Broadway Musical Based on 'The Notebook' Will Premiere in 2024, 20 Years After Hit Movie Arrived

Jake Thomas shot to fame at the tender age of 11 when he was cast in the hugely popular Disney series Lizzie McGuire.The show saw Lizzie, played by Hilary Duff, navigate life as a middle schooler. Lizzie did her best to handle friendship rivalries, popularity at school and even engaged in a couple of romantic trysts - all with her annoying baby brother getting on her nerves! Jake played the role of Matthew McGuire, who did his best to ruin his big sister’s life through a series of hilarious but sometimes misguided pranks and tricks. Jake, now 33, played the class clown perfectly between 2001 and 2004 but struggled to forge a career in the industry after the show wrapped.

Marg Helgenberger got part of the gang back together!

This Is Us actor Ron Cephas Jones has died aged 66, three years after receiving a double lung transplant.The veteran stage actor's manager Dan Spilo, said in a statement that the actor died "due to a long-standing pulmonary issue". He said: “Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him." Ron began his career at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and continued to work on stage throughout his life, including a recent Tony nominated and Drama Desk Award winning performance in ‘Clyde’s’ on Broadway.

Retail giant M&S has taken a bold stance against online body shaming after Vogue Williams, their ambassador and well-known TV and radio personality, faced cruel comments from trolls on social media. The incident occurred when Vogue shared a video of herself modelling swimwear during a family vacation with her husband Spencer Matthews and their children Theodore, four, Gigi, three, and baby Otto, 15 months.

Farmer and TikTok star Will Young has been proving that his Love Island stint really did the trick, as he and girlfriend Jessie Wynter are standing the test of time.The smitten couple headed to London on Wednesday night to party with stars such as Indiyah Polack, Dami Hope, Ella Thomas and more for the PrettyLittleThing x Indiyah launch bash in Marleybone. While they enjoyed the night with new and previous islanders at the event, it appears that Will hasn't kept his close ties with stars from his own season, after unfollowing close villa pals Tom Clare, Kai Fagan, Casey O'Gorman and Ron Hall this week.

A new online petition is calling for a change to parental leave rules for working fathers and second parents during the first year after the birth of a baby. Petition creator Jeremy Davies also wants to see a new Paternity Allowance introduced offering similar benefits provided to those on Maternity Leave.

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Rewind 35 years ago to 1988 and this trio of words were hot on the lips of movie fans everywhere thanks to the summer release of the hit comedy-horror film with the same namesake. We all remember the iconic scenes and the emotions they stirred, from the creepy shrunken head and witch doctor in the waiting room and the hilarious Day-O (Banana Boat song) dining room dance scene, to the shocking first glimpses of Beetlejuice and the hideous sandworm that still haunts us to this day.

The Lionesses are one step away from making World Cup history after beating tournament host’s Australia in a thrilling semi-final. England beat Australia’s Matildas 3-1 in the nail-biting showdown at the Stadium Australia in Sydney on Wednesday.The Lionesses opened the scoring after 36 minutes when Ella Toone smashed the ball home from 10 yards after Australia failed to clear a cross from Lauren Hemp. England led at the break but the Matildas’ superstar captain Sam Kerr justified the pre-match hype with a rocket of an equaliser for Australia on 63 minutes.

While Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford’s relationship was not meant to last, they have remained on amicable terms.

Oscar-winning film director William Friedkin has died aged 87 his family have announced. Mr Friedkin, whose work includes the classic horror film The Exorcist and crime thriller The French Connection - died in Los Angeles today (Monday). No cause of death has yet been confirmed.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left divided over one of the first contestants announced to be taking part in this year’s series.

Matthew Broderick is looking back at his career.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be joining their family to honor Queen Elizabeth II next month…

The British royal family is arguably the most recognizable royal family in the world, and its members have amassed impressive fortunes.

Lin-Manuel Miranda has a new musical on the way and it will mark his first major Broadway show since Hamilton!

No, it still isn’t over for The Notebook — because its Broadway debut is inching closer.

Michaela Zee The musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ “The Notebook” is officially heading to Broadway. Preview performances will begin Feb. 6, 2024, at New York’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, with the show’s opening night set for March 14.

A new stage musical adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel The Notebook will arrive on Broadway this spring, with music and lyrics by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a book by playwright and This Is Us writer/producer Bekah Brunstetter, producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch announced today.

Hayley Williams has hit out at some sexist “internet bros” after they criticised her for postponing a run of Paramore gigs due to illness.Last week, the band delayed their concert in San Francisco just hours before they were set to perform. They shelved three further gigs on their North American tour in Seattle, Portland and Salt Lake City “in the interest of our health and the ability to put on a show you all deserve”.Ahead of the tour resuming in Tulsa, Oklahoma last Saturday (July 29), Williams shared a statement in which the singer revealed that she had fallen ill during a Houston gig earlier this month.She went on to explain how her “body just gave out” after continuing with the dates regardless.

Prince William, 41, stunned royal fans as he handed out veggie burgers in a new video posted by Sorted Food, an online cooking community, on Sunday.The burgers were made of ingredients awarded with The Earthshot Prize, an initiative launched by Prince William in 2020, which “searches for extraordinary solutions to the world’s greatest environmental challenges.”In the video, the future monarch can be seen making and handing out the burgers — potato-based spicy “meat” flavored with garlic, ginger and chili complete with pickled vegetables served in a bun — from a food truck parked in London along with the chefs of the Sorted Food channel.In one scene, Prince William, in a light-blue button-down shirt, turns around from the truck’s grill to serve some surprised fans the burger, telling them, “Coming right up!”The four patrons looked at each other when they saw the future King of England, their mouths agape.“I was shell-shocked,” one of the customers admitted to the camera. “Like, I froze.”Another added, “Of all the things I was expecting, it was not that.”One diner said he wondered if he was “dreaming.” He continued to tell each of the customers about the Earthshot Prize and detailed how exactly the burgers were made that day.