Following an unparalleled 35-year run, the New York production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway’s longest-running show, will end in early 2023, producers confirmed Friday. The show’s final performance will be held on Feb. 18, 2023, producers Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group said in a …
Read More »Will Smith wins Best Actor at BET Awards for “King Richard,” three months after Oscars slap
Will Smith has won another Best Actor award for his role as Richard Williams in “King Richard” – this time, at the BET Awards. Last night’s win did not generate as much of a spectacle as Smith’s Oscar award, as he has been keeping a low profile and did not …
Read More »Country music star Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire the movie “Urban Cowboy,” dead at 86
Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86. Gilley died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, where he helped run the Mickey Gilley Grand Shanghai Theatre. He had performed as recently as last month, …
Read More »Seattle Mariners pitcher receives 10
Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago has received a 10-game suspension for allegedly violating Major League Baseball’s foreign substance rules, the league announced Tuesday. Santiago is the first to be disciplined under new league protocols, which are designed to step up enforcement of rules meant to prevent pitchers from applying substances …
Read More »Pedro Gomez, longtime ESPN baseball correspondent, has died at 58
Pedro Gomez, a longtime baseball correspondent for ESPN who covered more than 25 World Series, has died. He was 58. Gomez died unexpectedly at home Sunday, his family said in a statement. No cause of death was given. “Pedro was far more than a media personality. He was a Dad, …
Read More »Los Angeles Lakers win NBA Finals; LeBron James secures his fourth championship
The Los Angeles Lakers have won the NBA Finals, defeating the Miami Heat 106 to 90 on Sunday, taking the series 4-2 and securing LeBron James’ fourth championship. The win brings an end to a season that was left in doubt after the coronavirus pandemic threatened to upend it. But …
Read More »Ennio Morricone, famed Hollywood composer, has died at 91
Rome — Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and the soundtracks of classic Hollywood gangster movies such as “The Untouchables” has died. He was 91. Morricone’s longtime lawyer, Giorgio Assumma, said “the Maestro,” as he …
Read More »The Bachelor: Cosmo pulls photoshoot of contestant Victoria Fuller after “White Lives Matter” themed modeling campaign
On “The Bachelor” Monday night, fans watched the contestants compete in a photoshoot challenge with a huge reward. The woman who did the best at the photoshoot would be on the digital cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine. But if you’re looking for “The Bachelor” cover star, you’re not going to find …
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The NFL and Jay-Z’s entertainment and sports representation company are teaming up for events and social activism. The league not only will use Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to consult on its entertainment presentations, including the Super Bowl halftime show, but will work with the rapper and entrepreneur’s company to “strengthen community …
Read More »Troy Dean Shafer has died; “Nashville Flipped” star dies at age 38, cause of death unknown
“Nashville Flipped” home-improvement reality star Troy Dean Shafer has died at 38. The DIY Network’s hit show followed Shafer and his wife, Becky, who with the help of a construction crew remodeled homes in the Nashville area dating from the late 1800s to early 1900s. “The DIY Network family …
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