Sony Music Masterworks Acquires 50% Of Broadway’s ‘Slave Play’ Production Company Seaview

Michelle Obama took a walk down memory lane on Thursday with an emotional Instagram post which sparked a huge reaction from fans. The former First Lady of the United States of America posted a photo of herself and her husband, Barack Obama, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia. MORE: How Barack and Michelle Obama dealt with daughter's very difficult health diagnosisIn the throwback image, the family were wrapped up against the cold and beaming for the cameras. WATCH: Michelle Obama opens up about life without daughters Malia and SashaShe explained the reason behind the photo in her post, which had fans commenting with strings of hearts and crying emojis. "I'll never forget the day that Barack announced his candidacy for president in Springfield," she wrote. "February 10, 2007 was bitter cold — about 12 degrees.

Cardiff -based couple Joanna Quinn and Les Mills. READ MORE: Drink driver, 19, smashes into home on Christmas Day just weeks after passing tes t But providing Beryl's voice is veteran Swansea actress Menna Trussler, on what was her very last job before retiring.

Kim Kardashian 'fought against' her all-black, face covering outfit worn at the Met Gala 2021. Although the star is known for pushing sartorial boundaries, she explains why the look was one step too far for her. Kim Kardashian's Met Gala look split opinion, with some suggesting that the face-covering outfit was 'a bad dream.

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Article updated on 10/02/2022: Following the release of Lily James' latest biographic series Pam & Tommy, the 32-year-old actor has continued to address issues surrounding privacy. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the actor said: 'Women in the public eye at some point experience some sort of difficult situation in that relationship between privacy and your life being in the tabloids. ' In the miniseries James plays Baywatch star Pamela Anderson in a story which explores the American actor's sex tape with her ex husband Tommy Lee.

Parallel Mother and Bardem was nominated for portraying Cuban Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos. Javier Bardem and Cruz, who have been married since 2010Bardem’s casting was widely criticized — many felt Arnaz should’ve been played by a Latinx, ideally Cuban, actor. Bardem responded by stating, “We should all start not allowing anybody to play Hamlet unless they were born in Denmark.

luxury California home is reported to have been overtaken by a foul smell. The Sussexes' neighbours have been left "disgusted" by a stench across their house in Los Angeles. Harry and Meghan, aged 37 and 40 respectively, moved to the United States from United Kingdom two years ago.

Chris Young leads the list of nominees for the 2022 American Country Music (ACM) Awards, with seven nods in total. The 36-year-old singer is up for various accolades at the annual awards ceremony, including Album of the Year for 'Famous Friends' and Single of the Year for his collaboration with Kane Brown. Walker Hayes, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton each received five nominations in total, with Miranda making ACM history as she received her 16th consecutive nod for the Female Artist of the Year award.

Zendaya has officially reached the London’s Madame Tussauds level of fame! But the first look at her wax figure has us wondering if the folks who make these things have any idea who she is…

Video: Britney Spears 'blessed and grateful' as she celebrates 40th birthday (The Independent)Demi Lovato interviewThe Call - Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show official trailerKelly Clarkson ‘stuns’ fans by performing a cover of The Weeknd’s Take My BreathBritney Spears former stylist speaks outside courtCovid restrictions may be ‘substantially’ reduced next week, Javid saysAriana Grande cries as she performs in Mac Miller's hometownLord of the Rings cast reunite on ZoomCeline Dion nails her musical impressions on Jimmy FallonKanye West explains why he bought house opposite Kim KardashianElvis Costello performs 'Oliver's Army' at Glastonbury, 2013Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy | TrailerJefferson Airplane performing at Woodstock in 1969Britney Spears unfollows Jamie Lynn Spears on InstagramGirls Aloud stars pay tribute to bandmate Sarah HardingRihanna given ambassador role for native BarbadosFrank Ocean launching luxury brand"Congratulations @therealeve and welcome to the world precious Wilde, play dates please," wrote Naomi Campbell, who welcomed a baby girl last May, while costume designer June Ambrose added, "Ohhhhhh my heart just exploded #congrats eve! So happy for you both! Congrats. "Eve revealed her pregnancy in an Instagram post last October.

Article updated on 10/02/2022: Following Kim Kardashian's recent revelation that she had finally passed the 'baby bar' law exam after three failed attempts, the aspiring lawyer has shared an image of her personalised stationery. The entrepreneur has shared a photo on her Instagram Story of her view of a Zoom call, an open textbook and writing pads personalised with the phrase 'Kim is my lawyer' on the stop of each page. The mother-of-four's accompanying caption read 'and so it begins again', complete with the hashtag #lawschool.

Gallery: Meeting idols, honeymoon tips and plenty of pups - this week's celebrity Instagram posts of the week! (BANG Showbiz)The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star also can't wait to meet Kim's new boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson. She shared: "He hasn't been at any function that I've been at. And she goes, 'Oh my God! You'll love him! We have to go to dinner!' So anyway that's going to happen pretty soon.

grievances about custody and childrearing on Instagram, only to later delete them. The couple are parents to four children: North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2. They married in a lavish May 2014 ceremony in Florence, Italy; Kardashian West filed for divorce in February 2021.

Christine Grahame is SNP MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale

Gallery: BOO! Celebs share their seriously spooky encounters with ghosts (BANG Showbiz)"(Eric) calls me back, and meanwhile I'm in the throes, talking to my mom or whatever. He was like, 'Jesse just. .

Meeting the family — almost. Caitlyn Jenner has yet to cross paths with Kim Kardashian‘s boyfriend, Pete Davidson, but she knows the couple are “very happy” together.

A new outlook! Less than one month after confirming her split from Riley Christian, Maurissa Gunn is navigating her new normal.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticUPDATED with timeline: The 73rd annual DGA Awards, which will take place on April 10, 2021 much later than usual because of the coronavirus pandemic that has pushed back the annual awards season, has unveiled its key dates and timelines for its 2021 edition.It comes after the Directors Guild settled on the ceremony’s 2021 date back in July.For the Television, Commercial, and Documentary categories, nominees will be announced on March 8, the guild’s awards arm said Monday, with Theatrical Feature Film and First-Time Feature Film noms to be revealed the next day.Here’s the full timeline, per the DGA today: THEATRICAL FEATURE FILMFilms produced under the DGA Basic Agreement with a planned, scheduled,

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSandy Dvore, the Emmy-winning graphic artist whose whose opening credit designs for such programs as The Young and the Restless, The Partridge Family and The Waltons are among TV’s most recognizable images, died Nov. 20 after a recent diagnosis of bone cancer.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticDespite what you may have read, The Right Girl is not a musical about Harvey Weinstein. Then again, having been created by one of the first women to speak out against the rapist, it’s not not a musical about Harvey Weinstein.Had Broadway not gone dark with the coronavirus pandemic last March, audiences might already be deciding for themselves how much Weinstein there is in the musical’s villain, and how much is Cosby or Lauer or any of the dozen or so famous men melded into the fictional predator The Right Girl calls Paul.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRobert Garland, a Hollywood screenwriter who began his writing career with episodes of such popular sitcoms as That Girl and Sanford and Son before going on to write the big-screen hits The Electric Horseman and No Way Out, died Nov. 21 in Baltimore.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSony Music Masterworks, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, has acquired a 50% stake in Seaview, the production company behind such Tony nominated shows as “Slave Play” and “Sea Wall/ A Life.” Seaview is headed by producer and entrepreneur Greg Nobile. As part of the deal, Masterworks will help Seaview develop a range of new theatrical productions as well as support Seaview in launching new verticals in film, television, and podcasting in the upcoming year.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA wrongful death lawsuit was filed today in Ventura County Court on behalf of the four-year-old son of drowning victim Naya Rivera, claiming the county failed to adequately warn swimmers of the dangers at Lake Piru.The suit comes four months after the July 8 death of the Glee actress, who was swimming in Ventura County’s Lake Piru with her son, Josey, when the incident occurred. The boy was able to climb back onto the rented boat.The suit, which also names as defendants United Water Conservation District as well as Parks and Recreation Management (PMC), was filed by Josey’s father Ryan Dorsey, along with Naya Rivera’s estate and business manager.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEncores!, the acclaimed series of concert-style theatrical productions founded to rediscover overlooked Broadway gems of years past, announced plans to stage Into The Woods, the beloved Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical that is anything but overlooked.Into The Woods, which has been staged, revived and filmed many times over (including the 2014 feature film starring Meryl Streep and James Corden), will be the first of a new Encores! mission to celebrate iconic American musicals, the New York City Center announced today.No production timeline or target opening was announced; the city’s theater venues remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticTina Fey will host NBC’s One Night Only: The Best of Broadway, a two-hour special on Dec.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: Dylan McDermott and Phylicia Rashad will headline a streaming performance of the Tennessee Williams classic The Night of the Iguana, directed by Emily Mann and benefitting the Actors Fund.A presentation of La Femme Theatre Productions, the pre-recorded performance will stream December 2-6 and feature McDermott as Reverand Shannon and Rashad as Maxine. Also in the cast are Roberta Maxwell as Miss Fellowes, Austin Pendleton as Nonno, and Jean Lichty as Hannah, with Keith Randolph Smith, Carmen Berkeley, Eliud Kauffman, Julio Macias, Stephanie Schmiderer, Bradley James Tejeda and John Hans Tester.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThoughts of a Colored Man, the critically lauded new play by Keenan Scott II and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, will open on Broadway during the upcoming season, producers announced today.The play, which had its world premiere at Syracuse Stage last year, will be staged on Broadway at a Shubert Organization theater to be announced.Broadway will remain under the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown at least until June.Unfolding during the course of a single day in Brooklyn, Thoughts of a Colored Man chronicles the lives of seven Black men as they confront and discuss any number of issues facing their community.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticToday show cohost and weatherman Al Roker plans to be back on the NBC morning show next Monday, he told viewers today while also sharing news that his prognosis after last week’s prostate surgery is “excellent.”The 66-year-old Roker underwent the five-hour surgery Nov. 9 to remove his prostate and surrounding tissue and lymph nodes at New York City’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.Providing an update on his health in an appearance on this morning on Today – watch it below – Roker said, “It was this great relief.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Roundabout Theatre Company says it will resume production in Fall 2021 with two much anticipated shows – the COVID-delayed Jeanine Tesori/Tony Kushner musical Caroline, Or Change and Alice Childress’ Trouble In Mind. The planned musical revival of 1776 will now begin performances in Spring 2022.The nonprofit theater company does not have a date for its postponed production of Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles starring Debra Messing.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Broadway premieres of Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Lackawanna Blues and Paula Vogel’s How I Learned To Drive have been set for 2022 and 2021, respectively, with producers at the Manhattan Theatre Club expressing “hopes high that we will be able to return to live theatre.”The nonprofit MTC announced the target openings today, along with plans to present an Off Broadway production of Simon Stephens’ Morning Sun starring Edie Falco and the American premiere of Anchuli Felicia King’s Golden Shield.MTC artistic director Lynne Meadow said, “With hopes high that we will be able to return to live theatre, we have created a season of diverse and exciting Broadway and Off Broadway premieres and we are honored

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticTony Award-nominated actor Chad Kimball, among Broadway’s first wave of performers to contract the coronavirus last spring, is finding little support among his Broadway colleagues after he pledged to “respectfully disobey” Washington State COVID-19 guidelines limiting religious services and participation.Kimball, a Seattle native, star of the hit, now-suspended, Broadway musical Come From Away and Tony-nominated for his performance in 2011’s Memphis, tweeted his opposition to Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s newly announced wide-ranging anti-COVID restrictions that, among other measures, limit religious services to 25% indoor occupancy or no more than 200 people, with face coverings required at all

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticPete Wright, the 54-year-old Broadway stagehand who fell to his death last Thursday from a ladder on the fly floor above the Winter Garden Theater stage, is being remembered as “a force of nature, often doing the work of three men when he ran load ins and load outs” of theatrical sets.In an online tribute posted by friend and coworker Dylan Foley, Wright was called a “legendary flyman” and mechanic with “a dry wit, an unstoppable work ethic and a trademarked grin.”“If you asked for something from Pete,” Foley wrote on Facebook and his New York Stagehand Glossary blog, “his line was, ‘For you, the grid’s the limit.’ He was completely fearless in how he lived his life as a stagehand.” Wright also was

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSteppenwolf’s Broadway production of Tracy Letts’ The Minutes is exiting the Cort Theatre, its pre-COVID home, with plans to re-open in 2022 at another Broadway venue.The move signals yet another way the pandemic shutdown has impacted Broadway’s shuffle of theater tenants and reopening schedules.The Minutes, a political comedy directed by Anna D. Shapiro and starring Ian Barford, Blair Brown, Cliff Chamberlain, K.

Taylor Swift’s actor boyfriend Joe Alwyn is relaxed about her fame.The singer has been linked to many A-list stars including Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, Calvin Harris, and Tom Hiddleston but, speaking with superstar Paul McCartney for Rolling Stone magazine, she admits he “absolutely” understands her lifestyle.Discussing her song Peace, taken from her 2020 album Folklore, she shared the tune is “rooted in my personal life,” explaining: “I know you have done a really excellent job of this in your personal life: carving out a human life within a public life, and how scary that can be when you do fall in love and you meet someone, especially if you’ve met someone who has a very grounded, normal way of living.“I, oftentimes, in

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: “You thought you knew Scrooge,” an ominous voice intones. “You don’t know this Scrooge.” So get acquainted with Estella Scrooge, the upcoming world premiere streaming musical with a heavy-hitting Broadway pedigree.This first-look trailer (watch it above) features Betsy Wolfe (Waitress) singing the show’s “Never Look Down” as clips and characters from the cleverly filmed production take us through this new musical spin on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.