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Forbes
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
'Broadway Barks,' Pet Adoption Event, Happening 7/12 In Shubert Alley
'Broadway Barks,' the dog and cat adoption event celebrated by Broadway's brightest stars, will take place tomorrow in Shubert Alley. Shubert Alley is located between 44th and 45th Streets, between Broadway and Eight Avenues. This will be the 27th of these events, originally co-founded by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore. This year's event will be co-hosted by Peters and Beth Leavel, who recently appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends. Mary Tyler Moore (left) and Bernadette Peters (right), founders of "Broadway Barks" Timothy White 'Broadway Barks' will begin at 3 p.m. with a 'meet and greet' of all the adoptable pets, presented by New York City-area adoption agencies and rescue groups; from 5 to 6:30 p.m., adoptees will make their Broadway debut on stage alongside some of the theater's favorite stars for the celebrity presentations. The event is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Since 'Broadway Barks' began, over 2,500 dogs and cats have participated; approximately 85% have successfully found forever homes. The event is free and open to the public. Proceeds will benefit the participating shelters and rescue groups. Among the celebrity participants who are lending their support to 'Broadway Barks' are Alana Arenas ( Purpose ); Jeannette Bayardelle (& Juliet); Natalie Venetia Belcon (Buena Vista Social Club); Erich Bergen (BOOP! The Musical); Emily Bergl (Just In Time); Jeb Brown ( Dead Outlaw); Sophie Carmen-Jones (Chicago The Musical); Florencia Cuenca (Real Women Have Curves); David Cumming (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical); Stephen DeRosa (BOOP! The Musical); Jacob Dickey (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends); Andrew Durand (Dead Outlaw); Kevin Earley (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends); Paige Faure (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends); Molly Griggs (John Proctor is the Villain); Claire-Marie Hall (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical); Erika Henningsen (Just In Time); Natasha Hodgson (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical); Mylinda Hull (Gypsy); Andy Karl (Moulin Rouge! The Musical); Julia Knitel (Dead Outlaw);; Gavin Lee (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends); Kecia Lewis (Hell's Kitchen); Alexa Lopez (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends); Alison Luff (& Juliet); Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical); Lesli Margherita (Gypsy); Peter Neureuther (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends); Greg Mills (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends); Hagan Oliveras (John Proctor is the Villain); Michele Pawk (Just In Time); Orville Peck (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club); Amanda Reid (Hell's Kitchen); Jasmine Amy Rogers (BOOP! The Musical); Kyle Selig (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends); Steven Skybell (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club; Lili Thomas (Gypsy); Allie Trimm (Wicked); Jessica Vosk (Hell's Kitchen); Michelle Williams (Death Becomes Her); and Daniel Yearwood (Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends) Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. Since 1988 it has awarded over $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the major supporter of the social service programs at the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), including the HIV Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative and The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts. Broadway Cares also awards annual grants to over 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., providing lifesaving medication, healthy meals, counseling and emergency assistance.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hitting on Mary Tyler Moore Launched Charlie Day's Career
Charlie Day is obviously best known for playing beloved degenerate Charlie Kelly on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. But the actor has appeared in a number of other notable movies and TV shows, including Horrible Bosses, Fool's Paradise and one episode of Law & Order — although he only had a very small part as a helpful witness, unlike Mac, who somehow landed a juicy teen murderer role. But Day's first ever on-screen acting job was in Mary & Rhoda. The 2000 TV movie began as a pilot for a planned reboot of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but CBS ultimately passed on the 'updated' version. 'If you loved The Mary Tyler Moore Show, stay away from Mary & Rhoda,' one review read. During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Day recalled that the role was limited to just one line. His character, named 'Mailroom Kid,' simply had to tell Moore's Mary Richards that she's 'looking fine.' But Day clearly misunderstood the assignment. 'I thought it was supposed to be done sort of sarcastically, cause I'm 20 years old,' Day explained. 'Something like, 'Eh, looking fine, lady.'' When asked how old Moore was at the time, Day replied, 'Seventy… thousand. I don't know.' 'I get down to set, and the director's like, 'So you're really kind of hitting on her,'' Day continued. 'And so I had to do it completely differently.' Clearly pretending to come onto a TV legend in a failed pilot no one remembers worked out great. 'It launched my whole career. I took off!' Day proudly declared. While Day has since become a famous, tuxedo-owning actor, he did entertain taking a similarly minuscule role after being asked to audition for an acclaimed filmmaker. 'It was for something David Fincher was making,' Day told Kimmel. 'But the part was one line. And I was thinking, 'I'm past this.'' But he decided to read for the part anyway, even though the whole job was just to say, 'Heads. No tails!' while someone else flipped a coin. According to Day, the casting director was surprised to see a familiar face trying out for a job that ranked only slightly above 'background extra.' Based on Day's description, the project was likely Mank, Fincher's 2020 biopic about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz. And the character was probably legendary Hollywood comedian and singer Eddie Cantor. So, even though the part was small, casting a well-known comic actor would have actually made sense. Unfortunately, Day didn't get the gig that he thought was beneath him. Maybe he can return the favor and invite Fincher to apply to guest-direct an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Get more Cracked directly to your inbox. Sign up for Cracked newsletters at Cracked News Letters Signup.
Forbes
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘The Lawrence Welk Show' Turns 70: A Bubbly TV Flashback
Unspecified: Lawrence Welk appearing on 'The Lawrence Welk Show'. (Photo by Disney General ... More Entertainment Content via Getty Images) 'Wunnerful, wunnerful!.' 'Ah one, and ah two'…let's get started on this TV flashback. Naturally, this tribute is about the legendary Lawrence Welk, the "Champagne Music" maestro, known for his family-friendly show and his signature "A one, and ah two" introduction to musical numbers. Beyond long-running The Lawrence Welk Show, which debuted on ABC on this day in 1955, Welk was a bandleader, an accordion player, and a shrewd businessman synonymous with squeaky-clean (and older-skewing) entertainment. Lawrence Welk (1903-1992), US musician and band leader, smiling while posing with an accordian, ... More circa 1955. (Photo by) Let's go back to July 2, 1955 for the premiere of The Lawrence Welk Show. I Love Lucy finished the season as the top-rated television series in primetime (with a staggering average 49.3 household rating, according to Nielsen). The Jackie Gleason Show at No. 2 led the then overpopulated category of variety. And classic crime drama Dragnet ranked third overall. William Frawley, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball, and Desi Arnaz out golfing in the television series 'I ... More Love Lucy', 1951. (Photo) UNITED STATES - MAY 15: May 15, 1955, California, Los Angeles, The Jackie Gleason Show, Jackie ... More Gleason and Art Carney(L-R: Art Carney, Jackie Gleason). (Photo by Michael) CIRCA 1955: Star of the TV series "Dragnet" Jack Webb performs in a scene in circa 1955. (Photo by ... More Michael) At a time when the summer was a breeding ground for leftover programming, ABC aggressively brought Lawrence Welk into primetime. Initially billed as the Dodge Dancing Party in 1955 and 1956, The Lawrence Welk Show became a staple for ABC for 16 years, particularly as a Saturday night option. The variety series featured the band, singers, and dancers, all showcasing a range of musical styles from big band to polka. Many episodes included a theme, like songs of the 40s or music from famous groups, with the cast performing related numbers. Segments highlighted individual performers. And then there was the Lennon sisters, who were dubbed "America's Sweethearts of Song." They were…all together now…"Wunnerful, wunnerful!" Unspecified - 1962: (L-R) The Lennon Sisters performing on 'The Lawrence Welk Show'. (Photo by ... More Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) While still a popular option on ABC, The Lawrence Welk Show was a victim of the 'rural purge' in primetime in 1971, which resulted in the demise of series like The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Hee Haw and Welk's variety series in favor of more modern type storytelling a la The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Norman Lear's All in the Family. Group puiblicity portrait of the cast of the CBS situation comedy 'Mary Tyler Moore' shows (left to ... More right) Gavin McLeod, as Murray Slaughter, Mary Tyler Moore, as Mary Richards, Ed Asner, as Lou Grant, and Ted Knight (1923 - 1986), as Ted Baxter, California, 1971. (Photo by CBS) UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of All In The Family Photo by MichaelLife After Cancellation In response to the show's demise, Welk started his own production company and continued producing it for first-run syndication. Fun factoid: The success of Lawrence Welk and Hee Haw in syndication, and the network decisions that led to their premature cancellations, were the inspiration for a novelty song called 'The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka.' After 11 additional seasons (and 30 seasons in total), Lawrence Welk retired and production of the weekly television program ended in 1982. With bubbles floating around accompanied by a sound effect of a bottle of champagne opening at the beginning of most episodes, The Lawrence Show was not the 'coolest' or 'trendiest' television series. But its wholesome, family-friendly entertainment left an indelible impact. And today we remember this 'wunnerful, wunnerful' variety series. Lawrence Welk surrounded by female cast members on 'The Lawrence Welk Show'. (Photo by Disney ... More General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Washington Post
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Designer Isaac Mizrahi still dazzles — and dishes — off the runway
NEW YORK — I keep coming back to grainy images of Isaac Mizrahi whirling around Manhattan's Garment District like the embodiment of Mary Tyler Moore's airborne tam, his famously unruly mop of black curls tamed by an endless parade of stylish bandannas. He's frozen in time that way for fans of 1995's 'Unzipped,' which I just rewatched after the Douglas Keeve-directed documentary celebrated its 30th anniversary with a restored print at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Sydney Morning Herald
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Trying to wind down after a hard day's work? Don't turn on your TV
What is 'work'? Work is being asked to arrange numbers on a screen for eight hours a day and never being told why. Work is being pulled in so many different directions that the only relief you feel is from hiding in a room and crying. Work is being so enraged by professional sabotage that you throw a burrito at your co-worker. Work is feeling such pressure to perform that you stay up all night at your computer drinking energy drinks until you have a heart attack in a toilet cubicle. Wait, is work like that? TV certainly seems to be telling us so. When you consider the most talked about shows of the recent years – Severance, The Pitt, The Bear, Hacks and Industry, for instance – many of them seem to revolve around the idea that the modern workplace is a hellscape. Hacks paints comedy (and making art) as a pursuit poisoned by money and personal betrayal. The Bear – particularly the most recent season – lets us know that hospitality is a game of Russian roulette, where the talented and kind burn out and the corrupt thrive. Industry tells viewers from its very first episode that working in finance kills your heart metaphorically and, sometimes, quite literally. Whether you loved or loathed the second season of Severance, the reason it initially stuck to people's brains was the dark exploration that a home self and work self could exist at odds with each other; that bringing your personal baggage to work was detrimental to your tasks (even if those tasks were monotonous and nonsensical). Does severing your home self and work self protect your soul? How much meaning should you find in work? You might argue that when Severance became less concerned with work boundaries and selfhood, and more concerned with goats and innie-outie love triangles, it lost its spiciest subject matter. Loading The workplace as TV fodder isn't new, obviously. Mary Tyler Moore getting up to hijinks as a TV producer in the 1970s was probably the first workplace comedy – suddenly, a domestic setting wasn't the only way to tell stories. Legal and medical procedurals have dominated television for decades, with the Law and Order franchise, ER and Grey's Anatomy providing season after season of such rhythmic storytelling that audiences found (and still find) comfort in the familiar formula.
