Broadway-Aimed Avett Brothers Musical ‘Swept Away’ Sets Washington D.C. Cast: John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, Others Reprise Roles

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor It’s not unusual to see a musical based on a movie or TV show or even a comic. But “Rogers: The Musical” might be the first one created from a throwaway joke in a TV show spun-off from a film series based on comic books. Audiences can now check out the mini-musical, which runs about a tight half hour, at Disney California Adventure’s Hyperion Theater, through Aug. 31. I was lucky enough to witness the opening performance last week, followed by a panel discussion with some of the key creatives. “Rogers” first came to life in the Disney+ show “Hawkeye,” in which Jeremy Renner’s titular Avenger finds himself taking in a Broadway show with his kids. The show hits a little too close to home, as it turns out to be an adaptation of the life of his friend Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America. The show’s big number “Save the City,” details how the Avengers defeated the villain Loki in the Battle of New York in 2012. We watch a befuddled Hawkeye taking in the surreal display of these jazzified versions of The Avengers. That includes Ant-Man – who wasn’t even there!

Dakota Johnson is stepping out in style!

Former Emmerdale star Charley Webb has revealed the contact she had with Meg Johnson as she paid tribute to her following her death. It was announced on Sunday that the actress, who had played Pearl Ladderbanks in Emmerdale since 2003, died "peacefully" on Saturday aged 86 following a battle with dementia.

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has expressed his intention to manage a top European club in the future.

EXCLUSIVE: Shondrella Avery, who starred in Napoleon Dynamite, is developing a slew of unscripted projects after striking a first-look deal with Bling Empire producer Jeff Jenkins Productions.

After taking domestic to William Oldroyd’s thriller Eileen out of Sundance, NEON has set a December theatrical release for the pic.

Selome Hailu “Leguizamo Does America” has been renewed for a second season at MSNBC. The docuseries follows John Leguizamo in a travelogue format as he explores and highlights different Latino communities across America. Season 1 saw him visit New York City, Miami, Washington D.C., Chicago, Puerto Rico and Los Angeles, joined by guests including George Lopez and Robert Rodriguez. Locations for Season 2 have yet to be announced. Season 1 premiered on April 16 at 10 p.m., and went onto achieve a higher number of viewers in the adults age 25-54 demographic than any other MSNBC Films series. It also beat CNN in terms of total weekly viewers during its six-week run, and was Peacock’s most viewed MSNBC original in over two years. Hispanic viewers made up 13% of the audience of “Leguizamo Does America.”

John Leguizamo’s got legs. His docuseries Leguizamo Does America has been renewed for a second season on MSNBC.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Avid car collector Robert Downey Jr. isn’t sure how many cars he actually owns. “About 20,” the Marvel actor said at the Los Angeles premiere of his new Max series, “Downey’s Dream Cars. “The fact that I don’t know the exact number speaks to the fact that I need to convert more of my cars.” “Downey’s Dream Cars” chronicles a team of auto experts who convert traditional gas-powered cars into electric vehicles. The program was inspired by RDJ’s Footprint Coalition, his 4-year-old environmental organization that works to mitigate climate change.

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, who first shared a stage in The Book of Mormon, will return to Broadway together this fall in Gutenberg! The Musical!, the Scott Brown-Anthony King musical to be directed by Alex Timbers.

Amber Heard relocated to Spain with her 2-year-old daughter, Oonagh, following her defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp — and she’s thriving in the new locale.

Sam Fender’s recent headline shows in Newcastle are said to have brought in £15million to the local economy.The slots took place at St James’ Park Stadium last weekend (June 9 and June 10), and were the biggest headline slots to date in the singer-songwriter’s career.Both sold-out dates saw more than 100,000 fans flock to the Newcastle Stadium on Friday and Saturday, for what would become an iconic moment for the city, and a new milestone for the musician.Supported by Hector Gannet, Holly Humberstone and Inhaler at the first night of the two-day residency, a highlight of the show included the North Shields singer performing a Bruce Springsteen cover at the opening show. An even more monumental surprise occurred on the second night, when Fender was joined on stage by rock icon and AC/DC legend, Brian Johnson.

, the acclaimed workplace comedy about an adult magazine written for women, will officially return on July 21 at its new home on Starz. And ahead of season 2's summer debut, the network shared the official trailer for the upcoming episodes, which sees the titular magazine now bigger than ever.The premiere date announcement and trailer comes months after creator Ellen Rapoport's show was initially renewed by Max before the streamer later decided to cancel the series despite having nearly finished filming all of the new episodes.

Johnny Depp is planning to donate a large sum of the settlement from his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard to multiple charities.Depp sued Heard over a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post, where she wrote about being a survivor of domestic violence.Come the end of their highly publicised court case last year, Heard was instructed to pay Depp $10million (£8.4m) in compensatory damages and $5million (£4.2m) in punitive damages. Heard was awarded $2million (£1.6m) after the jury found that Depp had defamed her through his attorney.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Depp will donate $1million (£782,000) of the settlement to five different charities, giving $200,000 (£156,000) to each one.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran Actor Alfredo Castro (The Club, No, From Afar) is in the middle of what could be described as a mid-career boom, but he doesn’t think it’ll bring him many plaudits in his native country.

The beloved new musical Kimberly Akimbo was the big winner of the night at the 2023 Tony Awards!

The cast of the musical Shucked gave an awesome performance at the 2023 Tony Awards!

Alex Newell has made history!

Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin are first up on the red carpet at the 2023 Tony Awards!

The reaction to Boris Johnson’s abrupt exit from the UK Parliament where he was previously Prime Minister has been as polarised as you would expect of a politician who, according to his allies remained a unique election-winner and singlehandedly led the nation through Brexit and the Covid pandemic but, to his critics, signified deceit, corruption and all that is wrong with modern politics.