Hugh Jackman praises ‘Music Man’ understudy for stepping into lead role last minute

Hallmark Channel's popular drama returns for season 9 next month, and only ET exclusively premieres the new teaser for the anticipated episodes.The upcoming season, led by Erin Krakow, finds Hope Valley in a state of growth, with the foundry’s progress and the evolution of key relationships. The mayoral race has the town buzzing with a few members of the town running against one another.

Good Morning Britain presenter Ben Shephard aimed a swipe at Kate Garraway for her incredibly brightly coloured outfit, which she wore on the programme today.Sharing a picture of them both in the studio with his 792,500 Twitter followers, Ben made a rather cheeky joke about Kate’s wardrobe choice.Today, Good Morning Britain featured a discussion about Dame Cressida Dick’s resignation as Metropolitan Police chief, as well as a segment from money expert Martin Lewis calling for the government's £200 energy rebate to be scrapped.However, an unlikely star of the show turned out to be Kate’s dress, which proved to be very divisive with viewers. Her co-star Ben, 47, tweeted out: “Morning all - @kategarraway was at an awards do last night and this morning has won the award for ‘Best Supporting Collar!’ “Either that or she’s lost a fight with a Battenberg! “(Cheers Ray on Twitter for that)” he added with a laughing emoji.Kate’s dress featured an admittedly unique design, decorated with red, yellow and orange flowers in front of a black background on the main body. While this part of the outfit didn’t particularly prove to split opinion, it was the bright yellow and red collar and sleeves that appeared to attract the most attention. A Battenberg is a light sponge cake covered in marzipan with different sections held together with jam. When cut in cross section, it displays a distinctive two-by-two check pattern alternately coloured in pink and yellow - this pattern is not dissimilar to the one visible on Kate’s dress.Some viewers joined in on Ben’s joke, with CharlotteUKCity keeping up the dessert theme.“Suddenly had a craving for rhubarb and custard sweets,” she commented.“Kate’s cuffs and collar are guaranteed to wake the

2022 Winter Olympics. The 54-year-old American actor appeared on Thursday's episode of , and revealed that he was rooting for the Jamaicans this year, after starring as a member of the country's 1988 Olympic team in the classic film .«After doing a movie like , you always feel like you're part of the country,» Yoba said, speaking in the Jamaican accent he used in the 1993 film. «I have to root for Jamaica.

Whitney Houston delivered an unforgettable performance of «The Star-Spangled Banner» ahead of Super Bowl XXV that was ingrained in the public consciousness. Now — on the 10th anniversary of her untimely death and 31 years after her iconic performance -- America is taking a look back at that unforgettable moment.Rocking an understated white track suit, Houston — who was only 27 at the time — stepped out onto the field at Tampa Stadium and belted out a rendition of the national anthem that brought down the house.The performance served to open one of the most-watched events of the year, with nearly 80 million people tuning in to watch the game, and thus experiencing the power of her voice and the impact of her delivery.The appearance came at a pivotal point in the arc of Houston's career.

Kate Middleton is giving viewers a look into how she reads her bedtime stories to her three children — Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3.The 40-year-old Duchess of Cambridge took part in a special on-camera reading of the children's book,, on the BBC's show. The wife of Prince William participated in the reading as part of Children's Mental Health Week. On Friday, released a clip from the episode, showing Kate signing off. In the video, the duchess is sitting on a blanket in a white printed turtleneck sweater and jeans as a crackling fire goes next to her. «Wow, what an encouraging tale,» she says.

A man was left with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in Airdrie.

Eminem has praised Kendrick Lamar in a new interview, describing the Compton rapper as one of the “top-tier lyricists” of all time.The two artists will perform along with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Mary J.

A Scots dealer who kept a stash of drugs under his sofa was snared by cops with £12,000 of cocaine.

Scots comedian Janey Godley has said she is grateful for support after a Tory Party campaign mocked her as she showed off her new makeover.

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Valentine's Day.The best part about it is that the service is totally free.All you have to do is choose your size of bin and the required name.BusinessWaste.co.uk is offering up 50,000 bins, meaning tons of people will get a chance to “trash” their ex.The bins will be placed all over the UK for commercial business waste, including restaurants, bars, and offices.You can even request that the company send you a picture of the bin and its location if you wish to visit.If you want to sign up, simply head to BusinessWaste.co.uk and fill out their online form to order your bin.Mark Hall, co-founder of BusinessWaste.co.uk said: “We are offering the chance to name a bin in honour of your ex on this special day of love.“We hope that naming your ex after some trash will help to put them behind you once and for all.”If a bin isn't your thing, you may also be interested to hear that you can also get loo roll with your ex's face on from brand Toilet Face.The brand is offering a £19.99 kit that contains the personalised loo roll, a mini vibrator, a scented candle and chocolate truffles. Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Annan Athletic skipper Steven Swinglehurst is counting down the hours until tomorrow’s Scottish Cup fifth-round collision with Rangers.

Rugby League season.The magazine’s 40-page preview of the season hit the shelves on Wednesday, February 9, and is available for order straight to your door and in-store at various supermarkets.This edition of Super League is packed with the biggest exclusive interviews, features and opinions to provide everything you need to know for this season.It features a vast array of the game’s biggest names, including James Roby, Luke Gale, Tom Johnstone, Will Pryce, Zak Hardaker, Alex Walmsley, Mitchell Pearce and Blake Austin.Other exclusives with the likes of Jodie Cunningham, Phil Clarke, Jamie Peacock, Martin Offiah and Super League chairman Ken Davy are also included.The issue takes a look at the history of how Magic Weekend came into existence as it celebrates its 15th anniversary, along with a countdown of the 15 most memorable and controversial Magic Weekend moments.It speaks to Super League players across the competition to get their picks for Man of Steel, while experts also deliver their verdict of who will win the major trophies and who will end up relegated.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

police officer, kicking a teenage suspect in the head while he was being restrained by other officers.The incident began after officers were called to reports that a woman had been chased by a group of youths in Ashton-under-Lyne town centre.In the video, shared with the Manchester Evening News, police can be seen wrestling with a teenager on the ground on Wednesday evening.A man, who an eyewitness claimed was a police officer, then appears to run towards the boy and direct a kick at him.Two 14-year-olds were arrested at the scene, one on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and the other for public order offences.A knife was also recovered, reports the Manchester Evening News, and the incident has now been referred to the Professional Standards Branch."I was quite shocked," said the woman who took the footage, who asked not to be named.Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here. "I did not expect it.

Chelsea have readied a private jet to whisk Thomas Tuchel to the Club World Cup if he tests negative for Covid. Tuchel needs to provide two negative results before he can travel to Abu Dhabi and link up with his squad.The club are prepared to fly him out on Saturday morning - just hours before the final - to oversee preparations.Chelsea have been without their German boss for the past week after he tested positive for Covid on Saturday.But he is keen to make the Club World Cup final against Palmeiras, and is ready to make the trip at short notice.

Shout-out to the swings. Hugh Jackman celebrated understudies and swings after Sutton Foster had to miss a performance of The Music Man on Broadway in their first week of previews.

Hugh Jackman‘s production of The Music Man just started performances on Broadway this week and it has unfortunately already been affected by COVID-19.

They won’t be singing “Ya Got Trouble” at the Hugh Jackman Music Man revival. At least, not on the scheduled Christmas Day and Dec. 26 shows, which have been officially cancelled because of Covid-19.

Sutton Foster on Friday said she tested positive for COVID-19, which led her to sit out Thursday's preview show of The Music Man on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater.The 46-year-old performer took to her Instagram Stories to detail the situation and laud her understudy Kathy Voytko for taking her place as Marian Paroo in the production.'Yesterday I tested positive for COVID,' the two-time Tony Award winner said. 'At noon Kathy Voytko found out.

Sutton Foster missed the fourth-ever performance of Broadway’s The Music Man revival last night and she has revealed that she tested positive for COVID-19.

have had to close their doors amid the rising COVID cases and surging Omicron variant in New York City.“I’ve just arrived at the theater, and it is our first preview tonight,” he shared in a video on Instagram Monday. “I don’t know how many months — years this date has been in my head, but it feels like a long time.