EXCLUSIVE: The Broadway production company behind the upcoming Michael Jackson musical MJ and the stage adaptation of the hit 2000 film Almost Famous has hired The Old Globe Theater’s Travis LeMont Ballenger as producer to help oversee both high-profile projects. Ballenger, most recently the Associate Artistic Director at the Globe in San Diego, also will
Month: August 2020
Our final interview leading up to the premiere of Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ is with the man himself, Jason Sudeikis, aka Ted Lasso. You know him from his work on Saturday Night Live, The Last Man On Earth, 30 Rock and in films like Horrible Bosses (1 & 2) and We’re the Millers. And
Cartier has sparked confusion and outrage by claiming two men featured in a Chinese advert are father and son, rather than a gay couple. The advert was released ahead of China’s Qixi Festival on August 25, often described as the Chinese equivalent of Valentine’s Day. The French jewellery brand promoted its Trinity ring as the
The 1975’s Matty Healy and George Daniel were the latest guests on the Song Exploder podcast, where they talked about their Notes on a Conditional Form track “The Birthday Party.” Matty Healy discussed the origins of the song, which he started writing following a relapse and as a relationship was coming to an end. “I
Is this to say that all of the blockbuster’s small-scale choices are flawless? Most definitely not. There are definitely script issues (why does he just totally give up searching for Uncle Ben’s killer?) and the idea to put Peter’s parents at the center of a conspiracy is bad enough in the first film before it
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Pose star Dominique Jackson and transgender model and activist Munroe Bergdorf head up the line-up for the digital UK Black Pride festival. Like many Pride events, the physical UK Black Pride gathering was cancelled in 2020 due to coronavirus, but organisers have put their all into creating a day-long celebration of Black queer experiences. The
The Weeknd‘s philanthropy isn’t confined to North America … he’s opening his wallet to help people who were injured, people whose loved ones died, and people who were left homeless by the tragic explosion that rocked Beirut. The singer’s manager, Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, and his wife, Rima Fakih, have been leading the charge to get
Breaking News This could be a bad look for R. Kelly — 3 of his alleged acquaintances have been charged with harassing witnesses in his criminal case … but the singer claims he had no involvement. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday Richard Arline, Donnell Russell and Michael Williams were arrested and charged for
The Crown has found its final Prince Philip. Jonathan Pryce has been cast as Queen Elizabeth‘s husband in the last two seasons of the Netflix drama, following in the footsteps of Matt Smith and Tobias Menzies. He’ll star alongside Imelda Staunton as Elizabeth and Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret. No other casting has been announced so
Viola Davis is coming full circle for her birthday by buying the house (and property) where she was born — a place that was formerly inhabited by slaves. The actress celebrated her 55th Tuesday by posting a photo of what she calls her birthplace — an old rundown house on what’s been said to be
Exclusive Wendy Williams and Kevin Hunter have tied up another loose end following their divorce … but didn’t make the dough they’d hoped to on the deal. The ex-couple finally closed on the sale of their New Jersey mansion — which they called home for years — after putting it on the market in August
Hulton ArchiveGetty Images An engagement ring is more than just a piece of jewelry: It signifies a major commitment in your relationship and gets shown off a lot on the ‘gram. But the history behind why engagement rings exist dates all the way back to Ancient Rome. Find out how this piece of jewelry came
The UK’s home secretary Priti Patel is planning to fully decriminalise the sale of poppers. Not usually known for liberal stances on anything, Patel confirmed on Wednesday that she is “minded” to explicitly exempt poppers from laws banning former ‘legal highs’. Alkyl nitrites, popularly known as poppers, are sold in the UK as room odourisers
The Japanese House—the recording moniker of singer-songwriter Amber Bain—has released her new Chewing Cotton Wool EP. In addition to the title track and the 2019 single “Something Has to Change,” the project features new a song called “Dionne,” featuring Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. Take a listen to that below (via Dirty Hit). The Chewing Cotton
Exclusive The case of Carole Baskin‘s disappeared husband, Don Lewis, is going the route of ‘Don’t F**k with Cats’ — with an online group claiming it’s dug up a massive, and crappy, clue about where his body might be. Jack Smith — the spokesman now repping Don’s family — tells us he and a group
Donald Trump was not happy with Bill Maher‘s show last Friday night, and we’re guessing it’s because Maher delivered a blistering fake eulogy of 45. Trump tweeted, “Watched @billmaher last week for the first time in a long time. He’s totally SHOT, looks terrible, exhausted, gaunt and weak. If there was ever a good reason
An era of Marvel TV is coming to an end with Agents of SHIELD finishing its seventh and final season, but there are still several Marvel shows releasing in the future. In the aftermath of The Avengers breaking box office records, Marvel Television increased its output to make Marvel TV shows alongside the MCU that linked as narrative annexes. Agents
Jaida Essence Hall was the deserved winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12. (Getty) Drag Race season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall said she doesn’t know a “single Black queen” who hasn’t suffered racism at the hands of so-called fans. Jaida talked candidly about discrimination, the Black Lives Matter movement and growing up queer in
Kurt Cobain rarely ever signed his full name to anything which is why a signed home insurance policy is making for a very rare, yet macabre auction item. The folks over at Goldin Auctions are brokering the sale of this super-rare document featuring the late Nirvana frontman’s full signature — Kurt D. Cobain. He usually
Morgan Stewart and Jordan McGraw are already imagining what their little girl will be like. On tonight’s Nightly Pop, the parents-to-be joined Morgan’s co-hosts Hunter March and Nina Parker for a friendly game of “Fian…Say What?: Baby Edition.” For the first round, Nina reminded Nightly Pop viewers that a psychic previously predicted Morgan’s pregnancy. “I’m
There was further good news from the international box office this weekend, even as it continues to be clear that markets need fresh titles to keep the reopening momentum going — be they local, from Hollywood or even reissues of older event pictures. We remain in uncharted waters around the globe. But progress in the
[Warning: This post contains spoilers from Stargirl’s Season 1 finale. Read at your own risk.] Remember that time Starman (Joel McHale) supposedly died in Pat Dugan’s (Luke Wilson) arms, marking the end of the JSA’s reign and jumpstarting Courtney Whitmore’s (Brec Bassinger) superhero journey five years later? Well, it looks like that dramatic death scene
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Breaking News LeBron James is taking advantage of the NBA’s relaxed dress code while in the Orlando bubble … rockin’ an open shirt and showing some serious skin before the Laker game on Monday!! Of course, the league decided to take it easy on its fashion requirements during the NBA’s restart … allowing players to
The anti-gay Liberty University has picked another anti-LGBT evangelist to stand in for the scandal-hit Jerry Falwell Jr. Falwell Jr, a key evangelical Trump ally, agreed to step aside from his position at the private Virginia Christian university this month after long-running concerns about his conduct reached new heights when he posted a photo of
Ride’s Andy Bell has announced his first-ever solo album. The View From Halfway Down arrives October 9 via Sonic Cathedral. Ahead of the LP, Bell has shared lead single “Love Comes in Waves” along with a trippy visual directed by Chris Tomsett. The new album will be available in CD and standard vinyl formats, as
Play video content Exclusive The parent of the 8-year-old kid who was arrested in Key West two years ago is now going after the school and the city, claiming the boy — who already had serious psychological issues — was all but destroyed by the incident. Bianca Digennaro just filed a suit on behalf of
After a few years of mediocre success, Trini Lopez was discovered by Frank Sinatra, and Ol’ Blue Eyes signed Lopez to a contract at his own label, Reprise Records. His first number one hit, cover of “If I Had a Hammer,” when Gold off of his debut live album, and in the decade that followed
Everything that Charmaine Diyoza was is everything that we want to be. From the second, she crashed into The 100 universe; it was apparent that we were in the presence of an extraordinary woman. Diyoza had a full circle storyline, from her time as the new big bad to the familiar hero that we had to root
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