Succession Moves At London’s National Theatre As Rufus Norris Plans To Step Down; New Season Features Harriet Walter, David Oyelowo & Michael Sheen

The 2024 Olivier Awards recognizing achievement in London theater will be held April 14, 2024, at Royal Albert Hall. Nominations will be announced Tuesday, March 12.

Outlander fans have had an emotional ride since the beginning of season 7.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Vernā Myers will be stepping down from her role as Netflix’s head of inclusion strategy at the end of September. Myers, who was the first to ever serve in the position for the streamer when she joined in 2018, will remain as an advisor to Netflix while returning to her self-titled consulting company, The Vernā Myers Company. Upon Myers’ departure, Netflix’s vice president of inclusion strategy Wade Davis, who has worked under Myers for the past four years, will be promoted to oversee the team. Former NFL player Davis has previously consulted on inclusive corporate culture for companies including Google, Procter & Gamble and Viacom (now part of Paramount Global).

The new season of “Vanderpump Rules” may be short one scandal-plagued star.

Nearly five years after Rihanna launched her Savage x Fenty lingerie brand, she is stepping down as its chief executive officer.

Rihanna is set to step down as CEO of Savage X Fenty.The singer-turned-entrepreneur will remain as executive chair at the lingerie brand she founded in 2018, but former Anthropologie group CEO Hillary Super will fill the CEO role.According to Vogue Business, the switch is set to be affective from June 26.“It’s been beautiful to see our vision for Savage X Fenty impact the industry at such an incredible magnitude over the last five years,” Rihanna said in a statement to Vogue.“This is just the beginning for us, and we’re going to continue to expand in ways that always connect with the consumer. I’m so grateful and excited to welcome Hillary Super as our new CEO — she is a strong leader and is focused on taking the business to an even higher level.”Rihanna’s net worth is currently estimated above $1.4billion (£1.1billion), as reported by Vogue.Controversy surrounded Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol.

Rihanna has announced plans to step down at the CEO of Savage x Fenty and she has already appointed someone else to take over the position.

Christina Aguilera is in New York City and ready to celebrate Pride all weekend long!

Love Island USA” is set to premiere on July 18 exclusively on Peacock, the streamer announced Wednesday.  The fifth season of “Love Island USA” will take place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week, new episodes will be available for streaming six days a week.  “Love Island USA” stands as Peacock’s most-streamed original reality competition series, heightening the anticipation for the show’s fifth season. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie and Claudine Parrish serve as executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster. The series is produced by ITV Entertainment. 

Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival is in the market for a new artistic director.

Kaleidoscope”. ‘The thing about Rufus I think a lot of folks necessarily haven’t necessarily experienced from him is that he is funny. So smartly funny.

During the Tudum global fan event in São Paulo, Brasil, Netflix dropped the first names joining Lee Jung-jae for Squid Game Season 2.

Archetypes, which ran for 12 episodes from August 2022, chatting to celebrities, historians and experts about the history of stereotypes levelled against women. Tennis star Serena Williams, singer Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton and actors Mindy Kaling and Constance Wu were among the guests. The joint statement from Archwell and Spotify said: “Spotify and Archewell Audio have mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together.

Naman Ramachandran Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris has unveiled 12 new productions and has also confirmed that he will step down after 10 years as director in mid-2025 when his current term comes to an end.  Under Norris’ leadership the National Theatre broadened both its program and audience and expanded its reach far beyond London. He had a key focus on widening the representation of voices and stories told on the National Theatre’s stages. Since 2015, the National Theatre stages have been on average 88% full – despite the disruption of COVID-19. Digital innovation under his stewardship has seen National Theater reach new audiences in over 180 countries, and the National Theatre at Home platform – born during the pandemic – has ensured that its work is shared with a wide audience. National Theatre Live, now in its 14th year, has reached over 11.8 million people in cinemas worldwide and broken the event cinema box office record for the U.K. and Ireland twice.

UTA, which last year acquired UK agency Curtis Brown, is opening a new office in London as it eyes further international growth.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor In another shocker for the Walt Disney Co., Christine McCarthy is stepping down from her role as executive VP and chief financial officer and will take a family medical leave, Disney said Thursday. Kevin Lansberry has been named interim CFO for the media giant as of July 1. “Christine McCarthy is one of the most admired financial executives in America, and her impact on The Walt Disney Company during 23 years of dedicated service cannot be overstated,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said. “Christine has served as a key strategic anchor during a period of great transformation, and she and I have discussed her desire to ensure an orderly and successful CFO succession in advance of the company’s transition to its next chief executive officer. She is stepping down from her CFO role as she takes family medical leave, but has graciously offered to move into an advisory position to assist her successor in assuming the duties she has so expertly handled these many years.”

LOONA, have teased their long-awaited return.At midnight KST today (June 15), K-pop agency Modhaus released the first teaser image for Odd Eye Circle member Jinsoul. The image features the idol wearing an eye patch while dressed in a sleek black suit with gloves.The teaser picture also seems to imply that the upcoming release from Odd Eye Circle will be called ‘Version Up’.

The adventures of “Queen of the Universe” season 2 are about to get bigger and better than ever before.

The Real Housewives is a cultural phenomenon.

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the entire first season of “Based on a True Story,” now streaming on Peacock. Most true crime documentaries and podcasts reach the inevitable moment when the killer makes a mistake and the authorities come calling. The season finale of Peacock’s new comedy “Based on a True Story” may have just arrived at that moment. All season, Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan (Chris Messina) have been pulled into a comedy of complicity of their own making after they partner with part-time plumber, part-time serial killer Matt (Tom Bateman) to document his Westside Ripper crimes for a podcast called “Based on a True Story.” But in the finale, he indoctrinates them into his world by killing their friend Ruby (Priscilla Quintana), and dumping her body on the doorstep of their newly leased beachfront dreamhouse for them to clean up.