Jason Ritter News

Los Angeles-based indie-pop band Army Navy are back with a brand new single titled “Seismic,” a youthful blast of romantic and wistful indie-pop falling in line with the band's sound found across three full-length albums, numerous EPs & singles and feature films such as Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Shrek Forever After and The Way Way Back. A step forward in production and sound, “Seismic” follows the band's 2018 lost track, “Her Makeup,” and features core members Justin Kennedy (lead vocals, guitar), multi-instrumentalist Louie Schultz and long-term producer/engineer Adam Lasus (Yo La Tengo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah).

Filmmakers, talent and special guests celebrated Walt Disney Animation Studios' “Frozen 2” last night in Hollywood. “Frozen 2,” stars in attendance included Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Sterling K. Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Martha Plimpton, Jason Ritter, and more!

According to TVLine, Broadway legend Sutton Foster will guest star on ABC's 'A Million Little Things.'

Maggie is at a restaurant hoping to reconnect with her mother, and instead she meets a charming man (guest star Jason Ritter) who shares the same disdain for the restaurant's rude host.

Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Frozen 2' revealed a new trailer this morning that journeys into the enchanted forest, revealing more of Anna & Elsa's adventure in the highly anticipated feature film - in U.S theatres Nov. 22, 2019.

Netflix has released the trailer for Raising Dion, starring Alisha Wainwright, Ja'Siah Young, and Michael B. Jordan.

Productivity Media Inc and Oakhurst Entertainment announced today that Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon are set to join the cast of the upcoming thriller BLACK BEAR, directed by Lawrence Michael Levine.  Penned by Levine, the film will be produced by Tandem Pictures' Julie Christeas and Jonathan Blitstein, Richard J Bosner (Blue Creek Pictures), Sophia Takal and Oakhurst's Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna. Productivity will finance the film.  Shooting is underway in the Adirondack Mountains in Long Lake, NY.

Center Theatre Group has announced casting for the second annual L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival: New Plays Forged in L.A., a one-day event at the Kirk Douglas Theatre celebrating some of the freshest and most thrilling voices in modern American theatre. The festival will take place on June 29 from 1 to 9 p.m. with readings of three new plays by three L.A. Writers' Workshop participants from throughout the program's 14-year history. The readings include "Campaign" by Laura Jacqmin, directed by Monty Cole; "Sleeping Giant" by Steve Yockey, directed by Michael Matthews; and "Confederates" by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Goldie Patrick.

Albert Hammond Jr returns with new single 'More to Life' accompanied by a music video starring actor Jason Ritter. The footage featured in the 'More to Life' music video is from a student film directed by Albert Hammond Jr in the late 90s during his tenure in film school - re-edited by his wife Justyna Hammond Jr 20 years later.

Pasadena Playhouse, State Theatre of California, continues their exciting partnerships with Caltech Theatre and the USC School of Dramatic Arts this Spring, with MACH 33: The Caltech|Pasadena Playhouse Festival of New Science Driven Plays, presented by Caltech Theater and Pasadena Playhouse May 9 -11 and the New Works Festival Year 3 May 17-18, presented by USC School of Dramatic Arts and hosted by Pasadena Playhouse. These plays are part of Playhouse community programming. Danny Feldman is the Producing Artistic Director of Pasadena Playhouse.

Are you living your true self? Filled with philosophie de la vie, humor, and heartache I Am Sophie is a journey of identity. The audience becomes the confidante to Sophie Carter, formerly known as Kate Carter. When she returns to the United States after living in Paris, she has become a changed woman. Now home, to take care of her father, her loved ones meet Sophie for the first time. What follows is an existential adventure. Sophie has us all wondering, am I who I think I am?

Are you living your true self? Filled with philosophie de la vie, humor, and heartache I Am Sophie is a journey of identity. The audience becomes the confidante to Sophie Carter, formerly known as Kate Carter. When she returns to the United States after living in Paris, she has become a changed woman. Now home, to take care of her father, her loved ones meet Sophie for the first time. What follows is an existential adventure. Sophie has us all wondering, am I who I think I am?

Everyone's favorite dragon, Spyro, is back with a new look and allegiance in the trailer for SkylandersTM Academy Season 3. Based on the popular Skylanders® video game franchise, the animated series from Activision Blizzard Studios follows recently-turned-evil Spyro (Jason Ritter), along with Stealth Elf (Ashley Tisdale), Eruptor (Jonathan Banks), Jet-Vac (Jonny Rees), and Pop Fizz (Bobcat Goldthwait) as they train under the watchful eye of Master Eon (Chris Diamantopoulos). New showrunners and executive producers Clayton Sakoda and Ian Weinreich join this season as the Skylanders face off with one of their own.

New York-based actor Donald Paul has just signed on and is set to join the new 10 episode Netflix series called, RAISING DION, which is written by Carol Barbee and based on the popular comic book written by Dennis Liu. Donald, known for his role on the various TV shows including: Quantico, Elementary, POWER, GROWN, Love Is ___, and SEAL Team, joins the already signed Raising Dion cast of Michael B. Jordan, Jason Ritter, Jazmyn Simon and Alisha Wainwright. Talking to Broadway World exclusively, Donald says, “I'm excited to head over to Atlanta and begin shooting my scenes later this summer and work with such an incredible cast and crew!”

An unforgettable love story inspired by one of the most romantic movies of all time. Stephen Sachs directs Deaf actors Deanne Bray (Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, Heroes) and Troy Kotsur (title role in Cyrano at the Fountain, Big River on Broadway) in Sachs' newest play, inspired by the screenplay for Noel Coward's Brief Encounter. The world premiere of Arrival & Departure will open on July 14 and continue through September 30 at the Fountain Theatre. The cast also features hearing actors Jessica Jade Andres, Adam Burch, Brian Robert Burns, Shon Fuller, Kyra Kotsur, Aurelia Myersand Stasha Surdyke.

Newcomer Ja'Siah Young will star as 'Dion Reese,' a curious, playful, and intelligent 7-year-old boy who is learning he has some very special abilities - he can move things with his mind. While exciting and cool, it's also something he knows scares his mom, Nicole.

According to Deadline, Jason Ritter has been cast as the lead in Netflix's straight-to-series hourlong sci-fi family drama Raising Dion, based on commercial and music video director Dennis Liu's short film about an African-American single mother who discovers her young son has multiple, constantly changing abilities. The project comes from Liu, Creed star Michael B. Jordan, who will have a supporting role, veteran showrunner Carol Barbee (UnReal, Judging Amy), writer-producer Michael Green (American Gods, Logan) and Charles D. King's MACRO (Fences).

Award-winning writer and director Jennifer Fox delivers a film based on her own childhood in The Tale,available for Digital Download on July 2nd. Premiering to rave reviews at Sundance 2018, the HBO film, starring Laura Dern (HBO's Big Little Lies), is “an immense, brave and genuinely earth-shaking self-portrait' (Indiewire).  

An unforgettable love story inspired by one of the most romantic movies of all time. Stephen Sachs directs Deaf actors Deanne Bray (Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, Heroes) and Troy Kotsur (title role in Cyrano at the Fountain, Big River on Broadway) in Sachs' newest play, inspired by the screenplay for Noel Coward's Brief Encounter. The world premiere of Arrival & Departure will open on July 14 and continue through September 30 at the Fountain Theatre. The cast also features hearing actors Jessica Jade Andres, Adam Burch,Brian Robert Burns, Shon Fuller, Kyra Kotsur, Aurelia Myersand Stasha Surdyke.

The HBO Films presentation THE TALE will debut SATURDAY, MAY 26 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT).