Howie Mandel is remembering Norm Macdonald. The “America’s Got Talent” judge addressed the late comedy star during Tuesday’s “AGT” finals, and later opened up to ET about the loss.
28.08.2021 - 13:53 / variety.com
Will Thorne Staff WriterWhen Audra McDonald was nine, she was offered to play “the little Black servant girl” in a production of William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker.”McDonald desperately wanted the part, but her parents stepped in and refused.“The said no, it’s a demeaning role, you don’t have to do that, there are other roles you can do. You may not be happy with this now, but one day you’ll understand that you don’t have to perpetuate that stereotype.
Howie Mandel is remembering Norm Macdonald. The “America’s Got Talent” judge addressed the late comedy star during Tuesday’s “AGT” finals, and later opened up to ET about the loss.
Howie Mandel is remembering Norm Macdonald. The judge addressed the late comedy star during Tuesday's finals, and later opened up to ET about the loss.«I am heartbroken, absolutely,» Mandel told ET's Matt Cohen on the carpet after the big show.
One of Norm Macdonald’s final roles was voicing Lieutenant Yaphit, a recurring character on Seth MacFarlane’s hourlong space odyssey The Orville. Macdonald played Yaphit, the gelatinous, shapeshifting engineer on the Orville, in the first two seasons of the series on Fox, and he is also in the upcoming third season, set to stream on Hulu, sources tell Deadline.
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Broadway was represented at the 2021 Met Gala!
Honoring an icon! Kendall Jenner never fails Us on the Met Gala red carpet, so it’s no surprise that she served up some major style this year.
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The long-delayed Tony Awards have landed two impressive master of ceremonies: Tony- and Grammy-winning singer and actor Leslie Odom Jr will host a TV special, and the awards will be hosted by Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning actor and singer Audra McDonald. Producers of the telecast announced on Monday that Odom will host the two-hour celebration of Broadway’s return on September 26, and McDonald will host the award ceremony.
th Annual Tony Awards, and the return to Broadway.”“The Tony Awards Present: Broadways Back!” will be produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, and White Cherry Entertainment, the team behind the annual Tony Awards telecast. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are executive producers for White Cherry Entertainment.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaLeslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonald will split emceeing duties for the Tony Awards and the special celebration of all things Broadway that will accompany the annual handing out of statues.
Audrey Diwan’s “L’Evenement” (“Happening”) has won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
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Selome Hailu editorIn a new interview, Angelina Jolie further opened up about her experience with convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, sharing that she turned down a role in Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator” to avoid working with him. “If you get yourself out of the room, you think he attempted but didn’t, right?” the actress told The Guardian while reflecting on shooting the Weinstein-produced “Playing by Heart” in 1998 at age 21.
Kate Aurthur editorKate Walsh — who made her “Grey’s Anatomy” debut as Dr. Addison Montgomery in the show’s Season 1 finale in 2005, and later was the star of spinoff “Private Practice” — will return to the medical drama for a multi-episode arc in its upcoming 18th season.