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Time Out
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Celebrate 50 years of A Chorus Line with Annette Bening, Ariana DeBose and more
Several singular sensations have now been announced to be part of the upcoming one-night-only benefit concert celebrating 50 years of A Chorus Line. Sunday, July 27 will see the landmark musical return to its Broadway home, the Shubert Theater, to raise money for the Entertainment Community Fund, exactly five decades (and two days) after it opened in 1975. The Fund's Board Chair Annette Bening, season highlights Jennifer Simard (Death Becomes Her) and Mandy Gonzalez (Sunset Boulevard), and Gilmore Girls ' Lauren Graham are among the latest names to have just joined the lineup, along with triple-threat talents Ariana DeBose and Bebe Neuwirth. Whether those last two will get the chance to show off their award-winning dancing chops remains to be seen, as their involvement—and most details surrounding the concert—has not been specified. The glitzy event will be directed by Baayork Lee, an original cast member from the Pulitzer winner's off-Broadway debut at the Public Theater a few months before its instant success skyrocketed it uptown. Lee has overseen virtually every major production since, preserving Michael Bennett's original vision, and his and Bob Avian's choreography. She'll replicate their work here as well. Its storied history has allowed several major talents to share its story, many of whom will also participate in the concert, including Donna McKechnie and Kelly Bishop—who won acting Tonys for their work in the original production—and their former castmates Priscilla Lopez, Wayne Cilento and Lee. They'll share the stage with alumni from other productions, an embarrassment of riches that includes Tony Yazbeck, Charlotte d'Amboise, Krysta Rodriguez, Jessica Vosk and 2025 Tony winner Francis Jue (Yellow Face).Tickets to this special evening at the Shubert (which is currently occupied by Hell's Kitchen) are available here; front-row tickets and an invite to the after-party are up for auction at A Chorus Line shattered the boundaries of what musicals could be, and how they could feel. Inspired by hours' worth of interviews with Broadway dancers, it presents soul-baring glimpses into the hardships and glories of these undervalued dreamers. With music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante, it won nine of its twelve Tony nominations, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. When its 15-year run ended in 1990, it held the title of the longest-running Broadway production until Cats surpassed it in 1997; it is still the seventh longest running in history.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Star with famous parents who worked with Madonna and Meg Ryan wows on red carpet... after Hugh Jackman link
She is the youngest child of two legendary movie stars: dad worked with Madonna and mom has costarred with Meg Ryan. Now this beauty has recently begun to follow in their footsteps. The budding actress studied drama at the Juilliard School in New York City and graduated three years earlier in 2022. The nepo baby has already garnered experience working alongside A-list celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts, Demi Moore and Rose Byrne. Her father has had a decades-long career in the entertainment industry thus far, and has received a total of 14 Academy Award nominations - winning one. The star's mother is also a critically-acclaimed actress who has garnered Oscar nominations as well - and began her own career on the stage. But can you guess who the nepo baby is? It's Ella Beatty, 25 - the youngest daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening. The budding star made a glamorous appearance at the star-studded 78th Annual Tony Awards over the weekend on Sunday in NYC. She wore a pair of black, loose-fitting trousers as well as a black, halter-styled knit top with sheer fabric on the bottom. Ella - who officially made her Broadway debut in the play Appropriate last year - completed the look by also adding opera-length, black satin gloves. Her long locks were parted to the side, and effortlessly flowed down past her shoulders in elegant waves. Beatty opted for minimal accessories to allow her ensemble to be the main focal point, and added silver earrings as well as flashy bracelets on her left wrist. A light pink blush was added to her cheekbones for a radiant glow, while a peach-colored tint was worn on her lips for a finishing touch. While posing for a brief photo session on the red carpet, Ella crossed paths with fellow actress Sarah Paulson - and the pair also took memorable snaps together. The budding star made a glamorous appearance at the star-studded 78th Annual Tony Awards over the weekend on Sunday in NYC She wore a pair of black, loose-fitting trousers as well as a black, halter-styled knit top with sheer fabric on the bottom Beatty and Paulson recently worked together on the play Appropriate last year when Ella replaced Elle Fanning's role when she left the production to film A Complete Unknown. The 25-year-old made her screen debut in Ryan Murphy's FX anthology series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024). In the show, Ella took on the role of Truman Capote's surrogate daughter Kerry O'Shea. The series had an A-list cast including Naomi Watts, Demi Moore, Diane Lane, Chloe Sevigny, Calista Flockhart, Molly Ringwald and Tom Hollander. Beatty also portrayed the character of Regina Engstrand in Henrik Ibsen's Off-Broadway play Ghosts in New York City at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. She also made her film debut in the A24 project If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival back in January. Ella had the chance to work alongside other stars in the drama, such as Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien and A$AP Rocky. Most recently, the Juilliard alum has been starring alongside Hugh Jackman in the play Sexual Misconduct Of The Middle Classes - with the production coming to an end on June 18. While recently talking to Interview Magazine this month alongside Sarah Paulson - Ella reflected on working with Jackman. 'There is nobody less movie starry in the world than Hugh Jackman. He's the most generous, loving, open, kind, hardworking person.' She later admitted to being 'intimidated' at first 'but when we sat down to do the first reading of the play in the fall, it was so animated immediately that it became about the play very quickly. We felt like we needed to do it.' When Beatty took over Elle Fanning's part in the play Appropriate - Paulson revealed that she did not know who Ella's parents were. 'First of all, I had no idea who your parents were. My interest in you, my estimation of you as a performer, had nothing to do with that,' Sarah said. When Beatty took over Elle Fanning's part in the play Appropriate - Paulson revealed that she did not know who Ella's parents were; Bening and Beatty seen in 1992 in Hollywood 'Your father was a great movie star, but in terms of the current knowledge that some young people have today, your name might not be synonymous immediately with one of the most important actors and directors to ever walk the planet.' The American Horror Story actress added, 'If your last name were Bening, it might be a little bit different. 'But it's not, so I didn't know you came from these formidable performers and I was assessing you entirely on your own merit...' And during an interview with The Bare Magazine a few months earlier in March, Ella talked about the qualities she wishes to take from her famous parents. 'I hope some of my parents extraordinary virtues have rubbed off on me, I'd be very lucky!' She added, 'I certainly take notes from the way they show up in the world, which is with respect and empathy towards everybody.' Her father Warren Beatty has appeared in a number of movies, such as Splendor In The Grass (1961) alongside Natalie Wood. The actor also took on roles in other critically-acclaimed films including Bonnie And Clyde (1967), Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Bugsy (1991). He later married Annette Benning in 1992 and along with Ella, they are parents to three other children. Bening began her career on the stage before starring in films such as The Grifters (1990), The American President (1995), American Beauty (1999) and Nyad (2023). Tony Awards 2025 WINNERS Best Musical Buena Vista Social Club Dead Outlaw Death Becomes Her Maybe Happy Ending - WINNER Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical Best Revival of a Play Eureka Day — Author: Jonathan Spector - WINNER Romeo + Juliet Thornton Wilder's Our Town Yellow Face — Author: David Henry Hwang Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play George Clooney — Good Night, And Good Luck Cole Escola — Oh, Mary! - WINNER Jon Michael Hill — Purpose Daniel Dae Kim — Yellow Face Harry Lennix — Purpose Louis McCartney — Stranger Things: The First Shadow Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Darren Criss — Maybe Happy Ending - WINNER Andrew Durand — Dead Outlaw Tom Francis — Sunset Blvd. Jonathan Groff — Just In Time James Monroe Iglehart — A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical Jeremy Jordan — Floyd Collins Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Glenn Davis — Purpose Gabriel Ebert — John Proctor Is The Villain Francis Jue — Yellow Face - WINNER Bob Odenkirk — Glengarry Glen Ross Conrad Ricamora — Oh, Mary! Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Brooks Ashmanskas —SMASH Jeb Brown — Dead Outlaw Danny Burstein — Gypsy Jak Malone — Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical - WINNER Taylor Trensch — Floyd Collins Best Direction of a Play Knud Adams — English Sam Mendes — The Hills Of California Sam Pinkleton — Oh, Mary! - WINNER Danya Taymor — John Proctor Is The Villain Kip Williams — The Picture Of Dorian Gray Best Book of a Musical Buena Vista Social Club — Marco Ramirez Dead Outlaw — Itamar Moses Death Becomes Her — Marco Pennette Maybe Happy Ending — Will Aronson and Hue Park - WINNER Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical — David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts Best Scenic Design of a Play Marsha Ginsberg — English Rob Howell — The Hills of California Marg Horwell and David Bergman — The Picture of Dorian Gray Miriam Buether and 59 — Stranger Things: The First Shadow - WINNER Scott Pask — Good Night, and Good Luck Best Costume Design of a Play Brenda Abbandandolo — Good Night, And Good Luck Marg Horwell — The Picture of Dorian Gray - WINNER Rob Howell — The Hills Of California Holly Pierson — Oh, Mary! Brigitte Reiffenstuel — Stranger Things: The First Shadow Best Lighting Design of a Play Natasha Chivers — The Hills Of California Jon Clark — Stranger Things: The First Shadow - WINNER Heather Gilbert and David Bengali — Good Night, And Good Luck Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski — John Proctor Is The Villain Nick Schlieper — The Picture Of Dorian Gray Best Sound Design of a Play Paul Arditti — Stranger Things: The First Shadow - WINNER Palmer Hefferan — John Proctor Is The Villain Daniel Kluger — Good Night, And Good Luck Nick Powell — The Hills Of California Clemence Williams — The Picture of Dorian Gray Best Choreography Joshua Bergasse — SMASH Camille A. Brown — Gypsy Christopher Gattelli — Death Becomes Her Jerry Mitchell — BOOP! The Musical Best Play English — Author: Sanaz Toossi The Hills of California — Author: Jez Butterworth John Proctor Is The Villain — Author: Kimberly Belflower Oh, Mary! — Author: Cole Escola Purpose — Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins - WINNER Best Revival of a Musical Floyd Collins — Book/Additional Lyrics: Tina Landau; Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel Gypsy Pirates! The Penzance Musical Sunset Blvd. - WINNER Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Laura Donnelly — The Hills Of California Mia Farrow — The Roommate LaTanya Richardson Jackson — Purpose Sadie Sink — John Proctor Is The Villain Sarah Snook — The Picture Of Dorian Gray - WINNER Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Megan Hilty — Death Becomes Her Audra McDonald — Gypsy Jasmine Amy Rogers — BOOP! The Musical Nicole Scherzinger — Sunset Blvd. - WINNER Jennifer Simard — Death Becomes Her Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Tala Ashe — English Jessica Hecht — Eureka Day Marjan Neshat — English Fina Strazza — John Proctor Is The Villain Kara Young — Purpose - WINNER Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Natalie Venetia Belcon — Buena Vista Social Club - WINNER Julia Knitel — Dead Outlaw Gracie Lawrence — Just In Time Justina Machado — Real Women Have Curves: The Musical Joy Woods — Gypsy Best Direction of a Musical Saheem Ali — Buena Vista Social Club Michael Arden — Maybe Happy Ending - WINNER David Cromer — Dead Outlaw Christopher Gattelli — Death Becomes Her Jamie Lloyd — Sunset Blvd. Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Dead Outlaw — Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna Death Becomes Her — Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey Maybe Happy Ending —Music: Will Aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park - WINNER Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical — Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts Real Women Have Curves: The Musical — Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez Best Orchestrations Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber — Just in Time Will Aronson — Maybe Happy Ending Bruce Coughlin — Floyd Collins Marco Paguia — Buena Vista Social Club - WINNER David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber — Sunset Blvd. Best Scenic Design of a Musical Rachel Hauck — Swept Away Dane Laffrey and George Reeve — Maybe Happy Ending - WINNER Arnulfo Maldonado — Buena Vista Social Club Derek McLane — Death Becomes Her Derek McLane — Just In Time Best Costume Design of a Musical Dede Ayite — Buena Vista Social Club Gregg Barnes — BOOP! The Musical Clint Ramos — Maybe Happy Ending Paul Tazewell — Death Becomes Her - WINNER Catherine Zuber — Just In Time Best Lighting Design of a Musical Jack Knowles — Sunset Blvd. - WINNER Tyler Micoleau — Buena Vista Social Club Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun — Floyd Collins Ben Stanton — Maybe Happy Ending Justin Townsend — Death Becomes Her Best Sound Design of a Musical Jonathan Deans — Buena Vista Social Club - WINNER Adam Fisher — Sunset Blvd. Peter Hylenski — Just In Time Peter Hylenski — Maybe Happy Ending Dan Moses Schreier — Floyd Collins
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
From a Civil War Sex Scandal to the Depths of Pearl Harbor: New Documentary Brings Astonishing Wartime Letters to Life
Behind the Lines is a new documentary narrated by Annette Bening featuring selections from the Center for American War Letters brought to life by stars including Laura Dern, Common and Michael C. Hall. The documentary was selected by Ken Burns to be screened at this year's Gettysburg Film Festival. Behind the Lines will receive a wide release this a soldier, a letter holds a meaning that's hard to comprehend for anyone who hasn't worn the uniform. It's more than a message — it's a fragile thread connecting them not only to loved ones, but also to a fleeting sense of normalcy. Over the last 250 years, U.S. servicemen and women have sent an estimated one billion pieces of correspondence. Some were scrawled on delicate parchment, others typewritten with military precision and still more tapped out on computer screens. Andrew Carroll treasures them all. As the founding director of the Center for American War Letters, he's spent decades traveling the world on a mission to preserve these messages from those who've witnessed warfare firsthand. It began when he obtained a note written by his cousin James Carroll Jordan, an American soldier who chronicled the horrors he witnessed at the newly liberated Buchenwald concentration camp after the fall of the Nazis. 'Keep it,' Jordan told him, 'I probably would have thrown it out.' Fearing that many other vets would feel similarly about these firsthand accounts, Carroll felt moved to act. Since 1998, the collection has grown to over 100,000 letters, which is now housed at Chapman University. More than just a priceless historical archive, it's an ever-evolving, expanding monument to the men and women who served their country. The earliest entries date back to the Revolutionary War. Some of the lines capture hilariously mundane moments of humanity. 'Mom, for the last time,' writes one exasperated serviceman, 'Please don't send any more underwear — just letters!' Others are steeped in gallows humor, like the soldier who reported, 'Today there's a rather determined effort from a German sniper to erase me from the company roster.' And some reflect on the incomprehensible scale of violence with haunting introspection:'It seems so strange to feel that a power is inexistent that can hurl masses of men against each other in deadly conflict, slaying each other by the thousands, mangling and deforming their fellow men. It's almost impossible. Who permits it?' Sometimes the letters themselves tell stories that transcend words. One, pulled from the body of a Confederate soldier killed at the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, is splotched with mud and blood. Another, carried by a man fighting in the campaign at Anzio during World War II, bears a hole from the bullet that struck the soldier in his back. (Miraculously, he survived.) Carroll's quest to preserve these letters has formed the basis of the New York Times bestselling book Behind the Lines: Powerful and Revealing American and Foreign War Letters – and one Man's Search to Find Them, which has been made into a documentary by filmmaker John B. Benitz, a theater professor at Chapman. Narrated by Annette Bening, the film features letter readings by a star-studded cast including Laura Dern, Common, Michael C. Hall, Rachel Bloom, Gary Cole and many more. 'I see these letters as kind of the first draft of not just national history but world history. They're kind of the world's great undiscovered literature,' Carroll says in the film. 'They show us not just what war looks like, but what it feels like.... I have come to this realization that you can never fully convey it. But at least if there's an understanding of what this person has been through, I think that can change society.' Behind the Lines was selected by Ken Burns to be screened at the Gettysburg Film Festival this May in advance of a wider release later this summer. Below are just a few of the extraordinary stories included in the documentary, all culled from these historic letters. The new owners of a home in Seattle were stunned to discover the firsthand account of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Ensign William Czarko was trapped deep in the bowels of the USS New Orleans, which was moored at Battleship Row on that fateful morning having its engines repaired. 'Dear sis, it's now 9:05 Sunday morning and we've been bombed now for over an hour.... Our anti-aircraft guns are yammering, and every so often a bomb strikes so close as to rock this ship. We're helpless down here in the forward engine,' he writes. 'A man just brought us our gas masks. I don't know why I'm writing this because if we're hit with a bomb they won't find enough of me, let alone this letter. I imagine it's to show myself I can be calm under fire. A few of the boys here are white-faced, their voices hushed and choked. They know this is no joke or mock battle but the real stuff.' Czako survived the attack and went on to fight in the Pacific. He received an honorable discharge in 1945 before working at a shipyard in Norfolk for more than 30 years. Among the most heartbreaking items in the archive are letters written the same day the author was killed. These include an audio tape made by 21-year-old Lance Corporal Aaron Austin for his fiance, Tiffany, just hours before his death in Fallujah on April 26, 2004 — five months before he was due to be discharged. Speaking into a small recorder, Austin reflected on the uncertainty of the mission ahead and shares a mix of fear, love and hope for a future he would never get to see. 'I don't know what's gonna happen. Last time was pretty crazy. At least I got to talk to you and tell you I love you. I want you to know how much I appreciate you standing by my side how you have out here. All the letters, all the pictures,' he said. 'It's crazy constantly getting shot at. But it's second nature reaction to it now, so… Don't worry about me, just keep your head up, I can't wait to get back, lay in bed with you and hold onto you. I can't wait to start the family with you. I'll be there, and I won't leave again. I have no doubt things will work out.... Just take care of yourself there. Take care of my mom. Sounds like you guys kind of take care of each other, that's awesome. Five months… five months.' Those dreams ended hours later. According to his mother, De'on Austin-Miller, who spoke with the medic who held her son in his final moments, Aaron's last word was a whispered 'Please.' A letter she wrote to him, intended to arrive during his deployment, never made it in time. After his death, she added a postscript. 'I miss you Aaron, with all of me, all of the time. I was, am, and will always remain so very proud of you. I just never believed your time would come before mine. But son, you know we are forever.… And how good it will be to see you again. Mom.' War always puts a strain on romantic relationships, but the separation imposed by military service creates more than just emotional distance. For couples torn apart by long deployments, the absence of physical intimacy could become unbearable — sometimes with dramatic consequences. In 1863, a Civil War soldier known as 'John N.' wrote a notably candid letter to President Abraham Lincoln requesting a discharge. The reason? Marital betrayal. 'Mr. Lincoln. When this war broke out, I went right in — I did,' he began. But during a furlough, he discovered his wife had been 'diddling other men. And I would like to have a discharge, for she diddles all the time.' To make matters worse, he added, 'she's got the clap, which I now have got, too.' Pleading with the president to let him return home permanently, he closed with a flourish: 'If you do what I say, I for you will pray.' The request was ultimately approved. More than 50 years later, the anguish of enforced celibacy was still being felt. In January 1917, a German woman known as 'Mrs. S.' penned a desperate letter to her husband's commanding officer during World War I. 'Although my husband has only been in the field for four months,' she wrote, 'I would like to ask you to grant him a leave of absence. Mostly because of our physical relationship. I would like to have my husband at least once for the satisfaction of my natural desires. I just can't live like this anymore.' Following this, she promised, she could then endure the war 'until we are victorious.' Her request, unlike John N.'s, was denied. On July 11, 1944, Private First Class George Saito, a Japanese-American soldier, wrote a letter to his father — who was, at the time, imprisoned in a U.S. internment camp. Like more than 100,000 other Japanese Americans, George's father had been forcibly relocated by the U.S. government under suspicion of divided loyalty following the attack on Pearl Harbor. 'Dear Dad,' George's letter began. 'I believe the War Department has notified you of our loss of Calvin. I have just learned of his passing. On the 6th of July, his unit was attacking a hill held by the enemy. Cal, being the radioman, somehow got a call through to the artillery to open fire on the enemy, and he personally directed and guided the firing, which routed them. His action — doing his job well at this one instance — saved many of his buddies. He happened to be one of the unlucky ones. All the fellows were telling me what a good soldier he was, and that his loss was keenly felt.' Then, in a moment of quiet defiance and pride, George urged his father not to give in to bitterness: 'Dad, this is not the time to be preaching to you, but in spite of Cal's supreme sacrifice, don't let anyone tell you he was foolish or made a mistake to volunteer. From what I've seen in my travels on our mission, I'm more than convinced that we're doing the right thing. In spite of what has happened in the past, America is a damn good country. Cheer up, Dad, and take care of yourself.' Three months later, George Saito was killed in action. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TKO Sets a Kansas City Takeover in Synergy Push
TKO Group Holdings, the owner of UFC, WWE and soon IMG, PBR and other sports brands, is launching its first 'takeover' over a city, bringing its three tentpole companies under one roof over the course of a long weekend. The company said Wednesday that it would launch a takeover of Kansas City's T-Mobile Center in April, bringing a Professional Bull Riders event, a UFC Fight Night, and WWE Raw to the venue from April 24-28, in a deal facilitated by the Kansas City Sports Commission. More from The Hollywood Reporter Annette Bening, UFC, Brad Garrett and Nick Carter Get Behind New $50M Las Vegas Community Center (Exclusive) Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon Settles SEC Charges Over Undisclosed Payments 'WWE Monday Night Raw' Pins Down Sizable U.S. Audience for Netflix Premiere It's the first time since the formation of TKO that it will leverage the synergies of the different brands to utilize one venue. While the company currently owns WWE and UFC, it will acquire PBR, On Location and IMG very shortly via a deal announced last year. Blockchain company VeChain will be the presenting sponsor of the takeover. The company will also sell special ticket packages that include admission to all three events, with On Location also selling VIP experiences. 'Kansas City has collectively hosted dozens of UFC, WWE, and PBR events over the years, and it has become a top destination for each of these respective promotions,' said Peter Dropick, executive VP, of event development and operations for TKO. 'This is a unique opportunity to showcase these three premier properties in one city at the same time for the benefit of fans and visitors to the area. We thank the Kansas City Sports Commission and the management at T-Mobile Center for making this possible.' TKO has made site fees — in which a city, country, tourism board or other third-party pays for the company to host events in their city, in an effort to drive some tourism dollars into the local economy — a growth priority. 'Kansas City has a great history of hosting world-class events, and we are thrilled to continue that tradition by partnering with three of the biggest brands in the sports and entertainment world,' said Kathy Nelson, president and CEO of the Kansas City Sports Commission and Visit KC. 'These events will generate significant economic impact for our hotels and local businesses, as well as shine a spotlight on Kansas City through broadcast programming and social media.' TKO is set to report earnings later in the afternoon Wednesday. Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire
