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died at the age of 94 on Wednesday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.Rowlands’ death was confirmed by representatives for her filmmaker son, Nick Cassavetes, who revealed his mother’s diagnosis earlier this year. She died Wednesday at her home in Indian Wells, California, surrounded by loved ones, TMZ reported.Rowlands and her late husband, director John Cassavetes, were pioneers in the independent film industry and teamed up to make a total of 10 movies together, including “Minnie and Moskowitz” in 1971, “Opening Night” in 1977 and “Love Streams” in 1984.She was nominated for two Academy Awards during her career — for the 1974 drama “A Woman Under the Influence,” in which she stars as a wife and mother struggling with domestic life; and for 1980’s “Gloria,” in which she plays a woman who helps a young boy being hunted by the mob.Rowlands also won three Primetime Emmy Awards, one Daytime Emmy and two Golden Globes.

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling struggled to get along on the set of 2004’s “The Notebook.”As the rom-com celebrates its 20th anniversary on June 25, the director, 65, expressed his regret for ever discussing their dynamic in a new interview.“It caught me on a bad day, but if [McAdams and Gosling] are around, I apologize to you guys. I shouldn’t have spilled the beans,” he told Entertainment Weekly in a story published Tuesday. In a 2014 interview with VH1, the director disclosed: “Maybe I’m not supposed to tell this story, but they were really not getting along one day on set.

Alzheimer’s disease. Her son Nick Cassavetes, who directed the beloved 2004 rom-com, revealed his mom’s diagnosis to Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday. Rowlands’ character in the film had dementia.

Broadway show this year.And, as luck may have it, many of the biggest shows are running all Valentine’s Day week including Wednesday, Feb. 14.A few of our favorites include old Tony-winning standbys like “Wicked” and “Chicago” as well as an exciting new musical production of “The Notebook.”So, if you want to surprise the special person in your life with a show, here are 11 of our favorite options — plus a surprise comedy show thrown in for good measure — that just might do the trick.In the Roaring 20s, two women stand trial for murder and compete for a shady lawyer’s services.Starring Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules)Ambassador TheatreTwo intertwined mythic tales take audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.Starring Jordan Fisher (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before), Ani DiFranco (Grammy-winning singer)Walter Kerr TheatreA Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.Starring Derek Klena (Pretty Little Liars), Boy George (Grammy-winning singer)Al Hirschfeld TheatreWhat if Juliet didn’t die at the end of Romeo and Juliet?Starring Lorna Courtney (The Equalizer), Austin Scott (Mr. Monk’s Last Case)Stephen Sondheim TheatreA musical about a couple falling in love in 1950’s New York and struggling to rebuild a family.Starring Kelli O’Hara (The Gilded Age), Brian d’Arcy James (Evil)Studio 54Green-skinned, ostracized Elphaba and blonde, popular Galinda go from enemies to friends.Starring Alyssa Fox, McKenzie KurtzGershwin TheatreAllie and Noah share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart.Starring Ryan Vasquez (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Joy Woods (SIX The Musical)Gerald Schoenfeld TheatreHarry, Ron, and Hermione are joined by Hogwarts’ new

“An Enemy Of The People” (featuring Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli), “Uncle Vanya” (starring Steve Carell and Alfred Molina) and “Mother Play” (with Jessica Lange and Jim Parsons).But that’s not all. High-profile revivals of “Cabaret,” “Doubt,” “The Wiz,” “The Who’s Tommy” and “Hamlet” are all coming to the Great White Way in these next few months, too.Who are all the eligible upcoming Tony contenders? Who are the big stars headed to Midtown in the very near future? How much are all the cheapest available tickets for the shows?Great questions all around and ones we’d love to help answer.Below, you’ll find our comprehensive list of the 20 biggest shows opening on Broadway in 2024.And we’ll see you at the theater(s).A Jewish couple in 1944 Paris face the impact of the Holocaust.Starring Anthony Edwards (“E.R.”) and Betsy Aidem (“Law and Order”) Samuel J. Friedman TheatrePreviews began in 2023Prices start at $80 before feesA musical about a couple falling in love in 1950’s New York and struggling to rebuild a family.Starring Kelli O’Hara (“The Gilded Age”) and Brian d’Arcy James (“Evil”)Studio 54Previews start Jan. 6Prices start at $86 before feesA small-town doctor who has his world rocked when his community tries to silence him.Starring Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) and Michael Imperioli (“The Sopranos”)Circle In The SquarePreviews start Feb. 27Prices start at $85 before feesA strict nun wrestles with whether or not relations between a priest and student are pure.Starring Liev Schrieber (“Ray Donovan”) and Tyne Daly (“Cagney and Lacey”)American Airlines TheatrePreviews start Feb. 2Prices start at $75 before feesAllie and Noah share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart.Starring Ryan

Britney Spears very nearly snagged the lead role in “The Notebook.” Casting director Matthew Barry told The Post that the 2002 nationwide search for the part of Allie — in which he saw actresses such as Jessica Biel, Claire Danes and Scarlett Johannson — ultimately came down to Rachel McAdams and Spears.“It was tough because we did narrow it down to Rachel and Britney,” Barry said of the effort to find the perfect leading lady for the 2004 romance movie based on Nicholas Sparks’ popular novel. And star Ryan Gosling was impressed with Spears, Barry said: “I think Ryan would’ve preferred either of them.”The casting director added, “the studio, for obvious reasons, would’ve liked Britney.

Britney Spears came extremely close to snagging the leading role in the movie “The Notebook.”Hollywood casting director Matthew Barry told the Daily Mail that the then 21-year-old pop star’s 2002 audition for the role of Allie “blew us all away” — and that she very nearly got the part in the 2004 film.A newly released video of her audition shows Spears breaking down in tears.“Our jaws were on the floor,” Barry said. “I was blown away.

explained the actor. “One of my roommates lucked into the job of assistant to the executive producer.”“I somehow parlayed that into a speaking role in ‘The Notebook.'”Sadly, the South Carolina native’s fifteen minutes of fame were cut down to mere seconds.“They ended up cutting it down so you only see the side of my face for a couple of seconds,” stated Czekalski.

Ryan Gosling and James Garner were perfect as young and old versions of Noah Calhoun in The Notebook, but it turns out that the iconic movie could’ve starred George Clooney and Paul Newman instead! During an interview with Deadline, George recently revealed that he and Paul had eyed the project together so they would work together in something. “We were going to do The Notebook together,” he shared. “Basically, I was going to play him as a young man, and it was funny.