New Musical ‘The Trial of Andy Warhol’ Tackles Social Media and Celebrity Worship

Stephan James is set to star as graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in a brand new series, according to Variety.

David Benedict At the start of the second half of Anthony McCarten’s art-world bio-drama “The Collaboration,” the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s agent finds himself alone on the scrappy sofa of Basquiat’s New York City studio — and unearths a syringe. A frown floods the agent’s face.

Stephan James is attached to star and produce a scripted limited series about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBoat Rocker Studios and Shamier Anderson and Stephan James’ Bay Mills Studios are teaming to co-produce a limited series about the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat.James is attached to star in the untitled series, which would be set in 1980s New York City. It will showcase the rise of Basquiat, from an obscure graffiti artist to a Neo-expressionist painter of rockstar status. It will also explore Basquiat’s close friendship with Andy Warhol and his ultimate demise.“We’re grateful to be working with Shamier, Stephan, and the entire Bay Mills Studios team to tell the story of a visionary artist whose profound cultural influence only continues to grow with time,” said Steve Lescroart, president of scripted for Boat Rocker Studios.

The Andy Warhol Diaries, which charts the late artist’s life, has landed.The six-part Netflix series from executive producer Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story) and director Andrew Rossi uses AI technology to recreate Warhol’s voice to read his own diaries.Warhol’s voice was created using a text-to-speech algorithm that incorporated his Pittsburgh accent. Actor Bill Irwin then recorded the lines, with his performance and the AI digital voice combined to create the voice that you hear in the documentary series.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Rossi said: “Andy Warhol was famously guarded about his personal thoughts and opinions.

The cast of "And Just Like That" has responded to Meghan McCain's criticism that the "Sex and the City" reboot was too "woke." McCain criticized the show for the "clumsy attempt to reformat" and claimed that "wokeness kills everything" in an op-ed published by the Daily Mail. Cynthia Nixon and Nicole Ari Parker both disagreed with McCain during an interview with Andy Cohen on his Sirius XM show Saturday. "I disagree," Nixon told Cohen when he asked what she thought of McCain's criticism.

Ed Sheeran claims the highest new entry on this week’s Official Singles Chart with The Joker and the Queen at Number 2.

Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott climb to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with Where Are You Now.

LONDON -- Artworks by Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko and Andy Warhol and other modern masters are going up for auction in a sale ordered by a U.S. court as part of a billionaire couple’s acrimonious divorce.Sotheby’s auction house announced Friday that it will offer 30 works from the Macklowe Collection on May 16 in New York.The works belonged to property developer Harry Macklowe and his wife Linda, who spent 40 years assembling a collection by some of the 20th century’s greatest artists, displaying many of them in their grand apartment in New York’s Plaza building.After they split in 2016, a judge ordered the collection sold as part of the divorce settlement.

Page Six reported that Jen, via her team, filed court documents asking a judge to exclude any footage of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" from airing in the courtroom. "The defense opposes the use in evidence of any clips from the RHOSLC," her legal team said in a filing this week, adding that footage "would have to fall under one of the exceptions to the hearsay rule of evidence, as they are, by definition, out-of-court statements."Further, her team argued that the popular show is "highly edited and crafted through post-production" and snippets "do not have any of the indicia of reliability."In March 2021, Jen was arrested and charged with committing wire fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors alleged that she scammed hundreds of people, mostly the elderly, out of millions of dollars as part of a telemarketing scheme.

The Joker And The Queen by Ed Sheeran flies straight to Number 1 on the Official Trending Chart following the release of a brand-new version of the track with Taylor Swift.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift look set to claim this week’s highest new entry at Number 2 with The Joker and the Queen; following Ed’s show-stopping BRIT Awards performance of the track. The single could out-peak the pair’s last collaboration Everything Has Changed, which managed Number 7 in 2012.

Jordan Moreau New York City became River City on Thursday night.Tony-winning stars Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster took the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre to kick off the long-delayed revival of “The Music Man,” which withstood COVID outbreaks, production pauses and the removal of lead producer Scott Rudin over nearly two years.Before the curtains even raised, opening night festivities began with a high-school marching band rousing the eagerly waiting crowd with renditions of “76 Trombones” and “The Wells Fargo Wagon.” Executive producer Kate Horton, who was appointed after Rudin left the show in June 2021 due to allegations of abusive and bullying workplace behavior, welcomed the early attendees alongside NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks. “Our kids have been through a lot throughout this pandemic,” Banks said.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are showing up for their good friend, Hugh Jackman. The couple attended the opening night of on Thursday night in New York City to support Jackman in his starring role in the musical.Lively looked chic in a purple suit, which she accessorized with an eye-catching pair of earrings and turquoise rings. The 34-year-old actress posed on the red carpet with both her older sister, star Robyn Lively, and Jackman's wife, Deborra-Lee Furness.

Anderson Cooper has another cutie! The CNN anchor announced the arrival of his second baby boy via surrogate on Thursday, February 10.

The Kardashians has been given its air date and it is set to premiere on Disney+ on Thursday April 14. In a new trailer released by the streaming giant it teases the new series, which will also air on Hulu in the US, and features momager Kris Jenner, 66, with her five daughters Kourtney, 42, Kim, 41, Khloé, 37, Kendall, 26, and Kylie, 24.

Kylie Jenner is feeling the love!