Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater

LIONSGATE'S SIX-TIME ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING FILM 'LA LA LAND' BEING ADAPTED AS A BROADWAY STAGE MUSICAL

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Emmy® and Tony Award®-winning producer Marc Platt announced today that six-time Academy Award®-winning film La La Land will be heading to the Broadway stage.

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  • SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Emmy® and Tony Award®-winning producer Marc Platt announced today that six-time Academy Award®-winning film La La Land will be heading to the Broadway stage.
  • Lionsgate is developing a musical based on the 2016 box office smash, which was written and directed by Damien Chazelle and starred Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
  • "I'm thrilled to reunite with Lionsgate and the incredible team behind La La Land to adapt the movie for the Broadway stage, the next exciting chapter in its evolution," said Platt.
  • La La Land's planned adaptation to the Broadway stage follows the launch of several live stage productions based on iconic Lionsgate film and television properties, including Dirty Dancing, Now You See Me, Wonder and Nashville.

Erlina Ortiz Wins ATC's 2022 National Latine Playwrights Award

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Friday, August 26, 2022
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PHOENIX, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Arizona Theatre Company is excited to announce that Dominican-American playwright, performer and theatremaker, Erlina Ortiz, has won the 2022 National Latine Playwrights Award with her dramedy La Egoista, for which she will receive $2,500 and a professional workshop. In conjunction with ATC senior artistic staff, panelists included director, playwright and Associate Artistic Director for Syracuse Stage, Melissa Crespo; Jeff Award recipient, Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member, and television and Broadway actress Caroline Neff; Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and author of "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen" José Antonio Vargas. The company also worked closely with the community and esteemed partners throughout the process to reach this final decision.

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  • PHOENIX, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Arizona Theatre Company is excited to announce that Dominican-American playwright, performer and theatremaker, Erlina Ortiz, has won the 2022 National Latine Playwrights Award with her dramedy La Egoista, for which she will receive $2,500 and a professional workshop.
  • It has often been said that to win the National Latine Playwrights Award, a play must do something that the others didn't do.
  • Ortiz participated in the O'Neill National Musical Theatre Conference with the musical Siluetas.
  • Established in 1995, the National Latine Playwrights Award is unique in both its longevity and prescience.

The Perch at Peacock Inn in Princeton, NJ, Earns Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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Wine Spectator, the world's leading authority on wine, reaches around 3 million readers worldwide through its print publication, Wine Spectator magazine, and the web's most trusted wine site at WineSpectator.com.

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  • Wine Spectator, the world's leading authority on wine, reaches around 3 million readers worldwide through its print publication, Wine Spectator magazine, and the web's most trusted wine site at WineSpectator.com.
  • The Award of Excellence is given to restaurants that offer thoughtfully chosen wine lists, encompassing quality, diversity and compatibility with the menu's style and pricing.
  • "I want to congratulate all 3,169 restaurants that earned one of Wine Spectator's three awards for their devotion to all things wine," said Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher, Wine Spectator.
  • "We are thrilled to be recognized by such an authority in the wine world," said Christopher Scully, Manager of The Peacock Inn.