Sugar23 To Develop Jean Meltzer’s ‘The Matzah Ball’ As Feature Film, Lance Bass Productions Producing

EXCLUSIVE: Sugar23 has optioned the rights to author Jean Meltzer’s first novel, The Matzah Ball, with plans to develop as a feature film. Sugar23 will produce along with Lance Bass Productions, Brett Gursky and Ben Savage. Michael Sugar, Sugar 23’s Ashley Zalta and Bass will serve as producers. Meltzer, Gursky, Lance Bass Productions’ Drew Pokorny, Savage and Sugar23’s Jillian Kay will serve as executive producers.

The book is an alternative holiday love story, follows chronically-ill Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt a “nice Jewish girl‚” with a secret: she loves Christmas. As the best-selling author of over twenty Christmas romance novels, and four made-for-TV movie spin-offs, she’s kept her stellar career secret from her observant Jewish family for over a decade. But when Rachel’s publishing house tells her they won’t renew her contract unless she writes them a Hanukkah romance, she’s desperate for inspiration. She finds it in the form of the Matzah Ball, a high-end Jewish music celebration scheduled for the last night of Hanukkah. There is only one problem: tickets are sold out and the only way to get one is direct from the ball’s creator, who just happens to be Jacob Greenberg, her summer camp arch enemy.

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*NSYNC *NYE Celebrations

The members of *NSYNC celebrated New Year’s Eve all around the country. Here is *NSYNC Online’s roundup!

Chris co-hosted Now That’s What I Call 90s NYE party at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tulsa, OK with Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees.

Thanks to friend of *NSYNC Online, Deanna for this great photo!

Joey performed and hosted the Mulvi Group’s show Joey Fatone and Friends at the MGM Grand.

Ryan Cabrera shared a post of his performance with Joey on his IG.

JC spent NYE in Vail, CO with Camp Podwall.

And it appears that Lance spent NYE with a party close to home with friends.

Justin’s whereabouts were not shared by associates online but we are sure he spent a great night with family!

Watch *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris Harmonize in A Very Boy Band Holiday

A VERY BOY BAND HOLIDAY – ABC’s “A Very Boy Band Holiday” will feature appearances by some of the most beloved members of iconic boy bands, including Joey Fatone (*NSYNC), Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC), Lance Bass (*NSYNC), Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men), Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men), Bobby Brown (New Edition), Michael Bivins (New Edition), Joey McIntyre (NKOTB), Erik-Michael Estrada (O-Town), Nick Lachey (98 Degrees), Drew Lachey (98 Degrees), Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) and Justin Jeffre (98 Degrees), who will rock the holidays with classic tunes and their groups’ greatest holiday hits — and some special surprise guests to help celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. “A Very Boy Band Holiday” airs MONDAY, DEC. 6 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Christopher Willard) WANYA MORRIS, JOEY FATONE

In PEOPLE’s exclusive clip of ABC’s A Very Boy Band Holiday special, *NSYNC‘s Joey Fatone and Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris kick off the show with a joyful performance of their new original holiday song — and the harmonizing is out of this world.

“It’s always been so sweet to me to be in such a tight fraternity,” Fatone, 44, says. “So tonight in front of this Christmas tree, it’s boy band holiday.”

“Joe, we’re the group that does Motown Philly, so should I just leave?” Morris, 48, asks. “We’re not a boy band that’s insane.”

“Wan, the word ‘boy’ is in your name,” Fatone responds.

“We were boys, now we’re men,” Morris sings in a way that gives all the feels.

After some convincing from Fatone (and *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick as well as 98 Degrees’ Drew Lachey), Morris agrees to stick around for the Very Boy Band Holiday!

On Nov. 19, ABC announced the special, which will see appearances and performances from members of *NSYNC, New Edition, New Kids On The Block, Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees and O-Town.

The show, set to air Dec. 6, will see the likes of Morris, Fatone and *NSYNC’s Lance Bass, NKOTB’s Joey McIntyre and 98 Degrees’ Drew and Nick Lachey as they all “gather for a nostalgic night of merry hits,” according to a release from ABC.

Other boy band members slated to appear include *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick, Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman, New Edition’s Michael Bivins, O-Town’s Erik-Michael Estrada, and 98 Degrees’ Jeff Timmons and Justin Jeffre.

Several of the musical heartthrobs, beloved by fans since the ’90s, appeared on social media on Nov. 19 to share a special message promoting the television event in which the singers complemented each other.

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‘A Very Boy Band Holiday’ Has *NSYNC, New Edition Celebrating Season

Not-so-tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will likely be tuning in to ABC’s “A Very Boy Band Holiday” special, coming soon to the network.

The show will feature appearances by some of the most beloved members of iconic boy bands, including Joey Fatone (*NSYNC), Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC), Lance Bass (*NSYNC), Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men), Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men), Bobby Brown (New Edition), Michael Bivins (New Edition), Joey McIntyre (NKOTB), Erik-Michael Estrada (O-Town), Nick Lachey (98 Degrees), Drew Lachey (98 Degrees), Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) and Justin Jeffre (98 Degrees).

On tap: classic tunes and their groups’ greatest holiday hits, along with some unnamed, but “special” surprise guests. The show airs Monday, Dec. 6 at 8 ET/PT on ABC. The special can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.

The special will also debut a new song titled “A Very Boy Band Holiday,” performed by *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris, a special performance of “This One’s For The Children” by Joey McIntyre and his son Griffin McIntyre, as well as some of the groups’ hits and a mix of classic holiday favorites including “Let It Snow,” “This Christmas,” “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” and more.

David Chamberlin, Michael Antinoro, Joe Mulvihill and Chris Wagner serve as executive producers, and Helen Bromfield is co-executive producer. The special is produced by 45 Live.

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