Joe McGuire, Veteran Stage Manager, Dies at 66

A surprise ending. Henry Winkler revealed he was shocked by the series finale of Barry, which is currently airing its final season on HBO.

Jay-Z has shared a new remix of his 2009 track ‘Empire State Of Mind’ featuring Gil Scott-Heron, and debuted it at his first live performance in four years.The rapper unveiled the remix at an event sponsored by the Louis Vuitton Foundation and Tiffany & Co in Paris on Friday (April 14). It was his first onstage appearance since 2019.‘New York (Concept De Paris)’ sees Jay-Z take his hit single ‘Empire State Of Mind’ and mash it up with Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘New York Is Killing Me’.It takes verses from the original track and combines them with the latter’s 2011 cult favourite, creating a new homage to the American city.

Coachella, Jai Paul has announced new headline shows in London and New York.At the weekend, the elusive British songwriter played his first ever live show at the California festival, ten years after the leaking of his unofficial debut album.During the show on Saturday (April 15), Paul played highlights from ‘Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)’, alongside 2019 singles ‘Do You Love Her Now’ and ‘He’. He also debuted a brand new track called ‘So Long’.Next week, he will bring his live show to New York, playing two shows at the Knockdown Center in Queens on April 25 and 26.In early May (9-10), he will then make his bow in London, playing a pair of gigs at HERE @ Outernet.Tickets are available via ballot here, with New York sign-up available from 10pm EST on Wednesday, April 19 and London live from 10am BST on Wednesday, May 3..@jai_paul live in London and New York.New York: 25th + 26th April London: 9th + 10th May Tickets available by ballot only for a chance to purchase.

Jai Paul's performance at Coachella 2023 — his first live concert ever — won't be the English producer's only gig of the year, with four tour dates announced today (April 17) in New York City and London. The first shows in N.Y.C. take place next week at the Knockdown Center in Queens and Brooklyn Steel.

Joe Jonas has visited a Wetherspoons pub, which he did not appear to enjoy, saying he “likes other places”.The American singer-songwriter and his siblings Nick and Kevin form the band Jonas Brothers, who are in the UK promoting their upcoming sixth record The Album. In a clip released by Heart Radio on Wednesday, he spoke about their new single, Waffle House, named after the American restaurant.The 33 year old singer said the trio used to stop at the chain during US tours, and compared it to Wetherspoons in the UK.

The Wyoming game warden will soon be back on patrol: Paramount+ announced the neo-western Joe Pickett will return with two episodes on Sunday, June 4 in the U.S. and Canada.

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn have split up after six years, according to reports. The couple, who started dating in 2016, have kept much of their relationship out of the spotlight but it has been reported that they broke up several weeks ago. Swift, 33, is currently on her The Eras Tour.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Liz Tigelaar and Stacey Silverman’s production company, Best Day Ever, has hired ABC Signature’s Abby Chambers, Variety has learned exclusively. Chambers will now serve as vice president of television and production at Best Day Ever. She most recently worked as director of current programming at ABC Signature, where Best Day Ever is set up under an overall deal. “Best Day Ever is beyond thrilled to welcome Abby to the Best Day Ever team,” Tigelaar and Silverman said in a joint statement. “The truth is, after being our studio partner on ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ and ‘Under the Bridge,’ we’d already come to think of her as our own. Her goals align perfectly with ours —to tell stories that feel vital, to center new voices, and to raise up future showrunners—and we feel lucky to have her passion and brilliance with us every day (and who knows, she may even steer us onto projects with non three-word-titles, too).”

Vanderpump Rules alum Stassi Schroeder and her husband Beau Clark, shortly after the couple announced they are expecting a baby boy. Schroeder, 34, who shares 2-year-old daughter Hartford with Clark, 42, took to Instagram on Monday, April 3, to share that «it [was] time» for her to bring out her favorite pregnancy pillow. Clark was less than thrilled with the new addition to their bedroom.«Aw, f**king come on!» he said in the social media clip. «You got the f**king [pillow]? You suck, man.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Pearls of wisdom and displays of affection were shared widely on Tuesday afternoon when honorees Judy Blume, Natasha Lyonne, Rosie Perez, Kelly Ripa and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez took the stage at Variety‘s Power of Women New York luncheon, presented by Lifetime, at midtown restaurant The Grill. While all five women touched on the key lessons they’ve learned in life and the importance of those who teach them during the luncheon, hosted by “Saturday Night Live’s” Ego Nwodim, it was iconic YA author Blume who made much of her speech a tribute to public educators and librarians who are trying to protect students’ rights amid increased government scrutiny and censorship in public education.

sticks to his announcement from earlier this month, then at some point on April 1 — which on the west coast, as of this writing begins in approximately 45 minutes — Twitter’s account verification system will end; at that point, all so-called “legacy” verified accounts will lose their blue checkmarks, and only people willing to pay $8 a month for a subscription to Twitter Blue will get to have them.But as we’ve seen all week, the plan to convert “legacy” verified account holders into paid subscribers doesn’t appear, so far, to be a rollicking success. Case in point, Musk’s apparent social media rival, President Joe Biden.

Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing back its barnstorming stage adaptation of famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s hand-drawn 1988 classic My Neighbour Totoro for a second season at London’s Barbican in November.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole” has been optioned for the stage by Bated Breath Theatre Company. The author will help adapt her bestselling book, which weaves together poignant stories of loss and resilience, as well as Cain’s personal experience. It also touches on art, literature, religion and science to explain why longing and loss can be so deeply profound and transformational. Mara Lieberman, the executive director of Bated Breath Theatre Company, will write the adaptation in collaboration with Cain, and direct and produce it. The new production will be produced by Bated Breath and RRR Productions, which was founded by Ryan Ratelle.

Ed Sheeran has revealed that Jay-Z “respectfully passed” on featuring on the singer’s massive hit single ‘Shape Of You’.‘Shape Of You’ was released at the start of 2017 and went five times platinum in its first year, becoming one of the biggest UK singles of all time on streaming services.Speaking to Rolling Stone for a new interview, Sheeran said that he was “in touch” with the legendary New York rapper’s team about a collaboration, but that it was turned down on Jay-Z’s side.“We were in touch,” Sheeran said. “I sent him the song, and he said, ‘I don’t think the song needs a rap verse.’ He was probably right.

Sophie Turner, 27, and Joe Jonas, 33, were pictured on a sweet family walk in New York with their two daughters – with the same buggy that Molly-Mae Hague is using for her newborn daughter, Bambi. Sophie and Joe are proud parents of two daughters and are known to be quite private, especially when it comes to their children.

New York Times report that former president Donald Trump is telling friends and associates that getting arrested would be a “fun experience,” “Morning Joe” hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough agreed that he’s just “talking big,” despite being “horrified.”“Trump, for his part, is reportedly downplaying his predicament behind closed doors,” panelist Willie Geist said in his intro to the report. “According to the New York Times, the former president has told friends and associates he welcomes the idea of being paraded around by the authorities, as long as he’s surrounded by the media.”To this, Brzezinski audibly sighed over Geist’s continued set-up.

Peter Werner, an Oscar-winning director known for his work behind the camera on such TV series as “Moonlighting,” “A Different World” and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died at age 76.His brother Tom Werner, co-founder of The Carsey-Werner Company, said via an email to The Hollywood Reporter that Peter died Tuesday morning in Wilmington, North Carolina, of a torn aorta. Born in New York on Jan.

EXCLUSIVE: Hot on the heels of longtime client Michelle Yeoh becoming the first Best Actress Oscar winner of Asian descent for Everything, Everywhere All At Once, Artist International Group is expanding. AIG has named Kimberly Hines as partner, and Ian Stack as manager. They join AIG’s international talent and producing divisions. They will be based in New York and Rome. 

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Ruben Igielko-Herrlich, a veteran film marketing executive, died March 7 in Beverly Hills. He was 62 and had been fighting glioblastoma brain cancer for four years. He co-founded PropagandaGEM, a global entertainment marketing group, in 1991 with his friend and business partner Anders Granath. The company expanded to encompass 10 offices across Europe, Asia, South America, and the U.S. Under his leadership, Propaganda created brand integrations such as “The Matrix” placing Nokia’s flip phone into the hands of Keanu Reeves and the iconic “Mission Impossible” chase scenes with Tom Cruise behind the wheel of a BMW.

BAFTA-nominated Mike Faist and Oscar-nominated actor Lucas Hedges will star in a London stage adaptation of Annie Proulx’s best-selling novel Brokeback Mountain.