‘Into The Woods’ revival starring Sara Bareilles headed to Broadway

By Lisa Richwine(Reuters) - "A Strange Loop," the story of a Black gay man and his mental struggles as a playwright, won the Tony award on Sunday for best new musical as Broadway honored its first season since the long pandemic shutdown. "The Lehman Trilogy," about the rise and fall of investment firm Lehman Brothers, took the best new play honor at a live ceremony held at Radio City Music Hall in New York. "Strange Loop" triumphed over "MJ," a crowd-pleasing musical about Michael Jackson.

Bernadette Peters is giving an very emotional performance at the 2022 Tony Awards.

She’s back on Broadway! Ariana DeBose, who got her start acting on the Great White Way, has since become a massive movie star — even winning an Oscar. Now, she’s returning to her theatrical roots as the host of the 75th annual Tony Awards.

Bart Bryant, a three-time PGA Tour winner, was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a Florida state highway Tuesday. The golfer was 59.

EXCLUSIVE: The acclaimed Young Vic/West End revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke will begin previews on Sept. 19 at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre, producers announced today.

Fleabag and Stranger Things star Brett Gelman is to lead Entitled, a Showtime/Channel 4 series about an American widower who must get to know his British wife’s estranged family in their crumbling gothic mansion in the English countryside.

With summer around the corner, some celebrities have been turning on vacation mode a little early this year.

after George Floyd's murder, Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns were among the several witnesses in Washington, D.C. to watch as President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to improve police accountability. According to the White House, per CBS News, the order intends to «advance effective, accountable policing and criminal justice practices that will build public trust and strengthen public safety.» The order will require federal law enforcement agencies to implement numerous reforms and establish a national database of police misconduct.«This executive order is going to deliver the most significant police reform in decades,» President Biden said. «It applies directly, under law, to only 100,000 federal law enforcement officers, all the federal law enforcement officers.

If you missed the acclaimed New York City Center Encores! production of Into the Woods earlier this month, you’re in luck!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterA star-studded production of “Into the Woods” is heading to Broadway.Following its sold-out run at New York City Center, Encore’s production of “Into the Woods” is transferring to the Great White Way.The musical will play at the St. James Theater for a limited, eight-week engagement.

One of the spring’s hottest Off Broadway tickets will make the move to Broadway this summer: The acclaimed, sold-out Encores! production of the James Lapine-Stephen Sondheim classic Into The Wood will transfer to Broadway’s St. James Theatre on June 28 for a strictly limited eight-week engagement.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSinger Elissa, soprano Hiba Tawaji, composer Oussama Rahbani, trumpetist Ibrahim Maalouf and more than 50 musicians performed at the “Night of Hope” at Lebanon’s Forum de Beirut on Sunday night in the largest concert to be held in the country’s capital since the devastating explosion in August of 2020 that killed more than 200 people, left an estimated 300,000 homeless and caused more than $15 billion in damage. The Forum de Beirut was also destroyed by the blast, but has been rebuilt.The concert paid tribute to the families of the explosion’s victims in a brief video, and patriotic songs were performed as part of a broader call to unite the country, which has seen its economy devasted in recent years.

Noah Thompson was crowned the winner of "American Idol" season 20 on Sunday night's three-hour live finale episode of the popular singing competition show. The 20-year-old construction worker, who hails from Louisa, Kentucky, was one of three finalists, and competed against HunterGirl and Leah Marlene, to earn the championship title. "Oh my God...

Canadian singer Nicolina Bozzo was joined by Sara Bareilles to perform a stunning duet during Sunday’s “American Idol” finale.

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals the winner of Season 20 of American Idol.

The ladies of Girls5Eva gather up for a group shot while arriving for NBC’s FYC House event in Los Angeles on Thursday (May 19).

Brother Sister duo and children of Ron and Natalie Daise, from popular 1990s Nickelodeon TV show Gullah Gullah Island–Simeon Daise (CW All American, FX Snowfall, ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’) and Sara Makeba Daise are teaming up to executive produce Saltwata Vibes.