Strictly Come Dancing fans have hit back at those who criticised Layton Williams during his time in the competition as his major new role was revealed. The actor and West End star made it to the final of the BBC One dance contest last year.
Strictly Come Dancing fans have hit back at those who criticised Layton Williams during his time in the competition as his major new role was revealed. The actor and West End star made it to the final of the BBC One dance contest last year.
Meena Harris For more than half a century, “Cabaret” — the iconic American musical set in Nazi Germany — has been produced, revived and revived again. This story, which touches on sex work, abortion and a complex female protagonist in Sally Bowles, has spoken to audiences generation after generation. But another element of the production stayed true for nearly the same amount of time: on Broadway, “Cabaret” has exclusively been directed by men.
Naveen Kumar When Eddie Redmayne’s slithering Emcee assures the audience at “Cabaret” that “here, life is beautiful,” he’s telling a half-truth. The August Wilson Theater, done up like the Kit Kat Club for a bracing, high-style, Broadway revival that opened there Sunday, has indeed been transformed into a house of pleasure.
except for me).And, thanks to the intoxicating atmosphere created by designer Tom Scutt and Redmayne’s meticulous and freakish performance, the show does not make for an unsatisfying night out in New York. There’s plenty to admire.Yet the pricey bells and whistles distract from what is a so-so, overly dreary staging that is often undermined by its own overwrought machinations.
Cara Delevingne sparkled as she hit the green carpet at the 2024 Olivier Awards held at The Royal Albert Hall on Sunday (April 14) in London.
perfectly marvelous road to becoming a mom began with one simple place.Ringwald revealed in a new interview with The Times that she conceived her daughter, Mathilda, at Studio 54.The “Sixteen Candles” actress, 56, shares Mathilda, 20, and twins Roman and Adele, 14, with husband Panio Gianopoulos.“I believe that Mathilda was conceived in the dressing room at Studio 54 right at the end of my run playing Sally Bowles in ‘Cabaret’ in 2003,” she said. “It’s so Mathilda to be conceived in such an iconic place.”Ringwald appeared as flapper jazz singer Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of “Cabaret” from December 2001 until April 2002.The “Secret Life of the American Teenager” alum was 36 when she got pregnant, saying that she “always knew” she wanted a family.
Cara Delevingne is currently playing Sally Bowles in the West End production of Cabaret and she got celeb support on her press night!
Fritz Wepper, a German actor with a prolific TV career in his native country but known to American audiences for his funny and heartfelt performance as a German Jew is Bob Fosse’s hit 1972 Oscar-winning musical film Cabaret, died Monday at a hospice facility in Munich. He was 82.
Cara Delevingne‘s Hollywood Hills mansion was engulfed in flames after it caught on fire earlier this morning (March 15).The model and actress’ home went up in flames, leading to the collapse of the mansion’s roof. According to TMZ, Delevingne’s massive property in Studio City went up in flames around 3:52 am today.The blaze consumed one room in the back of the house and “developed into a deep-seated attic fire.
Hollywood star Cara Delevingne's LA mansion has been destroyed by a huge fire.The model confirmed the news in a shocking Instagram post and said that 94 firefighters with 13 fire engines battled to put out the inferno. Cara, 31, wrote the caption, alongside a broke: "My heart is broken today. I cannot believe it.
Cara Delevingne‘s Los Angeles home has been destroyed in a fire.
Cara Delevingne has officially made her stage debut in the musical Cabaret!
Naman Ramachandran “Sunset Boulevard” was the big winner at the U.K.’s 24th annual WhatsOnStage Awards, which are decided entirely by the theatregoers themselves. It won seven awards, including best performer in a musical for Nicole Scherzinger, professional debut performance for Grace Hodgett Young, direction for Jamie Lloyd, lighting design for Jack Knowles, sound design for Adam Fisher, video design for Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom and music direction/supervision for Alan Williams.
“Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” opens at New York City’s August Wilson Theatre and will run well into 2025.The classic musical, featuring Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne as The Emcee and “Perry Mason” star Gayle Rankin until August 2024, takes place in 1929-30 Berlin and tells the story of American writer Clifford Bradshaw and his relationship with English cabaret star Sally Bowles.“This is it. This is the one.
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood (Slave Play) has been cast as “Cliff” in the buzzy, upcoming Broadway production of Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne as “The Emcee” and Gayle Rankin as “Sally Bowles.”
Eddie Redmayne will return to Broadway next year in a revival of Cabaret!
As long expected, London’s hit immersive staging of the beloved Kander & Ebb classic Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne as the emcee will move to Broadway this spring, with Gayle Rankin taking the role of Sally Bowles.
Between 2000 and 2005, Michelle Ryan was best known for playing EastEnders ’ Zoe Slater.Throughout her time on the iconic BBC One soap, Michelle became embroiled in some dramatic storylines, including one which saw her character discover her real mother. In one memorable episode, Zoe found out that her older sister Kat Slater was in fact her birth mother, leading her to say the infamous line: “You can’t tell me what to do, you ain’t my mother”. In response, Kate shouted back: “Yes I am!”.
DEALSBMG has acquired the writer’s share of song royalties from Michael Münzing of 90s dance duo Snap, it having previously acquired the outfit’s recordings catalogue. “Snap are a cultural touchstone for the 90s which continues to resonate today, not just in streaming but also in sync”, says BMG EVP Repertoire & Marketing Maximilian Kolb. “We are pleased to have agreed terms with Michael Münzing which will allow us to further secure the value of these great works”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSVenue operator Oak View Group has appointed Ade Patton as CFO.
Jake Shears and Self Esteem have joined the cast of the West End production of Cabaret – watch the official preview video below.Soloist and Scissor Sisters vocalist Shears will join the ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ singer-songwriter (real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor) onstage at the Playhouse Theatre’s Kit Kat Club from September 25 to January 20.The pair are stepping into the lead roles of Emcee and Sally Bowles, respectively. They’ll take over from current cast members Maude Apatow (Euphoria) and Mason Alexander Park (Quantum Leap).In a statement, Taylor said: “I’ve never made a secret of my love of theatre and I couldn’t be more excited about getting to make my stage debut as one of the greatest leads of all time.“I’ve joked for years that there is no need for a Self Esteem musical because Sally’s story covers most of the points.
The Olivier Award-winning West End revival of Cabaret is coming to Broadway: Producers announced that the acclaimed musical will begin previews at the August Wilson Theater in spring 2024.
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Kate Hudson is all about having friendly relationships with her exes — and even their new partners!The actress stepped out for a girls' night in London on Thursday with Elle Evans, the wife of Hudson's ex, Matt Bellamy. The pair attended a performance of at the Kit Kat Club, as well as an afterparty celebrating the production.Hudson and Bellamy were engaged from 2011 to 2014 and share an 11-year-old son, Bingham Hawn Bellamy.
Maude Apatow is officially a West End musical theatre star!
Emily Longeretta Jane Krakowski had one musical number in Season 1 of Apple TV+’s “Schmigadoon!” and she performed it from behind the wheel of a cramped convertible. It wasn’t much of a stage, but the Emmy nominee and musical theater veteran used every inch of the leather interior to sell her wistful yet seductive song, eventually wedging her high heel into the steering wheel to steady herself for the climatic high note. The performance is proof that no number is too small for Krakowski. But series creator and Emmy-winning songwriter Cinco Paul wanted to give her more to do in Season 2, which puts the series’ central couple Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) on the seedy streets of Schmicago, inspired by 1960s and ’70s musicals like ”Chicago” and “Cabaret.”
several changes, with Emilio Estevez originally cast as rebellious outcast Bender, the role that went to Judd Nelson, while John Cusack and Nicolas Cage were also considered for the part.And Mitchell and Ringwald may yet end up collaborating: “She sings too, and I invited her to sing with me at Joe’s Pub [in New York City],” said Mitchell.
EXCLUSIVE: British actress Aimee Lou Wood, best known for her starring role in Netflix’s Sex Education, has signed with CAA for representation.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Dove Cameron first rose to fame for her work playing the title roles on the Disney Channel’s “Liv and Maddie” followed by her starring role in the “Descendants” franchise. Now 27, she returns for the second season of “Schmigadoon!” as Jenny Banks, a character based on Sally Bowles from “Cabaret.” The sophomore season of the Apple series, titled “Schmicago!,” is inspired by Broadway musicals of the 1960 and ‘70s. “It was transformative, an education awakening for so many of us,” Cameron says of the legacy of “Cabaret” on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. “Especially, I’m sure you can relate, but growing up as a queer person and seeing queer representation in an environment that was also so sexually liberated — those two things coupled together were really healing and necessary to see growing up for me to become the person that I am. I know for so many other people, they feel the same.”
EXCLUSIVE: Toheeb Jimoh, who plays AFC Richmond’s goal-scoring Sam Obisanya onTed Lasso. will tackle rhyming couplets when he and Red Rose actress Isis Hainsworth play William Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers in what’s expected to be a sizzler of a Romeo and Juliet production in London this summer.
EXCLUSIVE: Life is literally a Cabaret for Aimee Lou Wood, star of Netflix comedy Sex Education and awards season movie Living, who is rehearsing to make her West End musical debut as Sally Bowles in the radical revival of the classic show by John Kander and Fred Ebb.
Sienna Miller says in a new interview with British Vogue that she once was told by an “extremely powerful” Broadway producer to “f*ck off” when inquiring about why she was “offered less than half” the salary of a male co-star.
Orange is the New Black. And she’s certainly blazing her way through this autumn. You will be able to see her soon on TV in her Emmy-nominated role as one-eyed sex slave Janine in the latest season of The Handmaid’s Tale, and on the London stage in Frecknall’s Olivier Award-winning production of Cabaret.
Teri Hatcher is making her long-awaited return to the stage!
The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) is hosting a slew of events this month to commemorate Stonewall Month, Juneteenth, the Pulse Night Club massacre, and National HIV Testing Day. Stay updated and learn more here.
Louise Redknapp showed off her toned legs in an eye-catching outfit in a photo that she shared to social media on Sunday.Taking to her Instagram Stories, the glam star posted an unearthed snapshot from her appearance in the musical Cabaret five years ago.SEE: Louise Redknapp looks absolutely gorgeous in leather mini skirtThe mum-of-two shared the photo from a fan account and it showed herself and her co-star Will Young behind the scenes.Will wore a full face of makeup as the iconic MC, while Louise – who played Sally Bowles – pouted for the camera, wearing a long-sleeved top over her stockings and suspenders, which she teamed with black heels.WATCH: Louise Redknapp floors fans with risqué lingerie photo in stunning transformationThe picture was captioned: "Throwback to 2017 @louiseredknapp @willyoung in Cabaret."SEE: Louise Redknapp's super sassy leather dress lights up InstagramMORE: Louise Redknapp shares intimate glimpse into family lifeWhether on-stage or off, Louise always looks stunning, as she proved earlier this week in another smashing snap. The Let's Go Round Again hitmaker shared a completely different look in the throwback from the '90s, which saw her model jaw-length, jet-black hair with a choppy micro fringe and even black contact lenses! Louise looked lovely in the backstage photo The former Strictly Come Dancing star was almost unrecognisable.
coronavirus pandemic shuttered Britain’s performance venues more than two years ago, weeks before the scheduled 2020 Oliviers show.Kit Harington, Tom Felton, Emma Corrin and Jonathan Pryce were among the stars expected on the sustainable green carpet, made from reusable grass, on a sunny London afternoon before the glitzy, music-filled ceremony.Redmayne and Buckley are nominated for their roles as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in an intimate production of “Cabaret” that transformed London’s Playhouse Theatre into the Kit Kat Club in 1930s Berlin. The show has 11 nominations for the Oliviers, Britain’s equivalent of Broadway’s Tony Awards.Redmayne is up for best actor in a musical alongside Olly Dobson for “Back to the Future - The Musical;” Arinzé Kene for “Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical;” and Robert Lindsay for “Anything Goes.”Buckley is competing for best actress in a musical against Sutton Foster for “Anything Goes;” Beverley Knight for “The Drifters Girl;” and Stephanie McKeon for “Frozen.”Knight said the theater community was ready to celebrate after a difficult couple of years.“We have been bereft of theater for so long, just had nothing.
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