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British screenwriter and film director Terence Davies has died aged 77 following a short illness. He established himself on the cinematic map in the 1970s and 1980s with a trilogy of autobiographical films titled Children, Madonna And Child, and Death And Transformation. Nine feature films would follow – and most recently, Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi
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Eight-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan is writing the music and lyrics for an original stage musical called Five Notes about Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, the singer announced today. In an Instagram post, Estefan said she’s collaborating with her daughter Emily Estefan for the music, with the book written by playwright Karen Zacarías. Dear Evan
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Five Just Stop Oil protestors were arrested last night after disrupting a performance of Les Miserables in London’s West End. The performance was halted and then abruptly ended for the night after the protestors stormed the stage and called to the audience to “join the rebellion,” an ironic cry given the subject matter of the
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Jamie Lee Curtis has praised Pamela Anderson for showing up to Paris Fashion Week with no makeup on, crediting her with kicking off a “natural beauty revolution”. The Oscar-winning actress shared two pictures of the Baywatch star looking fresh-faced on Instagram. Image: Pic: REUTERS/Johanna Geron Curtis wrote: “THE NATURAL BEAUTY REVOLUTION HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN! “Pamela
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EXCLUSIVE: F. Murray Abraham, Here Lies Love’s Melody Butiu, and Kimberly Akimbo’s Nina White have joined the cast of workshop presentations of The Queen of Versailles starring Kristin Chenoweth being held in New York next month. Featuring music by Stephen Schwartz, The Queen of Versailles is a new musical based on the acclaimed 2012 documentary
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Live Aid – the star-packed gig which raised £127m for charity nearly four decades ago – is being turned into a musical. The legendary fundraiser, organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, was held on 13 July 1985 in front of a 72,000-strong crowd in Wembley Stadium, raising funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. Image:
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EXCLUSIVE: xXPonyBoyDerekXx, described as “a boundary-breaking digital play fusing theater, film, and mixed digital media into an epic multi-week online event,” will play out across the internet on X (formerly Twitter) and OnlyFans starting today, executive producer John Cameron Mitchell announced. The project, from Mitchell and producer Arterial Projects, is written by playwright Gage Tarlton
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