Christopher Durang, Writer of ‘Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You,’ Dies at 75

Brent Lang Executive Editor Joe Hall has been named president and CEO of Manhattan Neighborhood Network, an award-winning cultural organization. The non-profit is also the largest community media center in the country, overseeing two state-of-the-art facilities in Hudson Yards and East Harlem. In his new role, Hall is tasked with setting the vision of Manhattan Neighborhood Network and building out a development team that can market the organization, raise its profile and increase funding.

Young Ones co-star during a one-off TV special celebrating the sitcom Bottom, which the pair created in 1991.Edmondson said “it’s very weird being in a world without” Mayall, who died aged 56 in June 2014 after suffering a sudden heart attack. He added: “It’s weird thinking that he didn’t know anything about Brexit, didn’t know about Covid.”The comedian and actor then went on to confess that he was not on the best of terms with Mayall at the time of his death.“I mean, our relationship was strained towards the end,” Edmondson said: “And when I do things like this, and I remember the absolute joy of sitting in that little office in Richmond opposite the Hole in the wall pub, it was absolute, you know, the distilled joy – the most joy I’ve ever had in my life, I think.”He continued: “Making each other laugh, Properly laugh.

Over the last few days the sun has been shining down, giving us a dose of vitamin D and making us all a little more excited about the fact that spring is here and that warmer weather is on the horizon - despite is being relatively chilly outdoors. With the hotter temperatures around the corner, we're all yearning to update our wardrobes, putting our winter warmers and thermals to the back of the cupboard and retrieving our lighter layers that just scream spring.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “No extraneous commotion,” Jordan Fein, the associate director of “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club,” beseeches the small army of construction crew members who are drilling, hammering and carrying planks of wood around him, not to mention the half-dozen musicians and dancers waiting to rehearse. It’s roughly two weeks before the revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s “Cabaret” opens its doors to the public, and Fein is fine-tuning the prologue, an hour-and-15-minute immersion into club culture that precedes the show. It’s a daring piece of theatrical provocation that has helped to make the Broadway production one of the season’s hottest (and most expensive) tickets.

An SNP MP has called for a ban on high street tanning salons to help reduce the number of Scots at risk from skin cancer.

Jonathan Bailey is eyeing a new leading film role!

EXCLUSIVE: Following his acclaimed role in the Showtime series Fellow Travelers, Jonathan Bailey may have found his follow-up, and it’s a big splash. Sources tell Deadline that he is in early talks to star in Universal and Amblin Entertainment’s new Jurassic World movie. Scarlett Johansson is also in talks to star. Gareth Edwards will direct.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” will be re-released in theaters in honor of the sci-fi epic’s 10th anniversary. The film, which earned an impressive $731 million globally when it debuted in 2014, stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Matt Damon and is set in a dystopian future in which a group of astronauts must travel to the far reaches of space to find a new planet for humankind to colonize. Paramount Pictures announced the re-release during its presentation to theater owners and executives at CinemaCon, the exhibition industry conference taking place this week in Las Vegas.

The cast of Wicked flew in from Oz to attend CinemaCon on Wednesday night (April 10) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

SAG-AFTRA is responding to calls for more safety protocols for working child actors following Investigation Discovery’s documentary Quiet on Set.

Former Death in Paradise star Ben Miller has shared his thoughts on which star should step into Ralf Little’s shoes following his departure, after he bowed out of the show at the conclusion of series 13. Although no news has yet been announced about which star is set to take over from Ralf, who had played DI Neville Parker for the last four years, Ben didn’t hold back when he shared his own suggestions for the new lead role.

report on creator renumeration that directly addressed streaming. The inquiry into the economics of streaming has heard evidence from industry professionals over the last six months, including Hipgnosis’ Merck Mercuriadis, MPA CEO Paul Clements and VV Brown and others.The new report stated: “As new means of consuming creative content have become the norm, creators across the sector have experienced persistent declines in their royalties and residuals.“Royalties can provide income smoothing, financial certainty, greater career flexibility and support during retirement for those who receive them.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Michael Keaton was blunt about what audiences can expect when “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” hits screens, more than 36 years after the first film opened. “It’s really fucking good,” the actor told theater owners at CinemaCon. And based on the zany look at “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” that Keaton and Tim Burton shared, the collaborators have come up with something that could be out of this Netherworld.

Leading the way with dramatic home and fashion makeovers are the Style Sisters, Gemma Lilly and Charlotte Reddington, who are in hot demand from celebs such as Stacey Solomon and Rita Ora.That's why we've enlisted the help of the girls, who are actually best friends not sisters, to use their years of experience when it comes to sorting people's stuff out, to bring the new season into your indoor space considering accessories, scent and colour. Speaking exclusively to OK! they've given us their top tips on how to bring in a slice of spring sunshine to your home, one clutter-free tip at a time. Here's how you can work some Style Sisters magic into your home...

Brent Lang Executive Editor It’s going to take a live action version of “Moana” a little longer to swim to shore than Disney first expected. The film, originally slated to open in 2025, has been pushed back to July 10, 2026. That news came as part of a deluge of Disney release date announcements and shifting debuts.

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Christopher Durang, one of American’s most acclaimed and accomplished playwrights whose works like Beyond Therapy, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You and the Tony-winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike were as incisive as they were absurdly comic, died Tuesday night at his home in Pipersville, Pa., in Bucks County. He was 75.

Brent Lang Executive Editor In April 2020, “The Stranger,” the story of a driver who picks up the rideshare passenger from hell, debuted on Quibi with the world in lockdown. Like most of the bite-sized pieces of entertainment that premiered on the service it came and went without much fanfare, a fate that ultimately was shared by Quibi itself.

Lily Allen has admitted that being forced to sell her dream Cotswolds mansion to pay off a hefty tax bill was 'soul-destroying' - and she still checks the housing market to see if it has gone back on sale.The singer, 38, revealed she had to sell her £4.2million property after she was sued by a former tour manager for an 'extremely large amount of money' and could no longer pay an existing tax bill. Speaking on her podcast with Miquita Oliver, Miss Me?, about the ordeal, Lilly revealed her optimism that one day the house will go back on sale but shared the 'life lessons' she learned. Speaking on Miss Me?, the songstress said: "I had a beautiful house, which was my house of dreams in the countryside.

Olly Alexander is responding to calls for him to boycott the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, but he says he will not be withdrawing from the competition.