Claire Danes & Hugh Dancy Step Out for Harlem Stage's Annual Gala

On-set still photographer Lorey Sebastian, who worked on such movies as Crash, Twilight, Wild Hogs, Blow, St. Elmo’s Fire, I Am Sam, In the Valley of Elah and A Million Ways to Die in the West died May 9 in New Mexico after a brief illness. She was 78.

Selena Gomez has gotten pickier about who she works with and who she dates -- and she owes it all to Steve Martin and Martin Short. ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with Gomez and her  co-stars, ahead of the show's season 2 premiere, about what they've learned from each other and what to expect this coming season.«I think in general, my standards for humor and gentlemen, and just, professionals have been — the bar's been lifted pretty high working with these two, so, it's been really fun, but I'm now a little bit picky,» Gomez said of what working with Martin and Short has taught her.While season 2 sees the already nosey Charles (Martin) and Oliver (Short) trying to meddle in Mabel (Gomez)'s love life, the 29-year-old actress told ET, the legendary actor-comedians are far too protective of her to set her up with just anyone.«They're protective,» Gomez said. «We're very protective of her,» Short agreed. «You know, most of the people we know are dead,» Short joked.

Jussie Smollett is maintaining his innocence. Smollett, 40, insisted he did not lie about the alleged hate crime hoax in a new interview on the SiriusXM show "Sway in the Morning." "If I had done this, I’d be a piece of s---. And I don’t think that’s really questionable," he said.

A stage adaptation of The Pianist, based on the Władysław Szpilman memoir that was the source of the Oscar-nominated 2002 film, is being developed by director Emily Mann with an eye toward Broadway. An industry reading is set for New York City this month with Tony Award winner Santino Fontana (Tootsie) starring as Szpilman.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLincoln Center has announced a musical tribute to Greg Tate, a veteran music writer and musician and a ‘godfather of hip-hop journalism’ who died in December at 64.The performance will feature more than 30 members of Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber, the group that Tate founded (head here for more information). “For this homecoming concert, curated and presented with The Tate Family at one of his favorite venues, more than thirty BSAC members will perform in celebration and tribute to one of the most essential voices in the history of 21st Century Avant Groidd music and thought,” the announcement reads.Titled
“More Than Posthuman: Rise of the Burnt Sugar Arkestra Mojosexual Cotillion”
An “Oh the Utter Negrocity of It All,” the tribute is one of three in Tate’s honor being held this summer: one last week at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and another, also featuring Burnt Sugar, on August 20 at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem as part of New York’s SummerStage concert series.

Selome Hailu In 1958, Esquire published “A Great Day in Harlem,” a photo taken by Art Kane of 57 jazz musicians ranging from Thelonious Monk to Coleman Hawkins gathered together on a New York City Stoop. In an homage to that historic picture, on June 5, 2022, Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Pictures organized “A Great Day in Animation,” which features 54 Black professionals working in animation today.

Darren Criss and Julianne Hough hosted the first hour of the 2022 Tony Awards this past weekend and they celebrated their big night together with a star-studded after party.

The journey from page to screen for Pachinko began in 2017, on a plane ride from London to New York.

Julianne Hough is single in the city and loving it! ET's Lauren Zima spoke to Hough at the 75th annual Tony Awards Sunday night about life in New York City following her divorce from Books Laich and making her big Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated, .«Busy,» Hough quipped about life in New York. «Eight shows a week on Broadway.

Amanda Seyfried is supporting husband Thomas Sadoski on his big night!

Mary J. Blige, Amanda Seyfried and Quinta Brunson didn’t miss a style beat while arriving at the 2022 Time 100 Gala held at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday night (June 8) in New York City.

Katie Holmes woke up on Tuesday morning to break the internet! The 43-year-old actress shared a snap on her Instagram Story, leaving her sexiest side on full display. The star rocked a pair of black underwear, a basic gray t-shirt, and white leather thigh-high boots, giving a retro vibe.To give a spy vibe, the mom of one layered with a black trench coat.Holmes’s latest pic comes after debuting with her boyfriend on the red carpet.