‘Sweeney Todd’ Broadway Stars Josh Groban & Now Annaleigh Ashford Hit With Covid As NYC Experiences Virus Uptick

Transformers star Josh Duhamel and his wife Audra Mari have announced they are expecting their first child together. Josh, 50, and Audra, 29, shared the exciting announcement on Monday on Instagram, with mum-to-be Audra excitedly writing: "Baby Duhamel coming soon." She shared a photograph of a sonogram and a white flower to announce the happy news, which comes on the couple's one year wedding anniversary. Fans flocked to congratulate the parents-to-be, with one writing: "Congratulations Audra! You’re going to be the best mom!," while another said: "Your baby is going to be gorgeous." "This chapter will be so exciting," another follower penned.

This is Day 133 of the WGA strike and Day 60 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Drew Barrymore is continuing to make headlines this week with the return of The Drew Barrymore Show.

Josh Groban, John Mellencamp, Tracy Morgan and the ever-present Jon Stewart will stand up at this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser. The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedians and musicians including Jimmy Carr, Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, The War and Treaty and Rita Wilson. Stewart has been a steady presence at the annual event.

New York’s annual Stand Up for Heroes event for the Bob Woodruff Foundation will take place at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on November 6, featuring performances by comedians and musicians including Jimmy Carr, Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, Josh Groban, John Mellencamp, Tracy Morgan, Jon Stewart, The War and Treaty, Rita Wilson and more to be announced.

Franne Lee, a Tony-winning costumer and set designer who joined the fledgling Saturday Night Live and created the looks of some of the NBC’s late-night show’s most iconic characters, including the Coneheads, the Nerds, the Killer Bees and the Blues Brothers, died August 27 in Atlantis, Florida, following a brief illness. She was 81.

A Broadway fundraising concert next month for President Joe Biden will feature some of theater’s biggest stars, including Josh Groban, Ben Platt, Sara Bareilles, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr. and Laura Benanti, among others, with the president himself in attendance.

Disney has been hit again with another lawsuit from investors over the alleged sleight of hand accounting the company used to hide streaming losses.

Good Night, Oscar, the Oscar Levant bio-play starring Sean Hayes, and El Mago Pop, the Broadway debut of Spanish illusionist Antonio Díaz, ended their limited Broadway engagements on upswings last week, with the former selling out for its best week take of $1,147,057 and the magician conjuring a big $2,717,000 to break the house record at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with an unusually busy 13-performance week.

Singing superstar Ellie Goulding had a fright on stage, as she was hit in the face by a burning special effect which went off at the wrong time.The 36-year-old singer was performing over the Bank Holiday Weekend – in front of 170,000 fans at the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth – when the terrifying incident happened. Ellie was belting out one of her most well-known tunes, Miracle, when it looked like a pyrotechnics flame which was on the stage started to spray in her face.The audience could only observe the incident take place as they audibly gasped, while Ellie ran away from the scene.

Two women are alleging that Ron Jeremy sexually assaulted them at the Rainbow Bar & Grill and are suing the Sunset Strip landmark for “negligence in maintaining a safe environment for their female patrons.”

UK airspace has been hit by a network-wide failure for air traffic control systems expected to disrupt flights to and from Scotland.

It’s hard to believe we were first introduced to High School Musical 17 years ago!

A huge Coronation Street star has hinted at a wedding on the cobbles for their on-screen character and their partner.Tony Maudsley, who plays resident funeral director George Shuttleworth on the ITV soap, has revealed that he would love to see his character marry Eileen Grimshaw. George arrived on the famous street in 2020 and he has been seeing Eileen since 2021.Things haven't always been easy for the couple, but they seem to be one of the strongest on the show.

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford, the lead performers of Broadway’s smash hit Sweeney Todd revival, will both miss performances this week as they’ve tested positive for COVID-19.

Once Upon A One More Time, the revisionist fairy tale Broadway musical set to the hits of Britney Spears, continued its downward slide at the box office last week, with the latest figures suggesting the producers’ decision to close Sept. 3 was a smart one.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Fresh off of her season starring as “The Bachelorette,” ABC leading lady Charity Lawson will join the next season of “Dancing With the Stars.” Lawson will compete on “Dancing With the Stars” Season 32, which will air this fall and returns to ABC, in addition to Disney+ where it will stream simultaneously. Lawson is the second cast member to be announced for “DWTS” Season 32, joining the previously announced Ariana Madix, of “Vanderpump Rules” fame, who will also be in the ballroom competing for the Mirror Ball trophy.

starts previews Sept. 28 at the Shed in Hudson Yards, is based on two films by Spanish surrealist director Luis Buñuel — 1972’s “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” and ’62’s “The Exterminating Angel.” Act 1 is said to be “Discreet Charm,” while Act 2 is “Angel.” The second part is heavily reliant on playwright David Ives’ book.The legendary creator of “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods,”“Company” and “Sunday in the Park With George” died in late 2021 at 91, and his final musical, in whatever state it’s in, will be required viewing for Sondheim buffs.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Layoffs have hit the streaming marketing team at HBO and Max. A source close to the situation told Variety Wednesday that the cuts are in the double digits, but no specific number was available at the time of publication. The insider says the content division is not impacted by these layoffs.

Strictly Come Dancing's newest star Layton Williams has finally broken his silence after his involvement in the upcoming series was hit with fix complaints.