New Coalition Targets 500% Boost In Employment Of Black Theater Professionals By 2030

Panda was crowned as the 2022 champion Masked Singer UK and fans have started reminiscing about an iconic X Factor moment after the identity behind the mask was revealed.Natalie Imbruglia was unmasked as Panda during the finale of ITV's The Masked Singer, a revelation that left fans completely shocked. Viewers of the popular guessing game who also watched The X Factor more than a decade ago were quick to clock that the unmasked Panda was responsible for one of the most infamous auditions on the talent show.

Kanye West's girlfriend Julia Fox has opened up about "partner swapping and watching," admitting that she's never tried it but thinks it's "hot". Opening up about her private life in a new podcast, the Uncut Gems star spoke of her past as a dominatrix, her possessiveness in relationships and her interest in partner swapping.The 32-year-old actress has been dating 44-year-old Kanye, who is now legally known as Ye, since the beginning of the year, but has now lifted the lid on her sexual fantasies.Speaking on the Call Her Daddy Podcast, the brunette beauty said: “I’m into, weirdly, partner swapping and watching."I have never done it.

Liam Payne has revealed that his four year old son Bear came up with a naughty way to escape school for a day. The Strip That Down singer, who shares son Bear with ex Cheryl, revealed how the little boy claimed to his teacher that he had coronavirus symptoms in order to take the day off school. Former One Direction star Liam, 28, shared the insight in a Q and A to his 24 million Instagram followers when a fan asked about Bear.

Peaky Blinders “simply won’t be the same” without Helen McCrory.The star went on to say that the show’s final season would be in the late actress’ memory.Cillian, who plays Tommy Shelby on the BBC favourite, reflected on how Helen’s absence has been felt on the show. Helen, who played the matriarchal figure Polly Gray on Peaky Blinders, died of cancer last year at the age of 52.She died before filming for the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders had properly got underway, which means she will not appear on screens when the show returns.In an interview with Variety, Cillian discussed how he felt about Helen’s death and the impact it had on the final season of the show. “I think the whole series is really in tribute to her and to honour her,” he said.“Her presence and her character’s presence are very much still felt in the series, and it is very much part of Tommy’s journey in the season. “It’ll be different without her, you know.

Jimmy Carr, 49, has come under fire for a comment on his Netflix special, His Dark Material. In a new interview Tyson Fury, 33, has admitted he wants to "chin" the comedian, who needs to be "man enough" to get "punished" for his actions.The 8 Out of 10 Cats star had a new show, His Dark Material released on Netflix in December.In the stand up show, he said the public "never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis" in the Holocaust, because "no one ever wants to talk about the positives".A petition urging Netflix to remove the joke has so far received over 15,000 signatures.In response, Tyson admitted in a new interview that he was not happy with the comedian's choice of words.Speaking to LadBible he said: "I don't really have any comments about what people do or say because I'm not a sheep."And two, I don't jump on board when someone's down."Probably has enough s**t going on in his life at the moment so he doesn't need me, the Gypsy King, to jump on board that boat."The Gypsy King then went on to say what he believes should happen in the situation.He continued: " I believe in free speech in this country."Say what you want, pay with the consequences."If he's man enough to say it he's man enough to get punished for it."Or whatever he's going to do, it's up to him."I don't get involved with jumping on board a ship that's sinking.

Ex-UFC ring girl Rachelle Leah has amassed a huge net worth from her TV and modelling exploits since strutting around in the Octagon.The 36-year-old was just 19 when she became a UFC ring girl - and in 2008 she made her first appearance in Playboy magazine.She has also made TV appearances on the Carson Daly Show, The Nick and Jessica Variety Show, and the WB Morning Show.Now, according to virgiwiki, her net worth is estimated to be £1.1million, which is higher than some fighters who will feature at UFC 271, such as Derek Brunson (estimated to be £740,000) and AJ Dobson (estimated to be £180,000).Leah said to ESPN of her time in Playboy: "Well, UFC called me a few months ago, and said Playboy is interested - are you?"I literally said, 'Give me a few minutes,' hung up, called my parents."I told them I really wanted to do it, but I wouldn't do it unless they said they were cool with it. Luckily, they were 110 per cent behind it, so I call back UFC, they call Playboy and within days I'm on a plane to Los Angeles."Leah made her debut at UFC 48 in 2004 and was an immediate success.

Married At First Sight UK for bad behaviour in the autumn.She received abuse online and had strangers calling her scum.But five months on, her stint on Celebs Go Dating has turned things around.Viewers have seen a different side to the 27-year-old from County Durham… and they love her.Nikita told the Daily Star Sunday: “People saw me kicking off on Married At First Sight and social media blew up. It was bedlam.“People were sending me loads of hate online and I even had negativity in public."I had a guy on a train telling me the show was embarrassing, and people in supermarkets saying I was the scum of the earth.“Those people didn’t know me – they only knew what they’d seen on TV.

Shane Richie for romance tips, as his ex-wife Coleen Nolan said the EastEnders star’s wedding proposal to her was a disaster. She moaned: “He just said, ‘Shall we get engaged then, or what?’“The first thing we did was go for a McDonald’s - renowned for its intimate atmosphere - before finding a branch of H Samuel and buying an engagement ring for about a 100 quid.“Not exactly Romeo and Juliet, is it?”Coleen, 56, recently found love again with Michael Jones, who she met on dating app Tinder.But she said in her new book Live.

Rihanna looked incredible as she showed off her growing baby bump in a flesh-baring outfit, weeks after announcing her pregnancy.She walked the red carpet at her Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin photocall in Los Angeles on Friday (February 11) accompanied by her boyfriend A$AP Rocky.The pair couldn't have looked any happier as they posed for photos cuddling up with him lovingly touching her bump of their unborn child.Rihanna, 33, oozed confidence in her embellished outfit as she beamed at the cameras, her pregnant figure fully on display.Wearing a green sequin strappy backless halterneck top Rihanna teamed the revealing top with a pair of trousers crafted from the same sparkling material but in a silver and purple colour palette.Wearing her long dark hair down and straight, she slicked one side back behind her ear to show off her large amethyst chandelier earrings.She added further glamour to her look with bold red lipstick, and an array of sparkling jewellery including several rings and an eye-catching amethyst and diamond snake-themed bangle.Keeping her eye-makeup simple the Fenty businesswoman's look was complimented perfectly by beau A$AP Rocky.He sported a purple and white baseball jacket and jeans, with a matching purple cap featuring images of Care Bears as he embraced his love on the red carpet.Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were seen regularly touching her bump as they posed, embracing one another and laughing.Meanwhile, she admitted that they didn't even plan to coordinate their outfits and that sometimes it just happens unintentionally.Speaking with PEOPLE at the event she said: "I didn't know what he was wearing. I didn't even see him!" she said.

Manchester City fans were left raving about the club’s future after getting a glimpse of the next generation against Norwich.

A huge search has been launched after two youths were seen entering a derelict pub moments before it caught fire.

New ITV show Starstruck has brought a taste of nostalgia to Saturday nights.

Martin Keown has revealed what sparked his infamous reaction to Ruud van Nistelrooy’s penalty miss for Manchester United against Arsenal.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA stage musical adaptation of the 2016 Oscar-nominated hit film Hidden Figures is in the works at Disney, with plans to assemble a creative team of Black artists, Disney Theatrical Productions confirms.The project has been in development, quietly, for a few years, but came to light this week with a mention in a New York Times report on Black theater artists.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA recording of the late Nick Cordero’s one-man show will be released by Broadway Records on September 17, marking what would have been the actor’s 42nd birthday.Broadway Records and Cordero’s wife Amanda Kloots announced the release today of Live Your Life, a live recording of the Broadway actor’s April 2019 show at New York’s Feinstein’s/54 Below cabaret.“Nick would be absolutely thrilled to hear this news,” Kloots wrote on Instagram. “I’ve never seen my husband work so hard on something and be so nervous to perform.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Wendy Williams Show will return to the air September 21, Williams announced on social media today.“I’m sooo excited to bring you silly, funny, glamour and hopefully brighten your day during these crazy times that we’re all living in…even if for just an hour,” Williams wrote about the 12th season of her syndicated daytime program. “I miss you and can’t wait to get back in my purple chair and show you what we did to the set.”Last month, Williams said the show was “taking a pause” on its remotely-produced episodes until the state of New York gave the okay to resume.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA new work by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage will join Second Stage Theater’s Broadway line-up for 2021, joining the company’s postponed revival of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out starring Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams.The newly announced, as-yet-untitled production of Nottage’s new play will be directed by Kate Whoriskey, who directed the playwright’s Pultizer-winning Ruined and Sweat.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA reporter for New York’s CBS affiliate CBS2 was killed Saturday after falling from one of the rented mopeds that have become increasingly popular in a city still reluctant to use traditional mass transit.Nina Kapur, 26, was a passenger on a Revel scooter being driven by a 26-year-old man who was not seriously injured, New York police said Monday. The accident occurred around 5:30 p.m.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today confirmed 37 new deaths and 2,770 new cases of COVID-19. To date, the department has identified 153,041 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 4,084 deaths.Of the 37 deaths, 25 people were over the age of 65, nine people who died were between 41 and 65 years old and two people who died were between the ages 18 and 40.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticPhyllis Somerville, an actress whose character work spanned decades as well as television (The Big C, NYPD Blue), film (Little Children, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and the stage (Broadway’s To Kill A Mockingbird), died of natural causes at her home in New York City on July 16. She was 76.Her death was announced by her manager Paul Hilepo.Born in Iowa City, Iowa, and soon developing a longstanding desire to move to New York City to become a Radio City Rockette, Somerville was cast in her first Equity job after college when she scored a role at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticAndrew Lloyd Webber has told the Trump Campaign to scrub his “Memory,” joining a growing list of musical artists, from Neil Young to the Rolling Stones, who object to the playing of their songs at Trump rallies.“Excellent news!!,” tweeted actress Betty Buckley, who played the “Memory”-singing role of Grizabella in the original 1982 Broadway production of Cats. Addressing her Twitter followers, she continued, “Thanks to you guys!! Hippetyhaw!!”The cease-and-desist letter to Trump’s 2020 campaign over “Memory” reportedly was sent by Webber’s UK-based company, Really Useful Group.