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Everyone teared up at the Steve Wright tribute show – and rightly so
- The man himself might be absent behind the microphone, but Steve Wright’s presence still echoes down the airwaves. As the broadcasting community continued to reel from the trailblazing DJ’s death six days prior, Sunday’s programming was raw with emotional tributes from Radio 2 presenters and listeners alike.
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National touring revival brings new purr-spective to the musical 'Cats'
The musical plays the Morris Performing Arts Center from Dec. 2 to 5, with a new cast, some changed choreography and Andrew Lloyd Webber's songs.
- EntertainmentDeadline
Anthony Powell Dies: Oscar- & Tony-Winning Costume Designer Was 85
Anthony Powell, a three-time Oscar winner whose costume designs helped bring Indiana Jones to rugged life and Broadway’s Norma Desmond to extravagant excess, died Sunday. He was 85. The Costume Designers Guild 892 confirmed the news on Monday night, on their official Facebook page. “Legendary English costume designer Anthony Powell passed away last weekend. He will […]
- EntertainmentVariety
United Artists’ Seth Fradkoff Teaches Kids About Broadway, Raises Money for COVID Relief
Less than a week after Broadway’s shutdown, Seth Fradkoff, the senior vice president of publicity at United Artists Releasing, logged into Zoom and launched a class to teach kids about Broadway and raise money to support the collapsed theater industry. Since then, #Uncle Seff’s Quarantine Broadway Classes have raised more than $15,000 for The Actors […]
- CelebrityDigital Spy
EastEnders star leads ITV's All Star Musicals line up
"This is a secret dream to do a show like this!"
- EntertainmentAssociated Press
Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95
Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, has died. Tributes poured in from giants of the London stage, including theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh, singer Elaine Paige and lyricist Tim Rice.
- EntertainmentDigital Spy
BBC One's Doctor Foster spin-off unveils first-look photos
Featuring a former Doctor Who!
- EntertainmentLA Times
'Cats' is your quarantine must-watch of the day. (No, seriously, it is.)
We're talking the stage musical, not the movie. "Cats" may be better than you think — and what better way to find out than a free film version?
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Let the Memory live again: the turbulent history of the Cats showstopper
When Tom Hooper’s film Cats arrived in cinemas last year, it was roundly panned by critics. The general consensus was that few of its ludicrously starry cast escaped to tell the tale – except for Jennifer Hudson, as Grizabella, who got to sing the musical’s most famous number, Memory. Yes, Hudson’s showstopping moment was a direct mimic of Anne Hathaway’s turn in Les Mis, which Hooper directed as well. But the song was always the most narratively potent bit of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s bonkers music
- CelebrityThe Telegraph
My Splendid Isolation: Elaine Paige – 'I've been having parties on Zoom'
What I’m watching I’m darting all over the place, but I’ve watched the whole of Last Tango in Halifax, written by Sally Wainwright. I think there’s something like 24 episodes, and I loved every minute of it all over again – it’s brilliant comedy-drama. Also, years ago there was a wonderful American actress called Valerie Harper who starred in a classic sitcom called Rhoda, and I loved it, so I’ve managed to find some of those again online. I’m also watching Succession. They’re horrible character
- EntertainmentPeople
Rebel Wilson Says She 'Loved the Reaction' to Cats Trailer: 'It Was a Bit Polarizing'
Rebel Wilson Loved Reaction to Cats Trailer: 'It Was a Bit Polarizing'
