Actor-Comedian Jo Koy Joins ‘Here Lies Love’ Broadway Producing Team

Since the latest series of Love Island kicked off at the beginning of the month, this year’s show has been filled with plenty of drama from day one. From its divisive challenges to its shock recouplings, viewers have been left on the edge of their seats all series. But despite all of the drama, the show is ultimately about finding love as the couples battle it out to make their way to the final.

A new drama about a beauty brand and its workers has dropped on Netflix. Glamorous stars YouTuber Miss Benny and Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall, putting queer people and their stories front and centre.

Elton John is said to be hosting four guests for his epic Glastonbury headline set, and one of them is rumoured to be an actor. The Pyramid Stage is set to host Sir Elton on Sunday for what is billed to be his last ever UK performance at the Worthy Farm Festival, which kicked off last night. This comes just after the 76 year old wrapped up his last ever tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road, to rave reviews.

EXCLUSIVE: Reboot Studios, the production arm of the arts and culture nonprofit Reboot that’s funded in part by Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation, has joined the producing team for the Broadway run of Alex Edelman’s Just For Us.

Beyoncé took some unexpected style advice for the cover of her beloved debut album, Dangerously in Love.

Strong showings at the June 11 Tony Awards – both in terms of trophies and on-air performances – seem to have made an equally sturdy impact at the box office, with best musical Kimberly Akimbo and nominated & Juliet – posting their best numbers yet, and best play Leopoldstadt making significant gains over the previous week.

Some of the “Squid Game” 2 cast has been revealed.

Garth Brooks said this week that he declined Trisha Yearwood’s offer last year to officially take his name.  "She was sweet enough for our anniversary last year to have the documents where her official last name was Brooks," Brooks said of his wife of 17 years during a press conference for his TuneIn radio partnership, Taste of Country reported Thursday.  He added, "I declined it." The country power couple married in 2005 and Yearwood became a bonus mom to his three grown daughters from his first marriage.  "Jack Yearwood had two daughters: That Yearwood name is Trisha," Brooks said of Yearwood’s father. "I’d be fine changing my name to Yearwood.Tradition doesn’t count here.

If there’s one show you can go all out at with your outfit, it’s a Harry Styles show, and Maura Higgins didn’t hold back as she wore a barely-there outfit for the performance. The former Love Island star looked stunning in the photos shared to her Instagram account, as she wore a beautiful white halter-neck crop top that featured an ultra low cut front fastened with a strap across her waist, which was revealed to be completely backless when she turned around.

While Molly Marsh is currently stirring up chaos in the Love Island villa, viewers at home have quickly noticed her striking resemblance to another iconic contestant: Molly-Mae. Molly Marsh seems to have drawn inspiration from the Love Island hall of fame, replicating not only Molly-Mae's fashion sense but also her facial expressions and dating tactics while inside the villa. Just as Molly-Mae was caught up in a tense love triangle between Anton Danyluk and now-boyfriend Tommy Fury, Molly is also currently caught up in a love triangle with fellow Islanders Zachariah Noble and Mitchel Taylor who have both been vying for Molly Marsh's attention since the start of the show.

Molly Marsh has made quite a splash since entering the Love Island villa, currently caught up in a love triangle with fellow Islanders Zachariah Noble and Mitchel Taylor who have both been vying for Molly Marsh's attention since the start of the show. However, prior to entering the villa, Molly already had a substantial social media following, particularly on TikTok, which has opened doors for her as an influencer, including the one to the winter Love Island 2023 villa in South Africa.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Brooke Shields came up in a different time. The model and actress has been working since infancy, and when she shot to superstardom in the ’70s and ’80s, she became a lucrative commodity whose own opinion was rarely heard, but became the focus of many other people’s opinions. This is all explored in her two-part documentary, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” which hails from ABC News Studios and launched on Hulu earlier this year. Produced by Ali Wentworth, George Stephanopoulos and director Lana Wilson (Taylor Swift’s “Miss Americana”), the doc that received rave reviews out of its premiere at Sundance uses Shields’ story of being sexualized as a child to paint a bigger picture of the treatment of women in society.

Ke Huy Quan has nothing but love for Harrison Ford!ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to Quan at the  premiere Wednesday, where the Oscar-winner gushed over his long-lasting relationship with the actor, who he credits for his love of acting.«Honestly, every time I see him — he's such a gracious man, such a humble man. And the reason why I love acting so much is because of him, because of that experience that we had on ,» Quan shared. «So, here we are so many years later.»Quan reunited with Ford at the D23 expo back in September, where Ford was promoting the film, and again on stage at the Academy Awards after presenting Quan and the  cast with an Oscar for Best Picture.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talk show, “Sherri,” is shaking up its executive ranks, setting a new senior producing team ahead of its second season. The inaugural season of the top-rated freshman show carried over the production staff from “The Wendy Williams Show,” which was replaced in its time slot on the Fox stations by “Sherri” when Williams’ show ended in 2022. Now, Shepherd’s show has parted ways with some of Williams’ top producers, who helped launch “Sherri,” which has been renewed through 2025. “Sherri” hails from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, the same company that was behind “The Wendy Williams Show” for its 13-year run.

Sara Bareilles is ready for a big night at the 2023 Tony Awards!

David Byrne has reached an agreement with a musicians union over his Here Lies Love Broadway musical.The musical is based Byrne and Fatboy Slim‘s double album of the same name, which was released in 2010 and documents the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines.It was previously held at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in 2012, New York’s Public Theater in 2013, London’s National Theater in 2014, and the Seattle Repertory Theater in 2017.But a new Broadway production, which is set to premiere on July 20 with previews beginning next weekend, received an objection from the American Federation of Musicians’ Local 802 last month over the show’s plan to use pre-recorded music.The union claimed that it violated a contract clause requiring that at least 19 musicians are hired for all musicals staged at the Broadway Theater. Responding to criticism in The New York Times, a spokesperson for the production claimed that the decision to use pre-recorded music was “part of the karaoke genre inherent to the musical and the production concept.”At the time, Byrne issued a statement of his own defending the production choices, explaining the “dance club track-act immersion” as part of the show’s nontraditional staging.But it has now been agreed that the production will go ahead with 12 musicians, all of whom are union members.We are proud to announce that “Here Lies Love” will have live music in the form of 12 musicians.

Two peas in a pod! Bridget Everett had nothing but kind words to say about her Somebody Somewhere costar Jeff Hiller.

Thania Garcia “Here Lies Love,” the new David Byrne musical that’s set to begin previews on Broadway starting June 17, and the American Federation of Musicians’ Local 802 have reached an agreement over the inclusion of live musicians in the production. The show will be continuing with 12 musicians, according to a statement from Local 802 shared with Variety. “Broadway is a very special place with the best musicians and performances in the world, and we are glad this agreement honors that tradition,” commented Tino Gagliardi, Local 802’s president and executive director in the announcement. Producers of the musical also issued a statement: “On behalf of our entire cast, company and creative team, we have reached an agreement with Musicians Union Local 802, per the collective bargaining agreement. We look forward to welcoming audiences to experience the revolutionary musical experience that is Here Lies Love at the Broadway Theatre beginning on Saturday, June 17.”

Actor and comedian Mike Batayeh, best known for his role as laundromat manager Dennis Markowski on Breaking Bad, has died. He was 52.

Should The Cleveland Cavaliers have seller’s remorse on Kevin Love? Yes, they should. Love could have brought everything the Cavaliers needed in their first-round playoff loss. Shooting, spacing, bench scoring, rebounding, and leadership.