‘Company’ Broadway Review: Marianne Elliott’s Exquisite Production Is The Sondheim Tribute We Need

Ciara shows off a little leg action while arriving for hosting duties for the 2022 Billboard Women in Music event at YouTube Theater on Wednesday night (March 2) in Inglewood, Calif.

Matthew McConaughey is addressing the rumors about his hair.

Manchester United will be aiming to put the disappointment of Saturday's goalless draw with Watford behind them when they face cross-city rivals Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Naman Ramachandran Radhika Madan, star of 2018 Toronto winner “The Man Who Feels No Pain,” will play the lead in acclaimed Indian filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria’s “Sanaa.” The film, a social drama, follows a headstrong and ambitious girl who is raging against an internal battle that is rooted in unhealed trauma.Saria is writing, directing and producing via his Four Line Entertainment outfit. Saria said: “I’ve always believed in making films that are ambitious in quality and rich in story and messaging. I’ve nurtured this dream for seven years and I couldn’t be more excited that Radhika Madan agreed to bring my titular character to life.

Katherine Kelly Lang is looking back at her time on . The soap star spoke to ET's Matt Cohen about the show's 35th anniversary and all the on-screen weddings she's had since joining the show 35 years ago.«I want to say 12,» Lang said before Cohen informed her of her 21 trips down the aisle. «21? I'm going to close my ears.»While the number is still a bit fuzzy, Lang has fond memories of her character Brooke Logan's first wedding on the show.«I still remember the first wedding that I had to Ridge on the beach, riding a horse down,» she shared.

The only Oscar-nominated documentary without a distributor has finally found a home.

winter spell on one day next week, according to weather forecasts.Data from independent forecaster WX Charts shows temperatures diving to chilly lows of -4C to -5C in Scotland, northern England and Wales next Thursday (March 10).Snow will also sweep in from the North Sea to Northern Ireland, Scotland and the north of England overnight on Wednesday March 9, with the heaviest falls of 2cm per hour anticipated just south of the Anglo-Scottish border.A second wave of the white stuff in the early hours of Friday will also catch some parts of southeast England and East Anglia.It comes as milder conditions at the weekend are expected to be replaced by another period of unsettled weather as the week progresses. The Met Office's long range weather forecast for Monday March 7 to Wednesday March 16 reads: "As we move through the period there will be an increasing likelihood of spells of rain, potentially preceded by snow, arriving from the west."Winds will likely strengthen through midweek with an increasing likelihood of coastal gales.

Billie Faiers have revealed that they were left very red-faced after being rejected from entering a swanky restaurant.The former TOWIE stars were unimpressed after they booked a table at a posh restaurant but were unable to dine at the venue - which they later named and shamed - as they were late.Pregnant Sam, 31, and Billie, 32, said they were out in London to celebrate their mum Suzie's 53rd birthday at the Sexy Fish restaurant. The sisters shared the details about their meal on the latest episode of their podcast The Same & Billie Show.Sam said that the management had a "terrible attitude" when they asked for another table after sitting at the bar for nearly an hour as they were late for their original booking.Telling how the hostess at the door informed them their table was no longer available, Sam recalled being told: "Umm there is a 15 minute grace period.

Spotify has shuttered its Moscow office in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and will restrict the discoverability of content owned and operated by Russian state-affiliated media.“We are deeply shocked and saddened by the unprovoked attack on Ukraine,” a Spotify spokesperson said in a statement.“Our first priority over the past week has been the safety of our employees and to ensure that Spotify continues to serve as an important source of global and regional news at a time when access to information is more important than ever.”Confirming its Moscow office would be closed “indefinitely”, the streaming platform said they were “providing individual support to our personnel” in Moscow, as well as their “global community of Ukrainian employees”.In addition to restricting the discoverability of Russian state-affiliated media, the platform has also removed all content from Kremlin-backed outlets RT and Sputnik that was hosted on Spotify in the European Union and other markets. Additionally, it has launched a guide on the platform that directs users to localised “trusted news” sources.Spotify has stopped short of shutting off access for their Russian users, however, saying they believe it’s “critically important to try to keep our service operational in Russia to allow for the global flow of information”.“We are exploring additional steps that we can take and will continue to do what is in the best interest of our employees and our listeners,” the statement concluded.Ukraine has been under attack since last Thursday (February 24), when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in the neighbouring country.

Ghost have unveiled, ‘Twenties’, the latest cut off their upcoming album, ‘Impera’.Released on Thursday (March 3), the single offers listeners a new look into the Swedish metal outfit’s growth, as they meld together chugging guitar riffs with a reggaeton beat and dramatic orchestral instruments.Listen to ‘Twenties’ below.In a recent interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Ghost founder and vocalist Tobias Forge shared that the song was inspired by a Brazilian performance that he had seen on TV years ago that featured aggressive vocals over a reggaeton melody.“It was one of the most musically aggressive things I’ve ever seen. I come from death metal, black metal, punk, where we’re obviously thriving on the idea of being violent – but this was sort of like a party,” Forge explained.A post shared by The Band Ghost (@thebandghost)“Of course, I had heard that rhythm before, but I thought ‘That sounds like a fun way to write an aggressive song that I’ve never really heard’”.‘Twenties’ serves as the third official preview of the band’s upcoming fifth album, ‘Impera’, which is due to release on March 11.

Kelly Clarkson has debuted a rock cover of Ed Sheeran’s pop hit ‘Shivers’ on the ‘Kellyoke’ segment of her TV show.Clarkson has made it customary to perform a cover version of a song requested by her audience to open The Kelly Clarkson Show. For the March 1 edition of the show, the Grammy winner took on Sheeran’s acoustic-guitar led tune, giving it a rock facelift with driving guitars and flashing red lights.Watch Kelly Clarkson perform her version of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shivers’ below.Clarkson has previously covered Sharon Van Etten’s ‘The End Of The World’, Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind’, My Chemical Romance’s ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’, and Radiohead’s ‘Karma Police’ among others for the segment, most recently delivering a moving cover of George Michael’s ‘Faith’.

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

Michael Appler Patti LuPone took her seat on the stage of the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre and readied herself, drenched in jewels and a flowing fur coat, for “The Ladies Who Lunch,” the famous Act II showstopper in “Company.” It was opening night, and Stephen Sondheim wasn’t in the audience.Over the past two weeks, what was a celebrated reimagination of Sondheim’s first great musical, written in collaboration with the English director Marianne Elliott and starring Katrina Lenk as Bobbie, had become something entirely different — a living, breathing memorial to its creator, saddled with the responsibility of being the first Sondheim musical, blessed by the composer and lyricist, to open on Broadway after his death.

who died last month, is the best musical about New York City ever written.2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Bernard B.

Naveen Kumar Half a century has passed since Stephen Sondheim and George Furth first dazzled Broadway with “Company,” their tartly astute 1970 musical about a single Manhattanite dogged by coupled friends to meet a mate. But director Marianne Elliott’s sensational new revival strikes like a lightning bolt, surging with fresh electricity and burnishing its creators’ legacy with an irresistible sheen.It’s silly and sophisticated, intimate and in-tune with the currents of modern life, brilliantly conceived and funny as hell.

, one thing everyone knew he would need is an amazing cast.A story told in 1950s New York City, the beloved musical explores a rivalry between two street gangs, the white Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks, and the turmoil that ensues when a forbidden romance between a former Jet and the sister of a Shark sparks new conflict between the warring factions.The 1961 adaptation of directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and featuring the legendary music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, is one of the most revered movie musicals of all time.

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

Gordon Cox Theater EditorThe cast of the new Broadway revival of “Company” was in the middle of a two-show Friday on Thanksgiving weekend when they heard the news that the musical’s legendary composer, Stephen Sondheim, had died at the age of 91.Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:Because the “Company” ensemble had worked with and gotten to know Sondheim — he had been at the production’s first preview just a few days before — the show’s Tony-winning director, Marianne Elliott (“War Horse,” “Angels in America”), wanted to make sure she was the one to tell them the news.

recent death of Stephen Sondheim, a letter he wrote Team America: World Police and South Park co-creator Trey Parker has emerged.The Broadway legend, who was well known for musical classics such as West Side Story and Sweeney Todd, passed away last month aged 91.Following the news, the official account for The Book Of Mormon has posted a letter that Sondheim wrote to Parker, revealing he voted for their 2004 comedy Team America for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.“I would have written you sooner, but I’ve had trouble finding your address,” he began. “I hope this reaches you, because it’s another fan letter.

Patti LuPone will miss this weekend’s performances of Broadway’s Company due to a non-Covid-related illness.

died on November 26, in his home in Connecticut. He was 91.