by tyler | May 2, 2023 | CNN, entertainment
Lea Michele and Myles Frost announced the nominations for the 2023 Tony Awards on Tuesday.
This year, 38 shows were vying for nominations for the ceremony scheduled on June 11.
Broadway’s “Some Like It Hot” picked up the most nominations, with 13 in all.
Below is the full list of nominees.
“Ain’t No Mo’”
“Between Riverside and Crazy”
“Cost of Living”
“Fat Ham”
“Leopoldstadt”
“& Juliet”
“Kimberly Akimbo”
“New York, New York”
“Shucked”
“Some Like It Hot”
Best Play Revival
“A Doll’s House”
“The Piano Lesson”
“The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
“Topdog/Underdog”
“Camelot”
“Into the Woods”
“Parade”
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Jessica Chastain, “A Doll’s House”
Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Jessica Hecht, “Summer, 1976”
Audra McDonald, “Ohio State Murders”
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Topdog/Underdog”
Corey Hawkins, “Topdog/Underdog”
Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar”
Stephen McKinley Henderson, “Between Riverside and Crazy”
Wendell Pierce, “Death of a Salesman”
Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Sara Bareilles, “Into the Woods”
Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Lorna Courtney, “& Juliet”
Micaela Diamond, “Parade”
Christian Borle, “Some Like It Hot”
J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot”
Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Brian D’Arcy James, “Into the Woods”
Ben Platt, “Parade”
Colton Ryan, “New York, New York”
Jordan E. Cooper, “Ain’t No Mo’”
Samuel L. Jackson, “The Piano Lesson”
Arian Moayed, “A Doll’s House”
Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt”
David Zayas, “Cost of Living”
Nikki Crawford, “Fat Ham”
Crystal Lucas-Perry, “Ain’t No Mo’”
Miriam Silverman, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Katy Sullivan, “Cost of Living”
Kara Young, “Cost of Living”
Kevin Cahoon, “Shucked”
Justin Cooley, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Kevin Del Aguila, “Some Like It Hot”
Jordan Donica, “Camelot”
Alex Newell, “Shucked”
Julia Lester, “Into the Woods”
Ruthie Ann Miles, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimbo”
NaTasha Yvette Williams, “Some Like It Hot”
Betsy Wolfe, “& Juliet”
Saheem Ali, “Fat Ham”
Jo Bonney, “Cost of Living”
Jamie Lloyd, “A Doll’s House”
Patrick Marber, “Leopoldstadt”
Stevie Walker-Webb, “Ain’t No Mo’”
Max Webster, “Life of Pi”
Michael Arden, “Parade”
Lear deBessonet, “Into the Woods”
Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot”
Jack O’Brien, “Shucked”
Jessica Stone, “Kimberly Akimbo”
David Lindsay-Abaire, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Robert Horn, “Shucked”
Matthew López and Amber Ruffin,”Some Like It Hot”
David West Read, “& Juliet”
David Thompson and Sharon Washington, “New York, New York”
“Almost Famous,” music by Tom Kitt; lyrics by Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt
“Kimberly Akimbo,” music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
“KPOP,” music and lyrics: Helen Park and Max Vernon
“Shucked,” music and lyrics: Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark
“Some Like It Hot,” music and lyrics: Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Steven Hoggett, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot”
Susan Stroman, “New York, New York”
Jennifer Weber, “& Juliet”
Jennifer Weber, “KPOP”
John Clancy, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Jason Howland, “Shucked”
Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, “Some Like It Hot”
Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, “& Juliet”
Daryl Waters and Sam Davis, “New York, New York”
Miriam Buether, “Prima Facie”
Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, “Life of Pi”
Rachel Hauck, “Good Night, Oscar”
Richard Hudson, “Leopoldstadt”
Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon, “A Christmas Carol”
Beowulf Boritt, “New York, New York”
Mimi Lien, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Scott Pask, “Shucked”
Scott Pask, “Some Like It Hot”
Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions, “Camelot”
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, “Life of Pi”
Dominique Fawn Hill, “Fat Ham”
Brigitte Reiffensutel, “Leopoldstadt”
Emilio Sosa, “Ain’t No Mo’”
Emilio Sosa, “Good Night, Oscar”
Gregg Barnes, “Some Like It Hot”
Susan Hilferty, “Parade”
Jennifer Moeller, “Camelot”
Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, “KPOP”
Paloma Young, “& Juliet”
Donna Zakowska, “New York, New York”
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams, “Ain’t No Mo’”
Carolyn Downing, “Life of Pi”
Joshua D. Reid, “A Christmas Carol”
Ben and Max Ringham, “A Doll’s House”
Ben and Max Ringham, “Prima Facie”
Kai Harada, “New York, New York”
John Shivers, “Shucked”
Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann, “Into the Woods”
Gareth Owen, “& Juliet”
Nevin Steinberg, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Neil Austin, “Leopoldstadt”
Natasha Chivers, “Prima Facie”
Jon Clark, “A Doll’s House”
Bradley King, “Fat Ham”
Tim Lutkin, “Life of Pi”
Jen Schriever, “Death of a Salesman”
Ben Stanton, “A Christmas Carol”
Ken Billington, “New York, New York”
Lap Chi Chu, “Camelot”
Heather Gilbert, “Parade”
Howard Hudson, “& Juliet”
Natasha Katz, “Some Like It Hot”
Natasha Katz, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”“
by tyler | May 2, 2023 | CNN, entertainment
It’s been four months since Allison Holker lost her husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss to suicide, and she still doesn’t have many answers.
In her first interview since Boss died at the age of 40, days after their ninth wedding anniversary, Holker told People magazine, “It’s been really hard because I can’t understand what was happening in that moment [he died].”
“Stephen brought so much joy to this world, and he deserves to be remembered as the beautiful man he was,” she said.
The pair wed three years after they met as All-Stars the dance competition “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2010.
Boss adopted her daughter from a previous relationship, Weslie, now 14, and the couple welcomed daughter Zaia, 3, and son Maddox, 7.
The family has struggled since his death, Hoker said.
“No one had any inkling that he was low. He didn’t want people to know,” Holker told the publication. “He just wanted to be everyone’s Superman and protector.”
Losing the dancer and DJ for Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show, whose social media was often filled by video and photos of him enjoying time with their family, left Holker emotionally and physically spent, she said.
“You’re trying to help yourself and help your children and friends and family, and it took a toll,” she said. “Getting up in the morning was getting harder and harder.”
Since Boss’s death, she said, “I’ve had so many people — specifically men — reaching out to me, [saying] how they were so affected because they didn’t realize how much they were holding on to and not expressing.”
“I found that to be a lot to hold on to at first, but then I realized I want people to feel safe talking to me and to open up and understand that we have to support each other in these moments.” Holker reflected.
“I could allow myself to go to a really dark place right now, and that would be valid and fine,” she said, adding, “I want to choose a different way for myself and the kids.”
Holker said she strives to communicate openly and honestly with their children.
“I’m trying to teach them — and myself — that if you’re angry or sad, it doesn’t mean you’re a bad person,” Holker said. “We’re coping together, and that requires trust and being really vulnerable.”
Timed as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Holker also spoke Hoda Kotb for an interview that will air Wednesday on NBC’s “Today.”
by tyler | May 1, 2023 | CNN, entertainment
There’s a battle brewing in Hollywood that may affect your television viewing.
Members of the Writers Guild of America are poised to go on strike just before midnight on Monday if they can’t reach a new contract agreement with studios as the industry shifts more to streaming.
If production does come to a halt due to a writers’ strike, here’s where audiences may see an impact.
The comedy shows that help us wrap up our days, like “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon,” would be the first to go dark as they depend upon writers for everything from opening monologues to skits and celeb interviews.
Likewise, for variety shows such as “Saturday Night Live.”
If past is precedent, you will see reruns in place of live shows.
The last WGA strike ran for 100 days from 2007 to 2008. During that time, networks leaned more heavily on unscripted shows which do not fall under the purvey of the the Writers Guild.
Programs like “Big Brother,” and “Celebrity Apprentice” helped to fill the gap of scripted shows whose productions paused during the strike. The same could happen this time around on linear TV.
If you have an idea for a new reality show, now might be the time to try and pitch it.
Many shows on both linear and streaming platforms work far enough ahead that new episodes are already written. That means a strike would have to run for awhile before viewers star missing their shows. Some platforms, like Netflix, have promised they’ll be able to offer new TV shows and movies for quite some time.
“We really don’t want this to happen. But we have to make plans for the worst,” Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said last month. “We have a pretty robust slate of releases to take us into a long time but just be just be clear, we’re at the table and we’re going to try to get to an equitable solution so there isn’t a strike.”
A major change between the end of the strike in 2008 and now is the preponderance of streaming services (Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Disney+, Peacock etc.) with a multitude of shows and movies available.
HBO Max is promising more new content with a relaunch as Max on May 23.
“We are ready to go guns blazing in terms of our product and our platforms around the world,” Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said at a recent event. (HBO and CNN are both part of Warner Bros. Discovery.)
For that reason, audiences will have less of an opportunity this time around to complain that there is nothing to watch if a strike does occur.
If you have a long list of series you haven’t yet found the time to watch, a strike might offer some viewers an opportunity to catch up.
by tyler | May 1, 2023 | CNN, entertainment
Aerosmith is heading into retirement with a farewell tour.
The group announced Monday that they will have a 40-date North American tour, featuring special guests The Black Crowes.
“It’s not goodbye it’s PEACE OUT!,” Aerosmith said in a joint statement. “Get ready and walk this way, you’re going to get the best show of our lives.”
They also shared that drummer Joey Kramer will not be joining them.
“While Joey Kramer remains a beloved founding member of Aerosmith, he has regrettably made the decision to sit out the currently scheduled touring dates to focus his full attention on his family and health,” the band said in a statement. “Joey’s unmistakable and legendary presence behind the drum kit will be sorely missed.”
In 2020, Kramer sued the band for breach of contract, saying he was being blocked from performing after suffering “minor injuries” the prior spring.
He sought an injunction after they made plans to play without him at the 2020 MusiCares Person of the Year and at the Grammy Awards and lost that case.
Aerosmith recently wrapped their Las Vegas residency, “Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild” at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
The new tour will be produced by Live Nation and will kick off in Philadelphia on September 2, with stops across the US and Canada, including the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, New York’s Madison Square Garden, Austin’s Moody Center, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, Chicago’s United Center, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, and more before wrapping in Montreal, QC at Bell Centre on January 26.
There will also be a stop in Boston for a special hometown show on New Year’s Eve 2023.
Tickets for the general sale will be available Friday at 10 a.m. local time on ticketmaster.com.
