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Greg joined the Deadline staff in 2017 from Bloomberg News, where he was the TV and Film critic. He previously was a staff editor and/or reporter at Variety, Daily Variety and TV Guide Magazine. His features and criticism on arts and entertainment have appeared in the New York Times, Vulture, Slate, Newsweek, Yahoo News and Guitar World Magazine.
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Tom Viola Announces Retirement After 36-Year Leadership Of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Tom Viola, the longtime executive director of the groundbreaking nonprofit organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, announced today that he’ll retire at the end of 2024, ending a 36-year tenure that guided the organization – and the theater industry – through two catastrophic eras: the AIDS crisis…
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Bob Newhart Tributes: Judd Apatow Recalls “His Brilliant Comedy And Gentle Spirit”, Al Franken Remembers Stellar ‘SNL’ Appearance, Joe Biden Mourns “Comedy Legend”
Refresh for updates: Comedy icon Bob Newhart, who died today at the age of 94, is being remembered by coworkers, peers and fans as one of television’s all-time greats, a genius of understatement with an unfailing warm-hearted spirit.
“I had the honor of doing a guest role on Newhart & got to spend…
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‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Starring Darren Criss Delays Broadway Opening A Month Due To Scenic Design Supply Chain Issues
The upcoming Broadway production of the musical Maybe Happy Ending starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen will be delayed by nearly a month due to what producers say are supply chain issues related to the custom-made scenic design.
Originally announced to begin previews at the Belasco Theatre in…
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Mandy Gonzalez To Guest Star As Norma Desmond In Broadway’s ‘Sunset Blvd.’ On Nicole Scherzinger’s Weekly Day Off
EXCLUSIVE: Mandy Gonzalez, star of In The Heights, Hamilton and Aida, will play the role of Norma Desmond at select performances of Broadway’s upcoming Sunset Blvd., taking one performance a week with star Nicole Scherzinger taking all others.
Gonzalez will play her first performance on Tuesday…
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Whoopi Goldberg Commiserates With Fellow-Covid Sufferer Joe Biden: “Sometimes I Go For A Word And It’s Not There”
The View’s Whoopi Goldberg and President Joe Biden have something new in common: Both have become part of the summertime surge in new, generally mild Covid cases, and Goldberg is willing to cut Biden some slack.
Goldberg returned to The View panel Tuesday after being out with Covid since last…
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EGOTs In The Building? Emmy-Nominated Songwriters Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Go For The Crown
UPDATE, with statement: A lot was riding on Steve Martin’s near-superhuman ability to spit out an error-free tongue-twisting patter song at crucial moments of the Broadway-themed season of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. Martin did it flawlessly, but the stakes aren’t over yet: The song, “Which of…
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‘Boop! The Betty Boop Musical’ Sets Broadway Opening Date, Venue
Boop! The Betty Boop Musical will begin previews at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre on on March 11, 2025, with an opening night set for April 5.
The previously announced engagement follows a well-received run in Chicago last year.
Broadway casting and ticket information will be announced…
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Scarlett Johansson Uses Real Voice To Needle OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Scarlett Johansson is using her very real voice to virtual snipe at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. In an interview with The New York Times, the Her actor suggested Altman would make a good Marvel villain, “maybe with a robotic arm.”
Johansson and Altman publicly feuded in May when Altman’s OpenAI allegedly…
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Musicians Union Receives $1.5 Billion Pension Fix From American Rescue Plan
The American Federation of Musicians and Employers Pension Plan, which represents nearly 50,000 union members in the entertainment industry from Broadway to musicians in orchestras, bands, film, and theaters across the country, will receive a $1.5 billion pension-fix from the American Rescue Plan, U.S…
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‘Oh, Mary!’, ‘The Outsiders’, ‘Stereophonic’, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Sizzle With Sell Out Summer Weeks – Broadway Box Office
New York’s July heat wave is doing nothing to wilt the prospects of some recent Broadway arrivals, with four spring-summer arrivals filling each and every seat at their respective venues last week: Oh, Mary!, The Outsiders, Stereophonic and Hell’s Kitchen were sell-outs for the week ending July…
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Adele Plans “Big Break” From Music After Vegas Residency Ends In November
Global superstar Adele says she plans to take a “big break” from music after her Weekends With Adele Las Vegas residency ends on Nov. 23.
In an interview with Germany's ZDF public broadcast service, Adele said, "I don't have any plans for new music at all,” adding, "I want a big break after this and…
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Whoopi Goldberg Returns To ‘The View’ After Covid Bout
UPDATE, July 16: Whoopi Goldberg was back in her moderator’s seat at The View today, returning after she missed last Thursday’s and Monday’s episodes after testing positive for Covid.
Goldberg, who had her usual Friday off last week, made no mention today of her latest bout with the coronavirus…
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