It took the Tony winner 20 years to bring his ‘showman’ tyrant to London. He reflects on its Trumpian parallels, the death of Spring Awakening’s Duncan Sheik and the horrific accident that led him to ancient classics Before Spring Awakening won eight Tony awards in 2007, its dramatist and lyricist Steven Sater had “been struggling financially and professionally for quite a while,” he remembers. “Everyone said at the time: this is where it all starts!” Sater and composer Duncan Sheik thought their next success would be Nero, about the Roman emperor who murdered his mother among many others, which had been produced in San Francisco in 2006. But only now, after two decades of workshops and showcases for potential backers, is Nero receiving its second full professional production. “I think maybe my work is too expensive for subsidised theatre and too risky for commercial theatre,” Sater says. “I don’t think that – audiences respond to my work – but I suspect producers may believe it.” Continue reading...
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Spencer Pratt says death threats and armed security costs during the Los Angeles mayoral race made the Hotel Bel-Air the cheapest option available.
Nicole Taylor's sisters Nika and Natalie shared an emotional TikTok video announcing the Taylor Red singer's death after a cancer battle.
Steve Ellis, the singer for the British pop band Love Affair best known for the 1967 hit “Everlasting Love,” died Friday, October 30, following complications from a chronic illness. He was 76. His death was announced on his Facebook page. Ellis lived in Brighton, England, and the family statement notes that he passed peacefully in […]
The actor, who played the handsome Dr. Mark Sloan on the ABC medical drama, worked on the book up until his death in February from A.L.S.
Both DeGeneres and former 'Ellen' executive producer Andy Lassner said the news was shocking as a GoFundMe, which aimed to raise money for a funeral, called Wright's death an "unfathomable tragedy."
Pier Paolo Pasolini was found bludgeoned to death in 1975. A young escort confessed to the crime but changed his story over the years, creating uncertainty.
The war between the Greek gods and the Titans is looming in the first full-length trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3. The trailer, which debuted on Monday, makes clear that in order to save the world from that apocalyptic clash, Percy (Walker Scobell) is going to need all the help he can […]
John Leeson, the British actor who voiced Doctor Who’s iconic companion K9, has died aged 83, his family has confirmed. In a Facebook post, Leeson’s son Guy Ducker said his father died yesterday “after a summer of illness.” “I regret to announce the death of my father, John Ducker, a.k.a. John Leeson, at 3:03pm today […]
John Leeson, the English actor who voiced “Doctor Who’s” beloved robot dog K9, died on Sunday. He was 83. Leeson’s son, Guy Ducker, announced his death in a Facebook post. “I regret to announce the death of my father, John Ducker, aka John Leeson, at 3:03 p.m. today after a summer of illness. The end […]
Written by Vicar of Dibley co-creator Paul Mayhew-Archer, who has the disease, Onwards and Sideways sees the actors play a couple who bond over their diagnoses – a devastating subject but laced with humour too, they say Ahead of production on their first job together, Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney didn’t undergo the standard “chemistry read” to make sure they got on. Which is remarkable, given what their characters would have to do to each other in Onwards and Sideways. In the Norfolk-set BBC film directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love), Ifans would have to nearly throttle Linney while in the grip of night terrors, she’d have to collapse in his arms in a weeping mess having bankrupted herself with a gambling addiction; both situations arising from the neurological condition afflicting their characters: Parkinson’s disease. Continue reading...
There are plenty of ways to tend to your garden, but launching a freshly harvested potato at a friend probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Proverbial death by roots is the entertainingly offbeat premise behind Cloth Cat Games’ Planted!, a quirky combat game that turns gardening into an all-out competition starring your […]
Milcho Manchevski, the North Macedonian director whose 1994 debut “Before the Rain” won Venice’s Golden Lion and earned an Oscar nomination, is back in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival with “Sister Brother Manhole Cover,” a project stalled for years after he accused his country’s film agency of corruption. The dark comedy centers on […]
Joshua Jackson is teasing his new HBO Max series, “How to Survive Without Me.” Co-created by husbands Greg Berlanti and Robbie Rogers along with Bash Doran, the series follows a family after the death of matriarch Beverly. “The show starts six months after the matriarch of this large family has passed away, and because she […]
Sanjay Gupta, the Indian director best known for the crime drama films Kaante and Shootout at Lokhandwala, died Friday, October 30, after a fall at his home in Mumbai. He was 57 (though some sources put his age at 59). His death was confirmed by friend and fellow director Milap Zaveri to the Press Trust […]
Nearly a year after she went missing, LAPD has arrested two men in connection to the death of Christina Downer, the late sister of Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie. On Thursday, officers took 41-year-old Delorean Bijon Brandon, who is believed to be Downer’s boyfriend, and Kaylee Markowski, 34, into custody for allegedly murdering and […]
Eric Bauza had more than 400 acting credits, voicing dozens of Looney characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Elmer Fudd and Marvin the Martian and many more prior to his unexpected death on October 25 at the age of 46. But one iconic animated […]
Lauren Bennett, who featured on LMFAO's hit song, was found dead by her husband.
Three years after the death of Paul Cattermole, S Club is reuniting once again for a tour across the U.K. and Ireland. On Thursday, the remaining lineup of the 90s British pop group announced the dates of their 12-city Ain’t No Party Like an S Club Party Tour, which kicks off Oct. 8, 2027 at […]
The show’s electronic dance-influenced music perfectly suits its story about a young man’s death and the rush to carry out a heart transplant.
The actor died in Los Angeles following a "a brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.
The film by Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans examines the 1985 pipe-bombing of a Palestinian activist in California, tracing the case to suspects in Israel.
Fight carnival bears bent on hugging you to death. Flee Scottish monsters. And view the frightening Antarctic through penguin eyes.
Robert Kelker-Kelly complained of chest and left arm pain after landing at Spirit of St. Louis Airport before his death from heart disease at 62.
In their latest documentary, the directors of “Free Solo” track some adventurers trying to ascend the hazardous north side of Mount Everest.
Barbara Barrie, Oscar-nominated star of "Breaking Away" and "Barney Miller," died at 95 after a medically assisted death at her New York home.
Police in South Carolina say they have closed their investigation into the overdose death of actor Hayden Panettiere following a coroner’s findings that it was accidental
The Heroes and Nashville star died in August from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs.
Greenville police closed Hayden Panettiere death investigation after medical examiner determined the "Remember the Titans" star's death was accidental.
A South Carolina coroner previously confirmed Panettiere died from an accidental drug overdose that included fentanyl.
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