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Dorit Kemsley had a spicy moment on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and this time, it was directed at Erika Jayne.

Erika tries to balance her friendship with Dorit and Kyle Richards as their feud rages.

Dorit is less than thrilled that she continues to defend Kyle, unlike the rest of the cast.

The Beverly Beach founder recently claimed that Erika won’t speak out against the Og because she is afraid.

Meanwhile, Erika had a firm response for Dorit after her bold confessional.

The Roxie Hart actress affirmed that she’s not afraid of anyone on the Rhobh cast, and from what we’ve seen from Erika over the years, we believe her.

Erika Jayne responds to claim that she’s afraid of Kyle Richards

Erika is between a rock and a hard place while navigating these unfortunate events between Kyle and Dorit.

She might be fully Team...

Get the latest scoop on everything you need to know about today’s Jeopardy! episode airing on Tuesday, July 2 2024 including the Final Jeopardy, contestants and today’s winner!

Today’s Final Jeopardy 7/2/2024 (Stage & Movie Characters) – Tuesday, July 2 2024

Acquitted of shooting her lover in 1924, Beulah Annan was the inspiration for this character in a play, film, and musical

Today’s Final Jeopardy Answer – Tuesday, July 2 2024

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Roxie Hart

Final Jeopardy Explanation – Tuesday, July 2 2024

Beulah Annan, acquitted of shooting her lover in 1924, served as the inspiration for the character Roxie Hart in the play, film, and musical “Chicago.” The play, originally written by Maurine Dallas Watkins, is a satirical take on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the “celebrity criminal.” Watkins, a journalist at the time, had covered Annan’s sensational murder trial for the Chicago Tribune, and her articles heavily influenced her playwriting.

Take a look at new images of Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger, now starring in the TV series “The Thing About Pam”, posing for the latest issue of "Harper's Bazaar" magazine, photographed by Mel Bles:

Following minor roles in “Dazed and Confused” (1993) and “Reality Bites” (1994), her first starring role was in the exploitation feature “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation” (1994).

This was followed by starring roles in the romantic comedy “Jerry Maguire” (1996), the drama “One True Thing” (1998) and the black comedy “Nurse Betty” (2000).

She played ‘Bridget Jones’ in the romantic comedy “Bridget Jones's Diary” (2001) and ‘Roxie Hart’ in the musical “Chicago” (2002).

Zellweger won the ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ in “Cold Mountain” (2003), followed by “Cinderella Man” (2005).

She reprised her role as Jones in the sequel “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” (2004) and “Bridget Jones's Baby” (2016).

In 2019, Zellweger starred in her first major television role in the Netflix series “What/If...

William Wellman’s The Public Enemy (1931) turns 90 this weekend. When the film first came out, a theater in Times Square showed it nonstop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The movie marks the true beginning of gangster movies as a genre. Mervyn LeRoy’s Little Caesar may have hit theaters first, but The Public Enemy set the pattern, and James Cagney nailed the patter. Not just the street talk either; he also understood its machine gun delivery. His Tommy Powers is just a hoodlum, never a boss. He is a button man at best, even if he insisted his suits have six buttons.

The Public Enemy character wasn’t even as high up the ladder as Paul Sorvino’s caporegime Paul Cicero in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas. But Cagney secured the turf Edward G. Robinson’s Rico Bandello took a bullet to claim in Little Caesar, and for the...

Star of stage and screen Jenna Ushkowitz joins Josh and Joe to discuss her favorite musical biopics.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Gremlins (1984)

Back To The Future (1985)

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

National Treasure (2004)

The Sound of Music (1965)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Star Wars (1977)

La Bamba (1987)

Selena (1997)

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

De-Lovely (2004)

Night and Day (1946)

All That Jazz (1979)

A Chorus Line (1985)

Star 80 (1983)

Psycho (1960)

Evita (1996)

Love and Mercy (2014)

Grace of My Heart (1996)

Get On Up (2014)

Ray (2004)

What’s Love Got To Do With It? (1993)

El Norte (1983)

The Wedding Planner (2001)

Out of Sight (1998)

Hustlers (2019)

Sweet Charity (1969)

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Chicago (2002)

Moulin Rouge (1952)

Roxie Hart (1942)

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Other Notable Items

Glee TV series (2009-2015)

The Tony Awards

The Emmy Awards

The Academy Awards

Pee Wee’s Playhouse (1986-1990)

Eric Stoltz

Harry Potter film series

Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Dark Knight trilogy

Christopher Nolan

Julie Andrews...

Let's be fair to Disney/Sony/Fox/whoever they think they are: there's been a DVD release of William Wellman's Roxie Hart (1942), but it's not currently streaming, which is a crying shame. It's a masterpiece, up there with The Public Enemy or Safe in Hell or Midnight Mary, Wellman's excoriating, criminous pre-Codes.The story may be a familiar one: former newspaperwoman Maurine Dallas Watkins' stage hit Chicago was filmed as a Cecil B. DeMille production in 1927, and more recently in musical form with Bob Fosse's choreography put through a blender by Rob Marshall, Harvey Weinstein, and Martin Walsh, who promptly won the Oscar for Most Editing.Our story, and its heroine, are laid in the great city of Chicago in the Roaring Twenties. An opening title solemnly dedicates the picture to all those women who have filled their husbands full of lead out of pique. George Montgomery plays an old newspaperman and then,...

Season 1: Kelly Monaco & Alec Mazo

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There's nothing sweeter than holding the title of ABC's first-ever DWTS champion! Since winning the mirrorball, Monaco continued to portray the role of Samantha McCall on the network's daytime drama, General Hospital. Monaco made her most recent return to the show during season 25, pairing up with her close pal, Cheryl Burke, and former NFL star Terrell Owens for Trio Night.

Season 2: Drew Lachey & Cheryl Burke

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The 98 Degrees singer had so much fun learning how to dance on the show, that he joined the pros and troupe dancers on their DWTS tour after winning the title. At the time, he had no idea that his brother, Nick Lachey, would later compete on season 25 of the show with Peta Murgatroyd. Unfortunately for Nick, he didn't have as much luck -- he and Peta were the fifth couple to be eliminated from the competition.

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What's this? John Ford's last silent western is as exciting and entertaining as his later classics. A trio of horse thieves turn noble when given the responsibility of a young woman lost on the prairie; Ford gives the show comedy, drama and spectacle. 3 Bad Men Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1926 / B&W / 1:33 Silent Ap. / 92 min. / Street Date August 23, 2016 / 29.95 Starring George O'Brien, Olive Borden, Lou Tellegen, Tom Santschi, J. Farrell MacDonald, Frank Campeau, Priscilla Bonner, Otis Harlan, Phyllis Haver, Georgie Harris, Alec Francis, Jay Hunt . Cinematography George Schneiderman Original Music Dana Kaproff (2007) Written by John Stone, Ralph Spence, Malcolm Stuart Boylan from a novel by Herman Whittaker Produced and Directed by John Ford

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What a great discovery! Last year Kino brought us a good-looking disc of John Ford's Hurricane and now they take the bold step of issuing one of the director's oldest intact features,...

For a while, Lady Gaga was one of the most fascinating music stars that had come in a while, primarily because of her unapologetic bombast. Too often, though, she may have been written off as “weird”, from her odd fashion decisions, her performance art appearances on TV, and, of course, her music videos. Gaga, née Stefani Germanotta, through her strange videos presents a vision, often of powerful women and the subversion of fame, through each of her music videos. Sometimes straddling the line between film and music video, Lady Gaga, though not always the director of these videos, is always the auteur behind them.

Lady Gaga’s early music videos are nothing if not promotional material, with “LoveGame” and “Poker Face” being, for the most part, entirely generic within the context of her career. It was not perhaps until she employed the use of music video director Jonas Åkerlund that...

Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones put on the razzle-dazzle in director/choreographer Rob Marshall's Oscar-winning adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. After killing her no-good husband, Roxie Hart (Zellweger) is transformed into a national celebrity by the slickest lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere). But Roxie's rise doesn't sit well with her fellow jailbird and Flynn's most famous client, the scheming Velma Kelly (Oscar-winner Zeta-Jones).

Today in 1975, Chicago opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rogers Theatre, where it ran for 936 performances. Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago, with music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the 'celebrity criminal'. The original cast starred Chita Rivera as Velma Kelly, Gwen Verdon as Roxie Hart, Jerry Orbach as Billy Flynn and Barney Martin as Amos Hart.

Latina superstar Bianca Marroquin returns to Broadway's Chicago as Roxie Hart beginning Monday, March 31. She is also the newly-crowned National Ambassador for the Broadway industry's new Viva Broadway initiative. Click image to download full-size Jpg On Monday, March 31, 2014, Broadway's celebrated revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning musical Chicago is pleased to welcome back Latina stage and screen sensation Bianca Marroquin to the starring role of Roxie Hart.

This week, two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner Bebe Neuwirth will play her final eight performances as Matron 'Mama' Morton in Broadway's record-breaking smash-hit musical Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre 219 W. 49th St. Neuwirth, who won a 1997 Tony Award for her acclaimed portrayal of jazz-age killer Velma Kelly and returned ten years later as merry murderess Roxie Hart, concludes her history-making eight-week engagement as Matron 'Mama' Morton -- her third starring role in the production's 18-year run -- on Sunday, March 9. Beginning Monday, March 10, one of the Chicago family's most celebrated performers, stage and screen veteran Roz Ryan, returns to the role of Matron 'Mama' Morton.

After 969 episodes, 10,000 monologue jokes and one on-camera upchuck by Questlove, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon had no shortage of material to reflect upon during its final episode. Yet last night, its happy host summed up the entire show’s run succinctly with one Frankensteined über-joke: "Joe Biden needed Obamacare after Anthony Weiner texted Justin Bieber a picture of Chris Christie dating a Kardashian on the Jersey Shore."

6 Keys to Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show': Timberlake (And Fun Insanity)

We would’ve added "on Friday" to that, but hey – that’s...

Yesterday, January 14, 2014, two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner Bebe Neuwirth returned to the scene of the crime, where the gin is cold and the piano's hot Broadway's record-breaking smash-hit musical Chicago. Neuwirth, who won a 1997 Tony Award for her acclaimed portrayal of jazz-age killer Velma Kelly and returned ten years later as merry murderess Roxie Hart, made Broadway history in the role of Matron 'Mama' Morton for an eight-week limited engagement through Sunday, March 9 at the Ambassador Theatre 219 W. 49th St.. BroadwayWorld was there for her opening night and you can check out photos below...

Happy Birthday, Bebe Neuwirth Neuwirth made her Broadway debut in the role of Sheila in A Chorus Line in 1980. She later appeared in revivals of Little Me 1982 Sweet Charity 1986, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and Damn Yankees 1994. 1996 saw her play the role of Velma Kelly in the Broadway revival of Chicago. That role brought her her greatest stage recognition to date, and several awards including the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. Neuwirth would later return to the still-running revival of Chicago in 2006, this time in the role of Roxie Hart.She will next return to the musical as 'Mama Morton' in January 2014.

Today is Ann Reinking's 64th birthday so do some impossibly precise Fosse moves tonight whereever you are in her honor #andallthatjazz

When I tweeted that this morning the internet saw fit to remind me of her big Oscar moment performing Phil Collins' Against All Odds (1984) and though it was legendarily awful I personally have nothing but fond memories of Reinking from Annie (1982) and Micki & Maude (1984) and her foxy Roxie Hart (pre-movie version). Plus, of course, All That Jazz (1979) which would have been a better Oscar moment had they saw fit to nominate her for Best Supporting Actress that year.

I have only very vague memories of the 1984 Oscars (only my second ? time watching as a kid) and YouTube doesn't help since her Oscar night performance has never been online to my knowledge though I did discover some time-capsule La Times items about that moment and this oddity from...

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents the Tony Award-winning musical sensation Hello, Dolly, currently running through January 5, 2014. Hello, Dolly stars Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba as 'Dolly Levi.' She received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in Lincoln Center Theatre's Contact. Ziemba also received Tony Award nominations for her roles in Steel Pier, Never Gonna Dance, and Curtains and the Drama Desk Award for And the World Goes 'Round, as well as the Outer Critics Circle Awards for both Never Gonna Dance and Curtains. She has starred in productions at The New York City Opera, Carnegie Hall for PBS' Great Performances, and NY City Center Encores. Other Broadway roles include 'Diana Morales' in A Chorus Line, 'Peggy Sawyer' in the original production of 42nd Street, 'Polly Baker' in Crazy for You, and 'Roxie Hart' in Chicago. BroadwayWorld...

On Friday, August 30, the company is pleased to welcome Ryan Silverman The Phantom of the Opera, Passion in his debut engagement in the role of 'that silver-tongued Prince of the Courtroom' Billy Flynn. He'll be joined on by celebrated Chicago veteran Roz Ryan Dreamgirls, 'Amen', who returns as Matron 'Mama' Morton on Sunday, September 1. And beginning Monday, September 2, acclaimed leading lady and Latina superstar Bianca Marroquin reprises her star-making turn as 'foxy' Roxie Hart.

Its first time ever at Music Circus, the sizzling, sexy Kander and Ebb smash hit Chicago is the final show of the 2013 Music Circus season, with an extended run at the Wells Fargo Pavilion from August 20 - 29. The 1996 revival of this hit musical, one of the cornerstones of the choreographic Broadway legacy of Bob Fosse, won 6 Tony Awards and is still running on Broadway. With a plot centered on murderesses Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, on death row together fighting for the fame that may keep them from the gallows, the show features a number of popular songs including 'All That Jazz,' 'Razzle Dazzle' and 'Cell Block Tango.' BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights of the production below...

Its first time ever at Music Circus, the sizzling, sexy Kander and Ebb smash hit Chicago is the final show of the 2013 Music Circus season, with an extended run at the Wells Fargo Pavilion from August 20 - 29. The 1996 revival of this hit musical, one of the cornerstones of the choreographic Broadway legacy of Bob Fosse, won 6 Tony Awards and is still running on Broadway. With a plot centered on murderesses Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, on death row together fighting for the fame that may keep them from the gallows, the show features a number of popular songs including 'All That Jazz,' 'Razzle Dazzle' and 'Cell Block Tango.' BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below...

Spider-Man from Broadway's high flying spectacular Spider-man Turn Off The Dark, along with 'Trading Spaces' and Broadway star Paige Davis currently starring as Roxie Hart in Chicago, and countless volunteers organized and stuffed backpacks at Volunteers of America Voa Greater New York's Operation Backpack 'Sort Day' yesterday. For more information or to donate, visit www.OperationBackpackNYC.org.Check out photos from the special event below...

Its first time ever at Music Circus, the sizzling, sexy Kander and Ebb smash hit Chicago is the final show of the 2013 Music Circus season, with an extended run at the Wells Fargo Pavilion from August 20 - 29. The 1996 revival of this hit musical, one of the cornerstones of the choreographic Broadway legacy of Bob Fosse, won 6 Tony Awards and is still running on Broadway. With a plot centered on murderesses Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, on death row together fighting for the fame that may keep them from the gallows, the show features a number of popular songs including All That Jazz, Razzle Dazzle and Cell Block Tango. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek of the production below...

Brooke Shields has signed with Untitled for management, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The actress currently plays Air Force Colonel Kat Young on Lifetime’s Army Wives, which she joined midway through the recently completed seventh season, and recently starred in the indie comedy The Hot Flashes alongside Daryl Hannah and Wanda Sykes. This summer she also made her directorial debut with Chicago at the Hollywood Bowl. Shields starred as Roxie Hart in the musical on Broadway, where she also took favorable turns in Grease, Wonderful Town and Cabaret. The showbiz veteran began her career practically at birth. She became the

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Have you seen Kubrick’s top 10?

In 1963, Stanley Kubrick created a list of the greatest films of all time. It has recently resurfaced, and is worth checking out:

I Vitelloni (dir. Federico Fellini, 1953) Wild Strawberries (dir. Ingmar Bergman, 1957) Citizen Kane (dir. Orson Welles, 1941) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (dir. John Huston, 1948) City Lights (dir. Charlie Chaplin, 1931) Henry V (dir. Laurence Olivier, 1944) La Notte (dir. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1961) The Bank Dick (dir. Edward F. Cline, 1940) Roxie Hart (dir. William A. Wellman, 1942) Hell’s Angels (dir. Howard Hughes, 1930)

Find details, and links to more of the greatest movies of all time here.

Any time a top ten list is made nowadays it is typically made by movie bloggers born in the late '70s / early '80s and therefore the span of time it covers is frequently limited to just a few years before their birth to modern day. As a result many great films are forgotten simply because it's damn near impossible to see everything. Thankfully, there are others out there to encourage us to see films before our time and expand our cinematic knowledge. Just yesterday I posted Spike Lee's list of 87 Essential Films (see that here) and I've always pointed out and referenced Roger Ebert's list of Great Movies, which you can see in its entirety right here. If you haven't seen these films, add them to a spreadsheet of your own and get to work as today I have ten more for you to consider. Born...

I spent a good chunk of my weekend getting into the new Netflix show Orange Is the New Black, which follows the story of a woman from a privileged background who ends up in a federal women’s prison for trafficking drug money. It paints a pretty stark picture of the corrections system and looks about as far from a good time as I can imagine. On the extreme other hand, Saturday night I went to see Chicago, the 1975 Kander and Ebb musical, which plays for a handful of performances this weekend at the Hollywood Bowl. The show follows two...

The Hollywood Bowl's production of the third longest running musical in Broadway history - Chicago - stars Samantha Barks as Velma, Drew Carey as Amos, Lucy Lawless as Mama Morton, Stephen Moyer as Billy Flynn, and AshLee Simpson as Roxie Hart. The Production opened Friday night, July 26, and runs through tonight, July 28. The show is directed by Brooke Shields with Musical Direction by Rob Fisher. Check out photos of the cast in action below...

The Hollywood Bowl's production of the third longest running musical in Broadway history - Chicago - stars Samantha Barks as Velma, Drew Carey as Amos, Lucy Lawless as Mama Morton, Stephen Moyer as Billy Flynn, and Ashlee Simpson as Roxie Hart. The Production opened last night, July 26, and runs through July 28. The show is directed by Brooke Shields with Musical Direction by Rob Fisher. Click below to watch highlights from the show, including 'All That Jazz', 'Cell Block Tango', 'We Both Reached For The Gun' and more...

Bww TV Los Angeles Correspondents Michael Sterling and A.J. Hernandez were on hand for a sneak peak at rehearsal's and one-one-one cast and creative team interviews last Friday, July 19 for The Hollywood Bowl's production of the third longest running musical in Broadway history Chicago. The production stars Samantha Barks as Velma, Drew Carey as Amos, Lucy Lawless as Mama Morton, Stephen Moyer as Billy Flynn, and Ashlee Simpson as Roxie Hart. The Production will be presented July 26 July 28, at the historic 17,000 seat venue and is directed by Brooke Shields with Musical Direction by Rob Fisher.

Get ready Los Angeles because they're gonna paint the town! Ashlee Simpson and Samantha Barks revealed a sneak peek inside of their dance rehearsals for an upcoming revival of Chicago. The blond beauty retweeted a pic of the two ladies doing cartwheels at a Studio City, Calif., dance studio. Jessica Simpson's younger sister is slated to star as the play's heroine, Roxie Hart, in the star-studded Broadway revival. This isn't the first time that 28-year-old has tackled the complex character, however. She originally played Hart in 2006 in the West End run of the show. Brooke Shields has nabbed the directing gig, while True Blood's Stephen Moyer, and Drew Carey, Lucy...

The Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of Chicago, the musical which holds the record as the third longest running show in Broadway history, will star Samantha Barks as Velma Kelly, Drew Carey as Amos Hart, Lucy Lawless as 'Mama' Morton, Stephen Moyer as Billy Flynn, and Ashlee Simpson as Roxie Hart. Brooke Shields will direct the fully staged production of Chicago the conductor is Rob Fisher. Check out photos of the cast and creative team in rehearsal below...

Ashlee Simpson was all smiles as she attended the Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Lip Lounge on July 12 in Hollywood. The star looked stylish and chic as she showed off her pretty nude lip for a photo that was posted on the Elizabeth Arden Instagram account! Keep reading for the colorful deets!

The Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Lip Lounge took place in Hollywood on July 12 and among the attendees was actress and singer Ashlee Simpson. Elizabeth Arden took to Instagram to showcase Ashlee’s pretty lip color from their newest collection! Read on for the scoop!

Ashlee Simpson’s & Elizabeth Arden — Get Her Nude Lips

Known for her rocker style, Ashlee decided to go for a more chic look while attending the Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Lip Lounge in Hollywood on July 12. The star posed for a pic which was posted on Elizabeth Arden’s Instagram after the event and was captioned: “Pucker up!

Keeping up on her always-impressive moves, Ashlee Simpson made a stop at 3rd Street Dance in West Hollywood, CA on Monday (July 8).

The 28-year-old beauty looked casual for the afternoon outing in an all-black ensemble as she headed back to her vehicle with her assistant following close behind.

It was recently announced that Ashlee will star as Roxie Hart in the musical production "Chicago" at the Hollywood Bowl this month.

"Chicago" will be directed by Brooke Shields, and will run for three performances at the iconic southern California venue from July 26 to 28.

Spartacus star Lucy Lawless and True Blood's Stephen Moyer are toplining the Hollywood Bowl's three-night production of Chicago this July. Lawless will play Mama Morton while Moyer will take on the role of Billy Flynn. Les Miserables standout Samantha Barks has landed the role of Velma, while Drew Carey will portray Amos. The casting of Roxie Hart will be announced shortly. Brooke Shields, who starred in the Broadway and West End productions of Chicago, will direct the musical — marking her directorial debut. Rob Fisher, who serves as supervising music director of Chicago for worldwide productions, will conduct. Chicago

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Wendy Williams is set to make her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning revival of Chicago, joining the long-running musical in the role of Cook County Jail's 'keeper of the keys'- Matron 'Mama' Morton. Her 7-week run will begin on June 25th and wrap up on August 11. Currently, actress and SiriusXM radio host Christine Pedi takes on the iconic role where she joins Chicago cast members Amy Spanger as Roxie Hart, Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly,Adam Pascal as Billy Flynn, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine. In the video below, Pedi, Spanger, Wright amp more give Williams advice for her big debut...

A dazzling new production of the long-running Broadway revival Chicago directed and choreographed by Broadway veteran Gerry McIntyre opens Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston's 45th anniversary season June 13-23. Starring Broadway's Angie Schworer as Roxie Hart, Sara Gettelfinger as Velma Kelly, and Rick Pessagno as Billy Flynn, Chicago gets Reagle's spectacular summer season off to a bang with all-new staging and exciting choreography in the style of Bob Fosse. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek of highlights and interviews below...

A dazzling new production of the long-running Broadway revival Chicago directed and choreographed by Broadway veteran Gerry McIntyre opens Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston's 45th anniversary season tonight, June 13-23. Starring Broadway's Angie Schworer as Roxie Hart, Sara Gettelfinger as Velma Kelly, and Rick Pessagno as Billy Flynn, Chicago gets Reagle's spectacular summer season off to a bang with all-new staging and exciting choreography in the style of Bob Fosse.

A dazzling new production of the long-running Broadway revival Chicago directed and choreographed by Broadway veteran Gerry McIntyre opens Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston's 45th anniversary season June 13-23. Starring Broadway's Angie Schworer as Roxie Hart, Sara Gettelfinger as Velma Kelly, and Rick Pessagno as Billy Flynn, Chicago gets Reagle's spectacular summer season off to a bang with all-new staging and exciting choreography in the style of Bob Fosse. BroadwayWorld has a first look below...

Today in 1975, Chicago opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rogers Theatre, where it ran for 936 performances. Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago, with music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the 'celebrity criminal'. The original cast starred Chita Rivera as Velma Kelly, Gwen Verdon as Roxie Hart, Jerry Orbach as Billy Flynn and Barney Martin as Amos Hart.

A dazzling new production of the long-running Broadway revival Chicago directed and choreographed by Broadway veteran Gerry McIntyre opens Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston's 45th anniversary season June 13-23. Starring Broadway's Angie Schworer as Roxie Hart, Sara Gettelfinger as Velma Kelly, and Rick Pessagno as Billy Flynn, Chicago gets Reagle's spectacular summer season off to a bang with all-new staging and exciting choreography in the style of Bob Fosse.

You can add director to Brooke Shields’ long resume. The actress will helm Chicago at the Hollywood Bowl this July, the show’s producers announced Tuesday. The annual summer musical will play at the Bowl in Los Angeles for only three performances: July 26, 27, and 28.

Though best known for her film and TV roles, Shields is hardly a newcomer to the stage. She starred in the Broadway and West End productions of Chicago as Roxie Hart and also performed on Broadway in the Wonderful Town, Grease!, and Cabaret. The Bowl production will be her first time directing. Rob Fisher, supervising music...

1.) Albert Brooks is returning to voice Nemo's father, Marlin, in Finding Nemo 2. Ellen DeGeneres is also expected to return as the forgetful Dory with Andrew Stanton set to direct. At this point there are no plot details, though a 2016 release date is expected. Deadline 2.) Safe House director Daniel Espinosa is attached to direct an adaptation of John Grisham's "The Racketeer" for Fox and New Regency. The book sees a federal judge murdered at a lakeside cabin and the contents of his safe emptied. The only man who knows the whos and whys is a former attorney serving time in federal prison who hopes to parlay that into getting revenge on the people who put him there. THR 3.) More Twilight fan fiction is targeting a big screen adaptation while Universal tries to figure out what they're going to do with Fifty Shades of Grey. Constantin Film has acquired movie...

Zellweger, Gere, Zeta-Jones, and Latifah: ten years later, Chicago cast to be reunited at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah, Renée Zellweger, and Richard Gere, who starred in director Rob Marshall's 2003 Best Picture Oscar winner Chicago, will join forces once again -- but as presenters at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony next February 24. Show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced the latest additions earlier today. (Pictured above: Zellweger, Gere doing a dance number in Chicago.) Remember that the 2013 ceremony is supposed to revolve around a Hollywood Musical theme, and that a decade ago Chicago became the last musical to win the Academy's Best Picture accolade. And here's a curious coincidence: It has also been a whole decade since a Directors Guild of America Award winner failed to also win the Academy Award in the Best Director category -- something that is bound to take...

New York — With a new single about to drop, a solo album in the works and a starring role in a national tour of a Broadway musical, you'd be hard-pressed to tell that Michelle Williams once had difficulty just getting out of bed.

The singer-actress – one third of Destiny's Child alongside Beyonce and Kelly Rowland – said that in the past few months she has emerged from years of suffering from moderate depression. Her dark cloud lifted thanks to exercise, therapy and positive thinking.

"I've dealt with depression," the 32-year-old said during a break in rehearsals for a new touring production of "Fela!" that kicks off later this month. "I had to choose to get out of bed and do whatever I needed to do to be happy."

Williams says she suffered her first bout of depression at 15 or 16 and has managed to avoid medication. She is speaking out for the...

New York — With a new single about to drop, a solo album in the works and a starring role in a national tour of a Broadway musical, you'd be hard-pressed to tell that Michelle Williams once had difficulty just getting out of bed.

The singer-actress – one third of Destiny's Child alongside Beyonce and Kelly Rowland – said that in the past few months she has emerged from years of suffering from moderate depression. Her dark cloud lifted thanks to exercise, therapy and positive thinking.

"I've dealt with depression," the 32-year-old said during a break in rehearsals for a new touring production of "Fela!" that kicks off later this month. "I had to choose to get out of bed and do whatever I needed to do to be happy."

Williams says she suffered her first bout of depression at 15 or 16 and has managed to avoid medication. She is speaking out for the...

Another "American Idol" offspring is on the way, as former judge Kara DioGuardi confirmed to People magazine on Wednesday that she'll finally have a little one of her own.

DioGuardi and husband Mike McCuddy will have a baby via gestational surrogate, meaning the child's genetics will be made up of both DioGuardi's egg and McCuddy's sperm. The couple has struggled with fertility issues since their marriage in 2009. They endured multiple failed in vitro fertilization attempts and have since explored alternative ways to have a child.

Their efforts will pay off in the weeks to come, when their son Greyson James Carroll McCuddy is born.

"We made a personal decision to try with a surrogate," DioGuardi told People. "I asked someone we knew, a friend. And on the first try, it worked.”

DioGuardi called her surrogate a "gem," saying she has given her and McCuddy "this incredible gift."

After hosting Seasons 8 and 9 of "American Idol,...

Happy birthday, Rita Wilson! The actress, producer, singer and Huff/Post50 editor-at-large turns 56 today.

In her own birthday well wishes to us here at Huff/Post50, Rita recalled a toast her dear friend Nora Ephron gave her on her 50th birthday: "I am here to tell you good things can happen after turning fifty." Rita is a living embodiment of that statement, showing a joyful fearlessness as she tackles new challenges with her trademark moxie and gusto.

Whether it's putting on a producer hat or stepping into a recording booth, Rita is living her 50s out loud and with no reservations. It's one of the many things we love about her. In fact, to honor our editor-at-large on her big day, here are 10 things we love about Rita Wilson:

1. She takes big risks. In 2006 when Wilson took on the role of Cook County Jail's most infamous murdress Roxie Hart in the Broadway musical "Chicago,...

Rachel Berry, we are a slave for your sexy side. In these new photos from Glee's second episode of the season, which also happens to be the Britney Spears tribute, Rachel (Lea Michele) is cranking up the heat while performing a naughtier version of "Oops…I Did It Again." As we reported from our exclusive set visit during that scene, Rachel is trying to prove to her nasty new teacher Cassandra July (Kate Hudson) that she is sexy enough to take on roles such as Roxie Hart from Chicago. And as you can tell, she is taking this task very seriously Also featured in the photos is New Directions looking, well, confused as they get their new assignment, and Unique (Alex Newell), Tina (Jenna Ushkowtiz) and...

Nick Jonas and Christie Brinkley cemented their status as stage stars after picking up the top honours at New York's Broadway Beacon Awards on Monday.

Teen idol Jonas was recognised for his recent stint in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, in which he played the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch before the show closed last month.

Brinkley was the lady of the hour - the former supermodel was honoured for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in hit musical Chicago.

Michael Presser, executive director of Inside Broadway, which hosted the event, says, "Inside Broadway's aim is to pass down the rich legacy of musical theatre to future generations so that the magic, music and universal themes of the genre are not lost but rediscovered... Our honourees this year have each without a doubt greatly contributed to that cause."

The ceremony, held at the Big Apple's Hudson Theatre, featured a performance from Million Dollar Quartet star Elizabeth Stanley.