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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAn aura of economic growth and wealth permeates the new drama “The Gilded Age,” premiering Jan. 24 on HBO. Christine Baranski is Agnes van Rhijn, a socialite living in early-1880s New York City with her sister, Ada Brook, played by Cynthia Nixon.

creator Julian Fellowes’ newest star-studded historical drama,, is breakout star and daughter of a Hollywood icon, Louisa Jacobson. The 30-year-old actress, whose mother is none other than Meryl Streep, plays Marian Brook in the HBO drama alongside Carrie Coon, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. After her father dies in 1882, Brook is forced to move from rural Pennsylvania to New York City to live with her wealthy aunts, Agnes van Rhijn (Baranski) and Ada Brook (Nixon), who are part of an aging class of high society reckoning with the influx of ambitious and self-made newcomers, including railroad tycoon George Russell (Morgan Spector) and his ambitious wife, Berth (Coon). Joining Brook is Peggy Scott (Denée Benton), an aspiring writer who finds herself employed by the aunts, as the two get caught up in a social, class and economic war between old money and new money and question whether they should follow long-standing traditions or forage their own paths. And along the way, Brook and Scott develop their own friendship, even though they must navigate racial and age barriers of the time.

HBO’s stuffy, disappointing “The Gilded Age” has moments of grace embedded in its lavish, detailed production design and rich ensemble. However, before the end of the first episode, which runs a jaw-dropping 80 minutes, the show starts to feel like a hollow exercise in style more than the character study it should be.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThere’s a scene on HBO’s new series “The Gilded Age” in which Carrie Coon, playing the aspirant socialite Bertha Russell, lectures one of her rivals. Bertha has the money to break into the whirl of New York City life in 1882, but lacks the intangible social class that would allow her to truly fit in.

Pose star Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez just made history as the first transgender woman to win a  On Sunday, January 9, Mj Rodriguez won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama. With victory, Rodriguez beat Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Uzo Aduba (In Treatment), Elizabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale), and Christine Baranski (The Good Fight). On Pose, the series from Ryan Murphy that follows New York's underground LGBTQ+ ball culture, Mj Rodriguez played Blanca. “OMG OMGGG!!!! Wow! You talking about sickening birthday present!" on Instagram after her win.

A change is happening at SNL!

Saturday Night Live head writer Anna Drezen is leaving the long-running NBC late-night comedy series.

Freeform has ordered an animated comedy series about a New York City It girl starring Annie Murphy, John Cho, Christine Baranski.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorFor Christine Baranski and a generation of musical theater stars, Stephen Sondheim, the legendary Broadway composer who died on Friday at 91, was nothing less than a father figure, a musical giant and an inspiration.“Even though he was 91 we are blindsided by the loss.

“Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes has returned with a new period drama.

, Julian Fellowes is turning his attention to New York City, which is the backdrop of his latest period drama,. Starring Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon and Carrie Coon, the nine-episode series will explore the period of great conflict between the old and new ways in the late-1800s.

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is back with a brand new period piece: The Gilded Age! The debut trailer for the HBO drama just debuted online, along with some first look pics.

, Jumbo opened up about her struggle with producers to get fairer hours after giving birth. The Good Fight, which also stars Christine Baranski (Mamma Mia!) and Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) is a spin-off of the CBS series The Good Wife, which Jumbo's character also appeared on from 2015-2016.

Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George, to be published on the day of the digital livestream, Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m.Christine Baranski, who starred in the original Off Broadway production of Sunday in the Park with George, will moderate the conversation between the two living theater legends and creative partners who were also behind Into the Woods and Passion.

Stephen Colbert and Christine Baranski just brought Sondheim back to Broadway.

Stephen Colbert and Christine Baranski couldn’t wait for Broadway’s return, so they created a little Sondheim spark of their own Wednesday night by duetting on “Side by Side by Side,” a number from the composer’s Company.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comThe hits of Stephen Sondheim are finally back on Broadway — kind of, anyway.A week after moving back to live audiences for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Stephen Colbert welcomed “The Good Fight” star Christine Baranski as a guest on “The Late Show” on Wednesday, and acknowledged that while they chatted during lockdown, video calls just aren’t the same in plenty of ways.“One of the problems with talking over Zoom,” Colbert opened, “is that you

Susan Sarandon is ready to be a bad mom again. Bad Moms’ Moms, the third film in the Bad Moms franchise, was announced in April 2019 with Sarandon, Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines attached. However, the comedy was stalled amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“The Good Fight”  stars Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald were joined by series creators Robert and Michelle King for a virtual panel for the ATX Television Festival to discuss the upcoming fifth season of the spin-off of “The Good Wife”.

is finally back.

Actress Christine Baranski has collected memorabilia from stars including Meryl Streep, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, and Cher for a charity auction benefiting struggling members of the entertainment industry. The Good Fight star wanted to do her part to help those relying on aid from The Actors Fund by arranging for donations to the Stage & Screen sale, which will be presented by bosses at Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers on Wednesday.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIt was this week a year ago that Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep and Audra McDonald went viral with their boozy rendition of “Ladies Who Lunch” during a virtual birthday celebration for Stephen Sondheim that raised money for Artists Striving to End Poverty.“It was a sloppy, drunken mess done in our back offices,” Baranski cracks.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 2-8:May 2: Singer Englebert Humperdinck is 85. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 76.

NEW YORK -- Bruce Springsteen, Hugh Jackman, Elton John, Bette Midler, Christine Baranski, Steve Martin and Tina Fey have all raided their closets to offer up personal items for a charity online auction, with one prize being a key prop from the worldwide smash musical “The Phantom of the Opera.”Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers has unveiled the slate of stage and screen items for its live auction event on April 28, which includes a Wolverine jacket from Jackman’s closet, glasses from John, and

BidLive!The Actors Fund, the nonprofit that serves as a “safety net” for workers in the performing arts and entertainment industry, has provided more than $20 million in emergency financial assistance to more than 15,800 performers nationwide during the first year of the pandemic.To continue supporting those still sidelined by the pandemic, The Actors Fund will receive all proceeds from items sold at the auction as well as all proceeds from donations by the auction’s online viewers.

A Wolverine jacket donated by Hugh Jackman, a pair of Elton John’s eyeglasses, boots and jeans from Bruce Springsteen and Bette Midler’s glittery black Halloween 2014 gown are just a few of the items that will be auctioned off in April in an unprecedented collaboration between The Actor’s Fund, Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers and actress Christine Baranski.

Emma Corrin looks amazing in her dress for the 2021 Critics Choice Awards!

bought a bigger, $2.2 million duplex there last December. The elegant co-op is just off of Park Ave.

Patrick Stewart is having a full on party on the top of a mountain in Paramount+’s Super Bowl Commercial.

Lockhart Gardner: Attorneys at Law. The Good Wife premiered on CBS in 2009 and starred Julianna Margulies, Josh Charles, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry and Archie Panjabi.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square,” streaming now on Netflix.Christine Baranski grew up watching “White Christmas” with her family when she was a little girl, and that is a tradition she has kept, now watching it year after year with her own grandchildren.

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Netflix has 'saved Christmas' according to viewers.

Bonkers plot: The glamorous Dolly Parton plays a crooning homeless woman — dressed in her shabbiest cashmere and clutching a giant cardboard “change” box — who is actually an angel in disguise. Meanwhile, a singing Christine Baranski plays a cold, rich woman named Regina who plans to evict an entire town to build a giant mall.

Netflix festive film Christmas on the Square.The streaming giant announced the new film with a cast and synopsis on Tuesday (September 29), also revealing Christmas on the Square will feature 14 new original songs by Parton.Parton will star opposite Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, Treat Williams, Jeanine Mason, Josh Segarra, Mary Lane Haskell, Matthew Johnson and Selah Kimbro Jones.

Dolly Parton is bringing Christmas to Netflix!