The New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor passed a resolution today in support of a fair contract for striking actors and writers.
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Loretta Devine will step in for her old Dreamgirls co-star Jennifer Holliday in the upcoming New York City Center gala presentation of Pal Joey starring Ephraim Sykes.
Holliday had been previously announced for the role of nightclub owner Lucille Wallace but bowed out due to scheduling conflicts. The production runs Nov. 1-5 at City Center, starting with a benefit performance to be followed by a gala dinner at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.
Both Devine and Holliday became Broadway stars for their performances in the original production of Dreamgirls in 1981, with Devine playing Lorrell Robinson and Holliday playing Effie Melody White.
The starry gala presentation of Pal Joey will be co-directed by Savion Glover and Tony Goldwyn, with Glover choreographing. The musical is being reconceived, with the character of Joey Evans (Sykes, of Ain’t Too Proud) portraying the character as a Black jazz singer who refuses to compromise on his craft as he struggles to make it big on the Chicago nightclub circuit.
Joining the production is the newly announced Jeb Brown (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) who will play gangster Tony.
With a new book by Richard LaGravenese and Daniel “Koa” Beaty, the production also reimagines the character Linda English (Aisha Jackson) as a radio chanteuse trying to find her authentic voice, and Vera Simpson (Elizabeth Stanley) as a liberated white socialite following her passions. Also in the cast is Brooks Ashmanskas.
The musical’s classics like “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” and “I Could Write a Book” are joined by other Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart classics including “My Heart Stood Still” and “The Lady is a Tramp.”
Funds raised by all seven performances will go toward City Center’s founding
The New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor passed a resolution today in support of a fair contract for striking actors and writers.
Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson went on a romantic summer stroll in New York City!The notoriously private couple put a little bit of their love on display as they walked hand-in-hand through the busy Big Apple. Waterhouse, 31, kept it casual-yet-chic in a knit blouse with beige pants.
Kate Aurthur editor A Reddit post from last year about the political donations of “The Real Housewives of New York City” has resurfaced in recent days, in which a TikTok creator said that new “RHONY” cast member Erin Lichy donated to Donald Trump’s Stop the Steal campaign. The thread has newly gone viral, causing an excavation into Lichy’s politics and political leanings. A search of the Federal Election Commission database reveals that in the wake of the Nov.
Katie Holmes, 44, has been doing her ab workouts. The actress was recently spotted in New York City, both mask and top-free, showing off her toned physique. She was on a walk during this hot summer in the United States.It’s a cool new look for the mom of Suri Cruise.
Prince William is ready to return to New York City in September, and he’ll have a full schedule when he lands in the Empire State.
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Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber stepped out in style for a date night in New York City.
Drake wore an unexpected accessory while heading into Barclays Center for his latest It’s All a Blur Tour performance in New York City.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 14th season of “The Real Housewives of New York City” is finally here, along with a brand new cast. The new season of “RHONY” stars new Housewives Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield. They replace Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Leah McSweeney and Eboni K. Williams, who all departed after season 13 finished airing in September 2021. “You know that we’re at a crossroads for ‘RHONY,’ Andy Cohen told Variety in unveiling Bravo’s plans for the 14th season. “We’ve spent a lot of time figuring out where to go. And the plan that we’ve come up with, I think, is a real gift to the fans.”
Big Willy!Prince William is going solo for his upcoming trip New York City to attend the Earthshot Prize Annual Innovation Summit.The Duke of Cambridge, 41, will jet set to Manhattan on Sept. 18 and 19, Kensington Palace revealed yesterday.William is set to make a long-delayed appearance at the event, which is co-hosted by the Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies.“The Summit, held during New York Climate Week and the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly, will convene previous Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists with policymakers, global business leaders, philanthropists and climate activists to scale their innovative solutions,” Kensington Palace announced in a statement.The summit will unveil the 15 prize finalists for 2023, with the awards set to be presented in Singapore come November.
Angelina Jolie is getting in some quality time with her son Pax.
Snail Mail joined Weezer onstage to perform two tracks at their recent New York City show – check out footage below.Snail Mail – real name Lindsey Jordan – joined the California rock band onstage at their Forest Hills Stadium show in Queens, New York on Thursday (July 13), where they performed single ‘El Scorcho’ and b-side ‘I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams’ from 1996 album ‘Pinkerton’.Footage shared to Jordan’s Instagram showed her rehearsing with frontman Rivers Cuomo and guitarist Brian Bell, simply captioning the post “thanks for having me @weezer” with a crying emoji and love heart.Check out footage of the performance below.A post shared by LJ (@snailmail)A post shared by LJ (@snailmail)Last month, Weezer finally made good on their promise to bring viral TikTok user Evan Marsalli onstage to perform ‘Buddy Holly’ with them.Marsalli played ‘Buddy Holly’ every day for 990 days on TikTok before Cuomo invited him out to a show.The previous month, Weezer become the latest band to show their support for the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, performing the same track on the picket line.Snail Mail, meanwhile, has been busy with her own string of recent team-ups and covers.
Bravo is bringing Real Housewives of New York City back for another season!
Jessel Taank might be new to The Real Housewives of New York City but she’s already making headlines. After reported that the fashion publicist was seen vomiting on the red carpet at the RHONY season 14 premiere party on Wednesday, July 12, Taank took to social media to assure fans it wasn’t due to alcohol. «I wish I was drunk!!» the mother of two commented on Page Six’s Instagram post about the story. «Unfortunately just a stomach bug guys … nothing to see here.»Jessel Taank attends Bravo's 'The Real Housewives Of New York City' season 14 premiere at The Rainbow Room on July 12, 2023 in New York City.Taank wasn’t the only one in her family who caught a stomach virus this week.
Jessel Taank might be brand new to the Real Housewives of New York City franchise, but she’s already doing damage control.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic In 2020, Jenna Lyons starred in “Stylish,” a thrillingly, almost decadently awkward reality series on the service then called HBO Max. This was putatively an “Apprentice”-style show intended to find Lyons, a recognizable face to style-watchers as the former creative director and president of the retailer J. Crew, an all-purpose consigliere. But the show leaned all the way into its star’s evident discomfort with having to make choices. Lyons, a striking but diffident presence onscreen, shrank from defining the role the series’ “winner” might play, or from revealing much at all about her vision for her own post-J. Crew future. The uncertainty the halting, abrupt Lyons left in her wake made “Stylish” a must-watch for historians of aughts fashion personalities, but seemed, too, to ensure that this would be Lyons’ first and last foray into reality television.
The Big Apple is back on Bravo with the return of The Real Housewives of New York City. Following a complete overhaul of the cast, Season 14 introduces a whole new set of women to The Real Housewives franchise, a whole new intro and fresh taglines.
The Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One press tour is coming to a close as the movie is about to hit theaters everywhere!
Madonna has been spotted out on a walk in New York City Sunday, after her recent hospitalization. In a video posted to TikTok, Madonna is seen in the Upper East Side neighborhood wearing a hat, sunglasses and sneakers as she's leaning on a light pole. The «Like a Prayer» singer is recovering after she spent several days in the ICU due to a bacterial infection.
There’s another update on Madonna’s condition – and don’t worry, it’s good news!