How ‘West Side Story’ Star David Alvarez Went From 14-Year-Old Tony Winner to the Army and Back Again

Drew Barrymore is planning to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ” with some of her nearest and dearest.

Jane Marczewski, known to fans as Nightbirde, has passed away.

Gwen Stefani has been teasing an upcoming announcement for several weeks now, and her latest video got everyone talking.MORE: Blake Shelton pays heartfelt tribute to Gwen Stefani as he brands them 'couple goals' The No Doubt star took to Instagram at the start of the week to share footage of herself from the neck up.The singer moved her hands down her face, revealing a statement makeup look, complete with glittery eyeshadow and a bold red lipstick.VIDEO: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton share rare insight into marriage "Making magic," Gwen simply wrote alongside the post, which received over 40,000 likes in under ten minutes.MORE: Blake Shelton sparks emotional reaction after duet with young boy who needs heart transplant MORE: Gwen Stefani's rare picture of Blake Shelton has to be seen to be believed"I am so ready for this," one fan wrote, while another commented: "Magic in the makeup! So excited." A third added: "I cannot wait!" Many more simply commented with fire emojis, meaning "hot".Gwen has given very little away as to what she is about to release, but has a link her in bio to a website titled Gxve.A post shared by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani)Gwen Stefani shared an exciting video teasing some major newsIt's been an incredibly exciting time for Gwen, who has not only been busy promoting her upcoming business, but has been having fun celebrating her family too.MORE: Blake Shelton reveals why he married Gwen Stefani – and fans are in tearsREAD: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton share happy news with fansOver the weekend, not one, but two family members marked their birthdays – with her brother Todd and son Apollo both sharing the same special day.Gwen held an incredible party for her little boy on Saturday, and it looked

Christie Brinkley is speaking out about a controversial news article she was recently featured in.MORE: Christie Brinkley parties with Rebel Wilson and Cindy Crawford for special Super Bowl partyThe recent article online included a slew of famous women such as Salma Hayek and Sharon Stone, and its headline read: "32 Celebrities Who Are Over 50 and Absolutely Prove That Yes, Being Older is Attractive."The star took to Instagram to share a lengthy statement about how the media tends to categorize women after they've reached a certain age.WATCH: Christie dances ahead of exciting appearanceMORE: Christie Brinkley takes fans by complete surprise with latest celebratory pictureHer statement about ageism in Hollywood started off with: "I saw this article this morning and my first thought was these women don't have anything to prove they're just living their best life…but then I thought again about ageism in America and some of the ways that we are constantly being categorized because of our age."While the article was written with positive intentions and said of the women: "not getting older, just getting better," stating that aging is not a bad thing, Christie insisted that common phrases such as aging gracefully "should not be about one's looks but about the attitude and energy one offers the world."A post shared by Christie Brinkley (@christiebrinkley)The star's powerful statementFans and celebrities alike flooded the model's comment section with support, commending her for taking a stance. Stylist Anita Patrickson wrote: "As always you continue to inspire me.

Nightbirde, who appeared on season 16 of America’s Got Talent, died after a long battle with cancer. She was 31.

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The Royal Highland Centre has been announced as the venue for the newest addition to Scotland’s festival calendar - Connect Music Festiva l, which will take place this summer.

Find out which role Dove Cameron had not heard of before taking it on! – Just Jared Jr Find out why everyone is talking about Kim Kardashian today – Celebitchy Guess who is pregnant! – Popsugar This couple is still together, despite not being photographed in months! – Just Jared Jr

THE One Show will have a new line-up this week after Jermaine Jenas was ruled out with Covid. Viewers were expecting to see him on the show today but were greeted instead by Lauren Laverne and Angellica Bell.

LYDIA Bright really went all out for her daughter Loretta's 2nd birthday party. The proud mum-of-one made sure her little girl had the best day ever and treated her to an incredible celebration, which included real life farm animals.

Jane ‘Nightbirde’ Marczewski was one of the most inspiring contestants on all of America’s Got Talent. The musician bravely shared her cancer story on the show, which she competed on during season 16.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix co-CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, an independent film producer, are personally donating $10 million to Tougaloo College, a historically Black college and university in Mississippi, and the school’s partnership with Brown University.Of the total, $5 million will fund scholarships at Tougaloo, in Jackson, Miss., and $5 million will establish the Brown-Tougaloo Partnership Scholarship Fund at Brown, which is located in Providence, R.I. The gift is the largest ever to the Brown-Tougaloo Partnership, which began in 1964 during the civil rights movement, and has connected more than 760 students, faculty and staff from both institutions through academic exchanges, fellowships, research projects and other initiatives.

J. Kim Murphy Britney Spears has landed a record-breaking publishing deal for a tell-all memoir, Variety has confirmed with a source close to Spears.Publishing house Simon & Schuster and Spears have secured a deal for the pop star’s memoir. The book will provide Spears’ accounts of and commentary on her rise to fame, her music career and her relationship with her family.Deal terms were not revealed, but an individual familiar with Spears tells Variety the deal is “record-breaking.” Page Six reports that the agreement is worth as much as $15 million and that Simon & Schuster reportedly emerged victorious after a bidding war involving multiple other publishers.Variety has reached out to Simon & Schuster for comment.

William Earl The nascent XFL football league, now owned by superstar Dwayne Johnson, has set an R&D partnership with the NFL that is designed to “expand the game of football.”Johnson and business partner Dany Garcia aim to open XFL training camps in January of next year. The partnership with the NFL does not involve games or teams specifically but is an agreement to work together in studying the game of football and collaborating on “forward-thinking physical and mental fitness programs for players,” per a joint press release issued Monday.“We are extremely pleased to collaborate with the NFL in these important areas,” said Garcia, who is XFL co-owner and chairwoman.

Former EastEnders actor Jack Derges announced the birth of his second child and revealed an interesting choice of name too. The soap star, who played Andy Flynn on the BBC soap, shared an adorable snap of his newborn baby boy on Instagram and fans of the actor flocked to the comments to congratulate him and his partner. The 34 year old is engaged to dance academy founder Yasmin Alamiri and the star shared the happy news and introduced baby Raffi into the world.

Maura Higgins has been spotted looking gorgeous in a cut-out dress for London Fashion Week after hitting back at fans for calling her "too skinny".The 31 year old, who recently denied romance rumours between herself and radio presenter Roman Kemp, appeared in her element as she made her way out of the Oh Polly fashion event on 19 February evening. Former Love Islander Maura put on a revealing display as she donned a black mini cut-out number that showed off her washboard abs and slim waist. She paired the outfit with some knee-high black satin boots and a crocodile patterned purse that she held on to with a silver chain.

The Color Purple, and the glitzy “Anything Goes” opening of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorSteven Spielberg has a simple reason for why he made sure Latino characters were played by Latino actors in his “West Side Story” adaptation.“This is the way to do it,” the director said Tuesday at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. “This is the way we are in this world.

West Side Story is hitting theaters this weekend, and critics are weighing in about the highly anticipated retelling of the classic musical!

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorTom Holland is heading back into the dance studio to prepare for his role as Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic about the legendary entertainer. “I’m going to dust off the old tap shoes and go back to Pineapple Dance Studios [in London] and start taking tap lessons,” he told Variety shortly after it was announced that he will play Astaire in an Amy Pascal-produced film.The movie certainly won’t be the first time Holland has shown off his dance skills.

Meeting the man behind the music was a dream come true for the cast of “West Side Story”.

Rachel Zegler completely stuns at the premiere of West Side Story held at El Capitan Theatre on Tuesday night (December 7) in Los Angeles.

The cast of West Side Story share a big laugh during their Town Hall appearance with Jess Cagle held at the SiriusXM Studios on Monday (December 6) in Los Angeles.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”Talk about a warm welcome. Brian d’Arcy James tells me that Steven Spielberg surprised him during his first day of shooting on the much-buzzed-about “West Side Story” remake.

Stephen Sondheim, died at age 91.At Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, the film’s stars such as Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, Mike Faist, David Alvarez and Rita Moreno walked the red carpet in black tuxedos and muted dresses, making onlookers wonder if outfits were changed at the last minute out of respect for the “Sweeney Todd” and “Into The Woods” composer.“West Side Story” is, after all, a famously colorful musical.Before the lights went down, director Steven Spielberg movingly paid tribute to Sondheim in a long and detailed speech.“His amazing work for ‘West Side Story’ [in 1957] first put him on the map, and launched a career that would completely redraw that map, reinvent the musical and theater and create a body of

J. Kim Murphy administratorThe first reactions to 20th Century Studios’ “West Side Story” are beginning to pour in following the film’s premiere in New York City on Monday evening.

The cast of West Side Story is celebrating at the NYC premiere!