Nicole Scherzinger on How Her “Pop Star Mentality” Prepared Her for ‘Sunset Blvd.,’ “Manifesting” a Film Adaptation and First Tony Nom

Nicole Scherzinger on How Her “Pop Star Mentality” Prepared Her for ‘Sunset Blvd.,’ “Manifesting” a Film Adaptation and First Tony Nom

Nicole Scherzinger is ready for her Tonys closeup. Scherzinger scored her first Tony nomination last week for playing Norma Desmond, a former film star who enlists Joe Gillis (played by Tom Francis) to help with her planned comeback, in director Jamie Lloyd’s reinvention of the musical and film Sunset Boulevard, with Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s music….

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#Actress Denée Benton Calls Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a “Grand Wizard” Onstage at the Tony Awards

#Actress Denée Benton Calls Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a “Grand Wizard” Onstage at the Tony Awards

Broadway actress Denée Benton compared Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to a Ku Klux Klan leader during Sunday’s Tony Awards. Benton took the stage during the live broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ to present the Excellence in Theatre Education Award from Carnegie Mellon University. Jason Zembuch Young of South Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida, is…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 19, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — June 19, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — June 19, 2022” Mask hypocrisyThe Tonys should have been renamed “The Maskquerade” (“No sleep for Broadway stars,” June 14). The self-indulgent theater awards show featured the Broadway crowd having a rollicking great time honoring themselves without the burden of wearing masks. Try going to a show on the Great White…

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#’Slave Play’ loses best play award

#’Slave Play’ loses best play award

“#’Slave Play’ loses best play award” There is going to be fury on Broadway tomorrow, and a lot of sighing, privately, from the people who run the real show. The Great White Way has been under fire since Black Lives Matter for its supposed lack of diversity. There have been diversity initiatives, diversity committees and…

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#How to watch and what to expect

#How to watch and what to expect

“#How to watch and what to expect” “Curtains up, light the lights!” After delays, postponements and even more delays, the 2021 Tony Awards are finally happening this Sunday, Sept. 26. It’s been nearly two years since the COVID-19 pandemic caused what would become the longest Broadway blackout in history, pulling beloved stars and characters off…

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#From Audrey Hepburn to John Legend

#From Audrey Hepburn to John Legend

“#From Audrey Hepburn to John Legend” It’s time for television to shine. The 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards are set for Sunday, Sept. 19 at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater, where the best of the best TV stars will grace the red carpet. Some will be victorious but one might even cement their status as an EGOT…

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