De eerste teaser trailer van Sarah’s nieuwste film ‘The Six Triple Eight’ is verschenen, de film verschijnt 20 december op Netflix.

Alyssa zal haar Broadway debuut maken aankomende maand. Ze zal van 16 september tot 10 november te zien zijn in de langlopende Broadway Musical ‘Chicago’ in de de rol van Roxt Hart.

The Tony-winning production continues its record-breaking run at the Ambassador Theatre. TV star Alyssa Milano—of Who’s the Boss? and Charmed fame—will make her Broadway debut in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago next month.

Milano will step into the role of Roxie Hart beginning September 16 at the Ambassador Theatre for a limited engagement through November 10.

In a statement Milano said, “I could not be more excited to be getting back to my roots in musical theatre. When I was eight and first joined the national touring company for Annie, I never could have imagined the 40-plus-year career ahead of me. To finally be making my Broadway debut in the role of Roxie Hart in the iconic musical Chicago and to stand on the shoulders of such honorable lineage is all that a little girl who loved to sing and dance and make people smile could have ever dreamt of. I can’t wait to hit the stage.”

The current cast of Chicago features Robyn Hurder as Velma Kelly, Ariana Madix (through September 1) as Roxie Hart, Max von Essen as Billy Flynn, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Matron “Mama” Morton, Red Concepción as Amos Hart, and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.

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The ensemble includes David Bushman, Jennifer Dunne, Jeff Gorti, Jaquez, Arian Keddell, Mary Claire King, Marty Lawson, Joseph London, Barrett Martin, Sharon Moore, Celina Nightengale, Kristen Faith Oei, Denny Paschall, Jermaine R. Rembert, Mikayla Renfrow, Michael Scirrotto, Rachel Shur, and Matthew Winnegge.

The revival of Chicago began life as one of the three annual Encores! presentations offered by City Center. The musical opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in November 14, 1996, where it remained through February 1997. The musical transferred to the Shubert Theatre, and played that house through January 26, 2003. The revival reopened at the Ambassador Theatre January 29 that year.

Since its debut in 1996, Chicago has been seen by more than 34 million people and played over 33,500 performances worldwide in 38 countries and in more than 525 cities. It is now the second-longest running show in Broadway history (after the recently closed The Phantom of the Opera).

READ: How the Chicago Costumes Have Evolved Over 25 Years

With a book by the late Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Ebb, Chicago features direction by Walter Bobbie, choreography by the late Ann Reinking, set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Scott Lehrer, and casting by Duncan Stewart of ARC Casting.

The current production, produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 1997 as well as awards for actors Bebe Neuwirth and James Naughton, director Bobbie, lighting designer Billington, and Reinking. The original production was directed and choreographed by the late Fosse.

Kaley is verloofd met acteur Tom Pelphrey, het stel is sinds 2022 samen en hebben een 1-jarige dochter Mathilda!

Mena Massoud (Aladdin) and Sarah Jeffery (Charmed) have signed on to star in Tecie, the first narrative feature from Moby‘s Little Walnut Productions.

The pair star as Tecie and Devon, respectively, a pair of animal advocates who cross paths in the Los Angeles activism scene. The lovers live by their principles and suffer tragedy as a result.

Mark Webber will direct from a script by Moby, with production to kick off in Los Angeles later this summer. In addition to producing alongside Lindsay Hicks, Webber and Teresa Palmer, Moby will provide the film’s original score.

Said Massoud in a statement to Deadline, “I’ve been blessed to be able to dive into the independent film scene the past few years and the team Moby has put together for Tecie is special. I’m grateful that I get to work with a truly passionate artist and filmmaker in Mark Webber and help tell a story that’s really close to all our hearts.”

Added Jeffery, “As an actor, it feels like a gold mine when you can speak on subjects you are personally devoted to through your work. We hope to compassionately portray incredibly difficult subject matter through our film. This is a world I’ve never seen depicted and it’s an honor to be on the team bringing it to life.”

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De scheiding van Shannen Doherty is na haar overlijden officieel gemaakt. Eerder werd al bekend dat de actrice een dag voor haar overlijden de papieren voor de scheiding met haar ex Kurt Iswarienko had ingediend.
De rechter heeft bij wijze van uitzondering de documenten twee dagen na Doherty’s dood nog ondertekend, meldt entertainmentwebsite TMZ nu. Zo is Doherty wel als getrouwde vrouw overleden, maar is Iswarienko inmiddels al zijn rechten kwijt.

De actrice uitte onlangs nog haar zorgen over de manier waarop Iswarienko zich opstelde tijdens de aanloop naar de scheiding. “Het is gewoon niet juist dat Kurt onze scheiding mag uitstellen in de hoop dat ik sterf voordat hij mij moet betalen”, zou Doherty in documenten hebben gezegd.

Doherty overleed zaterdag op 53-jarige leeftijd aan de gevolgen van borstkanker. In 2011 trouwde ze met Iswarienko. Twaalf jaar later vroeg ze een scheiding aan, omdat Iswarienko ontrouw zou zijn geweest.

Actrice Shannen Doherty is zaterdag op 53-jarige leeftijd overleden. De Amerikaanse, die onder meer speelde in de serie Beverly Hills 90210, leed al jaren aan borstkanker.

“Het is met pijn in het hart dat ik het overlijden van actrice Shannen Doherty bevestig”, meldt Leslie Sloane, de publicist van Doherty, zondag aan het tijdschrift People. “Op zaterdag 13 juli verloor ze haar strijd tegen kanker na vele jaren vechten tegen de ziekte.”

Doherty was vooral bekend vanwege haar rol in de dramaseries Beverly Hills, 90210. Ze was van 1990 tot 1994 te zien in de serie als Brenda Walsh en in 2008 en 2019 keerde ze terug als het personage in een reboot. Ook speelde ze in de serie Charmed, waarin ze eind jaren negentig en begin deze eeuw een van de drie hoofdrollen had als goedaardige heks. Haar doorbraak beleefde Doherty begin jaren tachtig in de westerndramaserie Little House on the Prairie.

Ook maakte Doherty een kortlopende realityserie genaamd Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty. Daarnaast deed ze mee aan de Amerikaanse versie van Dancing with the Stars.

De cast van Berverly Hills in 1991, met in de onderste rij (tweede van links) Shannen Doherty als Brenda Walsh.
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Doherty kreeg in 2015 de diagnose kanker
Doherty kreeg in 2015 de diagnose borstkanker en ging door verschillende fases heen waarin haar ziekte een meer of minder grote rol speelde. Zo hernam ze in 2019 haar rol als (een nu volwassen) Brenda Walsh in een herstart van Beverly Hills, 90210 terwijl ze ziek was.

In juni sprak Doherty in haar podcast Let’s be Clear over de chemotherapie die ze onderging voor borstkanker. Ze zei kort daarvoor begonnen te zijn met een “uitputtende” nieuwe chemotherapie. De actrice deelde toen ook haar zorgen over de behandeling. “Het komt heel erg binnen, omdat ik niet weet hoe lang ik de chemo moet volgen”, zei ze.

Doherty werd op het moment van overlijden omringd door haar zus, tante, vrienden en haar hond Bowie. “De familie vraagt ​​op dit moment om privacy zodat ze in vrede kan rouwen”, zegt Sloane.

De trailer’s van Julian’s nieuwste film ‘The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat’ is verschenen, deze zal op 23 augustus verschijnen op de streamingsdienst Disney+. Julian’s casting in de film werd zo’n 2 jaar geleden al aangekondigd.

Het is bekend geworden dat de ‘House Of Halliwel’ een nieuwe doorstart gaat maken via I Heart Media, Shannen zal daarnaast naast Brian, Drew en Holly ook de horen als host van de podcast. Alle afleveringen zullen vanaf de eerste aflevering weer besproken worden! Edit: Na het overlijden van Shannen, is bekend gemaakt dat er voor haar overlijden al 5 afleveringen opgenomen waren. Deze zullen alsnog uitgezonden worden!

Jordan zal in het derde seizoen van de HBO Max serie ‘‘The Gilded Age’ te zien zijn in een terugkerende rol. In het aankomende seizoen zal hij in meerdere afleveringen te zien zijn in de rol van dr. William Kirkland. Een knappe man uit de prominente Krirkland familie, zie een bekrompen denkwijze heeft dat de meeste in zijn sociale cirkel. Zijn personage wilde dokter worden na het bezoeken van Arthur Scott apotheek als kleine jongen.

De opnames van de serie zullen later dit jaar starten, de verwachting is dat het derde seizoen ergens volgend jaar te zien zal zijn op de streamingsdienst.

HBO is welcoming three Tony Award winners and one nominee to New York high society in “The Gilded Age” Season 3.

Phylicia Rashad and Jordan Donica will join the period drama series in recurring roles, while Brian Stokes Mitchell and Victoria Clark will appear as guest stars.

“The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic and social change, when huge fortunes were made and lost overnight,” the upcoming season’s logline states. “With the old guard officially deposed, New York society finds itself turned upside down and all must get their house in order. But even those at the helm of this new era may find that change comes at a cost.”

Rashad will portray Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkland, a woman from a prominent family in Newport with ties dating back to the American Revolution. She has high standards, an occasionally sharp tongue, and is unwilling to compromise the standards and expectations of her elite and exclusive social group — particularly when it comes to her son.

Donica will play Dr. William Kirkland, a kind, handsome doctor from the prominent Kirkland family who isn’t as narrow minded as the older members of his elite social circle. He was inspired to help others by becoming a doctor after visiting Arthur Scott’s (John Douglas Thompson) pharmacy as a boy.

Stokes Mitchell will appear as Frederick Kirkland, the family’s patriarch, husband to Elizabeth and father to William, who is the pastor of a prominent Black church and a leader in the Newport community.

Clark will portray Joan Carlton, a kind, genial woman from the old money side of New York high society. Sincere and supportive of her son, she is surprised to find herself in a complicated and insulting situation.

“The Gilded Age” is created and written by Julian Fellowes, who executive produces alongside writer Sonja Warfield, directors Michael Engler and Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Gareth Neame, David Crockett and Bob Greenblatt. Erica Dunbar serves as a historical consultant and co-executive producer.

The series is a co-production between HBO and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Rashad is represented by BKEntertainment and Innovative Artists, Stokes Mitchell is represented by Paradigm and Clark is represented by Innovative Artists and Untitled Entertainment.

Donica is represented by Bold Management & Production; Independent Artists Group, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris

Rupert is gecast in de gelimiteerde serie ‘Truth & Conviction’ gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal tijdens de WWII. De volgt de tiener Helmuth Hübener die een verzetsgroep leid met twee vrienden in Hamburg, Duitsland. Rupert zal de rol van SS officier Erwin Mussener die hem probeert te vinden en stoppen.

Rupert Evans and Ewan Horrocks will lead the cast of a new four-part limited series, “Truth & Conviction,” to be distributed by “Sound of Freedom” distributor Angel Studios. Based on a true story, the series follows Helmuth Hübener, a teenager who led a resistance group with his two friends during World War II in Hamburg, Germany.

Evans will play Erwin Mussener, the SS Agent. He is intent on hunting down Helmuth, a young resistance fighter, who will be played by Horrocks. Ferdinand McKay and Daf Thomas also join the cast as Helmuth’s friends and fellow resisters Karl Schnibbe and Rudi Wobbe.

Horrocks has appeared in Netflix’s British drama series “The Last Kingdom,” which ran from 2015 until 2022. Evans has portrayed Malcom in horror film “The Boy,” and appeared in Amazon Prime Video’s “The Man in the High Castle,” which explores what the world might look like had the outcome of World War II turned out differently.

Production with Kaleidoscope Pictures is currently underway in Vilnius, Lithuania and the series is expected to be released in early 2025. Casting is led by London-based Sarah Trevis Casting. The series will be shot on location with Gary Tuck and Lineta Mišeikytė of Baltic Film Services.

“Truth & Conviction” is executive produced by Russ Kendall, John Foss and Jon Erwin. Kaleidoscope Pictures will produce the series. Director Matt Whitaker will share co-writing credits with Ethan Vincent. Bianca Cline will serve as director of photography. Aaron Zigman will serve as composer.

Evans is repped by the Curtis Brown Group. Horrocks is repped by Waring McKenna. McKay is repped by United Agents. Thomas is repped by Grantham Hazeldine.

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De trailer van Julian’s nieuwste film ‘The Surfer’ is verschenen, de film gaat op 17 mei in premiere op het Cannes Film Festival in Frankrijk.

Espresso Media International has picked up international rights to the documentary series “Balance: A Perimenopause Journey,” executive produced by Alyssa Milano and directed by Dallas-based monk-filmmakers Sadhvi Siddhali Shree and Sadhvi Anubhuti, ahead of this year’s MipTV.

Produced by Siddhali Shree and Anubhuti’s Texas-based non-profit production organization Siddhayatan Tirth Productions, the series explores the challenges women face when going through perimenopause, or the transition to menopause.

The four-part series, currently in production, “brings this vital issue to an underserved audience: women facing perimenopause at any age, as well as a secondary market of men who witness loved ones going through difficult changes,” Espresso Media stated.

Siddhali Shree and Anubhuti, both Jain monks based at the Siddhayatan Tirth spiritual retreat center located near Dallas, Texas, co-directed and produced the series.

“While menopause is inevitable for all women, the suffering in solitude that many experience, the general lack of awareness of the physical and mental effects, and the substandard care for aging women and their hormonal health can all be dramatically improved,” said Milano, who has worked with the monk-filmmaker duo on previously projects.

“In our docuseries, ‘Balance,’ we shed light on the relentless stigma and dismissal many perimenopausal women face when it comes to their hormonal experiences, and we advocate for increased research and support, which should include the input of women in the medical field. Under the umbrella term ‘healthcare,’ women’s health is not sufficiently prioritized here in the U.S., or in most countries around the world. With our docuseries, ‘Balance,’ we aim to change that — because after all, women’s health and women’s equality go hand in hand.”

The series features a high-profile lineup of influential women’s healthcare specialists, including Dr. Mary Claire Haver, an obstetrician-gynecologist from Galveston, Texas, who has a following of more than 3 million on social media.

“My hope is that the ‘Balance’ docuseries will help women understand what is happening to their bodies so that they are prepared and not blindsided,” Haver said. “It will also help them know their therapeutic options so that they can have an informed conversation with their healthcare provider.”

For the filmmakers, known for tackling challenging and taboo subjects in works like the 2021 feature documentary “Surviving Sex Trafficking,” the docuseries represents a deeply personal journey.

They note that as monks, they have striven their whole lives to achieve levels of balance through the three pillars of body, mind and spirit, and suddenly their peaceful lives are disrupted by the hormonal effects and symptoms of perimenopause – the transitional phase leading up to menopause.

“It’s not as simple as finding balance and keeping it — the cards are stacked against us — because our bodies are ever-changing, and we’ve never been taught just how drastic those changes can be,” said Siddhali Shree. “Hormone imbalance and perimenopause are simply not taught to us. At 38, it started with sleepless nights, high anxiety, and a moment of rage. Something changed in me and it was unsettling. I didn’t know what it was until I learned it was perimenopause.”

Anubhuti added: “Witnessing what Sadhvi Siddhali Shree was going through made me dive into my own research to find answers. We were then inspired to make a docuseries about it so that others are informed and can be empowered to be an agent for themselves. Suicidal thoughts are higher during this transition. As monks, we wish to reduce suffering in the world and so this series can save lives.”

The series’ executive producers include H.H. Acharya Shree Yogeesh and Heather Badal, with Zack Tzourtzouklis serving as editor and co-producer and Cesar Ramos as director of photography.

“We are excited to launch this timely series to the international market,” said Rebecca Nicholls, head of sales and acquisitions at Espresso Media. “‘Balance’ is going to help so many people, bringing the latest information, and helping us all to identify how perimenopause might be affecting us as well as those we love.”