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EXCLUSIVE: Verve has hired Ivana Martinez as an agent as the company continues to build out its talent team that formed last year under Talent Head and Partner Sean Grumman. Martinez began her career in the WME mailroom before transitioning to management at Fourward. Her clients include Eliza Taylor (The 100), Mason…

EXCLUSIVE: David Bryan, composer and lyricist for Broadway’s upcoming Diana: The Musical has signed with Verve for representation as a writer and composer across theater, film and television. Bryan, a founding member and keyboardist of the classic rock band Bon Jovi, is the Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist of…

EXCLUSIVE:  Chi McBride has signed with Verve. The accomplished actor, who recently wrapped a seven-season run as Lou Grover on CBS’ Hawaii Five-0, was recently tapped to star opposite Pete Holmes in the as-yet untitled Tom Smallwood comedy pilot, also for CBS. In addition to being a series regular on Hawaii…

EXCLUSIVE: Verve has signed A. Zell Williams, a playwright and writer whose credits include Law & Order: SVU, American Soul and Next, for representation in all areas. Williams has a long history of writing both nationally and internationally in theater. Williams received the Terrence McNally Award, from the late…

EXCLUSIVE: Eliza Taylor, who starred as the lead on the CW series The 100 for seven seasons, has signed with Verve for representation and lined up her next project. Taylor got her start on the star-making Australian series Neighbours and will return to her native country for her next project It Only Takes A Night. In…

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Lissette Feliciano has inked with Verve following the success of her SXSW debut feature, Women Is Losers, which she wrote, directed, and produced. Set during the 1960s in San Francisco, Women Is Losers follows bright and talented Catholic school girl Celina Guerrera (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood…

EXCLUSIVE: Verve talent agency is bolstering its roster with a number of high-level executive producers and directors from Dick Wolf’s camp, including Arthur Forney, Fred Berner, Reza Tabrizi, Jim McKay, Michael Pressman, as well as consultant Connie Rice. The additions follow Verve’s acquisition of Paul Alan Smith’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Gorham has been tapped for a major role opposite Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in The Lincoln Lawyer, Netflix's drama series based on Michael Connelly bestselling novels, from David E. Kelley and A+E Studios. Additionally, the Covert Affairs alum has signed with Verve for representation. Written and…

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to take lumps from all corners of Hollywood over its dysfunctional business practices and lack of members diversity. Verve becomes the first Hollywood agency to join the chorus demanding reforms. This comes after public statements by a collective of publicists, Time’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Hartmere, writer of the Broadway-bound Britney Spears musical Once Upon a One More Time and the 2017 film The Upside, has signed with Verve. The Spears jukebox musical, with a Hartmere-penned book, sets hit songs including "Oops! I Did It Again," "Stronger," "Toxic" and "Lucky" to an irreverent take on…

EXCLUSIVE: Verve has acquired veteran TV lit agent Paul Alan Smith's New Deal Mfg. Co., a boutique lit agency representing a bevy of television and film directors. New Deal's founding partner Smith and agent Tyler Reynolds will join Verve where they will continue to represent their clients, some of whom have been with…

EXCLUSIVE: Following the promotion of Roberto Larios to Agent just before the holidays last year, Verve has started the new year with the hire of Literary Agent Noah Ballard, expanding its Publishing team. The hire will also epxand its New York presence with Ballard being based in the agency’s New York…