‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Kicks Off TIFF’s 2021 Comeback

Continuing the fairy tale. Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart and the late Cameron Boyce, among others, starred in Disney Channel’s Descendants trilogy from 2015 and 2019.

Steve Harvey has already expressed his approval for his daughter’s boyfriend, that doesn’t mean he wants a new son-in-law any time soon.On Thursday, March 3, the Family Feud host participated in a game of “Sip or Spill” during his appearance on Today with Hoda and Jenna. In this game, guests are required to answer the questions the co-hosts ask, or they can choose to take a sip of their beverage in order to plead the fifth.During his roung of the game, the 65-year-old struggled to answer whether he would approve of Michael B. Jordan asking his stepdaughter, Lori Harvey, to marry him.“Man, this is a hard one,” he replied.

Arsenal took a huge stride towards playing Champions League football next season as they beat Watford 3-2 away from home to move into the top four.It was an electric start at Vicarage Road as Martin Odegaard calmly slotted his effort past Ben Foster inside six minutes, before Cucho Hernandez equalised with an acrobatic effort just six minutes later.After assisting Odegaard, Bukayo Saka grabbed a goal of his own with a fantastic strike that ended a move of his own making, as he won back the ball before being set up by Alexandre Lacazette.Lacazette was again the provider but this time for Gabriel Martinelli shortly after the break, as Arsenal continued to look dangerous on every attack.But Watford did grab a late consolation through former Tottenham star Moussa Sissoko to make the end of the game uncomfortable for Arsenal, but they held on to secure all three points.Here Daily Star Sport take a look at what Mikel Arteta got right, and what he got wrong as Arsenal jump above Manchester United into the top four.What Arteta got right...Saka has been a revelation for Arsenal since coming through the academy, and he has quickly become one of the most senior players in the squad, even though he is only 20-years-old.His start against Watford was his 99th under Arteta, and the England international was clinical from the off as he provided a brilliant assist for Odegaard's opener, before putting Arsenal ahead before the break.His pace and energy continues to be a menace for defenders, and Watford's January signing Hassane Kamara was torn apart all game by the youngster.Saka's future is bright, but he is a star already, and he is usually involved in anything positive that comes Arsenal's way, and his performance against Watford was

Ukraine and Russia. Kireev was one of three agents named in a Facebook statement posted by Ukraine’s defence ministry yesterday (Saturday, March 5) which reads: “During the performance of special tasks, three spies were killed — employees of the Chief Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

ACTOR Taron Egerton collapsed on stage in front of a packed crowd on opening night of his new theatre show. The star - famous for playing Elton John in Rocketman - was last night forced off stage at the Ambassadors Theatre in Leicester Square after passing out.

JESS Wright showed off her growing baby bump and revealed that she's expecting her little boy "very soon". The 36-year-old reality star posed in black lingerie as she tenderly cradled her stomach.

KIM Kardashian flaunted her famous curves in a just full-body ensemble of yellow tape as she attended the Balenciaga show in Paris on Sunday. After months of the 41-year-old reality star sporting almost exclusively Balenciaga outfits, she announced last month that she’s the new face of the brand.

RICHARD Madeley has opened up about a devastating family secret. The 65-year-old told how he believes his father Christopher Holt Madeley was sexually abused as a teenager at boarding school. Despite his dad never admitting what happened, Richard says he was left "f***ed up" and "broken" after being sent away from home at 15.

MADONNA looked chic as she carried a handbag with the slogan "lovable rebel" as she left a London restaurant with her son Rocco Ritchie. The 63-year-old superstar stepped out with her 21-year-old son for dinner at Harrys Bar in London's Mayfair on Saturday.

DANCING on Ice's Kimberly Wyatt crashed down during a brave attempt at doing the splits on ice. The Pussycat Dolls star, 40, now faces a nerve-wracking wait to see if she can pull it off tonight.

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien is facing allegations that she smashed ex-boyfriend Ryan Thomas' wing mirror with a baseball bat following a heated row.Tina and Ryan - who played on-screen couple Sarah Platt and Jason Grimshaw in the hit ITV soap - were an item for six years until 2009.However, reports claim that they got in to a furious argument late at night on Sunday (February 27) after she had enjoyed a night out with friends.Tina, 37, now stands accused of smashing a wing mirror of his Range Rover and scratching paintwork on the car during the fracas.A source told The Sun: “Ryan and Tina have a fractious relationship. They are not on good terms and that tension boiled over.“Tina, who was at a pal’s house party, came out into the street to meet him as he drove up.

Dancing on Ice star Liberty Poole, 22, left little to the imagination as she stripped off to sheer pink lingerie for a racy bedroom photo.Liberty, who rose to fame on the 2021 series of Love Island, smouldered for the camera as she donned a pink bra with a dotted design all over the sheer material and lace material on the sleeves.She paired it with matching knickers, showing off her toned figure and impressive cleavage as she reclined on a white bed with a grey headboard.Liberty clutched a cup of coffee as she kept her make-up simple but elegant, adding a slick of lipgloss and lashings of mascara for the bedroom display.The blonde bombshell also showed off her new hairstyle after recently going for the chop, taking inches off her locks for a glamorous transformation.Liberty captioned the snap: "Pretty in pink", as her friends and fans rushed to share their compliments on the seriously sexy snap.One fan posted: "Wow Absolutely beautiful."Another agreed: "I literally just leaned in to my phone and said “woahhhh mate."A third said: "Love these pics of you."A fourth chipped in: "The cutest."Liberty previously admitted to adding extensions to her hair to make it look thicker, but denied having any cosmetic procedures to enhance her appearance.She told The Sun: "In regards to plastic surgery or anything I'm quite happy with the way I look so I wouldn't get anything done."Obviously if people do get plastic surgery to make them feel more confident, then good for them - obviously everyone has their own choice."Liberty was also forced to defend herself after a troll accused her of having lip fillers put into her pout.She wrote on her Instagram: "I actually haven't had my lips done."I don't know where all these comments are coming

NottsLive has revealed the most common sexually transmitted infections in the UK - and which regions are most affected.England’s capital come toppling in the first place, with a staggering 87,690 sexually transmitted infections (STIs) recorded.The second highest was the South East with 32,972, followed by the North West with 29,972. The East Midlands recorded 18,920 cases.While the North East of England recorded the lowest number of STIs with 11, 251 cases.The data also showed that chlamydia is the most commonly recorded STI in England.In London, there were 43,964 reported cases - meaning 0.5% or one in every 200 people in the capital are infected by chlamydia.Research provided by Manual found that chlamydia was most common among adults aged 20-24 with 60,059 cases, followed by those aged 25-34 with 47,260 cases and 15-19-year-olds with 32,731 cases.Leading Clinical Sexologist Ness Cooper explains: "When it comes to where people live, lots of factors can have an impact on how likely you are to contract an STI.

Shane Warne had been complaining of chest pains in the days leading up to his death, after sticking to a "ridiculous" juice diet for 14-days.That's according to his manager James Erskine, who has revealed fresh details about what happened in the lead-up to the untimely death of the cricket legend.News of Warne's death was announced on Friday, after friends and medics have been unable to revive him in the Thai villa where he had been holidaying. Erskine has spoken about the diet the Australian had been following in the weeks before his suspected heart attack."He did go on these ridiculous sorts of diets and he just finished one, where he basically only ate fluids for 14 days and he'd done this three or four times, Warne's manager said."It was a bit all or nothing.

So many stars stopped by the Variety Studio at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival!

Ben Platt played Evan Hansen — the socially anxious high schooler caught up in a lie involving a letter with the titular address and the suicide of one of his classmates — for the first time when he was 20. It would be two more years before made its debut on Broadway.

“Dear Evan Hansen” at the Toronto International Film Festival Thursday night, a nagging question kept coming up: Should this thing still be a musical?Mostly, yes.The plot — controversial for many — has always been brilliant. Because of a miscommunication, the parents of a young student who killed himself are led to believe that Evan (Ben Platt), a high-school misfit, was his best and only friend.

On paper, an empathetic film depicting teenagers who live with mental health issues finding their way out of their high school years, which can truly be hell, seems like something we might need right now. Unfortunately, Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of the Tony-awarding-winning musical “Dear Evan Hansen” is not that movie.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe Toronto International Film Festival marked a poignant in-person return on Thursday evening, with the opening night title “Dear Evan Hansen.”Before a single frame of the cathartic tearjerker starring Ben Platt was screened, festival co-heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente primed the room at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. Normally packed to the gills in pre-COVID times, the auditorium was a barely at 50% capacity thanks to social distancing measures in view of the ongoing pandemic.Bailey and Vicente spoke of resilience and gratitude for the industry and public coming back together at TIFF.

Julianne Moore hit the red carpet with a stylish grace at the world premiere of her new movie Dear Evan Hansen.The 60-year-old actress plays Heidi Hansen, the mother of Ben Platt's title character in this Broadway musical adaptation.She was spotted at the premiere, held at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on Thursday, alongside cast members Amandla Stenberg, Ben Platt, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Adam Siegel, Nik Dodani, director Stephen Chbosky and writer Steven Levinson.

The cast of Dear Evan Hansen is on the red carpet for the film’s world premiere!