Rockettes Will Kick No More This Holiday Season, Wrapping Christmas Spectacular Due To Omicron Spike

The coronavirus pandemic started in late 2019, spreading to the U.S. in early 2020, and as of 2022 it is still affecting Hollywood — and the rest of the world.

Better safe than sorry! On Tuesday, December 28, Sarah Jessica Parker and the entire SJP Collection boutique staff announced the closure of the New York City flagship as the Omicron variant continues to spread at a jarringly fast rate.

Joan Didion, who died today at age 87, and her husband, John Gregory Dunne, sustained a uniquely frosty but profitable relationship with Hollywood over the years. As novelists and screenwriters, they earned top-dollar for their screenplays, and often accepted rewrites, yet also critiqued the foibles of the studio system.

The National Board of Review announced this morning that they will postpone their annual Gala, which was set to be held on Jan. 11, 2022 in New York City, to a later date. NBR is the latest awards gala to postpone during the upcoming Oscar season due to the rising Omicron variant alongside Critics Choice Awards and AFI Luncheon. Palm Springs International Film Festival canceled their awards gala.

Fox will not be ringing in 2022 from Times Square. The network said on Tuesday that it has canceled its planned broadcast from New York City on New Year’s Eve due to the surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.Fox will air replacement programming instead.

Vanessa Bryant and her daughters took to New York City to ring in the holidays with some ice skating.Vanessa and her girls -- Natalia, 18, Bianka, 5, and Capri, 2 — were joined by family friend La La Anthony as the took to the ice in the iconic Rockefeller Center skating rink.Vanessa shared a photo of herself, her daughters and La La standing on the ice, in front of the famous golden Rockefeller Center Prometheus statue.In the photo, Natalia and Vanessa are standing behind Bianka and Capri, who

have had to close their doors amid the rising COVID cases and surging Omicron variant in New York City.“I’ve just arrived at the theater, and it is our first preview tonight,” he shared in a video on Instagram Monday. “I don’t know how many months — years this date has been in my head, but it feels like a long time.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs the Covid-19 Omicron variant continues to spread, particularly in New York, Brooklyn Steel has canceled the remaining three dates of LCD Soundsystem’s “You Are Here” 20-night residency at the venue: tonight (Sunday) through Tuesday.A statement from the venue reads, “LCD Soundsystem’s shows at Brooklyn Steel on December 19, 20 and 21 have been cancelled.

“Saturday Night Live” announced its decision to cancel the live studio audience just hours before the Paul Rudd-hosted episode began taping.

Selome Hailu editorDue to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in New York City, Saturday’s holiday episode of “Saturday Night Live” will proceed without a live audience.

Shoshana Bean is a Broadway star and Billboard #1 recording artist who is bringing her annual holiday concert back to Los Angeles this year!

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Chris Noth, 67, got a lot of attention on Dec. 10 when he planted a fake kiss on Andy Cohen, 53, during a fun appearance. The actor was a guest on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy Annual Holiday Hangout in New York City just days after his Sex and the City character John James ‘Mr. Big’ Preston’s passing on the premiere of the HBO revival show And Just Like That… made headlines. During the appearance, he leaned over to give Andy a hand-over-mouth smooch, creating a hilarious moment on the show.

Jordan Moreau A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly burning a 50-foot tall Christmas tree outside the Fox News headquarters in New York City.According to a New York Police Department spokesperson, 49-year-old Craig Tamanaha was charged Wednesday morning at 12:23 a.m. for arson, criminal trespassing, criminal tampering, criminal mischief, endangering others, disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment.

Selena Gomez links arms with Steve Martin as they arrive on the set of Only Murderers in the Building on Tuesday (December 7) in New York City.

Smiling’s my favorite! Will Ferrell drew viewers in as the iconic Buddy the Elf in 2003’s Elf — and fans still can’t get enough of the silly holiday film nearly two decades later.