‘Back To The Future’, ‘Here Lies Love’, ‘Parade’ Among Hot Summer Tickets; ‘The Lion King’ Keeps Roaring – Broadway Box Office

A number of Manchester United supporters do not believe that Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch is the answer to the club's ongoing midfield problems.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Sara Summa’s European road movie “Arthur & Diana,” which will make its world premiere in the Discovery section of Toronto Film Festival, has been picked up for world sales by Vienna-based Square Eyes. The film is debuting its trailer with Variety.

The Chemical Brothers have teamed up with Beck on a new single called ‘Skipping Like A Stone’ – listen below.The song will appear on the electronic duo’s 10th studio album ‘For That Beautiful Feeling’, which is due for release on September 8 via EMI (pre-order/pre-save here).“The Chemical Brothers have a great predilection for exploration,” Beck explained of the collaboration in a statement.“They kind of sit in an unusual place between different eras of electronic music and DJ culture. It’s like they have one foot in multiple decades at the same time in a way that is utterly unique among their peers.”Tune in here:The Chemical Brothers – aka Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – are set to release an official music video for ‘Skipping Like A Stone’, directed by their frequent collaborators Dom & Nic.“Working with the Chemical Brothers is a dream for any video director.

Big Hit Music has released a statement refuting claims that Jungkook of BTS‘ single ‘Seven’ was plagiarised.Earlier today (August 22), South Korean news outlet Ten Asia published a report alleging that a portion of Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ – written by Andrew Watt, Cirkut, Jon Bellion, Latto and Theron Makiel Thomas – “borrows” its “scale sequence” from K-pop girl group Fin.K.L’s 2000 song ‘Time of Mask’.In its report, Ten Asia also claimed that ‘Time of Mask’ composer Yang Joon-young requested a producer at Big Hit Music for an evaluation of the two songs.Big Hit Music has since refuted the claims made in the Ten Asia report. In a statement to My Daily, as translated by Soompi, the label said: “The claims of copyright infringement regarding Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ are not true.”“‘Seven’ is a song that was made through the collaboration of five foreign composers, and it is a creation that is completely unrelated to the song on a domestic album from 24 years ago like some are claiming,” it added.Big Hit Music also called the claims “one-sided”, and alleged that they “do not meet any criteria such as substantial similarity and principles in determining plagiarism”.‘Seven’ is Jungkook’s first official solo single, released on July 14.

EXCLUSIVE: Small Axe star Shaniqua Okwok has criticized The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for paying lip service to anti-discrimination pledges after the prestigious UK drama school failed to say whether it disciplined a teacher accused of a “racist incident.”

Still haven’t seen “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer”? This Sunday, you’ll be able to catch up for $4 a ticket in movie theaters nationwide.Theater owners announced Monday that the second annual National Cinema Day will be held Sunday, Aug. 27. For one day, all movies — in all formats and at all showtimes — will be $4 at participating theaters.

Naman Ramachandran The ongoing renaissance in the Indonesian film industry will be celebrated at the upcoming Busan International Film Festival. Films from the country now routinely get selected and win prizes at major international festivals.

Darius Jackson is speaking out after news of his split with Keke Palmer broke.

The Kirkcudbright Parish Church redevelopment project fund is almost £2,000 to the good after a hugely successful art sale.

The Dalbeattie Bike Fest was a big hit with the public as more than 250 people flocked to the Birchvale Theatre grounds to enjoy an afternoon of thrills and challenges.

Payments totalling £3m were made to struggling families across Dumfries and Galloway last year to help support children during the school holidays.

Stepping Stones Community Larder in Castle Douglas has been officially declared open – by one of the town’s oldest residents.

The path to true love didn’t run smoothly at first for Harvey and Birgit Shaw.

Four years ago, Taylor Swift announced plans to embark on one of her most ambitious professional undertakings to date – re-recording her albums to attain ownership of her masters.

Bob Dylan has announced a run of North American live dates for 2023 – find all the details below.The legendary singer-songwriter is due to continue his ongoing ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ world tour in the US and Canada this autumn.Kicking off with two shows in Kansas City (October 1, 2), the upcoming leg also includes stop-offs in Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Toronto and Montreal, among other cities.Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (August 25) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Pre-sales are set to go live at the same time on Thursday (24), details of which can be found via the same link.According to an official announcement on social media, “more dates will be posted soon”.

N.E.R.D could be making a comeback soon, according to Pharrell.Speaking to Tyler, The Creator for GQ, Pharrell revealed that he has been working on “twelve N.E.R.D records” while in Paris.Pharrell said to Tyler of the new N.E.R.D material: “They’re big choruses, but you know, out of nowhere, I’ll just come out of nowhere with the three-bar, crazy-nuts chords that go three-bar to four-bar to eight-bar. It’s good bro, it’s good.”He continued, comparing it to 2001’s ‘In Search Of…’: “This is like that feeling that I felt when we made ‘In Search Of…’. I won’t sit here and tell you that they were hits.

Stray Kids is Louis Vuitton’s newest house ambassador.The French luxury fashion house announced the Stray Kids’ member as the brand’s new house ambassador today (August 22) on its official Twitter account.“I am thrilled that Felix is joining Louis Vuitton – I love his audacious sense of style,” said Nicolas Ghesquière, the artistic director of women’s collections at Louis Vuitton. The post was accompanied by images from ELLE Korea of Felix wearing pieces by the brand.Captivating global audiences with his versatile talent, Felix brings a distinctive artistry to the 2023 MTV VMA nominated band, in the running for best K-Pop group.#Felix #StrayKids #LouisVuittonPhoto Credits: @ELLE_KOREA pic.twitter.com/08DRuDTFFJ— Louis Vuitton (@LouisVuitton) August 22, 2023“I discovered Felix when I presented my pre-fall collection in Seoul [in April],” Ghesquière told Women’s Wear Daily seperately about the ambassadorship.

A dad who was jailed for punching Jack Grealish was found dead after his release following a struggle with drink and drugs, an inquest heard.

Netflix has renewed Indian cop drama Khakee: The Bihar Chapter for a second season and struck a wider creative partnership deal with the show’s creator, Friday Storytellers.

Manchester Psych Fest will transform a corner of Oxford Road into a festival hub - including yoga and street food - when it returns next month (September 2).

It’s Tuesday, and one star sign should walk away from an argumentative situation today, while another can expect a stroke of luck. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

Relations worsen between Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) and his dad, Victor Anderson (Eddie Osei). As their disagreements get physical in Emmerdale and Claudette Anderson (Flo Wilson), steps in. As infuriated Charles loses his temper and grabs hold of his dad, Claudette is horrified and chastises Charles with a slap.

The walls begin to close in on Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) as residents of Coronation Street get wise to his manipulation, but could this just lead him on the road to another murder? Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) reveals to Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) that Stephen’s wife Gabrielle Reid (Helene Maksoud) posed as his business consultant. Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) later shows Sarah a letter she’s received about equity release from her house, and Sarah’s mind starts to reel. Meanwhile, Carla Connor (Alison King) speaks to Rufus’ wife and is surprised to learn that Rufus Donahue (Steven Meo) was dabbling in LSD.

From Inventing Anna and The Tinder Swindler to The Dropout, shows about con artists have been stealing the spotlight – now the BBC is getting in on the act with The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies. Rebekah Staton plays Alice, an unconventional heroine at the heart of the thriller. “Alice is a very normal woman.

Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) is back in Albert Square after 25 years away – and she doesn’t exactly get a warm welcome as two families are left reeling at her return in EastEnders spoilers. When Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) finds Cindy has left to follow Peter Beale (Thomas Law) back to Walford, he demands Peter get his mum home. But with Peter’s back turned, Cindy goes in search of Beale (Gillian Taylforth).

Rebekah Staton has said that she'd "love" to bring back BBC Three's Pulling - the sitcom that launched the careers of Bad Sisters' Sharon Horgan and EastEnders' Tanya Franks.The comedy, which aired from 2006 until 2009, saw Rebekah, Sharon and Tanya play three friends navigating their messy love lives in London's Hackney. Rebekah - who now stars in BBC One fraud drama The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies - took on her first comedic role on the sitcom as Louise, a cafe waitress often unlucky in love. Speaking to OK! , Rebekah said that she would "hands down" return to Pulling if it were to be rebooted - and that it was meant to be a more realistic version of Sex and the City.

Scientist Yewande Biala is one of the smartest people to have been on Love Island. With a first-class honours degree in biotechnology and a masters in pharmaceutical quality assurance, she walked into the villa in 2019 looking to discover the perfect formula for love. It didn’t work out, but now the 28-year-old is applying all that brain power to a documentary exploring the secrets of the female orgasm.

Ex-Love Islander and scientist Yewande Biala, 28, is about to release her very own one-off documentary ‘Secrets of the Female Orgasm’. During the programme on Channel 4, Yewande opens up about her own experiences, including her Catholic upbringing, and looks to professionals in a bid to have her first orgasm. Of course Yewande is best known for being on Love Island in 2019 where she coupled up with Michael Griffiths and Danny Willams, but was dumped on day 22.

Rita Ora is putting her physique on display while enjoying a summer vacation!

Charlize Theron opened up about the one thing you won’t see her offer to do for a role again.

Dax Shepard is being open and honest with his feelings of financial insecurity.

Broadway actress Lilli Cooper just celebrated the opening night of her new play The Cottage and she was asked about her former co-star Ethan Slater while on the red carpet.

Gordon Cox Theater Editor Jason Alexander’s latest theater project, the new comedy “The Cottage,” opened on Broadway last night — and it’s just the first of a string of theater projects that stand poised to keep the former “Seinfeld” star busy in the theater for the next year or more. Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below: Alexander revealed what he’s got coming up on the latest episode of “Stagecraft,” Variety‘s theater podcast.

Naveen Kumar A posh country estate where half a dozen lovers unveil their infidelities is the setting of “The Cottage,” which opened at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theater tonight. Set in 1923, this comedy of manners by the playwright Sandy Ruskin is so thoroughly old-fashioned that it may come as a surprise it’s not based — like so many Broadway outings lately are — on existing material. Which is not to say that any part of it feels original.   This is a paint-by-numbers sex farce, with parameters that do not extend beyond the obvious: heterosexual marriage is restrictive for all, unreasonable for many, and, oh, so thrilling to transgress. The forbidden-fruit pleasures that “The Cottage” tries to pass off as a feast, in a lavish production directed by Jason Alexander, are familiar, superficial and fleeting.

my ear. The gist, without revealing specifics, is that everybody is cheating on everybody else. In a 1923 English countryside abode, erudite Beau (Eric McCormack) and Sylvia (Laura Bell Bundy) are not-so-classily getting it on, when gradually they’re intruded upon by Marjorie (Lilli Cooper), Clarke (Alex Moffat), Dierdre (Dana Steingold) and Richard (the role normally played by Neham Joshi was understudy Tony Roach on the night I saw it). The group is made up of husbands, wives, exes, secret lovers and, shall we say, secret professionals, all of whom have repressed desires and grievances to air.What unravels is not so much a jolly farce of slamming doors and shocking surprises (there are a few), but a two-act parlor scene of admitted sexual indiscretions screamed so the bartenders at Sardi’s next door can follow along. You miss the old farces. There isn’t much of the hiding-in-closets fun that has long been the meat of similar comedies such as “Boeing-Boeing” and Coward’s “Present Laughter.” That’s why the amped-up energy is so jarring — for the most part, these characters simply stand together and yell. That tried-and-true farce structure — low-key witty first act, madcap second, wrapup third — is abandoned by Rustin in favor of high-energy antics from start to finish, much like Broadway’s 2021 play “POTUS” that similarly ran out of gas halfway through.Steingold, as the loopy Dierdre, runs away with “The Cottage.” Her persona, with a voice somewhere between a ghost and a drunken bridesmaid, is hilarious.

While most eagle-eyed viewers who spotted Nathan Aspinall's gesture to Jonny Clayton before their World Matchplay final probably thought the Stockport-born darts player was just messing about, there was plenty more to it than that.