Broadway Producer John Gore Organization Lays Off Dozens Of Employees Due To COVID Shutdown

Stacey Solomon, 32, has taken to Instagram to share a picture from her first swim with her daughter Rose, with the Loose Women panellist being met with floods of messages gushing over the star.Stacey posted a picture of herself in a bikini, while opening up about her "insecurities".Stacey stunned as she held a smiling Rose up next to her at the corner of a swimming pool.The TV personality beamed in a black bikini, as she spread body positivity to her five million followers.Stacey styled her red tresses in a waved look, and wore a gold necklace.She captioned the post: "Rose's first swim, she loved it so much.A post shared by Stacey Solomon (@staceysolomon)"Although there were definitely moments when it looked like she wasn’t too pleased with the water the way she was splashing it."I forgot how magical those first swims are, even though it feels like yesterday we were taking Rex for his first swim now he’s cannon balling in."Stacey then took to her post to share a body positive message to her followers, explaining why she posted the picture.She penned: "P.S I had a little moment getting ready for swimming where I felt a little bit insecure."Then I remembered how grateful I am that my body has grown the love of my life."For anyone else who hears that mean little voice from time to time."Tell it to get lost and be quiet because it’s lying.Stacey continued: "You’re so beautiful and your body is incredible."No matter what some of the things we see will lead us to believe."Friends and fans alike flooded the comments to thank Stacey for her candid post and compliment the star.Taliamar said: "Omg you two are just so adorable and I can’t even imagine being insecure when you’re that bloody beautiful!!!!" (sic)Kathylouisecw added:

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticR. Kelly’s manager Donnell Russell has been charged in New York with threatening to shoot up a Manhattan screening room that was showing the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSara Haines, a former co-host of ABC’s The View, could soon be former no more. Sources say that Haines is in talks to return to the daytime talk show, where she’d take the seat left vacant by Abby Huntsman.Haines was a View co-host from for two seasons – 2016-17 and 2017-18 – but left to join a third hour of ABC News’ Good Morning America with Michael Strahan.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticWalt Disney World has established free, on-site coronavirus testing for employees and their families, drawing applause from Actors’ Equity Association after a two-month-long stand-off over the matter.Equity announced today that it has signed an agreement with the resort to allow union members to return to work at the Florida amusement park.“We have been consistent that testing is an important part of ensuring a safe workplace for Equity performers, and today, I’m pleased to see that Disney World has agreed,” said Kate Shindle, President of Actors’ Equity Association.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticComposer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who recently vowed to reopen London’s The Phantom of the Opera despite what the show’s producer called a “huge financial hit” from the coronavirus shutdown, has volunteered to get an experimental COVID-19 vaccine “to prove that theatres can re-open safely.”“I am excited that tomorrow I am going to be vaccinated for the Oxford Covid 19 trial,” Webber tweeted today. “I’ll do anything to prove that theatres can re-open safely.”The Cats composer apparently was referring to the vaccine being developed by Oxford University and the drug company AstraZeneca.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticIn a Broadway first, Diana: A New Musical, the stage production about Princess Diana that went dark with the COVID shutdown just prior to its opening night, will premiere on Netflix next year before its new May 25 2021 Broadway opening.Directed by Christopher Ashley and starring Jeanna de Waal as the title character, the musical will be filmed without an audience on the stage of the Longacre Theater for the Netflix debut. Producers say they’ve been working with Actor’s Equity Association on all health and safety protocols.A Netflix airdate was not announced.The announcement was made today by producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRaymond Allen, an actor who had memorable recurring roles on classic ’70s sitcoms Sanford and Son and Good Times, died yesterday of a non-COVID respiratory illness at a long-term care facility in California. He was 91.Allen’s death was announced by his daughter, Ta Ronce Allen, on a Facebook post yesterday.The actor was best known for his Sanford and Son character of Uncle Woodrow “Woody” Anderson, brother-in-law of Redd Foxx’s Fred Sanford and long-suffering husband of LaWanda Page’s Aunt Esther.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticTony Charmoli, a leading television and Broadway choreographer and director who won three Emmy Awards from the 1950s through 1970s and worked with stars from Mitzi Gaynor and Shirley MacLaine to the costumed characters of Sid & Marty Krofft’s Lidsville and, later, Justin Timberlake and Beyonce, died August 7 at his Hollywood Hills home. He was 99.“My darling Tony, who passed away peacefully over the weekend, was a wonderful gift in my life, and in the lives of all who knew him,” Gaynor wrote in a tribute posted on Instagram.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJohn Gore Organization, the Tony-award winning production company being “Dear Evan Hansen” and “The Band’s Visit,” has laid off roughly a hundred employees. The staffers had previously been furloughed, but with Broadway’s shutdown continuing for months, the cuts have now become permanent.John Gore Organization also owns The Broadway Channel and Broadway.com, two leading sources of news on the comings-and-goings on the Great White Way.“It is with a heavy heart that we have laid off a number of previously furloughed employees,” said Lauren Reid, chief operating officer of John Gore Organization, in a statement.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRalph Fiennes has been confirmed to star in London’s Bridge Theatre production of new David Hare play Beat the Devil with a target opening night in September or October.The timeline is dependent on the UK government’s approval of a re-opening plan to allow indoor performances with strict socially distanced audiences.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticTwo of theater’s heavy-hitters are squaring off in a legal battle that could be Broadway’s biggest drama during the pandemic shutdown: Ad agency Spotco is suing producer Scott Rudin for $6.3 million the company says he owes.Rudin denies the claim, releasing the following statement from lawyer Jonathan Zavin: “The case has no merit and the defendants intend to contest it vigorously.”In a suit filed Wednesday by Spotco in New York State Court, the ad and marketing firm – one of Broadway’s most prominent since its founding in 1997 – claims Rudin has not paid for work the company provided for eight shows, including the smash To Kill a Mockingbird, the recent revival of West Side Story and the

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticGeorge and Amal Clooney have donated $100,000 to three charitable organizations providing relief for Beirut, where a massive explosion on Tuesday obliterated a city port, injured more than 5,000 people and killed at least 145.According to Unicef, the homes of 100,000 children had been damaged, many to the point of being uninhabitable.“We’re both deeply concerned for the people of Beirut and the devastation they’ve faced in the last few days,” the Clooneys said in a statement. “Three charitable organizations we’ve found are providing essential relief on the ground: the Lebanese Red Cross, Impact Lebanon, and Baytna Baytak.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticBrent Carver, a stage and screen actor who won the 1993 Tony Award for his performance in Broadway’s The Kiss of the Spider Woman, died Tuesday at his home in Cranbrook, British Columbia, his family reported to the local newspaper there. He was 68.A cause of death was not specified.“Our family is sharing news of Brent Carver’s passing on Aug 4 at home in Cranbrook, BC, his birthplace and favourite place on Earth,” read the family statement.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe View‘s Meghan McCain is most definitely returning to the ABC daytime talk show following maternity leave, and seems really sick of being asked about it.“Why does everyone ask me if I’m getting fired or quitting every 20 seconds?” McCain said in response to a viewer question on Bravo’s Watch What Happens: Live With Andy Cohen. “No other host has to deal with this BS.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticNominees for the 35th Annual Imagen Awards honoring positive portrayals of Latinos in the media were announced today, with nominated films including Dora and the Lost City of Gold and I Carry You with Me and TV programs Mayans M.C., Pose and Law & Order: SVU on the roster.See the entire list of nominees below.The Imagen Awards will be presented virtually Thursday, September 24, at 5:00 PM.“This year’s list of nominees is a far cry from four honorees 35 years ago,” said Imagen Foundation President Helen Hernandez. “The level of creativity and talent in our community is bountiful and is exemplified in this year’s list.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticMike Clark, the film critic for USA Today from 1985 until 2009, died July 31 at a Reston, Virginia, hospital from a head injury sustained in a fall at his Virginia home on July 27.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticWith her dance album Chromatica scaling the music charts since its release in May, Lady Gaga is launching a radio show devoted to the genre on Apple Music. Gaga Radio premieres Friday, August 7 at 11 am PST, with new episodes every Friday.“The last few weeks I’ve been figuring out different ways at home that I can be of service to what I would call the singular global community,” Gaga said in a statement, “one that I believe to be kind in nature, one that I believe to be very special to my heart and I believe to the hearts of many.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA Portland, Oregon, cinema center’s summer drive-in movie series has pulled a screening of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy Kindergarten Cop after some community and staff members complained that the film is out of step with local and national concerns about overpolicing.Kindergarten Cop will be replaced at the Northwest Film Center’s Cinema Unbound Drive-in Theater on August 6 with a second screening of John Lewis: Good Trouble, the new documentary about the late civil rights icon.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticPete Hamill, the Brooklyn-born journalist whose street-savvy writing style and editorial hand lent an authentic, even quintessential voice to city tabloids The New York Post and The Daily News over a 50-year-career, died today in his native borough. He was 85.His brother, the writer Denis Hamill, told The New York Times that Hamill fell at home on Saturday after returning from a dialysis treatment.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe annual New York Comedy Festival is taking a year off: The 2020 edition of the 16-year-old event has been canceled over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The next comedy fest is now set for November 8-14, 2021.“It’s during times like these when we can all use a good laugh,” said  Caroline Hirsch, founder and owner of the New York Comedy Festival and Carolines on Broadway.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Simpsons actor Harry Shearer, who gives voice to characters ranging from elderly miser Mr. Burns to the unflappable African-American physician Dr.