Jon m. chu articles
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USC cancels Jon M Chu keynote speech in wake of valedictorian controversy
University says it is ‘redesigning’ commencement plans days after it decided to prevent Asna Tabassum from speaking on 10 MayThe University of Southern California is “redesigning” its entire commencement plans – just days after making the controversial decision to cancel the valedictorian speech of a Muslim student – and will also cancel the keynote speech by film-maker Jon M Chu.The Los Angeles university’s provost, Andrew Guzman, said on Monday that it took the unprecedented step of canceling...
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Broadway makes way for 'Crazy Rich Asians' with new musical directed by Jon M. Chu
"Crazy Rich Asians" will soon come to Broadway, years after author Kevin Kwan's bestseller jumped from page to screen in a watershed moment for Asian representation in Hollywood. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures revealed on Wednesday that director Jon M. Chu will helm a stage musical based on Kwan's "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy. The musical also will be based on Warner Bros.'s 2018 film adaptation of the first novel, which Chu directed. Playwright Leah Nanako Winkler will write the book, which will...
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USC cancels graduation keynote by Jon M. Chu amid controversy over decision to drop student's speech
The University of Southern California further shook up its commencement plans Friday, announcing the cancelation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the controversial choice to disallow the student valedictorian from speaking.