Variety

Mae Whitman on How ‘Parenthood’ Prepared Her to Embrace Her Fear of Singing in Hulu’s ‘Up Here’

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the first season of “Up Here,” now streaming on Hulu. The first time Mae Whitman sang in front of an audience on camera, it was just her, a guitar and ...
Entertainment Tonight

Mae Whitman Talks Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone in New Musical Rom-Com 'Up Here' (Exclusive)

Mae Whitman has been acting since she was two years old, but her new Hulu series, Up Here, is like nothing she's ever done before. "I've never done a musical. I've never gotten to dance," she shared ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Jasmine Cephas Jones, Marisa Davila, Jane Krakowski and Mae Whitman on Their Characters’ Musical Moments: “There Are No Filters” to Song and Dance

Contending actresses speak about their characters expressing themselves through verse or through song, employing their Broadway skill set and embracing vulnerability. By Carita Rizzo Jones as Ashley ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Up Here’ Review: Hulu’s Musical Rom-Com Never Lives Up to Its Pedigree

Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes star in a series with songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez ('Frozen') and scripts from Danielle Sanchez-Witzel ('New Girl') and Steven Levenson ('Dear Evan ...
Variety

Hulu’s ‘Up Here’ Tells a Y2K-Era Love Story, in Song: TV Review

It’s an interesting, telling choice that “Up Here,” Hulu’s new musical sitcom starring Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes, is set in 1999. Not merely is the turn of the century, according to the roughly 20 ...