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Immersive theater experience 'Sleep No More' will end its 13-year New York City run in January
Read full article: Immersive theater experience 'Sleep No More' will end its 13-year New York City run in JanuaryThe โMacbethโ-inspired immersive theater experience โSleep No Moreโ that is hosted in three empty, hulking warehouse spaces in downtown New York City will say goodbye early next year on its 5,000 performance.
Broadway fundraiser for Biden to star Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Read full article: Broadway fundraiser for Biden to star Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban and Lin-Manuel MirandaBroadway royalty will be out in force Monday when stars like Sara Bareilles, Cynthia Erivo, Josh Groban, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt perform at a fundraiser for President Joe Biden.
Veteransโ fundraiser draws Tracy Morgan, Josh Groban, John Mellencamp and Jon Stewart
Read full article: Veteransโ fundraiser draws Tracy Morgan, Josh Groban, John Mellencamp and Jon StewartJosh Groban, John Mellencamp, Tracy Morgan and the ever-present Jon Stewart will stand up at this yearโs Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser.
New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'
Read full article: New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'This weekโs new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series โCriminal Minds: Evolution,โ a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendaleโs male strip clubs.
New this week: 'Reasonable Doubt,' 'Blonde' and Bjรถrk
Read full article: New this week: 'Reasonable Doubt,' 'Blonde' and BjรถrkThis weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Bjรถrk and Broadway's "Into the Woods,โ the reunion of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy in โHocus Pocus 2โ and a Showtime documentary about Sinรฉad OโConnor.
Martin, McDonald, Porter join stars in telethon for Ukraine
Read full article: Martin, McDonald, Porter join stars in telethon for UkraineA roster of film, TV and theater all-stars โ including Steve Martin, Annette Bening, Billy Porter, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Chenoweth, David Hyde Pierce and Rosie Perez โ have signed up for a 10-hour telethon to raise money for the victims of the war in Ukraine.
David Foster and Katharine McPhee welcome a baby boy
Read full article: David Foster and Katharine McPhee welcome a baby boyFILE - David Foster, left, and Katharine McPhee arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The couple, who wed in 2019, have welcomed a baby boy, McPhee's publicist confirmed Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Katharine McPhee and David Foster may want to channel their musical talents into lullabies. The couple, who wed in 2019, have welcomed a baby boy, McPhee's publicist confirmed Wednesday. She was also tapped to perform in Foster's 2008 โDavid Foster & Friendsโ concert special alongside Celine Dion, Michael Bublรฉ, Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli.
New this week: 'Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom' and Paul McCartney
Read full article: New this week: 'Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom' and Paul McCartneyMOVIESโ โMa Raineyโs Black Bottomโ was always going to be an event picture, even on Netflix, where it will be available Friday. Wilsonโs 1982 play is set around a recording session in 1920s Chicago as a blues band awaits the arrival of Ma Rainey (Davis). โ AP Film Writer Lindsey BahrMUSICโ Paul McCartney will release the final album in a trilogy of classics on Friday. โMcCartney IIIโ comes 50 years after 1980โs โMcCartney IIโ and 60 years after โMcCartney,โ his solo debut released in 1970. โ Director George C. Wolfe said that when he signed on to direct โMa Raineyโs Black Bottom,โ he instantly knew he wanted to work with Branford Marsalis.
Holiday movies, music specials arrive to light a bleak year
Read full article: Holiday movies, music specials arrive to light a bleak year(NBC/Apple/HBO Max/Netflix/Disney + via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Bring on the sentimental holiday rom-coms, the chorus of Christmas music specials and the nostalgia of last centuryโs animated charmers. HOLIDAY HARMONYโ โMy Gift: A Christmas Special From Carrie Underwood,โ now streaming on HBO Max. โ โMariah Careyโs Magical Christmas Special,โ Dec. 4, Apple TV+. Music, dancing, animation and surprise guest stars help create what the streaming service promises to be a heartwarming journey with the pop star. Dolly Parton sings hymns, holiday pop classics and tunes from her new album, and shares personal and faith-based Christmas memories.
Star-studded benefit concert to honor nurses on Thanksgiving
Read full article: Star-studded benefit concert to honor nurses on ThanksgivingAll rights reserved)LOS ANGELES โ Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan will be among the entertainers honoring nurses in a star-studded benefit virtual concert on Thanksgiving. Nurse Heroes announced Tuesday that the concert called Nurse Heroes Live will stream on the organizationโs YouTube and Facebook along with LiveXLive on Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. EST. The benefit will provide money for a variety of programs including scholarships for nurses and their children. Taylor Swift will donate a signed collectible edition โFolklore" guitar, which will be auctioned for the benefit of the Nurses Heroes Foundation. The nurses of New York's Northwell Health will be the first beneficiaries of the concert.
Josh Groban won't let virus stop his live music and album
Read full article: Josh Groban won't let virus stop his live music and albumFILE - Josh Groban arrives at the 72nd annual Tony Awards on June 10, 2018, in New York. Groban has a new album "Harmony" due in November and three themed live streaming concerts, starting with a set featuring Broadway tunes in October. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)It's the sound of silence that Josh Groban finds hardest to hear during the pandemic. Quarantine hasn't stilled his voice or songwriting, but the give-and-get Groban usually enjoys from interacting with his audience is gone. Its an album that for me was was very therapeutic to sing.The album will form the backbone for the second of Groban's concerts on Nov. 26.