Justin Bieber is moving full steam ahead without Scooter Braun.
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recently shuttered “New York, New York,” and wrote the songs for the Disney movies “Moana” and “Encanto,” along with some new tunes for the live-action “The Little Mermaid.” His Tony Award-winning “In the Heights” was turned into a Warner Bros. movie, and he directed Netflix’s musical film “Tick, Tick… Boom!”.As Broadway’s only celebrity composer (who’s not a pop singer), a brand new musical by Miranda would be an instant draw for ticket-buyers and a major coup for the struggling theater business.A premiere date and location are not yet known, though a tryout of the show would be a boon for the Public Theater, which was recently forced to lay off 19% of its staff and slash programming for budgetary reasons.Wherever it lands, he’s picked a fascinating title.Some viewers will remember the culty 1979 film “The Warriors,” which is fun to watch now for its authentic shots of the bad old days of New York City.
Trains are covered in graffiti, gang members of all different races and ethnicities wear funny matching costumes and the presentation is hyperstylized. New Yorker critic Pauline Kael adored the movie, writing that it embodies the “spirit of urban-male tribalism and the feelings of kids who believe that they own the streets because they keep other kids out of them.”But Yurick hated it.
His novel is much grittier, and he wrote it in part to rebuke the glossy image of gangs put forth by the musical “West Side Story,” which opened on Broadway eight years prior. The novelist, who died in 2013, shadowed real gangs around the city for research, and even walked through dark subway tunnels on the tracks late at night.
Justin Bieber is moving full steam ahead without Scooter Braun.
Justin Bieber is reportedly working on a new album without longtime manager Scooter Braun for the first time in 16 years.
Britney Spears‘ Jukebox Musical Once Upon A One More Time has announced it will be coming to a close after three months.The musical’s producers, James L. Nederlander and Hunter Arnold announced that the musical would be coming to an end on September 3 after a three-month run.Their statement read: “We could not be prouder of this beautifully joyous and exhilarating show – which is not only a love letter to Britney’s iconic artistry and singular effervescence, but also a brilliant display of the boundless talent of our cast and creative team.A post shared by Once Upon a One More Time (@onemoretimebway)It continued: “We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to this dream team of collaborators, performers, designers, staff, crew, and investors who continue to share our passion and joy for this project.
The Rolling Stones appear to have announced their new album in a local newspaper.A recent advert for Hackney Diamonds appeared in the Hackney Gazette, a company which markets itself as “specialists in glass repair”.But upon closer inspection, several clues point to the fact it could actually be The Rolling Stones’ new album.Firstly in the title their iconic tongue logo is used to dot the i in the brand name Diamonds.In the advert’s body text, there are several references to their hits including ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’, ‘Gimme Shelter’ and ‘Shattered’.The font used for Hackney Diamonds is also the same as the one used on their 1978 album ‘Some Girls’ and the ad also says established in 1962, the same year that band formed.The link to their website also allows users to register their interest but the conditions list Universal Music Group, which handles The Rolling Stones’ back catalogue.NME has contacted a spokesperson for the band for comment.Meanwhile, frontman Mick Jagger recently celebrated his 80th birthday with Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Nile Rodgers all offering their best wishes.Richards took to Instagram to share a video of himself playing the piano and wishing the frontman a happy 80th.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Peter Pan Goes Wrong,” now playing at L.A.’s Ahmanson Theatre, has its roots partly in silent-film slapstick, partly in British pantomime and partly in Python. But maybe the best shorthand way to describe it would be as a recapitulation of “Noises Off” by way of “This Is Spinal Tap.” It’s the comedy of incompetence in its most frantic state, taking any sense of slow-burn ineptitude and turning it up to a full, hyper-farcical 11. As with its highly popular parent production, “The Play That Goes Wrong,” the idea here is to present a show-within-a-show-within-a-show in which everything that could go haywire will.
N.E.R.D could be making a comeback soon, according to Pharrell.Speaking to Tyler, The Creator for GQ, Pharrell revealed that he has been working on “twelve N.E.R.D records” while in Paris.Pharrell said to Tyler of the new N.E.R.D material: “They’re big choruses, but you know, out of nowhere, I’ll just come out of nowhere with the three-bar, crazy-nuts chords that go three-bar to four-bar to eight-bar. It’s good bro, it’s good.”He continued, comparing it to 2001’s ‘In Search Of…’: “This is like that feeling that I felt when we made ‘In Search Of…’. I won’t sit here and tell you that they were hits.
Britney Spears is staying busy amid her divorce from Sam Asghari.
Britney Spears is keeping busy amid news of her split from husband Sam Asghari.
Selina Wang is joining ABC News as senior White House correspondent after being based at CNN’s Beijing bureau as the network’s sole correspondent in China.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Selina Wang, who served as CNN’s only reporter on the ground during the coronavirus-challenged Beijing Winter Olympics, will soon become one of ABC News’ key personnel in a very different arena: The White House. Wang, who had been with CNN since 2020, was named ABC News’ new senior White House correspondent Tuesday, during the Disney news unit’s daily editorial meeting.
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Lindsay Lohan’s brother Dakota has shared the first glimpse of the Mean Girls actress's newborn, Luai, on Instagram. After she gave birth to her son, whose name means “shield of protection” on July 17, Dakota flew to be with his sister, her husband Bader Shammas, and their baby in Dubai. On his Instagram Stories, he shared a photo of a baby monitor which showed the pair sharing a tender moment as Dakota tucked Laui in for a nap.
K.J. Yossman Sacha Baron Cohen is bringing back Ali G, the controversial character with whom he first shot to fame in the late 1990s. Variety understands Baron Cohen has been working on a stand-up tour in which Ali G will make an appearance.
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Add Angelina Jolie to the growing list of celebrities lately dipping their toes into producing on Broadway.
Zachary Levi is clearing up a recent “offhand remark” he made over Hollywood strike restrictions that’s “being taken out of context.”
Miranda Lambert has no problem with selfies taken outside of concert venues. The 39-year-old country singer shared some sweet snapshots from her summer with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, on Instagram, including one that showed off the former police officer's washboard abs.
Lin-Manuel Miranda reportedly has set his sights on his next musical for the stage. The multiple Tony and Grammy award winner is adapting a stage musical version of The Warriors, based on Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel that was later turned into the 1979 action thriller film directed by Walter Hill, according to the New York Post‘s Johnny Oleksinski.
Frank Rizzo Yogi Berra said the future ain’t what it used to be. We know how he feels. The Broadway arrival of the West End hit “Back to the Future” continues the march of Hollywood brand extensions to the musical stage.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has a new musical on the way and it will mark his first major Broadway show since Hamilton!