Broadway‘s Stereophonic and Hell’s Kitchen were named the season’s Outstanding Play and Outstanding Musical by The Drama League, with Sarah Paulson winning the Distinguished Performance Award for her work in the Outstanding Play Revival Appropriate.
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Hell’s Kitchen. Reviews were fairly solid, and plenty of buzz was generated when the jukebox tuner premiered at the end of last year at New York’s Public Theater.It didn’t even complete its run in January before Keys, along with producers, announced a transfer to Broadway, where it opened in April.New Yorkers — and specifically those who live in the midtown neighborhood the show is named for (now a predominantly gay mecca) — will appreciate that the locality is having a moment in the spotlight.
Given critical and audience reaction, it should be represented for quite some time.It’s one of the few shows on Broadway with consistently phenomenal voices from stage veterans and debut makers alike — all of whom are performing the 15-time Grammy Award winner’s music and lyrics. No matter one’s opinion of Keys, she is an undeniably accomplished composer whose music has quickly become part of the cultural zeitgeist.While Keys is not in the show, her 17-year-old self is portrayed by Maleah Joi Moon, a newcomer hailed by the New York Times as a breakout star of 2023.
At just 21, Moon is a commanding presence whose performance straddles a fine line between belligerence and determination.Young Ali wants what every other teenager who has ever lived wants: a place of acceptance and the discovery of their purpose for life. For Ali, she finds both through Miss Liza Jane (Kecia Lewis), an older lady who lives in her artist-habitat of Manhattan Plaza.
After an argument with her mother, Jersey (Shoshana Bean), Ali finds solace in the Ellington room, an activity space in the apartment complex.Jane takes Ali under her wing, slowly turning her into a musical prodigy. Her time with Jane also helps divert the fact that her father, Davis (Brandon
.Broadway‘s Stereophonic and Hell’s Kitchen were named the season’s Outstanding Play and Outstanding Musical by The Drama League, with Sarah Paulson winning the Distinguished Performance Award for her work in the Outstanding Play Revival Appropriate.
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A lot of Drake fans have been in denial for the past couple years only to have all the rumors hit them in the face at once thanks to the Kendrick Lamar diss track battle. But now that they’re facing them, they’re look at all his old quotes — and lyrics — through a particular prism.
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Charli XCX has shared a brand new single called ‘360’ – you can watch the star-studded official video below.The song serves as the fourth preview of the singer-songwriter’s sixth studio album ‘Brat’, which is due for release on June 7 (pre-order/pre-save here). It follows on from ‘Von Dutch’, ‘Club Classics’ and ‘B2B’.Directed by Aidan Zamiri, the ‘360’ visuals boast an all-star cast of Charli’s friends and collaborators. The clip begins with the pop artist meeting a group of pals at a restaurant, where they attempt to “fulfil the prophecy of finding a new hot internet girl”.“Or else our kind will cease to exist,” warns actor and model Chloe Cherry.
EXCLUSIVE: Twilight star Taylor Lautner, Modern Family‘s Sarah Hyland, Four Weddings and a Funeral actress Andie MacDowell and Brenton Thwaites are boarding the Natalie Simpkins directed romantic comedy The Token Groomsman which is launching global sales in Cannes.
Blade Runner 2049 is being produced for Amazon Prime Video, with Michelle Yeoh in one of the lead roles.The show, which will be titled Blade Runner 2099, was first announced back in 2022 and it will serve as a follow-up both to the 1982 original film and its 2017 sequel.Variety report that Yeoh, who won an Oscar for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, will be one of the stars of the show. She will reportedly play a character named Olwen, a replicant nearing the end of her life.No further plot details or release date information has been provided.Yeoh became the first Asian person to win the Best Actress Oscar, and the first Malaysian to win any Oscar.
Robert Downey Jr. is going for EGOT!
Robert Downey Jr. will make his his Broadway debut in the lead role of McNeal, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, author of the Tony-nominated Junk and the Pulitzer-winner Disgraced.
Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Robert Downey Jr. will make his Broadway debut this fall in the new play, “McNeal.” Written by Ayad Akhtar and directed by Bartlett Sher (“To Kill a Mockingbird”), “McNeal” will star Downey as a talented writer who struggles with family issues as he works on his next novel. According to the official synopsis, “Good writers borrow, great writers steal.
Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2024 features some of the world’s best race car drivers coming to the Magic City, including Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Lando Norris and others. The race takes place at Miami International Autodrome at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida starting on Friday, May 3 with a start time of 12:25 p.m.
All of Broadway’s biggest stars were in attendance at the 2024 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees Press Event to kick off the theatre awards season!
Rylee Johnston If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Alicia Keys has entered her Broadway era, with the hit musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” which just earned 13 Tony nominations, including Best Musical. The Broadway musical is semi-autobiographical, drawing inspiration from Keys’ own life growing up as an aspiring artist in Hell’s Kitchen and the community she built up in the New York neighborhood.
Alicia Keys is speaking out after making Broadway history with her new musical Hell’s Kitchen.
Alicia Keys is a Tony Awards favorite. “Hell’s Kitchen,” featuring Keys’ music and loosely based on her teenage years, earned 13 nominations at the Tony Awards, including best musical and several nods for acting. Alicia Keys makes her dreams come true as ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ hits BroadwayAlicia Keys and Swizz Beatz host art exhibition in New YorkA post shared by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys)Keys, who wrote the show’s score and arranged its music, shared in an interview that she lost her mind when she learned the show’s nominations.