New musical Identical brings much-loved Parent Trap story to Manchester this summer

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Drummie Zeb, the lead singer of reggae band Aswad, has died aged 62.The band announced the tragic news on Friday, writing: "It is with deepest regret and profound loss that we have to announce the passing of our brother Angus ‘Drummie’ Gaye. "Drummie was the lead vocalist for the iconic band Aswad and is much loved and respected by both family, friends and peers alike. "More information will be given at a later time but on behalf of his family and Aswad - we ask that their privacy is respected at this heart-breaking time.

and is adapting it into a Broadway musical, with new and original songs written by Sam Hollander, Lisa Loeb, Matisyahu, Ryan Miller and Jill Sobule. “A Contract With God,” first published in 1978,is commonly recognized as the very first graphic novel in history. The novel consists of four interweaving stories revolving around the lives of a group of New Yorkers who live in a fictional tenement house, many of whom are Jewish and/or immigrants. For the musical, all of the members of the songwriting team are Jewish musicians and composers. Writing and recording sessions on the musical will commence soon, with Hollander serving as music producer.

Lindsay Lohan and her brother, Dakota, recreated one of the most iconic sibling photos in history! On Tuesday, the sister-brother duo, who are spending time in London, decided to redo the picture that was taken while she was filming 1998's .  “Now and Then.

again before summer is over. The '90s are the decade all of Leonardo DiCaprio's recent were born in, and the decade of Lindsay Lohan supremacy. In 1998, starred in The Parent Trap, directed by Nancy Meyers. In the film, Lohan plays twins Hallie Parker and Annie James.

Lindsay Lohan has recreated a family photo taken in London more than 20 years ago while filming her first film, The Parent Trap.The actress, now 36, shared two pictures of herself posing with younger brother Dakota Lohan in Parliament Square, opposite the Houses of Parliament. In the older photo, she carries her smiling baby brother and in the most recent he carries her. “Now and Then.

Miley Cyrus is taking on a new role in her godmother Dolly Parton‘s movie!

FIDLAR have returned with their first new music in three years – watch the video for their furious new single ‘FSU’ below.The track follows the band’s 2019 album ‘Almost Free’, and is lifted from a forthcoming EP which is due out in 2023.Speaking of their return, the band said: “New FIDLAR is leaning into the extremes. Loud, louder, loud.

Ewan McGregor (Obi Wan Kenobi) has been cast as the lead in Paramount+’s upcoming UK drama series A Gentleman in Moscow, replacing Kenneth Branagh, news that came as Paramount Premium Group CEO David Nevins laid out his vision for Paramount+’s international expansion and talked creativity at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

The Duke of Cambridge is to travel to New York next month to attend an Earthshot Prize innovation summit as a countdown to the awards being staged in the US. Prince William will make the solo trip on 21 September, where he will be joined by previous winners of the environmental competition.

Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has become a grandmother for a second time, making the announcement last night (August 18) on her Instagram that her son David Cunliffe has welcomed a baby boy with his fiancée.The actress, 46, shared a series of photos of the newborn named Clayton Lenny David Cunliffe, saying she is "very proud" of her son David, 26, and his partner Courtney. She captioned the adorable images: "Introducing…..Clayton Lenny David Cunliffe!!! Our beautiful new grandson was welcomed into the world on 17.08.22 weighing a whopping 10lb 7oz!! She added: "I am so very proud of our future daughter in law @courtneyleac for being such a warrior and of our son @cunliffe890 for being the most wonderful supportive partner.

As part of a seemingly off-the-cuff tweet thread Tuesday night, Tesla founder and erstwhile Twitter suitor Elon Musk set off alarm bells in the footie world, saying, “I’m buying Manchester United.”

A watchdog is now investigating three complaints against Manchester's senior coroner Nigel Meadows, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. It comes after the M.E.N. reported how a formal complaint on behalf of Manchester council had been made to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) in April 2021 asking for an investigation into Mr Meadows' conduct.

We are sad to announce the passing of Musical Youth’s drummer Frederick Waite Jr. Our thoughts go out to him and his…Posted by Musical Youth on Wednesday, August 10, 2022Waite died in his longtime stomping grounds of Birmingham, where Musical Youth were formed in 1979.

Black Country, New Road are among the latest additions to the line-up of Pitchfork Music Festival London 2022.The festival will return for its second London edition from November 9-13 and will take places in a number of venues in the capital, including The Roundhouse and EartH.The likes of Courtney Barnett, Animal Collective and Faye Webster have already been announced on the line-up, which has grown today (August 10) with the addition of a number of new acts.Black Country, New Road, O., Okay Kaya, Yaya Bey, Goya Gumbani, Julien Chang, Ekkstacy, Hannah Jadagu, M Field, Elanor Moss and Clara Mann will also perform as part of Pitchfork Music Festival London 2022.A post shared by Pitchfork London (@pitchforklondon)Tickets for each Pitchfork Music Festival London event are being sold separately, and are on sale now from here.“We were blown away by the reception to the launch of Pitchfork Festival in the UK last year, and we can’t wait to develop the event into its second year,” Dan Monsell, Co-Managing Director at the festival’s promoters FORM Concerts, said in a statement back in June.“With so much exciting music across the bill, it’s going to be a really amazing five days – plus we still have very incredible stuff to announce ahead of November too!”Black Country, New Road are also playing a host of festivals dates this month and in September, including dates at Green Man Festival in the Brecon Beacons and Connect Festival in Edinburgh.