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Meredith Stiehm will be the next president of the WGA West. Stiehm, running unopposed, will succeed David A. Goodman, who has termed out, on Sept. 21.

Stiehm, who executive produced Homeland and Cold Case, will be only the third woman to hold the union’s highest elected position. The WGA West and its forerunner, the Screen Writers Guild, have had 47 presidents since their founding in 1933 — all but two of whom have been men. Currently a member of the local’s board of directors, she was one of the eight named plaintiffs in the WGA’s historic legal battle that reshaped the talent agency business.

Michele Mulroney will be the guild’s next vice president, and Betsy Thomas will be the next secretary-treasurer. Both are running unopposed, and it will mark the first time in the guild’s history that all three of its top elected posts were held by women. Mulroney...

Meredith Stiehm is running for president of the WGA West. Currently a member of the local’s board of directors, she was one of the eight named plaintiffs in the WGA’s historic legal battle that reshaped the talent agency business.

The former executive producer of Homeland and Cold Case received the presidential nod from the guild’s nominating committee. The WGA West’s current president, David A. Goodman, is termed out and cannot seek re-election.

If elected, Stiehm would be only the third woman to hold the post. The WGA West and its forerunner, the Screen Writers Guild, have had 47 presidents since their founding in 1933 — all but two of whom have been men.

Current secretary-treasurer Michele Mulroney was nominated to run for vice president, and board member Betsy Thomas was nominated to run for secretary-treasurer.

The three officer candidates were the only ones selected by the nominating committee, though...

The 15th annual Black List survey was revealed Monday December 16, and it includes 66 un-produced screenplays from up-and-coming literary talent. Results were pooled from a survey of more than 250 film executives, each of whom contributed the names of up to 10 favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2019 and will not have begun principal photography during this calendar year. This year, scripts had to receive at least six mentions to be included on the Black List.

Since 2005, more than a third of the screenplays included in the annual Black List surveys have become produced films, and often to notoriety — such as “Argo,” “American Hustle,” “Juno,” “The King’s Speech,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Spotlight,” “The Revenants,” “The Descendants,” and “Hell or High Water.” Melina Matsoukas’s 2019 film “Queen & Slim,” written by Lena Waithe with a story co-authored by James Frey, was featured on the 2018 Black List.

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A private first-act developmental reading of the new musical adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley will be presented May 23rd at 3pm at the Mtc Studios, and May 24th at 7pm in Stephen Schwartz's Ascap Musical Theatre Workshop. Originally developed in the Bmi Workshop A Chorus Line, Ragtime, Avenue Q by Gregory Bonsignore BookLyrics and Aaron Kenny Music, it will be directed by Michael Berresse Obie winner, Title of Show, Golden Apple.

The new Off-Broadway musical Atomic just opened last night at the Acorn TheatreTheatre Row 410 West 42nd Street. Atomic makes its U.S. premiere after a wildly successful engagement in Sydney, Australia. With book amp lyrics by Danny Ginges and Gregory Bonsignore, and music amp lyrics by Philip Foxman, Atomic is choreographed by Greg Graham and directed by Damien Gray. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from opening night below...

Following a successful engagement in Sydney, Australia, Atomic, the new musical based on the creation of the atomic bomb, will make its highly anticipated U.S. premiere with a strictly limited 8-week Off-Broadway engagement from June 26 - August 16 at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. The official opening is set for Sunday, July 13. With book amp lyrics by Danny Ginges and Gregory Bonsignore, and music amp lyrics by Philip Foxman, Atomic is choreographed by Dean Walsh and directed by Damien Gray. The cast met the press earlier this week and you can check out full photo coverage from the event below...

Following a successful engagement in Sydney, Australia, Atomic, the new musical based on the creation of the atomic bomb, will make its highly anticipated U.S. premiere with a strictly limited 8-week Off-Broadway engagement from June 26 - August 16 at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. The official opening is set for Sunday, July 13. With book amp lyrics by Danny Ginges and Gregory Bonsignore, and music amp lyrics by Philip Foxman, Atomic is choreographed by Dean Walsh and directed by Damien Gray. The cast met the press earlier today and you can check out a photo preview from the big event below. Check back later for complete coverage...

Top Chef contestants get a do-over, Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) harmonizes with Muppets and Hart of Dixie‘s Wilson Bethel finds his def flow. Plus, Squad 85, a parody police procedural, bursts onto the crime-web scene.

Neil’s Puppet Dreams | The Muppets + Nph = awesome. ‘Nuff said. If you need more convincing, here are some enticing deets. Harris’ real-life husband, David Burtka, also stars. When Neil sleeps, he dreams in puppets. Singing ensues. The whimsical tunes take a dark left turn, which leads to an oddly fun combination of toe-tapping and cringing. The series can be found on the Nerdist channel,...