Universal TV Sells First Projects To Outside Networks: Comedy To ABC & Drama To CBS

A month after Bela Bajaria was given the reins of NBC’s production arm with the mandate to re-establish it as a full-fledged, stand-alone studio, Universal Television has sold two projects to non-NBC networks, comedy End of the World to ABC and untitled FBI drama to CBS. In addition to Bajaria’s hire, the company’s rapid transformation over the past month also includes the assembling of a top executive team under her with the appointment of heads of comedy, drama and casting, as well as a name change from Universal Media Studios to Universal Television and a new logo (above, animated version below). This marks a return to UMS’ old days, before it was consolidated into NBC 3 years ago, when it developed and produced series for other networks, including Sons and Daughters and Complete Savages for ABC. Here are details on the first 2 non-NBC projects to come out of Universal TV: Comedy End of theWorld for ABC — about three brilliant scientists who, after making a shocking discovery, and encouraged by their roguish friend to live their lives to the fullest. WME-repped Steve Hely (The Office) is writing and executive producing with Emmy-winning directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo who signed an overall deal with Universal TV in June. Untitled FBI drama for CBS — follows the inner workings of the director of theFBI as he handles both criminal cases and politics. UTA-repped Mark Goffman (The West Wing) is writing and executive producing with Uni TV-based producers PeterTraugott and Rachel Kaplan. rtmp://streaming.deadline.com/ondemand/video/UT_Logo_3sec_2011-09-30.m4v

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Nice start for ABC's 'Suburgatory'

ABC comedy ''Suburgatory'' opened to good numbers Wednesday night, building on its lead-in from ''The Middle'' and taking advantage of NBC's comedy weakness in the time period with ''Free Agents.'' Fox and its two-hour ''The X Factor'' won the night among young adults, while CBS vet ''CSI'' ruled Wednesday's closing hour.All of the nets, meanwhile, likely lost some male viewers , especially in markets like NY, Boston and Atlanta , to coverage of the tense final night of baseball's regular season on ESPN and MLB Network.Fox won the night among young adults, according to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, with ''The X Factor'' averaging a 3.9 rating/11 share in adults 18-49 and drawing 11.5 million viewers overall. Though down some from its week-ago premiere, ''X'' won three of its four half-hours in the demo and had its best showing at 9:30 when ABC's ''Modern Family'' wrapped. It was also up more than 30% vs. the two hours of ''Hell's Kitchen'' for Fox on the same night a year ago.For ABC, "The Middle" kicked off the night with a 2.6/8 in 18-49 and 8.6 million viewers overall, and new comedy "Suburgatory" followed with a 3.3/9 in the demo and 9.8 million total viewers -- the best showing with a regular comedy in the timeslot for ABC in nearly six years; last season, "Better With You" consistently dipped from its "Middle" lead-in, so any growth at 8:30 is a positive for ABC. The net then surged as usual at 9 p.m. with "Modern Family" (5.6/14 in 18-49, 13.2 million viewers overall) -- down from its series highs of the previous week but up more than 20% year to year. And at 9:30, the second-season premiere of "Happy Endings" (series-high 3.2/8 in 18-49, 7.4 million viewers overall) dropped off considerably from its lead-in, but still was up vs. "Cougar Town" a year ago, and the net will hope to see its retention of "Modern Family" improve as the season progresses.At 10 o'clock, ABC's new soap ''Revenge'' had a solid second week (2.7/7 in 18-49, 8.6 million viewers overall), down 18% from its premiere when it had a significantly stronger lead-in courtesy of ''Modern Family'' but still more than double the rating of year-ago timeslot weakling ''The Whole Truth.'' ''Revenge'' placed second to CBS vet ''CSI'' (3.0/8 in 18-49, 11.6 million viewers overall), which dipped only slightly and again had no problem topping its crime drama competition on NBC, ''Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2.0/5 in 18-49, 7.1 million viewers overall).Also for CBS, ''Survivor'' (3.1/9 in 18-49, 10.5 million viewers overall) ran second in 18-49 for the 8 o'clock hour, down a tick from last week and off about 10% year to year. The sturdy ''Criminal Minds'' followed at 9 (3.6/9 in 18-49, 12.6 million viewers overall), down from its strong season opener but on par with last year. Earlier in the evening at NBC, ''Up All Night'' (2.1/6 in 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall), though down from its timeslot premiere of last week, again was a nice improvement over last year's ''Undercovers.'' The same can't be said for the net's other new Wednesday half-hour, ''Free Agents'' (1.0/3 in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers overall), or its 9 p.m. drama ''Harry's Law'' (1.2/3 in 18-49, 7.4 million viewers overall), with the latter not providing much of a lead-in for ''SVU.''At CW, ''Hater'' (0.6/2 in 18-49, 1.4 million viewers overall) and ''America's Next Top Model'' (0.8/2 in 18-49, 1.7 million viewers overall) both rebounded a bit from their poor showings of last week. ''Hater,'' this week featuring Kim Kardashian, drew its largest overall audience in its three airings to date.Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: Fox, 3.9/11; ABC and CBS, 3.3/9; Univision, 1.8/5; NBC, 1.6/4; CW, 0.7/2.In total viewers: CBS, 11.6 million; Fox, 11.5 million; ABC, 9.3 million; NBC, 6.3 million; Univision, 4.1 million; CW, 1.6 million. Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

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Artios Awards Honor Top Casting Directors in New York, L.A.

Artios Awards Honor Top Casting Directors in NY, L.A. By Daniel Lehman September 27, 2011 The casting directors of Broadway's "The Book of Mormon" and "The Normal Heart" were among the honorees at the Casting Society of America's 27th annual Artios Awards, which were presented Sept. 26 at District 36 in NY City and the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles."In a business that can often forget or ignore who actually gets things done and how, you guys have this night to always keep focused on the value of what you do," host Nicole Sullivan told the nominees at the ceremony in Los Angeles. "Good casting is integral to having success in TV, film, and theater, and we are here to honor that."The term "Artios" is from the ancient Greek word meaning "perfectly fitted," and the awards are presented for outstanding casting in theater, film, and television, based on originality, creativity, and the contribution of casting to the overall quality of the project."Casting directors are the unsung heroes of our business," actor Michael Urie, who hosted the event in NY, told Back Stage before the ceremony. "They spend so much time and energy and work introducing artists to each other, and then they send them off into the world. They don't get a lot of recognition, so I think it's very cool that there's a night for them, and I'm honored to be here. And I hope to get a job out of it."To begin the show, Urie told the attendees, "You are our champions, and I am honored to be kissing your ass."Award presenters in NY included Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Cannavale, Alan Cumming, Mamie Gummer, Ben Walker, Lucy Liu, Rachel Griffiths, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Groff, Justin Bartha, Patina Miller, Hunter Parrish, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Brooke Shields. Mike Nichols presented the NY Apple Award to Whoopi Goldberg. "I know how important casting directors are, because I was given birth to by one," Radcliffe said before presenting an award.Presenters in Los Angeles included Hailee Steinfeld, Octavia Spencer, and Darren Criss. The Los Angeles ceremony honored "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf with the Career Achievement Award, and Shaun Cassidy presented veteran casting director Meg Liberman (senior vice president of casting, CBS Television Studios) with the Hoyt Bowers Award. Upon accepting her award, Liberman said, "I think the most satisfying part of being a casting director is discovering new talent and giving them their first big break."Casting director Bernard Telsey (Telsey + Company), winner of two Artios Awards on Monday night, was proud of his fellow nominees and excited by the continued growth of CSA's membership. He said that 15 percent of the membership in NY is new this year."Looking at the nominees, I noticed about five or seven new New York casting directors who got nominated," Telsey said. "And now, in the last two years, we have regional theater nominations and we have Off-Broadway nominations, and those are cast by so many more casting directors. It gets more people involved and more people recognized, because the work that's happening out there is just as good as the Broadway stuff."Independent casting director and CSA NY board member Megan Larche said that in addition to attracting new members, the Casting Society of America is striving to become a more unified community offering social outreach and mentorship. "We're trying to do more intercommunity activities," Larche said, "so we get to know each other not just as people on the phone or seeing each other at a showcase, but get to know each other as human beings too."Each year, the Artios Awards offers casting directors and actors the rare opportunity to interact outside the audition room. All the performers in attendance expressed their appreciation for the work that casting directors have done to keep them working, and in some cases to change their lives with a single role."I've gotten to know enough of these casting directors to know that whether you get the job or not is not personal, but your relationship with them is," Urie said before the NY awards were handed out. "And they do care. I have to remind myself of that before every audition."Additional reporting by Jessica Gardner The full list of winners and nominees is below (the winners are in bold).BIG BUDGET FEATURE, DRAMA "The Fighter," Sheila Jaffe, Angela Peri (location casting)"Inception," John Papsidera"The Social Network," Laray Mayfield "The Town," Lora Kennedy, Carolyn Pickman (location casting)"True Grit," Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner, JoEdna Boldin (location casting)BIG BUDGET FEATURE, COMEDY "How Do You Know," Francine Maisler, Lynn Kressel (location casting)"Morning Glory," Ellen Lewis*"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," Francine Maisler*"Red," Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood, Craig Fincannon (location casting), Lisa Mae Fincannon (location casting), Robin D. Cook (location casting) "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," Jennifer Euston, Robin D. Cook*FEATURE, STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT, DRAMA "Animal Kingdom," Kirsty McGregor"Barney's Version," Pam Dixon, Nina Gold, Andrea Kenyon (location casting)*"Black Swan," Mary Vernieu"The Conspirator," Avy Kaufman, Jackie Burch (location casting)"The King's Speech," Nina Gold FEATURE, STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT, COMEDY "Easy A," Lisa Miller Katz"I Love You Phillip Morris," Bernard Telsey"It's Kind of a Funny Story," Cindy Tolan"The Kids Are All Right," Laura Rosenthal, Liz Dean (Los Angeles casting) "Soul Surfer," Joey Paul Jensen*LOW BUDGET FEATURE, DRAMA/COMEDY "Blue Valentine," Cindy Tolan, Richard Hicks (L.A. casting consultant), David Rubin (L.A. casting consultant) "Kaboom," Johanna Ray, Jenny Jue"Lovely, Still," Eyde Belasco*"Night Catches Us," Lois Drabkin*"Winter's Bone," Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee* ANIMATION FEATURE "Alpha and Omega," Bernie Van De Yacht"Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," Kristy Carlson*"Rio," Christian Kaplan"Tangled," Jamie Sparer Roberts"Toy Story 3," Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES "All My Children," Judy Blye Wilson"Days of Our Lives," Marnie Saitta"General Hospital," Mark Teschner TELEVISION PILOT, DRAMA "Boardwalk Empire," Ellen Lewis "Game of Thrones," Nina Gold*"The Killing," Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Stuart Aikins (location casting), Sean Cossey (location casting)"Shameless," John Frank Levey*"The Walking Dead," Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Lisa Mae Fincannon (location casting), Craig Fincannon (location casting)TELEVISION PILOT, COMEDY "The Big C," Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson"Hot in Cleveland," Collin Daniel, Brett Greenstein"Mike & Molly," Nikki Valko, Ken Miller"Mr. Sunshine," Francine Maisler"Raising Hope," Dava Waite Peaslee TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA "Dexter," Shawn Dawson"The Good Wife," Mark Saks "Mad Men," Carrie Audino, Laura Schiff"Game of Thrones," Nina Gold*"In Treatment," Junie Lowry-Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Julie Tucker (NY casting), Ross Meyerson (NY casting)TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY "The Big C," Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson"Community," Dava Waite Peaslee"Glee," Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer"Modern Family," Jeff Greenberg "Nurse Jackie," Julie Tucker, Ross MeyersonTELEVISION MOVIE/MINISERIES "Cinema Verite," Randi Hiller"God in America," Paul Fouquet, Elissa Myers"Mildred Pierce," Laura Rosenthal "Marry Me," Gillian O'Neill, Mark Fincannon (location casting), Sharon Fincannon (location casting)*"Too Big To Fail," Alexa L. Fogel, Christine KromerCHILDREN'S SERIES "Hannah Montana," Howard Meltzer, Carol Goldwasser "iCarly," Krisha Bullock"The Suite Life on Deck," Dana Gergely, Brandi Brice "True Jackson, VP," Harriet Greenspan"Wizards of Waverly Place," Ruth Lambert, Robert McGeeTELEVISION ANIMATION "The Backyardigans," Leslie Zaslower*"Bubble Guppies," Leslie Zaslower*"Go Diego Go," Leslie Zaslower*"The Penguins of Madagascar," Sarah Noonan, Meredith Layne"Spongebob Squarepants," Sarah Noonan* SHORT FILM "California Romanza," Randi Hiller, Tamara-Lee Notcutt"The Candy Shop," Mark Fincannon"Efrain," Billy DaMota*"Neighbors," Robin Lippin"Ollie Klublershturf vs. The Nazis," Alyssa Weisberg "Sodales," Randi Hiller, Tamara-Lee Notcutt"The Thief," Randi Hiller, Tamara-Lee Notcutt"Yearbook," James CalleriNEW YORK BROADWAY THEATER, DRAMA "Jerusalem," Jim Carnahan*"Lombardi," Laura Stanczyk"The Normal Heart," Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler "That Championship Season," Cindy Tolan"War Horse," Daniel SweeNEW YORK BROADWAY THEATER, COMEDY "A Free Man of Color," Daniel Swee"Arcadia," Jim Carnahan"Good People," David Caparelliotis "La Bete," Jim Carnahan*"Mrs. Warren's Profession," Jim Carnahan, Carrie GardnerNEW YORK BROADWAY THEATER, MUSICAL "Anything Goes," Jim Carnahan*"The Book of Mormon," Carrie Gardner "Catch Me If You Can," Bernard Telsey, Justin Huff, Craig Burns"How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Eric Woodall, Laura Schutzel"Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," Bernard Telsey NEW YORK THEATER, COMEDY/MUSICAL "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Rachel Hoffman"By The Way, Meet Vera Stark," Mele Nagler"The Grand Manner," Daniel Swee"Hairspray," Craig Burns"School for Lies," James Calleri"Tigers Be Still," Carrie Gardner"Trust," Mele Nagler NEW YORK THEATER, DRAMA "Angels in America," Will Cantler"The Hallway Trilogy," James Calleri"Other Desert Cities," Daniel Swee"The Other Place," Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler"Three Sisters," James Calleri REGIONAL THEATER EAST "A Delicate Balance," Tara Rubin, Laura Schutzel, Eric Woodall, Merri Sugarman"Antony and Cleopatra" Will Cantler"Every Tongue Confess," Alaine Alldaffer*"Follies," Laura Stanczyk "Ruined," Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall, Merri Sugarman, Laura Schutzel*REGIONAL THEATER WEST (tie) "August: Osage County," Samantha Barrie "Circle Mirror Transformation," Joanne DeNaut"Leap of Faith," Bernard Telsey, Justin Huff"Little Miss Sunshine," Bernard Telsey "Tales of the City," David CaparelliotisLOS ANGELES THEATER "The Cradle Will Rock," Scott David, Erica Silverman"Gigi," Amy Lieberman"Kiss Me, Kate," Amy Lieberman"Much Ado About Nothing," Michael Donovan "The Temperamentals," Scott David, Erica SilvermanSPECIAL HONOREES CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARDDick WolfHOYT BOWERS AWARDMeg LibermanTHE NEW YORK APPLE AWARDWhoopi Goldberg*Shared credit with non-CSA casting director(s) Artios Awards Honor Top Casting Directors in NY, L.A. By Daniel Lehman September 27, 2011 The casting directors of Broadway's "The Book of Mormon" and "The Normal Heart" were among the honorees at the Casting Society of America's 27th annual Artios Awards, which were presented Sept. 26 at District 36 in NY City and the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles."In a business that can often forget or ignore who actually gets things done and how, you guys have this night to always keep focused on the value of what you do," host Nicole Sullivan told the nominees at the ceremony in Los Angeles. "Good casting is integral to having success in TV, film, and theater, and we are here to honor that."The term "Artios" is from the ancient Greek word meaning "perfectly fitted," and the awards are presented for outstanding casting in theater, film, and television, based on originality, creativity, and the contribution of casting to the overall quality of the project."Casting directors are the unsung heroes of our business," actor Michael Urie, who hosted the event in NY, told Back Stage before the ceremony. "They spend so much time and energy and work introducing artists to each other, and then they send them off into the world. They don't get a lot of recognition, so I think it's very cool that there's a night for them, and I'm honored to be here. And I hope to get a job out of it."To begin the show, Urie told the attendees, "You are our champions, and I am honored to be kissing your ass."Award presenters in NY included Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Cannavale, Alan Cumming, Mamie Gummer, Ben Walker, Lucy Liu, Rachel Griffiths, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Groff, Justin Bartha, Patina Miller, Hunter Parrish, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Brooke Shields. Mike Nichols presented the NY Apple Award to Whoopi Goldberg. "I know how important casting directors are, because I was given birth to by one," Radcliffe said before presenting an award.Presenters in Los Angeles included Hailee Steinfeld, Octavia Spencer, and Darren Criss. The Los Angeles ceremony honored "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf with the Career Achievement Award, and Shaun Cassidy presented veteran casting director Meg Liberman (senior vice president of casting, CBS Television Studios) with the Hoyt Bowers Award. Upon accepting her award, Liberman said, "I think the most satisfying part of being a casting director is discovering new talent and giving them their first big break."Casting director Bernard Telsey (Telsey + Company), winner of two Artios Awards on Monday night, was proud of his fellow nominees and excited by the continued growth of CSA's membership. He said that 15 percent of the membership in NY is new this year."Looking at the nominees, I noticed about five or seven new NY casting directors who got nominated," Telsey said. "And now, in the last two years, we have regional theater nominations and we have Off-Broadway nominations, and those are cast by so many more casting directors. It gets more people involved and more people recognized, because the work that's happening out there is just as good as the Broadway stuff."Independent casting director and CSA NY board member Megan Larche said that in addition to attracting new members, the Casting Society of America is striving to become a more unified community offering social outreach and mentorship. "We're trying to do more intercommunity activities," Larche said, "so we get to know each other not just as people on the phone or seeing each other at a showcase, but get to know each other as human beings too."Each year, the Artios Awards offers casting directors and actors the rare opportunity to interact outside the audition room. All the performers in attendance expressed their appreciation for the work that casting directors have done to keep them working, and in some cases to change their lives with a single role."I've gotten to know enough of these casting directors to know that whether you get the job or not is not personal, but your relationship with them is," Urie said before the NY awards were handed out. "And they do care. I have to remind myself of that before every audition."Additional reporting by Jessica Gardner The full list of winners and nominees is below (the winners are in bold).BIG BUDGET FEATURE, DRAMA "The Fighter," Sheila Jaffe, Angela Peri (location casting)"Inception," John Papsidera"The Social Network," Laray Mayfield "The Town," Lora Kennedy, Carolyn Pickman (location casting)"True Grit," Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner, JoEdna Boldin (location casting)BIG BUDGET FEATURE, COMEDY "How Do You Know," Francine Maisler, Lynn Kressel (location casting)"Morning Glory," Ellen Lewis*"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," Francine Maisler*"Red," Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood, Craig Fincannon (location casting), Lisa Mae Fincannon (location casting), Robin D. Cook (location casting) "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," Jennifer Euston, Robin D. Cook*FEATURE, STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT, DRAMA "Animal Kingdom," Kirsty McGregor"Barney's Version," Pam Dixon, Nina Gold, Andrea Kenyon (location casting)*"Black Swan," Mary Vernieu"The Conspirator," Avy Kaufman, Jackie Burch (location casting)"The King's Speech," Nina Gold FEATURE, STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT, COMEDY "Easy A," Lisa Miller Katz"I Love You Phillip Morris," Bernard Telsey"It's Kind of a Funny Story," Cindy Tolan"The Kids Are All Right," Laura Rosenthal, Liz Dean (Los Angeles casting) "Soul Surfer," Joey Paul Jensen*LOW BUDGET FEATURE, DRAMA/COMEDY "Blue Valentine," Cindy Tolan, Richard Hicks (L.A. casting consultant), David Rubin (L.A. casting consultant) "Kaboom," Johanna Ray, Jenny Jue"Lovely, Still," Eyde Belasco*"Night Catches Us," Lois Drabkin*"Winter's Bone," Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee* ANIMATION FEATURE "Alpha and Omega," Bernie Van De Yacht"Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," Kristy Carlson*"Rio," Christian Kaplan"Tangled," Jamie Sparer Roberts"Toy Story 3," Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES "All My Children," Judy Blye Wilson"Days of Our Lives," Marnie Saitta"General Hospital," Mark Teschner TELEVISION PILOT, DRAMA "Boardwalk Empire," Ellen Lewis "Game of Thrones," Nina Gold*"The Killing," Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Stuart Aikins (location casting), Sean Cossey (location casting)"Shameless," John Frank Levey*"The Walking Dead," Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Lisa Mae Fincannon (location casting), Craig Fincannon (location casting)TELEVISION PILOT, COMEDY "The Big C," Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson"Hot in Cleveland," Collin Daniel, Brett Greenstein"Mike & Molly," Nikki Valko, Ken Miller"Mr. Sunshine," Francine Maisler"Raising Hope," Dava Waite Peaslee TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA "Dexter," Shawn Dawson"The Good Wife," Mark Saks "Mad Men," Carrie Audino, Laura Schiff"Game of Thrones," Nina Gold*"In Treatment," Junie Lowry-Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Julie Tucker (NY casting), Ross Meyerson (NY casting)TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY "The Big C," Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson"Community," Dava Waite Peaslee"Glee," Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer"Modern Family," Jeff Greenberg "Nurse Jackie," Julie Tucker, Ross MeyersonTELEVISION MOVIE/MINISERIES "Cinema Verite," Randi Hiller"God in America," Paul Fouquet, Elissa Myers"Mildred Pierce," Laura Rosenthal "Marry Me," Gillian O'Neill, Mark Fincannon (location casting), Sharon Fincannon (location casting)*"Too Big To Fail," Alexa L. Fogel, Christine KromerCHILDREN'S SERIES "Hannah Montana," Howard Meltzer, Carol Goldwasser "iCarly," Krisha Bullock"The Suite Life on Deck," Dana Gergely, Brandi Brice "True Jackson, VP," Harriet Greenspan"Wizards of Waverly Place," Ruth Lambert, Robert McGeeTELEVISION ANIMATION "The Backyardigans," Leslie Zaslower*"Bubble Guppies," Leslie Zaslower*"Go Diego Go," Leslie Zaslower*"The Penguins of Madagascar," Sarah Noonan, Meredith Layne"Spongebob Squarepants," Sarah Noonan* SHORT FILM "California Romanza," Randi Hiller, Tamara-Lee Notcutt"The Candy Shop," Mark Fincannon"Efrain," Billy DaMota*"Neighbors," Robin Lippin"Ollie Klublershturf vs. The Nazis," Alyssa Weisberg "Sodales," Randi Hiller, Tamara-Lee Notcutt"The Thief," Randi Hiller, Tamara-Lee Notcutt"Yearbook," James CalleriNEW YORK BROADWAY THEATER, DRAMA "Jerusalem," Jim Carnahan*"Lombardi," Laura Stanczyk"The Normal Heart," Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler "That Championship Season," Cindy Tolan"War Horse," Daniel SweeNEW YORK BROADWAY THEATER, COMEDY "A Free Man of Color," Daniel Swee"Arcadia," Jim Carnahan"Good People," David Caparelliotis "La Bete," Jim Carnahan*"Mrs. Warren's Profession," Jim Carnahan, Carrie GardnerNEW YORK BROADWAY THEATER, MUSICAL "Anything Goes," Jim Carnahan*"The Book of Mormon," Carrie Gardner "Catch Me If You Can," Bernard Telsey, Justin Huff, Craig Burns"How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Eric Woodall, Laura Schutzel"Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," Bernard Telsey NEW YORK THEATER, COMEDY/MUSICAL "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Rachel Hoffman"By The Way, Meet Vera Stark," Mele Nagler"The Grand Manner," Daniel Swee"Hairspray," Craig Burns"School for Lies," James Calleri"Tigers Be Still," Carrie Gardner"Trust," Mele Nagler NEW YORK THEATER, DRAMA "Angels in America," Will Cantler"The Hallway Trilogy," James Calleri"Other Desert Cities," Daniel Swee"The Other Place," Bernard Telsey, Will Cantler"Three Sisters," James Calleri REGIONAL THEATER EAST "A Delicate Balance," Tara Rubin, Laura Schutzel, Eric Woodall, Merri Sugarman"Antony and Cleopatra" Will Cantler"Every Tongue Confess," Alaine Alldaffer*"Follies," Laura Stanczyk "Ruined," Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall, Merri Sugarman, Laura Schutzel*REGIONAL THEATER WEST (tie) "August: Osage County," Samantha Barrie "Circle Mirror Transformation," Joanne DeNaut"Leap of Faith," Bernard Telsey, Justin Huff"Little Miss Sunshine," Bernard Telsey "Tales of the City," David CaparelliotisLOS ANGELES THEATER "The Cradle Will Rock," Scott David, Erica Silverman"Gigi," Amy Lieberman"Kiss Me, Kate," Amy Lieberman"Much Ado About Nothing," Michael Donovan "The Temperamentals," Scott David, Erica SilvermanSPECIAL HONOREES CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARDDick WolfHOYT BOWERS AWARDMeg LibermanTHE NEW YORK APPLE AWARDWhoopi Goldberg*Shared credit with non-CSA casting director(s)

Ayelet Zurer replaces Julia Ormond in Guy Of Steel

Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer is placed to exchange Julia Ormond in Guy Of Steel, playing the role of Lara Lor-Van (Also known as Superman's mother).No explanation continues to be given going back-minute casting change but Zurer is anticipated to start filming now.She's formerly made an appearance in Serta Brown's religious potboiler Angels & Devils as well as performed Eric Bana's wife in Steven Spielberg's Munich.This time around she'll be cosying as much as Russell Crowe, who plays her Kryptonian husband Jor-El.While TF would like to crack a tale about how exactly a fast alternation in a Superman movie usually happens inside a phone booth, we actually don't wish to dishonour Supes' dead relatives.Even when we believe Kal-El would most likely handle the joke much better than a particular orphaned billionaire we all know.

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At long last, Disney and "Avatar" have made the bond. It's been announced that Disney Parks has partnered up for a long-term creative union with James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and Fox Filmed Entertainment to develop the lush world of "Avatar" as part of Disney's Animal Kingdom and Walt Disney World Resort. In other words, it won't be long before you can make face-to-face peace with the Na'vi, and you won't even have to travel to Pandora to make it happen! Catch all of the details here. So now that we know an "Avatar" attraction is bursting its way into reality -- though not until Cameron's back-to-back sequels are in theaters, so still quite a ways away -- what do we want to see from the Disney collaboration? Check out our wish list past the jump! The Na'vi This kind of goes without saying, doesn't it? I mean, if we're diving into an alliance between "Avatar" and Disney Parks, Na'vi are a must. But it's still worth pondering what we'll observe of them in their "natural habitats." Will we see them hunting? Catching Ikran? Making the bond? Pretty sure the kids aren't allowed to see that last part... Hometree It's gone in the films but it doesn't have to be absent from the "Avatar" attractions. A Hometree setup would be incredibly cool for fans to navigate as a go to spot, much like Hogwarts at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. In fact, maybe the destruction of Hometree could serve as a ride of sorts -- though exactly how that would work out without killing thousands of park attendees may prove problematic. Up Above The Hallelujah Mountains of Pandora are some of the coolest features in "Avatar." Can they be replicated in reality? Almost certainly not. Would it be awesome to be proven wrong? You bet! Under The Sea We still don't fully know what the underwater portion of Pandora looks like, but we will by the time the "Avatar" attractions are open to the public. We want an under the sea tour of this alien planet something fierce, and even if we can't get it in reality, at least the theme park could get the job done. The Unknown Speaking of what we haven't seen yet, who knows what we're in store for come the "Avatar" sequels. Cameron must have numerous tricks up his sleeve and stones yet to be turned. So how can we say what we want to see yet? Perhaps it's just too early for a fully fleshed out wishlist, but one thing's for sure: "Avatar" theme park, we (want to) see you. Tell us what you hope to see from Disney's "Avatar" partnership in the comments section and on Twitter!

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Cameron Mathison, Lindsay Hartley Move with all the Kids Online

Cameron Mathison, Lindsay Hartley There's expect The Kids, yet! Prospect Park, the business that acquired the rights to produce The Kids then one Existence to reside in for the web, introduced Monday that Cameron Mathison, who plays Ryan Lavery, and Lindsay Hartley, who shows Dr. Cara Castillo Martin, have made the decision to deals to participate the show if the moves online. Have a look at our fall preview for galleries, scoop, premiere calendars plus much more! Mathison and Hartley would be the initial to sign to the completely new deal, that's prone to bring both The Kids then one Existence to reside in for the web early next season. Still unconfirmed is if Susan Lucci, commonplace on my small Children, may even join the show online. On friday, reviews made an appearance that Lucci had switched lower an offer to continue round the extended-running ABC cleaning cleaning soap, but Lucci has yet to consider record. Report: Susan Lucci declines offer to continue on my small Children What is the news happens the heels of Ted King, Michael Easton, Kassie DePaiva and Erika Slezak signing onto continue One Existence to reside in if the moves online. One Existence to reside in will air its ABC finale within the month of the month of january, while The Kids will sign off Friday. Which other The Kids faves do you want to register next?

Emmys up a tick in demos

The Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on Fox proved no ratings match for Michael Vick's return to Atlanta on NBC's "Sunday Night Football," but the kudocast did eke out slight ratings gains in key young-adult demo categories.According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen that incorporate viewing for the early West Coast airings, the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox averaged a 4.2 rating in adults 18-49 and 12.4 million viewers overall from 8 to 11. Though down about 1 million total viewers from last year's late-August telecast on NBC -- for one of the show's lowest overall averages on record -- the Emmys were up a tick vs. last year in both 18-49 and 18-34; in the latter category, it was the best in four years.At NBC last night, the Atlanta Falcons' 35-31 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, in Vick's first game as a starter against his former team, averaged a big 9.2/22 in 18-49 and 21.5 million viewers overall on NBC's stations from 8:30 to 11; these numbers are expected to rise in the nationals. In Nielsen's metered-market overnights, the game averaged a 15.7 household rating/25 share , up 3% over last year's Week 2 game between the NY Giants and Indianapolis Colts (15.2/24). The participating cities drew similarly huge numbers, with Atlanta garnering a 33.6/50 and Philadelphia a 33.5/49. CBS had good circulation to start the night with an NFL overrun, but the aud quickly dispersed to either football or the Emmys. ''60 Minutes,'' airing from about 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in much of the country, averaged roughly a 2.6/7 in 18-49 and 11.4 million viewers overall. It was followed by two repeats of ''The Good Wife'' and then ''CSI: Miami.'' ABC aired repeats of ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' (1.2/3 in 18-49, 5.4 million viewers overall), ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' (1.3/3 in 18-49, 4.7 million viewers overall) and ''20/20: The Sixth Sense'' (1.4/3 in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers overall).Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: NBC, 7.4/19; Fox, 3.6/9; CBS, 2.1/5; ABC, 1.3/3.In total viewers: NBC, 17.8 million; Fox, 10.4 million; CBS, 8.7 million; ABC, 5.1 million. Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

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Cartoon Network Is Prepared to use it With New Instances of Batman and Youthful Justice

Red-colored Arrow Cartoon Network is in action tonight - literally. Following a extended delay, the channel's Friday-evening action shows are finally coming back with original episodes. Leading from the evening is Batman: The Brave and also the Bold, which starts its final run of recent payments, beginning with "Scorn from the Star Staphire!" (initially slated to air in May), guest-starring Eco-friendly Lantern and Question Lady (within an awesome opening segment). That's then another Electricity Comics designed show, Youthful Justice, featuring a team of teenage superheroes, including Superboy, Aqualad and Kid Expensive. Only nine episodes have broadcast to date, having a mysterious cadre of villains referred to as Light privately monitoring the squad. "Once we get further along within the season, the plans from the Light start to coalesce," states producer Greg Weisman. "The quest for a potential infiltrator about the team gets to be more intense. As well as in general we simply ratchet in the danger factor once we introduce more new figures, more new villains, more new heroes and things just have more intense." Tonight's episode, "Targets," includes a solo adventure for Red-colored Arrow, while most of the more youthful heroes adjust to an alternative school year within their civilian details. The teenager hero theme continues using the return of two shows from animation studio Guy of Action, Generator Rex and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. Individuals are then the hour-lengthy Season 4 premiere of The Exorcist: The Clone Wars (read our preview here). The brand new series ThunderCats returns towards the schedule in a few days. The brand new Friday-evening schedule: 6:00/5:00c: Batman: The Brave and also the Bold 6:30/5:30c: Youthful Justice 7:00/6:00c: Generator Rex 7:30/6:30c: Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 8:00/7:00c: The Exorcist: The Clone Wars 8:30/7:30c: ThunderCats (returns Sept. 23) Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Letter from Toronto: Michael Winterbottom Takes Hardy to India with Trishna (and More)

Michael Winterbottom makes so many movies that some of them creep into festivals very quietly and, just as quietly, creep out, never to be seen again. That wasn’t the case with The Trip, which played here last year, a woolly exploration of middle-aged angst that featured Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon (as themselves) bickering and trading Sean Connery impersonations as they made their way through the English countryside. But two years before that, in 2008, Winterbottom brought a picture called Genova to the festival, a mildly engaging drama in which Colin Firth plays a father who moves his family to Italy after the death of their mother. The picture never got a U.S. release, fading like the worn face of a stone saint on a medieval church. I hope American audiences get to see Trishna, Winterbottom’s take on Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles set in contemporary India. Freida Pinto is Trishna, the Tess character, who comes from an impoverished family living in a small village. Jay (Riz Ahmed), is her Angel/Alec (Hardy purists should be warned that the two characters have been condensed into one), a man who sweeps her away from her life of poverty, only to end up resenting and degrading her. Even if Winterbottom has taken what some might consider unforgivable liberties with the story, Trishna works: Winterbottom has a feel for the story’s landscape, including the hardscrabble beauty of the countryside, all yellow dust and scrubby trees. It’s both a place Trishna needs to escape from and it’s home — there’s no safety or freedom there, but it’s the only place she’s truly herself. Pinto gives a lovely performance here. No other role she’s been given — as the hero’s dream woman in Slumdog Millionaire, or as a Palestinian orphan girl in Julian Schnabel’s deeply disappointing Miral — has asked as much of her, and she greets the challenge boldly. In the barest terms of the plot, Trishna is a victim, a tragic heroine, but Pinto always lets you see the character’s immovable self-assurance shimmering beneath the surface — that’s the very thing that threatens her lover and tormentor, and brings about her downfall. In Winterbottom’s scenario, Jay’s sudden turn against Trishna isn’t believable or readable in movie terms — his love for her appears to be operated by a switch that turns off abruptly without cause or reason — but it makes sense in the grander scheme of the impossibility of love. The dialogue here is mostly improvised — this is a casual, hip-pocket approach to a revered classic — but Winterbottom keeps the story moving deftly. We might appreciate Winterbottom more if he worked less, but he’s unlike any other filmmaker on the landscape, trying something new just about every year. Some of it sticks and some of it doesn’t. But almost always, he gives us something worth looking at. This is my last morning in Toronto, and even though I’ve seen plenty here, the ghosts of all the films I’ve missed are already starting to haunt me. Then there are the ones I saw and simply didn’t have time to write about, like Malgorzata Szumowska’s Elles, in which Juliette Binoche plays an upper-class French journalist whose investigation of the lives of two young prostitutes triggers more awareness of the cracks in her own life. Szumowska can’t quite make the contrast work, but Binoche is typically wonderful here — her scenes with the young women are pure pleasure to watch. Also noteworthy is Urbanized (pictured above), the third documentary by Gary Hustwit, following Helvetica, a study of the much-used and much-loved typeface, and Objectified, which explores the design behind the objects we use everyday (like, for example, the MacBook I’m using right now). Full disclosure: Hustwit is a friend. But his fleet, concise documentary about urban planning and the lives of cities — you could call it an unspoken love letter to the spirit of Jane Jacobs — is the kind of picture that opens your eyes to all kinds of details that slip past us city dwellers every day. And with that, I bid Toronto adieu. I’ve had a terrific week, seeing movies and getting jacked on Coffee Crisps (which, next to English Kit-Kats, may be God’s perfect candy). I always miss this city and its festival when I leave, but I happily look forward to returning next year. And so until then, goodbye, Toronto.