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BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the death of singer and Broadway performer Jane Morgan. She passed away in her sleep on August 4 at her home in Naples, Florida, at the age of 101. Her death was confirmed by her family. On Broadway, Morgan performed in three Broadway productions, most famously as one of the replacements for Angela Lansbury in Jerry Herman's Mame. She played the title role in the show in 1968 and 1969. Morgan has previously appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 and The Jack Benny Show. In addition to her stage roles, she was a popular recording artist, receiving six gold records in her career.. She recorded the hit single "Fascination," which was released to great acclaim in 1957....

Jane Morgan, the elegant American singer who dazzled audiences in Paris nightclubs, on just about every TV variety show of her era and at the Oscars and had a hit record with the lovely standard “Fascination,” has died. She was 101.

Morgan was in hospice care and died Monday in her sleep of natural causes in Naples, Florida, her family announced.

A classy performer known for her silky smooth phrasing, Morgan moved from New York to France in the late 1940s to build her career before returning the U.S. and becoming a very popular singer through the mid-1960s.

She recorded about 40 albums around the world and sang in five languages, making her a true international star.

Morgan appeared dozens of times on The Ed Sullivan Show and was a welcomed recurring guest on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall and The Hollywood Palace and...

There is nothing that gets me fresh in the morning better than a cup of freshly brewed coffee and a new set of daily puzzles by Actorle. That’s right, this cinema-themed daily puzzle has taken up more significance in my life than anyone could have expected, and honestly, I’m all for it.

For those who are new, Actorle.com, a daily puzzle site, offers four different sets of challenges that are Hollywood themed, and they keep your pop-culture knowledge sharp and ready to deploy. If you are by chance stuck on the puzzles offered on August 3, 2025, the following are all the solutions I was able to figure out for the day:

Actorle Solution for Today The answer for Actorle on August 3 is Colin Farrell | Credits: Actorle/ Fandomwire

The very first page when you open Actorle is the most basic puzzle of them all. The player is supposed to...

You may think it’s cute, but NFL players only shuffle like that when they’re distressed.

14 Damnocracy

A band based on TV ratings and wordplay is doomed to fail from the start. The short-lived VH1 show Supergroup stuffed Sebastian Bach, Jason Bonham, Scott Ian, Ted Nugent and Evan Seinfeld into a Las Vegas mansion. They produced seven episodes of television and exactly zero albums, despite staying together for four years.

13 Andrew W.K. x Glenn Beck

The rock-n-roller had a radio show on the perpetual fascist pedophile apologist’s radio network in 2015. Their little odd couple routine was intended partly to highlight conversations between folks with opposing viewpoints, and partly to launder TheBlaze’s dogshit reputation.

12 ‘The Counselor’

Written by Cormac McCarthy. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt. This is 2013 pop culture in a bottle, but they made Diaz hump a...

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For over a decade, from 1984 to 1996, television audiences were captivated by the cozy mysteries of Murder, She Wrote. Starring the late, irreplaceable Dame Angela Lansbury as the sharp-witted crime novelist and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher, the series became one of the most beloved crime dramas in TV history. Week after week, Jessica used her keen intellect, undeniable charm, and relentless persistence to unravel every perplexing crime that crossed her path, whether in charming Cabot Cove or beyond. With 264 episodes and four TV movies, the show truly never left us, finding new life through constant cable reruns and streaming. Who doesn’t love a good, comforting mystery, right?

Fans have long hoped for a big-screen revival, and after years of whispers, it’s finally materializing! Back in 2024, Variety first teased the possibility, but now we have concrete confirmation from a very exciting source. None other...

Jamie Lee Curtis is looking to her legendary parents’ careers as a warning sign for when to exit Hollywood. Curtis, who is the daughter of “Psycho” icon Janet Leigh and “Some Like It Hot” star Tony Curtis, told The Guardian that witnessing how Hollywood treated her parents as they aged led to her having an early retirement plan.

“I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,” Curtis said. “I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that’s very painful.”

Curtis added that she has been “self-retiring for 30 years,” saying, “I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t have to suffer the same as my family did. I want to leave the party before I’m no longer invited.

Last year, Deadline reported that Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis was prepping to fill the late legend Angela Lansbury’s shoes in a new version of “Murder, She Wrote,” the beloved ’80s and ’90s series that saw mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher (Lansbury) tracking down murderers in the sleepy Maine hamlet of Cabot Cove, as well as in her globe-trotting travels (courtesy of the Universal Studios backlot).

At the “Freakier Friday” premiere, Curtis confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the project is still on the way, in a dramatic fashion: “Oh, it’s…,” employs pregnant pause and dramatic facial expressions, “happening.”

“We’re a minute away. But, yeah, very excited, very excited. But I’m, you know, tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting,” she added. “I have a couple other things to hustle and then, then I’ll get to enjoy that work.”

This isn’t the first attempt at remaking the long-running series.

It’s official – Jamie Lee Curtis will be starring in a Murder, She Wrote remake!

It was first reported last year that the 66-year-old Oscar-winning actress was in talks to star in a remake of the iconic TV series that starred Angela Lansbury.

In a new interview, Jamie confirmed that the project is moving forward.

Keep reading to find out more…“Oh, it’s … happening,” Jamie told Entertainment Tonight.

“We’re a minute away. But yeah, very excited. Very excited,” she teased without sharing if the project will be a TV reboot or a movie.

In the series that ran for 12 seasons for 1984 to 1996, Angela played Jessica Fletcher, a crime writer who becomes an amateur detective. Angela passed away in 2022 at the age of 96.

Also in the interview, Jamie played coy on what fans can expect from the new project.

“I’m tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting,...

We're still a couple of weeks out from the premiere of Freakier Friday on August 8, but as Jamie Lee Curtis was celebrating the world premiere of the sequel earlier this week, she all but confirmed that one of TV's most iconic characters will be returning. Curtis stars in the new Disney flick along with Lindsay Lohan, with both stars reprising their roles from the 2003 comedy.

Walking the red carpet at the Freakier Friday premiere at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles, Curtis was approached by Entertainment Weekly and asked about the recent rumors that she'd be portraying Jessica Fletcher in a Murder, She Wrote reboot. Word broke late last year that a film project was in the works that would see the return of the beloved Cabot Cove sleuth, who was originally portrayed by the late Angela Lansbury in the classic TV series. All that was just rumor and innuendo until now though,...

Jamie Lee Curtis is once again in the news, this time with exciting updates that promises to thrill longtime fans and newcomers alike. Fresh off the vibrant and heartfelt completion of Freakier Friday, Curtis is ready to dive back into the world of mystery and intrigue by rebooting the beloved classic Murder, She Wrote. With her unmistakable charm and stellar acting pedigree, she’s poised to breathe new life into the iconic role of Jessica Fletcher, setting the stage for a fresh chapter in a timeless detective story.

Jamie Lee Curtis: From Freakier Friday’s Red Carpet to the Detective’s Chair

Fresh off the star-studded world premiere of Freakier Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis has confirmed that her next major project will see her stepping into the iconic role of Jessica Fletcher in the highly anticipated Murder, She Wrote reboot. Speaking at the premiere event in Los Angeles, the Academy...

Jamie Lee Curtis is ready to solve some murders as the Oscar-winning actress confirms she will be starring in the much-anticipated Murder, She Wrote reboot. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet world premiere of Freakier Friday on Thursday (July 24), Curtis was asked if there was any truth to Deadline‘s report that Universal was working on a reboot of the beloved Angela Lansbury-starring crime series. “Oh, it’s happening,” Curtis confirmed. “We’re a minute away, but yeah, [I’m] very excited. Very excited. But I’m tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting. I have a couple of other things to hustle, but then I’ll get to enjoy that work.” Curtis has been extremely busy lately. In addition to reprising her role as Tess Coleman in the Freaky Friday sequel, she’s also set to star in James L. Brooks’s upcoming film Ella McCay and...

Jamie Lee Curtis confirmed that her “Murder, She Wrote” reboot movie is in the works on the carpet for “Freakier Friday.”

“Oh it’s,” Curtis began, taking a big dramatic pause while speaking with Entertainment Tonight. “Happening.”

“We’re a minute away. But very excited. Very excited,” Curtis continued. “But I’m tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting. I have a couple other things to hustle and then I’ll get to enjoy that work.”

In December 2024, Variety reported that Curtis was being eyed to lead Universal’s “Murder, She Wrote” film adaptation. The “Freakier Friday” star will take on the role of Jessica Fletcher, the crime writer turned detective that was played by Angela Lansbury in the original series.

Per reporting, the script is from Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo. Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Amy Pascal are producers.

Lansbury’s original “Murder, She Wrote” series...

There have been rumblings of a feature film adaptation of Murder, She Wrote starring Jamie Lee Curtis as the iconic Jessica Fletcher, and the actress confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that she’s “a minute away” from taking on the role.

“Oh, it’s… happening,” Curtis said at the premiere of Freakier Friday. “We’re a minute away, but yeah, [I’m] very excited. Very excited. But I’m tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting. I have a couple of other things to hustle, but then I’ll get to enjoy that work.“

The original series starred the incomparable Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher, a retired schoolteacher who becomes a successful mystery writer and amateur detective. Set in the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine, as well as across the United States (and sometimes abroad), the series spanned 12 seasons and aired from 1984 to 1996. Once the show concluded, Lansbury returned in four...

The reboot of Murder, She Wrote is moving forward. Previously, it had been reported that Jamie Lee Curtis was being eyed to star in a feature film adaptation of the hit TV series for Universal. A new update has now been revealed with Curtis, who won an Oscar for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, confirming her involvement.

“Oh, it’s… happening," Curtis said when asked about the project, via Entertainment Tonight. "We’re a minute away, but yeah, very excited. Very excited. But I’m tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting. I mean, I have a couple of other things to hustle, and then I’ll get to enjoy that work.”

Jamie Lee Curtis confirms that she's starring in the ‘Murder, She Wrote’ movie but we still have to wait a minute! pic.twitter.com/bBeYguEglF— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) July 23, 2025

Reports of Curtis' casting...

After Deadline reported a Murder, She Wrote reboot in the works at Universal, Jamie Lee Curtis has officially confirmed she’s on the case.

The Oscar winner revealed she “a minute away” from taking over the late Angela Lansbury’s beloved middle-aged mystery writer and amateur sleuth role, Jessica Fletcher, in a feature adaptation of the CBS series that ran for 12 seasons from 1984 to ’96.

“Oh, it’s… happening,” Curtis playfully confirmed to Entertainment Tonight. “We’re a minute away, but yeah, [I’m] very excited. Very excited. But I’m tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting. I have a couple of other things to hustle, but then I’ll get to enjoy that work.”

In December, Deadline’s The Dish exclusively reported that Curtis was in talks to star in a Murder, She Wrote film penned by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, with producers Lord Miller and Amy Pascal.

Goodspeed Musicals has announced a change to its 2025 season lineup. The previously scheduled highly anticipated world premiere of Mrs. Santa Claus, set to run from November 14 through December 28, will be replaced by a new production of White Christmas at the Goodspeed Opera House. Mrs. Santa Clauzse was based on the 1996 made-for-television film of the same name, which starred Angela Lansbury in the title role. Written by Mark Saltzman with music and lyrics by legendary composer Jerry Herman, the CBS film was heralded at the time as the first original musical written for television since Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in 1957. Set in 1910, the story follows Anna Claus, who, feeling underappreciated at the North Pole, sets out on...

Kathy Bates on Tuesday earned her 13th career Emmy Award nomination for acting — but it was nonetheless a noteworthy one.

That is because the Matlock headliner, at age 77, now stands as the oldest person to vie for Lead Actress in a Drama. Angela Lansbury previously held the record as a 70-year-old contender in 1996, for playing Murder, She Wrote‘s Jessica Fletcher.

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At 77, Oscar-winner Kathy Bates has carved a new path through Emmy history, becoming the oldest performer ever nominated for lead actress in a drama series thanks to her sharp-witted turn as retired lawyer-turned-sleuth Madeline “Matty” Matlock in CBS’s reboot of “Matlock.”

The milestone eclipses the mark set by Angela Lansbury, who was 70 when “Murder, She Wrote” earned its final nod in 1996. Bates’s latest recognition pushes her career tally to 14 Primetime Emmy nominations, which already include two wins for guest and supporting roles.

“Matlock” has proved more than a nostalgia play; the legal caper averages 13.5 million weekly viewers—making it broadcast television’s most-watched freshman series and a rare network entry in an awards race now dominated by cable and streaming. Co-star Jason Ritter credits the show’s on-set tone to its leading lady: “If you try to put her on a pedestal, she’ll stop you—she’s a true collaborator,...

Kathy Bates made Emmy history Tuesday, becoming the oldest performer ever nominated in the lead drama actress category at age 77 for her role in the CBS reboot of “Matlock.”

With the nomination, Bates surpasses a record previously held by Angela Lansbury, who was 70 when she received her final nod in 1996 for “Murder, She Wrote.”

In “Matlock,” Bates stars as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a shrewd and resilient attorney who reenters the legal world decades after a mysterious and tragic retirement. The public version of her backstory is one of personal loss: widowed and left financially devastated by her husband’s gambling, she’s forced to raise her grandson after the death of her daughter in a car accident. Matty is hired at the high-powered law firm Jacobson Moore, where she reports to Olympia, a sharp, younger partner, despite her decades of legal expertise.

The performance has earned widespread acclaim for Bates,...

Whenever a Hollywood epic gets so drunk on its own cultural importance that it attempts to pre-legitimize itself by casting every available star in town, you can be quite certain that the finished product will be either a terminal bore or a full-blown disaster. Darryl F. Zanuck's "The Longest Day" is very much the former, a 178-minute grind that tries and largely fails to thrust moviegoers into the middle of the D-Day invasion via docudrama techniques; it's often technically impressive, but it quickly turns into a game of spot-the-star, which pulls us straight out of the movie. And then there's 1967's "Casino Royale," a celebrity-studded James Bond parody that feels like watching an exclusive, booze-fueled bash from the house across the street.

There are obvious exceptions, but they come with the caveat of knowingly satirizing Hollywood's insularity (Robert Altman's "The Player") or simply being a hot project that...

Tubi is one of the best streaming services, and not just because it's free. Alright, maybe a huge upside is that it's free, but the streamer updates its catalog monthly and it just keeps getting better. Imagine having all of your favorite classic productions in one place and not having to spend any money to stream the episodes back-to-back. It's like having your cake and eating it too! One of the shows on the streamer that has a following of generations of dedicated fans is Murder, She Wrote. The iconic murder mystery has 12 seasons of pure fictional murder-solving goodness, and it's available to stream now on Tubi.

Starring Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Wrote is setin the fictional, small town of Cabot Cove, which seems to have murders everywhere mystery author Jessica Fletcher appears. Fletcher is a highly praised author with best-selling novels who uses her crime-solving abilities to capture suspects...

Stars: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Richard Crenna, Ray Baker, Ron Masak, Robert Mailhouse | Written by J. Michael Straczynski, Peter S. Fischer, Derek Marlowe, Mark A. Burley, Richard Levinson, William Link | Directed by Anthony Pullen Shaw, Walter Grauman, Vincent McEveety, Seymour Robbie

Dame Angela Lansbury had an illustrious career that spanned 80 years. The actress, singer and producer won many awards for her roles on stage and screen. Among her numerous wins were five Tony Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, 18 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award and she was nominated for three Academy Awards. These are just some of her well-deserved awards and nominations.

Dame Lansbury starred in such classic films as Gaslight (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). After an amazing career in film, Angela was offered the opportunity to star in two TV series. One a sitcom and the other a detective series, her...

The 1960s gave us cinema classics that everyone knows, but what about the hidden gems? While 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Graduate get all the attention, countless underrated masterpieces from this revolutionary decade tackled themes that feel surprisingly current.

From political paranoia to technological anxiety, these films were way ahead of their time, addressing issues that wouldn’t become mainstream talking points until decades later. Many were box office failures or met with confusion, yet today they feel almost prophetic in their insight.

Let’s dive into twenty forgotten treasures that deserve a spot on your watchlist, movies that somehow predicted the world we’re living in today.

1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Laurence Harvey and Leslie Parrish in The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | Credits: United Artists

Talk about a movie that hits different in 2025. John Frankenheimer‘s paranoid thriller about political brainwashing and conspiracy feels like it was ripped from today’s headlines.

Media in the '80s was full of larger-than-life personalities, and TV was no exception. From high-concept action to star-driven crime solving and even confined comedies, bigger was usually better. Some of the best shows just kept growing, and a couple of the titles on this list of the best 1980s TV shows are still around (or at least have been revived very recently). Those that didn't last nonetheless made their mark on pop culture at large.

While not every show named below is an American show, they are all, to some degree, scripted. Even though the decade spawned many iconic talk shows and nonfiction programming, with hosts ranging from Phil Donahue to Robin Leach, those are best covered elsewhere. These are the stories that kept us coming back to their characters, actors, plots, and wild gimmicks, in a decade where money was seemingly no object, and TV tried to cater to every age group.

The older I get, the more I realize that neither my parents nor teachers properly prepared me for the wonders and horrors of adulthood. At 44, bills are gobbling my bank account like Pac-Man eats Power Pellets, and a Nintendo Switch 2 costs nearly $900 Canadian. Inflation, baby! If I had switched bodies with an adult back in the day, it could have provided some much-needed perspective about the crushing reality of middle age. Today, Disney is ready to make people across the age spectrum feel the burn with its latest trailer for Freakier Friday, the long-awaited sequel to the 2003 comedy starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis.

The upcoming cinematic romp brings the bodyswap mechanic back with style as the switcharoo magic extends to other members of the Coleman family. In addition to the Freakier Friday trailer, Disney dropped a new poster for the film featuring Lohan and Curtis mugging for the...

Benoit Blanc’s next mystery is afoot. Daniel Craig will reprise the role of the famous detective who drove Rian Johnson’s two previous installments, Knives Out and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

Johnson will helm the third film in the mystery series, which recently received its title and timeline for release. Following the original 2019 film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, Netflix made a deal for two more sequel films with Johnson.

Those curious about the details of the latest installment such as cast, title and release date can find clues below.

When will Knives Out 3 come out?

Netflix announced at its big Tudum event May 31 that the film will arrive December 12 on the streamer. The date was unveiled with roman numerals.

L-r: Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close and Daryl McCormack in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Netflix...

Broadway diva Patti LuPone stated during an interview that she and fellow theater star Audra McDonald are “not friends,” and she also appeared to slam McDonald’s performance in the recently revived Broadway musical Gypsy.

During an interview with The New Yorker, LuPone stated that McDonald was “not a friend” and that the two of them had drifted apart a long time ago. The reporter also mentioned that the singer did not care to elaborate.

LuPone was then asked by the reporter what she thought about McDonald’s performance as Mama Rose, the main character of Gypsy, for which she was praised in numerous reviews of this musical’s revival.

Schulman then mentioned that, upon hearing this question, the singer “stared at him in silence for 15 seconds.”

“Then she turned to the window and sighed, ‘What a beautiful day,'” he went on to say.

Since 1959, the role of Mama...

Everybody loves a cozy mystery. There's nothing quite like curling up with a warm blanket and a mystery show that wraps things up each episode, following a quirky mystery-solver of one kind or another. Whether we're following someone like murder mystery author Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) on "Murder, She Wrote" or traveling truth-teller Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) on "Poker Face," there's just something about cozy mysteries that soothes the soul. Now, there's another great cozy mystery series that's joined the crew: "Elsbeth," starring Carrie Preston as the titular crime-solver. The CBS show is actually a spin-off of "The Good Wife" and "The Good Fight," on which Preston initially played unconventional Chicago attorney Elsbeth Tascioni. On her own series, however, the character is working with the New York Police Department to solve crimes instead of prosecute them.

"Elsbeth" has been praised by critics for being a fun procedural that uses the...

Emmy-winning actress Loretta Swit, best known for her iconic portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H's 11 seasons, passed away on May 30 at the age of 87. Beyond her unforgettable role on the hit series, Swit leaves behind an incredible legacy, including an Emmy record that may never be broken.

From 1974 to 1983, Swit earned 10 consecutive Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety, or Music Series nominations for playing "Hot Lips" — the most consecutive bids ever in this category. This incredible streak also ties Swit with Rhea Perlman for the most nominations in the category overall. However, Swit’s achievement stands out because all 10 of her nominations were consecutive, while Perlman’s 10 nods for playing Carla Tortelli in Cheers were not; Perlman missed a nomination in 1992 before earning her 10th in 1993.

Swit's first of two wins came on her seventh try, but unfortunately she wasn't there to accept it.

Sometimes the real world can be a little overwhelming, and there are few things as soothing as curling up with your warm beverage of choice and a cozy mystery. Whether you prefer your detectives to be rumpled little guys with cigars or more refined figures with impeccable mustaches, there's just nothing quite like watching them solve crimes using their skills of perception and deduction. And while there have been a handful of spectacular mystery storytellers over the years, few can compare with the oeuvre of author Agatha Christie.

Over her expansive career, Christie wrote and published 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. Her two most famous detectives were Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, and over the years, dozens of film and TV adaptations were made about them and their exploits. While Christie could be understandably picky about the adaptations, quite a few of them are excellent. And there's great news...

With awards season in full swing, a "Tony Winners" category was featured on a recent episode of Jeopardy! Masters. Among the clues given to the contestants were Peter and Anthony Shaffer trivia, the show which won Angela Lansbury her final Tony Award, and the performer who has won the most competitive Tonys (Hint: she is nominated again this season.) Check out the video to discover the answers! Jeopardy! and Jeopardy! Masters often features theater and Broadway-themed categories. Recently, Jeopardy! dedicated a category to the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary!, which saw Cole Escola make an appearance on the show. Likewise, playwright Aaron Sorkin called into Jeopardy! Masters for a category about his work. Other Broadway categories and final Jeopardys include "Drama," "<a...

Sleuths, by and large, aren’t given the luxury of lying low. Worn-down beat detectives are always getting called to the next crime scene. Part-time investigators can’t resist a femme fatale’s desperate pleas (or ample pocketbook). But even when you set aside their professional obligations, puzzle-solvers usually don’t know what to do with themselves when the game is not yet afoot. Typically, gumshoes crack cases by compulsion.

Take Rian Johnson’s last “Knives Out” mystery: At the start of “Glass Onion,” Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) has grown frustrated by the pandemic’s stultifying effect on real-world brainteasers. With too much time off (and too much time moping in the tub), he thinks he’s going insane. He’s tried reading books, he’s tried playing games, he’s even enlisted help from a few similarly-minded peers (including Angela Lansbury and “Poker Face” star Natasha Lyonne). But nothing helps.

Audra McDonald became the most Tony-nominated performer in history Thursday.

McDonald earned her 11th Tony nomination for her star role as Rose in Gypsy on Broadway. She had previously held the title in a tie with the late Julie Harris and Chita Rivera, who had 10 nominations each.

The actress is already the most-awarded performer in Tony history, with six Tony Award wins for her roles in 1994’s Carousel, 1996’s Master Class, 1998’s Ragtime, 2004’s A Raisin in the Sun, 2012’s Porgy and Bess and 2014’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.

And yet, when McDonald was told by her husband, fellow actor Will Swenson, that she had been nominated and learned she had set a new record, she was in a state of disbelief.

“I’m so grateful, and that’s overwhelming to think about. I’m so lucky. The one thing I always wanted to do growing up,...

Lar Park Lincoln, best known for her role in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, has passed away. She was 63 years old.

The news of Lincoln's death was announced on Facebook by Actors Audition Studios, which she had founded. The post noted that Lincoln died on April 22, though no additional information was shared about the cause or circumstances of her death. While the family has asked for privacy, the support fans are showing in the wake of the news has them feeling grateful, and it's encouraged that donations could be made in her honor to The SAG-AFTRA Foundation or The Entertainment Community Fund.

"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Lar Park Lincoln, celebrated actress, founder of Actors Audition Studios, and America’s beloved Audition Coach, on April 22, 2025," the announcement reads in part. "Over her 45-year career, Lar left an unforgettable mark on Hollywood...

Harvey Fierstein will receive the 2025 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Fierstein has won four Tony Awards, including two for Torch Song Trilogy, the 1982 play he wrote and made his Broadway debut in, which broke ground for its portrayal of gay culture, including the protaganist’s longing to have a family, and its inclusion of topics including gay marriage, adoption and bisexuality.

He also won Tony Awards for writing the best book of a musical for La Cage Aux Folles and best actor in a musical for Hairspray, where he originated the role of Tracy’s mother, Edna Turnblad.

Fierstein also wrote the book for the Tony Award winning musical Kinky Boots as well as Newsies and wrote Casa Valentina, A Catered Affair, Safe Sex, Bella Bella!, Legs Diamond, Spookhouse, Flatbush Tosca, Common Ground and more. He also revised the book for the recent Broadway revival of Funny Girl.

“It boggles my mind that this is actually happening,” admits Lea Salonga about the recognition she has been receiving for her performance in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends. Hours before joining Gold Derby to discuss the Broadway revue, the actress earned a nomination from the Drama League for Distinguished Performance in addition to her previously announced special recognition for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre. She will celebrate the honors with her son, whose 19th birthday overlaps with the ceremony, and looks forward to toasting with the cast and crew. “I think we’re gonna be screaming quite a bit once I get to work. I think we’re all going to be delirious with joy,” exclaims the actress (watch our full interview above).

This is now Salonga’s third production of Old Friends, having previously appeared in the West End and Los Angeles engagements of the show. The Tony winner...

The great Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and an honorary Oscar, and nominee for three Oscars and 18 Primetime Emmys besides -- passed away in 2022 at the age of 96, leaving a legacy so large, it cannot be measured by other mortals in the acting sphere. Lansbury was one of the more versatile actresses of her generation, playing innocent girls, scheming villainesses and murderers, heroes, crones, and loving matrons all with equal aplomb. 

Lansbury was already a sizable celebrity by 1984 when she took the role of Jessica Fletcher on the long-running detective series "Murder, She Wrote." Fletcher was a retired English-teacher-turned-mystery-author who became embroiled in a series of murders in her small town of Cabot Cove, Maine. It was a cozy and intelligent series, buoyed by Lansbury's personable performance. The series ran for 247 episodes over 12 seasons. Frustratingly, Lansbury won none of 12 Emmys for which she was nominated for "Murder, She Wrote.

Kathy Bates is winning cases on screen, and might win over Emmy voters next.

Bates, a titan of stage and screen, is poised to make Emmy history this year. If she receives a nomination for her magnetic performance in CBS’s “Matlock” reboot, she will become the oldest nominee ever in the lead drama actress category — at the age of 77.

Bates, born June 28, 1948, would be just two weeks past her birthday when the 2025 Emmy nominations are announced on July 17. Should her name be called — as many believe she’s the current frontrunner in the category — she would surpass the record held by Angela Lansbury, who was 70 when she received her final nomination in 1996 for “Murder, She Wrote.”

In “Matlock,” Bates plays Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a woman who reenters the legal world decades after retiring under seemingly tragic circumstances. The public version of her story is that she was widowed and...

There's something very comforting about curling up with a cozy murder mystery. Easy-going, nostalgic, and usually low on violence after an inciting incident, they can be the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life. Sure, a few people might get killed, but you know that the bad guys will (almost) always get their comeuppance and order in the movie's self-contained world will be restored by the time the credits roll. Little wonder that the format enjoyed a resurgence during the pandemic with millions seeking solace from the likes of "Murder, She Wrote" and "Columbo." These old shows are so relaxing, their modern-day equivalents like "Poker Face" even helped me beat insomnia a few years back.

Although the term "cozy mystery" didn't exist when she was writing, Agatha Christie is now regarded as the mother of the format. After introducing Hercule Poirot in her first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at...

What do The Fox and the Hound, Fantasia, and The Manchurian Candidate all have in common? They're all movies the cast and crew of Mufasa: The Lion King would place next to the Disney prequel's physical release on their shelves. Barry Jenkins's box-office-busting photorealistic animated musical drama is coming to store shelves on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on April 1, and to celebrate, Collider can share an exclusive video with the stars involved talking through what films deserve to sit with their creation. Whether for sentimental reasons, a Disney connection, or because they prefer to be neat and alphabetized, each person featured has a different answer for how they're displaying the new release with the movies they own.

The video opens with one of the film's two stars, Kelvin Harrison Jr., who plays Taka/Scar. Considering Mufasa is all about brothers, he thinks The Fox and the Hound...

I never like telling people they’re wrong about what they think. But sometimes, when I hear people say things, it seems like they’re not telling you what they think at all. They’re repeating observations they’ve heard but haven’t really thought much about. Spend a few minutes digging through those thoughts, and suddenly they no longer make sense.

3 ‘Why Can’t Hollywood Cast Actual Teenagers to Play Teenagers?’

You’ve heard it before: Actors who play teenagers are too old, and that’s stupid. It was silly decades ago with kids on 90210 sporting receding hairlines, and it’s silly now with that one student on Stranger Things hiding deep wrinkles. How about you try casting a real teen for once? Not only will they look more convincing, they’ll act more convincingly because they’re authentically playing someone like themselves.

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Angela Lansbury was 53 when Grease came out!

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For over a century, Disney has changed that art form of filmmaking in more ways than one, enchanting audiences worldwide with a wide array of films that have been praised for the strength of their storytelling and creativity. While a financially and critically successful film would easily convince any other studio to move ahead on a sequel, regardless of how much sense it makes,...

From Snow White to Cinderella, the cinematic world has seen many retellings of these fairy tales over the years. Many of these tales, like Sleeping Beauty and Hansel and Gretel, crossed themselves to the horror genre with a mix of fantasy. One such film from the 80s doesn't just retell the tale of Little Red Riding Hood but turns the classic bedtime story into a dark, haunting and unforgettable cinematic experience. Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves, rather than showing a colorful, happy fairytale, confronts the darker aspects of desire and fear. The film plunges the audience into its subconscious, revealing the unsettling truths hidden beneath the surface. Even 41 years later, this British fantasy film stands as one of the greatest gothic tales ever told in cinema.

The Company of Wolves is a screen adaptation of British author Angela Carter's 1979 short story of the same name. Carter, who...

Traci is putting her detective cap back on. She wants to know what’s wrong with her fiancé Alan. He’s obviously keeping a secret from her. Something pinged not only on his phone but also in Traci’s mind. The Young and the Restless star Beth Maitland revealed what Traci could be thinking.

Trouble In Paradise?

Traci (Maitland) is having cold feet. But it’s not because she’s not ready to commit. It’s because she can’t get a read on Alan (Christopher Cousins). Understandably, Traci has been through a lot of heartbreak. Unfortunately, she’s not going to get the happy ending she deserves. In an interview with TV Insider, Maitland gave fans a glimpse into Traci’s mind.

“It’s been a couple of decades, maybe 15 years since Traci had been in a relationship of a romantic nature that was not too troubled,” Maitland said...

Stranger Things's Sherman Augustus is leaving the Midwest and heading to the DC Universe. The veteran actor and former NFL player recently joined the cast of Dcu's Lanterns, and is set to portray John Senior, the father of Aaron Pierre's character, John Stewart. John Senior is said to be the sort of parent who holds onto the past and is the definition of stubborn. His role will also be recurring, so viewers will see him often throughout the upcoming HBO drama series based on the DC Green Lantern comic. Augustus joins the show's stars, Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler (who will play Hal Jordan), and Kelly MacDonald, who signed on as the series' regular character Kerry (a sheriff who takes her job very seriously).

A team-up that involves a veteran and their new recruit will always be dramatic and action-packed with a splash of humor here and there.

There was an all-too-brief time in the 1990s when films dealing with Cold War subject matter felt antiquated. With the break-up of the Soviet Union and the spread of democracy throughout Eastern Europe, we had good reason to believe that the West's steadfast example of representative government had won out in the global marketplace of ideas. Countries that had been driven into financial misery by corrupt authoritarian leaders were suddenly eager to get in on the capitalism game. Alas, as most of us already knew, there's not a more corruptible game in town when laws aren't enforced. One look at the daily headlines makes it clear that these Cold War movies aren't just relevant again -- they're grim dispatches from a bizarro world where the West came out on top of this chilling conflict.

It's a hard pill to swallow, and I wouldn't blame you if you're not in the...

Eighty years before Isabella Rossellini landed her first Academy Award nomination, her mother won her first Oscar.

Ingrid Bergman was named best actress for her turn in Gaslight, George Cukor’s 1944 feature centering on a woman whose husband suggests that she is losing her sanity after they move into the London home where her aunt was murdered a decade earlier. The film also starred Angela Lansbury in her Oscar-nominated feature debut.

The Hollywood Reporter noted in June 1943 that Bergman, who had appeared in Casablanca the year prior, had been cast in Gaslight, Cukor’s first project since his World War II stint in the Army (earlier, he had directed such classics as 1940’s The Philadelphia Story). MGM released Gaslight in May 1944 to box office success and critical acclaim. It collected $4.6 million ($83 million today), and THR‘s review praised the “extraordinary” film as “the job for which Cukor admirers have been waiting.

Here are ten movie moms you would not want as your parent.Mega'Psycho' – Norma Bates Movieclips/YouTube

Norma Bates got into son Norman's (Anthony Perkins) head so deeply that she lived in his psyche long after Norman killed her and mummified her body to be with her forever.

'The Graduate' – Mrs. Robinson Mega

Anne Bancroft's portrayal of Mrs. Robinson seducing Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) was so great that the name has become synonymous with older women preying on younger men.

'Mommie Dearest' – Joan Crawford Mega

Faye Dunaway was scarier than any movie monster playing Crawford, who allegedly terrified adopted daughter Christina and screamed, “No wire hangers!”

'Carrie' – Margaret White Mega

Piper Laurie's unstable religious fanatic mother put Carrie (Sissy Spacek) through h--- — and ended up going there when Carrie unleashed her supernatural powers and killed her!

'I, Tonya' – Lavona Golden Mega

Tonya Harding...

Iconic SAG Awards Speeches ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The SAG Awards 2025 was held in Los Angeles and was live-streamed on Netflix. The award ceremony is significant for kickstarting with the attendees sharing their origin to become an actor. The trend started with Angela Lansbury’s opening monologue at the 1995 event, and soon, every artist started ending their speech with the ‘I’m an actor’ tagline. Here’s looking at some of the most endearing ‘I’m An Actor’ speeches of the creme-de-la-creme of Hollywood at the SAG Awards.

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Anne Hathaway recalled how she was inspired by her mother playing the role of Evita. At the 2006 Saf Awards, Anne said, “My first memory of wanting to be an actor came when I saw my mother play the title role in Evita. I watched her die on stage and come back to life in time for the applause and I thought,...

What makes an actor? Since the very first Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1995, actors have shared what it means to work in Hollywood with the “I am an actor” speech.

The tradition began with Angela Lansbury, who detailed her accomplishments on screen at the inaugural SAG Awards: “I’ve been Elizabeth Taylor’s sister, Spencer Tracy’s mistress, Elvis’ mother, and a singing teapot,” she said. She reminded her peers that, “at one time or another, everyone loves the opportunity to act,” even a child with a creative imagination for playing pretend. And she embraced the spirit of the SAG Awards as a night dedicated to “the art and craft of acting by the people who should know about it.”

In celebration of the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards streaming live on Netflix on Sunday Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. Et / 5 p.m. Pt, join us on a trip down...