New York City’s 47th Annual Halloween Parade Canceled Due To Coronavirus Pandemic – Report

She’s an Oscar winner for her stoic portrayal of how Queen Elizabeth II struggled to manage the royal family’s image in the wake of an unimaginable tragedy. She’s a member of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, getting behind the wheel for pulse-pounding chase scenes and going toe-to-toe with Vin Diesel. And now, Dame Helen Mirren is a SAG Life Achievement Award.

After seven shocking and wild episodes, “Euphoria” season two has come to a close.

Hailee Steinfeld made a dazzling arrival at the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Sunday evening.The 25-year-old performer appeared to be enjoying the attention while she posed for several photos on the red carpet of the star-studded event. Front and center:Hailee Steinfeld was pictured arriving at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Sunday eveningSteinfeld wore a sparkling black dress that included a slight cut-out portion just above her navel during the evening.The bottom portion of the Hawkeye actress' outfit also conformed tightly to her hips and toned thighs.

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw were ever the stylish couple as they arrived to the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Sunday.The 1883 stars, both 54, looked sensational, with Hill wearing a glamorous sleeveless silver gown, andMcGraw sporting a classicblack tuxedo.The country icon paired her floor-length dress with round silver earrings, adding an extra bit of sparkle to her outfit. Date night: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw were ever the stylish couple as they arrived to the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on SundayThe singer and actress also wore a chunky bangle on her wrist and a gold ring on her finger.

Squid Game star Jung Ho-yeon was one of the most high-profile winners Sunday at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards, which were held at theBarker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.The 27-year-old actress was overcome with emotion and shed some tears as she took home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for the Netflix show.Her costarLee Jung-jae won his own acting prize for Male Actor in a Drama series just minutes before she took the stage, though the show lost out to HBO's dramedy Succession for the outstanding ensemble in a drama series award. Overwhelmed: Squid Game's Jung Ho-yeon couldn't hold back her tears as she triumphantly reacted to winningOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards in Santa Monica on SundayThe shocking thriller series takes place in a dystopian near-future in which South Koreans suffering from crippling debt enter a contest to play children's games for money prizes.But the contestants soon realize that the game is more sinister than they imagined, as the losers are executed by armed guards, while each death adds more money to the eventual jackpot.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA new series of “The More You Know” PSAs will tackle systemic racism and speak up for social justice, equality and equity, NBCUniversal says.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticJapanese actress Sei Ashina was found dead in her Tokyo apartment Monday. Her agency and Tokyo police confirmed to Japanese media that she died by suicide.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: Broadway’s Tony- and Grammy-nominated couple Andy Karl and Orfeh have acquired the rights to Eric Bernat’s 2016 mystery novel The Dancer.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticStevie Lee, a pro wrestler who went by the name “Puppet The Psycho Dwarf” and appeared in the film Jackass 3D and TV shows American Horror Story: Freak Show and Spike TV’s 2010 reality series Half-Pint Brawlers, died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday. He was 54.Details of the death were not disclosed on the Go Fund Me page that announced his passing.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticWith Broadway theaters and other stages shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic, the Pulitzer Prize board has amended its rules of drama prize eligibility to include online productions and shows that were postponed or canceled due to the COVID shutdown.“The spread of the COVID virus has closed theaters but has in no way dampened the creativity of the nation’s playwrights,” said Pulitzer co-chairs Stephen Engelberg and Aminda Marqués Gonzalez in a joint statement today. “In this year, of all years, we wanted to honor the work that is being done.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticBen Brantley, the influential New York Times theater critic, will leave the job next month. “This pandemic pause in the great, energizing party that is the theater seemed to me like a good moment to slip out the door,” Brantley said in a statement.News of Brantley’s departure was announced on Twitter by the newspaper’s theater reporter, Michael Paulson.Brantley joined the Times as its second-string theater critic in 1993, taking the chief critic job three years later. His last day on the job will be Oct.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE With a roster of Broadway actors from such recent or on-pause productions as Waitress, Hadestown, The Play That Goes Wrong and Moulin Rouge!, a new musical inspired by A Christmas Carol and other works of Charles Dickens will make its streaming debut before Christmas utilizing technology to combine socially distanced performances.Estella Scrooge, with a book and direction by Tony Award winner John Caird (Les Misérables, Nicholas Nickelby) and music and lyrics by Paul Gordon (Tony-nominated for 2001’s Jane Eyre), will star Betsy Wolfe (Waitress) as the title character, the niece of Carol‘s Ebenezer Scrooge.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticVeteran Broadway general manager Nathan Gehan is opening his own New York City general management firm, ShowTown Theatricals, with a roster of clients including the international musical production of Notre Dame de Paris at Lincoln Center in 2022, the Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol (Broadway, National Tour), American Prophet (Arena Stage), Anne of Green Gables (Goodspeed Musicals) and planned productions of Romy & Michele The Musical, Room, Syncing Ink and The King’s Speech, among others.ShowTown Theatricals staff includes Creative Producer Jamison Scott, General Managers Michelle Tamagawa and Samuel Dallas, Head of Development Michael Fiske, and Management Assistant Ryan Logue.

Chris Willman Music WriterTwo high-profile nonprofit organizations, Global Citizen and HeadCount, are teaming up for a voter registration campaign that is bringing in pop stars like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Usher and DJ Khaled to urge fans to get on the rolls. The nonpartisan “Just Vote” drive will have the musicians offering “rewards” to elect fans who use the platform to check their registration status.Others joining the initiative include Billy Porter, Quavo, Finneas, Julianne Hough, Loren Gray, Nicky Jam and some superstar names to be announced in the next rollout of talent.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Pentagon is reportedly ordering the shut down of the venerable military newspaper Stars and Stripes, with President Donald Trump seeking total defunding of the 159-year-old independent publication, according to a report in USA Today.USA Today contributor Kathy Kiely cited a recent Pentagon memo that ordered the Stars and Stripes publisher to present a plan by Sept. 15 for the dissolution of the newspaper, both print and online, and a “specific timeline for vacating government owned/leased space worldwide.” The memo, written by Col.

Janet W. Lee The Creative Coalition will honor Uzo Aduba, Ricky Gervais, Yvonne Orji, Amy Poehler, Billy Porter, Phylicia Rashad, Mira Sorvino and the cast and crew of NBC’s “New Amsterdam” at the Television Humanitarian Awards on Sept.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticFilmmaker and Baltimore’s favorite son John Waters has never had a movie of his shown at the New York Film Festival, but his non-film contribution to this year’s fest might just outshine some of the actual entrants: The Hairspray creator designed the official poster for the 58th annual event. (See it below.)Paying tribute to Baltimore’s iconic, instantly recognizable Globe Posters that advertised rock & roll and R&B concerts, drag races, circuses, carnivals and other 20th Century entertainments, Waters’ brightly colored poster is, like so many of his films, both affectionate embrace and sidelong satire.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticChicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre has indefinitely postponed its world premiere stage adaptation of the 2005 George Clooney-co-written film Good Night, and Good Luck, a project that had generated considerable interest on Broadway.Steppenwolf announced yesterday that due to the coronavirus pandemic, the theater company’s 2020-21 season will consist largely of streaming, virtual productions. Good Night, and Good Luck won’t hit the Chicago stage until “a future season,” according to Steppenwolf.Written by playwright Matt Charman based on the George Clooney-Grant Heslov screenplay for the Oscar-nominated film about the battle between Sen.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticTimothy Graphenreed, a longtime musical and dance arranger who composed two numbers for the beloved Broadway musical The Wiz, died March 1 at New York’s Mt. Sinai Hospital.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe recently formed Costume Industry Coalition has launched a pandemic emergency relief campaign for New York City’s pattern makers, cutters, stitchers, tailors, milliners, hand finishers and other artisans who have seen their incomes vanish since the onset of COVID-19.The Coalition, which includes members from more than 50 New York City-area costume businesses and artisans from stage, dance, television, film, opera, cruise ships, and concerts, has set a fundraising goal of $4.5 million. Between now and Sept.

They first came together for Taylor Swift. Smooth Technology, a team of artist engineers in Brooklyn, New York, was born when the pop superstar had the crazy idea to feature wirelessly controlled LED costumes in her 1989 World Tour performances.