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Broadway alum Jennie Harney-Fleming had a surprise guest join her on stage during a recent performance! While performing at Holmdel Theatre Company's Broadway at the Barn concert series, Harney-Fleming's three-year-old daughter, Olivia, began to get restless towards the end of the performance. After hearing her in the audience, the A Wonderful World star brought her daughter on stage to finish out the performance. With her husband and former co-star DeWitt Fleming Jr. on the drums, Harney-Fleming belted out "Feeling Good" while holding up her daughter. She took to Instagram to share the video, showing what happens "when Mommy duty calls before you finish your show." "Gotta say I’m proud of this moment," she captioned the post. "The mom/career juggle is often a struggle. But there are some moments where the two worlds...

The 2025 Tony nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical recently met up for dinner, and took to social media to share photos from the evening. Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending), Jeremy Jordan (Floyd Collins), Jonathan Groff (Just In Time), James Monre Iglehart (A Wonderful World), Andrew Durand (Dead Outlaw), and Tom Francis (Sunset Blvd.) posed together for friendly photos just days before this weekend's Tony Awards. "The laughs, the stories, the honesty, the humility, the camaraderie at this table was incredible!" Iglehart wrote in a caption on Instagram. "What a fantastic night to share with this group of incredible human beings! Let’s do it again soon fellas!" Criss also shared a photo with the caption, "Leading...

Just in Time star Jonathan Groff in currently in second place in Gold Derby's Tony Awards predictions for Best Actor in a Musical, only behind fellow Glee alum Darren Criss for Maybe Happy Ending. The former triumphed for Merrily We Roll Along just last year, so if he prevails again, he'd be the first individual in history to win this category consecutively.

Prior to Groff, five men were Tony nominated for Best Actor in a Musical two years in a row, but didn't emerge victorious:

Gregory Hines in 1980 for Comin' Uptown and 1981 for Sophisticated Ladies George Hearn in 1983 for A Doll's Life and 1984 for La Cage aux Folles (the latter of which resulted in a win) Patrick Wilson in 2001 for The Full Monty and 2002 for Oklahoma! Michael Cerveris in 2006 for Sweeney Todd and 2007 for LoveMusik Brian d'Arcy James in 2023 for Into the Woods and 2024 for Days of Wine and Roses...

After former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, attended this year’s Met Gala, online speculation over who paid for the $150,000 tickets has run wild.

On Monday night, Harris and Emhoff appeared at the Met Gala in New York City. She wore a custom black-and-white gown by Off-White. This night marks her first appearance at the Met Gala.

Although the couple skipped the red carpet, the former vice president appeared in photos before the event wearing a silk silhouette with an asymmetrical cape sleeve and a long scarf.

Harris was invited by Vogue editor-in-chief and Met Gala co-chair Anna Wintour, a spokesperson for Harris said.

However, it was not revealed who paid for the tickets, which run $75,000 per person to the annual event, considered the most exclusive party of the year.

Users immediately spread rumors about the mystery on the social media platform X.

“With a $20 million debt from her campaign,...

The 2025 Tony Awards nominations were announced on Thursday morning and made waves with its snubs and surprises. Out of all the nominees spread across 26 categories, there are 22 fascinating facts, stats, trivia and achievements that stand out as particularly noteworthy.

1. Many noteworthy names are nominated for producing at least one Broadway show this year, including two-time Emmy-winning filmmaker J. J. Abrams (Sunset Boulevard), Tony-winning director Michael Arden (Maybe Happy Ending and Sunset Boulevard), three-time Emmy nominated producer Greg Berlanti (Sunset Boulevard), four-time Emmy-nominated actress Kerry Washington (Gypsy), three-time Oscar nominated producer Jason Blum (Death Becomes Her), Emmy-winning actor Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending), nine-time Tony nominated director Scott Ellis, Tony-winning actress Lachanze (Buena Vista Social Club and Purpose), Emmy-winning actor John Leguizamo (Buena Vista Social Club), Tony-winning director Kenny Leon (Our Town), three-time Tony nominated director Jamie Lloyd (Sunset Boulevard), five-time Oscar-nominated producer Frank Marshall (Buena Vista Social Club), two-time Tony...

Actors’ Equity Association has reached a deal with the Broadway League on a new five-year Development Agreement, resolving an eight-month strike prohibiting Equity members’ participation in early stages of development work.

The National Council of Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, announced today that it had voted to ratify a new five-year Development Agreement, concluding an eight-month strike against The Broadway League, the trade organization representing theater producers and owners.

The new agreement is effective immediately and extends to February 11, 2029.

The Development Agreement is used for the development of new works by Broadway League producers, usually prior to an intended Production Contract engagement. The new agreement guarantees a cumulative pay increase of over 8% for Equity members, achieving the union’s top goal for this collective bargaining agreement. Gains also include increased pre-production time for stage managers and the establishment...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff went backstage to meet with the cast and crew of A Wonderful World, a Broadway musical about jazz legend Louis Armstrong, on Saturday night. Footage released on the show’s official Instagram page shows Harris shaking hands and posing for pictures at Studio 54 after Saturday night’s performance. In a voiceover, the vice president can be heard saying, “In times when we’re dealing with so much in the world, we have to find those moments that are about joy, and shining — you know, as we say, shining a light in moments of darkness. And knowing that that light comes from within as well as from without, and seeing that light in each other. You guys are doing all of that.” (Credit: @awonderfulworldbway via Storyful)

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Vanessa Williams has no intentions on reconstructing or repairing parts of her body.

“No, no, no, no, no, not yet,” the actress, 60, recently told Page Six Style when asked if she has any plans to get plastic surgery or fillers.

When it comes to cosmetic procedures, the “Dance With Me” star stops at “good Botox,” as she previously discussed her love of the wrinkle-reducing treatment last year.

“I don’t do fillers,” she told the outlet at the Broadway opening of The Cottage, adding that undergoing actual surgery is the “very last thing” she’d try.

Read More: Vanessa Williams Opens Up About Living Her Best Life At 60 And How She’s Giving Herself More Grace Than Ever Before

However, Williams is open to trying non-invasive treatments.

“The technology now for lifting, sculpting, tightening, is incredible,” she explained. “And there’s a machine for anything.

“I just got a microcurrent thing for your neck,...

Artist: Wise John: piano, keyboard, lead vocals and human choir; Alex Strahle: Guitars, Bass and background vocals; Shaun Valentine: drums and percussion; Noah Sierota: bass; Justin Nichols: additional bass; Dani Silva and Adela Pfaff: background vocals; Tom Strahle: lead guitar solo; and Micaela Ines: rhodes Album: ‘A Wonderful World;’ Released: June 13, 2021 on digital […]

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Susan Boyle isn’t letting a few setbacks keep her from her fans.

The Scottish-born singer that wowed the world — and Simon Cowell — on The X Factor UK in 2009 is back with a new take on Christmas classics.

“I’m excited to be back, I’ve been away from the fans too long,” Boyle, 55, tells People. “I’m back on track and feeling better. I’ve had a bit of a break but I’m back and I’m really excited.”

Some feared that her late-diagnosed Aspergers would have a negative effect on her career, and the singer worried fans...

Susan Boyle is back with her seventh studio album, and this one is sure to please music fans of all kinds. “A Wonderful World” sees the singer cover pop music’s biggest classic hits including Madonna’s “Like A Prayer”, Robbie Williams’ “Angels” and Paul McCartney’s 1977 single “Mull of Kintyre”. Boyle has also been granted “rare […]...

Dragon Age: Inquisition is here, and it brings a wonderful world of role playing with it...

BioWare's Dragon Age: Inquisition is released in the UK soon, and probably out in the Us by the time you read this. As you've no doubt already seen, it's causing quite the stir. In a true return to form, it would appear as though the game has once again pushed Dragon Age to the top of the pile, and if you want to know more, check out our review which will be up very soon.

In the meantime, have a look at the launch trailer, which adopts the current trend of covering classic songs, this time Louis Armstrong's A Wonderful World. The song is used to great effect, helping to show just how wonderful, and dangerous, the world of Inquisition is.

Dragon Age: Inquisition will be released in the UK on November 21 for Xbox One,...

While Mexican director Luis Estrada and star Damián Alcázar did a couple of films together before, their real partnership began in 1999 with the political satire Herod's Law (La Ley de Herodes). Since then, Estrada has directed only similar films, all starring Alcázar. A Wonderful World (Un Mundo Maravilloso, 2006) depicted the times of Mexican president Vicente Fox, while 2010's El Infierno (aka El Narco) was a take on president Felipe Calderón and the ongoing war against drugs. If you thought of those films as Estrada's sociopolitical trilogy, well, you better think again. La Dictadura Perfecta (the literal translation would be "the perfect dictatorship"), Estrada's new collaboration with Alcázar, is hitting Mexican theaters on October 16 and is going for the same formula. La Dictadura Perfecta is Estrada's...

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Claudette Colbert movies on Turner Classic Movies: From ‘The Smiling Lieutenant’ to TCM premiere ‘Skylark’ (photo: Claudette Colbert and Maurice Chevalier in ‘The Smiling Lieutenant’) Claudette Colbert, the studio era’s perky, independent-minded — and French-born — "all-American" girlfriend (and later all-American wife and mother), is Turner Classic Movies’ star of the day today, August 18, 2014, as TCM continues with its "Summer Under the Stars" film series. Colbert, a surprise Best Actress Academy Award winner for Frank Capra’s 1934 comedy It Happened One Night, was one Paramount’s biggest box office draws for more than decade and Hollywood’s top-paid female star of 1938, with reported earnings of $426,944 — or about $7.21 million in 2014 dollars. (See also: TCM’s Claudette Colbert day in 2011.) Right now, TCM is showing Ernst Lubitsch’s light (but ultimately bittersweet) romantic comedy-musical The Smiling Lieutenant (1931), a Best Picture Academy Award nominee starring Maurice Chevalier as a French-accented Central European lieutenant in...

Columbia Records has announced a partnership with FX and Twentieth Century Fox Television to release .Songs of Anarchy: Music from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1-4. . which will collect 15 new recordings, specifically for the hit FX television series. The album will arrive in stores on November 29th and includes classic songs such as .What A Wonderful World., .Forever Young. and .John The Revelator.. It also features the Emmy nominated and Ascap award winning series theme song .This Life. written by singer-songwriter Curtis Stigers, Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner, producer Bob Thiele and show creator Kurt Sutter, performed by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Golden Globe Award winning actress/singer Katey Sagal performs four tracks on the...

Director: Luis Estrada Writers: Luis Estrada, Jaime Sampietro Starring: Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosio, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Mauricio Isaac, María Rojo, Elizabeth Cervantes, Salvador Sánchez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jorge Zárate, Isela Vega, Kristyan Ferrer, Tenoch Huerta Benny Garcia (Damián Alcázar) moved to greener pastures -- the United States -- back when he was a teenager with hopes of becoming a successful Capitalist. Twenty years later he is deported back to Mexico -- presumably due to the increasingly xenophobic immigration policies in the U.S. Upon his return to his hometown, Bennie quickly discovers that a pair of feuding drug lords have taken over the region; his younger brother (Tenoch Huerta) and several of his closest friends have died as a result. Determined to remain on the straight and narrow, Benny begins working at his godfather's garage; but as soon as Benny falls for a gorgeous prostitute (Elizabeth Cervantes) -- the mother...

I'm really excited to see that The Happy Poet is playing again in town tonight at Austin Film Society. Presented in part by Texas Independent Film Network and Screen Door Cinema, Paul Gordon's comedic tale brings us a man with a dream, a hot dog stand, and a desire to provide near-vegetarian fare to the world. Heartfelt and funny and filled with local talent, The Happy Poet is one of my favorite movies of recent years, and with the explosion of the food-truck phenomenon, a must-see film. And if you miss the Afs screening, it'll play in San Marcos on Sept. 28.

On Sunday, Cine Las Americas has a free screening of Un Mundo Maravilloso (A Wonderful World) at Takoba. This 2006 satire from Mexico juxtaposes poverty and political ambition -- the Minister of Economy declares the end of poverty just as a homeless drunkard stumbles on the scene. 

Geoff Marslett...

Santa Monica, CA, June 28, 2011. Lionsgate has announced an unprecedented film music collaboration between Academy Award® winner and two time nominee T Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart, Cold Mountain) and four time Academy Award® nominated composer Danny Elfman (Alice In Wonderland, Spider-man) on the music for the highly anticipated film adaptation of The Hunger Games, based on the first in Suzanne Collins.s runaway bestselling book trilogy. The announcement was made by Lionsgate.s Motion Picture Group President Joe Drake.

Elfman and Burnett will be collaborating on the film score, with Burnett also serving as the film.s Executive Music Producer, producing songs for the film and soundtrack.

Said Lionsgate.s Head of Film Music Tracy McKnight of the musical dream team assembled on behalf of the film, .The Hunger Games is such a special property . it has worldwide mass appeal, but it.s also sophisticated, cerebral, soulful, and rebellious. We needed...

Nicki Minaj has posted a motivational New Year message for her fans, urging them to "refuse to be defeated" in 2011. The 'Check It Out' rapper, who recently pledged to make the next 12 months her "biggest, baddest, boldest" yet, posted the message via her official website on January 1st. The note, affectionately addressed to "My Darlings", reads: "I want you to hold on to 2011 and never let go. Hold on to it like your life depends on it - because it does. Take charge this year. Refuse to lose. Refuse to be defeated. Refuse to have regrets. A wonderful world awaits you, my darlings. (more)...

Exit Stage Left is a web series by, for, and about theater people. This is not a knock on the project, just a point that needs to be made. In my day job I deal with a fair number of people whose lives revolve around the stage. They’re driven like any other artists, but nearly all that I’ve befriended have that “theater tick”: everything, even the most banal of scenarios, has to be turned into a dramatic situation. It’s taxing, especially for someone outside the theater world who doesn’t know if/when you’re supposed to call Hamlet ‘The Scottish Play’. Fortunately, though the atmosphere of Exit Stage Left is thick with that sort of constant melodrama, it is the only negative I’ve encountered. And, realistically, such an element should be viewed as necessary. This new series is an account of the fictitious Lowry...