Idris Elba News

BroadwayWorld has just learned that at a special CinemaCon event today, Jennifer Hudson performed 'Memory' - Grizabella's soaring second act ballad which convinces the Jellicles to select her to be the cat which is reborn to a new Jellicle life.

Working Title has announced that production has wrapped at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, UK for the big screen adaptation of Cats, which is set to hit theatres on December 20, 2019!

Following the recent addition of Pendulum presents Trinity Live to this year's South West Four line-up, the London festival has announced the final confirmed artists including the likes of, Example, Holy Goof, Sigala and Elderbrook.

Two spectacular performers will be in Sacramento for one night only on March 19. Thomas Lauderdale, founder and bandleader of the Portland, Oregon-based Pink Martini and the vivacious cabaret songstress, Meow Meow, have combined their talents on one much-anticipated album. Sacramento will get to witness their special energy on Hotel Amour, which comes out on March 22. The duo was gracious enough to speak with BroadwayWorld Sacarmento about the album, new projects, and what we can expect to enjoy this week.

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature the new Britney Spears Musical, Alice Ripley in INTO THE WOODS, review for Diana in California, the CATS film and more!

With Balaton Sound gearing up for this summer's huge 2019 festival at Lake Balaton, the latest array of names set to join the all-star list in Hungary has been announced. Jamaican superstar Sean Paul, who recently collaborated with Stefflon Don, Wiley and Idris Elba on their new single “Boasty” will headline the event on Saturday 6th July. He'll be joining already announced talent marshmello, Tiesto, The Chainsmokers, Armin van Buuren, J Balvin and Rudimental.

Deadline reports that Killing Eve star Sandra Oh will host Saturday Night Live for the first time on March 30th. Season two of her award-winning drama will premiere the following week.

According to Deadline, this week's episode of Saturday Night Live experienced a decrease in ratings. The episode, hosted by Idris Elba, with musical guest Khalid, averaged a 4.5 live plus same day household rating in the metered markets, and a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating in the markets with local people meters.

Rebel Wilson recently visited the national tour of CATS at Hollywood Pantages Theatre, and surprised the cast backstage!

Wiley has dropped his video for 'Boasty', his smash collaboration with Stefflon Don, the unrivaled don of dancehall Sean Paul and 7 Wallace head-honcho Idris Elba.

Manchester International Festival today unveils its 2019 programme, which takes place across 18 extraordinary days (4-21 July 2019). Internationally-acclaimed artists from over 20 countries - many working in one-off creative collaborations - will present 20 UK and world premieres at the cross-art form biennial festival, the second with John McGrath as Artistic Director.

February was full of stage to screen news and we're here to catch you up on all of it! In the biggest news of the month, it has just been confirmed that Glenn Close will star in a Rob Ashford-directed film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, which is set to begin shooting this October! It was also announced that a film adaptation of One Man, Two Guvnors is on the way. Both Lion King and Aladdin released new TV spots and Idris Elba talked about the upcoming Cats film!

Idris Elba is gearing up for the upcoming Cats film, in which he will play the role of Macavity. He recently chatted with Variety at a screening of his new Netflix series, Turn Up Charlie, about the film and what it was like working with Taylor Swift.

Turn Up Charlie centers on the titular Charlie (Idris Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a 'manny' to his famous best friend's problem-child daughter, Gabby (Frankie Hervey). Piper Perabo and JJ Feild co-star.

Shari Sebbens has been appointed Sydney Theatre Company's new Richard Wherrett Fellow. The Richard Wherrett Fellowship is a career pathway opportunity for emerging and developing directors.

John Mulaney will return for his second appearance as “SNL” host on March 2. Mulaney received a 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for the comedy special “Kid Gorgeous,” currently streaming on Netflix.

From Thursday, March 14 through Sunday, March 17, BAM presents Caribbean Film Series: A 5th Anniversary Festival, a four-day festival marking the five-year anniversary of the Caribbean Film Series, a platform for great contemporary films from the Caribbean and the diaspora. In shorts, narrative feature films, and documentaries from the UK, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and more, the series explores the thematic and aesthetic diversity of Caribbean cinema.

Rising Brighton soul singer Celeste confirms the dates of her debut headline shows in Los Angeles and New York today. Celeste will perform at El Cid in Los Angeles on March 7and Baby's All Right in New York on March 21—tickets are on sale now. While stateside, Celeste will also play several shows at SXSW.

Idris Elba is currently in talks to star in MGM's supernatural thriller “Deeper,” according to Variety.

BBC AMERICA will air The EE British Academy Film Awards in primetime on Sunday, February 10 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The ceremony will be hosted by Joanna Lumley and will be held in one of the world's most beautiful concert halls, the Royal Albert Hall in London.