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Neil Meron (born October 26, 1955) is an American film producer known for producing the 2002 film Chicago and the 2007 film Hairspray. With partner Craig Zadan he runs the production company "Storyline Entertainment".
Meron, born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Samuel J. Tilden High School in the same borough and Brooklyn College, graduating in 1976. He became Zadan's assistant with the duo working for Joseph Papp at the Public Theater in the 1970s. They formed the production company "Storyline Entertainment", producing films and television features. He is openly gay.
Back, from Storyline Entertainment and CBS Paramount Network, is a 2009 CBS television pilot which centers on a man (Skeet Ulrich) who disappeared in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks- but who suddenly shows up, eight years later. The story was to follow the man as he reconnects with his family and adjusts to a world that has dramatically changed. Dean Widenmann wrote the project and was to serve as supervising producer, while Storyline's Zadan and Meron were Executive Producers.
Craig Zadan (born April 15, 1949) is an American executive producer, director, and writer. Zadan has been half of the successful production team Storyline Entertainment along with Neil Meron since their meeting many years ago in the New York theatrical community.
Zadan was born in Miami, Florida. He moved with his family from Florida to New York City when he was 2 years old. He wrote for New York magazine and also contributed articles to publications such as After Dark. He co-produced a Broadway tribute to Stephen Sondheim, Sondheim: A Musical Tribute, featuring Angela Lansbury and Alexis Smith in 1973. He wrote a book relating the "behind-the-scenes" of the musicals of composer Stephen Sondheim titled "Sondheim & Co." published in 1974, which has been updated with a subsequent edition and revisions until 1990. Meron invited Zadan to speak at a lecture series at Brooklyn College, and they became professional partners upon Meron's 1976 graduation. They worked for Joseph Papp at the Public Theater before going to California in the early 1980s to work for Peter Guber. He is openly gay.
Elijah Kelley (born August 1, 1986) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He appeared in films such as 28 Days (2000), Take the Lead (2006), Hairspray (2007), Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) and in NBC's live-musical event The Wiz Live! in December 2015.
Kelley was born and raised in LaGrange, Georgia. He attended Long Cane Middle School and Troup County High School, where he participated in the school's show choir for years. As a child, he starred in Coca-Cola commercials and played a role in the film Mamma Flora's Family. He also performed in a church choir and gospel band with his family. His parents, determined to keep their son down to earth, went with him when he moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school.
In 2007, Kelley starred in the film adaptation of Hairspray. Both his performance and the film received positive reviews. On December 2, 2011, Kelley sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to the Pac-12 Conference Championship Game at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.
New York is a state in the Northeastern United States and is the United States' 27th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the west and north. The state of New York, with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015, is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City, the state's most populous city and its economic hub.
With an estimated population of nearly 8.5 million in 2014, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York City Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. New York City is a global city, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York City is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. New York City makes up over 40% of the population of New York State. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% live on Long Island. Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th century Duke of York, future King James II of England. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
The Academy Awards, or "Oscars", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognise excellence in cinematic achievements in the film industry as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially called the Academy Award of Merit, which has become commonly known by its nickname "Oscar". The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
The awards ceremony was first broadcast to radio in 1930 and televised in 1953. It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online. The Oscars is the oldest entertainment awards ceremony; its equivalents, the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theatre, and the Grammy Awards for music and recording, are modeled after the Academy Awards.
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 and hosted by Chris Rock. A total of 2,947 Oscars have been awarded since the inception of the award through the 87th. The 88th awards ceremony has become the target of a potential boycott, based on critics' perception that its all-white acting nominee list reflects bias. In response, the Academy has initiated "historic" changes in membership by the year 2020.
Neil Meron ('Hairspray Live') chats about producing the NBC live musical with Gold Derby editor Chris Beachum. The program airs December 7.
Producer Neil Meron talk about Host Ellen DeGeneres and the importance of the Oscars. Show airs on Sunday March 2nd, 7e/4pm They have a star studded line up for the 86th Annual Academy Awards
Q&A; with Kristin Chenoweth and Executive Producer Neil Meron of HAIRSPRAY LIVE!. Moderated by Richard Ridge, of BroadwayWorld.com's "Backstage with Richard Ridge." Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "Hairspray Live!" combines the dazzling excitement of musical theater with a message of love, inclusion, friendship and acceptance. In 1962 Baltimore, teenager Tracy Turnblad’s dream is to dance on “The Corny Collins Show.” When, against all odds, she wins a role on the show, Tracy becomes a celebrity overnight and uses her newfound fame to campaign for the integration of the all-white TV program. With the support of her mother Edna, her father Wilbur, her best friend Penny, and her new friends, Link Larkin, Motormouth Maybelle, Seaweed J. Stubbs and Little Inez, Tracy teache...
Producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan discuss their careers bringing musical theater to film and television, most notably, their innovative new NBC TV series "Smash," the show about the making of a Broadway musical. As it happens, Theater Talk co-host Michael Riedel is appearing as a "mean-spirited" Broadway columnist on the otherwise fictitious program in April. Taped: 03-24-2012 Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to c...
The countdown to the Academy Awards is on, and ET's Rob Marciano is with Oscar show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to get the skinny on Hollywood's biggest night, from what will happen if it rains to whether or not the rumors are indeed true that host Ellen Degeneres will wear a dress!
http://glaad.org/mediawards - The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. Learn more at http://glaad.org/mediawards
HAIRSPRAY LIVE! -- Hairspray Live! Press Junket -- Pictured: (l-r) Dave Karger, Moderator; Kenny Leon, Director/Producer; Derek McLane, Production Designer; Craig Zadan, Executive Producer; Harvey Fierstein, Teleplay; Neil Meron, Executive Producer; Jerry Mitchell, Choreographer/Associate Producer; Alex Rudzinksi, Co-Executive Producer/Line Television Producer; Mary Vogt, Costume Designer
During The SiriusXM Town Hall with the cast of The Wiz Live, host Bevy Smith went around and got each of the cast members to sing something special for her. The night of the event happen to be executive producer Neil Meron’s birthday so Elijah Kelley sang happy birthday in the style of Stevie Wonder Watch more videos from Radio Andy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhgscjydY3PAT0TZmrW5RnnTH1Gsj7IKp Find Entertainment Weekly on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadioAndySXM/ Follow Entertainment Weekly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/radioandysxm Connect with SiriusXM Online Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/siriusxm Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/siriusxm Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/siriusxm Google+: http://www.google.com/+siriusxm You can hear entire episodes of Siriu...
Ellen DeGeneres to Host Oscars The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Ellen Degeneres will host this year's Oscars.In April, the Film Academy re-hired producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to produce next year's 86th Academy Awards, which will air March 2, 2014. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thr/film/~3/SNxm34uX1AA/story01.htm http://www.wochit.com
Q&A; with Kristin Chenoweth and Executive Producer Neil Meron of HAIRSPRAY LIVE!. Moderated by Richard Ridge, of BroadwayWorld.com's "Backstage with Richard Ridge." Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "Hairspray Live!" combines the dazzling excitement of musical theater with a message of love, inclusion, friendship and acceptance. In 1962 Baltimore, teenager Tracy Turnblad’s dream is to dance on “The Corny Collins Show.” When, against all odds, she wins a role on the show, Tracy becomes a celebrity overnight and uses her newfound fame to campaign for the integration of the all-white TV program. With the support of her mother Edna, her father Wilbur, her best friend Penny, and her new friends, Link Larkin, Motormouth Maybelle, Seaweed J. Stubbs and Little Inez, Tracy teache...
The cast of The Wiz Live, Neil Meron, Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, and Ne Yo interview on The Wiz Live
http://broadwayworld.com for more information. Richard talks to Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, producers of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films, television movies, series and Broadway productions. The dynamic duo spoke to Richard Ridge backstage before being honored at The New York Musical Theatre Festival Gala. HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS and HARRY POTTER star Daniel Radcliffe was on hand to present Neil and Craig with their award and spoke to us exclusively as well about how they got him involved with the production and more!
Baseado em uma história real, o filme envolve um casal de lésbicas que vivem na Florida que optam por ter um filho. Janine Nielsen (Brooke Shields) e sua parceira, Sandy Cataldi (Cherry Jones), decidiram ter um bebê por meio de inseminação artificial, tendo Sandy como a mãe biológica. Após o nascimento de sua filha Heather, Sandy é diagnosticada com lúpus sistêmico, o casal lida com a doença por vários anos até a morte de Sandy. Após sua morte, Janine luta para recuperar a criança da guarda dos avós. What Makes a Family é um filme de 2001 produzido para a Televisão americana pela Lifetime Television. Direção : Maggie Greenwald Roteiro: Robert L. Freedman Produtores executivos: Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg, Cis Corman, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
Subscribe my channel Ꮎ►(wat.ch f.ull mov.ie►►http://bit.ly/2gaQVnt✓✓Ꮎ) Preparing to sprinkle fairy dust across America, NBC presents a bold new LIVE television production of the classic Broadway musical that will gather friends, families and anyone who refuses to ever grow up. Following in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful The Sound of Music LIVE! - which drew over 18 million viewers - comes this musical masterpiece that tells the beloved story of Peter Pan, the mischievous little boy who ran away to Neverland. Get ready for show-stopping stars, stunning costumes, extravagant sets and delightful music that will have everyone in your home singing along. From Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron comes a soaring holiday event guaranteed to take viewers on a magical and ...
A Q&A; with Gina Rodriguez, Jaime Camil, Justin Baldoni, Andrea Navedo, Yael Grobglas and Ivonne Coll of JANE THE VIRGIN. Moderated by Jarett Wieselman, BuzzFeed. This has been a year of growth and change for Jane Villanueva as she adapted to her brand new role – as a virgin mother. Totally normal, right? Luckily, she had her mother, Xiomara, and her grandmother, Alba, to lean on, as she struggled to balance graduate school, work, and her son Mateo (aka the cutest kid on the planet). And oh yeah, she was also in a much debated love triangle! Would Jane choose to be with Michael, the steadfast detective? Or Rafael, Mateo’s father? And at last Jane chose Michael! And the wedding planning began. Of course, no one was more thrilled than Jane’s telenovela star father Rogelio, who was #teammich...
produced by Reiner, Alan http://youngkguns.blogspot.com/0825232 Greisman, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, written by Justin Zackham.
The cast of The Wiz Live, Neil Meron, Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, and Ne Yo interview on The Wiz Live
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Meet one of half this year's Oscars producing team Neil Meron and get a behind the scenes glimpse of this year's show!
For more movie news, stories and videos visit: http://www.screenslam.com Join us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Screenslam/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Screenslam Thursday, December 5 on NBC (LIVE; 8-11 p.m) NBC Universal partners with the multi-talented Oscar and Emmy-winning producing team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron ("Smash," "Chicago") to ring in the holidays with an unprecedented world premiere television event, "The Sound of Music Live!" -- a live telecast based on the stage version of the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, starring Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood as Maria and acclaimed British actor Stephen Moyer ("True Blood") as Capt. von Trapp. From Universal Television, "The Sound of Music" is executive produced by Meron and Zadan. Beth McC...
For more celebrity news, interviews and more, go to: www.NEALB.tv Neal B. interviews Vito Russo Award recipients Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Smash, Chicago) at the 23nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The 23nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. © 2012. www.NealB.tv
Neil Meron ('Hairspray Live') chats about producing the NBC live musical with Gold Derby editor Chris Beachum. The program airs December 7.
Thursday, December 5 on NBC (LIVE; 8-11 p.m) NBC Universal partners with the multi-talented Oscar and Emmy-winning producing team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron ("Smash," "Chicago") to ring in the holidays with an unprecedented world premiere television event, "The Sound of Music Live!" -- a live telecast based on the stage version of the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, starring Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood as Maria and acclaimed British actor Stephen Moyer ("True Blood") as Capt. von Trapp. From Universal Television, "The Sound of Music" is executive produced by Meron and Zadan. Beth McCarthy-Miller and Rob Ashford serve as directors
http://glaad.org/mediawards - The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. Learn more at http://glaad.org/mediawards
For more movie news, stories and videos visit: http://www.screenslam.com Join us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Screenslam/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Screenslam Thursday, December 5 on NBC (LIVE; 8-11 p.m) NBC Universal partners with the multi-talented Oscar and Emmy-winning producing team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron ("Smash," "Chicago") to ring in the holidays with an unprecedented world premiere television event, "The Sound of Music Live!" -- a live telecast based on the stage version of the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, starring Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood as Maria and acclaimed British actor Stephen Moyer ("True Blood") as Capt. von Trapp. From Universal Television, "The Sound of Music" is executive produced by Meron and Zadan. Beth McC...
Neil Meron ('Hairspray Live') chats about producing the NBC live musical with Gold Derby editor Chris Beachum. The program airs December 7.
Producer Neil Meron talk about Host Ellen DeGeneres and the importance of the Oscars. Show airs on Sunday March 2nd, 7e/4pm They have a star studded line up for the 86th Annual Academy Awards
Q&A; with Kristin Chenoweth and Executive Producer Neil Meron of HAIRSPRAY LIVE!. Moderated by Richard Ridge, of BroadwayWorld.com's "Backstage with Richard Ridge." Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "Hairspray Live!" combines the dazzling excitement of musical theater with a message of love, inclusion, friendship and acceptance. In 1962 Baltimore, teenager Tracy Turnblad’s dream is to dance on “The Corny Collins Show.” When, against all odds, she wins a role on the show, Tracy becomes a celebrity overnight and uses her newfound fame to campaign for the integration of the all-white TV program. With the support of her mother Edna, her father Wilbur, her best friend Penny, and her new friends, Link Larkin, Motormouth Maybelle, Seaweed J. Stubbs and Little Inez, Tracy teache...
Producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan discuss their careers bringing musical theater to film and television, most notably, their innovative new NBC TV series "Smash," the show about the making of a Broadway musical. As it happens, Theater Talk co-host Michael Riedel is appearing as a "mean-spirited" Broadway columnist on the otherwise fictitious program in April. Taped: 03-24-2012 Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to c...
The countdown to the Academy Awards is on, and ET's Rob Marciano is with Oscar show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to get the skinny on Hollywood's biggest night, from what will happen if it rains to whether or not the rumors are indeed true that host Ellen Degeneres will wear a dress!
http://glaad.org/mediawards - The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. Learn more at http://glaad.org/mediawards
HAIRSPRAY LIVE! -- Hairspray Live! Press Junket -- Pictured: (l-r) Dave Karger, Moderator; Kenny Leon, Director/Producer; Derek McLane, Production Designer; Craig Zadan, Executive Producer; Harvey Fierstein, Teleplay; Neil Meron, Executive Producer; Jerry Mitchell, Choreographer/Associate Producer; Alex Rudzinksi, Co-Executive Producer/Line Television Producer; Mary Vogt, Costume Designer
During The SiriusXM Town Hall with the cast of The Wiz Live, host Bevy Smith went around and got each of the cast members to sing something special for her. The night of the event happen to be executive producer Neil Meron’s birthday so Elijah Kelley sang happy birthday in the style of Stevie Wonder Watch more videos from Radio Andy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhgscjydY3PAT0TZmrW5RnnTH1Gsj7IKp Find Entertainment Weekly on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadioAndySXM/ Follow Entertainment Weekly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/radioandysxm Connect with SiriusXM Online Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/siriusxm Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/siriusxm Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/siriusxm Google+: http://www.google.com/+siriusxm You can hear entire episodes of Siriu...
Ellen DeGeneres to Host Oscars The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Ellen Degeneres will host this year's Oscars.In April, the Film Academy re-hired producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to produce next year's 86th Academy Awards, which will air March 2, 2014. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thr/film/~3/SNxm34uX1AA/story01.htm http://www.wochit.com
The cast of The Wiz Live, Neil Meron, Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, and Ne Yo interview on The Wiz Live
The cast of The Wiz Live, Neil Meron, Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, and Ne Yo interview on The Wiz Live.
produced by Reiner, Alan http://youngkguns.blogspot.com/0825232 Greisman, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, written by Justin Zackham.
The cast of The Wiz Live, Neil Meron, Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, and Ne Yo interview on The Wiz Live.