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In bringing his musical comedy Schmigadoon! back for a second season on Apple TV+, Cinco Paul knew he wanted to go to all new places.
“I didn’t want to go back to Schmigadoon, as much as I love Schmigadoon,” the show’s co-creator, writer said at Deadline’s Contenders Television awards-season event. “The idea was always that if we got another season, I wanted to go into the ’60s and ’70s musicals. As much as I love Rodgers and Hammerstein, these are the musicals I’m passionate about — Sweeney and Pippin and Chicago. It’s just a great contrast to the first season, right? Where it’s darker, it’s sexier, it’s grittier, it’s scarier in every way.”
The show co-created by Ken Daurio, in its first season, introduced viewers to Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key), a pair of New York doctors grappling with relationship issues. While on a backpacking trip, they come upon a magical town called Schmigadoon that’s forever trapped in a musical of a bygone era, finding that they won’t be able to leave until they find true love. Season 2 picks up after the pair have done so and charts their experiences in Schmicago, a reimagined world of ’60s and ’70s musicals.
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In an panel alongside Paul and fellow cast members Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth and Jane Krakowski, Key noted that the show is also grappling with more dramatic real-life issues, just as its musical numbers darken — among them, Melissa and Josh’s struggle to conceive a child. “They come back from Schmigadoon and they’re on this amazing high … and then life starts to come back in again. Having trouble having the baby is one thing. And what is happiness?” said the actor. “They thought they had achieved happiness, and
Paul Merson believes Manchester City's trip to Everton between their Champions League clash with Real Madrid could see them slip up in the title race.
Despite Aaron Carter having a strong support system amid his battle with addiction, members of his team said it was a "challenge" getting him the help he deserved. "We are glad this case is finally closed so we can have a celebration of life and send him off to rest," ICT PR’s Holly Davidson, who represented the former child star, told Fox News Digital, Thursday. "Our team actively tried to implement a plan to rehabilitate a recovery to health, however, due to outside influences and triggering dysfunctional relationships, these circumstances made it a challenge." Carter’s other team representative, Kelly K., shared with Fox News Digital his detailed recovery plan in hopes of saving the late pop star.
Aaron Carter‘s ex-fiancé has said that the autopsy report into the singer’s death has not given her “closure”.The pop artist was found unresponsive at his house in Lancaster, California last November, and was subsequently pronounced dead after paramedics reached the scene. He was 34 years old.On Tuesday (April 18), a document shared by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed that Carter’s primary cause of death was drowning.Secondary causes of death listed were the effects of alprazolam, a generic form of Xanax, and inhaling difluoroethane, also known widely as huffing.
Aaron Carter‘s former team is speaking out after the results of his autopsy were released.
Even with a stacked resume and Tony and Grammy Awards under her belt, musical legend Patti LuPone cannot have her pick of roles, admitting she was recently rejected from a musical show because of her age. LuPone, 73, revealed that she was so interested in joining the comedy musical series "Schmigadoon!," co-executive produced by "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels, that she inquired with producers about joining the first season, which premiered in the summer of 2021. "I wanted to be in ‘Schmigadoon!,' and I was too old," LuPone said in an interview with Mashable. When asked to expand on what she meant, LuPone reiterated her age was an issue.
Aaron Carter's cause of death has been confirmed in his autopsy report. The late star died on November 5 last year at the age of 34. He was found dead in a bath tub in his home Lancaster, California.
Los Angeles Coroner’s report released on Tuesday.The report lists drowning as the primary cause of death, with “effects of Difluoroethane and Alprazolam” as a secondary cause. Alprazolam is a generic form of Xanax, while Difluoroethane is a propellant for aerosol sprays.The singer, whose hits include 1997’s “Crush on You,” was found dead at his home in Lancaster, California, on November 5, 2022. The younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter was 34.
Thania Garcia Aaron Carter’s death was caused by drowning and the effects of alprazolam, a generic form of Xanax, and inhaling difluoroethane, according to a copy of his autopsy report viewed by Variety on Tuesday. The manner of his death was ruled an accident by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, with the first cause of death cited as drowning and the second being difluoroethane — an ingredient used in cans of compressed air — along with Xanax. On Nov. 5 of 2022, officers responded to a call regarding a suspicious death at Carter’s residence, according to Alejandra Parra, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy. According to TMZ, it was his live-in housekeeper who discovered Carter unresponsive in his home and called authorities.
Aaron Carter‘s official cause of death has been revealed, Us Weekly can confirm.
Aaron Carter died from "drowning," according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The "effects of difluoroethane and alprazolam" were listed as contributing factors in his death. The manner of death was ruled an "accident," according to the coroner. Difluoroethane is aerosol propellant found in spray cans and alprazolam is commonly referred to as Xanax.
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A Small Light star Bel Powley and creator, writer and executive producer Joan Rater joined Deadline’s Contenders TV event Saturday to discuss the Holocaust-centric series and the importance of highlighting a different aspect of the era onscreen.
Carla Renata A veteran of stage and screen, Tony winner Jane Krakowski returns to “Schmigadoon!” In the second season of Apple TV+’s musical series, Krakowski plays Bobbie, a trial lawyer who sings and dances while roller-skating blindfolded, holding sparklers in her hands and doing splits and flipping around on a trapeze bar. “We tried to pick things I mostly already knew how to do, except trapeze. So, I was allowed to go to trapeze school for like a week and grab five lessons before we filmed,” Krakowski told Variety on the red carpet at Thursday’s FYC event in Los Angeles.
Every season of has that one couple — the pair who don't appear to be a hot mess and who might actually go the distance (the Lauren and Cameron and Alexa and Brennons, if you will). Since the beginning of season 4 began streaming last month, 37-year-old client lead recruiter Tiffany Pennywell and 36-year-old Brett Brown have appeared to be that couple.The pair had an instant connection in the pods, opening up to one another and sharing some of their emotional struggles.
Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter is being sued for alleged sexual battery and assault, which he has denied. The singer, 43, used his “role, status, and power as a well-known singer” to groom, manipulate, and sexually exploit pop star Melissa Schuman, it has been claimed. Melissa, 38, who was part of US girl band Dream, filed the claim against Nick on Tuesday 11 April in Los Angeles.
Nick Carter has been sued for sexual assault a second time. Pop star Melissa Schuman filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Carter of sexual battery and sexual assault, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. "I've faced extraordinary backlash for standing up for myself; I am not the first, however my intention is that I am the last," Schuman said in a statement.
Nick Carter is denying allegations against him. After former Dream member Melissa Schuman sued Carter for sexual assault and battery for an alleged 2003 incident, Carter's attorney, Liane K.
Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter has been sued for sexual assault and battery by singer Melissa Schuman.According to the court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, the singer claims that Carter used his fame and status to “gain access to, groom, manipulate, exploit, and sexually assault” her.Schuman was a member of the 2000s pop group Dream. She came forward in 2017 with a now-deleted blog post claiming that she was raped by Carter in 2003.
Nick Carter is being sued for sexual assault and battery by Melissa Schuman, a former member of the girl group Dream.