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Actor Ian McKellen, 85, is hospitalized after toppling off stage in London
By The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Actor Ian McKellen was hospitalized Monday after toppling off a London stage during a fight scene in a play. The 85-year-old known for playing Gandalf in the “Lord of the Rings” films and many stage roles over a six decade career cried out in pain after the fall, according to a BBC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upset
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – “People, stop texting me!” pleaded Kecia Lewis, with comic exasperation. The veteran Broadway performer had just won her first Tony award in a 40-year career, for the Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” and was trying to read her acceptance speech off her phone. But she was being distracted by those pesky ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!That cool Tony Awards moment when Jay-Z joined Alicia Keys? Turns out it wasn’t live
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Jay-Z’s electrifying reunion with Alicia Keys on what appeared to be a live duet of “Empire State of Mind” at the Tony Awards was actually pre-taped, a show official who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press. The appearance of the rapper in support of Keys’ musical “Hell’s Kitchen” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Washington Post’s leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn’t fly in the US
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – New leaders of The Washington Post are being haunted by their pasts, with ethical questions raised about their actions as journalists in London that illustrate very different press traditions in the United States and England. An extraordinary trio of stories over the weekend by The New York Times, NPR and the ... Read More »
1 responseÉrik Canuel, director of ‘Bon Cop Bad Cop,’ dies at 63
By The Canadian Press on June 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec director Érik Canuel, who scored a box office smash with the bilingual comedy “Bon Cop Bad Cop,” died Saturday at age 63. Public relations agency Annexe says Canuel died of secondary plasma cell leukemia. Canuel was one of the few Quebec-based directors to work in English as much as French. His projects ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall
By The Canadian Press on June 17th, 2024
CALGARY – Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Nicolaides says cellphones help with learning but can also be a distraction and lead to cyberbullying. He says there will be exceptions for students who use phones for health needs, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ will hit US theaters in September
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – After months of conjecture about the fate of Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed epic, “Megalopolis” has finally found a home. Lionsgate will distribute “Megalopolis” in U.S. and Canadian theaters, the studio announced Monday, ending one of the biggest acquisition dramas of the year. Coppola’s $120-million Roman epic set in a futuristic New ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scooter Braun says he’s no longer a music manager, will focus on Hybe duties and his children
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Scooter Braun, one of the most recognizable names in the music business known for representing artists like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, will no longer work as a music manager. On Monday, the executive and entrepreneur announced the news on his Instagram page. Instead, he will focus his attention on his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A gate is installed on a Mount Fuji trail to control crowds, but governor says more measures needed
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan’s Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July 1 start of this year’s climbing season, but the governor of Yamanashi, one of the two prefectures that are home to the mountain, said additional measures are needed to control overcrowding on its lower slopes. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Key moments at the Tonys: Jay-Z and Hillary Clinton in the house, strides for women and a late upset
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – “People, stop texting me!” pleaded Kecia Lewis, with comic exasperation. The veteran Broadway performer had just won her first Tony award in a 40-year career, for the Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” and was trying to read her acceptance speech off her phone. But she was being distracted by those pesky ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The Outsiders’ wins best musical and ‘Stereophonic’ best play as women make strides at Tony Awards
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on June 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – “The Outsiders,” a gritty adaptation of the classic young adult novel, became the essence of a Broadway insider on Sunday, winning the Tony Award for best new musical on a night when theater history was made for women as Broadway directors and score writers. The musical, an adaptation of the beloved ... Read More »
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