In what producers are calling a “provocative and zeitgeisty” new musical, The Ghost of John McCain, with a book by Scott Elmegreen and score by Drew Fornarola, will get an invitation-only industry reading in New York this week.
In what producers are calling a “provocative and zeitgeisty” new musical, The Ghost of John McCain, with a book by Scott Elmegreen and score by Drew Fornarola, will get an invitation-only industry reading in New York this week.
Sarah Rice, who performed the pivotal role of the endangered Johanna in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, died Saturday of cancer. She was 68.
Dylan Mulvaney looks stunning while stepping out on the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 7) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Two women have filed complaints against an Arizona plastic surgeon after claiming he botched them while DRUNK!
ASAP Rocky has starred in a new advert for his partner Rihanna’s new lip balm product – check out the clip below.The rapper appears in the promotional video for the Fenty Skin product Lux Balm, which the post describes as “juicy, Barbados Cherry-powered lip balm packed with vitamin E and shea butter”.The footage included in the Instagram post is clipped from the video for Rocky’s 2023 single ‘Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)’.A post shared by FENTY SKIN (@fentyskin)Rocky directly references the lip balm in the lyrics to ‘Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)’. “Nah bitch, this ain’t lip gloss / Lux Balm up in my palm / New collab with my baby mom,” he raps.
David Ellefson has opened up about the sex scandal that led to him being fired from Megadeth.In 2021, allegations against the former Megadeth bassist surfaced after several explicit screenshots and videos – which Ellefson said were “some private and personal conversations and interactions” – were shared on social media with some claiming that he’d groomed an underage girl.Ellefson denied any wrongdoing at the time saying explicit text messages were between consenting adults and that the woman was not underage at the time.That same year, he filed revenge-porn charges against the person whom he alleged illegally leaked a video and screenshots that prompted the allegations against him, and he met police in Scottsdale, Arizona, pursue the charges.The situation has now been resolved and the ex-bassist took the time to reflect on the incident. “There’s two sides to it.
Joe Biden‘s campaign unveiled a new 60-second ad on Thursday, their first of 2024, that signals a primary campaign theme: Donald Trump‘s threat to the republic.
Inspiration for baby names can come from all over the globe, with many parents choosing some of their favourite destinations as a name for their little ones.The trend is set to soar in 2024, with celebrities like Paris Fury, who named her daughters Valencia and Venezuela, paving the way. Independent travel agency Iglu Cruise has compared over 60 destination-inspired baby names to reveal which ones had the biggest percentage increase from 1996 to 2021, as well as predicting upcoming baby name trends for 2024. With a percentage increase of 3950%, Phoenix tops the list as the fastest-growing boys’ name based on a destination.
Heart have played their first live shows together in almost half a decade around and on New Years Eve.The first date took place on December 27 at a more intimate venue, the Yaamava Theatre in Highland, California. The rock band then played two other arena shows in California and their hometown of Seattle on December 28 and 31 respectively.These were their first shows since 2019 and featured a career-spanning setlist including hits such as ‘Magic Man’, ‘Crazy On You’ and ‘Barracuda’.
Taylor Swift, and described her ‘Eras Tour’ as “incredible”.The actor looked back at her friendship with the pop star during the latest episode of The Graham Norton Show last week, and expressed her love of the shows Swift is delivering as part of her ongoing tour.When asked by the host how many of the tour dates she had attended, Stone responded “Three, so far,” and revealed that the first was during the opening night of the show last March, which took place in her home state of Arizona.She also shared that the singer’s choreographer for the ‘Eras Tour’ was also the same person who helped design and choreograph the moves for the hit film La La Land, which she took the lead for back in 2016.“It was incredible to see,” the actor said of the first Arizona show.A post shared by The Graham Norton Show (@thegrahamnortonshowofficial)Elsewhere in the interview with Graham Norton, the actor recalled the origins of her longtime friendship with Swift and shared that the two first met back in 2008. “We met at this thing that they had called the Young Hollywood Awards in L.A., and we just kept in touch ever since and became great friends,” she explained.She was also asked by the host whether Swift’s song ‘When Emma Falls In Love (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)’ was inspired by her and one of her past relationships.This came after some fans speculated that the 2023 track was about Stone’s previous relationship with Succession star Kieran Culkin, whom she dated from 2010 until 2011.
Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. There’s no better way to kick off 2024 than with a New Year’s Day tradition: college football. January 1 marks the end of the NCAA football bowl season, and this year, there are five bowl games taking place on Monday.
A mom-to-be was killed in a horrific car accident while on the way to see loved ones for Christmas.
Anitta is laughing back at the haters who thought she was doing too much on stage with Peso Pluma for the first live performance of their song, “BELLAKEO.” The singer went viral when they performed the song on December 11 at the first TikTok music festival in Arizona, United States. The Brazilian busted out her sensual dance moves, putting on a show for the crowd. But Peso Pluma, real name, Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija, was noticeably keeping his eyes and hands to himself.Anitta’s dancing is nothing new when it comes to singers of the opposite sex performing this type of music on stage.
The Critics Choice Awards is on the move.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Kingdom of the Blind,” “Little Trouble Girls” and “Wind, Talk To Me” were among the projects which won prizes at the milestone 15th edition of Les Arcs Film Festival‘s Industry Village. The event, held in a popular French Alps resort, was attended by more than 700 professionals, including top sales agents, distributors and festival programmers, on top of high profile talent, such as two-time Palme d’Or winning Ruben Ostlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) who was the festival’s guest of honor.
Jaden Thompson Museum of the Moving Image and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the winners of the 2023 Sloan Student Grand Jury Prize and 2023 Sloan Student Discovery Prize, who will each receive $20,000 to develop their science-themed screenplays. Justine Beed of USC has won the Grand Jury Prize for her series pilot “La Forza,” while Lara Palmqvist of University of Texas at Austin was awarded the Discovery Prize for her feature script entitled “The Garden.” Beed and Palmqvist were selected from a group of 10 nominees by a jury including Dr.
U2 performed their cover of Darlene Love’s ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ for the first time in nearly 36 years at the Las Vegas Sphere this weekend.The Irish rock band performed the Christmas classic for the first time since 1987 during their show at the Sphere at The Venetian Resort on Friday (December 15).They last performed the track in December 1987 as they closed out the ‘Joshua Tree’ tour at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.While performances from that gig featured on U2’s hybrid live/studio album ‘Rattle and Hum’, their version of ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ was not included.However, they did release a video filmed in November 1987 at the Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana before their concert there that night. It was also released in December 1987 with the charity compilation album ‘A Very Special Christmas’.They revived the track on Friday and, according to setlist.fm, rehearsed it during soundcheck in the day but did not print the song on the setlist.Watch the performance below.Back in October, U2 announced they were extending their residency at the Sphere, adding 11 extra dates to the run.
Angelique Jackson Erika Alexander got her start as a teen on “The Cosby Show” before assuming the breakout role of attorney Maxine Shaw on “Living Single.” But it’s her latest performance in “American Fiction,” a satire that critiques our culture’s obsession with stereotypes, that’s put her in a conversation she’s never been in before — that of awards season contender. Alexander plays Coraline, the love interest of Jeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a cantankerous author who challenges the industry’s perceptions of “Black entertainment.” On Dec. 5, just hours before sitting down with Variety, Alexander learned she’d been nominated in the supporting category at the Independent Spirit Awards; she attended last year’s ceremony as a guest.
Addie Morfoot Contributor In “Downwind,” a documentary executive produced by Matthew Modine, directors Mark Shapiro and Douglas Brian Miller chronicle the lethal effects that nuclear testing on American soil has had on U.S. citizens. The Oscar hopeful reveals that from 1951 to 1992, Mercury, Nevada, was the site for the testing of 928 large scale nuclear weapons.
in 2017. Over the weekend the Grammy winner revealed the news on Instagram Live.“I’ve been single for a minute now,” she told followers, per a clip of the livestream “But I have been afraid…. Not afraid, I just don’t know how to tell the world.
Anitta wowed the audience at TikTok In the Mix on Sunday (December 10) at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz.
Vanessa Hudgens has that newlywed glow!
Ariana Madix and fans aren’t going to like hearing this….
Slowdive have announced a US tour scheduled for Spring 2024 – see the full list of dates below.The shoegaze veterans made the announcement over X today (December 6). The US spring leg of their 2024 tour engagements will commence in Ventura, California on April 25, continuing through the remainder of April and May in cities including Phoenix, Arizona, Kansas City, Missouri, and Dallas, Texas, before concluding in Asheville, North Carolina on May 18.We're incredibly excited to return to the USA next April and May!Our special guests once again will be the amazing Drab Majesty.Tickets on sale Friday December 8th at 10am local time -> https://t.co/uyId7jLefP#slowdive #everythingisalive pic.twitter.com/g7sqSYzOwT— Slowdive (@slowdiveband) December 5, 2023Live Nation presale tickets for Slowdive’s US dates are currently available, and can be purchased using the access code “CREW”, while general ticket sales will go live on Friday, December 8 at 10AM local time via Ticketmaster.Slowdive’s spring tour dates follow their announcement of tour dates across the UK and Europe over the winter, which begins in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on January 16, and concludes in Manchester’s Manchester Academy on February 27.In September, the band released ‘Everything Is Alive’, their first album in six years, following their 2017 self-titled album.
Alvvays have announced a US tour in Spring 2024 – see the full list of dates below.The Canadian indie rock quintet took to X to announce the upcoming tour in the early morning today (December 6). The lengthy tour will see them perform in 18 different venues across the States, beginning with a date in Cleveland, Ohio’s Agora Theater on April 18, and concluding in Tucson, Arizona’s Rialto Theatre on May 17.wormin our way thru rustbeltsouthwest spring ‘24presale wed 10am (pw = PHARMACIST)onsale fri 10am https://t.co/uGmLEOicSNposter @victoriasiecz pic.twitter.com/jm4m4WH9nL— Alvvays (@alvvaysband) December 5, 2023Pre-sale tickets are now available for purchase through the band’s website using the password ‘PHARMACIST’, while general ticket sales will open on Friday, December 8 at 10AM local time through Ticketmaster.The announcement is Alvvays’ first since receiving their first Grammy nomination, namely ‘Best Alternative Music Performance’ for ‘Belinda Says’, a standout cut from their excellent 2022 full-length album, ‘Blue Rev’.
This case is so disturbing. A man in Phoenix, Arizona, has been arrested after he allegedly had sex with a corpse in the morgue! According to court documents obtained by Fo
Ellise Shafer Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, died on Friday, the Supreme Court announced in a statement. She was 93. O’Connor died in Phoenix, Ariz.
Valerie Wu Intern Former “Vanderpump Rules” star Rachel Leviss has returned to entertainment with a new iHeartPodcast, “Rachel Goes Rogue.” Leviss, who was previously known as Raquel Leviss, starred in Bravo’s reality television series “Vanderpump Rules” from Seasons 5 through Season 10. A spin-off from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, “Vanderpump Rules” follows the personal and professional lives of restauranteur Lisa Vanderpump and her staff members. In what was to become her last season on the show, Leviss became embroiled in the #Scandoval: a headline-making, explosive sexual affair with fellow cast member Tom Sandoval.
Rodrigo Reyes joined the cast of Southern Charm in Season 9 and his participation gave Latinos visibility on the Bravo reality series for the first time in the show’s history.
The CW Network has announced it will be the exclusive broadcast home of the 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl, with the telecast to feature Barstool personalities including Dave Portnoy calling the game.
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