The Groundlings comedy troupe helped raise $215k for the Motion Picture & Television Fund benefitting below-the-line workers impacted by the strikes with a one-of-a-kind event called One Night Only.
On Thursday, current and past members of The Groundlings, including Kristen Wiig, Kristen Bell, Ana Gaystayer and Will Forte, performed an improvised version of the Broadway musical A Chorus Line and they only had 24 hours to prepare.
In the audience of the sold-out event were Pedro Pascal, Patty Jenkins, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Pearlman, Chris Pine, Dan Bucatinski, Dax Shepard, Camryn Manheim, Sara Gilbert and Abigail Spencer, among many others.
Kristen Wiig and Kristen Bell backstage
“The Groundlings is where it started for me as a performer and writer. I owe so much to the people there, the teachers and the stage itself. To be a part of this group, helping to do something that is going to provide some...
On Thursday, current and past members of The Groundlings, including Kristen Wiig, Kristen Bell, Ana Gaystayer and Will Forte, performed an improvised version of the Broadway musical A Chorus Line and they only had 24 hours to prepare.
In the audience of the sold-out event were Pedro Pascal, Patty Jenkins, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Pearlman, Chris Pine, Dan Bucatinski, Dax Shepard, Camryn Manheim, Sara Gilbert and Abigail Spencer, among many others.
Kristen Wiig and Kristen Bell backstage
“The Groundlings is where it started for me as a performer and writer. I owe so much to the people there, the teachers and the stage itself. To be a part of this group, helping to do something that is going to provide some...
- 10/30/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The Groundlings will host an improv musical fundraising event on Oct. 26, featuring Ana Gasteyer, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig and Will Forte. The event, held at the Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar, will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund to support below-the-line workers impacted by the strikes.
“One Night Only,” created and directed by Groundlings Main Company member Andrew Leeds, is a full production of a well-known Broadway musical. The catch? The improvisers are given the script and their roles only 24 hours in advance.
“These strikes have taken a terrible toll on our amazing crews, and it isn’t over yet. Even with the WGA strike ending, most crew members won’t be able to start work again until the SAG-AFTRA deal is ratified,” Leeds said in a statement. “Even then, many will be fighting to survive as they wait for productions to start back up.
“One Night Only,” created and directed by Groundlings Main Company member Andrew Leeds, is a full production of a well-known Broadway musical. The catch? The improvisers are given the script and their roles only 24 hours in advance.
“These strikes have taken a terrible toll on our amazing crews, and it isn’t over yet. Even with the WGA strike ending, most crew members won’t be able to start work again until the SAG-AFTRA deal is ratified,” Leeds said in a statement. “Even then, many will be fighting to survive as they wait for productions to start back up.
- 10/3/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Ana Gasteyer, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig, and Will Forte are among the performers scheduled to take part in One Night Only, a Groundlings musical improv show to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
The show, set for Thursday, October 26 in Los Angeles, will be a “fully-realized production of a well-known Broadway musical,” the catch being that the performers won’t know what show or their roles until 24 hours before curtain. “The audience finds out what the show is when the curtain rises on the most terrified group of actors you will ever see,” the improv company says.
Created and directed by Groundlings Main Company member Andrew Leeds, One Night Only will include performers Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig, Ana Gasteyer, Will Forte, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Edi Patterson, Julian Gant, Michaela Watkins, Greg Worswick, Lyric Lewis, Jim Cashman, Allison Dunbar, H Michael Croner, Michelle Noh, Patty Guggenheim, Stephanie Courtney, Matt Cook,...
The show, set for Thursday, October 26 in Los Angeles, will be a “fully-realized production of a well-known Broadway musical,” the catch being that the performers won’t know what show or their roles until 24 hours before curtain. “The audience finds out what the show is when the curtain rises on the most terrified group of actors you will ever see,” the improv company says.
Created and directed by Groundlings Main Company member Andrew Leeds, One Night Only will include performers Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig, Ana Gasteyer, Will Forte, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Edi Patterson, Julian Gant, Michaela Watkins, Greg Worswick, Lyric Lewis, Jim Cashman, Allison Dunbar, H Michael Croner, Michelle Noh, Patty Guggenheim, Stephanie Courtney, Matt Cook,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Groundlings has entered the chat.
The iconic sketch comedy troupe is mounting an improv musical fundraiser titled One Night Only that will serve as a benefit for below-the-line workers impacted by Hollywood’s dual strikes via the Motion Picture & Television Fund. The show will be performed at the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar in Los Angeles on Oct. 26.
A large cast has been assembled, headlined by Kristen Wiig, Kristen Bell, Will Forte and Ana Gasteyer, among many others. Created and directed by Groundlings main company member Andrew Leeds, One Night Only is described as “a fully-realized production of a well-known Broadway musical where the improvisors are given the script and their roles with only 24 hours to prepare.”
One Night Only poster
“These strikes have taken a terrible toll on our amazing crews, and it isn’t over yet. Even with the WGA strike ending,...
The iconic sketch comedy troupe is mounting an improv musical fundraiser titled One Night Only that will serve as a benefit for below-the-line workers impacted by Hollywood’s dual strikes via the Motion Picture & Television Fund. The show will be performed at the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar in Los Angeles on Oct. 26.
A large cast has been assembled, headlined by Kristen Wiig, Kristen Bell, Will Forte and Ana Gasteyer, among many others. Created and directed by Groundlings main company member Andrew Leeds, One Night Only is described as “a fully-realized production of a well-known Broadway musical where the improvisors are given the script and their roles with only 24 hours to prepare.”
One Night Only poster
“These strikes have taken a terrible toll on our amazing crews, and it isn’t over yet. Even with the WGA strike ending,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There aren’t too many outlets that review short films. At Moving Pictures we have a tradition known as “The Short List,” short reviews of short films we’ve seen that we think are worth a look.
From this past weekend’s Palm Springs ShortFest, here are five reviews of shorts that caught our eye at the festival and marketplace.
“Library of Dust”
Directed by: Ondi Timoner, co-directed by Robert James
Sundance-winning “Dig,” “We Live in Public” and “Cool It” director Ondi Timoner takes time out to deliver a short documentary that opens with shots of a crematorium turning flesh to ashes, positioning the viewer to understand the relevance of the unclaimed, unloved human “cremains” being harbored in 3,500 crumbling copper cans discovered at the Oregon State (Mental) Hospital.
Inspired by David Maisel’s book of photography, copper containers of former patients of the mental facility sat in a dis-used, decaying facility,...
From this past weekend’s Palm Springs ShortFest, here are five reviews of shorts that caught our eye at the festival and marketplace.
“Library of Dust”
Directed by: Ondi Timoner, co-directed by Robert James
Sundance-winning “Dig,” “We Live in Public” and “Cool It” director Ondi Timoner takes time out to deliver a short documentary that opens with shots of a crematorium turning flesh to ashes, positioning the viewer to understand the relevance of the unclaimed, unloved human “cremains” being harbored in 3,500 crumbling copper cans discovered at the Oregon State (Mental) Hospital.
Inspired by David Maisel’s book of photography, copper containers of former patients of the mental facility sat in a dis-used, decaying facility,...
- 6/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
There aren’t too many outlets that review short films. At Moving Pictures we have a tradition known as “The Short List,” short reviews of short films we’ve seen that we think are worth a look.
From this past weekend’s Palm Springs ShortFest, here are five reviews of shorts that caught our eye at the festival and marketplace.
“Library of Dust”
Directed by: Ondi Timoner, co-directed by Robert James
Sundance-winning “Dig,” “We Live in Public” and “Cool It” director Ondi Timoner takes time out to deliver a short documentary that opens with shots of a crematorium turning flesh to ashes, positioning the viewer to understand the relevance of the unclaimed, unloved human “cremains” being harbored in 3,500 crumbling copper cans discovered at the Oregon State (Mental) Hospital.
Inspired by David Maisel’s book of photography, copper containers of former patients of the mental facility sat in a dis-used, decaying facility,...
From this past weekend’s Palm Springs ShortFest, here are five reviews of shorts that caught our eye at the festival and marketplace.
“Library of Dust”
Directed by: Ondi Timoner, co-directed by Robert James
Sundance-winning “Dig,” “We Live in Public” and “Cool It” director Ondi Timoner takes time out to deliver a short documentary that opens with shots of a crematorium turning flesh to ashes, positioning the viewer to understand the relevance of the unclaimed, unloved human “cremains” being harbored in 3,500 crumbling copper cans discovered at the Oregon State (Mental) Hospital.
Inspired by David Maisel’s book of photography, copper containers of former patients of the mental facility sat in a dis-used, decaying facility,...
- 6/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Ok Fox TV fans, we have a behind-the-scenes featurette from "Lie to Me" starring Tim Roth, Johanna E. Braddy, Brendan Hunes, Michelle Noh, Darren O'Hare, Monica Raymund, James Ryen and Keilli Williams. The series premiere is on January 21st next year on Wednesday at 9/8C on Fox. Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth, "The Incredible Hulk," "Reservoir Dogs") can detect the truth by analyzing a person's face, body, voice and speech. When someone shrugs one shoulder, rotates their hand or raises their lower lip, Lightman knows they're lying. By analyzing facial expressions, he can read feelings...
- 11/20/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Fox has released a new teaser trailer for Lie to Me, a new drama series starring Tim Roth, Johanna E. Braddy, Brendan Hines, Michelle Noh, Monica Raymund, James Ryen and Kelli Williams. Lie to Me follows Cal Lightman (Roth), who detects deception by observing body language, and uses this talent to assist law enforcement with the help of his group of researchers and psychologists. It will premiere in January and air on Wednesdays in the primo post-American Idol time slot.
- 11/18/2008
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
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