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when she says something that genuinely surprises me. “I just got back from rehearsals since this is the first time I've performed at something like this, so I'm just like, 'Whoa.

Jordan Moreau Producer Scott Rudin, who stepped back from the film and theater industry in 2021 after workplace abuse allegations, is planning his Broadway return. The New York Times reported Friday that Rudin is developing a handful of Broadway productions. They include “Little Bear Ridge Road,” a play by Samuel D.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Corey Feldman recently appeared on Billy Corgan’s “Magnificent Others” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) and claimed that Johnny Depp got him fired off “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” Lasse Hallström’s 1993 drama about a grocery store clerk and his dysfunctional family. Feldman said he got cast in the role of Arnie, the disabled younger brother of Depp’s Gilbert. Leonardo DiCaprio ultimately played the role on screen.

While Hulu‘s new sitcom Mid-Century Modern explores the bittersweet beauty of life, love and loss, the cast and creators experienced all three in the making of its first season.

WH Smith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital in a deal valuing it at £76 million, and will eventually rebrand as TGJones.The sale does not include the retailer’s travel locations, such as shops in airports and train stations – nor the WHSmith brand. All the approximately 480 stores and 5,000 staff working for the high street businesses will move under Modella Capital’s ownership as part of the deal.The deal will see the WH Smith name disappear from high streets and replaced by brand TGJones.The travel division, which has become the key focus of the group in recent years and also includes shops in hospitals, will not be changing.That makes up the bulk of its sales and profits, and has grown to more than 1,200 stores across 32 countries.

As we delve further into spring, Mules are the go-to style for the sunny and warmer weather. However, not all of us have the cash to splash over £500 on a coveted pair from a designer brand like Jimmy Choo.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are the proud parents of a baby girl, just three months after rumours swirled that they had hit pause on their whirlwind romance.The Hollywood actress, 38, and the rocker, 34, whose offstage name is Colson Baker, went public with their romance in 2020 and sealed it with an engagement two years on before experiencing some rocky moments.The couple shared the joyous news of their daughter's birth on Thursday, 27 March, with a touching black-and-white Instagram video from MGK, capturing their newborn's tiny hand wrapped around her daddy's finger.The clip was set to a melodic instrumental tune, and MGK captioned it: "She's finally here! ! Our little celestial seed." As Megan and MGK embrace parenthood together, let's take a peek at their love story's journey... 'Epic first date' It seems sparks flew for Megan and MGK on the set of 'Midnight in the Switchgrass' back in 2020, following a fleeting interaction at a soiree years earlier.

With the warmer weather gradually making its presence felt, shoppers are seizing the opportunity to stock their wardrobes with fashionable spring pieces from Boden.The high-end fashion brand has launched a massive sale, slashing prices on everything from floral dresses to breezy skirts and figure-flattering trousers by up to half. In recent years, Boden has climbed the style ladder to become one of the most adored retailers among fashion enthusiasts.Their stylish and easy-to-wear items have even been sported by celebs including Emma Roberts, Kate Garraway and royalty, with Kate Middleton donning Boden on several occasions.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Rising singer-songwriter Allison Ponthier has a lot going for her right now — including prominent endorsements from superfans like Elton John, who featured her in his recent documentary, and Brandi Carlile. But everything was not coming up roses last summer, when she learned she’d been dropped from her label, Interscope, after several years’ worth of singles and EPs but no full-length album. That was a bitter pill, but she makes something sweet out of the experience with “Karaoke Queen,” her first single as an independent artist, which comes out today.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent “Theatre is Body – Body is Poetry” is the title chosen by Willem Dafoe for his first edition as artistic director of the Venice Biennale‘s International Theatre Festival, which kicks off May 31 with the European premiere of the revival of the Wooster Group’s “Symphony of Rats.” The lineup assembled by Dafoe for the fest – which runs through June 15 – stems from his own experiences and influences, and ranges from a Whose Who of big experimental theatre names such as the Odin Teatret, Italy’s Romeo Castellucci, Germany’s Thomas Ostermeier, and Switzerland’s Milo Rau, to emerging talents like Afro-Belgian multidisciplinary artist Princess Bangura who will present two solo shows: “Oedipus Monologue” and “Great Apes of the West Coast.” Dafoe speaks to Variety from Venice about assembling his lineup and deciding to personally participate with a homage to late great New York experimental theater guru Richard Foreman, who died in January. What are some of the discoveries that are part of your program? One is Davide Iodice’s “Pinocchio – What is a Person,” which I saw in Naples.

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Grace Potter has a “new” T Bone Burnett-produced release coming out, “Medicine,” and it’s something that her label put out a press release announcing and she even did interviews touting… in the late 2000s. Fans didn’t forget this would-have-been, should-have-been album from early in her recording career, but it seemed destined to remain in the land of lore, until now.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic War movies turn a lot of us into armchair warriors. We’ve seen the great ones, like “Saving Private Ryan” and “Full Metal Jacket” and “Apocalypse Now” and “The Hurt Locker” and “Platoon,” and every one of those films is so vivid and experiential that we may get swept up in the illusion that we now understand something essential about war. But if you’ve ever been close to someone who’s been in a war, the first thing you know is that you know nothing about it.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com When singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas sits down with his therapist, he admits that he often doesn’t know where to begin with his feelings — which might not be surprising for an artist who, over the course of six albums and 15 years, has worked primarily by himself. But for his latest effort, “Glory,” Hadreas — known in the music world as Perfume Genius — opened up his voice and emotions, as well as his recording process, in what has been described as his first “band” album, featuring artists like Aldous Harding alongside his longtime collaborators Blake Mills and Alan Wyffels. “I don’t know if I consciously did it, but it made sense that building the songs felt more collaborative in ways they hadn’t been in the last few records,” Hadreas tells Variety.

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—are very real and something to be taken very seriously. Never mind that the people involved often go to great lengths to dispel the gossip—we still tend to devour it.

The Amazon Spring Sale is in full swing, running until March 31st, making it the perfect time to grab those everyday essentials and pricier wishlist items.Today's WOW deals are all about homeware, and we've spotted a fantastic offer on Our Place's highly sought-after Always Pan, now with a 25% discount.This reduces the price from £125 to £100. Despite being a bit pricey, shoppers have dubbed this pan as the 'best non-stick pan ever', suggesting it's worth the investment.This versatile 10-in-1 pan has gained a cult following for the brand.

EXCLUSIVE: Emma Laird will star in Mint, the upcoming BBC crime family drama, which is Scrapper director Charlotte Regan’s first TV series.

If there's one product to have captured the attention of beauty fans in recent years, it's the COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence.

Fragrance fans looking to add a new perfume to their collection will no doubt want to check out Superdrug. The high street health and beauty retailer has slashed the price of a designer fragrance and it's too good to miss.

Celebrity Big Brother star Traci Bingham is defying time, looking just as stunning now as she did during her memorable stay in the house 20 years ago. Now 56, the actress and model made waves on the then-Channel 4 reality show back in 2006, participating in the fourth series which was eventually won by Chantelle Houghton.