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told The Guardian in an oral history for the movie recently. “It is a non-PC fairytale that is better for the cast not being teens,” the filmmaker went on.

Kristin Chenoweth is only 4’11”.What she lacks in height though, she certainly makes up for in stage presence.And now you can see Chenoweth’s stage presence on full display when the Tony winner takes off on her seven-concert ‘For The Girls Tour’ at performing arts centers, philharmonics and concert halls all over the country from Feb.

Didi Conn, the actress who played Frenchy in Grease, has revealed the conversation she had with her friend Olivia Newton-John a month before she died of breast cancer at the age of 73. Didi, 71, detailed the heartfelt exchange as she reflected on how she would “always love” Olivia. During an appearance on Good Morning America, Didi revealed Olivia opened up to her about her ailing health.The Grease star explained that the pair had spoken “a couple of weeks ago”, ahead of Olivia’s tragic death.“She told me that her health was, you know, she wasn't walking anymore and she had full-time care,” she said. “But her husband John and her daughter Chloe were there all the time, and she told me that they were just so hopelessly devoted.”The phrase was a nod to Olivia’s Grease character Sandy, who sings the heartfelt ballad Hopelessly Devoted To You during the film.In another interview, Didi revealed: “Last time I was in contact with Olivia was by text and I said, 'I hope you know you're in my heart, always'. “And she wrote back, ‘And you are in mine.’ That was our last message on July 5th.“Olivia's death feels so personal to me and so many other people because she cared so much.

JLS star Aston Merrygold, 34, on starring in the theatre version of 1980s dance film Footloose, why he hasn’t kept any JLS-branded condoms and how he got over the disappointment of being voted off Strictly.I was four when it came out and around 11 when I first saw it. I loved dancing as a kid and I remember being fascinated. It’s a really clever story – Ren moves to an American Midwest town where they’ve made dancing and rock music illegal.It’s definitely one of my favourite stories and I based the music video for my song Show Me on it.I’m Willard – he’s a lovable comedy part and he gets the one-liners.

Abigail Barlow, 23, and Emily Bear, 20 — known professionally as Barlow & Bear — to stop the Grammy-winning duo from producing any future productions of their show live in concert. Earlier this week, the musical played in front of a sold-out crowd at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

Rita Moreno, 90, discussed the moment Marlon Brando sent her to have an abortion when she became pregnant while the two were dating. Abortion only became legalised across American in 1973, which meant women were forced to resort to unsafe measures if they wished to pursue the procedure.Yesterday, the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 landmark Roe v Wade decision, meaning that some states will be able to limit a woman’s right to have an abortion. Rita was in a relationship with the late Godfather actor Marlon for eight years after the pair met in 1954 on the set of Napoleon biopic, Désirée.The Westside Story actress detailed her horrific botched abortion shortly after Roe v Wade had been overturned yesterday.“Marlon found a doctor through some friends,” she said.“He was a real doctor – Marlon paid him $500 – as opposed to something in a back alley.”Rita remembered how she had been left bleeding after the procedure because the doctor hadn’t performed a full abortion.“Marlon took me to the hospital.

BBC Radio 4.Donny has revealed he once faced crippling anxiety while appearing on stage in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.His lead role in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical revived the pop star's career in a time where it was facing a bit of a lull, but the former teen pop sensation admitted there were difficulties behind the scenes.Donny, who has been famous since childhood, confessed he feared his career would be over if he did not deliver an outstanding performance. He shared he had been experiencing panic attacks and stage fright, as he was riddled with worries that he wouldn’t be good enough in the critically-acclaimed production. "I didn't want my career to fail again," he said. "I had to be perfect. “If I didn't give a perfect performance people would walk out of the theatre saying 'it wasn’t worth the price.'"Donny previously shared his experiences of anxiety, saying: "There are times I remember before I walked on stage where if I had the choice of walking on stage or dying, I would have chosen death."Of his panic attacks, the star said: "I thought I was actually going crazy in my mind."I remember shaking in bed, and I just… I couldn't get out of bed.Something was wrong, and my wife took me to the hospital.""I felt like he was having a nervous breakdown,” his wife Debbie Osmond said.

died in February 2021 at the age of 91.Many of the iconic British actress’ old pals and costars such as “Princess Diaries” star Hector Elizondo also appeared throughout the evening. Princess Mia Thermopolis herself, Anne Hathaway, sent in a lovely recorded message to pay tribute to Andrews.Her “Mary Poppins” costar Dick Van Dyke also relayed a message via video.

“Singin’ in the Rain” debuted on the silver screen, the MGM musical is still as memorable as ever.Patricia Ward Kelly, the widow of the movie’s star and director Gene Kelly, broke down a few myths from the iconic 1952 film, including the oft-told fable about co-star Debbie Reynolds’ dance abilities.“The true story is pretty magical — I don’t think you have to embellish it,” Patricia told Yahoo! Entertainment recently. “The facts are that they pulled this remarkable thing off, and that everybody is performing at the top of their game.

Mean Girls, the musical adaptation of Tina Fey’s iconic 2004 film, is now back in “fetch” action.The show’s First National Tour, which had kicked off in Buffalo in the fall of 2019, has finally resumed for a run including a three-week stop at the Kennedy Center.Fey adapted her screenplay to create a plucky and wry book further enhanced by songs as appealing as the story, all developed in hodgepodge pop pastiche fashion by Fey’s husband, composer Jeff Richmond working here with lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde).With Casey Nicholaw as director/choreographer, the musical Mean Girls moves with the same exaggerated, kinetic energy as that of an earlier Nicholaw production, The Book of Mormon.The show also calls to mind Dear Evan Hansen due to Scott Pask’s digitally driven set design, a marvel developed with video designers Finn Ross and Adam Young and using sophisticated and colorful projected LED imagery to frame scenes in the jungle, in school, and at home.Danielle Wade stars as Cady Heron, the Janus-faced heroine who works to infiltrate the “Queen Bees” clique led by Nadina Hassan as Regina George.Megan Masako Haley plays Gretchen Wieners and Jonalyn Saxer plays Karen Smith, while Eric Huffman is “almost too gay to function” as Damian Hubbard and Mary Kate Morrissey plays misfit sidekick Janis Sarkisian.The main cast is rounded out by Adante Carter as Aaron Samuels, Kabir Berry as Kevin G., Lawrence E. Street as Mr.

A performance of musical Rent in Leeds was disrupted this week after an audience member left in the middle of the show as they ‘didn’t realise it was about gays’.The theatre-goer, who attended the Saturday performance at The Carriageworks Theatre, has been branded ‘ignorant’ by the company putting on the show.Theatre company Bite My Thumb released a statement condemning the ‘small-minded’ and ‘ignorant’ display, promising to donate to an LGBTQ+ charity to help combat the individual’s words.They wrote: ‘After a storming performance of “Today 4 U, Tomorrow 4 Me,” a single audience member, picked up their coat, rose from their chair and left the auditorium. ‘On exiting the individual turned to a member of the front of house team and declared “I DIDN’T REALISE THIS SHOW WAS ABOUT GAYS”.’The company insisted that everyone involved, from cast to backstage crew were ‘utterly disgusted to hear about this display of small minded ignorance.

This Morning presenter Fern Britton received a surprise video message from Mamma Mia! Star Amanda Seyfried, who wished her luck in her upcoming performance on All Star Musicals At Christmas.