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EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Lloyd, director of the history-making reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, reveals that his star Nicole Scherzinger initially “refused to consider” accepting his offer to play Norma Desmond in the show adapted from Billy Wilder’s 1950 classic.

Caroline Brew editor Composer Ben Lanzarone, whose work was featured in television shows such as “Happy Days,” “The Love Boat” and “Dynasty,” died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on Feb. 16. He was 85.

Super Bowl were wise to pay tribute to the man who arguably played the biggest role (besides Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel) in making the Sin City what it is today: Frank Sinatra, whose Rat Pack-era residencies defined Vegas in the 1950s, along with his best-known song, “My Way.” The song — which is now among the most-covered songs of all time — already had traveled a long way before it reached Ol’ Blue Eyes in 1968. Since then, it has been performed countless thousands of times, by everyone from Elvis Presley and Nina Simone to Sid Vicious and Miley Cyrus.

EXCLUSIVE: Paradise Square‘s Chilina Kennedy, Ryan Silverman (The Phantom of the Opera), Justin Matthew Sargent (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) and Ain’t No Mo’s Crystal Lucas-Perry have been cast in the upcoming Off Broadway musical A Sign of the Times featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield and other ’60s hitmakers.

A Sign of the Times, a new musical featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield and other classic pop hits of the 1960s will have its New York City premiere Off Broadway at New World Stages this winter, with previews starting February 7, 2024, in advance of an opening night on Thursday, February 22.

People dancing in the street to pop-up music festivals; lessons in woodcraft, and artists visiting schools to share their ideas and talent. This is what Salford can expect after the city won a £750,000 grant.

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Midsomer Murders' star Neil Dudgeon has taken to Twitter to react after his on-screen wife, played by Fiona Dolman, posed proudly with her new ITV co-stars.The actor, 61, who plays DCI John Barnaby on the hit ITV whodunit series, reacted as Fiona shared a post with the stars of Alan Titchmarsh's show Love Your Weekend, which she appeared on last week.Fiona, who plays Sarah Barnaby on the programme, posted a snap to Twitter of herself with celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarch and her two fellow guests, Adam Kay and Petula Clark, standing in a sun-drenched garden.Responding to the post, her Midsomer Murders' colleague Neil wrote: "Blimey!"It’s all go chez Dolman, innit?"Look at you with Petula Clark! X" he penned in amazement, before ending the post.Fiona had taken to the micro-blogging platform to reveal that she would be appearing on Love Your Weekend alongside her two celebrity friends.She told her 8,571 followers: "This sunday @ITV #LoveYourWeekend with @amateuradam and @PetulaClarkHQ"I was chatting #MidsomerMurders and @hospiceuk with the delightful Alan Titmarsh."We had a lovely time (despite this looking as though Adam and I are holding a rather nice couple hostage in their garden)," she quipped.Following Neil's comment, one avid fan of the murder mystery programme commented with a suggestion as to who could guest star on the show next from Fiona's new group of showbiz pals.Twitter user @Philipcarman wrote: "Alan would be a great guest on Midsomer Murders!"Following Fiona's appearance on the hit gardening show, her fans took to the platform to share their thoughts.@TaniaEsteban_ wrote: "Was feeling jet lagged on the sofa after just landing...

We’ve all seen our great share of streaming while in isolation during Covid, but nothing was a better reminder of the power of the big screen than the Edgar Wright-directed, produced and co-penned fantasy-horror-romance Last Night in Soho, from its visceral re-creation of the 1960s London to Anya Taylor-Joy’s sublime crooning of Petula Clark.

Anya Taylor-Joy’s new movie has her putting a very slow spin on a classic.

Anya Taylor-Joy shows off her impressive vocal skills with her moody version of the 1964 Petula Clark classic Downtown in a new video for her upcoming film Last Night in Soho.This 'downtempo' version of the song was featured in the first trailer for writer-director Edgar Wright's film, which is slated to hit theaters on October 29The new video features footage of the 25-year-old actress belting out a tune in the studio, along with footage of the orchestral accompaniment, along with footage from the film.

Leave it to Edgar Wright to play with genre expectations and deliver yet another delightfully off-kilter thriller that also thrills with its undeniably trippy atmosphere and blast to the past of swinging 60’s London. The director of films like Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim Vs.

London is not what it appears, and time seems to fall apart with shady consequences.Starring Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) and Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit) in an intriguing dual role, the trailer is heavy on atmosphere, featuring a haunting unaccompanied version of Petula Clark’s Downtown as sung by Taylor-Joy.It looks like McKenzie’s character becomes more and more intwined with Taylor-Joy’s existence in the 1960s, as her fashion and hair inspiration turns into something less voluntary and rather more sinister.Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith makes an appearance in the trailer at the legendary nigh-time hotspot Café de Paris, which features prominently as the trailer indulges in moody night-time vibes, celebrating the

Last Night in Soho has just been released – you can check it out below.The film will star Thomasin McKenzie as Sandy, a young girl in 1960s London who meets her idol, a singer, before things unravel.A synopsis for Last Night In Soho reads: “A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer.

I feel the need to express my shock and disbelief at the Christmas Day explosion in our beloved Music City. I love…Posted by Petula Clark on Tuesday, December 29, 2020Clark added that “millions of people all over the world have been uplifted by this joyful song.”The singer cited the opening line of the 1964 hit tunebefore adding: “Perhaps you can read something else into these words – depending on your state of mind.

British signer Petula Clark has expressed dismay and disappointment after her song “Downtown” could be heard playing from the suspected Nashville bomber’s explosives-filled vehicle moments before the tragic incident on Friday.

Chris Willman Music WriterSinger Petula Clark has issued a statement conveying her dismay at her 1960s classic “Downtown” being blared from an explosives-laden recreational vehicle before it blew up in downtown Nashville Friday morning.“I feel the need to express my shock and disbelief at the Christmas Day explosion in our beloved Music City. I love Nashville and its people,” wrote Clark on Facebook.

Petula Clark is responding after her 1964 record "Downtown" was used during the "intentional" explosion in Nashville, Tenn., on Christmas Day, which left a number of businesses destroyed and injured three people in its wake on Second Avenue.  In a statement to Fox News on Tuesday, Clark, 88, said she is in "shock and disbelief" at the despair seen across the world on Dec. 25.

Petula Clark is thinking of Nashville following the Christmas Day bombing.

The RV that exploded on Christmas morning, and shook the city of Nashville, was playing Petula Clark’s classic pop song “Downtown” shortly before the blast. Officer James Luellen, who was among the six cops that evacuated civilians from the area, confirmed he heard the hit 1965 song before the explosion. “The music started, and I notified over the [police radio] air to notify other officers,” he said at a press conference on December 27. The campervan later exploded, causing damage to nearby buildings and leaving three people injured. Here are 5 things to know about Petula, the singer behind the 60s hit “Downtown”.

A Los Angeles entertainment executive has been connected to the main suspect in the Christmas morning bombing in Nashville, according to numerous news reports.