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King Charles has released the annual New Year Honours List, which features notable members of the theatrical community Sonia Friedman, David Harewood, Stephen Graham, and more.

After the recent confirmation that he would be starring in the Wicked movies as The Wizard of Oz, Jeff Goldblum visited the West End production of Wicked. Goldblum will be starring in the films alongside Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Keala Settle, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, and more. Check out photos!

The Billy Joel concert scheduled for Monday, December 19th at Madison Square Garden will be postponed to Friday, June 2nd.

Songwriter John Bucchino has revealed that Billy Porter will be performing his song 'A Mama Like Mine' on Mariah Carey's upcoming Christmas Special, MARIAH CAREY: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!, airing Tuesday, December 20th on CBS.

Produced by Big Fish Entertainment and Anchor Entertainment, each one-hour episode uncovers the meticulous planning, execution and aftermath behind some of elaborate real-life heists in history including the notorious Lufthansa Heist of New York, the half-billion-dollar Gardner Museum art theft, the Antwerp Belgium Diamond Heist, and others.

Emmy Award-winning comedian Trevor Noah will return as master of ceremonies of the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, hosting the show for the third consecutive year. Noah will also serve as a producer on the show. Music’s Biggest Night will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network, and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

Taylor Swift will make her feature film directorial debut with Searchlight Pictures. Last year, Swift made her short film directorial debut with the 'All Too Well' 10 minute version. In the past, she has also directed the music videos for tracks like 'The Man,' 'Cardigan,' 'Willow,' 'Anti-Hero,' 'Bejeweled,' and more.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSGE) announced that by overwhelming demand, legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel has added another show as part of his record-breaking residency at The World’s Most Famous Arena on Friday, May 5, 2023. The May show will mark Joel’s 91st monthly performance.

Noah Galvin will star in Meet Cute's December series, “Christmasuzannukkah.” Noah Galvin is best known for playing Dr. Asher Wolke in the TV series The Good Doctor, Kenny O'Neal in the ABC sitcom The Real O'Neals and for taking the lead role in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.

According to a post on her official Twitter account, Broadway and film actress Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the movie FAME, has passed away at age 63 in her home in Florida. The cause of death has not yet been released.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSGE) announced that by overwhelming demand, legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel has added another show as part of his record-breaking residency at The World’s Most Famous Arena on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

The 10 minute virtual live performances take place within his virtual experience on Roblox and give fans a whole new way of experiencing the Rocket Man’s legendary live performances. The set list will consist of some of Elton's best loved songs - Rocket Man, Hold Me Closer, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, I’m Still Standing and Cold Heart.

Centralhas appointed graduate and acclaimed producer Sonia Friedman OBE as its new President. 

Kevin Spacey will be charged with seven additional sexual offences against one man, prosecutors have said.

According to a post on Stephen Trask's Instagram stories, Darren Criss will be joining the Hedwig and the Angry Inch 24th Anniversary Parking Lot tour on Sunday, November 13 at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles. The performance will take place at The Hollywood Roosevelt.

Harvey Mason jr. will be joined by Jimmie Allen, 'CBS Mornings' anchors Nate Burleson and Gayle King, Luis Fonsi, Ledisi, EGOT winner John Legend, Machine Gun Kelly, GRAMMY winner and 2023 MusiCares® Persons of the Year honoree Smokey Robinson, and three-time GRAMMY winner Olivia Rodrigo will help reveal the 65th Annual GRAMMY Award nominees.

Aaron Carter, a singer with credits both on and off-Broadway, has passed away at the age of 34. According to reports, he was found dead in his home in Lancaster, California on Saturday, November 5th.

Tony nominee Cristin Milioti has joined the cast of HBO Max's upcoming The Batman spinoff series, The Penguin. Milioti will star as the female lead in the series, opposite Colin Farrell. She will play Sofia Falcone, the daughter of Carmine Falcone. The character will fight against The Penguin to control the city of Gotham.

Tony winner Rachel Bay Jones has joined the cast of CBS' Young Sheldon in a recurring role. Jones has signed on to the sitcom alongside Will Sasso. They will play the parents of Mandy, played by Emily Osment.

Discover the story behind one of the greatest musicals in history as we dive deep into the history of Broadway's longest-running American musical, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse's, 'Chicago.'