'The Wiz' Opens in L.A. Ahead of Broadway Run; Wayne Brady & Deborah Cox Get Star Support on Opening Night

Freeform is expanding its unscripted slate with two new series.

the six-day Singapore leg of her Eras Tour – wrote in an Instagram Story. “Whether you’re in Tennessee or somewhere else in the US, check your polling places and times at vote.org.”Though the “Anti-Hero” songstress is originally from Pennsylvania and owns a pricey portfolio of properties across the US, she spends a good chunk of her time stateside at her estate outside Nashville.Swift endorsed Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential election, but has yet to announce a preferred candidate for November.When late-night host Seth Myers ribbed Biden about getting the Grammy Album of the Year honoree’s support last week, the commander-in-chief joked that any endorsement was “classified.”Swift has become more outspoken on politics in recent years – including in a clip from the 2020 documentary “Miss Americana” in which she spoke out against Donald Trump.In May 2020, the country darling-turned-pop sensation directly accused Trump of “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency.”In the run-up to her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s showing at the 2024 Super Bowl, ultra-conservatives on social media even debated whether Swift and Kelce’s romance was planted by the left-wing media to drum up support for the Biden’s White House.“She’s endorsing Biden.

UPDATED, 10:00 AM: The Academy said today that Emily Blunt, Cynthia Erivo, America Ferrera, Sally Field, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Grande, Ben Kingsley, Melissa McCarthy, Issa Rae, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg, Mary Steenburgen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlize Theron, Christoph Waltz and Forest Whitaker will present at the Oscars on Sunday. See the rest of the envelope openers below.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Taiwanese-produced crime action film “The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon” opened on top of the mainland China box office over the weekend, ahead of a quartet of holdover titles from Lunar New Year. Sony’s ‘Madame Web’ and a rereleased “Dune” also opened, but they failed to penetrate the top five. “The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon” earned $16.2 million (RMB115 million), according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway.

The Wiz is returning to Broadway for the first time in 40 years later this month!

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Beta Cinema has revealed further sales on its Berlinale and Europe Film Market lineup, including “500 Miles,” “Führer and Seducer,” “Hammarskjöld,” “The Light” and “From Hilde, With Love.” After a first deal on the upcoming Bill Nighy-roadmovie “500 Miles” with True Brit Ent. for U.K. was announced during the market, Beta Cinema has confirmed further territories have picked up the dramedy: Australia and New Zealand (Kismet), Middle East (Front Row), Italy (Maestro Distribution), Benelux (September Film), Greece (Feelgood) and former Yugoslavia (Discovery).

Morgan Matthews‘ upcoming road movie 500 Miles, starring Academy Award nominee Bill Nighy and buzzy teen actor Roman Griffin Davis, has sold to multiple territories for Beta Cinema, following its launch at the Berlinale’s European Film Market (EFM) last month.

The Chi is coming back!

Sydney Sweeney is on her way to the Saturday Night Live studios!

We’re days away from the season three premiere of The Cleaning Lady and there are some new faces that will be introduced.

Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hauer has been flooded with messages as she shared what Dave Myers taught her after it was announced he'd tragically died, aged 66.

A major awards show on a Saturday night is a rare occurrence, but the 2024 SAG Awards are here to shake up awards season a little bit!

Katherine Ryan has recalled an x-rated accident incident which occurred when she went for a pedicure.The comedian revealed she suffered an x-rated blunder at a salon as she got prepared for an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show. Katherine, 40, appeared on the hit chat show alongside Eddie Kadi, Noel Fielding and Ray Winstone to talk all about her new series Parental Guidance. However, it was Katherine's pre-show preparations which had everyone talking, as the mum-of-three revealed things hadn't gone to plan.

Caroline Brew editor “The Walking Dead” actor Josh McDermitt is set to star opposite Steven Amell in NBC’s “Suits” spinoff, “Suits: LA.” The new series sees Amell star as Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who built an L.A. law firm, Black Lane Law, specializing in criminal and entertainment law.

Tom Brady‘s friends don’t think Gisele Bündchen is telling the entire truth about her new relationship…

Oprah Winfrey and Niecy Nash-Betts will be honored at the 35th GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on March 14.

The wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry may have been picture-perfect, but according her former "Suits" co-star, it didn’t smell as pretty as it looked. Rick Hoffman, who appeared on the hit USA Network series, revealed on the "Chicks in the Office" podcast that he came across "something really terrible and foul" in the air, and his unfortunate reaction was caught on camera.

EXCLUSIVE: Urban Sales has unveiled key deals for Mascha Halberstad’s CGI animation Fox And Hare Save The Forest ahead of its world premiere in the Berlin Film Festival’s young audience-focused Generation Kplus sidebar this weekend.

Ridley Scott‘s Napoleon is preparing to invade the streaming world. The Joaquin Phoenix-led historical epic from Apple Original Films will hit Apple TV+ on March 1.

Lisa Snowdon tells us she’s used to hearing rumours about her wedding.The model and presenter, 52, who describes her fiancé George Smart as her “best mate”, admits to OK! she is used to speculation over why she still hasn’t quite got around to getting married. Since their engagement in 2017, This Morning regular Lisa and businessman George, 44, have resisted the pressure to exchange vows, although the idea of a successful and beautiful – but unmarried – woman in her fifties seems too much for some people to wrap their heads around.