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Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: Do not read until you have watched the full season of “Outer Range,” now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.In the end, it was Vanessa Williams circa 1991 whose lyrics best encapsulated Amazon Prime Video’s wild sci-fi western “Outer Range:” “Isn’t this world a crazy place?”After a season of surreal musical moments, Noah Reid hit a high note with Williams’ classic “Save the Best for Last” in this week’s finale, when Billy Tillerson euphorically serenaded aspiring cult leader Autumn (Imogen Poots) in the lobby of a bank and vowed to protect her from her rival, gruff rancher Royal (Josh Brolin).“They kicked around a lot of songs for that moment in the bank,” Reid told Variety. “But that Vanessa Williams song is so perfect for a song that would be probably playing in the bank and also explains exactly to [Billy] where he is and who he is in the moment with her, belonging to her.

Julianne Hough steps out in a bright yellow dress for the opening night party for POTUS held at The Shubert Theater on Sunday (May 1) in New York City.

Marilyn Stasio Theater CriticI am woman, hear me roar — with laughter, at “POTUS: or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” playwright Selina Fillinger’s delicious feminist farce about the all-female staff that keeps the country out of war and other sticky situations while babysitting the dullard who holds the highest office in our beleaguered land. Playing characters largely unknown to the public within the world of the play are actors Lilli Cooper, Lea DeLaria, Rachel Dratch, Julianne Hough, Suzy Nakamura, Julie White and Vanessa Williams.

If “The West Wing” was made into a live stage show, banned all men and snorted a line of coke before the curtain went up, it might look something like “POTUS,” the hyperactive new farce that opened Wednesday on Broadway.One hour and 45 minutes, with one intermission. At the Shubert Theatre, 225 W 44th Street.Selina Fillinger’s weird and wired comedy imagines a White House fiasco, in which the president — we never meet him or anyone else with a Y chromosome — publicly makes a crass remark about the first lady (Vanessa Williams) and leaves a crew of panicked women staffers to clean up his PR mess.And what a mess it is.

Vanessa Williams and Rachel Dratch are promoting their new Broadway comedy POTUS!

Julianne Hough, making her Broadway debut in the comedy POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, has tested positive for Covid and will miss several preview performances of the play.

For Colored Girls, Ntozake Shange’s brilliant work isn’t even just a play, but rather a series of monologues that also incorporate music and dance.The show is a modern-seeming musical of sorts, and it’s impressive that it still feels fresh and timely, as it was originally performed in New York in 1976. The title features seven women who have all faced adversity due to sexism and racism, and while everyone should see it, the event is not running very long, just for 20 weeks.A post shared by for colored girls – Broadway (@forcoloredgirlsbroadway) LGBTQ audiences have a lot of reasons to go see Take Me Out.

Julianne Hough raises her champagne glass in a toast to her new Broadway play POTUS while attending a celebration following the first preview performance.

EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins, one of the stars of Netflix’s Dear White People, is launching her own podcast series.

are going to do, it's bring viewers a star-studded season.The sketch comedy series returns to HBO for its third season this Friday, and show creator, showrunner, executive producer, writer and star, Robin Thede, is excited for fans to see what the new installment holds.Speaking with ET's Melicia Johnson ahead of the season's premiere, Thede shared her thoughts going into the show's third run and broke down her favorite guest stars this season, which include Vanessa Williams, Ava DuVernay, Raven-Symoné, Kel Mitchell and more. «I'm living my dream. I'm making the show I've always wanted to make and the show that I've been preparing for three decades to make,» she said. «I've been making sketches since I was a kid, so I think you don't feel pressure when it's something you know you're good at. But it's not just me, right? I know I have a good team, and so, everyone around us is dead set on the same goal and that's to make every season bigger and better than the last.

The ladies of “A Black Lady Sketch Show” will be back on the screens in April! On Tuesday, HBO dropped the full trailer for the show’s upcoming third season, which will premiere on April 8.

 will be back on the screens in April! On Tuesday, HBO dropped the full trailer for the show's upcoming third season, which will premiere on April 8.The trailer for the Emmy-winning sketch comedy series features the familiar faces of series regulars Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, Ashley Nicole Black and Skye Townsend, in various sketches including «The Funeral Ball» and a disastrous bachelorette party. The video also shows the return of Black's invisible spy, Trinity, and Thede's Dr.

Producers of the upcoming Broadway comedy POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive have moved up the show’s opening night, becoming eligible for 2022 Tony Award nominations.

Leona Lewis is going to be a mom! The 36-year-old singer announced that she’s pregnant with her first child by sharing a photo of her growing baby bump to social media.

Leona Lewis is pregnant! The “Bleeding Love” singer, 36, is expecting her first child with husband Dennis Jauch, the couple announced Wednesday March 23 via Instagram. In the professional pregnancy shoot you can see here the X Factor winner looked utterly gorgeous in an off-the-shoulder, slim-fitting black dress, showing off her growing baby bump in style. “Can’t wait to meet you in the Summer ❤️,” the mom-to-be wrote in the caption as she smiled at the camera, one hand behind her head of gorgeous, blonde-flecked chestnut curls.

When it comes to Hollywood, multi-talented icon Vanessa Williams, 59, has tried her hand (and succeeded) at every corner. First rising to stardom in 1984 as the first Black woman to win the Miss America crown, Vanessa went on to build a storied career on the stage and screen. Starring in Broadway productions like Kiss of the Spider Woman and Into the Woods, the latter of which won her a Tony Award, Vanessa established her one-of-a-kind talent, and will even return to the stage this May in POTUS. Vanessa has also gained acclaim on the small screen, winning an Emmy Award in 2007 for her role on Ugly Betty. 

The Tony Awards eligibility cut-off date for the 2021-22 season will be Thursday, April 28, leaving the May opening of POTUS outside of this year’s race.

and starring in movie musicals like and, Julianne Hough is taking her many talents to the stage with her Broadway debut in the upcoming play,. “This has been a dream of mine, to do Broadway and be on Broadway,” the performer tells ET’s Rachel Smith. And with that in mind, Hough is embarking on a whole new chapter in her life after deciding this is what she wanted to do next.

Vanessa Williams is making her return to Broadway as the first lady and one of “the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world” in, a new comedy from playwright Selina Fillinger. “It is really wonderful to be a part of something that is so innovative,” she tells ET’s Rachel Smith about the ensemble production directed by Susan Stroman and also starring Julianne Hough, Julie White, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, Rachel Dratch and Suzy Nakamura. Together, they play the seven women forced to deal with an unexpected PR nightmare and keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble after the use of a four-letter word rocks the White House.“We see all the ladies behind the scenes, and that’s what this all is about,” Williams says, before teasing what’s said that kicks off the whole show. “I don’t wanna give away the first line of the play, but we go right there.

Vanessa Williams shot up to stardom after she was the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America. The 58-year-old then went on to pursue a career as an actress, singer and producer. She has found success both on the stage and the screen. She has starred on Broadway in Into The Woods and Kiss Of The Spider Woman and will be returning to the stage this may in POTUS. She’s also known for her on-screen credits in Ugly Betty, Shaft and Desperate Housewives. Through it all, she has been married multiple times, which she spoke about in an essay with Glamour.

 will be back on the screens in April! On Tuesday, HBO dropped the first teaser for the show's upcoming third season, which will premiere on April 8.The teaser trailer for the Emmy-winning sketch comedy show stars creator and series regular Robin Thede dropping the punny joke, “I just got back from Africa. Wakanda jokes you all lookin’ for?”The six-episode season also stars Gabrielle Dennis, Ashley Nicole Black and Skye Townsend, and will feature over 40 celebrity guest stars, including Ava DuVernay, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Raven-Symoné, Wanda Sykes, David Alan Grier, Kyla Pratt, Jemele Hill, Holly Robinson Peete, Kel Mitchell, Michael Ealy, Wayne Brady, Bob the Drag Queen, Vanessa Williams, Lance Reddick, Loni Love, Cari Champion, Shangela, Trevor Jackson, Tommy Davidson, Jay Pharoah, Jidenna, and Essence Atkins.The show's debut season earned three Emmy nominations and featured a bevy of heavy-hitting guest stars, including the show's executive producer Issa Rae, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Aja Naomi King, Laverne Cox and Nicole Byer.

After two seasons of critically acclaimed hilarity, a new season of HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” is on the horizon.

Julianne Hough is heading to Broadway!

Rachel Dratch, Lilli Cooper, Lea DeLaria, Julianne Hough, Suzy Nakamura, Julie White and Vanessa Williams will star in the just-announced Broadway comedy POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive this spring.

“Let It Go” has been a popular musical hit since first making its debut in Disney’s 2013 blockbuster “Frozen”.

Michael Urie‘s role on Ugly Betty was initially going to be much smaller than it turned out to be.

Vanessa Williams is offering up her advice.

Joshua Jackson looks so handsome while walking the red carpet at the 2021 International Emmy Awards on Monday (November 22) in New York City.

Katie Song The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced that Yvonne Orji will host the 49th International Emmy Awards, which takes place in person Nov.

International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has secured Insecure star Yvonne Orji to host the 49th International Emmy Awards. The in-person trophy show is set for Monday, November 22, at the Great Hall of Casa Cipriani in Manhattan.