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• Review: Once on This Island

  03-12-2017 22:00
  Michael Arden reimagines Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's mythological musical.
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Didn’t Play Jack in Titanic

  03-12-2017 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Had Paramount chosen its top pick to play Jack in the 1997 epic Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio’s boyish face wouldn’t have been next to Kate Winslet’s on Vetement’s Titanic-themed sweatshirt. On a recent The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kate Winslet revealed the actor with whom she auditioned, who was Paramount’s...More »
  
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• Full Frontal With Samantha Bee’s Staff Got a Very Cold Reception While Visiting Megyn Kelly Today

  03-12-2017 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Between the agonizing dancing sequences and certain celebrities’ open disdain for her interview style, Megyn Kelly’s third hour of Today — dubbed Megyn Kelly Today, in case you forget who’s in charge — hasn’t been generating a lot of positive press since its September debut. Morale and general workplace pride...More »
  
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• What Carrie Fisher and Princess Leia Meant to the Women of The Last Jedi

  03-12-2017 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Today’s Los Angeles press conference for Star Wars: The Last Jedi had a tough act to follow: Two years ago, during the press conference for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, costar Carrie Fisher had the entire room cracking up with her inimitable wit. Describing the film’s older take on her...More »
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing quarter-final – the results live

  03-12-2017 20:48
  It’s musicals week – and Alexandra Burke danced the Charleston to Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. But who sang in tune… and which dancer’s duff notes will see them leave the competition tonight?7.48pm GMT“Mollie is willing to spend 300 hours training with me” says AJ. “And only half that time is spent kissing”, says Claudia. What larks. 7.47pm GMTMollie can’t believe she’s a semi finalist. None of us can, Mollie #justiceforaston Co
  
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• Review: It's a Wonderful Life: The 1946 Live Radio Play

  03-12-2017 20:00
  Anthony E. Palermo's stage adaptation of Frank Capra's 1946 classic returns to Irish Repertory Theatre.
  
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• ‘Coco’ Tops Box Office Again in Quiet Week

  03-12-2017 19:20 via nytimes.com
  “Coco” has passed $100 million in total grosses. “The Disaster Artist” opened strongly in limited release.
  
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• Black Mirror Season 4 Trailer: Cynophobics Need Not Apply

  03-12-2017 19:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  We can’t really tell you what’s going on in this new trailer for Black Mirror’s upcoming season, but we can’t not tell you that it involves the mysterious tagline “beware of dogs” and is filmed exclusively in black and white. What type of pooches will be bringing some ruckus in...More »
  
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• Bryan Singer’s Absence Halts Filming of Queen Biopic

  03-12-2017 19:06 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Singer, the director of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” failed to return to the set after a Thanksgiving break, putting the movie back into limbo.
  
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• Review: Downtown Race Riot

  03-12-2017 19:00
  Chloë Sevigny plays a heroin-addicted single mother in this new off-Broadway play.
  
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• A Prairie Home Companion to change its name after Garrison Keillor allegations

  03-12-2017 18:43
  Chris Thile, who replaced Keillor as host of the long-running public radio series, says show will get new name after ‘heartbreaking news’ of Keillor’s behaviorChris Thile, Garrison Keillor’s handpicked successor as host of A Prairie Home Companion, has said allegations of improper behaviour against Keillor were “heartbreaking news”.A spokeswoman for Minnesota Public Radio said on Sunday the name of the long-running radio show will be changed, but that a new na
  
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• Met Opera Investigating Legendary Conductor Accused of Sexually Abusing Teenager

  03-12-2017 18:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Metropolitan Opera is opening an investigation into James Levine, its famed former music director, for allegedly sexually abusing a teenage boy, the New York Times reports. As has been the case with Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, Charlie Rose, and countless other powerful men who have faced sexual misconduct allegations...More »
  
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• The Crown’s Matt Smith Has His Own Hollywood Objectification Story

  03-12-2017 18:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hoping to lend his voice as an ally to the countless number of women who have opened up about sexual harassment and assault at the hands of prominent industry men, The Crown’s Matt Smith has revealed he too has experienced unpleasant, morally demeaning interactions with men in Hollywood. “The conversation...More »
  
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• People Dislike Olaf’s Frozen Adventure So Much That Disney Is Reportedly Removing It From Theaters

  03-12-2017 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Proving too much exposure to Frozen can indeed give someone hypothermia (or rather, extreme annoyance about an overly chipper snowman), Disney has reportedly decided to remove the critically-loathed Olaf’s Frozen Adventure as a lead-in to its newest Pixar film, Coco. This report comes from Mashable, writing how Disney has directed...More »
  
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• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: Crime Doesn’t Pay

  03-12-2017 17:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  The biggest complaint I’ve heard from Mrs. Maisel viewers so far is that the show has too much uptown, not enough downtown. In one sense, I understand their pain: The pilot was such a lively fantasia that watching the extensive fallout of Midge and Joel’s split has been a real...More »
  
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• SNL Places the Dimwits of Floribama Shore Within the Eye of Hurricane Irma

  03-12-2017 16:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Shake yourself a hurricane with extra rum for the hurricane, y’all. MTV decided to fill its trash-people-in-a-trash-city void with Floribama Shore, and if you thought the measly little Hurricane Irma would derail the signature debauchery of Trish, Pontoon, and Quartney and the gang, clearly you’ve never thought of having a...More »
  
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• SNL Recap: Saoirse Ronan Explains How to Pronounce Her Name

  03-12-2017 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Until this fall, the Bronx-born and Ireland-raised 23-year-old actor Saoirse Ronan was best known for dramatic roles including Oscar-nominated performances in adaptations of Ian McEwan’s Atonement and Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn. Her latest turn — as the willful yet confused Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson in Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird —...More »
  
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• A Prairie Home Companion changes its name after Garrison Keillor allegations

  03-12-2017 16:29
  Chris Thile, the man who replaced Keillor as host of the long-running public radio series, says the show will now be called Town HallA Prairie Home Companion is changing its name to Town Hall, after an allegation of workplace misconduct was made against former host Garrison Keillor. Related: 'Our business is men, and men are not toxic': Colorado strip club sign raises ireContinue reading...
  
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• ABC Suspends Brian Ross Over False Trump Report

  03-12-2017 16:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  ABC suspended prominent investigative journalist and anchor Brian Ross for four weeks without pay on Saturday after he made a high-profile mistake involving President Trump.In a statement, ABC said, “We deeply regret and apologize for the serious error we made yesterday.”After Michael Flynn was arrested and pleaded guilty to lying...More »
  
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• 21st Century Fox 'restarts talks' for possible sale to Walt Disney

  03-12-2017 16:19
  Talks reportedly focus on film studio, cable channels, and networks such as India’s Star network and Sky in the UKThe Rupert Murdoch-controlled 21st Century Fox has restarted talks to sell most of the company, including UK broadcaster Sky, to Walt Disney, it was reported on Sunday.The negotiations centre on Fox’s film studio, cable channels, such as FX, and international businesses including Star of India and Sky, the FT reported citing “multiple people with knowledge of the ta
  
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• The Women of SNL Cordially Invite You To Experience Their Sexual Harassment Hell

  03-12-2017 16:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hey there, boys. SNL’s ladies know it’s been a hard few months with habitual male predator after habitual male predator after habitual male predator being taken down in the public eye. But you wanna know a little secret? Women have been dealing with this forever! So next time you hold...More »
  
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• There’s No NBC Loyalty When It Comes to SNL’s Jokes About Matt Lauer

  03-12-2017 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  It was only a matter of time before SNL had to say something about NBC’s golden boy Matt Lauer getting fired from the network — logistically speaking, since this is, you know, a Saturday show — and if Colin Jost was the shot, Michael Che was the chaser. “I almost...More »
  
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• Liverpool deny BBC 5 Live rights to broadcast Spartak Moscow tie

  03-12-2017 15:43
  • Radio commentary will only be available via club’s official website• Liverpool require a point against Russia side to reach knockout stagesAnyone hoping to listen to live radio commentary of Liverpool’s decisive Champions League tie with Spartak Moscow on Wednesday will not be able to do so after the club made the decision to restrict audio access to the match to their official website.Liverpool had been in negotiations with BBC Radio 5 Live, who along with Talksport broa
  
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• SNL’s Donald Trump Gets Christmas Carol-ed With a Trio of Terrifying Spirits

  03-12-2017 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Anyone of these spirits can bring you down.” So Michael Flynn: The Ghost of Witness Flipped attempts to teach SNL’s President Trump in the Oval Office, as he’s had a sudden epiphany that maybe telling lies for a living 24/7 will eventually get you caught and prosecuted. To enhance his...More »
  
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• Nicholas Parsons: ‘I irritated my family because they didn’t like showoffs’

  03-12-2017 15:00
  After 50 years on Radio 4’s Just a Minute, the 94-year-old says he is the oldest person in show business still regularly performing. Now about that knighthood (and his rightful place in Guinness World Records) …Nicholas Parsons looks in the mirror. He adjusts his cravat, pats his hair into place as if preparing to go on stage, and walks over to introduce himself. He now has a stick for support, but, at 94, he is as immaculate as ever, his voice as plummy and his brain as sharp.We me
  
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• Fox revives talks on $50bn asset sale to Disney

  03-12-2017 14:22 via ft.com
  Deal would include 39% stake in Sky
  
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• Fox restarts talks to sell global assets to Disney

  03-12-2017 14:22 via ft.com
  US entertainment groups discuss deal that could see Murdoch offload Sky and Star TV
  
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• Voor op je Breda bucketlist: een unieke rondleiding door het Chassé Theater - indebuurt

  03-12-2017 14:00
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  Voor op je Breda bucketlist: een unieke rondleiding door het Chassé Theater
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  Bekijk het Chassé Theater eens van een andere kant en boek een rondleiding door het gebouw. De rondleider neemt je mee achter de schermen naar plekken waar normaal gesproken alleen artiesten komen en je ziet wat er zich in de coulissen afspeelt. De ...en meer »
  
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• Saturday Night Live: ‘sexual gratification in the form of Trump’s slow demise’

  03-12-2017 13:20
  In the week of the Flynn guilty plea, SNL declared this presidency done – and made a lot of potato jokes in honor of host Saoirse Ronan and musical guest U2Your White House. Evening. Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) and KellyAnne Conway (Kate McKinnon) are in the Oval Office. She’s urging Trump to celebrate the tax bill. “Mitch McConnell is serving everyone bourbon … I got so drunk I told the truth,” she says. “The tax bill is your biggest achievement yet, in that
  
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• Theater als bedankje; Struis bedankt vrijwilligers - Stadsblad Den Bosch (persbericht) (Blog)

  03-12-2017 12:07
  Stadsblad Den Bosch (persbericht) (Blog)
  Theater als bedankje; Struis bedankt vrijwilligers
  Stadsblad Den Bosch (persbericht) (Blog)
  DEN BOSCH - Het Bossche theatergezelschap Struis wil vrijwilligers bedanken voor hun eerzame werk door ze en gratis toneelvoorstelling aan te bieden. Mensen die iemand kennen die zich vrijwillig voor de samenleving inzet, kan haar of hem aanmelden voor ...
  
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• Hallo, Rembrand theater 'te huur' posters! - indebuurt

  03-12-2017 12:03
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  Hallo, Rembrand theater 'te huur' posters!
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  Dat is weer eens wat anders dan een saai 'te huur' bordje. Achter de ruiten van het Rembrandt theater hangen prachtige posters waarop te zien is dat het pand beschikbaar is. Praktisch én prachtig om naar te kijken. Zo maken ze Arnhem weer een stukje ...en meer »
  
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• Jarvis Cocker pulps his BBC radio show

  03-12-2017 11:19
  Singer to bring his 6 Music show, Sunday Service, to an end in December after almost eight yearsJarvis Cocker has announced the end of his BBC Radio 6 Music show.The Pulp frontman will step down from Jarvis Cocker’s Sunday Service at the end of December. Continue reading...
  
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• Theresa May’s Social Mobility Commission walks out

  03-12-2017 10:45 via ft.com
  Brexit focus leaves ‘little hope’ for prime minister’s promise of a fairer Britain
  
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• Graham Norton: ‘The BBC don't defend themselves robustly enough’

  03-12-2017 09:00
  He’s had his struggles, but is successful beyond his wildest dreams. Now Graham Norton tells Eva Wiseman why he’s definitely sticking around for ‘the third act’The joy of the Graham Norton Show can be summed up for me by one small interaction that aired in 2013. There’s Dame Judi Dench on the sofa, next to Sir Elton John, of course, against that backdrop like too much sugar, and Graham asks her if she misses her clubbing days.“Do you know, I’ve never, ev
  
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• The week in TV: The Robot Will See You Now; The Sex Robots Are Coming; Can We Live With Robots?; Godless and more

  03-12-2017 08:00
  From therapists to lovers, robots were everywhere, while a tremendous western began all guns blazingThe Robot Will See You Now (C4) | All 4
  The Sex Robots Are Coming (C4) | All 4
  Can We Live With Robots? (C4) | All 4
  Godless (Netflix)
  Chinese Burn (BBC Three) | iPlayer
  Witnesses: A Frozen Death (BBC Four) | iPlayerChannel 4 treated us to a robots season, with hugely mixed results. Undoubtedly the most throwaway was The Robot Will See You Now, which pretended – I use the word advisedly &nda
  
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• The week in radio and podcasts: Blue Planet II: The Podcast; In Search of the Invisible Army; A Picture Held Us Captive

  03-12-2017 07:59
  Emily Knight and Becky Ripley’s podcast proves that there is life after Attenborough. Plus, some welcome recognition for carersBlue Planet II (podcast)
  In Search of the Invisible Army (podcast)
  A Picture Held Us Captive (R4) | iPlayerHave you been watching Blue Planet II? Of course you have. Whether you’re on a still-awake all-nighter comedown or onesieing with your kids, Blue Planet II is ideal Sunday viewing. But did you know that there’s a complementary podcast? A
  
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• Sunday’s best TV: Howards End; Snowfall

  03-12-2017 07:00
  Two very different period dramas – one from early 20th century rural England and one from late 20th century LA – conclude tonight Continue reading...
  
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• Jez Butterworth: ‘I’m broadcasting on a frequency some people won’t get’

  03-12-2017 01:04
  Playwright’s TV debut Britannia delves into Celtic mythJez Butterworth is explaining his ideal audience for his forthcoming television series Britannia, an epic and epically strange tale of warring Celtic tribes and Roman invasion that airs in January. “Who do I imagine watching it? I’d like to see sitting on the sofa Nick Cave, John Lydon, [folk singer and actor] Johnny Flynn, Polly Harvey, my daughters… ”Sounds as though it could be a tough crowd. Butterworth lau
  
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• Opening Night: Once on This Island Set to Open on Broadway

  03-12-2017 00:00
  The Ahrens and Flaherty musical stars Hailey Kilgore and Lea Salonga.
  
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