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EXCLUSIVE: The novel Next to Heaven hit the market this week. Written by Anonymous, it’s a social satire that is being shopped by WME simultaneously for both a publishing deal and a film/TV deal. The TV deal has just closed, and the publishing deal will be next.

Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut with the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night, attracting a record-breaking audience for the matchup against the Connecticut Sun.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Bob Yari’s startup mini-major Magenta Light Studios has found its first in-house film production in “Summerhouse,” a period drama set against the anxiety of the Vietnam War. “Bombshell” and “Halloween” star Malcolm McDowell will lead the project with Jacob Ward, an up-and-comer who made his debut in Ray Romano’s 2022 film “Somewhere in Queens.” Ed Kaplan (“2 Graves in the Desert”) will write the script and direct, with Shelly Jonson (“Greyhound,” “Captain America: The First Avenger”) as director of photography. Production will begin in Connecticut this month.

Catfish & The Bottlemen have announced a North American headline tour for this year – find all the details below.The Van McCann-fronted band will hit the road in the US and Canada this autumn, with gigs scheduled in Austin, Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and other locations.Tickets go on sale at 10am local time this Friday (May 10) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can sign up for a pre-sale to access tickets at the same time today (8).Check out the announcement post and the full list of dates below.A post shared by Catfish and the Bottlemen (@catfishandthebottlemen)OCTOBER04 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits05 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium08 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater11 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits14 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre17 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre18 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works19 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern21 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre22 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall23 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre25 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre26 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s27 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall29 – Boston, MA – Royale30 – New York, NY – Terminal 5NOVEMBER01 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall02 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts03 – Washington D.C. – 9:30 ClubIn February, Catfish returned with the single ‘Showtime’ – marking their first new music in five years.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Rob Marciano, a longtime meteorologist at ABC News known for his appearances on weekend broadcasts of :”Good Morning America,” has left the network, according to a person familiar with the matter. ABC News declined to make executives available for comment.

Blink-182 have unveiled new 2024 US tour dates, teasing “new production elements” for their upcoming leg – see all details below.The pop-punk band announced the news on an Instagram story, where they revealed their new US leg would begin in June this year with 30 extra dates.The new show will also come with increased seat capacity and a full 360-degree view of the stage for fans.Blink-182 also announced a slew of support acts, including the likes of Pierce The Veil, Alexisonfire, Astronoid, Drain, Ekkstacy, Hot Milk, Jxdn, Landon Barker and Live Without.Tickets for the new leg can be purchased here, whilst VIP package options for the tour can be viewed and purchased here. See all dates below:JUNE20 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center *21 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center *24 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center ^25 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena ^27 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena %30 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park +JULY02 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena +03 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena + 06 — Los Angeles, CA — SoFi Stadium +08– Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center +09 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center +11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center <13 – Portland, OR – Moda Center <14 – Quincy, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre <21 – Flushing, NY – Citi Field #23 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park #24 — Hartford, CT — The XFINITY Theatre #26 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center >27 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena >29 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena >30 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena >AUGUST: 01 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena >02 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse >06 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center >07 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum >09 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center >10 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center +12 – Detroit, MI –

A toddler is safe and back in the arms of his mother after nearly running into traffic — all because of a couple of heroic barbers!

Consistent with Rorschach Theatre’s adventurously immersive productions, the company’s latest, The Human Museum by Miyoko Conley, engages audiences in playful conversation with its themes well before the show even begins.Audiences enter through the titular museum, a hallowed institution operated by robots of Earth in a future where humans are extinct. Created inside the same two-story Connecticut Avenue former retail space where, last fall, Rorschach unleashed Night of the Living Dead Live, the Human Museum passes patrons through galleries filled with artifacts of human existence.Considering this is the work of artificially intelligent bots with only a secondhand concept of what humans were like, the exhibit items have been well chosen.

announced at a vacant storefront at Connecticut Avenue and L Street NW, which will soon be transformed into a pop-up as part of Capital Fringe, an annual arts festival scheduled to take place from July 9 to 21.Japer Bowles, director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs, hailed the program as a potential boon not only for the city as a whole, but for the LGBTQ community, especially in advance of D.C.’s hosting of WorldPride in 2025.“This is going to be great for WorldPride, because LGBTQIA+ businesses and business owners — whether in D.C. or in the region, or nationally or internationally, can come to D.C.

Aaron LaBerge, who helped oversee Disney‘s expansion into streaming during two stints totaling 20 years, is exiting the company.

Thania Garcia Michael Cuscuna, a three-time Grammy winning jazz producer and the co-founder of Mosaic Records, has died. He was 75. His death was confirmed on Monday by the record label Blue Note, for whom he produced reissues and studio sessions.

Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox are stepping out for the night!

Snoop Dogg, Kelly Clarkson, Mike Tirico and Jimmy Fallon have in common? This is not a joke — at least not to the leaders of NBC­ Universal and a small army of NBC Sports producers hunkered down at offices in Stamford, Conn., and Paris, France. The answer is the Paris Olympics, which will be telecast in the U.S. with a markedly different approach this summer.

Caitlin Clark has officially been drafted into the WNBA, marking a dream come true!

Caitlin Clark, who helped grow the popularity of women’s basketball with her record-breaking college career at the University of Iowa, was the most no-brainer pick of the WNBA Draft on Monday, going No. 1 to the Indiana Fever.

Bruce Springsteen played ‘Seeds’ for the first time since 2016 during his show in Connecticut last night (April 12).Performing at the Mohegan Sun Arena, The Boss gave a rare outing to the track, which was recorded during the 1983 ‘Born In The U.S.A.’ sessions.A live version of the song from a show at the Los Angeles Coliseum in September 1985 was released in 1986 on the ‘Live 1975-85’ box set.It was last performed at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2016. You can listen to the latest live version below.He also gave tour debuts to ‘Lucky Town’ which is taken from his 1992 album of the same name and ‘I’m On Fire’ which also features on ‘Born In The U.S.A.’.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The NCAA men’s basketball national championship game is finally here, capping off an action-packed March Madness season. No.

The Saturday Night Live cold open took a break from politics to riff on March Madness — more specifically how the women’s tournament has been a lot more exciting than the men’s competition.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The University of Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark are set for consecutive trips to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Game as the team prevailed in a nail-biter Final Four faceoff against University of Connecticut. The final matchup finishes out a dream March Madness tournament for NCAA Women’s Basketball, as star players such as Clark and LSU’s Angel Reese and others have grabbed the spotlight.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Keith LeBlanc, a drummer, producer and recording artist best known for his work on pioneering early hip-hop records by Grandmaster Flash and others, died Thursday after a battle with an undisclosed illness, his wife Fran LeBlanc confirms to Variety. Later in his career he worked extensively as a producer, session musician — including on Nine Inch Nails’ 1989 debut “Pretty Hate Machine” — and member of the bands Little Axe and Tackhead.

The New York tri-state earthquake left Melissa Gorga very spooked!

Stars are reacting the surprising earthquake that shook the New York tri-state are this morning.

An earthquake has shaken the densely populated New York City metropolitan area and much of the Northeast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A preliminary magnitude of 4.8 was recorded as locals reported feeling the quake.

New York City has been rocked by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake causing widespread tremors across the region.

Sarah Paulson is back on Broadway after a short hiatus with her play Appropriate and she had a star-studded audience at a recent performance!

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor No matter who prevails next Sunday at the NCAA’s championship game, 2024’s March Madness will go down in history as a milestone moment for women’s sports. Not just in the college basketball realm — but for female athletes overall. In a perfect storm, the annual bracket-bonkers frenzy around the NCAA college basketball tournament has conferred a level of respect to the women’s game that is rarely been seen across sports media, but for the quadrennial exception of the Women’s World Cup.

, but the Oscar-winner was just spotted on a night out in New York City with her longtime pal, Jennifer Aniston. The two were photographed leaving the Broadway play Appropriate , who is a .Per the pics, published in the , Bullock opted for a corporate chic look for her evening at the theater. She wore a black pinstriped suit over a very Y2K-coded lacy camisole, which she paired with a pair of pointed-toe black heels and a black clutch.

Friends that fill together chill together?? HA!

Did you know that Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock are close friends?

Kathie Lee Gifford may love being a mom, but she also had concerns over raising her kids in the spotlight. The former “Today” show anchor, 70, shared daughter Cassidy, 30, and son Cody, 34, with late husband Frank Gifford.Kathie spoke about her parenting choices in a joint interview with Cassidy ahead of the March 28 premiere of their new Prime Video series, “The Baxters.”“Frank and I were both very careful to raise our children,” the former talk show host told The Post.