Fans of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, one of Bollywood’s most enduring films have slammed the decision to cast the main male character as a white man in the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation.
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Based on the 1992 film of the same name, which was also Crystal’s directorial debut, “Mr. Saturday Night” is co-written and stars the 74-year-old actor as Buddy Young Jr., a comedian whose career soars and then plummets during the early years of television.
“Bringing ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ to the Broadway stage and experiencing the laughter and tears this show generates has truly been one of the high points of my career,” Crystal said in a statement.
“It has been a joyous experience to make my musical comedy debut at the age of 74, and I thank everyone involved.”At the time of its closing, “Mr. Saturday Night” will have run 116 performances with 28 previews, having opened at the Nederlander Theatre on March 31.
The film has received five Tony nominations, including Best Musical, Best Leading Actor for Crystal, and Best Book for Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel. John Rando directed the musical with Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green as composers and lyricists, David O as music director and Ellenore Scott as choreographer.
After leaving the Broadway stage, Crystal will next work on the Apple TV+ series “Before” with director Barry Levinson and “Forrest Gump” writer Eric Roth.
.Fans of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, one of Bollywood’s most enduring films have slammed the decision to cast the main male character as a white man in the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation.
really was.The off-Broadway cuckoo camp-fest at the Asylum in Chelsea is, by a nautical mile, the funniest musical in town right now and is built on an unsinkable idea: It tells the story of the 1997 movie “Titanic” using the songs of French-Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion. One hour, 40 minutes with no intermission. At Asylum NYC, 307 West 26th St.It’s scandaleux that no one has ever thought of this mashup before. After all, no singer is more closely tied to a (non-musical) movie of this scale than Celine is to James Cameron’s “Titanic” — the two feed off each other — and the rest of her popular catalog has the same emotional heft and theatrical narratives as the Oscar-winning film’s signature song “My Heart Will Go On.” And co-writers Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue cleverly toss in a boatload of ’em wherever they can.When Jack and Rose first meet on deck, as Rose is considering throwing herself overboard, they sing a duet of “Taking Chances.”“What do you say to taking chances? What do you say to jumping off the edge?” they go.
Made In Chelsea star Louise Thompson says she feels 'lucky to be alive' to celebrate partner Ryan Libbey’s 32nd birthday as she continues to suffer health problems following her traumatic childbirth experience.
Jo Koy had a lot to celebrate while attending the premiere of his film, The actor and stand-up comedian caught up with ET on the red carpet Tuesday and revealed where he stands with his ex-girlfriend, Chelsea Handler. When asked about transitioning out of a relationship and back into a friendship with the fellow comic, Koy said, «It's great. It's always been that way, so it's the next chapter.» Speaking of the support he has from Handler, Koy continued, «We're great friends and that's how it will always be.
All good things must come to an end. Kenan Thompson said that although no one has confirmed when Saturday Night Live will end, he supports the rumor that the NBC sketch comedy show could stop after the 50th season.
Kenan Thompson is addressing the end of Saturday Night Live.
Paul Coker Jr., whose character and production designs for the classic Rankin/Bass stop-motion and animated holiday specials and his many years as one of Mad magazine’s “Usual Gang Of Idiots” endeared him to generations of fans, died following a brief illness at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 23. He was 93.
Therapists say that part of the healing process is sharing. Well, that’s exactly what Made in Chelsea’s Louise Thompson has been doing, as the first-time mum continues to grapple with “catastrophic” post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-birth anxiety eight months after having her son Leo-Hunter with fiancé Ryan Libbey. In a recent video post on social media, Louise described going to hospital with ulcerative colitis, “a couple of days away from having part of my colon removed and diverted through my stomach”.
Broadway box office held steady last week, with most productions keeping pace, for better or worse, with their recent trends. In all, the 25 shows took in a total $29,531,601 for the week ending July 24, up about 2% from the previous week.
There’s a lot of pressure when it comes to putting on an episode of Saturday Night Live: it is live, after all.
Kate McKinnon revealed why she left after a decade at the iconic sketch series, and she summed it up rather simply: she was tired.The 38-year-old actress and comedian appeared on earlier this week and she revealed it had always been her dream to be on. That being said, McKinnon said she knew she had to make the hard decision and, in the end, time proved it was time to walk away.«I thought about it for a very long time, and it was very, very hard,» she said.
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Jo Koy addressed his split from Chelsea Handler on Friday, saying that he and his ex-girlfriend remain great friends. «The love is still there,» he told TMZ's cameras at LAX airport in Los Angeles. «We've always been great friends.» Koy and Handler announced their breakup on Monday just before their one-year anniversary.
Kate McKinnon has finally broken her silence regarding her recent departure from “Saturday Night Live”.
Kate McKinnon says she thought about leaving Saturday Night Live “for a very long time” before finally arriving at the decision to end her 11-season stint.
When it’s time, it’s time! Kate McKinnon opened up about her decision to leave Saturday Night Live after a decade on the sketch comedy show.