“Vanderpump Rules” producer Alex Baskin has tapped Joe Kingsley and Jeff Festa to join the creative executive team of his new company, 32 Flavors. He recruited both Kingsley and Festa from Evolution Media, his former company, where they all previously worked on unscripted projects together.
At 32 Flavors, Kingsley has been appointed executive vice president of production and operations while Festa has been named senior vice president of development and programming. Both Kingsley and Festa will report to Baskin, who serves as CEO for the production company he founded last summer.
Kingsley spent more than ten years working under Baskin at Evolution Media. He was promoted several times, starting out as line producer and eventually moving up to senior vice president of production and operations. He served as executive producer on a myriad of shows including the long running Bravo hit “Vanderpump Rules,” “Botched,” “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and...
At 32 Flavors, Kingsley has been appointed executive vice president of production and operations while Festa has been named senior vice president of development and programming. Both Kingsley and Festa will report to Baskin, who serves as CEO for the production company he founded last summer.
Kingsley spent more than ten years working under Baskin at Evolution Media. He was promoted several times, starting out as line producer and eventually moving up to senior vice president of production and operations. He served as executive producer on a myriad of shows including the long running Bravo hit “Vanderpump Rules,” “Botched,” “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and...
- 3/14/2024
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Leigha Sanderson always wanted to dance, but it was never going to be easy for her. Sanderson, 16, was born with spina bifida, a congenital birth defect in which the spinal cord fails to form properly. She spent her early years in and out of the hospital, undergoing dozens of surgeries; she still regularly struggles with pain and bladder infections, and since she was five, has used a catheter to go to the bathroom. “The school nurse was my best friend growing up,” she says.
Around 2013, when Sanderson was six or seven,...
Around 2013, when Sanderson was six or seven,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Ej Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
There's nothing but treble here. Ahead of Xomg Pop's big debut performance during E!'s Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, which aired Dec. 28, manager Jessalynn Siwa faced an unexpected issue: The microphones were subpar. "Stop, just stop," Jessalynn called out to interrupt the girl group's practice. "Ok you guys, you've got to listen to the music. We're going to adjust some levels." Jessalynn instructed singer Dallas to perform her rap to test the volume, before JoJo Siwa realized that the "problem is the music just drowns her out." "They all sing the whole time," Jessalynn pointed out. "Their mics...
- 12/29/2021
- E! Online
This stage mom is taking it to the next level. During E!'s Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, which aired Dec. 28, Jessalynn Siwa has to put one parent in her place. Kinley's mom, Tracy, takes issue with how much stage time her daughter gets in the spotlight, and as the final round approaches, Tracy encourages Kinley to ask for a bigger singing part. "Ask Jess what you need to do in order to get a bigger part in the next song," Tracy instructed. "Ask her what you need to work on." But Kinley got uncomfortable, saying, "No, that would be really rude." And so Tracy took matters into her own hands and pulled...
- 12/29/2021
- E! Online
It's crunch time on Siwas Dance Pop Revolution. JoJo Siwa and her mom Jessalynn Siwa have spent the pasts few months mentoring a group of tweens competing for a coveted role in the newly formed music group, Xomg Pop—set to be managed by Jessalynn and serve as an opening act for JoJo—and now, they're nearing the end of the Peacock/E! series. This means making several difficult decisions, one of which had to happen on last night's all-new episode. As the above Siwas Dance Pop Revolution clip shows, Jessalynn was prepared to send someone home, but she wanted a few outside opinions first. Enter a slew of industry professionals, from music executives to...
- 12/15/2021
- E! Online
Look out, world! JoJo Siwa and her mom Jessalynn Siwa set out to create the next big kid pop group, and after months of searching for the perfect triple-threat tweens on the Peacock and E! series Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, they've managed to do just that. Allow E! to introduce you to Xomg Pop, the music group about to hit the road for a cross-country tour with JoJo herself: Bella Cianni Llerena, 12, Brooklynn Pitts, 11, Dallas Skye Gatson, 10, Kinley Cunningham, 10, Kiya Barczyszyn, 12, Leigha Rose Sanderson, 14 and Tamara "Tinie T" Andreasyan, 10. Xomg Pop has already recorded several songs and filmed two music videos since wrapping Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, and E!...
- 12/14/2021
- E! Online
Lights, camera...low energy? During the Nov. 30 episode of Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, coach and manager Jessalynn Siwa encouraged her team to practice on-stage before the competition. "We're the only team singing live," Jessalynn explained. "We need a sound check." With just 10 minutes to run through the song and dance number, the girls don't deliver. "Something was weird," one contestant said in a confessional, while her mother noted that the "energy was low" from the team as a whole. Choreographer and mentor JoJo Siwa investigated if the girls were choosing not to sing loudly. "What is...
- 12/1/2021
- E! Online
An important message. Last night's episode of Siwas Dance Pop Revolution on E! was a special one. As JoJo Siwa and her mom Jessalynn Siwa continued mentoring a group of tweens competing in a series of challenges and performances with the end goal of landing a coveted role in the newly formed music group, Xomg Pop—which will be managed by Jessalynn and serve as an opening act for JoJo—they're making sure to impart wisdom along the way. For example, this week, the contestants weren't learning just any old routine, but one that had "a deeper meaning," as Jessalynn put it. "Sometimes, you ever feel like you don't...
- 11/24/2021
- E! Online
It's time to cut a contestant. During a sneak peek at tonight's Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, airing Tuesday, Nov. 23, Jessalynn Siwa has to decide which tween girl will be going home. A "phenomenal" team performance makes it even tougher to eliminate a rising star. Quickly, it comes down to Tatum, 10, or Bella, 12. "Tatum, I think you're so talented," Jessalynn explains. "I think your mom and I believe in you more than you believe in yourself. You're a good singer, you're a great dancer. I feel like you don't know it yet." Where Tatum's issue is confidence, Jessalynn applauds Bella's great work...
- 11/24/2021
- E! Online
Look at you grow, JoJo! JoJo Siwa stepped out in her most glamorous look yet at the 2021 American Music Awards on Nov. 21, saying goodbye to her signature ponytail and all the glitter for a sophisticated transformation. Rather than go for her usual pink ensemble, the 18-year-old influencer arrived at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles wearing chic off-the-should black gown, which had sheer panels running down the tulle skirt. JoJo finished off her chic look by braiding the front strands of her blonde hair and pulling it back. The 2021 AMAs was the first major event that the Siwas Dance Pop Revolution star has attended since her split from Kylie Prew, her girlfriend of nine...
- 11/22/2021
- E! Online
This is not a drill! Ask any Dance Moms fan: There's nothing that sends a stage parent into a tailspin quite like a last-minute beauty or fashion emergency. That's exactly what's happening in this clip from last night's Siwas Dance Pop Revolution premiere on E!. The Peacock series centers on JoJo Siwa and her mom Jessalynn Siwa as they set out to create pop music's next big sensation. How? By mentoring a group of tweens who will compete in a series of challenges and performances to land a coveted role in their newly formed music group, Xomg Pop. The winning contestants will be managed by Jessalynn and serve as an opening act for...
- 11/17/2021
- E! Online
Practicing new dance moves, and some tough love. JoJo Siwa and her mom Jessalynn Siwa are scouting new talent for the next big kid pop group, Xomg Pop, to be managed by Jessalynn. A sneak peek at the new E! and Peacock competition series, Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, airing tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 16, gives fans an inside look at how the mother-daughter team coach their dance troupe. "Here's the thing: Without these costumes and her helicopter, this dance would have been awful," JoJo states while watching a video of their team's performance. Jessalynn agrees that the whole routine is "sloppy joe." Dancer Laila, 9, admits that she...
- 11/17/2021
- E! Online
Life certainly is "epic" for JoJo Siwa right now! The Dancing With the Stars season 30 competitor has already made history with a same-sex dance partner, and now, JoJo is looking to mentor more rising stars with new Peacock series Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, which premieres today, Nov. 4 on the NBCU streaming platform. "Life is just so epic right now that I'm just seat belted in and along for the ride," JoJo exclusively gushed to E! News on Oct. 26. "I'm in the driver's seat, but I'm going 150 miles per hour." She added, "Every day, my happiness is larger. And every day, my confidence is larger. And every day, a thrill...
- 11/4/2021
- E! Online
Mother knows best! JoJo Siwa and her mom-ager Jessalynn Siwa may have been a dynamic duo for the past 18 years, but JoJo teased that they didn't always see eye-to-eye while filming new Peacock competition series, Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, premiering Thursday, Nov. 4. "Since I came out of the womb, we've been working together," JoJo exclusively quipped during E! News' Daily Pop on Tuesday, Nov. 2. "Now, working together in this way is not the same. What took me a second is, with my career, I've always had the final say because at the end of the day, it's my life. But with this, she had the final say." The joint...
- 11/2/2021
- E! Online
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