‘Mean Girls’ won’t return to Broadway post-COVID shutdown

Kenny Ortega confirmed there are no immediate plans for Julie and the Phantoms to return to Netflix or anywhere else at this time, but the series executive producer teases, “never say never.”

Fox has opted not to proceed with a second season of The Big Leap. The ballet drama-comedy, starring Scott Foley and Simone Recasner, had an 11-episode freshman run, which ended in December, with the network at the time deferring a decision on the show’s future until the spring.

EXCLUSIVE: Margaret Atwood and Ken Steacy’s historical graphic novel War Bears will come to televison. WOW! Unlimited Media has optioned the 2019 graphic novel for an animated series adaptation.

EXCLUSIVE: Ely Henry (Connecting) has joined the cast of Players, Paramount+ upcoming esports series. Players comes from American Vandal co-creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, Funny or Die, Riot Games and CBS Studios.

Antony Starr, who plays Homelander in Amazon’s superhero series The Boys, allegedly assaulted a man while on location in Alicante, Spain. According to Spanish newspaper El País, the actor got into a bar fight at 2 a.m. Wednesday and was later arrested. He spent the night in jail.

Tim Considine, one of the most popular young Disney actors of the 1950s before originating the role of the eldest brother on the 1960s sitcom My Three Sons, died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81.

Well, this is a new one. It appears Kanye West posted lyrics from an as-yet-unreleased track to express his feelings.

Wilson Chapman editorThe Advanced Imaging Society has announced the winners of the 2022 Lumiere Awards.The Lumiere awards were handed out at the AIS March 4 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. At the awards, “Dune” won top honors as best live action feature film, while “Encanto” won the animated film category and “West Side Story” won for best musical. The top documentary prize went to “The Beatles: Get Back,” while “Squid Game” won the live action episodic category.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Ordinary Joe” has been canceled at NBC, Variety has confirmed with sources.The series aired one season on the broadcast network. The show debuted in September and aired 13 episodes through January. It received mixed reviews from critics and failed to make a significant impact in the ratings.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe Scott Foley-led drama “The Big Leap” has been canceled after just one season at Fox, Variety has learned.A modern tale about second chances, chasing your dreams and taking back what’s yours,”The Big Leap” revolves around a group of diverse, down-on-their-luck characters attempting to change their lives by participating in a potentially life-ruining reality dance show featuring a modern reimagining of “Swan Lake.”“The Big Leap” starred Scott Foley, Teri Polo, Piper Perabo, Simone Recasner, Kevin Daniels, Ser’Darius Blain, Jon Rudnitsky, Mallory Jansen and Anna Grace Barlow.The drama from creator/executive producer Liz Heldens (“The Passage,” “Friday Night Lights”), director/executive producer Jason Winer (“Modern Family,” “Perfect Harmony”) and executive producer Sue Naegle (“Soundtrack,” “The Plot Against America”) premiered as part of Fox’s fall lineup. It averaged a 0.4 rating among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic and 2.8 million multiplatform viewers throughout its 11-episode run in Nielsen’s Live + Same Day data, which counts a week’s worth of delayed viewing where available.

Denise Van Outen’s ex-fiancé Eddie Boxshall shared an emotional message with fans as he broke down in tears in a new video. Eddie and Denise, both 47, broke up earlier this year following allegations he’d been unfaithful to her.

Paris Jackson is opening up about her time at a school for so-called “behavior modification.”

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA media consultant claims in a new lawsuit that Endeavor stole his unsolicited ideas on how to pitch itself to Wall Street, and that his concepts are single-handedly responsible for saving the company from ruin.David Carde, who describes himself as a consultant in the media and technology sectors, alleges that in September 2019 his attorney emailed an 11-page analysis to Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel and to Ari Greenburg, the president of WME. He apparently never received a response.At the time, Endeavor was making its first effort to launch an IPO.

Olly Murs has said his sex life is on hold after he was rushed to hospital to have emergency surgery on his knee. The 37 year old singer was taken to hospital following a terrifying accident onstage back in August that caused a fragment of bone to wedge into the back of the knee. As a result, the singer has had to undergo multiple surgeries and rehab sessions on his leg, which resulted in him cancelling his summer tour .

Four of Shane Warne's friends battled for twenty minutes to save his life after he passed away from a suspected heart attack.The Australian bowler died unexpectedly in Thailand just hours after he paid tribute on social media to cricketer Rod Marsh, who also died of a heart attack aged 74 in the early hours of Friday morning. And it has been revealed that the group of friends Shane had travelled to Thailand with desperately performed CPR on him for twenty minutes before the ambulance arrived.The 52 year old was then taken to Thai International Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Kate Hudson was spotted during a shopping trip with her fiancé, Danny Fujikawa, on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles on Thursday.The 42-year-old performer and her beau carried several bags - one of them from clothing store Vince - back to their car and placed them in its trunk before heading home for the day.The happy couple, who first met during their younger years, have been in a relationship since 2016, and they share a daughter named Rani Rose. Splurging:Kate Hudson was spotted during a shopping trip with her fiance, Danny Fujikawa, in Los Angeles on ThursdayHudson wore a lovely dark pink short sleeve sweater while stepping out with her partner.TheHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days actress also wore a wife-legged set of orange pants and a pair of open-toed sandals.

Amy Schumerhas talked about her difficult in vitro fertilization experience and feeling 'sad' after learning that she will not be able to have any more children.The I Feel Pretty star, 40 -who is slated to co-host the upcoming Oscars with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall later this month -appeared on a new episode of Chelsea Handler's podcast Dear Chelsea, where she discussed trying to conceive again.The actress - who already shares son Gene, two, with husband ChrisFischer - said she felt like she was going to 'die' during the IVF process. Difficult: Amy Schumer, 40, shared about her failed IVF journey and feeling 'sad' after learning that she won't be able to have any more children, after giving birth to son Gene, two'I did IVF, we made embryos and I went through the IVF process, which is so hard. People do it so many times.

Jennifer Garner looked warm and comfy as she walked with her son Samuel on Friday.The Peppermint star appeared to be make-up free, and sported a casual look, wearing faded ankle jeans, a gray hoodie, blue sneakers and black framed glasses for the morning drop off.Samuel, Garner's son with ex-husband Ben Affleck, looked down as he leaned on his mom and holding her hand as they walked along the sidewalk in Los Angeles. The end of a busy week: Jennifer Garner walks her son to school Friday after a busy week promoting a film and raising money for charityThe 10-year-old wore khakis, a green camo hoodie with rainbow stripes and a grey beanie with a smiley face.The mom of three carried a reusable coffee cup and car keys in her manicured hands.

Mean Girls has concluded its run on Broadway due to the COVID-19 pandemic and continued industry-wide shutdown of entertainment venues. The stage production, which features a book by Tina Fey and is based on her screenplay for the 2004 original comedy film version, will not reopen.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWhen the lights go up on Broadway, “Mean Girls” won’t be returning to the stage.Producers announced Thursday that the musical, based on Tina Fey’s modern cult classic, will not reopen when theaters come back because of the pandemic.The show will close having played its final performance on March 11, the day before Broadway went dark. “Mean Girls” ran 805 performances and 29 previews during its stint at the August Wilson Theatre.Broadway is expected to remain dark through at least May 2021, having shut down last spring as coronavirus cases began to spread.

The producers of the Broadway musical Mean Girls have announced that the show will not re-open when shows are allowed to return after the pandemic.