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The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria has channelled his many characters on the animated series for a cover of Wicked anthem ‘Defying Gravity’.He shared a clip of his rendition on social media, which featured the likes of Chief Wiggum and Professor Frink, ahead of the Oscars last Sunday (March 2).Azaria wrote: “If this evening’s #Oscars opening took place in Springfield… only Professor Frink was harmed in the making of this video.”He has worked on the show since 1989 and voiced numerous characters, including Moe Szyslak, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy and Snake.On the night, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Oscars with a medley of ‘Defying Gravity’, ‘Home’ and ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’.A post shared by Hank Azaria (@hankazaria)Both Grande and Erivo were nominated for their respective Wicked roles, with Grande nominated in the Supporting Actress category and Erivo as Best Actress.The singer’s competition included Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) and Zoe Saldaña, who won the category for her role in Emilia Pérez.Her co-star was up against Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), with Mikey Madison winning out for Anora.In the end, Wicked picked up two Oscars for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.Elsewhere, Azaria recently wrote about his fears about being replaced by AI and how the art of voice acting is much more than replicating a sound.In an op-ed for The New York Times, he wrote: “I imagine that soon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to recreate the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four

winning the Academy Award for best supporting actor, Kieran Culkin is set to star in the revival play “Glengarry Glen Ross” on Broadway. The play also stars Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr and Michael McKean. “Glengarry Glen Ross” on Broadway takes place at Palace Theatre in Manhattan, New York starting with previews on Monday, Mar.

The hits keep comin’ to the Pantages. The fabled Hollywood Boulevard venue today revealed the schedule for its 2025-26 Broadway in Hollywood series, featuring tours of recent hits from the New York stage — including last year’s Tony winner for Best Play — along with revivals of three stage classics and a pair of previously announced special added productions. See the full schedule below.

EXCLUSIVE: In the history of advertising, few if any taglines have rivaled the impact and enduring power of this one: “Because I’m worth it.”

Cher has proven that she is strong enough to do it all.And on Thursday night at the 9th annual Love Rocks NYC benefit for God’s Love We Deliver, that included dressing in male drag as the King.After an introduction by Whoopi Goldberg, the 78-year-old icon shocked the audience at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre as she took the stage in an Elvis getup to “Walking in Memphis” — just as she had done in the video for her 1995 single.A pompadoured Cher rocked a gray pinstriped jacket, black pants and a pink and black shirt as she strutted to her cover of Marc Cohn’s 1991 hit — which, ironically enough, was featured on her album “It’s a Man’s World.”It was a far cry from the sheer bodysuit from her “If I Could Turn Back Time” video that she wore the last time she performed in New York, at “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” a few weeks ago.But although she may have been a drag king, Cher was the queen of this night. And as such, she was the only act whose set included any outfit changes — one for each of her three numbers — in true diva fashion.Before “(This Is) A Song for the Lonely” — which was released in March 1992, six months after 9/11 — Cher reminisced about her connection to the Big Apple.“The first time I moved to New York, I was 14,” she said.

can get reformulated—or worse, discontinued—without warning.Fans of ’s know that feeling all too well; earlier this month, the French brand announced it would no longer sell the original version of its popular exfoliant, and the latest shipment would be the last.A rep confirms to Glamour that indeed, “The P50 1970 and P50V 1970 lotions are not marketed anymore, due to realignment regarding worldwide existing and evolving practices and regulations.” However, they indeed confirmed that “other iconic P50 lotions of the brand remain available in all markets.”The reason for the discontinuation? P50 1970 contains phenol, an ingredient that’s no longer allowed in cosmetics in the U.S. Though only present in an extremely low concentration, phenol is potent enough that its other credits include paint thinner and herbicide.

Harry Styles is reportedly in “final negotiations” for a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. Find out more below.The news of a potential series of shows from the pop star and former One Direction member was shared by The New York Post, which reported that he is in talks to do as many as 35 shows at the venue later this year.It also shared a quote from an anonymous source, who is supposedly close to the discussions and said: “For the Sphere to continue to be on everyone’s radar they need to book some real ‘live’ artists like Styles.

Andrew Scott will be back on the New York stage this spring and he visited the theatre this week!

Two months before Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial begins in New York, the U.S. Attorney’s office today brought down a new charge against the “All About the Benjamins” performer and shoved back hard on the former mini-mogul’s efforts to have evidence held by federal agents squashed.

Lady Gaga has returned to pop/dance music with her latest album Mayhem!

Thania Garcia A second superseding indictment filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs in the Southern District of New York accuses the music mogul of verbally and physically threatening his employees. At least one employee claims they were forced to engage in sex acts with Combs as a result of these threats and harm. The 15-page indictment, reviewed by Variety, was filed Thursday as part of Combs’ ongoing sex trafficking and racketeering case.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Lady Gaga revealed her hopes to write a Broadway musical during a Q&A with influencers that was webcast Thursday. “I would really love to write a musical. I think that would bring me so much joy,” Gaga said, in response to a fan’s suggestion that she needs to make a move into Broadway and go for an EGOT.

Kelsey Grammer is confident his Frasier revival with CBS Studios will find a new home, and teased Ted Danson could be involved in a potential Season 3.

A Delaware Chancery Court judge has agreed to expedite a suit by a group of New York City pension funds that are shareholders of Paramount Global against would be merger partners Par and Skydance, but denied their request for a temporary restraining order while the case plays out.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-winning Vox Media Studios has signed with CAA for representation in scripted film and television, and has named Dana J. Olkkonen as its new Head of studios. It continues to be repped by WME for non-scripted. In her new role, Olkkonen oversees the television and film business for the entire Vox Media publishing portfolio. Scoop Wasserstein, who oversees scripted development and production for New York Magazine on behalf of Vox Media Studios will continue in his role.

The Kennedy Center will no longer have Whoopi Goldberg as a patron.

EXCLUSIVE: L.A. standup and influencer Noel Leon and actor, producer and writer Mickey Gooch Jr. have tapped a raft of comedy veterans for their directorial feature debut A Comedy of Errors.

Marc Maron will be back on HBO with his next stand-up comedy special.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Comics have moved to throw out a lawsuit over the copyrights to “Superman” in foreign territories, arguing the issue has already been exhaustively litigated. Mark Peary, the nephew of the late Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, filed the suit in January, seeking to invalidate the studio’s copyrights under the laws of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Ireland.

Prime Video has set April 24 for the premiere of Étoile, its upcoming dance-world dramedy from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. The streamer also released several first-look photos, which you can see above and below.

The Kennedy Center just lost another patron. Whoopi Goldberg announced on today’s The View that she will no longer attend Kennedy Center performances in light of the Donald Trump board takeover that has prompted a raft of changes at the venue including firings and show cancelations.