Tony- and Emmy Award- winning singer-actress LaChanze will return to Broadway this Fall in the starring role of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, to be directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. The role will mark LaChanze’s Broadway return following her 2019 performance as the Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol and,
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Britney Spears’s father has said he opposes paying for the extra security costs of the singer’s carer, after claims she had received death threats. Lawyers for Jodi Montgomery, who has looked after Spears‘s healthcare as part of the star’s controversial conservatorship arrangement since 2019, said that she had been sent death threats after the performer
Former EastEnders actor Ross Kemp was among the stars heaping praise on England after the team booked a place in the Euro 2020 final. Kemp, who became famous in 2018 for his videos of him screaming “it means everything!” on Twitter has told the boys to enjoy it after the year the country has had.
ET is breaking down the latest news surrounding Britney Spears’ ongoing conservatorship court battle.
Robert Downey Sr, a renowned filmmaker, has passed away at the age of 85, his son Robert Downey Jr has announced. Writing on Instagram, the Iron Man actor wrote: “Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s. “He was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic
EXCLUSIVE: A new Times Square exhibit showing off dazzling costumes from numerous Broadway productions, including, to name a few, The Cher Show, Wicked and Dear Evan Hansen, TV series (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Saturday Night Live), and films (Respect, No Time To Die) will open for an eight-week engagement next month. Presented by the recently
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani tied the knot on July 3 at his Oklahoma ranch. Following more than five years of dating, the couple held an intimate ceremony surrounded by family as they said, ‘I do.’ Gwen took to Instagram to share her bridal look, tagging Blake alongside the heart and prayer emojis. The pair
Twenty-five years on from the release of their debut single Wannabe, the Spice Girls remain the best-selling girl group of all time. As they mark the milestone anniversary this week, music licensing company Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) has compiled a list of their most played songs since 2000. While many of the Spice Girls‘ hits
ET’s Ash Crossan spoke with Marvel Studios’ President Kevin Feige at the red carpet premiere of ‘Black Widow,’ in theaters and on Disney+ via Premier Acess on July 9. Feige talks collaborating with Scarlett Johansson on what may be her final appearance as Natasha Romanov in the MCU, why he was ‘hesitant’ to develop a
Security guards at the Love Island villa were forced to remove an intruder who gained access during the night, ITV has said. An area of the house in Majorca had to be deep cleaned before contestants were allowed to use it again following the security breach, under the reality show’s COVID-19 safety guidelines. Image: No
Waitress, the hit Broadway musical that played more than 1,500 performances during its 2016-2020 run, will return for a limited, four-month engagement this September, with composer Sara Bareilles in the lead role, producers announced today. Bareilles will star as the pie-making Jenna Hunterson when the show begins performances Sept. 2 at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre,
Everyone seems to know the score, they’ve seen it all before… Except this time, maybe, they haven’t. Clean sheets. More and more goals as the tournament has progressed. Could football (whisper it) actually be coming home? We have David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie to thank for that central refrain now
The hotly-anticipated Paddington 3 will begin production next year, its studio says, in the third cinematic outing for the marmalade-loving bear. Confirmed to be going ahead in February, the film will follow on from the critically and audience-acclaimed Paddington 2, regarded by some as one of the greatest movies of all time. The announcement of
Company, Marianne Elliott’s reimagined production of the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone, will begin Broadway performances a month earlier than previously announced, with the new preview date now set for Monday, Nov. 15. The official opening night is now Thursday, Dec. 9 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, a full
Richard Donner, director of hits such as Superman, The Goonies, and Lethal Weapon, has died aged 91. Warner Brothers studio confirmed his death but did not give a cause. The New York-born director started his career in TV in the 1960s, taking charge of episodes of shows such as The Man from UNCLE, The Twilight
The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots, wife of the late Broadway actor Nick Cordero, shared an emotional message on Monday marking the one-year anniversary of her husband’s death due to complications from Covid-19. He was 41. The Tony-nominated Cordero appeared in stage productions of A Bronx Tale, Bullets Over Broadway, The Toxic Avenger, Rock of Ages
The famous tune Football’s Coming Home has been around for a quarter of a century. Ian Broudie is still enjoying the enduring love affair between England football fans and his 25-year-old lyrics. “People walk past my window late at night singing it, it just makes me smile,” he said. The Lightning Seeds frontman, who produced
The Prince of Wales has revealed a selection of his favourite tracks, including Givin’ Up, Givin’ In by The Three Degrees which he says used to give him “an irresistible urge to get up and dance”. Speaking on a pre-recorded hospital radio show to be aired at noon today, dedicated to volunteers of the Hospital
Stephen Dorff was just a teenager when he landed his first major film role in the 1987 horror The Gate. Since then he’s gone from child star to leading man, and his career has seen him play a range of characters including a vampire overlord in Blade, the fifth Beatle in Backbeat, and one of
It’s taken seven series of Love Island – and a considerable amount of coaxing from viewers – for the producers to cast a contestant with a disability. In 2019, ITV bosses responded to questions I had asked about disability by referring to the costs of adapting the villa. Richard Cowles, the show’s producer, has also