocalypse caused by the now infamous Willy Wonka event which took place in Glasgow, Scotland earlier this year. We'll give you a second to read that sentence again. Created by the YouTube channel Willys Candy Spectacular, Stamos sings about how Willy Wonka caused the apocalypse and calls the event something that started out as a promise of fun before somehow leading to the Earths demise.

Actor and musician John Stamos is known for lending his talents to bands like The Beach Boys, but now he’s going in a very different direction. Stamos has recorded a song for Willy’s Candy Spectacular, an upcoming live musical that takes inspiration from a disastrous Willy Wonka-inspired event in Scotland earlier this year. He sings on a new track the production released Monday.

The event that inspired the musical made headlines after it used lush, artificial intelligence-generated photos to attract customers to what it billed as an “immersive experience” that would transport Willy Wonka fans to a “magical realm.” In reality, this “immersive experience” was held at a shabby warehouse in Glasgow, Scotland, that was so depressing attendees compared it to a meth lab.

This viral news story inspired The Little Mermaid Live producer Richard Kraft, and his Kraft-Engel Productions, to turn that event into a musical parody.

Something shifted when Timothée Chalamet put on the coat and top hat that transformed him into a budding chocolatier in Paul King’s Wonka. That simple act has moved us collectively into a chaos-ridden timeline in which families can get ripped off at a knockoff Willy Wonka-themed family event in Glasgow — and in which John Stamos can record the opening number demo for Willy’s Candy Spectacular: A Parody Musical, a production entirely about that event.

The first introduction to the forthcoming production from Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner — set...

Exclusive: When John Stamos warns of a chocolaty apocalypse, pay attention.

He does just than in a sneak listen of what could be a pretty delicious musical parody inspired by that hilariously misguided (and unlicensed) Willy Wonka experience event in Glasgow a few months back.

The Stamos track is one of three demos released to Deadline today by the producers of Willy’s Candy Spectacular: A Musical Parody. With a line-up of songwriters including Riki Lindhome, Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, Tova Litvin and Doug Rockwell, and Daniel Mertzlufft, and performances by TikTok’s The Sharpe Family Singers and the real fest’s actual sad, gone-viral Oompa Loompa actress Kirsty Paterson, the demos will debut today on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and at willyscandyspectacular.com.

Sample lyric, as delivered by Stamos with classic rock god moves: “It was the start of the end of the world/It’s significance was easy...

The Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow was described as the biggest event disaster since the Fyre Festival.

However, it appears a separate creative team has been inspired by the recent disaster, and are planning to turn the whole botched experience into a musical.

The BBC reports that producer Richard Kraft has assembled a team for the project, called “Willy Fest: A Musical Parody,” which he hopes to launch later this year. He told the BBC that the writing team was “assembled in less time than it takes for someone to sing the first verse of ‘Oompa Loompa Doompa-Dee-Do’.”

And he said: “I don’t want to fall into putting on the very thing we are satirising, so we are talking to investors now to make sure we have the proper budget to execute this well.”

The names attached to the project include Emmy nominee and comedian Riki Lindhome and Broadway...

A team of top film, television and stage songwriters have joined forces to create a musical satire inspired by the recent, ill-fated Willy Wonka knockoff fiasco in Glasgow, Scotland that became a social media phenomenon.

Produced by Kraft-Engel Productions, WillyFest – A Musical Parody is to premiere in late 2024.

The creative team behind the parody musical is comprised of Emmy-nominated Riki Lindhome Emmy winners Tova Litvin and Doug Rockwell Broadway songwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner First Date, ABC’s Once Upon a Time) and TikTok songwriter Daniel Mertzlufft.

“From Broadway to street corner pop-ups, audiences have become obsessed with immersive experiences that enable them to be a part of the story,” said a statement from songwriters Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner. “But it takes a special...

A new musical is hoping to turn a disastrous Willy Wonka experience into a golden ticket.

Willy Fest: A Musical Parody will take inspiration from a Scottish event that went viral last month for all the wrong reasons. The event was billed as an “immersive experience” that would put Willy Wonka fans into a “magical realm.” Its organizers used lush AI-generated photos to attract customers, who upon arriving, found themselves in a drab wearhouse customers compared to a meth lab.

Willy Fest is planned as a live event for late 2024, and hails from producer Richard Kraft, known for ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live, who will produce via his Kraft-Engel Productions. He has assembled a team of writers and musicians to bring the project to fruition.

“While it is quite common for there to be writers’ rooms in television, taking that approach with theatrical songwriters is fairly unique and likely...

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The 2004 comedy starred Jennifer Garner as Jenna Rink, a 13-year-old girl who fantasizes about skipping the awkward teenage stage and simply waking up at the age of 30 with a fabulous life, apartment and career.

When she blows out the candles on her 13th birthday cake, that’s precisely what she wishes for — only to wake up the...

It might be time to brush up on your “Thriller” dance moves because a 13 Going on 30 musical is heading to the stage! That’s right, coming-of-age rom-com fans, a musical adaptation of the 2004 comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo is in development by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa.

According to Variety, 13 Going on 30 The Musical premieres “next summer with music and lyrics by Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) and direction by Andy Fickman, who also directed the original stage adaptation of “Heathers the Musical.”

Goldsmith and Yuspa have plans for a two-week workshop at the Battersea Arts Centre in London, U.K., with four performances (Oct. 25-28) open to the public. Announcements for cast members will follow in the coming weeks.

A glittering gem of romance cinema in the early 2000s, 13 Going on 30 tells the tale of Jenna Rink (Christa B. Allen...

The beloved 2004 comedy, 13 Going On 30, is being brought back to life in a new way!

The film, which stars Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, is set to get a musical adaptation written by the original writers of the movie, Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa.

13 Going On 30 The Musical has been in the works for years and will premiere next summer.

Keep reading to find out more details…

Although the cast has not yet been announced, Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) are the composers, and Andy Fickman (Heathers the Musical) is the director.

The musical will be produced by theater company Royco (Police Cops The Musical).

The writers are holding a two-week workshop at the Battersea Arts Centre in London October, and four performances (Oct. 25-28) will be open to the public.

“When we poured our middle school...

Beloved 2004 comedy “13 Going On 30,” which featured Jennifer Garner in the title role, is set to get a musical adaptation from the film’s original writers.

Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa are working on a stage reimagining of the movie, which also starred Mark Ruffalo as the boy next door as well as Andy Serkis as Garner’s boss and Judy Greer as her best friend.

“13 Going On 30 The Musical” is set to premiere next summer with music and lyrics by Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary (“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”) and direction by Andy Fickman, who also directed the original stage adaptation of “Heathers the Musical.”

Casting will be announced in due course.

Goldsmith and Yuspa are holding a two-week workshop at the Battersea Arts Centre in London, U.K. next month and, in a rare move, four performances (Oct. 25-28) will be open to the public.

A world premiere musical stage adaptation that reimagines the hit 1983 Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd comedy Trading Places has cast Freestyle Love Supreme‘s Aneesa Folds in the role that made Murphy a Hollywood superstar, with Bryce Pinkham (Broadway’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) in the Aykroyd spot.

With a book by Reno 911! actor and writer Thomas Lennon, direction by Kenny Leon and music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (Broadway’s First Date), Trading Places will debut at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre on May 25, running through June 26.

“I am so excited to come home with this world class cast and creative team and a new musical that I know will resonate and be embraced by the Atlanta community,” said Leon in a statement. “With Trading Places, we’re exploring the idea of what would...

First Date: The Musical, the stage production filmed during the pandemic and starring Broadway’s Pretty Woman star Samantha Barks (Les Miserables) and West End performer Simon Lipkin (Avenue Q, Ghost Stories), is landing exclusively on the BroadwayHD theater streaming platform.

The production, directed by Dean Johnson, was previously live-streamed for a limited time in October from the Crazy Coqs music venue in London. The BroadwayHD deal marks the first time the show will be available since this limited run.

Written by Austin Winsberg with music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, First Date: The Musical follows cool chick Casey and ...

First Date: The Musical, the stage production filmed during the pandemic and starring Broadway’s Pretty Woman star Samantha Barks (Les Miserables) and West End performer Simon Lipkin (Avenue Q, Ghost Stories), is landing exclusively on the BroadwayHD theater streaming platform.

The production, directed by Dean Johnson, was previously live-streamed for a limited time in October from the Crazy Coqs music venue in London. The BroadwayHD deal marks the first time the show will be available since this limited run.

Written by Austin Winsberg with music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, First Date: The Musical follows cool chick Casey and ...

“Musical episode.” No two words strike fear in the hearts of network executives — and snark in the minds of critics — with greater expedience. But when done right, the result can be a beautiful thing.

On the heels of The Magicians conjuring its latest (and final) musical offering and with Riverdale ready to size up Hedwig and the Angry Inch, TVLine decided to take a look back at some of our favorites from days (and shows) gone by. (Updated from Spring 2017.)

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Exclusive: Amazon has put in development Nobody’s Princess, a musical comedy, which puts a contemporary spin on classic fairytale princesses. The project hails from writer Nicole Delaney, Life Sentence creators Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith, songwriters/screenwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (First Date musical), Fulwell 73 (Late Late Show with James Corden) and CBS TV Studios, where Fulwell 73 is under a deal.

Written and executive produced by Delaney, Cardillo, Keith, Zachary and Weiner, Noboby’s Princess is an irreverent musical comedy that reimagines the stories of four classic fairy tale princesses for today’s generation. Instead of being set “once upon a time, in a land far away” where princesses were waiting around for true love to find them, the time is now, the setting is New York City, and the princesses are a group of friends in their twenties who are setting out to create their own happily-ever-afters...

ABC has put into development a high-concept musical dramedy — from the team behind another high-concept musical dramedy, NBC's midseason entry Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

The network has given a script commitment plus penalty to Duet, a Sliding Doors-esque soap about a woman moving between two very different lives. Lionsgate TV and The Tannenbaum Company are producing the project.

Duet comes from Austin Winsberg, writer and executive producer of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, and Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, who have written songs for Once Upon a Time and Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Zachary and Weiner will write original tunes ...

Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, the real-life couple and American Idol veterans, will star in the national touring production of First Date, the 2013 Broadway musical comedy.

The tour and cast were announced today by producer Fifth Estate Entertainment. The musical, newly updated and with book by Austin Winsberg, and music & lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, will hit the road in Fall, 2020. Matt Dicarlo will direct.

DeGarmo was a Season 3 contestant on Idol, and Young was a finalist on Season 5. Both have since made careers in musical theater – they met in 2010 while appearing in Broadway’s Hair, and married while touring in the 2013 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

First Date, which starred Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez in the 2013 Broadway staging, follows Aaron (Young) and Casey (DeGarmo) as their blind date unfolds in real time.

DeGarmo and Young are repped by Headline Talent Agency.

BroadwayWorld has learned that that Broadway Stars and real-life couple Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young will headline the First National Tour of the musical comedy First Date. Although DeGarmo and Young were both contestants on 'American Idol,' their 'first date' was during the Broadway production of Hair in 2010. After dating for three years, they tied the knot in 2013 and immediately starred in the National Tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. They will share the stage once again beginning fall of 2020. First Date is written by Austin Winsberg book with Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner music and lyrics and this newly updated production will be directed by Matt Dicarlo NYNational Tour The Play That Goes Wrong. Tour route and additional cast Tba.

Exclusive: Life Sentence creators Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith are the most prolific writers this broadcast developing season, selling a third high-profile project. NBC has given a put pilot commitment to 3,000 Hours, a drama from Cardillo, Keith, Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Prods. and Warner Bros. TV, where Berlanti Prods. is based. The sale gives Berlanti Prods. at least one project with a big commitment at each of the five broadcast networks this season.

Penned by Cardillo and Keith, 3,000 Hours revolves around a group of master’s psychology candidates who embark on the 3,000 clinical hours they must spend in the field with patients to get their degrees — all while balancing their education, friendships and messy personal lives. Along the way, they’ll not only find unique and surprising ways to help their patients, they’ll also learn how to help each other and, ultimately, themselves.

Cardillo and Keith executive produce via...

Exclusive: As Crazy Ex Girlfriend is coming to an end, the CW is setting its sights on a new musical comedy series, which puts a contemporary spin on classic fairytale princesses. The network has put in development Nobody’s Princess, from Life Sentence creators Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith, songwriters/screenwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (First Date musical), Fulwell 73 (Late Late Show with James Corden) and CBS TV Studios where Fulwell 73 is under a deal.

Written and executive produced by Cardillo, Keith, Zachary and Weiner, Nobody’s Princess is a musical comedy that reimagines the stories of four classic fairy tale princesses for today’s generation. Instead of being set “once upon a time, in a land far away” where princesses were waiting around for true love to find them, the time is now, the setting is New York City, and the princesses are a group of friends in...

Kristin Chenoweth is about to discover she’s The Real Fairy Godmother. (Where do we sign up to be one of her charges?)

The actress will star in the ABC single-camera comedy from her Hairspray Live! collaborators/executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, our sister site Deadline reports.

RelatedPushing Daisies‘ Kristin Chenoweth Recalls a Spectacular, On-Set Pie Fail

In the project — which has received a put-pilot commitment from the network — Chenoweth plays a self-absorbed “real housewife” who learns that she’s descended from a secret order of fairy godmothers, and must use her magical abilities to help those in need.

In a competitive situation, ABC has landed The Real Fairy Godmother, a single-camera comedy starring Kristin Chenoweth and executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, which has received a put pilot commitment. Written by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner, with ‘Til Death creators Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith serving as showrunners, The Real Fairy Godmother centers on a self-absorbed "real housewife" (Chenoweth) who learns that she's descended from a secret order of…...

The musical episode for ABC’s Once Upon A Time, “The Song In Your Heart,” was a long time coming. Over the past few San Diego Comic-Cons, fans would line up and rally creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis to have their favorite Storybooke characters do what they’ve been born to do: sing in a Disney production. Songwriters Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary heard fans’ call, and lobbied their manager Richard Kraft to get them in the door at ABC, so they could pitch their…...

The power of song took over Once Upon a Time on Sunday — but did the musical installment cast a spell over you?

RelatedOnce Upon a Time Shocker: Jennifer Morrison Not Returning for Possible Season 7

Featuring original tunes written by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, the episode “The Song in Your Heart” kicked off with Snow and Charming (played by Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas) performing the Disney-esque number “Powerful Magic” after the princess inadvertently cast a spell to protect unborn Emma. Its unexpected side effect? It caused everyone to break out into song.

Grade each song as they hit your TV box,...

Wedding bells are officially ringing in Storybrooke!

Once Upon a Time's highly anticipated musical episode is almost here, which means that we're just a few days away from witnessing Emma Swan and Killian Jones say "I do" in a breathtaking wedding ceremony. (Trust us. It's perfect.)

Et had the pleasure of visiting Once Upon a Time's set in Vancouver, Canada, last month during filming of the musical matrimony, and we sat down with stars Jennifer Morrison and Colin O'Donoghue for an intimate and in-depth interview that focused on each and every aspect of their on-screen wedding.

From their "honest" vows, to Emma's "timeless" wedding gown, and their dream honeymoon -- only Et has all the inside scoop straight from the stars of the series! Plus, we've got additional details from executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, as well as Once Upon a Time's head costume designer Eduardo Castro.

So, shall we get...

Whistle while you work….

When you wish upon a star….

Let it go-o-o-o-o-….

Many a Disney fairy tale has been punctuated by memorable tunes, but ABC’s Once Upon a Time has never added music to its mix. That is, not until next Sunday, May 7, when Season 6’s antepenultimate hour, “The Song in Your Heart,” is cued up.

From Jazzed To… Jazz Hands? | Since Day 1, nary a Once fan event has gone by where the cast and or creators have not been asked about the possibility of a musical episode.

It can finally be double-secret officially announced: Once Upon a Time‘s Emma Swan and Captain “Killian Jones” Hook are heading for a wedding.

RelatedOnce Upon a Time Shake-Up: Will Finale Write In Cast Changes?

The confirmation comes on the heels of this Sunday’s episode, in which some of Peter Pan’s magic from Neverland combined with powerful Pixie flower petals allowed Hook (played by Colin O’Donoghue) to return to Storybrooke, where he and Emma (Jennifer Morrison) happily reunited and reaffirmed their plan to walk down the aisle. (Elsewhere, Snow and Charming were rescued from the sleeping curse...

Better start warming up those vocal cords, Oncers!

Production of the highly anticipated musical episode of Once Upon a Time is well underway and executive producers Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis are spilling exclusive new details to Et about what fans can expect when our favorite characters step into the spotlight.

Read on for inside scoop on how this episode will be a "huge part" of Once Upon a Time's mythology, the many romantic "surprises" in store for fans, and if Colin O'Donoghue will be singing!

Exclusive: 'Once Upon a Time' Bosses Spill on Captain Swan's Domestic Bliss

"We actually started [planning] this around September," Kitsis explained to Et over the phone last Friday. "There are these two composers that we met, Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, who are big fans of the show, and ABC put us together with them because a musical is the one thing and the one request that fans have been asking for for...

13 Going On 30—the Big rip-off that’s an enduring reminder of Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo’s collective appeal—is being turned into a Broadway musical, according to Deadline. The site reports that the movie’s screenwriters, Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, are tackling the book, while the songs are being written by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner of First Date, which starred Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez and was tepidly received. The rom-com already has a showstopper built in, thanks to the protagonist’s enthusiasm for “Thriller;” presumably, Zachary and Weiner are cooking up some ’80s-esque number to bring down the house/avoid dealing with the Michael Jackson estate.

In the film, Garner plays teenager Jenna Rink, who, thanks to a wish and some magic, jumps ahead in time. She realizes she’s become a not-very-nice adult, who is still friends with her former tormenter (Judy Greer ...

Exclusive: Revolution Studios is teaming with veteran producers Andy Fickman, Dean Stolber and Todd Garner to mount a Broadway musical version of hit 2004 romantic comedy, 13 Going On 30. Fickman will direct the show whose book will be penned by the film’s screenwriters Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa. Music and lyrics are by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (Broadway’s First Date). Mining the material from the Revolution catalog is the latest move for the studio as it’s…...

BroadwayWorld previously reported that Secondhand Lions, featuring a book by Tony Award-winner Rupert Holmes and music and lyrics by First Date composers Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary, got a New York City reading June 18-19. Presented by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, the musical, which played at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in 2013, was directed again by Scott Schwartz. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the reading, starring James Naughton and Tom Wopat, below...

BroadwayWorld has just learned thatSecondhand Lions, featuring a book by Tony Award-winner Rupert Holmes and music and lyrics by First Date composers Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary, will get a New York City reading today and tomorrow, June 18-19. Presented by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, the musical, which played at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in 2013, will be directed again by Scott Schwartz.

First Date features a book by Austin Winsberg 'Gossip Girl' and Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner Secondhand Lions, Twice Charmed. The musical comedy is produced by Jeanne McInerney and First Date, LLC, and will be directed by J.R. Rose, with musical direction by Elizabeth Doran and choreography by Becky DeDecker. At a rapid-fire 90 minutes, First Date features a stellar ensemble cast in this Chicago premiere at the Royal George Cabaret. The official opening is slated for tonight, Feb. 12, 2015.

First Date features a book by Austin Winsberg 'Gossip Girl' and Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner Secondhand Lions, Twice Charmed. The musical comedy is produced by Jeanne McInerney and First Date, LLC, and will be directed by J.R. Rose, with musical direction by Elizabeth Doran and choreography by Becky DeDecker. At a rapid-fire 90 minutes, First Date features a stellar ensemble cast in this Chicago premiere, currently in previews at the Royal George Cabaret. The official opening is slated for Feb. 12. Check out a first look below...

First Date features a book by Austin Winsberg 'Gossip Girl' and Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner Secondhand Lions, Twice Charmed. The musical comedy is produced by Jeanne McInerney and First Date, LLC, and will be directed by J.R. Rose, with musical direction by Elizabeth Doran and choreography by Becky DeDecker. At a rapid-fire 90 minutes, First Date features a stellar ensemble cast in this Chicago premiere, currently in previews at the Royal George Cabaret. The official opening is slated for Feb. 12. Click below to watch two numbers from the show...

First Date, Broadway's new musical comedy about the most dangerous human endeavor in existence, the dreaded blind date previews at the Royal George Cabaret, 1641 North Halsted, Chicago previewing on Feb. 5 and opening Feb. 12 for a limited engagement. First Date features a book by Austin Winsberg 'Gossip Girl' and Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner Secondhand Lions, Twice Charmed.

Musical television series have been a risky proposition for years, but the recent ratings success of projects like Fox’s Glee and ABC’s Nashville has certainly made network heads a little more bullish about ordering similar shows. Now, though, ABC is taking the exceptionally bold step on committing to an ambitious musical series that, if successful, will pave the way for even more small screen singing and dancing. Reteaming with Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, the network is eyeing a modern adaptation of Phantom of the Opera.

Similar to ABC’s Nashville, the “contemporary” adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s classic gothic novel will arrive as a drama with musical elements. Set in “the sexy and cutthroat world of the modern-day music business,” the hour long scripted series will include a script by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (Secondhand Lions, 17 Again).

The last time that Phantom of the Opera, an often-adapted work,...

"Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry is developing a contemporary TV series take on "The Phantom of the Opera" for ABC Studios.

Despite being dubbed a drama with musical elements, it is Not using Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical of the same name as the basis. Rather, the producers are going back to Gaston Leroux's original 1909 novel which itself has more often been the basis for TV and film adaptations of the story.

This take on the story involves a ghost who haunts an opera house and helps a budding singer before jealousy gets the better of him. Much like the network's "Nashville," this will also involve the cutthroat world of the music business and will incorporate musical moments into story lines.

Cherry, Sabrina Wind, Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner are executive producing with the latter two penning the script.

Source: Variety...