Broadway Kicks Off Fall Season With High Hopes and Lingering Uncertainty

wrote on Instagram. “I’m told it’s triggered by a virus, and it seems we have one of those lurking about.“I should make a full recovery, but like Justin Bieber (good company!), who announced a similar condition, I’m unable to perform at this time, and thus will not be on tour with Disney Princess – The Concert this fall.”Bell’s palsy is a condition that causes temporary facial paralysis.

Beloved Broadway actress Susan Egan has announced that she has been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy and will need to sit out the upcoming fall run of the Disney Princess – The Concert tour.

Paramore is back on the road.

William Earl Variety has announced the lineup for its annual Business of Broadway breakfast presented by City National Bank in New York on Oct. 17. Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson will join the event for a keynote conversation about their collaboration on the revival of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,” currently playing on Broadway. The programming will also include a Broadway producers panel moderated by Erik Piecuch, senior vice president and entertainment banking leader of City National Bank. The panel will feature Lee Daniels (“Ain’t No Mo’”), Cindy Tolan (“Death of a Salesman”), LaChanze (“Kimberly Akimbo” and “Topdog/Underdog”) and Ken Davenport (“A Beautiful Noise”). The producers will speak about their experiences premiering new productions on Broadway this season and how the business has changed since Broadway’s return.

Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman have had a Pulp Fiction reunion backstage on Broadway.The actors, who played Jules Winnfield and Mia Wallace respectively in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film alongside John Travolta, met up last Saturday (October 1) at the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson.The play is currently being performed in previews at the Barrymore Theatre in New York.

“Almost Famous,” which starts previews Oct. 3 at the Bernard B. Jacobs.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Hollywood gathered Sunday to pay tribute to Bert Fields, the legendary lawyer who was in the middle of high profile battles spanning several decades. Fields died in August at the age of 93. Among those paying their respects were Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dustin Hoffman and Michael Ovitz, who each recalled him as a loyal friend. Elaine May and Tom Cruise also recorded video tributes that were played for the audience at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Cruise, a longtime client of Fields, remembered him as “a person who I knew I could always count on.” “I think we all know how valuable that is in this world — when someone says they’re going to do something and they actually do it,” Cruise said. “I’m just very grateful to him.”

Kendrick Lamar was the musical guest for the first episode of the new season of Saturday Night Live last night (October 1) – see his three-song set below.Last week, Kendrick was announced to perform on the 48th season of the legendary show, with Megan Thee Stallion and Willow other upcoming musical guests.As promised, Lamar kicked off the new season on Saturday night alongside guest host Miles Teller. He last appeared on SNL in 2018 when he performed ‘Tints’ with Anderson .Paak.For the new performance, Lamar played three tracks from ‘Mr.

The Piano Lesson led the pack of Broadway’s recent arrivals at the box office last week, with the August Wilson revival starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks grossing $795,306 for its first seven performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Euphoria maker A24 is on board to co-produce and distribute a full season of acclaimed BBC Three comedy Dreaming Whilst Black.

Another day, another serve from Rihanna! The singer kicked off boot season while out and about in New York.

Brad Pitt is embarking on a new business venture, unveiling his new skincare line ‘Le Domaine’ and revealing that he was inspired to follow a beauty routine after dating his ex-girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow.The Hollywood star, who remains good friends with the actress, even 25 years since their split, says that he admires Gwyneth for her successful lifestyle brand ‘Goop.’“I love what Gwyneth’s done,“ he said about her brand. ”She is still a really dear friend, and she has built this empire.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Iranian action drama “World War III,” which won two awards at the recent Venice festival, will feature among the main competition titles at next month’s Tokyo International Film Festival. The festival will operate as an in-person event with foreign filmmakers, media and other guests in attendance from Oct. 24-Nov. 2, 2022. “World War III” is joined in the competition section by the world premiere of Milcho Manchevski’s “Kaymak,” Spanish director Carlos Vermut’s “Manticore” and Roberta Torre’s “The Fabulous Ones,” Michale Boganim’s “Tel Aviv Beirut,” and Youssef Chebbi’s debut film “Ashkal.”

's big twist has been revealed. At the end of Tuesday night's season finale of , host Jesse Palmer introduced a brand-new promo for season 8 of that unveiled the much-discussed twist.In the preview, Jesse says that a «shocking twist divides the beach,» before telling the women of , «Ladies, go pack your bags, you’ll be leaving paradise immediately.»Newly arrived women, it's revealed, are coming in, while the ladies who were already on the beach are being forced to leave. «The girls are going to come back, and some relationships are going to make it and some are not,» one man says in the video.The departing ladies seem to realize as much, as they tearfully pack their things, before heading outside to yell, «F**k you, Jesse Palmer.»This twist has been rumored for weeks.

Expanding his craft! Brad Pitt recently debuted an art exhibition at the Sara Hilden Art Museum in Finland — and pulled from personal experiences for inspiration.

Poor Lewis Capaldi!

Multiple passengers onboard a Ryanair flight were kicked off the aircraft after getting ''drunk'' and reportedly smoking on board. The aircraft was set to depart from Manchester Airport and arrive at Marrakech, Morocco at around 6am on Saturday, September 17.