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Cole Escola’s Mary Todd Lincoln can’t be stopped: The comedic play is officially the first and only show of the 2024-25 season to recoup its production costs from its Broadway run, as reported by Variety. Capitalized at $4.5 million, “Oh, Mary!” has broken its own box office record nine times and became the first show in the Lyceum Theatre’s 121-year history to gross more than $1 million in a single week. The show follows an unhinged Lincoln in the weeks leading up to her husband’s assassination. It runs through January 19.

Forbes anoints Alex Cooper the “Stream Queen,” thanks to an expanding empire that includes touring, a podcast network, a media company, and a newly inked nine-figure deal with SiriusXM. For its December/January issue, Forbes profiled the podcaster and entrepreneur as she wrapped up the West Coast leg of her Unwell Tour. In August, Cooper announced a three-year partnership with SiriusXM, bringing her flagship “Call Her Daddy” podcast to the network as well as four other shows — hosted by fellow UTA clients Alix Earle, Harry Jowsey, Madeline Argy, and Owen Thiele — from the Unwell family. “The deal was more about what other things people can give ‘Call Her Daddy’ and Unwell that will help us grow,” she says. Read more at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gqB2gYQV

Number one movie globally Biggest first day of all time for a film based on a Broadway musical Biggest opening weekend for a non-sequel movie released in 2024 (worldwide) Biggest opening weekend for a film based on a Broadway show (domestic & worldwide) Need we say more? Congratulations to our clients involved in "Wicked": Director Jon M. Chu, stars Cynthia Erivo and Bowen Yang, writer and executive producer Dana Fox, director of photography Alice Brooks, unit production manager Joan Schneider, choreographer Christopher Scott, and associate choreographer Comfort Fedoke.

“I got a closer view of how innovation happens within an A.I. company, and got a better idea of why it’s important to push the edges and try new things.” As OpenAI’s first artist in residence, our client Alexander Reben’s remit was to explore the artistic potential of A.I. by experimenting with a range of technologies, from “conceptual cameras” that reimagine sketches as A.I.-generated images to cutting tools capable of sculpting four-foot-tall statues. “There are different types of art,” he says, “and different reasons that art exists.” Some of those works are now on view at the Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles alongside pieces created outside of his residency. In December, they will appear as part of an exhibit by the Bitforms Gallery at Untitled Art, a contemporary art fair in Miami Beach. The New York Times caught up with Reben to see his process of creating with AI, or what he joyfully calls “cheeky mischief.” See more at the link below. 

The Glicked double bill represents “a fearless take on visceral storytelling, elevated by smart marketing and social and PR campaigns," UTA's Sam Glynne tells The Guardian. Read more about how this theatrical "double header" — which has brought in $385 million at the global box office so far — is drawing in moviegoers below.

Connie Nielsen is back in the Colosseum! In honor of her return to Ridley Scott’s Roman Empire — 24 years after the release of the original blockbuster — Nielsen appears on the cover of Deadline Hollywood’s annual Oscar Preview issue, alongside her “Gladiator II” director and co-stars. In the film, Connie Nielsen reprises her role as Lucilla, mother of Lucius, who returns to Rome to challenge its corrupt rulers. Nielsen says the film has been a gift that has allowed her to find “an outlet for my own personally felt anxiety about the rise of authoritarianism.” The long-awaited sequel is in theaters today. Read the full cover story at the link below.

Congrats to Megan Moroney, who took home the award for New Artist of the Year, and Charlie Worsham, who won Musician of the Year, at the 58th Annual CMA Awards! This year, Moroney sold out all shows of her upcoming “Am I Okay?” tour in less than 15 minutes. She also performed at the New York State Fair, drawing the second largest crowd in the fair’s history with 47,000 fans. Meanwhile, Worsham is widely praised for his virtuosic guitar skills, especially on his latest album, “Compadres.” He’s regarded as a “musician’s musician” by many within the genre.

We’re thrilled to welcome Haley Bennett to UTA! A genre-spanning actor, Bennett has won numerous accolades, including the Progressive Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Rome Film Festival and Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival (for “Swallow”). Bennett will next be seen in the Apple TV+ series “The Last Frontier.” https://lnkd.in/ghawC8Ek

Congratulations to Abby Glusker (Agent, TV Lit) and Jacqueline Kim (Agent, TV Talent), who are on The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen 2024 — an annual list that spotlights 35 rising Hollywood executives under the age of 35. Glusker cemented her place on the list thanks to her deal-making on behalf of a wide range of female clients, from “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper to actor Kristen Dunst. Meanwhile, Kim partners with multi-hyphenate talent, from Daniel Dae Kim to Ke Huy Quan to Richard Gadd, to grow their careers across entertainment, from streaming television series to critically acclaimed films. Read more about their career journeys at the link below. 

Timothée Chalamet reveals he had to “push the preparation and bounds” to embody Bob Dylan for the upcoming biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” out Christmas Day.  Chalamet knows all eyes would be on him and how his portrayal of the musician, considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time, lives up to the real thing. “People are deeply protective of Bob Dylan and his music legacy,” Chalamet says, “because it’s so pure in a sense, and they don’t want to see a biopic mishandle that.” Read more about how the Oscar-nominated actor took on the challenge in the latest Rolling Stone cover story below. https://lnkd.in/gV6Ts8ry