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According to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users as of this writing, two closed shows are expected to receive nominations for Best Musical at this year’s Tony Awards. They are “Days of Wine and Roses,” which is in fifth place with 19/2 odds, and “Here Lies Love,” which is in second with 5/1 odds. Traditionally, however, closed shows tend to struggle getting Best Musical noms.

“Here Lies Love” opened way back in the summer of last year and was well received by critics. Yet it sadly never caught on commercially and ended up closing last November. Meanwhile, “Days of Wine and Roses” had already intended to be a limited run with its final performance planned for April 28 after opening in January to its own critical acclaim. Yet due to lackluster grosses, the run became even more limited, ending early on March 31.

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Spanish-language series approved by late author’s family.

In its latest move to adapt a literary classic for the streaming world and ramp up Spanish-language production, Netflix has acquired the rights to develop Gabriel García Márquez’s landmark novel One Hundred Years Of Solitude as a Spanish language original series.

García Márquez’s sons Rodrigo Garcia and Gonzalo García Barcha will serve as executive producers on the series, which Netflix said will be filmed mainly in Colombia.

This would be the first mainstream, family-approved screen version of One Hundred Years of Solitude, which was first published in 1967 and helped establish...

[Editors Note: indieWIRE is publishing two interviews daily with Sundance ’07 competition filmmakers through the end of the festival later this month. Directors with films screening in the four competition section were given the opportunity to participate in an email interview, and each was sent the same set of questions.]

Filmmaker Adam Bhala Lough brings his latest work to the Sundance Film Festival this year, entitled “Weapons.” The film follows a group of teenagers who become involved in a series of seemingly random killings over the course of a weekend. “A haunted hip-hop soundtrack drenches this insightful study of teenage character and value systems in a world where everyone seems to have a gun,” writes Sundance, “but the most dangerous weapon is the one unleashed by tender things broken inside innocent hearts.” Adam Bhala Lough other recent work includes Bomb the System, Farmhouse, and music videos for Mf Doom and Joe Strummer.

Please introduce yourself. What are some of your former jobs? Where did you grow up, and where do you live now?

27 right now, 24 when I wrote “Weapons.” I’ve had some interesting former jobs. I worked at Blockbuster Video, bagged groceries at Giant Food, was a clerk at...