‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Waves Goodbye To Broadway With Sell-Out Week; Broadway’s 24 Productions Gross $25M

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic In what plays like Singapore’s answer to “About Schmidt,” never-too-late-to-live dramedy “Ajoomma” follows a widowed housewife as she steps out of her comfort zone by making a solo trip to South Korea. This upbeat debut from director He Shuming — whose title is the Korean equivalent of all-purpose Asian term of respect “Auntie” — offers longtime TV actor Hong Huifang (“Housewives’ Holiday”) a chance to shine in the title role, which has already netted her a Golden Horse Award nom. Selected to rep Singapore at the Oscars, affable “Ajoomma” is more of a dark horse in that race, albeit one with art-house sleeper potential. Mrs. Lim’s life is light on excitement. What it lacks in drama, she fills by binging on Korean soap operas — a not at all uncommon obsession among Asian women (and a growing number of Americans, thanks to services like Kocowa and Viki). “Auntie,” as most of the other characters call Hong’s character, fusses a bit too much over her only son, who long ago agreed to accompany her on a special tour of Seoul. Now, mere days before they’re to depart, he backs out for a job interview in New York — one that would put some much-needed distance between the closeted young man and his overly suffocating mom.

Ethan Shanfeld For nearly three decades, Spoon has been quietly building one of modern rock’s most robust discographies. Over the years the Austin outfit, founded by frontman Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno, has put out multiple alternative hits, including “Inside Out,” “Sister Jack,” “The Underdog” and “Do You,” and scored a handful of Top 5 albums on the Billboard rock charts. Released in February, the band’s first studio album in five years, “Lucifer on the Sofa,” seems a solid Grammy contender in the alternative and rock categories. Coming off a North American tour and ahead of the release of companion remix album “Lucifer on the Moon” (featuring “Sofa” songs reworked by Adrian Sherwood), Daniel spoke with Variety about the state of rock in 2022, the problems with touring during COVID and why he mourns the golden age of radio.

Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker brought in $12 million during the July through September third quarter of 2022 fundraising, as he challenges Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia in a race that’s among a handful across the country that will likely determine if the GOP wins back the Senate majority in November’s midterm elections.

SF9 have announced stops in Seoul and North America for their upcoming ‘Live Fantasy #4 Delight’ tour, due to begin this November.South Korean music label FNC Entertainment made the announcement of SF9’s forthcoming tour earlier today (October 5) via social media, where it dropped a list of dates and locations. The ‘Live Fantasy #4 Delight’ tour will kick off with a three-night show in SF9’s home city of Seoul in November, before the group embark on a trek across the US with five shows scheduled in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Denver and Los Angeles across November and December.Venue and other specific show information have yet to be made publicly available by the organisers involved.

Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz have known each other for over thirty years, having met when they were fourteen and sixteen, respectively.MORE: Drew Barrymore admits to difficulties with revealing childhood traumaThey have starred in movies together, partied together, seen one another's ups and downs, plus, have witnessed a slew of different significant others each has dated.You're not always going to like the person your best friend is dating, and during a recent conversation on The Drew Barrymore Show, Cameron opened up about how she really feels about the host's dating life.WATCH: Cameron Diaz shows a glimpse of her new kitchen at homeMORE: Drew Barrymore celebrates her daughter's birthday with an adorable photo you can't missDuring a conversation that took place as they were being driven around New York City, Drew proposed they play a game in which whenever they stopped at a red light, Cameron had to make a confession.Leaving the juiciest for last, she finally asked the There's Something About Mary lead: "Did you ever lie about liking anyone that I have dated?"The two quickly were engulfed in hysterical laughter, and the mother-of-two first answered for her longtime friend, saying: "You're incapable of doing that.

The mayor of a small northwest Georgia town has died in what’s being described as a freak accident.

Drew Barrymore is not going to be invited to the Internet's pizza party anytime soon. The actress caused an uproar on social media after uploading a video of her "pizza salad," in which she scraped off the toppings of a pizza slice and added them to the bed of lettuce. The Internet collectively said "nope!"While beginning the TikTok video, Drew grabbed a slice of pizza, but rather than eating it, she started scraping the topping off and setting the crust to the side.

Stranger Things is officially up for sale.The house in the fictional town in Hawkins which Will (Noah Schnapp) lived in with his mother Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) in the Netflix series is now on the market in Fayetteville, Georgia, for $300,000.According to the house’s listing on Zillow, the three-bedroom property covers six acres of land and was built in the 1900s.“How cool would it be to own the infamous Stranger Things house? Don’t get stuck in the upside down though, this home does need a full rehab, but with the right owner the potential return on investment (ROI) could be HUGE,” the listing reads.The owners reportedly had to put up a driveway barricade and Private Property signs to stop Stranger Things fans trespassing.Meanwhile, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have said the fifth season of the show might not feature any new characters.Speaking to IndieWire, Ross Duffer said: “Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they’re going to be an integral part of the narrative.“But every time we do that, we’re nervous because you go, ‘We’ve got a great cast of characters here and actors, and any moment we’re spending with a new character, we’re taking time away from one of the other actors.’ So we’re just very, very careful about who we’re introducing.”Season five of Stranger Things will be the show’s last – here’s everything we know about it so far.

LOONA’s Chuu will be absent from the girl group’s upcoming ‘LOONATHEWORLD’ concerts in Seoul.Concert organisers MyMusicTaste first announced the Seoul dates for the K-pop girl group’s ongoing ‘LOONATHEWORLD’ world tour on September 17. LOONA will be performing for two nights on October 15 and 16 at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium.MyMusicTaste later unveiled purchasing information for concert tickets and official concert merchandise yesterday (September 21), simultaneously announcing in a brief statement on Twitter that member Chuu will not be participating on both nights.Meanwhile, ticket pre-sales for LOONA fanclub members will begin on September 26 at 8pm and close at 11:59pm KST that same day.

Brad Pitt knows he’s not the only handsome man in Hollywood! In a new interview with, the 58-year-old revealed the two actors he personally finds to be the most handsome men in the world. “You know in the acting world — ‘cause that’s my day job — the immediate go-to is Paul Newman,” he said.  “Cause he aged so gracefully.

NewsNation will broadcast three of the most high profile election race debates this fall – the race for Texas Governor, and the Senate races in Pennsylvania and Georgia.The Texas debate – featuring incumbent, Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke, will be broadcast live from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburgh, Texas. NewsNation will air the debate at 8-9 p.m. ET/7-8 p.m.

The final text from a missing Georgia mother may give the clues necessary to explain her shocking disappearance and death.

the Queen's passing on 8 September, celebrities and dignitaries alike all over the world have taken to social media and beyond to pay their respects to the royal family, and share their stories of meeting Her Majesty.MORE: Drew Barrymore unveils new look as season three of her talk show premieresDrew Barrymore is the latest to do so, though her story is about the new head of state, King Charles III.The star met the new King when premiering her remake of Charlie's Angels in London, back in November of 2000, and she let fans know of a little mishap she accidentally had!WATCH: Drew stuns with filter-free appearanceMORE: Drew Barrymore reunites with her ex-boyfriend and they recall their time together: 'I'll love you always'Speaking on The Drew Barrymore Show with Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, who are promoting their own new show, Gutsy, the three women recalled their meetings with the royals.Drew revealed: "I had a dinner with who is now King Charles, and it was so fun! A lot of mayhem ensued."Recalling said mayhem, the star shared a photo of herself in which the King is standing in between actress Lucy Liu and the daytime host, and Drew, in an attempt to apparently hug His Majesty, accidentally placed her hand over her co-star's breast area instead.

It’s been eight years since Italy’s key film and TV market MIA kicked off in Rome and each year its popular co-production market and pitching forum seems to go from strength to strength.

here, and check out some highlights below.Each year, NYCC brings together the biggest names in pop culture, the world’s top comic creators, and thousands of fans to celebrate the fandoms they love. This year’s guest announcements are continuing to roll out, with previously announced guests including Oscar Isaac, star of Marvel’s “Moon Knight,” “Star Wars,” and “Dune,” literary greats Brandon Sanderson, Diana Gabaldon, R.

Drew Barrymore was pleased Britney Spears didn't have a sit-down dinner at her wedding earlier this year. In June, the Toxic hitmaker tied the knot with long-time boyfriend Sam Asghari at her home in Los Angeles, with Drew, Madonna, Donatella Versace, and Selena Gomez among the celebrity guests. When asked about the nuptials during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, the star revealed that she loved how Britney decided to forgo a meal as part of the event.