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“The Bear” Has A Special Secret Episode Written by Starring Ebon Moss Bachrach and Jon Bernthal, It’s Called “Gary”

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“The Bear” Has A Special Secret Episode Written by Starring Ebon Moss Bachrach and Jon Bernthal, It’s Called “Gary”

Ebon Moss Bachrach and Jon Bernthal really like spending time together.

They’re currently on Broadway starring in “Dog Day Afternoon.”

The co-stars of “The Bear” wrote and star in a secret new prequel episode of “The Bear,” which you can watch on Hulu and Disney Plus.

Merritt Weaver is a guest star. So is Gillian Jacobs as Richie’s wife, Tiffany, when they were still married and happy.

The episode takes place before “The Bear,” when Carmie’s brother Mikey is alive, and Carmie is away. Ritchie and Mikey go on a road trip to Gary, Indiana. No food is cooked. It ends badly.

Is this the beginning of a prequel series without Jeremy Allen White? The episode is marked season 1, episode 1.

Rolling Stones Drop New Single (Listen), Announce New Album Six Decades After Debut: It’s Only Rock & Roll, But They Like It

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Rolling Stones Drop New Single (Listen), Announce New Album Six Decades After Debut: It’s Only Rock & Roll, But They Like It

Here’s the news: “Foreign Tongues” will be released on July 10th.
New single: “In the Stars,” followed by “Rough and Twisted”

Here We Go Again! Another Murdoch Will Own New York Magazine: Son James Buying it 35 Years After Dad Rupert Sold It

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Here We Go Again! Another Murdoch Will Own New York Magazine: Son James Buying it 35 Years After Dad Rupert Sold It

This is getting to be an old story.

Another Murdoch will likely own New York Magazine.

Rupert owned it from 1976 to 1991. Now son James is buying it from Vox Media.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting the new sale. Their writer may not know that Rupert already made everyone crazy when he owned the magazine.

James Murdoch presents himself as the anti-Rupert. He has a family trust that invests in media properties separate from dad’s News Corp. James, for example, has a controlling interest in the Tribeca Film Festival. He also has the same in Art Basel. His wife invested in The Bulwark.

So what does this mean for New York Magazine? When I there in the 90s the owners were KIII. We covered Murdoch and the NY Post mercilessly. Of course, media coverage isn’t the same anymore. Very little is addressed with a hard edge — except in the Status newsletter. Everyone is so afraid of losing their job and needing one somewhere else, no one wants to come down hard on a competitor.

PS When Rupert bought New York, he forced out the creators, Clay Felker and Milton Glaser. This caused ripple effects everywhere in the mid 70s. Eventually Ed Kosner became editor in chief and did a great job. But there was horror when Rupert took over. Now there will be yawns.

The Devil Wears Michael Kors at Met Gala as Movie Largely Ignored by Anna Wintour: No Gaga, No Streep, No Director or Producers

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The Devil Wears Michael Kors at Met Gala as Movie Largely Ignored by Anna Wintour: No Gaga, No Streep, No Director or Producers

You’d think Anne Hathaway or Emily Blunt would wear a dress designed by Prada at the Met Ball.

But the two stars of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” went other ways. Hathaway wore a hand painted dress by Michael Kors. Emily was blunt with a pants suit and pearls.

Stanley Tucci wore an Etro jacket to the Ball. Doesn’t Prada make tuxes?

The movie, which Anna Wintour went to great lengths to promote before its opening, was absent from the Ball. The movie only opened four days ago!

Wintour didn’t invite director David Frankel or any of the producers. Stars Meryl Streep and Lady Gaga skipped the whole event.

One reason for this cold shoulder might be the moving turning out to be a send up of Met Gala sponsors Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. Blunt and Justin Theroux — also not invited last night — send up the couple brutally. LOL.

Watch Anna not mention the movie again, or the cover with Meryl Streep on which Wintour appeared. She got whatever she wanted, and now it’s the Wintour of Discontent.

Anne Hathaway, by the way, was one of the best dressed in that sea of inanity. Good for her. She’s moved on, too.

Watch the Trailer for Anthony Bourdain Movie, “Tony,” About Chef-Writer’s Younger Days, with “Holdovers” Star Dominic Sessa

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Watch the Trailer for Anthony Bourdain Movie, “Tony,” About Chef-Writer’s Younger Days, with “Holdovers” Star Dominic Sessa

Matt Johnson’s “Tony” looks good, like “The Bear” writ large.

It’s the story of chef-writer Anthony Bourdain’s younger days. No adult life, or suicide, or any bad stuff.

“Tony” is the “Michael” of Bourdain movies. Dominic Sessa, of “The Holdovers,” and Antonio Banderas have a great rapport.

Shocked to receive an A24 trailer upon release. A positive sign. This should whisk away with audiences!

Tony Awards Snub Hollywood: No Laurie Metcalf, Adrien Brody, Don Cheadle, Ayo Edibiri, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric, “Dog Day” Actors

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Tony Awards Snub Hollywood: No Laurie Metcalf, Adrien Brody, Don Cheadle, Ayo Edibiri, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric, “Dog Day” Actors

The Tony Awards don’t like Broadway stars and they proved it this morning.

The nominations are out, and they are brutal.

Laurie Metcalf could have gone two nominations for Best Actress in a Play, for “Death of a Salesman” and for “Little Bear Ridge Road.”

Instead, she got just one, for the former play, in Featured Actress even though she was a lead. Was it because she aligned so much with producer Scott Rudin? Ouch! Metcalf has two Tony Awards in the past, so this is a message. Her lead performance in “Little Bear” was ignored.

The Tonys also snubbed Adrien Brody, Don Cheadle, Ayo Edibiri, Taraji P. Henson, and Cedric the Entertainer in all their plays. Ouch!

Also cold shouldered: “Beaches,” the musical, which is now dead in the water. No Best Musical nomination, and nothing for the lead actresses. That show will close quickly.

Not in the game: neither Jon Bernthal nor Ebon Moss Bacharach from “Dog Day Afternoon.”

The Tony voters were kinder to Nathan Lane, as Best Actor in a Play for “Death of a Salesman.” I guess they forgave him for the Rudin thing since he didn’t defend it as Metcalf had. She really made a fatal mistake.

Cheadle and Edibiri star in “Proof.” Henson and Cedric topline “Joe Turner,” Brody — who won the Oscar in 2025 — stars in “The Fear of 13.”

Lea Michele and Aaron Tveit also blanked for “Chess.”

The standout nominee in musicals is Joshua Henry, in “Ragtime.”

Best Play — “The Balusters,” “Giant,” “Liberation,” “Little Bear Ridge Road.”

Best Musical — “Lost Boys,” “Schmigadoon,” “Titanique,” and “2 Strangers.”

Good news: a lot of nominations for “Becky Shaw” and “The Balusters.” In the former, Alden Ehrenreich went into Featured Actor.

Full list coming…
Best Play
The Balusters, David Lindsay-Abaire
Giant, Mark Rosenblatt
Liberation, Bess Wohl
Little Bear Ridge Road, Samuel D. Hunter

Best Musical
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus

Best Revival of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Stephanie Hsu, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow, Giant
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Susannah Flood, Liberation
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels

Best Book of a Musical
The Lost Boys, David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
Schmigadoon!, Cinco Paul
Titaníque; Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Caroline Shaw
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Steve Bargonetti
The Lost Boys, The Rescues
Schmigadoon!, Cinco Paul
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
David Rockwell, Fallen Angels

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
dots, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Soutra Gilmour, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Rachel Hauck, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean, Liberation
Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
Emilio Sosa, The Balusters
Paul Tazewell, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho, Ragtime
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
David I. Reynoso, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon
Natasha Chivers, Oedipus
Stacey Derosier, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Heather Gilbert, Bug
Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13
Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Chess
Jane Cox, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), Ragtime
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Best Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Tom Gibbons, Oedipus
Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13
Josh Schmidt, Bug
Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kai Harada, Ragtime
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Brian Ronan, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!

Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Whitney White, Liberation

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Lear deBessonet, Ragtime
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Choreography
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Ellenore Scott, Ragtime
Ani Taj, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys

Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!
Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez, and Gabriel Mann; The Lost Boys
Lux Pyramid, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brian Usifer, Chess
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder, and Doug Schadt; Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Betsy Aidem, Liberation
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Aya Cash, Giant
Laurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Christopher Abbott, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot
Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas, The Balusters

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Hannah Cruz, Chess
Rachel Dratch, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titaníque

Met Gala is Halloween for the Insane, Only Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore Understand Elegance — See the Mess (WTF Is This?)

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Met Gala is Halloween for the Insane, Only Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore Understand Elegance — See the Mess (WTF Is This?)

The Met Gala is beyond atrocious. Nicole Kidman a few others have any idea what they’re doing. Julianne Moore and Tom Ford, too. The rest of them are having spring Halloween, starting with Kim Kardashian.

Pussycat Dolls Cancel Reunion Tour, Join Zayn, Meghan Trainor, Post Malone, Other Acts Unable to Sell Concert Tickets

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Pussycat Dolls Cancel Reunion Tour, Join Zayn, Meghan Trainor, Post Malone, Other Acts Unable to Sell Concert Tickets

The Pussycat Dolls will not be reuniting on an American tour.

They’ve cancelled the whole schedule because they have not been able to sell tickets.

They join One Director star Zayn Malik, pop star Meghan Trainor, and other artists who’ve had to bow out of their shows.

Post Malone, an even bigger star, has postponed his dates with singer Jelly Roll, as well, claiming his album isn’t finished.

But this is one reason Justin Bieber hasn’t announced a tour following his COachella success. Suddenly the road is a perilous place. Ticket prices are sky high, and so is the price of gas, and food, and everything else connected to a tour.

US fans are desperate for a Rolling Stones tour, but tomorrow’s announcement of a new album doesn’t include appearances.

Bruce Springsteen has kept his tour short and just in markets where he’s guaranteed solid sales. But even Bruce has seen some “blue dot” maps of theaters.

The next big tour is Harry Styles, although he’s staying mostly in one or two places, and having the audience come to him. As big as Styles is, he may see some challenges down the road. His recent album was not as big as was hoped.

The issues of astronomical prices, in the primary and secondary markets, have been in the headlines lately with the huge government case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The issues, though, are not so different from what’s happening on Broadway, where the most of mounting a new musical has resulted in just four this season — and one may be shutting down soon.

It Ends with This: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni Settle Their Nightmare Lawsuits Over Colleen Hoover Just Before Trial

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It Ends with This: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni Settle Their Nightmare Lawsuits Over Colleen Hoover Just Before Trial

It ends with this:

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled what was left of their lawsuit over the movie, “It Ends with Us.”

Lively starred with Baldoni, who also directed. Lively claimed Baldoni sexually harassed her and made life on the set miserable. Baldoni claimed that Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds tried to take his movie away, and denied everything else.

A settlement before trial wasn’t unexpected. A lot of Lively’s case was knocked out by a judge recently.

This case was bruising, drawing in lots of witnesses including Taylor Swift. The legal bills are astronomical.

“The end product — the movie It Ends With Us — is a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life,” reads the statement. “Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors — and all survivors — is a goal that we stand behind.”

The lawyers sent out this statement: “We acknowledge the process presented challenges and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Lively deserved to be heard. We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments,” continued the joint statement. “It is our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.”

Terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed.

Broadway Blaze Sends “Book of Mormon” Into Time Out: End of a 15 Year Run for Irreverent Hit Musical Unless “Beaches” Closes

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Broadway Blaze Sends “Book of Mormon” Into Time Out: End of a 15 Year Run for Irreverent Hit Musical Unless “Beaches” Closes

Bad news on Broadway today.

A three alarm fire has shut down the Eugene O’Neill Theater today, and for the foreseeable future.

This means no shows for “The Book of Mormon,” which has been playing there for 15 years. The fire was on the roof and knocked out the lighting and electrical systems.

“Mormon” is the irreverent, very funny musical by the guys from “South Park.” In its heyday, the musical won boatloads of awards and was always sold out.

But more recently the show has been struggling to stay afloat. Even though they had a 15th anniversary special not too long ago, receipts are way down. The cast, I’m sure, is talented, but has no names to draw audiences. The original production won Best Musical and set up the careers of Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, and Nikki R. James.

Is this the end for “Book of Mormon”? Could be unless they can find a theater. Right now, all the houses they would want are filled. Only “Beaches,” a new musical with terrible reviews and little interest, could close soon enough to be a help.

“Beaches” is only playing at 65% capacity at the much bigger newly renovated Majestic Theater, making less than $500K a week. If it gets no Tony nominations tomorrow, they could post a notice ASAP and make way for “Mormon.”

For now, though, no more Mormons cheerfully greeting potential followers.

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