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Tony & Grammy winner Leslie Odom, Jr. will star in a new Broadway production of the classic American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by Ossie Davis. Purlie Victorious will be staged by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, with the production scheduled to begin in late summer 2023 for the 2023-2024

Singer Cheryl says she has a “healthy amount of nerves” about making her West End debut. Speaking to Sky News ahead of her opening night in 2:22 – A Ghost Story, the Girls Aloud star said she has been baffled by how people have been shocked to hear she acts. “To me it’s like another

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced its first round of eligibility rulings for this Broadway season, determining some of the trickier potential nominees and their respective categories. Both co-stars of The Collaboration – Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope – will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has been formally charged in New Mexico with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the western film Rust. Baldwin has vowed to fight the two counts against him, with his lawyer calling the case a “terrible miscarriage of justice”. A live round killed Halyna

EXCLUSIVE: Ensemble Studio Theatre, one of New York’s premiere Off Broadway venues perhaps best known for its annual Marathon of One-Act Plays, announced today that Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis have been appointed the new Co-Artistic Directors of the 55-year-old theater company. Gillis, who has been serving as Interim Artistic Director since William Carden retired

When British actress Andrea Riseborough’s name was read out as one of this year’s five Academy Award nominees for best actress, it came as something of a surprise to many. Not because her performance in To Leslie – a small indie film in which she plays a single mother who turns to alcoholism after winning

The long-running The Phantom of the Opera was once again Broadway’s highest grossing show last week, taking in a mighty $2,483,532 for the week ending Jan. 29, outpacing runners-up Funny Girl ($1,872,862) and Hamilton ($1,871,921) by a noticeable margin. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical at the Majestic has experienced a remarkable resurgence in interest (and

Priscilla Presley has filed a legal challenge over the “validity and authenticity” of an amendment made to her daughter Lisa Marie’s will. In a court filing, Elvis Presley’s ex-wife disputes an amendment to Lisa Marie’s living trust that would see Priscilla replaced as an overseer of her daughter’s estate. A living trust is a form

Hollywood actress Eva Green has told the High Court in London that she “fell deeply in love” with a film she was due to star in before the project collapsed – giving evidence for the first time in person after filing a lawsuit against producers. The star, who is best known for her portrayal of

Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series 24, has died at the age of 45. Wersching died on Sunday morning in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer. Stephen Full, her husband and the father of her three sons, confirmed the news in a statement released to US

Kate Ferdinand has announced she is expecting her second child with her husband, the former England footballer Rio Ferdinand. The former reality TV star confirmed the news to her 1.4 million followers on Instagram on Sunday morning, posting a short video clip where she revealed her baby bump. A caption for the post read: “We’ve

Many will remember Joe Cornish as one of the hosts of cult TV series The Adam And Joe Show – which saw the two friends recreating films out of toys, performing pranks, and getting Adam’s dad to review music videos. But it’s now more than two decades since the programme ended and Cornish has since

Hannah Spearritt, the S Club 7 singer, has revealed she was homeless over Christmas and has spent the past six months living in multiple temporary homes with her family. Spearritt, 41, said she had to move into a friend’s office after being forced out by a landlord. In the last six months, the singer has

While the Top Gun, Avatar and Black Panther sequels drew millions to cinemas, there are plenty of this year’s Oscar-nominated films you might not have seen yet – or even have heard of before all the awards season buzz. Want to know your Everything Everywhere All At Once (Oscars frontrunner, with 11 nominations), from your

Alan Cumming has given back his OBE, expressing concern over its links to what he describes as the “toxicity” of the British Empire. The actor said he had made the decision to return the award after listening to conversations about the future of the Royal Family after the Queen’s death. Cumming was made an OBE

The Archbishop of Canterbury has conceded progress on same-sex marriage in the Church of England would be “glacial”, Sandi Toksvig has said. The comedian revealed she had met Justin Welby for a “long-promised coffee” and the meeting had been “calm and considered”, but the church‘s current position was “untenable”. In a video she said it

Allowing Kanye West to start tweeting again would be “dangerous for Jews” and “dangerous for my children”, David Baddiel has told Sky News. The Jewish author and comedian also said he considers the musician to be racist. West is currently suspended from Twitter for tweeting an image of a swastika hours after praising Nazi dictator

Lisa Marie Presley’s daughter has shared a picture of the pair together, taken the last time they saw each other before her death. Lisa Marie, a singer and the only child of rock and roll legend Elvis, died at the age of 54 after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, California, earlier

Paris Hilton appears to have revealed the birth of her first child in a surprise announcement on Instagram. The US socialite posted a close-up picture of a baby gripping a thumb to her Instagram on Tuesday, but did not share any other details. “You are already loved beyond words,” the 41-year-old wrote in a brief

Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his music for a reported $200m (£162m). Hipgnosis Songs Capital, who now own the Canadian’s share of his back catalogue, will now receive a payment anytime one of the songs is played in public. The company have acquired the rights to the 290 songs Bieber