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Drew finds a possible ally in the spoilers for the Friday, March 21, 2025, episode of General Hospital. Meanwhile, Nina has misgivings, Portia briefs Ava, and Elizabeth and Lucky discuss their relationship.

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Somehow, Gh’s resident congressman, Drew Quartermaine (Cameron Mathison), has turned from hero to zero. It has a lot to do with the fact that he had an affair with his nephew’s wife, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen). And that he’s treating that relationship like it’s something akin to a Romeo-and-Juliet-level romance.

Currently, in Port Charles, Drew has more foes than friends. But there’s an opportunity to connect with someone who could turn out to be on his side. When Drew finds a possible ally, how does this person impact Drew’s personal and professional battles? Now we know who that ally is. It was just announced that soap vet Daniel Cosgrove...

"The greatest love story of all time, set to the greatest music of our time." That's one of the hooks for the upcoming Romeo and Juliet adaptation from Briarcliff Entertainment, Juliet & Romeo. Briarcliff has set May 9, 2025 (Mother’s Day weekend) as the release date for this bold reimagining of arguably William Shakespeare's most popular play. Joining Briarcliff in bringing this visionary film to the big screen are global independent music powerhouses Lakeshore Records and Broadway Records, in partnership with Hero Entertainment and Rainmaker Films. The synopsis for the film, which seems to be part of a proposed trilogy, reads as follows:

"Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, theJuliet & Romeofranchise finds our most famous Star-Crossed lovers turning the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on, as they reveal the truth to the very future of the Empire. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of tales,...

Part of what makes Sailor Moon so iconic and enduring in the hearts of fans is its epic romance arc. Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion have a kind of Romeo and Juliet story, meeting a tragic end at the downfall of the Moon Kingdom. However, they are given a second chance when they're reborn on Earth as Usagi and Mamoru, destined to always find each other.

Though this is Sailor Moon's central romance, the franchise wouldn't be what it is without its well-developed side characters. These characters often have romances of their own, to greater and lesser degrees. Even the pairings that don't have as many scenes together form relationships that are still beautifully crafted and compelling, captivating audiences across Sailor Moon's many adaptations.

Updated by Lauren Younkin on March 2, 2025: The story of Sailor Moon has taken on many forms over the years, and naturally, this means...

Broadway seemed to be shedding a bit of winter weight last week as the industry gears up for a busy March and busier April. With two fewer shows on the roster during the week ending February 23 – gone were heavy hitters Romeo + Juliet and All In: Comedy About Love – total grosses of $27,930,129 were off 13.23% from the previous week.

Total attendance for the 26 productions was 231,705, off about 5% from the previous week. The discrepancy between the grosses and attendance percentage drops reflects a lower average ticket price last week – $120.54 – than the $132.29 of the previous week which included the tourist-friendly Presidents Day Weekend.

Two recent arrivals are off to promising starts. Buena Vista Social Club began previews at the Schoenfeld, selling out all three performances for a $447,171 take. The musical opens on March 19.

Another previewing show is Operation Mincemeat, selling out its seven performances at the Golden for a $666,648 gross. Opening night is March 20.

In its final week,...

‘The Young and the Restless’ (Y&R) two-week spoilers suggest that the following two weeks in Genoa City will be filled with excitement and the soap’s signature corporate drama it’s famous for.

Several characters will be faced with romantic challenges as emotions tend to run high in this town. There is plenty of entertainment to come. Here are the Y&r spoilers for February 17th to 28th

‘The Young And The Restless’ Spoilers: February 17th to 21st

As Claire Newman (Hayley Erin) continues to try to get Victor Newman (Eric Braden) on board with her relationship with Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor), Summer Newman (Allison Lanier) decides she wants him back.

Summer will be in denial about her jealousy over Claire and Kyle’s blossoming romance, but Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) isn’t shy about calling her out on it.

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Meanwhile, Kyle puts Claire’s loyalty to the test,...

"What's in a name?" William Shakespeare's Juliet once asked. "That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet." That may be true, as far as it goes, but would an A-List actor by any other name sell as many box office tickets?

An actor's name is their brand, so choosing the right name to attach your career to is of the utmost importance. An actor's name can signal all sorts of things to an audience -- familiarity or friendliness, sexiness or masculinity. Some names signal cultural identity, while others are designed to be as bland as possible so as to avoid drawing the wrong sort of attention from a prejudiced crowd. Actors may even adopt different names for simplicity's sake, or to craft an identity wholly separate from their private lives. With all that in mind, read on to learn about fifteen actors who changed their names for Hollywood.

Ariana DeBose is no longer being attached to lead an Evita revival!

The 34-year-old Tony-nominated actress was rumored to be in talks to star in an upcoming production of the musical, but Variety reports she is no longer attached.

Earlier this month, she said they were “70% there” of working out the details.

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According to Variety‘s Marc Malkin, it didn’t work out for Ariana to star in Evita due to scheduling conflicts. She was to portray the lead, Eva Perón.

The musical, lead by director Jamie Lloyd, is scheduled to run from June 16-September 6 at London Palladium on the West End.

Patti LuPone originated the role on Broadway in 1979, while Madonna portrayed the character in the 1996 movie adaptation.

Currently, Ariana is in the midst of filming the upcoming Prime Video series Scarpetta, which received a two-season order and also stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Nicole Kidman.

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They say the lights are always bright on Broadway, but from January 21 to February 9, we think they shine even brighter. That’s because for the 15th year in a row, Broadway Week is back — which means you can score 2-for-1 deals to the hottest tickets in town.

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Right now, 27 different shows are participating in the Bogo campaign — including contemporary productions like Sunset Blvd, & Juliet, Death Becomes Her,...

Recently, the DC Universe — DC Comics' newly retooled cinematic universe — officially came to life with the edgy adult cartoon Creature Commandos. Despite starring DC characters who most people have never even heard of, the series was such a well-made success that its second season was greenlit almost as soon as the first season finale aired. With Creature Commandos Season 2 still a long way off, fans have no other choice but to look to other adult cartoons to pass the time.

Enter Black Dynamite, Adult Swim's animated adaptation of the cult parody movie of the same name from roughly a decade ago. At first glance, Creature Commandos and Black Dynamite have next to nothing in common, let alone crossover appeal between their respective target audiences. After all, one is based on a superhero team's comics, and the other is a parody of the '70s. However, the opposite couldn't be more true.

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In 2024, the film industry sadly lost many of its greatest and most legendary talents, from James Earl Jones to Donald Sutherland, breaking the hearts of movie lovers everywhere. With the passing of Golden Globe-winning actress, Olivia Hussey, in December, many have since been paying tribute to her with the recognition of such classic films as Romeo and Juliet and Black Christmas. Throughout her career, she tackled a variety of roles in a variety of genres, but her role in Black Christmas is what has cemented her legacy as one of the best scream queens that the horror genre has ever seen. While she appeared in quite a few other recognizable titles in both film and television, many...

James Gunn is without a doubt one of the most famous current film directors in Hollywood, especially in the blockbuster realm. In the last few years, his superb and ingenious work with Guardians of the Galaxy confirmed his talent as a filmmaker as well as his flair for the superhero genre. Many of his fans are inevitably looking forward to July, when they will finally be able to see Gunn's latest movie, Superman.

Nevertheless, before dedicating himself to a career as a film director, Gunn started in the mid-1990s as a no less savvy screenwriter. The nowadays recognized artist of the superhero genre wrote cults like Scooby-Doo and the Dawn of The Dead, as well as some innovative TV shows. As a consequence, it is fair to remind fans that there are many unexplored gems that they might not know were written by James Gunn.

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Gypsy got back on track and Wicked stayed in the stratosphere during New Year’s week, with most of Broadway’s 33 shows posting strong numbers even while dropping down from the previous (and very lucrative) Christmas week figures.

With Audra McDonald back in action after a week of illness that prompted the cancellation of all but one Gypsy performance, the musical revival played a full eight performances, grossing $1,799,134. That’s up $1,519,039 over the previous week’s single performance.

Wicked, meanwhile, was the Broadway chart’s top earner for the New Year’s holiday week ending January 5. The show’s gross of $3,294,179 bested the #2 earner, The Lion King by nearly a half-million dollars. Wicked, posting huge numbers in recent months, had grossed $5,037,392 the previous week for nine performances, a record high for Broadway.

In its final week, Elf grossed $1,214,945, with 82% of seats filled at the Marquis,...

Olivia Hussey, star of the iconic 1974 film Black Christmas has died at the age of 73 from recurring breast cancer. Although horror fans know her from Black Christmas, she originally shot to fame in Franco Zefferelli’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. She beat out over 500 actresses for that role.

Hussey was only 15 years old when she was chosen to play the coveted role of Juliet, and the adaptation caused quite a sensation. She and her 17-year-old costar Leonard Whiting appeared nude in one scene. Much later in 2022, both of them participated in a $5 million lawsuit against Paramount Pictures, in which they claimed sexual exploitation/harassment and fraud. Zefferelli had initially told them they would wear flesh-colored body stockings for the scene, then changed his mind, promising the scene would be tastefully shot. Ultimately, the case was dismissed.

While most people think of Hussey as being British, she was actually born in Buenos Aires.

Olivia Hussey, the legendary actress best known for her role as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has passed away at the age of 73. While her portrayal of Juliet cemented her as a cinematic icon, Hussey also left an indelible mark on the nerd and pop culture worlds through her voice acting roles and contributions to beloved franchises like Star Wars and DC Comics’ animated universe.

From Juliet to Jedi: Olivia Hussey’s Journey into Pop Culture

Born Olivia Osuna on April 17, 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Hussey’s acting career began in England, where she moved as a child. She shot to international stardom as a teenager, playing Juliet in the definitive cinematic adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. That performance earned her a Golden Globe Award and a place in film history.

But Hussey’s contributions to storytelling didn’t stop with Shakespeare. She transitioned into the world of voice acting,...

The ever-iconic Olivia Hussey Eisley, who captivated audiences as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 classic Romeo and Juliet, died on Friday at the age of 73.

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo & Juliet (1968) Credits: Bhe Films

Hussey’s breakout role as Juliet earned her international acclaim, showcasing her remarkable talent and timeless beauty. However, despite her success, she later revealed some career regrets, reflecting on missed opportunities and choices she wished she had made differently.

Legendary actress Olivia Hussey dies at 73, leaving one regret behind

Born in Argentina and raised in London, Olivia Hussey‘s passing was announced through a heartfelt statement shared on her official Instagram account.

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Hussey passed away from cancer on Friday, surrounded by her loved ones. The social media post stated,

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Olivia Hussey Eisley,...

Olivia Hussey, the British-Argentine actress best known for her starring role in the 1968 film version of Romeo And Juliet, has died, aged 73.

According to a posting on an Instagram account in her married name of Olivia Hussey Eisley, Hussey died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loved ones, on Friday (December 27).

Born in Buenos Aires, Hussey went to drama school in London and began her career on the UK stage and in television and film. As a 15-year-old she was picked by director Franco Zeffirelli for his Romeo And Juliet adaptation, playing Juliet to Leonard Whiting’s Romeo. She...

Award winning actress August Kyss (Murdercise) joins Alex Petrovich (Switched At Death), ‘Jackass’ Star Bam Margera, Lynn Lowry (George A. Romero’s The Crazies), Kansas Bowling (Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood) in Noted filmmaker Rob Gabriele (Terrifier 2.) Action Horror feature ”Jesus Cop”. Grammy-Nominated band Green Jelly (Three Little Pigs song) will be doing an original soundtrack for the film.

The synopsis reads: A man learns that his immortality comes with severe mental consequences. He is led reluctantly on the trail of a pair of hitmen-turned-serial killers on a suicide pact murder spree. Assisting in the recovery of his lost memory is Mary, a terminally ill thrill-seeking teenage girl.

“Jesus can touch your heart… or draw your blood. The film tackles serious subjects like trauma, suicide & isolation while the audience is kept at the edge of their seat, maybe laughing, possibly vomiting once or twice.” – Director, Writer...

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The build-up to Christmas is being very generous with Broadway. In some cases, very, very generous. Among the most impressive box office developments last week was the welcome given to All In: Comedy About Love, based on the short stories of writer Simon Rich, read live by such performers as, initially, John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Richard Kind (the cast changes each week).

For the week ending December 15, All In grossed $1,046,514 for five previews. The Hudson Theatre was sold out for the week with a hefty average ticket price of $216.22.

Also doing its best to impress the holiday gods was Elf, joining the rarified $2 million club with a gross of $2,033,784, with 94% of seats at the massive Marquis occupied.

Other shows grossing $2M or more were the usuals: Hamilton, The Lion King, and tireless frontrunner Wicked. Two productions teetered on the $2M brink: Gypsy; and Sunset Blvd..

Solidly on the $1M+ turf were: & Juliet, Aladdin, All In: Comedy About Love, Back To The Future, Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club, Death Becomes Her, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hell’s Kitchen, Mj, Moulin Rouge!, Oh, Mary!, Suffs, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, The Notebook and The Outsiders.

Sell-outs for the week were All In: Comedy About Love, Death Becomes Her, Hadestown, Hamilton, Oh, Mary!, Romeo + Juliet, Suffs, The Notebook, The Outsiders and Wicked. Topping 95% were & Juliet, Aladdin, Chicago, Gypsy, Hell’s Kitchen, Moulin Rouge!, Stereophonic, Sunset Blvd., The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby and The Lion King.

A couple numbers of note: Swept Away, which recently gave itself a wise two-week extension (to December 29) after posting an early closing, filled 99% of seats at the Longacre. And the excellent Maybe Happy Ending, after initially struggling to find its audience, was at 95% of capacity at the Belasco last week, with a very happy gross of $764,022.

Cult of Love, which opened to generally solid reviews on December 12, filled 91% of seats at the Hayes, grossing $315,283 for two previews and five regular performances.

Another recent arrival, the so-dubbed vaccine comedy Eureka Day, was in previews last week at the Friedman, filling 85% of seats and grossing $230,425. The positive reviews that followed its December 16 opening should spur some box office gains in coming weeks.

Two shows closed last week: The Notebook, filling the Schoenfeld with last-chancers and grossing a hefty $1,094,299, and The Roommate, grossing $501,497 with attendance at 87% of capacity (up from 77% the previous week).

Not sharing in the holiday love were Left on Tenth and The Hills of California, with attendance leaving their respective venues nearly half empty.

In all, the 36 Broadway productions on the boards last week grossed $43,720,381, with attendance at 314,951, both figures more than 38% greater than last year at this time. Average ticket price was $138.82, about $3 greater than last year.

Season to date, Broadway, in the 30th week of the 2024-25 season, has grossed $992,182,392, up about 15% over last year at this time, with total attendance of 7,971,644 also up about 15%.

All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For complete box office listings, visit the League’s website.

“Weekend Update” took rapid-fire aim at President-elect Donald Trump and those in his orbit, from Rfk Jr. to Elon Musk to Matt Gaetz.

But of course, “Saturday Night Live’s” faux newscast opened with a bit about the healthcare CEO killer story that has rivited the nation since United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was brazenly shot in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4. “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost noted that the country has been engaged “in the delicate, sensitive debate over who will play this guy in the Netflix miniseries.”

Jost also noted that the while the accused shooter, Luigi Mangione, is suspected of harboring hostility toward corporate America, the facts of the case don’t line up. “Yet he went to Starbucks before the shooting and was caught at a McDonald’s — perhaps his greatest crime was hypocrisy,” Jost said.

Jost and his co-anchor Michael Che then alternated zingers about Trump and his associates.

Almost 10 years after it first premiered, Psych remains one of the most beloved detective comedies, partially due to the premise behind Shawn Spencer's character and his "powers." With a unique spin on the classic police procedural, Psych has stood out with its clever references and comedic timing, even creating several Psych parody episodes based on pop-culture hits like The Shining. Psych is different from other detective shows because it introduced a niche to the procedural genre: a fake psychic solving real crimes.

With likable characters like Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez) and Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill), Psych has also evolved into a movie franchise. Recently, there have even been rumors that Psych 4 might finally happen. Shawn and Gus' friendship is so well-liked that it is no wonder that they continue to be a popular duo several years after the original show stopped airing. Psych's brilliant casting and fun...

All of a sudden, Trisha Paytas is showing up everywhere.

The 36-year-old creator, who has been a mainstay in the realm of “YouTube drama” for more than a decade, just fulfilled a pair of lifelong dreams: She had a cameo on the December 7 episode of Saturday Night Live and followed up her appearance with the reveal of a benefit show, which will run for a single night at Broadway‘s St. James Theatre.

Paytas appeared in an SNL sketch that poked fun at the cultural hubbub surrounding the annual tradition of Spotify Wrapped results. Episode host Paul Mescal starred as an audiophile whose favorite artist — a fictional oddball named Satoshi Gutman (played by Bowen Yang) — recently had Paytas as a guest on his podcast. In real life, Yang appeared as a guest on Paytas’ Just Trish podcast.

After her trip to late-night TV, Paytas is headed to the Great White Way.

Broadway settled back down to some post-Thanksgiving normalcy last week, dropping about 9% to $42,021,721 from the holiday high of the previous week. Attendance held strong at 309,802 for the week ending December 8.

Wicked was, once again, the roster’s top earner, grossing $2,782,795 and besting both The Lion King and Hamilton.

In its final week, Tammy Faye was up by more than $111,000 to $371,511, even though fewer than half the seats at the Palace were filled. Water For Elephants also ended its run, grossing $957,672 with attendance at 66% of capacity at the Imperial.

Three productions were in previews last week:

Cult of Love at the Hayes, grossing $299,320 with attendance at 90%; opening December 12; Eureka Day at the Friedman, grossing $227,533 for 7 previews, at 73% of capacity; opening December 16; Gypsy took in $1,602,650 for 7 previews, with 95% of seats at the Majestic filled; opening December 19.

Other productions hitting the $1 million mark were: & Juliet, Aladdin, Back to the Future, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club,...

United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will make her Broadway debut – you read that right – with a one-night-only walk-on role in & Juliet, the hit musical comedy in which the female half of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers survives the Bard’s bloody end and takes a newfound control of her own life.

& Juliet producers say the special appearance will happen during the 8 p.m. show on Saturday, December 14. Immediately following the show, audience members can stay for a talkback with the Justice.

A new ensemble role has been created specifically for Jackson.

In her new memoir Lovely One, Jackson writes about her early love of theater: “I, a Miami girl from a modest background with an unabashed love of theater, dreamed of one day ascending to the highest court in the land—and I had said so in one of my supplemental application essays [to Harvard]. I expressed that I...

Jason Statham is the star of the outlandish shark movie The Meg, but this is still not the silliest movie he has ever been in. This is on account of Gnomeo & Juliet existing — Disney's whimsical tale that takes inspiration from William Shakespeare's famous play, Romeo and Juliet. The 2011 motion picture is an innovative modern Shakespeare adaptation that retells the complicated story in a way that is engaging for younger viewers. The Meg may truly embrace the absurdity of its plot and defy the laws of logic, but Gnomeo & Juliet is not what audiences expected from Disney's animated movie.

With a star-studded cast, Gnomeo & Juliet turns a silly premise into something hilarious and extremely heartfelt. The comical overtones of the movie are enhanced by Gnomeo & Juliet's soundtrack, which exclusively features songs from Sir Elton John's legendary repertoire, connecting the classic tale to Disney's modern adaptation.

Coming from Amazon MGM Studios and director Rawson Marshall Thurber (Red Notice), a live-action film adaptation of the classic mecha anime Voltron is set to head into production in Australia next month, and The Wrap has broken the news that the latest cast additions are Alba Baptista (Warrior Nun), Samson Kayo (The Bubble), and Tharanya Tharan (Year Of).

This trio joins previously announced cast members Henry Cavill (The Witcher), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Rita Ora (Fifty Shades of Grey), John Kim (The Last Thing He Told Me), and newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye, who served as Tom Holland’s understudy in the West End production of Romeo and Juliet and also played Paris, a suitor of Juliet.

Based on the Japanese sci-fi series Beast King GoLion and Kikou Kantai Dairugger Xv, Voltron centers around five young pilots whose vehicles join together to form the towering mech known as Voltron. The...

Music from Nsync is featured in the Broadway musical & Juliet and band member Jc Chasez visited the show this week!

The 48-year-old pop star surprised the audience at the performance by getting on stage after the show and treating them to an encore on Thursday night (November 21) at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City.

& Juliet is a multi-generational story of self-discovery, empowerment and love, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t ended it all over Romeo, and got a second chance at life and love – on her terms. The musical uses songs from Max Martin‘s catalog, including “Since U Been Gone,” “Roar,” “Baby One More Time,” “Larger Than Life,” “That’s The Way It Is,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” and many more.

While Nsync‘s song “It’s Gonna Be Me” is featured in the musical, Jc decided to perform “Tearin’ Up My Heart.

Broadway’s hit musical revival Sunset Blvd. stayed strong last week amidst the controversy surrounding star Nicole Scherzinger’s social media post interpreted (or rather misinterpreted) by many as an endorsement of Donald Trump.

The latest Broadway grosses (for the week ending November 10) indicate that Sunset Blvd. was up $134,498 over the previous week. With attendance at the St. James Theatre at 97% of capacity (compared to 95% the previous week), the show’s total gross was a very strong $1,857,562.

In fact, the weekly gross for Sunset Blvd. was the Broadway roster’s third-highest for the week, behind only the usual favorites The Lion King ($1.9M) and perennial top grosser Wicked ($2.5M).

Scherzinger, in case you somehow missed it, set off a backlash last week after posting a response to Maga comedian and accused sexual assaulter Russell Brand, with Scherzinger asking where she, too, could get a red ball cap inscribed with “Make Jesus First Again.

Amazon MGM has tapped Daniel Quinn-Toye to lead its live-action Voltron movie in what will be the young actor's first feature film role. Quinn-Toye was Spider-Man actor Tom Holland's understudy in the West End production of Romeo & Juliet and is now potentially on his own path to stardom.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has not revealed much yet about the plot of the upcoming Voltron, which will begin shooting this fall in Australia. Rawson Marshall Thurber (Red Notice) will direct the film from a script he wrote with Ellen Shaman. The director, Hobie Films' David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman via Hidden Pictures, and World Events Productions' Bob Koplar are producing Voltron. An exhaustive search was conducted by Thurber, the producers, and Amazon for male and female leads, with screen tests held in early and mid-September. Quinn-Toye was one of four to make the male lead shortlist before landing the role,...

It’s been a while since we last had a major update on Amazon MGM’s live-action Voltron movie, but THR has reported that newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye is set to star in the project. The actor doesn’t have any film credits to his name, but he served as Tom Holland’s understudy in the West End production of Romeo and Juliet and also played Paris, a suitor of Juliet.

Rawson Marshall Thurber (Red Notice) is directing the Voltron movie, which is gearing up to shoot this fall in Australia. Thurber also co-wrote the script with Ellen Shanman. The basic premise of Voltron is centered around five young pilots whose vehicles join together to form the mega mech known as Voltron. The show was edited together from several Japanese anime series, including Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger Xv, and originally ran in the mid-80s. Voltron went on to spawn several sequel series,...

Newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye, an actor with nary a film credit to his name, has nabbed the starring role in Voltron, Amazon MGM’s big-budget live-action feature based on the mecha anime.

Rawson Marshall Thurber, the filmmaker behind the Netflix hit Red Notice, is directing the adaptation, which will shoot this fall in Australia.

Producing are Todd Lieberman via Hidden Pictures, World Events Productions’ Bob Koplar, Thurber and Hobie Films’ David Hoberman.

Voltron is based on the Japanese sci-fi series Beast King GoLion and Kikou Kantai Dairugger Xv. World Events edited and dubbed the series as a syndicated show, naming it Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which ran in the mid-1980s. The premise centered on five young pilots in a battalion named the Robot Lions, which are vehicles that join together to form a mega-robot known as Voltron.

The plot details for the new version is unclear. Thurber wrote the script with Ellen Shanman.

The owner of the second-most followed account on TikTok is making her debut on the Great White Way. Charli D’Amelio has landed a part in the Broadway musical & Juliet, which arrived in New York City in 2022.

D’Amelio will portray the character of Chariman in a role Playbill describes as “dance-heavy.” The competitive dancer-turned-TikTok star will begin her “limited engagement” at the Sondheim Theatre on October 29. Her maiden Broadway run will last until January 19, 2025.

“I’m beyond excited to join the Broadway community—it’s a dream I’ve had since I was a little girl,” D’Amelio said in a statement. “To be able to make my Broadway debut—especially in the cast of & Juliet, is truly a dream come true, and I can’t wait to share this experience with everyone.”

D’Amelio’s dancing chops keyed her TikTok breakout, allowing her to become the most-followed creator on the platform.

TikTok star Charli D’Amelio is taking her famous dance moves from the app to the Broadway stage. D’Amelio will make her Broadway debut in & Juliet, the irreverent jukebox musical version of Shakespeare’s classic tale, producers announced Monday.

D’Amelio is best known for her rapid rise as a dancer on TikTok. The 20 year old was involved in competitive dance throughout her childhood, but it was her dance moves during the Covid-19 pandemic that took her from the average Connecticut teen to a teen star. As the second most followed person on TikTok,...

TikTok star Charli D’Amelio is joining the company of the Broadway musical & Juliet.

She will take on the role of Charmian, a dance-heavy ensemble part, starting Oct. 29 at the Sondheim Theatre, for a three-month run through Jan. 19. D’Amelio has more than 155 million followers on TikTok, making her one of the most popular accounts on the social media app.

Before launching her TikTok career, D’Amelio was a competitive dancer. She also won the 31st season of Dancing With the Stars. The role in & Juliet will mark her Broadway debut.

“I’m beyond excited to join the Broadway community — it’s a dream I’ve had since I was a little girl,” D’Amelio said. “To be able to make my Broadway debut, especially in the cast of & Juliet, is truly a dream come true, and I can’t wait to share this experience with everyone.”

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Dancer and TikTok personality Charli D’Amelio will make her Broadway debut this fall when she joins the company of the musical & Juliet, producers announced today.

D’Amelio, who spent more than a decade as a competitive dancer before launching her social media career, begins performances as part of the ensemble in the role of Charmian beginning October 29 at the Sondheim Theatre for a limited three-month engagement through January 19, 2025.

“I’m beyond excited to join the Broadway community – it’s a dream I’ve had since I was a little girl,” D’Amelio said. “To be able to make my Broadway debut – especially in the cast of & Juliet, is truly a dream come true, and I can’t wait to share this experience with everyone.”

Additional casting for the third year of & Juliet will be announced shortly.

The Broadway production began previews on October 28, 2022, opening November 17, 2022.

Kit Connor, the 20-year-old star of Netflix’s hit series “Heartstopper,” has revealed that filming intimate scenes for the upcoming third season was an extensive process.

In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Connor said his closeness with co-star Joe Locke made the process easier and that they have worked with the same intimacy coordinator since the first season.

“We’ve been taking baby steps. Season 1, he would be there making sure that we were comfortable holding hands. And now we’re doing the sex scenes,” Connor told The Sunday Times. “We shot a lot of footage for them. Not much actually ended up in the show. But we shot the sex scenes for about seven hours!”

The actor, who plays Nick Nelson in the coming-of-age drama series, explained that the show has matured along with its cast. “I wouldn’t say that we’ve outgrown the show because...

The Boys stands out as one of the most popular superhero series globally. This darkly innovative take on the superhero genre, adapted from the comic book of the same name, has become a major success for Amazon Prime, pushing TV boundaries in numerous ways.

With four successful seasons and a spin-off series already under its belt, the show is now gearing up for its fifth and final season. Fans have been promised a shocking conclusion, and given the cliffhanger at the end of Season 4, we have every reason to believe them.

While many questions remain about Season 5, the cast has dropped some hints in a recent interview with Variety. This report will focus on the future of the relationship between Frenchie and Kimiko, with insights from Tomer Capone.

As you may know, Season 4 significantly altered the trajectory of Kimiko and Frenchie’s relationship. Initially, they seemed to be a couple,...

The Boys is one of the most popular superhero series in the world. The twisted take on the superhero genre, adapted from the comic book of the same name, became a major hit for Amazon Prime and a series that has pushed the boundaries of what can be shown on TV in more ways than one.

After four successful seasons and a spin-off series, the fifth season of The Boys is currently being worked on as the series prepares for its final season. Everyone has teased a shocking final season, and based on where the fourth season left us, we actually believe them.

While there are numerous questions that we actually have as far as Season 5 is concerned, the cast members have provided us with some hints regarding some of these questions in a recent interview with Variety. In this report, we are going to focus on the relationship between Frenchie and Kimiko,...

The Sims 5 needs more features in the base game, releasing as a more complete game than The Sims 4. Neighborhoods customization and pre-made families can help give the game depth and pre-built storylines. The Sims 5 should include random events and the return of crimes to make the game more challenging.

The Sims 5 is probably a few years away from being released, especially when the lack of news about it is considered alongside the fact that The Sims 4 is still receiving new content, such as the recent Lovestruck expansion. However, that hasn't stopped some players from creating wish lists for features they want to see as part of The Sims 5 base game. This is a particularly important topic, because The Sims 4 was released without certain features that left a feeling that motivation for money resulted in features being put in expansions instead of the base game.

Since the base game tends to be released alone,...

From Romeo and Juliet to Rick and Ilsa, passionate romances have captured the public's fascination for millennia. The earliest on-screen romance dates all the way back to 1896 and a 30-second film called The May Irwin Kiss directed by William Heise that features two lovers cuddling and kissing. Fast-forward to the 21st century and the popularity of romance movies has not waned.

Oh, Mary!, a sleeper hit if ever there was one, and The Outsiders, a musical so popular that more than 200 people bought tickets last week knowing they wouldn’t get an actual seat, are continuing what can only be described as blazing hot summers.

Consider Oh, Mary!, writer/actor Cole Escola’s campy, hysterically funny period play (flawlessly directed by Sam Pinkleton) about an alcoholic, off-the-rails Mary Todd Lincoln (that would be Escola), her doomed, sneaky gay president husband (Conrad Ricamora) and an amorous acting teacher (James Scully). It was a hit last year Off Broadway, but that certainly doesn’t always translate to Broadway success.

But this time, it did. Oh, Mary! has been selling out for weeks, and has been pulling in more than $1 million a week since July 21. Last week (the week ending August 4) Oh, Mary!, a smallish play with a cast of five and a set that,...

The romance anime genre tries to subvert fans expectations by intentionally giving them unexpected things to cheer for. From high school love stories to romance between mortal enemies, love is a feeling that transcends time and animosities. But theres one type of romance that has always been held with high prestige among the viewers, and that is royal love.

Whether its one or both, royalty and romance are successful formulas that have given the fandom some of the most swoon-worthy and memorable stories. The forbidden love between a royal and a commoner, an ambitious girl winning the heart of a noble duke, or a princess falling for a warrior are all fan-favorite tropes in this beloved sub-genre. Here are some of the best royal romance couples who will reignite the flame of love.

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Broadway business held steady last week as New York City heads into the hottest dog days of summer. For the week ending July 28, a full 23 of the 25 Broadway productions filled at least 90% of their seats, with eight of those selling out completely.

In all, the 25 shows last week grossed $31,287,760, about even with both the previous week and the same period last year. Attendance of 240,301 was down a small 4% from the previous week and 3% year-over-year. About 96% of all available seats were filled last week, with an average ticket price of $130.20.

The productions exceeding the 90% capacity mark (some considerably) were & Juliet, Aladdin, Back to the Future, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Illinoise, Job, Mj, Six, Suffs, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, The Lion King, The Notebook, The Wiz, and, hitting the 100% mark, Hadestown, Hamilton, Hell’s Kitchen, Moulin Rouge, Oh, Mary!, Stereophonic, The Outsiders,...

Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe, who originated the role of Anne Hathaway in the Broadway production of & Juliet, will play her final performance on October 20, she announced today on Instagram.

“I knew this day would eventually come and it would be a hard one. It is with a heavy, but full heart that I announce my final show at & Juliet will be October 20th, 2024,” she wrote.

“Playing Anne in & Juliet has been a lifelong dream come true. Before this show people would ask “what’s your favorite role” and I’d often say “it hasn’t been written yet.” Then I read the hilariously moving script by David West Read and the rest is history.

I perform every single night with a grateful heart knowing how blessed I am to play the incomparable Anne, alongside my amazing castmates, current and past, and for so long.

I’ve been a part...

James Gunn's earliest project has quietly landed on Shudder. While Gunn is undoubtedly best known for his work in the superhero genre, he started his career with Tromeo and Juliet, an over-the-top take on Shakespeare's classic love story. Gunn was hired to rewrite the screenplay, crafting the finished script alongside Troma icon Lloyd Kaufman, who also directed the film. Gunn also served as an associate director.

Tromeo and Juliet was released the same year that Baz Luhrmann's more mainstream adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, hit theaters. But the two are vastly different films. Tromeo and Juliet (portrayed by Will Keenan and Jane Jensen) is a wildly exaggerated and sexually explicit retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy. Set in 1990s Manhattan, the film follows the titular characters, whose love is forbidden due to a rivalry between their families, the rich Capulets and the poor Ques.

The Nicolas Cage-starring creature feature Arcadian heads to Shudder this month! And it’s not the only must-see horror arriving on streaming in July.

Look for the streaming service to celebrate Cage in a big way when Arcadian arrives on July 12. Additional Nicolas Cage films will also be available on the service in July, including Bangkok Dangerous, Sympathy for the Devil, A Score to Settle, Mandy, Prisoners of the Ghostland, and Color Out of Space.

Caitlin Cronenberg‘s eat-the-rich feature debut Humane arrives on Shudder on July 26. Season 6 Episodes of “The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs” continues its biweekly Live premieres on Shudder TV. Look for new episodes on Friday, July 5 and Friday, July 19.

Read on for additional repertory titles arriving in July:

July 1

Dr. Giggles

The Shining

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while...

Days of our Lives early weekly spoilers see the return of Everett Lynch and Stephanie Johnson. Everett, aka Bobby Stein, suffers from Did (dissociative identity disorder) because of the trauma he experienced early in life. But the toxic personality seems to have taken over, leaving Stephanie wondering if she’ll ever see the sweeter person hiding within the troubled man. Dr. Marlena Evans convinces the worried family friend that she can help with her ex. But can the pretty PR rep, Stephanie Johnson, convince Detective Jada Hunter to visit her ex-husband? Also, Tate Black goes to his dad for help with his mom, Theresa Donovan. Can the teenager convince Brady Black to put in a good word? Lastly, Nicole Walker is stunned to learn that Eric Brady plans to leave Salem the week of July 1-5, 2024, on the NBC Peacock exclusive.

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The musical & Juliet announced the recoupment of its $17 million capitalization.

The show, which is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet set to a score of pop hits, recouped as of April 14, said producers Max Martin, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, Jenny Petersson, Martin Dodd, and Eva Price. & Juliet opened at Broadway’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Nov. 17, 2022 and is the first new musical of the 2022-2023 season to announce recoupment.

The show has played 673 performances with an average capacity of 95.5 percent and an average paid ticket price of $144.44 across its run, according to the production, and maintained healthy grosses throughout its run.

The musical joins this season’s Merrily We Roll Along, An Enemy of the People and Gutenberg! The Musical in announcing recoupment. Musicals such as Six and Mj announced recoupment from the 2021-2022 season. However, it’s been a tough climate for many on Broadway as costs have...

& Juliet, the playful, pop-infused musical that gives Shakespeare’s lovestruck heroine a second chance at life, has recouped its $17 million capitalization, the first new musical of the 2022-23 to do so, and only the fourth new musical to become profitable since the Covid pandemic shutdown.

“We’re so proud to be part of a show that brings so much joy to so many people,” the producers of & Juliet said in a joint statement. “It’s exciting to be part of the theater industry’s continuing recovery, and join a growing list of musicals that have recouped post-pandemic, which is further proof that nothing compares to live theater and the shared experience of human connection. We’re thrilled to continue to share our story of second chances with audiences across the globe.”

The three other new musicals to recoup post-pandemic are Moulin Rouge, Six and Mj. When the Neil Diamond musical...

The Oscar-nominated novelist, screenwriter and essayist Nick Hornby below writes a special tribute for Deadline commemorating Jenne Casarotto, his agent for nearly 30 years, who died on February 29 aged 77.

The industry titan, who co-founded leading British talent agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates in 1989, was eulogized today by family, friends and close colleagues at an event named a Celebration of the Life of Jenne Casarotto in the Queen Elizabeth Hall located in London’s Southbank Centre.

Private Eye editor Ian Hislop welcomed guests. Agent colleagues Abby Singer, Mel Kenyon and Jodi Shields spoke of working with Jenne, her son Mark Casarotto commemorated his mother, and producers Jeremy Thomas and Tim Bevan and longtime director clients John Madden and Shawn Slovo told stories about the Jenne they knew and loved.

During the ceremony, it was announced that Casarotto Ramsay & Associates and the National Film and Television School have established The Jenne Casarotto Scholarship...