Lenny Kravitz cannot be tied down, more Broadway names on the move, and Disney stars with new teams. Welcome to Friday and Notes from the Rep Biz!
At CAA:
Four-time Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz has signed with a team led by Jeff Frasco. Kravitz, who just released his 11th studio album, Raise Vibration, returns to CAA after just ten months at UTA.
Actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde has signed with agent Maha Dakhil after a tenure with WME. Her directorial debut, Booksmart, is set to release next year.
On the staffing side, the agency has hired former EuropaCorp USA executive Federica Sainte-Rose to its Media Finance Group.
At UTA:
The company has hired Sarah Luciano as a media rights agent. Luciano most recently worked as a manager at Anonymous Content.
Argentinian writer-director Benjamin Naishtat has signed with agent Nick Shumaker for representation in all areas. His most recent film, Rojo, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this year.
Actress Zoe Perry, who currently stars on The Big Bang Theory spin-off Young Sheldon, has signed with Jacob Fenton, Jay Gassner, and Jeremy Barber.
At APA:
The agency has signed award-winning magazine Mother Jones for film and television, in addition to director Lance Daly. Dalys latest picture is the Irish historical drama Black 47.
At Paradigm:
Actor Reed Birney, who won a Tony in 2016 for his performance in The Humans, has signed with Sarah Fargo.
At Verve:
The agency has hired former MiTu executive Gina Reyes as an agent in the television literary department. Prior to her time at MiTu, Reyes spent five years as a creative executive and director at Fox.
At ICM Partners:
Actress Meg Donnelly has signed with April King and Sean Leibowitz. Donnelly, one of the stars of Disneys musical Z-O-M-B-I-E-S, can be seen on the ABC comedy series American Housewife, where she plays the oldest daughter, Taylor.
Management Notes:
Actress Skai Jackson, another busy member of the Disney family, has signed with Margaret Riley, Scott Wexler, and Zack Morgenroth of Lighthouse Entertainment.
Two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy has signed with Bill Butler and Michelle Kittrell at Industry Entertainment.
English actor Christian Brassington has signed with Mark Armstrong and Steve Caserta of Principal Entertainment.
Online-focused Select Management Group has signed a trio of vlogging clients Haley Pham, Ava Jules, and Margot Lee.
Publicity Notes:
Actress and Fox News LA correspondent Krystin Goodwin has signed with ztpr. Goodwin can be seen in the upcoming Transformers movie, Bumblebee.
Publicist Erin Moody has joined PMK*BNC after six months as VP of Communications at Freeform. Prior to that, she spent over a decade with 20th Century Fox.
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Variety
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