Black Is King co-director Blitz Bazawule announced Monday that he was ‘honored’ to have been selected to helm the big-screen adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, The Color Purple. ‘Honored to be reimagining Alice Walker’s classic novel The Color Purple for a new generation,’ the Ghanaian 38-year-old tweeted. ‘Beyond grateful to have the legends Oprah … Read more
Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton join Guillermo del Toro’s musical remake of Pinocchio… after Ewan McGregor revealed he was voicing Jiminy Cricket By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 17:54 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 17:54 BST, 19 August 2020 Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton have signed on for Guillermo del Toro’s remake of Pinocchio, … Read more
The West End Musical Drive-In is not theatre as we know it, but at least there’s human contact and some great singing in this al fresco four-wheeler By Robert Gore-Langton for Event Magazine Published: 22:01 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 8 August 2020 West End Musical Drive-In Troubadour Meridian Water, London Until … Read more
Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson riffs on a song from Jesus Christ Superstar while his newborn son Beckett rests on his chest By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 22:17 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 4 August 2020 He is musically gifted, and is happy to share his talents while fathering his … Read more
Tony Bennett is honored on his 94th birthday by fellow musical icons Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Sting and Billy Joel By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 23:54 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 23:54 BST, 3 August 2020 Tony Bennett was hailed by a number of his high-profile musical peers as he turned 94 … Read more
Channing Tatum and Scooter Braun team up to produce a young adult Lady Macbeth musical for Amazon Studios By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 00:19 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: 00:19 BST, 31 July 2020 Channing Tatum is putting together a young adult musical based on Shakespeare’s classic character Lady Macbeth. Tatum, 40, is … Read more
She rose to fame in chart-topping pop group S Club 7, which went on to sell 10 million albums worldwide as well as bagging two BRIT awards. And Rachel Stevens has now revealed that her eldest daughter Amalie, nine, plans to follow in her footsteps and dreams of becoming a singer just like her famous mum. … Read more
Rebel Wilson treats her adorable grandmother to a surprise musical performance on her 90th birthday By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:09 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 23:44 BST, 28 June 2020 Rebel Wilson has been living the high life as a Hollywood A-lister for some years. So when it came time … Read more
Musical theatre star Michael Falzon dies at 48: Prolific stage actor known for his roles in We Will Rock You and Hedwig and the Angry Inch loses his cancer battle By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:47 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 22:47 BST, 23 June 2020 Prolific musical theatre performer Michael … Read more
Pharrell Williams and Kenya Barris are in talks to create a musical film inspired by Juneteenth for Netflix. The 47-year-old musician and the 45-year-old Black-ish creator are in the early stages of planning out the feature-length project, according to Deadline. The news was reported on Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the freeing of slaves throughout … Read more