The League of Chicago Theatres has awarded the 2023 Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship to artist/activist Tonika Lewis Johnson and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble to collaborate on The Folded Map Project.
Josh Gordon and Will Speck have signed a first look deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop and produce feature films. Speck & Gordon most recently directed Sony Pictures’ live-action musical adaptation of the beloved children’s book Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, starring Javier Bardem and Constance Wu, with songs by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning songwriters Pasek & Paul and Shawn Mendes. The film earned over $100 million at the global box office and will be released in theaters in China on April 15, 2023.