The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute has brought in veteran TV casting executive as Head of Talent, a newly created position focused on transitioning the Institute’s students to becoming professional actors in film and TV.
Theodoratos spent the last 20 years at the CW and its predecessor Upn, most recently as EVP of Talent & Casting, overseeing casting for the CW. She was part of the mass layoffs last fall following the CW’s acquisition by Nexstar and its pivot away from original scripted series developed in-house.
In her new role, Theodoratos will produce an annual talent showcase — a staple of college acting programs to present their talent to agents, managers, casting directors and executives — and will oversees the development of a casting database of the Institute’s top talent to put forth to the casting community. Theodoratos will also spearhead an industry-wide professional guest speaker series focused on actors and casting for the Institute,...
Theodoratos spent the last 20 years at the CW and its predecessor Upn, most recently as EVP of Talent & Casting, overseeing casting for the CW. She was part of the mass layoffs last fall following the CW’s acquisition by Nexstar and its pivot away from original scripted series developed in-house.
In her new role, Theodoratos will produce an annual talent showcase — a staple of college acting programs to present their talent to agents, managers, casting directors and executives — and will oversees the development of a casting database of the Institute’s top talent to put forth to the casting community. Theodoratos will also spearhead an industry-wide professional guest speaker series focused on actors and casting for the Institute,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW veteran Kevin Levy is stepping down from his role as EVP, Program Planning, Scheduling and Acquisitions on August 1.
A CW original who joined the network at launch in 2006, Levy was promoted to his most recent role in 2018.
A 25-year scheduling veteran, Levy was named SVP Program Planning and Scheduling for the CW in 2014. He joined as Director of Program Planning and Scheduling and was promoted to VP in 2007. His key acquisitions for the net included Penn & Tell: Fool Us and adventure series The Outpost. Levy transitioned to the CW from Upn, where he began his television career in 1998 as an assistant in the scheduling department. During his tenure there he helped launch shows such as America’s Next Top Model, Veronica Mars and Everybody Hates Chris.
As EVP, Levy oversees the strategic planning and scheduling of all network programming and is responsible for the acquisitions of movies, specials and series.
A CW original who joined the network at launch in 2006, Levy was promoted to his most recent role in 2018.
A 25-year scheduling veteran, Levy was named SVP Program Planning and Scheduling for the CW in 2014. He joined as Director of Program Planning and Scheduling and was promoted to VP in 2007. His key acquisitions for the net included Penn & Tell: Fool Us and adventure series The Outpost. Levy transitioned to the CW from Upn, where he began his television career in 1998 as an assistant in the scheduling department. During his tenure there he helped launch shows such as America’s Next Top Model, Veronica Mars and Everybody Hates Chris.
As EVP, Levy oversees the strategic planning and scheduling of all network programming and is responsible for the acquisitions of movies, specials and series.
- 6/27/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: As the dust has settled on the wave of layoffs that hit the CW on Tuesday, we are hearing more names of senior executives in multiple areas who were impacted.
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The list includes the CW’s EVP Distribution Betty Ellen Berlamino. Her exit was indirectly confirmed by Nexstar’s announcement yesterday morning that Google’s Rebekah Dopp is joining the network as EVP of distribution, strategy and affiliate relations. The CW’s affiliate relations team also took a hit, we hear.
The broadcaster may be taking the route a number of cable networks have taken of not...
Related Story The CW Names Brad Schwartz As President, Entertainment Related Story The CW Floats 1M An Episode License Fee For Drama Series As Studios Wait For Clarity On New Business Model Related Story 'The Winchesters' & 'Walker: Independence' Get No Back Orders As CW Cutbacks Continue, No Decision On Season 2
The list includes the CW’s EVP Distribution Betty Ellen Berlamino. Her exit was indirectly confirmed by Nexstar’s announcement yesterday morning that Google’s Rebekah Dopp is joining the network as EVP of distribution, strategy and affiliate relations. The CW’s affiliate relations team also took a hit, we hear.
The broadcaster may be taking the route a number of cable networks have taken of not...
- 11/2/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW’s head of casting, Lori Openden, is retiring this month after spending 40 years working in television.
Dana Theodoratos, the network’s senior vice president of talent and casting, will take over the department as her successor, overseeing casting on all series, pilots, and original scripted digital programming.
Together, Openden and Theodoratos have been the team behind The CW’s casting since 2006, having both joined from the network’s predecessor, Upn. The pair have worked on popular series including “Gossip Girl,” “Riverdale,” “All American,” “The Game,” “Girlfriends,” “90210,” “The Vampire Diaries,” and “Jane the Virgin,” the last of which earned the network its first major acting award through star Gina Rodriguez’s Golden Globe win.
“Under Lori and Dana’s guidance, discovering and showcasing rising new talent has been a hallmark of The CW brand since its inception, providing this network with a proud legacy of launching breakout stars that is second to none,...
Dana Theodoratos, the network’s senior vice president of talent and casting, will take over the department as her successor, overseeing casting on all series, pilots, and original scripted digital programming.
Together, Openden and Theodoratos have been the team behind The CW’s casting since 2006, having both joined from the network’s predecessor, Upn. The pair have worked on popular series including “Gossip Girl,” “Riverdale,” “All American,” “The Game,” “Girlfriends,” “90210,” “The Vampire Diaries,” and “Jane the Virgin,” the last of which earned the network its first major acting award through star Gina Rodriguez’s Golden Globe win.
“Under Lori and Dana’s guidance, discovering and showcasing rising new talent has been a hallmark of The CW brand since its inception, providing this network with a proud legacy of launching breakout stars that is second to none,...
- 10/6/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Lori Openden is stepping down as EVP of Talent and Casting for the CW and retiring after more than 40 years in the business as a casting director and executive. She will be succeeded in the CW head of casting post by her longtime top lieutenant, Dana Theodoratos, currently SVP, Talent and Casting who oversee casting on all of The CW’s series, pilots and original scripted digital programming.
Openden, with Theodoratos by her side, has been at the CW since its launch in 2006, overseeing the network’s slate of pilots and series for the past 14 years. That includes the CW’s DC series, All American, Gossip Girl, Riverdale, Girlfriends, The Game, 90210, The Vampire Diaries and Jane the Virgin, which earned star Gina Rodriguez a Golden Globe, marking the first major acting award for The CW. Both joined from the CW predecessor Upn.
Openden served as SVP, Talent and Casting,...
Openden, with Theodoratos by her side, has been at the CW since its launch in 2006, overseeing the network’s slate of pilots and series for the past 14 years. That includes the CW’s DC series, All American, Gossip Girl, Riverdale, Girlfriends, The Game, 90210, The Vampire Diaries and Jane the Virgin, which earned star Gina Rodriguez a Golden Globe, marking the first major acting award for The CW. Both joined from the CW predecessor Upn.
Openden served as SVP, Talent and Casting,...
- 10/6/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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