RMG client Simon Majumdar takes his culinary criticisms to the Food Network, where he will appear as a judge on the third season of “Next Iron Chef”, premiering on Sunday, October 3^rd at 9/8c.

In Next Iron Chef, hosted by Alton Brown, ten chefs will travel from Los Angeles to Los Vegas and finally New York, preparing dishes that will earn one of them the Iron Chef title. Contestants will be eliminated along the way, leaving two chefs that will compete in the Kitchen Stadium for the final round on Sunday, November 21^st at 9/8c.   Simon Majumdar critiques alongside fellow judges Donatella Arpaia, restaurateur and food expert, and Michael Symon, Iron Chief winner and restaurateur.

Simon Majumdar has become an influential voice for the culinary arts. His love of food took him to several countries around the world, where he found the inspiration to write his best-selling memoir, Eat My Globe, and his most recent book, Eating for Britain. He’s also the co-author of “Dos Hermanos,” an internationally well known food website.

For more information on Simon Majumdar and season three of the Next Iron Chef, visit http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-iron-chef/index.html.

RMG Client David James Elliott stars alongside Virginia Madsen in ABC’s big Sunday premiere.  Scoundrels tells the story of the Wests, who are forced to change their lifestyle after the man of the house gets sent to the big house. Cheryl, loving mother and devoted wife, will do everything she can to keep her family together and on the straight and narrow.

Elliott plays the patriarch of the West family – Wolfgang “Wolf” West, Madsen as Cheryl West, Patrick Flueger as Logan West/Calvin “Cal” West, Leven Rambin as Heather West, Vanessa Marano as Hope West and Carlos Bernard as Sergeant Mack.

Scoundrels is produced by ABC Studios and is based on a New Zealand series entitled Outrageous Fortune. Lyn Greene & Richard Levine (Nip/Tuck) and Francie Calfo serve as executive producers.  If you want to check out more info before Sunday, visit the Scoundrels home page.

The musical about the Depression-era American outlaws has music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel), lyrics by Tony Award winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance), book by RMG’s own Ivan Menchell (The Cemetery Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and direction and musical staging by Jeff Calhoun (Deaf West’s Big River, Broadway’s Grease!).

For the full article recently published on Playbill.com – CLICK HERE

RMG client Duke Straub (Solitary) is producing a new reality show for Spike TV, called Half Pint Brawlers.  Half Pint Brawlers is a six episode series that follows a hectic traveling troupe of little person wrestlers as they bring their show all around the United States, led by their affable leader, Puppet “the psycho Dwarf.”

The pick up of Half Pint Brawlers has garnered much attention, particularly from the Hollywood Reporter and Variety. In addition to Straub, Half Pint Brawlers is being produced by Darryl Silver (The Apprentice), Stephen David (the Apprentice, Big Medicine), Royal Malloy, Jeff Guerriero and Trip Taylor (Jackass, Nitro Circus, and Wildboyz).

You can visit the website for Half Pint Brawlers by clicking here. The show is planned to premiere this June.

Our director client Rosemary Rodriguez (Castle, Rescue Me, Acts of Worship) will be premiering her new movie, The Pregnancy Pact, this Saturday, January 23 at 9:00 PM on the Lifetime Channel.

The Pregnancy Pact stars Thora Birch (American Beauty, Alaska) as an on-line magazine journalist returning to her old town to investigate the sudden rise of teenage pregnancies. Also starring is Camryn Manheim (Ghost Whisperer, The Practice) as the school nurse in the town. The story is set against the real-life news reports out of Gloucester, Massachusetts of a stark rise in teenage pregnancy.

Check out the trailer from Lifetime below!

More information on The Pregnancy Pact can be found on Lifetime’s website, or by clicking here.

RMG client Ivan Menchell, author of the book Bonnie & Clyde, recently attended the first reading of the play in Manhattan, and we were there!  Everything went smoothly, and we can’t wait for it’s debut at La Jolla Playhouse in November.

Check out this article posted last month on Broadwayworld.com:

La Jolla Playhouse announced today the addition of the world-premiere musical Bonnie & Clyde, to its 2009-10 season, replacing The Big Time. This production features music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel), lyrics by Tony Award-winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance), book by Ivan Menchell (The Cemetery Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), and direction by Jeff Calhoun (Deaf West’s Big River and Pippin, Grease!). Bonnie & Clyde will run November 10 – December 20, 2009 in The Playhouse’s Mandell Weiss Theatre.

Bonnie & Clyde is based on the lives of Depression-era outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, whose notorious exploits captured the country’s imagination. This seductive and cinematic new musical examines how a troubled Texas teen and a love-sick waitress became America’s most infamous couple, with a thrilling new score that combines rockabilly, blues and gospel music.

As previously announced, La Jolla Playhouse’s acclaimed 2008 production of Memphis will transfer to Broadway in October, 2009. Artistic Director Christopher Ashley, who helmed The Playhouse production last year, will direct the New York version as well. Ashley was originally slated to direct the Theatre’s fall production of The Big Time, but due to his new Memphis rehearsal schedule in New York, The Playhouse has chosen the new musical Bonnie & Clyde as its final show of the season.
“We are overjoyed that Memphis has found a home on Broadway,” said La Jolla Playhouse Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg. “We are confident that Bonnie & Clyde will be a sensational new musical for our audiences and a terrific finale to our 2009/10 season.”

‘The timing of Memphis’ move to Broadway turns out to be wonderfully serendipitous for The Playhouse, as it allows us to bring our audiences the stunning new musical Bonnie & Clyde,’ noted Ashley. “From the creative dream team of Frank Wildhorn, Don Black, Ivan Menchell and Jeff Calhoun, this theatrical gem gives audiences a fresh look at the now-mythical tale of one of the most infamous couples in history.”

Subscriptions to La Jolla Playhouse’s 2009/2010 season are available by calling (858) 550-1010 or by visiting lajollaplayhouse.org.

RMG client Brian Stepanek (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Brian O’Brian, Hatching Pete) will star as Dr. Victor Lloyd in writer-director Todd Tucker’s Monster Mutt, a family friendly FX-filled flick following the exploits of a family dog, Max.  Chaos ensues after an evil corporation tests their new energy drink on the lovable dog, which quickly begins transforming into the “Monster Mutt”.

Harvey Lowry will produce on Green Pictures’ third film. Production has started in association with Seth William Meiers’ Burnside Entertainment. Tucker and Lowry’s combined efforts of Academy Award-winning Drac Studios will be providing all special effects.

Besides Brian’s outstanding and hilarious work on several Disney Channel programs, fans also know him well from his  roles in blockbuster films like The Island and Transformers, along with his voice-over work on Over The Hedge, Charlotte’s Web, and Bolt.

Keep up on all the latest projects that Brian is involved with, along with exclusive photos, videos, and more on his official Facebook page by clicking here.

RMG clients Lee Thompson Young (Smallville, Scrubs, Flash Forward) and Tyler Posey (Brothers and Sisters, Maid in Manhattan) will both appear on the upcoming 4th season of Lincoln Heights.  If you have been following the show and want to watch the “countdown” to the new season, click here.

Young will guest star as “Julian”, a handsome and intelligent New York City artist, and begins shooting this week along with Posey, who’s character will recur over several episodes.  You can catch up on the past three seasons by watching full episodes on ABC Family’s site.

Quick synopsis – “A drama series about Eddie Sutton, a Los Angeles Police Department officer who moves his family back to his old neighborhood, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California to start a new life and help out his old neighborhood. It is a dangerous place to raise a family, and through the many trials the family goes through, they soon learn that settling in is not as easy as it seems. While Officer Sutton struggles to cope with every day life as a street cop in Los Angeles, his kids try to fit in at their new schools and with their new neighbors.”

ABC Family tackles the world of competitive gymnastics in their latest original series, Make It or Break It.  Client Steve Miner (The Wonder Years, Dawson’s Creek, Wildfire) directed the pilot episode, which aired last night and is already available for online viewing HERE.

The show has been well-received, leading critics like Mary McNamara of the L.A. Times to note, “ I know a new family-friendly show is doing its job if my kids beg me to play the pilot when their friends are over.”

You can also check out some other reviews at Slate.com and Variety.  Make It or Break It airs every Monday on ABC Family at 9/8c.