Jess Ryan

Julianne Nicholson is such a talent and she’s also smart AF. Her simultaneous turns in polar opposite characters in Hacks and Paradise are brilliant, fun and skillful in a way that make me so so happy.

YouTube video by Kodak Aspect Ratios with Sinners Director Ryan Coogler

PS: Also shout out to the Angelika where we got to see the 5 perf 70mm on an actual film projector (Ryan talks about it in his video, check it out). youtu.be/78Ru62uFM0s?...

This is what live theaters everywhere need to be doing. Create humor with relevant memes, platform the smarties who are obsessed with their jobs and their art, break down cool moments in history that correlate with the show. Get them in the door and then give them the best night of their lives.

Ya’ll I LOVE horror movies. I host a horror movie live show every month. And the vampires of it all Twas literally the last thing I found out about this movie - despite it arguably being the best vampire movie of all time, I bought my ticket well before I knew what it was about.

From there, I found the video of Ryan breaking down aspect ratios and film stock. And you KNOW I’m in for anyone nerding out that deeply on their craft. And of course doing live broadcast in theatre means I am interested. So now, I have *three* very strong ways in to wanting to go see this movie…

Ryan Coogler, Sinners (and Kodak/Warner) love fest: I don’t go see a ton of movies, I’m not proud of it but there it is. I somehow missed Sinners coming out and only heard about it when all the press came out about Ryan negotiating a rights return (it’s on my mind so it caught my attention )…

“There’s no point at aiming this thing [a camera] at the building if the viewer doesn’t know the people inside.” Peter Saarsgaard in September 5th. Also me to Broadway every day.

You know, I think the artists saying the things that need to be said, unveiling the quiet things that pay check to pay check folks feel - are the most powerful resistance tools at our disposal. I’m paying attention and listening.

OH COPY THAT!!!!

📸 by Arden Dickenson

An actor in Particle, sitting at her music stand, studying her libretto.

Two actors from Particle smile for the camera as they walk into rehearsal.

The writers of Particle, Selda and Derek, loom at each other from across the rehearsal room.

The Director of Particle, Jessica Ryan, laughs as she looks at a filming detail with the Digital Line Producer, Alyssa Myers.

I’m thrilled and terrified, but at the end of the day, all the complexities reduce down to incredible moments birthing a show in a rehearsal room — and setting it up to reach as many people as possible.

Shows that go through our journey will have 6 developmental steps, licensable digital assets, options to adapt into other digital mediums ahead of Broadway and a partner in us to help bridge the gap between the in-person and digital side of their business.

That means a new business model that doesn’t pit a producing entity against the artists. It requires us to put people and planet at the center of our biz and it requires the artists to start learning how to run an IP business.

We are piloting our new digital accelerator for theatrical IP with Particle, a coming of age story set against the high octane world of esports. At the center of it we believe money has to come in earlier to promising MVIP, so digital storytelling can distribute across the lifetime of development.

I am seeing it Saturday, I can’t freaking wait!!!

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Broadway marketing and digital content qween Katharine Quinn and I are at @sxsw.com this week, loading ourselves up with inspiration and innovation to bring back to Broadway. Wanna hear our takeaways? Follow along! www.instagram.com/reel/DG_qLC7...

My invites for Sunday at SXSW:

Chickenshit Bingo, wherein a chicken quite literally shits on numbers and you hope you win.

A super exclusive invite only party on a ranch outside of Austin celebrating a famous AI artist.

*the most Jess Ryan Sophie’s Choice to ever be*

No Broadway to be found ::gasp::

On my way to my first @sxsw.com! Anything I can’t miss? IP, alternate/impact capital and esports panels, my friend Bree’s premiere of O’Dessa (w Sadie Sink) and dinner at Uchi are already on the books!

Had so much fun cooking up something supremely silly with the beyond funny Jessica Vosk. Want to see it? If you’re in NYC, grab a tix to Amplify25 (and if you’re a broadcast partner hit me up 😆)

Sara Bareilles Will Preview New Musical The Interestings at Amplify 2025 Concert Also featuring Real Women Have Curves ’ Joy Huerta, the evening at Sony Hall will benefit Maestra Music.

Very cool announcement about Amplify 2025 (directed by yours truly) in Playbill today! Hitting the street with Jessica Vosk tomorrow to film a little something silly to open the show. playbill.com/article/sara...

So agree!!

I started using Superhuman in beta and was a little on the fence as to the cost - but boy I’ve never been happier to hang on to a product I early adopted. Raul and his team are doing a bang up job of thoughtful, useful features!

Yes she is!!!!!!

It builds audience at brand and IP level, unearths key data, builds new revenue streams and creates optionality for which medium could be right for initial distribution of the IP. Done right, it will make shows far more successful economically in the long run!

Also fwiw - for the foreseeable future, the investment I’m making is in the role live broadcast (and other digital mediums that help you feel as in-person as possible) plays and impact it has is on MVIP, rather than work already on Broadway or the West End.

YouTube video by And That's Showbiz Can Live Streaming Save Broadway? | Jess Ryan on Game Changers

Had a GREAT convo w influencer Katharine Quinn about live broadcast & the Bwy of it all. I said a lot I believe in, a few things I’m nervous to have said out loud - but at the end of the day I think we have to ask these questions in service of figuring out theatre & screens. youtu.be/av9pEDA8V2I?...

Ok Allison Janney