Haley Bennett in She Lived

Haley Bennett just wrapped the dramatic thriller movie She Lived which is scheduled for release later this year. She plays Molly a 17 year old girl who was stabbed by her mother and although she has recovered phsyically she is still grappling with the psychological damage. Her father moves her to a new school to try to help her recover from her past trauma.

Haley, who competed at IMTA in 2001, made her feature film debut in the wildly popular movie Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant. The Music and Lyrics soundtrack is available in the iTunes store and has tracks sung by Haley. She sings "Buddha's Delight," "Entering Bootytown," "Slam," and does a duet with Hugh Grant entitled "Way Back Into Love." From the dance melody in "Slam" to the love ballad of "Way Back Into Love," Haley demonstrates her true musical talent for audiences of all ages to enjoy. Haley is also working on the comedy film College which is due in August. Stay tuned for more on Haley or go to iTunes now and down load one of her songs!!

IMTA Colleagues New Show Premiering on Nick!

Long-time IMTA colleagues Bryan Leder and Frederick Levy have joined with Nickelodeon to

create Dance on Sunset, an action-packed new children's show aimed at getting kids involved and off the couch. It is filmed before a live audience at the Nickelodeon Studios! The show will debut Saturday night, following the Kids Choice Awards! Then you can catch it weekly on Sundays at 8:30pm on Nickelodeon. The show will feature Quddus Phillippe as host, Nick 6 professional dancers, hot musical acts and choreographer Tony Testa.

Marjorie Cohn, Nickelodeon's Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development said, "Dance on Sunset is a hybrid...because we do have a competition aspect and a freestyle aspect. But it will also feel like a real lifestyle show. It will be one of the hottest parties on the air." "Music and dance are very important to kids right now, and we want to be everyplace they are, and we want to do it the Nickelodeon way," said Cohn.

Each week, Testa and the Nick 6 will teach an original dance in an easy to learn format so the audience and viewers at home can follow along! Dance on Sunset will also tap into its live studio audience for contestants to compete weekly for the "Sunset VIP" title through a series of freestyle dance competitions. Viewers can also learn the dance steps seen on the show via Nick's official site!

Stars slated to perform include Ashlee Simpson, Sean Kingston, Akon with Colbie and Menudo.
Among the guest-stars on tap are Janet Jackson, Omarion and Nickelodeon's own Miranda Cosgrove (star of Nickelodeon's hit comedy iCarly) and The Naked Brothers Band.

Leder, of BLT/Bryan Leder Management, and Levy, of Management 101, have been participating in talent seminars and looking for new talent at IMTA conventions for many years.

IMTA congratulates them both and wishes them continued success.

Tune in for this awesome new show Saturday night on Nickelodeon!

Watch tomorrow to see if Josh Duhamel's movie wins award!

The Kids' Choice Awards 2008 airs tomorrow on Nickelodeon and IMTA alum Josh Duhamel's smash hit film Transformers: The Movie is up to win the night's biggest award "Best Movie!" Hosted by Jack Black, the awards show features some of the hottest celebs who are kids' favorites. Josh is a daytime Emmy winning actor as well as eight nominations from the Teen Choice Awards during the last few years. Transformers: The Movie was the #1 movie of the summer! It also won an MTV Movie Award! While you are rooting for Josh to win for Transformers, keep look out for other IMTA alum scheduled to attend including Aria Wallace, Ashton Kutcher, Moises Arias, and Alyson Stoner.

Josh won Male Model of the Year at IMTA in 1997 where he competed against another very high profile IMTA alum, Ashton Kutcher. After IMTA, Duhamel landed his first acting job playing the title character in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and he soon began acting on All My Children playing a role that won him a Daytime Emmy in 2002. Josh left daytime tv for his breakthrough role on the hit series Las Vegas. This exciting show was a hit on NBC for five seasons.

In 1997, Model TV covered the IMTA Convention for E! and Inside Edition has featured the video several times....to see Josh competing at IMTA and an interview he gave about IMTA, please watch their clip below: