Annie Live! thrills audience with Celina Smith, 12, dazzling in title role of legendary Broadway hit

Motsi Mabuse has expressed her fear for her Ukrainian husband’s parents, saying they are not able to reach the Polish border following Russia’s invasion of the country.She’s married to fellow dancer, Evgenij Voznyuk, and said she had spoken to her mother-in-law on the phone.‘It’s heartbreaking hearing my mother in law crying this morning , afraid and there absolutely nothing we can do.

Peter Dinklage put in a joint appearance with his wife Erica Schmidt on the red carpet at a screening of their new movie musical Cyrano in New York City on Wednesday.The Game Of Thrones actor, 52, takes the lead role of Cyrano de Bergerac in this musical retelling of the famous tale, immortalised by Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play.Erica wrote the film’s screenplay from her own stage adaptation, in which Peter also played the central part Off-Broadway in 2019.Peter wore a smart three-piece suit for the occasion, with grey boots and a bright purple tie, with the top button on his white shirt rakishly undone.His 46-year-old wife looked chic in a flowing black velvet dress with puff sleeves from The Vampire’s Wife, which she accessorised with dangling silver earrings, wearing her auburn hair in a loose up-do.The pair married in 2005 and share two children – born in 2011 and 2017 – whose identities they keep private.They were joined at the event by Peter’s leading lady Haley Bennett, who plays Roxanne, the secret object of Cyrano’s affections.The Devil All the Time actress stunned in a black bustier dress with embellished side panel, which she paired with a dainty red handbag and baby blue and black heels.Kelvin Harrison Jr, who plays Christian, the new cadet who Cyrano helps to woo Roxanne through love letters that he writes – being too self-conscious to court her himself – opted or a pale yellow jumper and smart blue slacks, while director Joe Wright dressed all in black.Peter, who has been a vocal critic of Disney’s Snow White live-action remake, which he branded ‘backwards’, revealed that he had to beg his wife for the role of Cyrano as it wasn’t intended for him at the outset.Calling it ‘very personal’ for him, the actor

Ukraine to film a documentary on the Russian invasion. The director has been filming a documentary about Russian aggression in the country and was last seen there in November 2021.Amid the invasion, he has now returned and was pictured in the front row of the briefing among reporters, wearing sunglasses as he listened intently.The Ukrainian government has expressed its gratitude for the project.

to nab every vote but one when she faced off against her ally, Todrick Hall, in the finals.«I was very surprised. I thought it was gonna be four and four. I was just trying to predict how I thought everybody was gonna vote,» Tate told ET.

Kim Kardashian has requested to be made single and officially end her marriage to Kanye West in new documents, it has been claimed.The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star initially filed for divorce last February, and has since moved on from their romance with Pete Davidson.In new paperwork, obtained by TMZ, the mom-of-four has asked for a judge to grant their divorce, claiming that the rapper’s recent Instagram posts about their marriage, and her new relationship, have caused ‘emotional distress’.‘I very much desire to be divorced,’ she reportedly stated in the documents, telling the judge that she has asked her ex to keep matters regarding their split private, but he ‘has not done so’.‘Kanye has been putting a lot of misinformation regarding our private matters and co-parenting on social media which has created emotional distress.’She also described his previous filing – in which he is thought to have requested that she gives up any martial privileges with future spouses regarding custody of their four children – as ‘unprecedented’, accusing him of ‘preventing or making it difficult for her to remarry’.The outlet reports she continued: ‘While I wish our marriage would have succeeded, I have come to the realization that there is no way to repair our marriage.

ID magazine, the pink-haired teenager – who was 16 when the shoot took place – can be seen posing without a top, and his trousers by his ankles. To promote his burgeoning music career.While I’m hardly the harbinger of what is high style or fashionable these days (the fact I say ‘high style’ probably gives that away), I can understand the uproar to the photographs.

Prince Charles, 73, is first in the line of succession for the British throne when his mother Queen Elizabeth, 95, passes away. After Charles, he’ll eventually be succeeded by his son Prince William, 39. Someday, Charles’ eldest grandson Prince George, 8, will eventually take the throne. The Prince of Wales has been with his wife Camilla Parker Bowles, 74, for 17 years, and while they have no children together, Charles had two sons from his first marriage to Princess Diana. Both William and his younger son Prince Harry, 37, have given Charles five grandkids. Find out more about all of his grandkids here!

The One Show alongside Tyler Perry. BBC viewers were outraged at the content of Brendan’s jokes, which they branded “racist”.Brendan admitted it is “easy to understand” people can be offended over some of his jokes, but that people are welcome to change the channel.He told The Daily Star: "It’s easy to understand that some people do get offended by things but that is why there is a remote control for the TV and that is why the cinema door swings both ways."Personally, I feel if you are not offending somebody we are not doing our job."Tyler also weighed in on the controversy, explaining that his comedy also focused on discussing “serious subjects”.He said: “There is somebody saying 'You can’t say this or that'."I wanted to make something that will make us laugh but also address serious subjects."The row erupted on Tuesday as the comedy pair chatted to The One Show presenters Lauren Laverne and Harry Judd about their new Netflix comedy A Madea Homecoming.As the conversation came to an end, Brendan made a joke about his co-star’s “colour”, sparking backlash from viewers.Lauren asked Brendan if in the future he would invite Tyler as a guest star on his BBC comedy show Mrs Brown’s Boys.“I don’t know if we could afford him, he’s very expensive,” Brendan began.Tyler chimed in: “Please answer that.

2022 All-Star Game and its surrounding festivities bringing figures from sports and entertainment alike to Cleveland, events, and premieres for A Madea Homecoming bringing actors and socialites to LA, and a red carpet world premiere for The Batman and London Fashion Week (and of course, it’s afterparties) drawing others across the pond. Take a look at how some of your faves closed out February.

Kanye West is bringing his new album to life, with the help of a few superstar friends.

More details are coming to light about Bob Saget's death as investigators in Florida have theorized what might have happened in his final hours. The "Full House" alum died from head trauma, a statement from Saget's family and the Orange Country Medical Examiner's office previously revealed.The comedian was found dead in his Orlando hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton on Jan. 9, 2022, just hours after posting on Twitter about a show he had performed in Jacksonville.

Dish Network, which is in the midst of a years-long shift from satellite pay-TV operator to wireless provider, met Wall Street expectations in the fourth quarter.

Twice-Oscar-nominated producer Monica Hellstrøm and her partner at Copenhagen-based Final Cut For Real, Simon Lereng Wilmont, have helped to evacuate the protagonists of one of their films, The Distant Barking of Dogs, from a war-torn area of eastern Ukraine.

Celina Smith nailed her performance as Annie during NBC’s “Annie Live!” on Thursday.

The soundtrack for Annie Live! has just been released!

aired Thursday, and fans took to social media to share their love for the hotly anticipated TV production.While live TV productions of Broadway musicals have something of a shaky reputation — with the oft-maligned and getting a lot of criticism at the time — it seems has managed to truly delight viewers.Starring newcomer Celina Smith in the title role, the production featured the theatrical talents of Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan, Nicole Scherzinger as Grace, Tituss Burgess as Rooster Hannigan and Harry Connick Jr.

Annie Live! is NBC’s 10th annual telecast of a Broadway musical (following The Wiz!, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Rent Live!). The show has gone through a variety of adaptations. First, the 2014 Annie film starring Quvenzhané Wallis and now Annie Live! starring Celina Smith in the titular role. So how does it stack up among the rest? Well, it’s somewhere in the middle with several positive elements and equally negative ones. 

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticNBC’s holiday-season live-musical franchise is so proudly square that it’s surprising it took this long for them to get to “Annie.”The recent tradition, launched by the producers Neil Meron and the late Craig Zadan, of ceding a night of network primetime to a scrappy, let’s-put-on-a-show broadcast seems to have found its perfect match in “Annie.” The family-oriented musical has never had the remotest claim on coolness.

Annie Live! is airing right now on NBC and the show kicked off with an incredible performance from newcomer Celina Smith!

NBC’s Annie Live! production is happening TONIGHT (December 2) and we can’t wait to watch newcomer Celina Smith take on the iconic role.

Annie Live! is set to premiere tonight on NBC, and we have the full list of stars and performers you’ll see taking the stage!