‘SNL’ to Air Tonight With Limited Cast, No Charli XCX or Studio Audience Amid Omicron Surge

E3 will once again take on a virtual and online-only format in 2022, becoming the latest event casualty of the Omicron variant.

France is on the verge of relaxing travel rules for UK passengers brought in last month.

Exactly a year after the winter 2021 Covid surge delayed post-holiday break return to production on most TV shows, the Omicron variant’s ultra wide spread is once again interrupting TV production.

The in-person Park City, UT component of the Sundance Film Festival will not be occurring for the second year-in-a-row, with the near 40-year old cinema event to remain virtual for its Jan. 20-30 duration. This was always Plan B for Sundance in the face of an unpredictable pandemic.

Following speculation and amid an unprecedented wave of Covid infections fueled by the Omicron variant, CBS and the Recording Academy have officially put the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on hold.

Jared Leto’s upcoming “Morbius” has been bumped from its release this month and will now be released in April amid the Omicron surge, Sony Pictures announced on Monday.Sony’s film based on a Marvel character now set to open on April 1.More to come…

For many TV series, the start of the holiday production hiatus in mid-December coincided with the beginning of the latest Covid surge, fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. A handful of series, including CBS’ Ghosts, stopped filming a few days earlier as a result of positive tests in the central Zone A, which includes the cast and those in direct interaction with them.

There will be no browsing for now at Apple’s New York City stores amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. Some one dozen locations in the city, including Fifth Avenue, SoHo, Grand Central and World Trade Center, will be temporarily closed to shoppers amid the rise in cases.

statement from the Desmond & Leah Legacy Foundation confirmed the news. “Tutu was a living embodiment of faith in action, speaking boldly against racism, injustice, corruption, and oppression, not just in apartheid South Africa but wherever in the world he saw wrongdoing, especially when it impacted the most vulnerable and voiceless in society,” the statement read.

Sara Bareilles shared an emotional message on Instagram after revealing her Broadway musical “Waitress” would be closing ahead of schedule.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe National Board of Review has postponed its annual gala, which was scheduled to be held on Jan.

th Annual Critics Choice Awards, originally slated for January 9, 2022.   We are in regular communication with LA County Public Health officials, and we are currently working diligently to find a new date during the upcoming awards season in which to host our annual gala in-person with everyone’s safety and health remaining our top priority.  We will be sharing additional   details with our friends and colleagues throughout the entertainment industry as soon as we can,” the Critics Choice

rising cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant during a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter.The news comes as several shows including Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” and Disney’s “Aladdin” have shuttered performances through Christmas and Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” announced its closing notice yesterday.According to St.

Harry Styles’ Pre-Orange Bowl Concert has been cancelled due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.The Capital One Beach Bash was set to take place at Lummus Park in South Beach, Florida on December 30 and serve as the pre-show entertainment for the College Football Playoff Semifinal Game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Michigan Wolverines. Khalid was also due to play.Tickets would have been free, but punters were required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to gain entry.

The NHL has postponed more games, becoming the first major American professional sports league to halt play entirely in the face of rising infections from the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant.

which canceled the Awards Gala portion of the event that had been scheduled for Jan. 6.

Christmas at the royal Sandringham estate in eastern England amid concerns about the fast-spreading omicron variant.The palace said Monday that the 95-year-old queen will spend the holidays at Windsor Castle, west of London, where she has stayed for most of the pandemic.Other members of the royal family are expected to visit over the Christmas period, with precautions taken against spreading the virus.Coronavirus infections are surging in Britain — up 60% in a week — as omicron replaced delta as

her scheduled appearance on Saturday Night Live, Charli XCX has announced that her performance won’t be going ahead due to “limited crew”.Charli was set to perform with Caroline Polachek and Christine And The Queens on the December 18 episode of the show, hosted by Paul Rudd.

Charli XCX has announced the disappointing news that her performance on tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live has been canceled due to the pandemic.