Josh Groban & Annaleigh Ashford Confirmed to Star in 'Sweeney Todd' Broadway Revival

Giving up cigarettes may be easier now than it’s ever been, thanks to smoking bans in public places, campaigns such as Stoptober and recent changes in technology. According to the Annual Population Survey, only about 12% of Brits (or 5.9 million) were still smoking in 2020. Health concerns remain one of the biggest reasons to quit, but the average smoker could also save hundreds of pounds by kicking the habit – and won’t have to deal with the lingering smell of smoke on their clothes! Whatever your drive, it takes quitters around three months to overcome their addiction and within a year your risk of a heart attack halves.

Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz reunited with the Beckham family on Friday, as they all attended Victoria Beckham's first Paris Fashion Week show.MORE: Victoria Beckham REUNITES with Nicola Peltz and son Brooklyn in Paris - all the photosAnd it appears that the brother and sister missed each other a lot, as they were seen sharing a sweet embrace following the show's end. As guests began to leave their seats, Brooklyn, who was seated next to his family, finally started greeting them.

Friday marked a big win for artists in California.

Gal Gadot walks side by side with her husband Jaron Varsano after a meal out at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Wednesday afternoon (September 28).

Russell Grant has inspired the signs to be honest with loved ones today - Virgo will find this advice useful when opening up to a friend. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

Olivia Newton-John would have celebrated her 74th birthday on September 26.The Cambridge-born star earned millions for her efforts in music and entertainment, and a staggering final act of charity saw Newton-John’s family splitting their inheritance with her charities. Newton-John was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 – in a tragic twist, her diagnosis came the same weekend her father died of cancer.The Xanadu singer underwent extensive treatment including a partial mastectomy and was given the all-clear. But in 2013, Newton-John was told she had breast cancer a second time and once again she beat the disease, getting another all-clear after treatment. Shortly after her second diagnosis, the singer founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre, which reportedly cost $189million (£156million), at a Melbourne hospital.In 2015 she founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute and in 2020 launched the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund which sponsors research in herbal cancer treatments. Unfortunately, in 2017 the star was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer.She started selling off parts of her impressive real estate portfolio which spanned multiple countries with all of the proceeds going towards her charities. She reportedly sold her incredible Australian abode for $4.6million (£3.8million).

Hocus Pocus 2 just premiered this week and fans are already talking about a lot of things in the movie – but one of the most noticeable things is that Mary’s crooked smile is backwards!

Cristiano Ronaldo has not had the start to the season he would have wanted at Manchester United.

Justin Bieber, and his wife, Hailey Bieber, were spotted enjoying an afternoon stroll in Studio City earlier on Friday. The Beauty And A Beat singer, 28, and supermodel, 25, opted for comfort during a daytime outing with the Rhode founder's older sister, Alaia Baldwin, 29, and her toddler.The talented performer was seen holding the baby in his arms, and at one point, laid a loving kiss on her head during the family excursion.  Family outing: Justin Bieber, 28, and wife Hailey Bieber, 25, were seen out and about in Los Angeles earlier on Friday Justin kept his look casual and simple as he enjoyed the warm California weather, wearing a pair of Bode shorts along with a white, short-sleeved Casablanca Racing T-shirt.  The Peaches hitmaker added a pair of white slip-ons which he easily paired with tall, white ankle socks. The star added a black Nike cap on top of his hair which he opted to wear backwards. During the outing, Justin was seen lovingly carrying Hailey's niece in his arms as they walked about the bustling city streets.   Cute! The Peaches singer was pictured carrying his wife's sister, Alaia Baldwin's, baby as they enjoyed an outing together on Friday afternoon  Adorable: The talented performer was spotted laying a quick kiss on the toddler's head as they crossed a street  Loving: The star appeared to be more than happy to help out and hold Alaia's toddler as they walked across the street Hailey was fashionable for the Friday afternoon outing with her loved ones, and donned a pair of comfortable, baggy tan pants. She added a white cropped top to flaunt her toned abs, and threw on a faux leather jacket on top. The businesswoman slipped into a pair of white and black sneakers to make walking around the city easy and

Brian Cox admits he "feels sorry" for Amber Heard following her highly publicised defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

in “The Music Man” on Broadway. He’s fulfilled that dream — but all things must come to an end.On the red carpet at the Toronto Film Festival, Jackman told The Associated Press that the revival will play its last performance at the beginning of the new year,“Jan. 1 is going to be the last show.

Josh Groban is set as the co-lead opposite H.E.R. in ABC’s animated and live-action blended special, Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration. The announcement was made during Friday’s panel at D23 Expo 2022.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Josh Groban, Joshua Henry and Rita Moreno will star in ABC’s “Beauty and the Beast 30th Anniversary Special,” Variety can exclusively reveal. Groban, who recorded the original song “Evermore” for the 2017 “Beauty and the Beast” film, will play Beast. Henry, who recently starred on Broadway’s “Into the Woods,” will play Gaston. Moreno will serve as the show’s narrator, guiding viewers along the classically enchanting tale. As previously announced, Grammy winner H.E.R. will play Belle in the live-action/animated hybrid. The casting news was announced Friday at the D23 Expo’s “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration” panel, moderated by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay.

Josh Groban has been cast as the title character in Sweeney Todd’s Broadway revival. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is coming back to Broadway as a stage musical in March 2023, Billboard reports. Producers announced on Tuesday that the Grammy nominee would lead as Sweeney Todd.

As widely speculated, a new Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler classic musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will begin performances on February 26, 2023, at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with an official opening night of March 26, 2023.

A Ticketmaster listing revealed that the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd is slated to land at New York City's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway in 2023.The musical will make a run on Broadway 'for the first time since 1980 ... as it was performed in the original production - with Jonathan Tunick's classic 26-player orchestration on an epic scale,' according to the listing.Hamilton director Thomas Kail, 44, leads a cast that includes Josh Groban, 41, playing the titular character, with Annaleigh Ashford, 37, playing the role of Mrs.

The classic musical Sweeney Todd is coming back to Broadway next year and it appears that Ticketmaster has leaked the official news.

renamed to honor of the EGOT winner. “The dedication of the James Earl Jones Theatre honors one of the most beloved Broadway and film actors of all time,” Shubert Chairman and CEO Robert E.

Gordon Cox Theater Editor The composer (“Once Upon a Mattress”), young adult author (“Freaky Friday”) and philanthropist Mary Rodgers wanted to write a memoir that was candid, cutting, dishy and vanity-free — the exact opposite of the books penned by her father, the legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, and her mother Dorothy Rodgers. “Mary didn’t want it to be fake like her parents’ memoirs had been,” said Jesse Green, the co-author of Mary Rodgers’ recently released memoir “Shy.” Speaking on the new episode of Stagecraft, Variety‘s theater podcast, Green explained, “She wanted it to spark with the actual sound of people enjoying thinking about their lives.”