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UPDATE Eric McCormack will join the previously announced Mary-Louise Parker in the virtual performance of Paula Vogel’s The Baltimore Waltz, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, premiering on Thursday, April 29 as part of the virtual Spotlight on Plays series. Brandon Burton has also joined the cast. Also announced today was the April 8 premiere date of

Influencer and travel vlogger Lee MacMillan has died by suicide. She was 28. On Tuesday, a post to her Instagram account confirmed that MacMillan had taken her own life following a battle with depression. According to news station KEYT-TV, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office identified MacMillan as the individual who was struck and killed

Stranger Things stars Gaten Matarazzo and Noah Schnapp were among the names joining US chat show host Jimmy Fallon for a charity stream of Among Us. The event marked Fallon’s debut on the game-streaming platform Twitch, where he played the popular whodunnit multiplayer game Among Us. Joining Matarazzo and Schnapp, who play Dustin and Will

Prepare to swoon! Only ETonline has your exclusive look at the ‘Outlander’ stars proving how well they know each other.

EXCLUSIVE: The non-prof organization Musicians United for Social Equity, or Muse, announced today a set of scholarships supporting BIPOC musicians pursuing a career in theater, an initiative that marks the official launch of the organization. Co-founded by composers Kenny Seymour (Memphis, Ain’t Too Proud) and Stephen Oremus (Book of Mormon, Wicked), along with a board

A record label home to artists such as Arlo Parks and The XX has changed its name, over its potential links to Armenian genocide. Young Turks, which was founded in London in 2006, will now be known as Young, after re-thinking its name. Speaking on social media, founder Caius Pawson said: “We originally named Young

Mandy Teefey, who is one of the executive producers of ’13 Reasons Why,’ got candid about her daughter’s friendship with Swift during a live interview with ET on Thursday. ’13 Reasons Why’ season two is streaming now on Netflix.

New York theater is tiptoeing its way through the dark with tonight’s Off Broadway opening of the actor-free technological and storytelling marvel Blindness, a sound-and-light excursion into the dystopian hellscape of Nobel Prize-winner José Saramago’s great allegory of humanity in lockdown. With (masked) audience members scattered in socially distanced, arranged-just-so pairs of seats across the

A charity boss, a drag star, and an actress have launched legal proceedings against actor-turned-activist Laurence Fox. The lawsuit is brought by Simon Blake, deputy chair of LGBT charity Stonewall, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Crystal, and Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp after a Twitter spat with Fox in 2020. In October 2020, Mr Blake and

Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter has died of a brain tumour at the age of 54. The actor, who also starred in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, the acclaimed TV series Chernobyl and the James Bond film Quantum Of Solace, died at home with his family by his side. His agent said: “It

In a preview for next week’s ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians,’ Addison Rae makes her long-awaited debut on the E! reality series. Meanwhile, on Thursday’s episode, Rob Kardashian made a rare appearance at the family’s Malibu home. Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian also decided they’re best as co-parents, despite her sisters’ best attempts to rekindle

Harvey Weinstein is appealing against his convictions for sexual assault and rape. The 69-year-old was sentenced to 23 years in prison in March 2020, after claims against him led to the #MeToo movement. The disgraced Hollywood producer is seeking a new trial, claiming the judge in New York denied him an impartial jury. Image: Weinstein

Tia Mowry opens up to ET’s Deidre Behar about finally reuniting with her twin sister, Tamera Mowry, after months of separation amid the pandemic. After Tamera told ET in October that the twins hadn’t seen each other since the world went into lockdown, Tia confirms they were able to meet up and it was a

The L.A. Stage Alliance, the 46-year-old nonprofit service organization behind the Los Angeles-area’s annual Ovation theater awards, has ceased operations following the mass resignation of members last week sparked by the misidentification of an Asian actress during the awards ceremony. “It is with deep regret that the Board of Governors has unanimously decided to cease

The Trial Of The Chicago 7 won the top prize at the first ever virtual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The Netflix drama beat Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Minari and One Night In Miami to win outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. There was no red carpet for the first

Jeannie Mai and Jeezy reveal they secretly got married. The couple celebrated with close friends and family over in Atlanta. The pair also recently launched a charity wedding registry in support of Stop Asian Hate. Exclusives from #ETonline : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv

William “Biff” McGuire, whose Broadway career spanned over seven decades and included a role in the original 1958 South Pacific, died according to a statement released on April 1. He was 94. His death was announced by the Seattle Rep, a theater that McGuire shared a long history with. He performed in over 30 productions

Broadcasters are required to take better care of TV contestants’ mental health under new Ofcom rules that come into force today. The changes force broadcasters to take “due care” over the welfare of people who “might be at risk of significant harm as a result of taking part in a programme”. They also mean participants

‘Arrested Development’s Jessica Walter has died. A rep for the actress confirmed to ET that she died in her sleep at home in New York City on Wednesday. She celebrated her 80th birthday in January. Walter’s career in entertainment spanned over 60 years. Tony Hale wrote on Twitter: ‘She was a force, and her talent