Looney Tunes is not leaving Max after all. The streamer released a list that included the classic cartoons leaving the platform in December.
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Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sweeney Todd” and final show “Here We Are” are all playing at the same time. Over in London is a sublime revue of favorite Sondheim standards called “Old Friends” at the Gielgud Theatre that’s led by a deep-feeling Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga.Two hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. At the Gielgud Theatre in London.
Through Jan. 6.Given the glut of the composer-lyricist’s creations on lately — since his death in 2021, NYC has also seen revivals of “Company,” “Into The Woods” and “Assassins” — it comes as a wonderful surprise just how fresh, lively and, most remarkably, new “Old Friends” feels.The laughs are large. As Peters blows her horn playing the stripper Mazeppa during “You Gotta Get A Gimmick” from “Gypsy,” alongside Clare Burt and Joanna Riding, the Tony winner is a scream and proves she’s hardly above bumping it with a trumpet.
And she’s campy, yet full of wisdom, as she chirps an unexpected tune from “Into The Woods” that I won’t reveal here. Why spoil the fun?The emotions are enormous, too, and the inherent passion of Sondheim’s music is emboldened by his passing. Bring the tissues for when Peters, who originated the role of Dot in “Sunday in the Park with George” on Broadway, takes her iconic umbrella out of storage as the cast wails the “Sunday” finale.
The combined effect of watching her inhabit that resplendent part 40 years later and being hit by a glorious wall of sound sends the shaken audience into intermission crying in their wine glasses. In the second half, her tortured rendition of “Losing My Mind” is a real heartbreaker.It’s that shrewd balance of hilarity and ache that propelled Sondheim’s greatest musicals. Consider the cannibalism and comedy of “Sweeney
.Looney Tunes is not leaving Max after all. The streamer released a list that included the classic cartoons leaving the platform in December.
Whoopi Goldberg is speaking out in defense of Dolly Parton‘s wardrobe choices.
Whoopi Goldberg slammed critics of Dolly Parton’s skimpy Dallas Cowboys cheerleading uniform after the music icon performed at the Thanksgiving Day football game between the Cowboys and the Washington Commanders.“Apparently, my turkey wasn’t the only subject online that people were hating,” Goldberg, 68, said during the “Hot Topics” portion of “The View” on Monday.“77-year-old superstar Dolly Parton stole the show on Thanksgiving at the Cowboys-Commanders game dressed as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, but some critics told her to act her age,” Goldberg continued to tremendous applause from the studio audience. “Bite me,” she added. “Everybody that participated in this, you should be ashamed of yourself.”Cohost Sunny Hostin agreed with Goldberg.
Police are treating a missing Golden Eagle in the Scottish Borders as 'suspicious' and say they believe the bird has come to harm.
Danielle Harold will join Josie Gibson in the Down The Tubes trial on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! following Grace Dent's shock exit. Grace, 50, was set to face the trial with Josie, 38, after receiving the most votes from the public. However, it was announced on Monday, 27 November, that the food critic had sensationally quit the ITV show on "medical grounds".
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor “Fellow Travelers” stars Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer will not be competing against each for a Golden Globe. Sources tell me that Bailey has decided to submit for supporting actor in a limited series for his work in the Showtime series, clearing the way for Bomer to go for lead. “Fellow Travelers,” written by Ron Nyswaner and based on the Thomas Mallon novel of the same name, tells the story of a decades-long romance between a Washington D.C.
The Muppets Mayhem may be history on Disney+, but co-creator Adam F. Goldberg is not ready to say goodbye to his furry friends.
“There’s always another game being played, isn’t there?” The game on top of the game is the overall theme of the three stellar seasons of “Slow Horses,” one of the best Apple TV+ original dramas. The first two six-episode installments premiered in 2022, offering fans of spy dramas largely standalone jolts of espionage-driven entertainment, and there is zero dip in quality in the upcoming third chapter of this excellent series.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem writers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jeff Rowe said it was important that their turtles spoke like real teenagers. That meant brushing up on the latest crazes, like TikTok.
Fans of Amanda Holden got more than they bargained for when they checked in on her latest antics.
Friends star Lisa Kudrow has thanked Matthew Perry for the 'best 10 years a person gets to have' in a heartbreaking tribute to her co-star. Lisa played Phoebe Buffay in the hit US comedy, which starred Matthew as Chandler Bing, for 10 series from 1994 to 2004.
JLS’ Aston Merrygold has gone viral after the singer failed to complete a backflip during one of their live shows.The moment happened on Saturday night (November 11) as the band played the final date of their 2023 reunion tour with a stop in Sheffield.At one point in the show, the singer went to perform a backflip off a ledge on the stage, as the other three members continued singing.
The Golden Bachelor's (aka the fantasy suites!), The Crown's return, and Julia's second season.Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 16, starting with of Peter Morgan's Emmy-winning The Crown, on Netflix. I've heard from many of you who said you weren't as enamored with the critically-acclaimed series in season five (it heavily centered on Princess Diana's final years).
The family of a dad who was killed in Oldham have paid tribute to a ‘loving and devoted family man’.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds really are couple goals!
A murder investigation is underway following the death of a man who was found unconscious in the street. Police have arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of murder following the incident on Abbey Hills Road, in Oldham, yesterday evening (November 9).
An ‘epidemic’ of scabies in care homes has been taking place in Oldham, councillors were told. In recent months there have been 12 outbreaks of the infectious rash in the borough, with 83 cases confirmed to public health teams.
Helen Mirren‘s American Cinematheque tribute has a new date.
Illegal vapes and tobacco worth almost £100,000 have been seized from the streets of Oldham during a five month crackdown by Greater Manchester Police and Trading Standards officers from the council.
GQ.The “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” actor added: “Now we have a little thing going, a little project that we’ve been chatting about.”The “Terminator” actor and DeVito are in the midst of planning something, but the comedic powerhouse said it has no relation to their Ivan Reitman-directed ’80s flick.“No, it’s just two friends, two guys, because we have a good time together,” DeVito said.DeVito went on: “We complement each other in a lot of ways. I am way stronger than he is.”Schwarzenegger was elected governor of the Golden State in 2003 and served until 2011.In May, the action star got candid with the Hollywood Reporter about how much he wanted to be a part of “Twins 2,” which was in the works just recently.But “Ghostbusters” director Reitman died last year, and his son, Jason, halted production on the “Twins” sequel.“Jason Reitman f–ked it up! Jason Reitman literally stopped the project when his father died,” the Austrian-American bodybuilder said.He went on: “His father wanted to do it really badly.