Notes From the Rep Biz, May 30, 2014
Agency Notes
At WME:
Dancer and star of Sia's Chandelier video that stormed the internet this month, Maddy Ziegler has signed with Sharon Jackson.
Playwright, screenwriter and director Charles Randolph Wright is now with Susan Weaving.
Australian actor Liam McIntyre (Spartacus: Blood and Sand) has signed with Brandon Liebman.
Rising French director Cedric Jimenez (The French) is now represented by Rich Cook and Jerome Duboz.
At CAA:
Tony-winning actress Laura Benanti has signed with Joe Machota. She continues to be managed by Emily Gerson Saines at Brookside Artist Management.
At ICM Partners:
Another stage star, and current Tony nominee, Lena Hall has signed with Sean Leibowitz.
Management Notes
Former CAA lit agent Matt Rosen has joined forces with manager Jeff Silver to form Grandview, a new management and production company. They are joined in this effort by successful indie producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones. Silver is bringing along his clients from Fourth Floor Productions, his previous company, and we are waiting to confirm which of Rosen's former clients on the agency side will continue on with him in his new role.
PR Notes
Actors Luke Wilson and Timothy Spall (who just won Best Actor at Cannes) have signed with ID PR.
Actors Steve Carell and David Tennant have signed with WKT PR.
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