Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBlue Note New York has announced the 11th Annual Sony Presents Blue Note Jazz Festival. The festival kicks off on June 1 with a free show in Washington Square Park headlined by Robert Glasper — who performed on the Oscars Sunday night — in association with Washington Square Park Conservancy.Taking place at major venues across New York City, including Blue Note New York, Sony Hall, The Town Hall, and SummerStage in Central Park, this year’s festival features performances from George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Chris Botti, Charles Lloyd, Macy Gray, Kenny G, Al Di Meola, Madeleine Peyroux, Dave Holland & Kenny Barron, Robert Cray, Kenny Garrett, José James, Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott), Bilal, DOMi & JD Beck, Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, Theo Croker and so many more legends, with a major headliner announcement on April 26.
Josh Peck Recalls Using Food And Drugs To Numb His Feelings
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Josh Peck is opening up about his previous addiction to drugs and alcohol and his struggle with weight.
The 35-year-old actor, who’s grown up in the spotlight over the course of two decades, covers this week’s issue of People. While speaking to the magazine, Peck reveals the reason why he doesn’t revisit his past work.
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“I don’t even watch my new stuff,” says the “How I Met Your Father” actor, who further adds, “I don’t watch anything!”
For Peck, Hollywood was often a place associated with pain, like his public weight struggle and a drug addiction that went on for years. He details the dark experience for the first time in his new memoir Happy People Are Annoying.
“I was always looking for something outside to fix my insides,” Peck recalls. “But eventually I realized that whether my life was beyond my wildest dreams or a total mess, it didn’t change the temperature of what was going on in my mind. I knew that nothing in the outside world would make me feel whole.”
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The New York native, who’s been sober since 2008, began performing stand-up comedy as a young teenager before landing a breakout role in Nickelodeon’s “The Amanda Show”, which led to his rise to fame in “Drake & Josh”.
“I spent most of my life dying to be typical but I grew up with a single mom, I was overweight and I was a musical theater kid who really had no social status,” says Peck, who was continuously teased because of his size. “Comedy was my natural defense mechanism.”
At the time, when Peck was 15, he weighed nearly 300 pounds, noting that he would often eat his own
Sexless new ‘Bridgerton’ leaves fans frustrated, missing Regé-Jean Page
most watched shows ever, roping in 82 million households, thanks in part to its notorious sex scenes — and highly suggestive bits, including a key moment between star Regé-Jean Page and a spoon. Season 2 started streaming on Friday, but audiences looking for hot, explicit action are mostly left high and dry. “[I have] deep feelings of betrayal and unfulfilled expectations,” Bridget Chun, 35, the Chicago based host of the “Romance at a Glance” podcast, told The Post.“In Season 1, the first person you see have sex is Anthony.
See Jake Gyllenhaal's Reaction to Amy Schumer's Oscars Joke About Him and Sister Maggie
Amy Schumer came with the jokes at the 2022 Oscars, and one caught the attention of Jake Gyllenhaal. During Schumer's opening monologue Sunday night, she pointed out the superstar couples in the audience, from Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith to Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, but things got a little strange when she turned to the Gyllenhaal siblings.«We're honoring a lot of couples here tonight actually, Jada and Will Smith, Penelope and Javier Bardem and Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal,» she said to Jake's genuine surprise.
Editor’s Pick: ABT’s “Don Quixote” At The Kennedy Center
Don Quixote.In honor of the center’s 50th anniversary season, the acclaimed New York-based company once again revives the signature duet of bravura dancing between the spirited maiden Kitri and her charming amour Basilio — this time performed in its proper place as the stirring climax to the full-length Don Quixote.A sweeping and romantic tale, the rollicking, high-spirited ballet was developed by legendary Russian choreographer Marius Petipa, with further refinement by Petipa’s former student and regular assistant Alexander Gorsky.Set to music by Ludwig Minkus in a staging by ABT’s Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie and longtime Regisseur Susan Jones, Don Quixote offers what the company calls “a feast of choreographic fireworks.”A different coupling of dancers from the company’s starry roster will be featured at each of five performances in the Opera House, kicking off with Isabella Boylston as Kitri and Daniil Simkin as Basilio on Thursday, March 31.The premiere dance organization, decreed “America’s National Ballet Company” by an act of Congress in 2006, will mark its return to the Kennedy Center earlier this week with two evening performances of the mixed-repertory program “ABT Forward.”Billed as a showcase of “the company’s artistry in three dazzling works by today’s modern masters of choreography,” the program includes Bernstein in a Bubble, a work by Alexei Ratmansky developed in pandemic quarantine and inspired by the variety, charm, and quintessentially American spirit of Leonard Bernstein’s Divertimento; ZigZag, a joyous piece, set to songs by iconic crooner Tony Bennett, from Jessica Lang, hailed as a “master of visual composition” by Dance Magazine; and Single Eye, a new, innovative work by Alonzo King and set
Sarah Jessica Parker asks fans for help following surprising backstage moment
Sarah Jessica Parker recently celebrated her birthday and felt all the love on her special day.MORE: Sarah Jessica Parker shares gorgeous photos from family's staycationSo much so, that the Sex and the City star was even surprised backstage at her Broadway show, Plaza Suite, by an unidentified fan.The star was incredibly touched after discovering a handwritten card and sentimental gift from someone called Elyse, and she shared details of it on her Instagram account in the hope of tracking her down.VIDEO: Sarah Jessica Parker shares glimpse inside artistic New York homeAlongside a picture of her birthday surprise, the actress wrote: "Oh Elyse, I have no number. No contact.
‘Tulsa King’: Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza & Jay Will Join Sylvester Stallone In Paramount+ Series
EXCLUSIVE: Max Casella (The Tender Bar), Domenick Lombardozzi (The Irishman), Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire), and newcomer Jay Will (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) have been cast opposite lead Sylvester Stallone in Tulsa King (working title), Paramount+’s new series created by Yellowstone‘s Taylor Sheridan, with The Sopranos alum Terence Winter at the helm as executive producer, writer and showrunner.
Jack Nicholson had plans to boycott the Oscars amid Iraq war in 2003, says fellow nominee Adrien Brody
Jack Nicholson had plans to boycott the 2003 Oscars, as it was revealed by ‘The Pianist’ star Adrien Brody. That year, the ceremony was scheduled March 23, four days after the United States started their invasion of Iraq.The Hollywood legend, who was nominated for Best Actor, invited his fellow nominees over to his house and said he wanted to organize a protest, showing solidarity with people in Iraq and telling the actors to skip the ceremony.Brody detailed how it all went down during a recent interview, as he was the only one among the rest of the nominees who didn’t have an Oscar, including Nicholas Cage for ‘Adaptation,’ Daniel Day-Lewis for ‘Gangs of New York,’ and Michael Caine for ‘The Quiet American.’“I don’t know about you guys, but I’m going,” he said to the nominees,” adding “I kind of have to show up.
Lizzo, Jake Gyllenhaal And More Stars Set To Host, Perform On ‘SNL’
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Jack Nicholson Asked Best Actor Noms to Boycott 2003 Oscars Over Iraq War, Says Adrien Brody
Zack Sharf Jack Nicholson wanted to stage a boycott against the 2003 Academy Awards due to the Iraq War, revealed Adrien Brody in a recent interview with the Sunday Times (via Yahoo). The United States’ invasion of Iraq began just days before the 2003 Oscars ceremony. According to Brody, Nicholson invited all of the 2003 best actor nominees over to his house to discuss how they should respond to the war.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu Just Made a Rare Red Carpet Appearance
Ambulance, directed by Michael Bay.The twosome were all smiles in Paris (makes sense, Cadieu is French) on Sunday, March 20. Gyllenhaal wore dark pants and a teal jacket under a dark green overcoat; the look is courtesy of Maison Valentino, according to , Michael Fisher.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Longtime Girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu Make Rare Red Carpet Appearance Together
Jake Gyllenhaal is stepping out with his girlfriend. On Sunday, the 41-year-old actor made a rare red carpet appearance with his longtime love, Jeanne Cadieu, at the Paris premiere of his upcoming flick, .Gyllenhaal looked dapper in a blue suit jacket, white collared shirt and black pants, while his ladylove, a 26-year-old French model, stunned in a sparkly black dress and tights.The pair looked happy as can be as they stood close and posed for pics, even turning to each other and laughing at one point.Gyllenhaal and Cadieu made their red carpet debut back in October, when they posed with Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal at the premiere of during the New York Film Festival. The private couple was first romantically linked in 2018 when they were spotted together in New York City.In a 2020 interview with , Gyllenhaal revealed he was ready to focus on his personal life, after prioritizing his career for years.«I'm interested in my life, even more so than my work.
Lizzo, Jake Gyllenhaal and More Stars Set to Host, Perform on 'SNL'
Jake Gyllenhaal. The star hosted for the first time in 2007.
‘We Feed People’ Review: Ron Howard’s Documentary Spotlights Celebrity Chef José Andrés and His Nonprofit World Central Kitchen
Joe Leydon Film CriticIt may sound counterintuitive at best, tone-deaf at worse, to label a documentary focused on food providers aiding people in the wake of disasters as a feel-good movie. But that’s an honest, accurate and, yes, appreciative label for “We Feed People,” Ron Howard’s technically polished and emotionally stirring close-up view of celebrity chef José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen.The movie effectively begins in media res, with the robustly gregarious Andrés and his dedicated crew years into their vocation, providing hot meals to isolated residents of Wilmington, N.C., in the wake of 2018’s Hurricane Florence — and coming perilously close to tasting their own disaster when floodwaters almost topple their delivery truck — before backing up to explain just who Andrés is and what started him on his mission.A native of Spain, Andrés moved to the U.S.
Editor’s Pick: Perfume Genius lights up the 9:30 Club
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Josh Peck Recalls Confronting Drake Bell, Asking Him to Apologize to His Wife at the VMAs Over Wedding Drama
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Blumhouse, Prime Video Acquire ‘Nanny,’ Nikyatu Jusu’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner
Angelique Jackson Sundance 2022’s top prize winner, filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu’s “Nanny,” has been acquired by Blumhouse and Prime Video.The companies jointly secured worldwide rights for the horror-drama, which premiered to rave reviews at Sundance in January, before ultimately winning the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, making history as the first horror film to take the festival’s top honor. Jusu is also only the second Black woman director to win the award.Written and directed by Jusu, in her feature directorial debut, “Nanny” follows a Senegalese woman named Aisha (Anna Diop) who recently immigrated to America.
‘Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story’: Sony Pictures Classics Sets Release Date For Documentary Exec Produced By Jimmy Buffett
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