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Noted anti-vaxxer Zachary Levi‘s new conspiracy theory has further alienated his friends and fans in the Broadway community.

Following Gavin Creel‘s death at age 48 last month, Levi implied in a bizarre pro-Trump rant on Instagram Live that the Tony-winning actor died because of the Covid vaccine, drawing ire from those Creel’s fans and loved ones.

“I know that this is going to offend some people and make some people mad, and I wish it didn’t,” prefaced Levi. “So, a few weeks ago, my friend Gavin Creel died. He was 48 years old, and he was one of the healthiest people I knew.”

Although Creel died of a rare and aggressive form of sarcoma, which Levi called a “turbo cancer” that “came out of nowhere” before he speculated, “You better believe that, with everything in me, I believe that if these Covid vaccinations were not forced on the American public,...

Exclusive: More than 50 of Broadway’s biggest names, including actors, directors, producers, writers and others, are organizing to support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election.

The volunteer coalition Broadway for Harris will work to to elect Harris, Walz and down ballot Democratic candidates this November. The organization plans to increase voter participation in key swing districts, produce fundraising events featuring the talents of the Broadway community and “work together toward a brighter, more hopeful, more equitable future for the country under the historic leadership of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.”

Among those who have signed on to the initial organizing committee are Adrienne Warren, Alex Edelman, Audra McDonald, Billy Porter, George C. Wolfe, Idina Menzel, Jeremy O. Harris, Lachanze, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Leguizamo, Sara Bareilles, Sarah Paulson, Shaina Taub and Tony Kushner. (See the full list as of August 19 below.)

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PodcastOne (Nasdaq: Podc), a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (Nasdaq: Lvo), which owns 80% of the Podc common stock, announced today that it has acquired the exclusive multiyear sales and distribution rights to New York Times best-selling author and attorney Rabia Chaudry’s and actress Ellyn Marsh’s true crime genre podcast, Rabia & Ellyn Solve the Case. Chaudry, who initiated the worldwide sensation podcast Serial and served as an Executive Producer on the HBO documentary series The Case Against Adnan Syed and Marsh, who starred on Broadway in Enron and Kinky Boots, host the weekly show.

Everyone has a true crime story they're obsessed with solving. Join true-crime experts, Chaudry and Marsh, along with special celebrity guests as they break down their favorite true crime cases. With Chaudry’s legal expertise and Marsh’s comedic wit, you’ll be seeing these cases in a whole new light. Launched...

The popular true crime talk show Rabia and Ellyn Solve the Case has signed an exclusive agreement with Rhapsody Voices for sales representation, distribution and creative strategy. The hosts, Rabia Chaudry and Ellyn Marsh, are no strangers to the podcast world with multiple successful podcasts between the two of them, including Undisclosed and I Think Not. Launched last October, Solve the Case became an instant success with a massive Times Square billboard, thousands of reviews and debuting at the top of the podcast charts.

After a short summer hiatus, the show will re-launch under new representation with Rhapsody Voices, a new network which strives to provide turn-key services and a close knit partnership approach to all shows.

Though this partnership was just announced, major changes are already planned for fans of Solve the Case upon the show’s re-launch in September. The first of which is its expansion into video...