‘Fat Ham’ Review: James Ijames’ Pulitzer-Winning ‘Hamlet’ Riff Is a Broadway Feast

Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz-Beckham looked as stylish as ever as they attended fashion’s biggest night. Celebs from far and wide flocked to New York for last night’s Met Gala, which is hosted each year on the first Monday of May, including lovebirds Brooklyn and Nicola.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Legendary Entertainment has won the movie rights to Grady Hendrix’s runaway bestseller “How to Sell a Haunted House.” The studio behind “Dune” took the acclaimed novel over several bids. The book received critical acclaim and an instant following thanks to its dynamic storytelling — pulling off genuine fright with its evil puppet antagonist, and a deeply emotional story about the horrors of family. New Zealand-based Māori filmmaker James Ashcroft is attached to direct the project. Ashcroft made his mark in the indie genre space with the bleak “Coming Home in the Dark,” which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and was later acquired by Netflix. Hendrix will adapt his own novel for the screen.

Glowing mom-to-be! ​Lindsay Lohan showed off her baby bump for the first time since announcing her pregnancy.

Upon being appointed as manager of fledgling Major League Soccer side Inter Miami in January 2021, Phil Neville set out a vision: "This fantastic soccer-loving market deserves consistent performances and a winning mentality, and I look forward to getting to work."

Sam Smith has revealed that their concert in Birmingham has been rescheduled to May 27.The ‘Unholy’ singer took to Instagram to announce the news, writing on Monday (April 24) that the Birmingham concert – originally scheduled to take place today (April 25) – is being pushed to May 27. The statement was also shared by the Resorts World Arena and can be seen in full below.Sam Smith’s show tomorrow at Resorts World Arena has sadly had to be rescheduled.We advise customers to direct further enquiries to their original point of purchase.

Good Night, Oscar,” there is no doubt. Whether the end result is a human being or a bag of tricks depends on your taste for ham.One hour and 40 minutes with no intermission.

EXCLUSIVE: Mackenzie Davis is set to join the cast of Speak No Evil for Blumhouse and Universal.

EXCLUSIVE: Avatar: The Way of Water star Sam Worthington has joined Oscar winner Riz Ahmed and Emmy nominee Lily James in thriller Relay, which began filming this week in New York and New Jersey.

Actor Stephen Graham has dedicated his royal honours to his late mum who sadly passed away last year. Graham, who is known for playing Andrew Gascoigne in 'This is England' picked up his OBE for services to drama on Thursday (April 20), having been named in the New Year's Honours List.

Never hate your enemies.“Al Pacino doesn’t hold a grudge against “The Godfather” costar Marlon Brando, who scored the best actor Oscar award, despite having more lines than him in the 1972 drama.The “Gucci” star, 82, sat down for a rare chat on Wednesday with David Rubenstein as part of New York City’s 92nd Street Y’s “People Who Inspire Us” series, where he looked back on his legendary career.Pacino was asked if he was mad about Brando’s Academy Award, 50 years later. The New York native did receive a nod for best supporting actor at the 1973 ceremony.“How does a story like that get out? I wasn’t upset, are you kidding me?” Pacino noted, via the Hollywood Reporter.“Let’s clear the air on that one.

Former Menudo member Roy Rosselló has come forward with a bombshell allegation against Jose Menendez, the deceased father of the Menendez brothers. In the upcoming Peacock docuseries "Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed," Rosselló claimed that the former music executive drugged and raped him when he was a member of the iconic Puerto Rican boy band in the early 1980s.

Marta Balaga Anticipation was at boiling point at Canneseries on Tuesday, with the audience – and celebrity guests – storming the pink carpet for the international premiere of Paramount+ new offering “Fatal Attraction,” shown at the fest out of competition.  Written by Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hynes, the eight-episode series, now brought into the New York legal world, stars Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson as doomed lovers Alex Forrest and Dan Gallagher, whose exciting extramarital tryst quickly turns sour.  Amanda Peet, Alyssa Jirrels – cast as Jackson’s daughter, Ellen Gallagher – Toby Huss, Reno Wilson and Brian Goodman are also featured, while Paramount Television Studios and Amblin Television produce.

The 22nd edition of the Tribeca Festival unveiled a 2023 lineup with a record number of female helmers and heavy on films directed by actors like Chelsea Peretti’s First Time Female Director, John Slattery thriller Maggie Moore(s) with Tina Fey and Jon Hamm, David Duchovny’s Bucky F*cking Dent and Steve Buscemi’s The Listener.

Celebrating the mom-to-be! As Lindsay Lohan is getting ready to welcome her first child with husband Bader Shammas, her inner circle has already started to shower her with love.

After working together on the combined half billion-plus grossing hits, Split and Glass, James McAvoy and Blumhouse are reteaming for a remake of Danish thriller, Speak No Evil. James Watkins (The Woman in Black) will direct from his script. Universal has set a theatrical release of Aug. 9, 2024.

Kathy Griffin has been diagnosed with PTSD. The 62-year-old star took to social media to reveal in a world-first that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, as she reached out to fans asking them for their own stories regarding anxiety and depression as she noted she had been hit with an "extreme case" of the mental disorder. Speaking in a video posted to TikTok, she said: "You can laugh or whatever, but I've been diagnosed with complex PTSD, and it's called an extreme case.

“Phantom of the Opera” – Broadway’s longest-running show. “I grew up on his plays and the performances from ‘Phantom of the Opera.’ One of the longest-running performances is closing, but it gave us many years of just joy throughout the years,” gushed Adams outside the Majestic Theater on West 44th Street.“Phantom” will close this Sunday, April 16 after a 35-year-long run on Broadway. The show first appeared in London’s West End in 1986 before coming to New York in 1988.“But you have brought us so much joy, so much happiness.

Lupita Nyong’o and Sandra Oh lend their star power to opening night of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fat Ham at American Airlines Theatre on Wednesday (April 12) in New York City.

Catherine Bray Set mostly in England, back before it was officially called England — and centuries before Great Britain was so much as a glint in the eye of James I — director Ed Bazalgette’s workmanlike historical epic “The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die” wraps up the events of “The Last Kingdom,” the Netfix drama series based on Bernard Cornwell’s “Saxon Tales” novels. Playing like “Game of Thrones” with more history and fewer dragons, the film opens with several smaller kingdoms, including Northumbria, Mercia and East Anglia, gearing up for a power struggle exacerbated by the recent death of Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, and worsened by the surreptitious attempts of the Danes to sow discord. 

that is the question.Running time: 1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission.  At the American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd Street.Playwright James Ijames’ “Fat Ham,” which opened Wednesday night on Broadway, thinks so.