Disney+ announced that the new original special “Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl,” featuring an introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda, will launch on Wednesday, December 28 on the streamer. The two-night concert will take place at the Hollywood Bowl on November 11 and 12. The special comes from Disney Branded Television and will be produced by Fulwell 73 Productions.
The original voice cast of “Encanto” will reunite at the Bowl, including Stephanie Beatriz (as Mirabel), Adassa (as Dolores), Carolina Gaitán (as Pepa), Jessica Darrow (as Luisa), Diane Guerrero (as Isabela) , Mauro Castillo (as Félix), Angie Cepeda (as Julieta) and Olga Merediz (as Grandma Alma). The event will also feature special guests, including Colombian stars Carlos Vives and Andrés Cepeda. The live-to-film concert experience, which includes an 80-piece orchestra, 50 dancers and special effects, will focus on the characters and songs from Disney Animation's “Enchantment.”
Directors: Chris Howe, Jamal Sims, Lindsay Crystal
Stars: Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, Lin-Manuel Miranda
“Enchantment at the Hollywood Bowl” will be directed by Chris Howe and Jamal Sims with production design by Misty Buckley. Sally Wood is the creative showrunner for Fulwell 73 Productions, with Gabe Turner, Emma Conway and Lou Fox serving as executive producers. The visual transformation of the Hollywood Bowl into Casita is being handled by NorthHouse. The concert event is produced by Fulwell 73 Productions, Live Nation-Hewitt Silva and Disney Concerts, in conjunction with AMP Worldwide.
Conductor Anthony Parnther will conduct the full orchestra performing the film's score and songs live, along with the cast and special guest artists performing the film's songs live. A Colombian band, with musicians from the original soundtrack, will accompany the orchestra.
The premiere date of Showtime's drama series "Your Honor" has been pushed back a month to 2023, with its new premiere date set for Sunday, January 13. The 10-episode second season of the Bryan Cranston-directed courtroom drama follows Michael Desiato, a New Orleans judge whose career is thrown into question when his teenage son kills the son of a crime boss in a hit-and-run. Michael Stuhlbarg stars as crime boss Jimmy Baxter, with Hope Davis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Andrene Ward Hammond, Keith Machekanyanga, Lilli Kay, Jimi Stanton and Benjamin Flores Jr. rounding out the cast. Guest stars scheduled for season two include Rosie Perez, Margo Martindale, and Amy Landecker.
The show is executive produced by Robert and Michelle King and Liz Glotzer, with Joey Hartstone serving as executive producer and executive producing the second season. Cranston and James Degus (“All the Way”) are executive producers of the series for Moonshot Entertainment. CBS Studios produces the show in association with King Size Productions. Rob Golenberg, Alon Aranya, Ninio, Mashiach, Ram Landes, Ron Eilon and Danna Stern also serve as executive producers.
Fox and Sony Pictures Television have shared a first look at their upcoming anthology drama series "Accused," starring Michael Chiklis, Abigail Breslin and others. Each episode of the series will explore a different crime in a different city.
Additional cast for the series include Rachel Bilson, Whitney Cummings, Jack Davenport, Margo Martindale, Molly Parker, Rhea Perlman, Wendell Pierce, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Marlee Matlin, Billy Porter, Tazbah Rose Chavez, and Chiklis were tapped to direct episodes of the show. The series is based on the BBC crime anthology of the same name and comes from Howard Gordon, who has been behind shows like "24" and "Homeland." There will be 15 episodes for the show's initial run, each telling stories of crime and punishment. The series will premiere on the network on January 22, 2023.