Audra McDonald to Star in Broadway’s ‘Gypsy’ Revival as Mama Rose

Nearly three years since James Arthur McDonald Jr. bailed on a meeting with SEC over allegations of defrauding investors for millions, the FBI picked up the former CNBC pundit in Washington state this weekend.

Coronation Street star Channique Sterling-Brown has jokingly tipped herself for a new job after having a role to play in her castmate's engagement. The actress was able to help her on-screen love interest Calum Lill in popping the question to his long-term partner.

Coronation Street star Calum Lill has announced he is engaged to his long-term girlfriend as he admitted it was 'about time' he popped the question. The actor took to social media on Sunday (June 16) after asking Roberta Mcclarron to marry him while enjoying a countryside break.

Audra McDonald, Cynthia Erivo and Renée Elise Goldsberry hit the carpet as they arrive at the 2024 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 16) at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor At the Monte-Carlo TV Festival Saturday, Lee Jung-Jae, one of the stars of new Disney+ series “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” spoke with Variety about how he prepared for his role as Jedi Master Sol, the strengths of Leslye Headland, the show’s creator, as a showrunner, and the relationship between Sol and Amandla Stenberg’s characters.Lee, who won a Primetime Emmy for “Squid Game,” says that for 50% of “The Acolyte” role he drew inspiration from previous depictions of the Jedi Masters, and “for the remaining 50% I tried to find something that was appropriate to Sol – something that would only incarnate him.” He also consulted with an expert in “Star Wars” lore at Lucasfilm.In “The Acolyte,” the Jedi Masters are shown to be flawed. How does the show present this? “In ‘The Acolyte,’ what it tries to say is that anyone can make mistakes, but you have to accept the mistakes that you make, and put effort into correcting them or developing yourself, because any human being has some unstable thinking,” Lee says.

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Paul Giamatti has joined the cast of the upcoming Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy in a recurring role. He will play the Season 1 villain, a man with an ominous past connected to one of our cadets.

EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Lewis, Parvinder Shergill and Kayleigh-Paige Rees are leading comedy-drama Touché, a UK indie feature set in the world of fencing.

A woman suffered 'significant injuries' after 'setting herself on fire' in a McDonald's toilet in Bradford on Monday (June 10).

Singer and actress Rose-Marie has passed away aged 68.The Irish star's 'sudden' death was announced in a post shared to Facebook on 7 June, confirming she passed away in Blackpool. “It is with heavy hearts & enormous great sadness, that we have to announce the sudden passing of our much loved Rose-Marie, in her beloved second home of Blackpool. Rest in Peace, dear heart," the post, shared to Rose-Marie's Facebook page, read.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Erika Henningsen is re-teaming with Tina Fey on the latter’s upcoming Netflix series “The Four Seasons,” Variety has learned exclusively. Henningsen and Fey previously worked together on the Broadway musical version of “Mean Girls,” for which Fey wrote the book based on the movie of the same name she also wrote. Henningsen originated the role of Cady Heron in the original Broadway production.

Adam Nimoy, claimed that the “Star Trek” actors didn’t get along in his new book, “The Most Human: Reconciling With My Father, Leonard Nimoy.”Shatner, 93, exclusively told The Post that Adam, 67, “wasn’t around” when Shatner and Leonard worked together.“He didn’t know. He was too young to know my relationship with Leonard,” said Shatner, who recently came out with a new children’s album, “Where Will the Animals Sleep?” Adam Nimoy was born in 1956; Shatner and Leonard Nimoy starred in “Star Trek” from 1966 to 1969.“I don’t know what he said in his book, but my relationship with Leonard was one of joy.

EXCLUSIVE: After announcing that the studio would be expanding on its universe earlier this year, 20th Century and Dan Trachtenberg’s next standalone pic Badlands looks to be gaining momentum with some serious star power. Sources close to Deadline say that Elle Fanning is in negotiations to star in the film with Trachtenberg directing. Trachtenberg co-wrote script with Patrick Aison.

Joey King is reuniting with her co-star Patricia Arquette!

Game of Thrones spent seven seasons wondering who wound wind up owning the Iron Throne and ruling Westeros. The conclusion to years of scheming and fighting was controversial to say the least.

It’s a Scandal reunion!

Audra McDonald as Mama Rose, was announced Wednesday.Directed by George C. Wolfe, the production of Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents’ classic musical will open in December (previews start in November) at the newly renovated Majestic Theatre — its first tenant since “The Phantom of the Opera” closed after 35 years.This story might ring a bell.

Audra McDonald will be portraying the iconic role of Mama Rose in a new Broadway revival of the classic musical Gypsy.

Remi Bader put in the hard work in the gym for months and is ready to show off her total fitness transformation to her fans!

Alex Ritman Is Messi’s reign as cinema’s current top dog over? The Palm Dog — Cannes’ annual celebration of on-screen canine performances which was last year won by the blue-eyed border collie from “Anatomy of a Fall,” the first step in a dramatic bound toward furry fame — has crowned a new champion. The 2024 Palm Dog, presented at a special event on May 24, has been given to Kodi, the senior stray at the heart of acclaimed Swiss-French comedy “Dog on Trial.” The Un Certain Regard title from director and star Laetitia Dosch sees Kodi — believed to be a blonde Griffon cross — plays Cosmos, an aggressive pet who’s taken on as a client by a defense lawyer in story exploring the status of dogs in society.