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Dazzling in a bright white topcoat and pants, Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose trumpeted progress on Broadway in a high-energy opening number and monologue. (See video clip below.)
The West Side Story Oscar winner rattled off a number of “firsts” for this year’s Tonys, which feature a field with a large number of Black and LGBTQ+ nominees. A Strange Loop‘s L. Morgan Lee is the first openly trans Tony-nominated performer and Toby Marlow (composer of Six) and Montana Levi Blanco (costume designer for The Skin of Our Teeth) became the first non-cisgender Tony winners. Plus, James Earl Jones and Lena Horne are having Broadway theaters named for them.
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Summing up, DeBose declared, “‘The Great White Way’ is becoming more of a nickname as opposed to a how-to guide.”
The host also hailed Broadway’s ability to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, describing the period as a “roller coaster, with starts, stops, twists and turns, companies being reunited after nearly two years apart.”
The opening musical number blended motifs, lines and references to a number of shows from Broadway’s roster of all-time favorites, among them Evita, The Wiz, Chicago, Rent, DreamGirls and even The Sound of Music. It also wove in a few bars from “Somewhere,” the signature number from West Side Story.
Contrasting with DeBose’s beacon-of-white attire, an ensemble of dancers clad all in black surrounded her, at times hoisting her above their heads. At every elevation, she showed off the versatility and verve that enabled her to break out as a cast member of Hamilton and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, yodeling at one point and joyously calling out to the back row of the venue: “Radio City!!”
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EXCLUSIVE: Sex/Life star Sarah Shahi has signed with WME for representation.
Time to celebrate! North West celebrated her 9th birthday in style with a summer camp-themed party.
Kanye West showed up at the 2022 BET Awards covered head to toe to honor his favorite artist Sean “Diddy” Combs. During the ceremony, the songwriter, record executive, and entrepreneur, also known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy, or Puffy, received a lifetime achievement award, presented by West and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.“How do we crown our kings?” West asked the crowd.
“not a piece of s–t” after “gaining clarity” during his recent mini-prison stint — but many viewers of the 2022 BET Awards aren’t ready to let him off the hook just yet. Smollett, 40, made his controversial return to the red carpet at Sunday Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater — after being sprung in March when he served only six days of his 150-day sentence in March for five counts of felony disorderly conduct at Cook County Jail in Chicago.The 2015 BET nominee for best actor was ostensibly there to hype his directorial debut with BET+ streaming flick “B-Boy Blues” — but he announced some other big plans, too.“This has always been the plan, to expand my empire, so to speak,” Smollett expounded to the press corps on the scene, the Daily Mail reported.
Kim Kardashian reprimanded her sons for "making so much noise" as she was being interviewed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. On Tuesday, the Skims founder and reality star spoke about her October 2021 Saturday Night Live debut appearance. Jimmy Fallon then interrupted to say, "I'm hearing kids.
Kim Kardashian’s favor! On Tuesday, the 41-year-old SKIMS founder was on and had to jump into mom mode in the middle of her interview. While Kim was talking to Jimmy about her time on she briefly stopped the discussion to call out her and Kanye «Ye» West’s two sons, Saint, 6, and Psalm, 3, who were being a little rambunctious off camera. “Guys, can you stop,” Kim told her kids, who were sitting on the side of the stage.
Gordo, a producer on Drake’s new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’, has opened up about the house music influences heard on the recently released record.In a new interview with GQ, Gordo – formerly known as Carnage – spoke of the house-inspired beats that feature heavily on Drake’s latest offering.“There’s always been this weird thing in the dance world where the majority of DJs are white,” the DJ-producer said to GQ. “But we all know that house music back in the day in Chicago and Detroit comes from the Black community and gay community.”Gordo added: “We started it, and now, you know, all the biggest stars and DJs in the entire world, the majority of them, are white”.Touching upon the general sound of the album, Gordo revealed: “Me and Drake are both tired of sad or angry music.
Julianne Hough took to Instagram recently with another sensational photo for her fans.MORE: Inside Julianne Hough's mind-blowing Hollywood Hills homeThe 33-year-old dancer wowed her followers as she shared a snapshot showing her in a Chicago-inspired ensemble, including a plunging bralette complete with tassels that fell midway down her calves, and high-heeled black boots.WATCH: Julianne Hough reunites with ex Ryan Seacrest nine years after split"5, 6, 7, 8…. Step into the Movies is this Sunday, 3/20 at 10pm EST," Julianne wrote in the caption in March.
EXCLUSIVE: The pre-Broadway engagement of the Elton John-Shaina Taub musical The Devil Wears Prada is showing its fashion sense for the first time in character photos provided exclusively to Deadline.
The full cast for the upcoming pre-Broadway run of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical has been announced!
Kim Kardashian and Kanye «Ye» West's oldest child is celebrating her birthday! On Wednesday, North West turned 9, and her family was quick to take to social media to celebrate the milestone.Kim shared several photos to mark her oldest child's birthday, including mother-daughter snaps, throwback pics and glamorous shots.«Happy Birthday my baby, my bestie, my everything,» Kim captioned her post. «There’s no one like you! The most honest, creative, silly girl with the best heart.
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich debuts on HGTV and Discovery Plus June 13. The pair previously appeared on Celebrity IOU. The Great Giveback sees McCarthy and Perusich, who are cousins, learn the stories of exceptional people nominated by their loved ones, then perform some “demo and reno,” according to HGTV, to stun the recipients with updated homes.
2022 Tony Awards on Sunday as members of the Broadway community gathered at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Broadway’s return after the COVID-19 pandemic.Hosted by Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose, the night was full of performances by the musicals that made up the night’s best musical category.Viewers were also treated to a reunion of the 2007 cast of Duncan Sheik’s “Spring Awakening” as well as a moving tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, who died in November at 91.DeBose, 31, opened the show with a mash-up of some of Broadway’s greatest hits including the likes of “Cabaret,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Evita,” “The Wiz,” “Chicago,” “Hamilton,” — which included a shoutout to Lin-Manuel Miranda — “Rent” and “Hairspray.”Now THAT is how you kick off the #TonyAwards!
Tony Awards (all times local):8:30 p. m. Patti LuPone has won the third Tony of her illustrious career for her work in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company.