Rich Battista News

Last night, City Year Los Angeles hosted their 12th annual Spring Break: Destination Education Benefit which raised over $2.2 million to support thousands of students across L.A. thrive in school and in life. Check out photos here!

The cast of GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER have had many guests from the Broadway community throughout its run. Among those were Lori Tan Chinn, Baayork Lee, Paul Shaffer, Andre De Shields, Denise Burse, Tracie Thoms, Jose Llana, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Marsha Mason, Alex Newell, Daniel K. Isaac, the kids from SCHOOL OF ROCK, Eric William Morris and his cast members from KING KONG.

The producers of Broadway's Gettin' The Band Back Together, announced today that the show will close on Sunday, September 16 following the evening performance. It will have played 30 previews and 40 performances at the Belasco Theatre (111 W 44thStreet). Previews began on July 19 and the show opened on August 13. Producer Ken Davenport writes about it on his blog here.

Gettin' The Band Back Together today announced that the town of Sayreville, NJ will join them as co-producers. "Our whole show is a love letter to New Jersey, and specifically to Sayreville where it takes place," said producer Ken Davenport.

On September 13, Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) will launch the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN), an ad supported, free streaming video network from two of the world's most respected entertainment media brands.

Producers Bob Israel and Larry Hirschhorn announced today that Garry Marshall's iconic movie THE FLAMINGO KID is being developed as a musical, with sights set on a Spring, 2018 Broadway opening. 

Time Inc.'s (NYSE:TIME) Entertainment Weekly will present EW PopFest on October 29 - 30, 2016, at The Reef located in downtown Los Angeles.

PEOPLE'S LIST is the hour-long weekly program highlighting the biggest stories in pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle, human interest and news features, brings viewers up to speed on what they may have missed, plus gives viewers a sneak peek at the top stories people will be talking about in the week ahead.

PEOPLE'S LIST is the hour-long weekly program highlighting the biggest stories in pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle, human interest and news features, brings viewers up to speed on what they may have missed, plus gives viewers a sneak peek at the top stories people will be talking about in the week ahead.

ABC News and People announced today a new limited-run summer series titled “People's List,” premiering Saturday, June 11 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) on ABC. The hour-long weekly program highlights the biggest stories in pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle, human interest and news features to bring viewers up to speed on what they may have missed. Plus, viewers will get an exclusive sneak peek at the top stories people will be talking about in the week ahead.

They say justice is blind; but the path to that lofty ideal is often paved with dramatic twists and turns, tales of betrayal, buried secrets and unsung heroes.

VH1 delivered its highest rated tentpole since 2010 last night with the premiere of the 'VH1 Big in 2015 With Entertainment Weekly' special.

Hollywood's biggest celebrities honor the top entertainers of the year in the VH1 BIG IN 2015 WITH ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY celebration premiering Monday, December 7, 2015

Multitalented actor, comedian and author Aziz Ansari has been named as an honoree at the 'VH1 Big In 2015 with Entertainment Weekly' celebration, which premieres Monday, December 7, 2015 at 9pm ET/PT on VH1.

Hollywood powerhouse Elizabeth Banks and the breakout cast from the most successful music biopic of all time, 'Straight Outta Compton' -- O'Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell -- have been added as honorees at the 'VH1 Big In 2015 with Entertainment Weekly' party

Jed Bernstein (Broadway Producer), Bob Israel (Movie Producer and Entertainment Marketing Executive), and Rich Battista (Entertainment and Media Executive) have announced the launch of The Broadway & Vine Fund, specifically dedicated to optioning movie titles for adaptation as musicals, commissioning creative teams to develop scripts, and staging the first readings and presentations. For any projects deemed worthy of further development, additional fundraising will be undertaken.