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Encouraging her fans and fellow Broadway-goers to spread the hashtag “The Majestic Is Fit For A Prince,” TV and stage icon Carol Burnett has launched a social media campaign to get Broadway’s Majestic Theatre renamed for legendary producer and director Harold Prince.

The Sound The Sound of Music Story: How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time” that the studio was on the verge of bankruptcy from the historical epic. “Fox lost $15 million on actual film production, a then astronomical sum that forced the company to sell both stock and real estate,” he writes. “Chairman Spyros Skouras sold off the studio’s fabled and valuable 260-acre back lot to make up the cash shortfall.” Skouras was fired before “Cleopatra” was even released, and Fox rehired the old head of production Darryl F.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic The 75th anniversary edition of the Berlin Film Festival drew to a close with tonight’s awards ceremony, as Todd Haynes’s jury awarded the Golden Bear to “Dreams (Sex Love)” — the third film in Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy. The award brings Haugerud full circle, after premiering “Sex” a year earlier in the Panorama section of the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.

Alex Ritman Ethan Hawke‘s transformative turn in “Blue Moon” — the actor’s first film in a decade with long-time collaborator Richard Linklater — just brought the house down in Berlin. The audience at the Berlinale world premiere were hugely positive for the biographical musical drama, telling the story of American lyricist Lorenz Hart (Hawke) as he battles alcoholism and depression on the opening night of “Oklahoma!,” the first musical penned by between his former creative partner Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. Following the screening, cheers erupted around the Palast for Linklater and his cast — the loudest for his “Before” trilogy and “Boyhood” star, who was dressed in a checkered suit and large multicolored tie.

Costars Margaret Qualley and Ethan Hawke showcased just how close they’ve gotten while promoting their new movie Blue Moon at the 2025 Berlinale International Film Festival on Tuesday (February 18).

Elf the Musical, which returned to Broadway last month for a limited run, grossed $2,230,419 across eight performances for the week ending December 22, breaking the house record at the Marquis Theatre to highlight the pre-holiday box office frame.

Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film “South Pacific” and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93.Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, her long-time managers Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press.“As we celebrate her legacy, we offer our thanks to her friends and fans and the countless audiences she entertained throughout her long life,” Reyes and Rosamonda said in a joint statement.

EXCLUSIVE: As his acclaimed comedic thriller Hit Man approaches its June 7 release on Netflix, filmmaker Richard Linklater may have identified his next project, as sources tell Deadline that he’s in development on a film called Blue Moon.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are one step away from achieving EGOT status, needing only an Emmy to complete the prestigious quartet of entertainment honors. The duo has submitted “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” from Hulu‘s “Only Murders in the Building” for outstanding music and lyrics at this year’s Emmys.

Loretta Devine will step in for her old Dreamgirls co-star Jennifer Holliday in the upcoming New York City Center gala presentation of Pal Joey starring Ephraim Sykes.

Ann-Margret’s life forever changed when she shared the screen with The King. In 1964, the sultry Swedish star appeared opposite Elvis Presley in "Viva Las Vegas," one of the most recognizable films from the singer’s career. For decades, even long after Presley died in 1977 at age 42, many have speculated about their relationship when cameras stopped rolling.

“Hamilton” opened on Broadway in 2015 and for the past eight years has consistently been the hottest ticket on the Great White Way.Way back when the 11-time Tony Award-winning musical first premiered at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, critics and fans alike were dazzled by the original hip-hop reimagining of Secretary of State Alexander Hamilton’s life.By 2017, some seats were going for as high as $42.5K for a pair of tickets according to Financial Planner LA.That’s more than the average starting price for a minivan in 2023.However, as the years have gone by, prices have become much more reasonable to see Broadway’s buzziest, most talked about production.In fact, at the time of publication, some tickets are only $117 before fees on Vivid Seats.For those keeping score at home, that’s 0.002% of $42,500.Fans that want to get up close and personal with Hamilton, Burr, Washington, Lafayette and King George may have to shell out a bit more – but not much.Ticket prices for lower-level orchestra seats can be procured for around $180 before fees depending on the show.Not in New York City in the “room where it happens?”Not a problem.You can still get your “shot” to see the show in person.“Hamilton” is on tour in cities like Toronto, Virginia and Minneapolis.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.“Hamilton” abides by the standard eight-show a week schedule.That means matinees on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.As expected, the lights go dark on Mondays at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.If you want a closer look, “Hamilton’s” complete calendar including show dates, start times and links to buy tickets can be found here.The show runs 2 hours 45 minutes including an intermission.Although powerhouse names Lin-Manuel, Daveed Diggs,

Patti LuPone, 73, has nine huge shows remaining on her ongoing ‘Don’t Monkey With Broadway Tour’ all over the U.S.That includes two stops in the Garden State followed by a pair in New York.First, the three-time Tony winner will belt standards by Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and more at Englewood, NJ’s Bergen Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 23.Then, on March 25, she’ll perform at New Brunswick’s State Theatre.Come summer time, the tour will drop into Poughkeepsie’s Bardavon Opera House on June 17.For those willing to wait over a year, you can see the show in Manhattan — ‘Don’t Monkey With Broadway’ is scheduled for a night at Carnegie Hall on April 8, 2024. And the best news of all is you won’t have to pay Broadway-like prices to see LuPone live on the road.At the time of publication, we found some seats going for as low as $58 before fees on Vivid Seats.So, if you want to see LuPone deliver what Front Row Reviewers called “autobiographical snippets (and) powerful song(s)” live, here’s everything you need to know.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for all remaining concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Katie Holmes was spotted looking radiant as she stepped out with her publicist Leslie Sloane to shop in Manhattan's SoHo area on Tuesday.The Batman Begins star was seen smiling as she walked out of the Jonathan Simkhai store in a tan leather trench coat over a white button-up shirt, denim jeans, and sneakers.The Dawson’s Creek alum wore her brunette hair parted to one side as it fell naturally over her shoulders, with very light makeup touching up her naturally smooth complexion. Her small nose ring gives the actress a bit of edge.

New York City, wearing baggy sweatpants and a tie-dye T-shirt. The Dawson's Creek star looked casual and relaxed after New York Fashion Week ended. The Batman Begins star hid her stare behind designer tortoiseshell glasses and burst with laughter in her comfy purple sweats as she strolled through Manhattan's SoHo area on Friday.

Dawson's Creek alum Katie Holmes took a casual stroll through Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood on Monday.The Ohio-born 43-year-old French-tucked her baggy pink top into blue wide-leg jeans and she accessorized with white sneakers and an oxblood purse.Katie - clutching her red iPhone and face mask - wore large shades over her makeup-free complexion and scraped her brunette mane into a top bun. Running errands: Dawson's Creek alum Katie Holmes took a casual stroll through Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood on MondayMissing from Holmes' side was her boyfriend since April - bass player Bobby Wooten III - who, at 33, is a decade younger than her.The Chicago-born musician announced on Monday that he was enjoying his 'first trip to Japan' where he performed with two-time Grammy nominee Carly Rae Jepsen.

Eminem could be the next artist to achieve an EGOT status following his win at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Slim Shady became an Emmy award winner when the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show won for Outstanding Variety Special.

Gordon Cox Theater Editor The composer (“Once Upon a Mattress”), young adult author (“Freaky Friday”) and philanthropist Mary Rodgers wanted to write a memoir that was candid, cutting, dishy and vanity-free — the exact opposite of the books penned by her father, the legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, and her mother Dorothy Rodgers. “Mary didn’t want it to be fake like her parents’ memoirs had been,” said Jesse Green, the co-author of Mary Rodgers’ recently released memoir “Shy.” Speaking on the new episode of Stagecraft, Variety‘s theater podcast, Green explained, “She wanted it to spark with the actual sound of people enjoying thinking about their lives.”

Wilson Chapman editorGrab your glass slippers — “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” is coming back to TV.In celebration of the beloved fairytale musical’s 25th anniversary, ABC will air a special edition of the news program “20/20” that will reunite the cast of the television film, set to air on Aug. 23.

2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards celebrated the show's return to an in-person event with a hotly anticipated cast reunion. stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLin-Manuel Miranda is one step closer to achieving EGOT status after earning an Oscar nomination in the best original song category for “Encanto’s” “Dos Oruguitas.” Miranda already has Emmy, Tony and Grammy awards.Should he succeed in winning the Oscar, he would join the elite group of artists who have achieved the status, including John Legend, Marvin Hamlisch and Robert Lopez. Composer Alan Menken was the most recent artist to achieve EGOT status in 2020, when he won an Emmy for outstanding original song in a children’s, young adult or animated program for “Waiting in the Wings” from Disney’s “Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure.”Miranda also has the rare distinction of winning a Pulitzer Prize for “Hamilton.” There are currently only two other people in the world who hold that honor, Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers.