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Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ will return to Broadway this spring, 41 years after the original hit production left the stage. The musical revival will begin previews at The Music Box Theatre on Thursday, March 2, 2023, with opening night set for Sunday, March 19. Producer Joey Parnes made the announcement today. The production will be directed

Jennifer Aniston has revealed she tried to get pregnant through IVF and said she has “zero regrets”. The Friends actress said “the baby-making road” was “challenging” in an interview with Allure magazine. The 53-year-old discussed the effect media scrutiny has had on her over the years and described her late 30s and 40s as “really

Oscar winner Sean Penn has given one of his awards to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a third visit to the country amid Russia’s ongoing war. Penn, who was forced to leave Ukraine in March while filming a documentary about the conflict, donated the trophy as a “symbol of faith” in the country. The Hollywood

Michael Butler, the producer who brought Hair to Broadway in 1968 and later produced the film adaptation and many other productions of the show, died Monday at the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging in Reseda, CA. He was 95. His attorney confirmed the news on behalf of Butler’s family. A spokesperson said that

Matt Hancock has said viewers will see him “warts and all” while he is on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! The former health secretary said he hoped to show “the real me” in a short teaser clip at the end of Tuesday night’s episode. In the video, the MP was officially confirmed

Two of the fall Broadway season’s buzzy new musicals – A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical and Some Like It Hot – began previews last week, both doing solid business in their first, partial weeks. A Beautiful Noise pulled in an impressive $845,074 for five performances, filling 88% of seats at the Broadhurst with

Veteran British actor Leslie Phillips, known for his roles in several Carry On films and the Harry Potter series, has died aged 98. The star died “peacefully in his sleep” on Monday, his agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed. Phillips made his first film appearances as a boy in the 1930s and went on to have an

EXCLUSIVE: John Tiffany, who won Tony and Olivier awards for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will direct the world premiere of new stage musical Wild Rose, based on the 2018 Nicole Taylor film. A workshop is being arranged for early 2023 and it’s hoped that a production of Wild Rose will open in Scotland in 2024, with the possibility

The man who shot John Lennon told a parole board he knew it was wrong to kill the Beatle – but was seeking fame and had “evil” in his heart. Mark Chapman said he had a “selfish disregard for human life of global consequence”. The board denied him parole for a 12th time. Chapman, in

Olivia Attwood has been forced to quit I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! on medical grounds, less than 24 hours after the launch show. The 31-year-old star, who rose to fame on Love Island in 2017, was among the favourites to win this year’s series of I’m A Celebrity, which has returned to

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has paid tribute to his “baby brother” Aaron after he was found dead. The singer, 42, wrote on Twitter that his “heart is broken” and uploaded several photos of the pair in their younger years. “Even though my brother and I have had a complicated relationship, my love for him

Glastonbury Festival tickets have sold out in an hour but many fans were left frustrated after the booking site experienced a “technical problem”. People complained that the site was repeatedly crashing at different stages of the booking process after the tickets went on sale at 9am on Sunday. They usually sell out in around half

Aaron Carter, singer and brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, has died aged 34, his representatives have confirmed. TMZ.com has reported that the former pop star was found dead in the bath at his home in Lancaster, California, after police received a 911 call at 11am on Saturday. Carter’s representatives at Roger Paul Inc

Whatever the critics or the Royal Family might think about The Crown, you cannot avoid the fact that the reality of what happened in the 1990s is just as shocking as anything they could have made up. That is what immediately hit me as I watched season five of the hit TV show. The soap

Rarely has a sequel been so keenly anticipated and perhaps never has it been so, knowing that the lead character is no more, in the movie and reality. The death of Chadwick Boseman, who played T’Challa, the Black Panther, threw the public and the cast into deep shock and grief. Director Ryan Coogler initially thought

It’s that time of the year again, and as the Christmas adverts roll out, Asda have bagged themselves a big Hollywood star for their festive offering. Using classic footage from the 2003 movie, Will Ferrell stars as Buddy the Elf, undertaking a trial day in the store in the run-up to Christmas. With plenty of

After feeling “completely deflated” by Chadwick Boseman’s death, Lupita Nyong’o and Letitia Wright – who star in the Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever – have said they hope “he would be proud” of the new movie. Two years on from Boseman’s death from colon cancer, aged just 43, the absence of King T’Challa himself on

A Labour MP who was the target of a far-right murder plot has criticised a “stupid, stupid, stupid” ITV series dramatising the story. Speaking in the House of Commons, Rosie Cooper accused the broadcaster of using her as a “marketing tool” over The Walk-In, starring Stephen Graham. The drama focuses on informant Robbie Mullen, his

Tom Kirdahy, Broadway producer and husband of the late theater icon Terrence McNally, announced today the creation of the Terrence McNally Foundation, “continuing the legendary playwright’s singular legacy of mentorship and activism.” Today would have been the playwright’s 84th birthday. He died of complications from Covid at age 81 on March 24, 2020. The nonprofit

Kanye West paid a settlement to a former employee who alleged he had used antisemitic language in the workplace, according to documents seen by NBC News. In addition, six people who have worked with West or witnessed him in professional settings over the past five years said they had heard the US rapper praise Adolf