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‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ review: Neverland nincompoops bring laughs on Broadway

Peter Pan Goes Wrong,” the happily hyperactive comedy that opened Wednesday night on Broadway, provides: missteps, mayhem, incapacitations, faulty sets and, in a roundabout way, “Fawlty Towers.”The very funny British play’s premise is the season’s simplest. The amateur Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society tries to put on “Peter and Wendy” and fails epically. 2 hours and five minutes, with one intermission. At the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W.
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Anna Nicole Smith’s ex and daughter refuse to appear in Netflix doc
their daughter, 16-year-old Dannielynn Birkhead, refused to work on Netflix’s upcoming bombshell doc on the former Playmate.Birkhead confirmed their non-participation in a statement to The Post, in which he said they are planning their “own special project” for future release.“We aren’t involved in the Anna Nicole Netflix documentary,” Larry told The Post via email, adding that their own venture would be one with which they “can make sure that the people involved are truly connected with Anna and that we have a certain level of control over the way the story is told.”The revelation comes after the streaming giant debuted a trailer for the upcoming documentary, titled “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me,” which is poised to share the tragic life of the late model, who died of an accidental overdose in 2007 at just 39 years old.Larry added that although they do “love Netflix,” he revealed that “it gets tiring” to see projects like this one pop up from time to time.“I just decided to pass on this and do our own project using Anna’s archives that she left behind,” he told The Post. “You can’t get any more definitive than Anna in her own words! So, it was important for me to let Anna tell her own story.”Larry claimed that they “passed” on the Netflix program “after discussions with production over who would and wouldn’t be included.“I had to make that decision after seeing production after production following the same format and using the same people saying they were ‘friends’ with Anna,” he continued.
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Foo Fighters release ‘emotionally raw’ first song since Taylor Hawkins’ death
“Rescued,” the band’s first song since the death of beloved drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022.And you can feel the ghost of Hawkins in the haunting chorus: “We’re all free to some degree/To dance under the lights/I’m just waiting to be rescued/Bring me back to life.”Back in ferocious form, you can hear the revived Foos emerging from their mourning after Hawkins died at 50 from a suspected overdose while the group was on tour in South America.“It came in a flash/It came out of nowhere/It happened so fast/And then it was over,” sings frontman Dave Grohl, seemingly referencing Hawkins’ passing at the beginning of the song.Later, Grohl hints at his deep grief: “I fell in a trap/My heart’s getting colder.” Then the singer repeats a plea to “rescue me tonight,” as if he wishes he could have saved Hawkins.“Rescued” dropped Wednesday as the Foo Fighters announced “But Here We Are,” their 11th studio album, due June 2.It’s the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s follow-up to 2021’s “Medicine at Midnight,” which arrived just four months before Hawkins’ death.A press release describes “But Here We Are” as “a brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters endured over the last year” and “a testament to the healing powers of music.”The release continues, “ ‘But Here We Are’ is the sound of brothers finding refuge in the music that brought them together in the first place 28 years ago, a process that was as therapeutic as it was about a continuation of life.”
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‘Game of Thrones’ star Hafthor Bjornsson tears pec muscle off the bone in bench press accident
2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson has suffered a horrific injury while going for his bench press personal record this week.The 34-year-old, who was the World’s Strongest Man in 2018 as well as runner up three-times and third-place getter another four times, was on the return to powerlifting after a two-year hiatus to pursue boxing.Bjornsson, who holds the world deadlift record of 1,104lbs, announced he was making a comeback to strongman competitions in order to break a number of records.But he’ll have to wait after reportedly tearing his pectoral muscle off the bone while bench pressing 556lbs.At his Thor Power Gym, the man known for portraying The Mountain in the hit HBO series had lifted some huge weights — starting 507lb, doing 529lb and an attempt at his all-time PB of 116lb.However, it all went wrong as Bjornsson lowered the weight to his chest as he screamed out in pain after a noise viewers believe was the sound of the muscle tearing off the bone.Bjornsson’s spotters quickly came to the strongman’s aid and it was clear something was very wrong.One person said: “Saw this live, absolutely devastating. Wishing him a fast recovery.”While another added: “Unfortunately this stuff can happen when you put on so much muscle and increase the weights so quickly.”As a third commented: “Hoping for a speedy recovery for Thor.
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