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Richard Kind Sends Up Bill Belichik and Girlfriend in Hilarious John Mulaney Take on a Fake Talk Show

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Richard Kind has stolen many TV shows, movies, and plays. When he appeared in John Mulaney’s Broadway show, “All In,” this winter, he was the breakthough player.

But he’s always been the standout, whether it was in the Coen Brothers’ “A Simple Man,” or in the recent season of “Only Murders in the Building.”

For the last few weeks, he’s played the sidekick a la Ed McMahon, in Mulaney’s live weekly talk show on Netflix. The show is called “Everybody’s Live.” Each episode is car crash. It’s the updated version of “Fernwood Tonight,” with Kind playing Fred Willard to Martin Mull’s Garth Gimble. It’s a send up of Joe Franklin. It’s also meant to be watched stoned.

Kind is the main reason to watch “Everybody’s Live.” He’s acting totally on his own planet, from another galaxy, and fully in character. He deserves an Emmy Award, but what category would he be in? Best supporting actor in a fake talk show? The show is not a comedy series, technically. Or is it?

Here’s a clip from last night, and I’ll post a few below. All brilliant. PS Kind travels to LA from NY at the beginning of every week. Maybe jet lag is making him this good.

BTW Part of the fun is that Mulaney knows Kind is the gem of his show.

Full List of Nominees for 2025 Tony Awards Here: “Maybe Happy Ending,””Buena Vista,” “Death,” Each with 10

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Nominations for the 2024-2025 Season American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards®

Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing

Best Book of a Musical

Buena Vista Social Club

Marco Ramirez

Dead Outlaw

Itamar Moses

Death Becomes Her

Marco Pennette

Maybe Happy Ending

Will Aronson and Hue Park

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Dead Outlaw

Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna

Death Becomes Her

Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey

Maybe Happy Ending

Music: Will Aronson

Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck

Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!

Jon Michael Hill, Purpose

Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face

Harry Lennix, Purpose

Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California

Mia Farrow, The Roommate

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose

Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain

Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending

Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw

Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.

Jonathan Groff, Just in Time

James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical

Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her

Audra McDonald, Gypsy

Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical

Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.

Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Glenn Davis, Purpose

Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain

Francis Jue, Yellow Face

Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross

Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Tala Ashe, English

Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day

Marjan Neshat, English

Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain

Kara Young, Purpose

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH

Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw

Danny Burstein, Gypsy

Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club

Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw

Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time

Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

Joy Woods, Gypsy

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Marsha Ginsberg, English

Rob Howell, The Hills of California

Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Rachel Hauck, Swept Away

Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending

Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club

Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her

Derek McLane, Just in Time

Best Costume Design of a Play

Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck

Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Rob Howell, The Hills of California

Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!

Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club

Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical

Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending

Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her

Catherine Zuber, Just in Time

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California

Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night, and Good Luck

Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor is the Villain

Nick Schlieper, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd.

Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club

Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins

Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending

Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor is the Villain

Daniel Kluger, Good Night, and Good Luck

Nick Powell, The Hills of California

Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club

Adam Fisher, Sunset Blvd.

Peter Hylenski, Just in Time

Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending

Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins

Best Direction of a Play

Knud Adams, English

Sam Mendes, The Hills of California

Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!

Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain

Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Direction of a Musical

Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club

Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending

David Cromer, Dead Outlaw

Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her

Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.

Best Choreography

Joshua Bergasse, SMASH

Camille A. Brown, Gypsy

Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her

Jerry Mitchell, BOOP! The Musical

Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club

Best Orchestrations

Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time

Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending

Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins

Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club

David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.

Best Play

English
Author: Sanaz Toossi
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, Christopher Nave, Steven Showalter, Atlantic Theater Company

The Hills of California
Author: Jez Butterworth
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, No Guarantees Productions, Neal Street Productions, Brian Spector, Sand & Snow Entertainment, Stephanie P. McClelland, Barry Diller, Reade St. Productions, Van Dean, Andrew Paradis/We R Broadway Artists Alliance, Patty Baker, Wendy Bingham Cox, Bob Boyett, Butcher Brothers, Caitlin Clements, Kallish Weinstein Creative, Michael Scott, Steven Toll & Randy Jones Toll, City Cowboy Productions/Jamie deRoy, JKVL Productions/Padgett Ross Productions, Koenigsberg Riley/Tulchin Bartner Productions, Todd B. Rubin/Carlos Medina, Silly Bears Productions/Omara Productions, Michael Wolk/Cali e Amici, Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Chris Jennings

John Proctor is the Villain

Author: Kimberly Belflower

Producers: Sue Wagner, John Johnson, John Mara, Jr., Runyonland, Eric Falkenstein, Jillian Robbins, Jen Hoguet, Rialto Productions, Corets Gough Kench Cohen, The Shubert Organization, James L. Nederlander, John Gore Organization, Patty Baker, Cue to Cue Productions, Echo Lake Entertainment, Harris Rubin Productions, Klausner & Zell, Jennifer Kroman, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Mahnster Productions, Nathan Winoto, The Cohn Sisters & Stifelman-Burkhardt, Astro Lab Productions, Creative Partners Productions, Sarah Daniels & Christopher Barrett, Frimmer & Benmosche, Joan Rechnitz, Melissa Chamberlain & Michael McCartney, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, McCaffrey & Demar, Alan & Peggy Mendelson, Newport & Smerigan, Jamie deRoy, Jaime Gleicher, Wes Grantom, Meena Harris & Jessica Foung, Los Angeles Media Fund, Corey Steinfast, SunnySpot & Valentine, Turchin Clements, Jane Bergère & Douglas Denoff, Amy Wen & Meister Leonard, 7th Inning Stretch & Stella La Rue, Indie Slingshot, Annaleise Loxton

Oh, Mary!
Author: Cole Escola
Producers: Kevin McCollum & Lucas McMahon, Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia, Bob Boyett, The Council, Jean Doumanian Productions, Nicole Eisenberg, Jay Marcus & George Strus, Irony Point, Richard Batchelder/Bradley Reynolds, Tyler Mount/Tommy Doyle, Nelson & Tao, Palomares & Rosenberg, ShowTown Productions

Purpose

Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Producers: David Stone, Debra Martin Chase, Marc Platt, LaChanze, Rashad V. Chambers, Aaron Glick, Universal Theatrical Group, Eastern Standard Time, Trate Productions, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, James L. Nederlander, John Gore, ATG Entertainment, The Shubert Organization, Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Best Musical

Buena Vista Social Club
Producers: Orin Wolf, John Styles, Jr., Barbara Broccoli, Atlantic Theater Company, Viajes Miranda, LaChanze, David Yazbek, John Leguizamo, David F. Schwartz, Zak Kilberg, J. Todd Harris, Cabo Productions, Roy Furman, Hannah Rosenthal, Jamie deRoy/Marvin Rosen, Grove • REG & Frank Marshall, F.K.R.J. Productions, Patrick Milling-Smith/Brian Carmody, DJ Stage Productions, Palitz Wiesenfeld Productions, Richard & Roberta Shaker, Front Row Productions, Cathy Dantchik, Brooke & Brian Devine, Gilad Rogowsky, MacPac Entertainment, No Guarantees Productions, Rhythm & Rain Productions, Hadley Schnuck, James Francis Trezza, Yonge Street Theatricals, Patrick Daly, Olympus Theatricals/Firemused Productions, Ioana Alfonso/Eric Stine, William Berlind/W.M. Klausner, Creative Endeavor Office/Untitled Theatricals, Ruth Hendel/The Kaplans, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra/Philip Van Dijk, Debbie Ohanian/Stone Arch Theatricals, Composite Capital Partners, Larry Levien, Matt Murphy, Marc Platt, Sandy Robertson, Iris Smith, Thomas Steven Perakos/Douglas A. Fellman, Brad Blume/The Klaes’, Ankit Agrawal/Constance Cincotta, Independent Presenters Network, Nick & Nicky Gold, HoriPro Inc., Playful Productions UK, The Shubert Organization, Frederick Zollo, John Gore Organization, Nederlander Presentations Inc., Marco Ramirez, Allan Williams

Dead Outlaw
Producers: Lia Vollack Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman, Ken & Janet Schur, Cue to Cue Productions, James Bolosh/Hillary Wyatt, Carl Moellenberg/Ricardo Hornos, Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg/H2H Concord Theatricals, Masquerade Partners, Douglas Denoff, John Gore Organization, GFour Productions, Brian Hedden, KFRJ Productions, Lang Entertainment Group, James L. Nederlander, Marvin Rosen, Stanely S. Shuman, James L. Walker, Jr., Winkler & Smalberg, 42nd.club/Aligned Theatricals, Craig Balsam/Richard Batchelder, Jane Bergère/Willette and Manny Klausner, The Broadway Investor’s Club/Eastern Standard Time, Barbara Chiodo/Adam Cohen, Merrie L. Davis/Tony Spinosa, Noah Eisenberg/Sue Drew, Robin Gorman Newman/Laurence Padgett Productions, LLPR Productions/Patinogal, Mary Maggio/Janet Rosen, Thomas Swayne, Lawryn LaCroix, Audible

Death Becomes Her
Producers: Universal Theatrical Group, James L. Nederlander, Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw, Jason Blum & James Wan, Debra Martin Chase, John Gore Organization, Marc Platt, Lowe Cunningham, Marcia Goldberg

Maybe Happy Ending
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Hunter Arnold, Darren Criss, Dr. Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, NHN Link Corporation, Greg & Lisa Love, Kayla Greenspan, Jayne Baron Sherman, Louise Gund, Spencer Ross, Yonge Street Theatricals, Ruth Hendel, Kaplan-Gopal-MMC, Adam Zotovich, At Rise Creative, Broadway Strategic Return Fund, Curt Cronin, Fahs Productions, Greg Field, Paul Gavriani/Michael Patrick, Rebecca Gold, Grace Street Creative Group, John Gore Organization, Willette & Manny Klausner, Kent Knudsen, James L. Nederlander, Salmira Productions, The Shubert Organization, Jacob Stuckelman & John Albert Harris, Wooran Foundation, You Should Smile More Productions, Mark and David Golub Productions, Diego Kolankowsky, Takonkiet Viravan, Brad Blume, Will Aronson & Hue Park, Hugo Six, Clarissa Cueva, Ali Daylami, Maia Kayla Glasman, Patrick W. Jones, Brandon J. Schwartz, Allan Williams

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Producers: Avalon, SpitLip, Jon Thoday, Richard Allen-Turner, Bryan McCaffrey, Walport Productions, LeftNoRing Productions, Barbara Chiodo, Feuille Dooley North Productions, The Shubert Organization, Ken Davenport, Steve & Paula Reynolds, Concord Theatricals, Byron Grote & Susan Miller, John Gore Organization, M. Kilburg Reedy, Sony Music Entertainment, You Should Smile More Productions, Tom Smedes & Peter Stern, Judith Ann Abrams Productions/The Broadway Investor’s Club, Lang Entertainment Group, Alli Folk/Evelyn Hoffman & Gregory Stern, Nick Flatto/Evan & Claudia Caplan Reynolds, Larry Hirschhorn & Ricardo Hornos/Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg, Independent Presenters Network/Lloyd Tichio Productions, Kendall Kellaway III/Megan Minutillo, Blume Johnson Rubin & Silver, Russell Citron, The Council, Jamie deRoy & Brian Rooney/Corey Brunish & Matthew P. Hui, Dodge Hall Productions, 42nd.club, IJB Productions, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Simon, Mark Weinstein, Adam Cohen/Nick Padgett, Vibecke Dahle Dellapolla/Lynnette Barkley, Willette & Manny Klausner/Elizabeth Faulkner Salem, Michael Page/Burnt Umber Productions, Wallace-Phoebe/Laurie Oki & Alexander Oki, Margot Astrachan/TT Partners, Andrew Fell

Best Revival of a Play

Eureka Day

Author: Jonathan Spector

Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Chris Jennings

Romeo + Juliet

Producers: Seaview, Harbor Entertainment, Kevin Ryan, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Roth-Manella Productions, Kate Cannova, J + J Productions, Julie Boardman, Alexander-Taylor Deignan, Atekwana Hutton, Bensmihen Mann Productions, Patrick Catullo, Chutzpah Productions, Corets Gough Willman Productions, Dave Johnson Productions, DJD Productions, Hornos Moellenberg, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Mark Gordon Pictures, Oren Michels, No Guarantees Productions, Nothing Ventured Productions, Strus Lynch, Sunset Cruz Productions, Dennis Trunfio, Stephen C. Byrd, Fourth Wall Theatricals, Level Forward, Soto Productions, WMKlausner

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Samsational Entertainment, Louise Gund, Eric Falkenstein, Suzanne Grant, Patty Baker, Daryl Roth/Tom Tuft, Ronald Frankel, Rebecca Gold, Gabrielle Palitz, Brunish-Rooney-Hui/Laura Little, Thom and Karen Lauzon, Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Score 3 Partners, Secret Hideout, David S. Stone, Craig Balsam, John Gore Organization, Caiola Productions, Concord Theatricals, Melissa & Bradford Coolidge, Irene Gandy, Kenny Leon, Willette & Manny Klausner, Andrew Marderian-Davis, Ellen Susman, Leslie Rainbolt, Randy Jones Toll & Steven Toll, James S. Levine, Hank & Kara Steinberg, Alexander “Sandy” Marshall, Ken & Rande Greiner/David Schwartz & Trudy Zohn, Patrick W. Jones, Maia Kayla Glasman, Brandon J. Schwartz, The Shubert Organization

Yellow Face
Author: David Henry Hwang
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, Christopher Nave, Steven Showalter

Best Revival of a Musical

Floyd Collins
Book/Additional Lyrics: Tina Landau
Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Adam Siegel, Naomi Grabel, Ira Weitzman, Creative Partners Productions, Mark Cortale & Charles D. Urstadt

Gypsy
Producers: Tom Kirdahy, Mara Isaacs, Kevin Ryan, Diane Scott Carter, Wendy Federman & Heni Koenigsberg, Roy Furman, Viajes Miranda, Kerry Washington, Peter May, Thomas M. Neff, Cynthia J. Tong, Adam Hyndman, A Perfect Team Productions, Cue to Cue Productions, Da Silva Stone, DMQR Productions, Grant Spark Productions, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, KarmaHendelMcCabe, James L. Nederlander, Janet and Marvin Rosen, Archer Entertainment, Dale Franzen, 42nd.club, Rob Acton, All That JJAS, Mike Audet, Patty Baker, Cohen Soto, Concord Theatricals, Creative Partners Productions, Crumhale Taylor Productions, Ken Davenport, DJD Productions, Flipswitch Entertainment, Frankly Spoken Productions, Roy Gabay, Happy Recap Productions, Sandra and Howard Hoffen, John Gore Organization, Johnson Maggio Productions, Willette and Manny Klausner, Kors Le Pere Theatricals, LaCroix Eisenberg, David Lai, Little Lamb Productions, Bill and Sally Martin, Mohari Media, No Guarantees Productions, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra and Stephen Della Pietra, Regian Davison, Lamar Richardson, Patti and Michael Roberts, RTK Rose, Score 3 Partners, Silva Theatrical Group, Some People, Stone Arch Theatricals, Storyboard Entertainment LE, Mary and Jay Sullivan, The Adams Hendel Group, The Array VI, The Broadway Investor’s Club, Theatre Producers of Color, Tom Tuft, TreAmici Gooding, Waiting in the Wings Productions, Whitney Williams, Sara Beth Zivitz, Jamila Ponton Bragg, The Industry Standard Group

Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, Christopher Nave, Steven Showalter, James L. Nederlander, Fran and Paul Turner, ATG Productions/Gavin Kalin Productions

Sunset Blvd.
Producers: The Jamie Lloyd Company, ATG Productions, Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals, Gavin Kalin Productions, Wessex Grove, Christopher Ketner, Aleri Entertainment, Sonia Friedman, Roth-Manella Productions, Winkler Smalberg, Caitlin Clements, 42nd.club, Abrams Johnson, Aron on Broadway, The Array V, At Rise Creative, Bad Robot Live, Craig Balsam, Greg Berlanti, Boardman Cannova Productions, Bob Boyett, Burnt Umber Productions, Patrick Catullo, Crane McGill Trunfio, Core Four Productions, Nicole Eisenberg, The Factor Gavin Partnership, Federman Jenen Koenigsberg, Forshaw Turchin, John Gore, Jake Hine, LAMF Secret Hideout, Jack Lane, Lang Entertainment Group, Lelli Armstrong, Alex Levy, Luftig Reade St. Kawana, Mary Maggio, Jay Marcus, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, No Guarantees Productions, P3 Productions, Thomas Steven Perakos, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra, Shari Redstone, Regian Davison Buckman, Sand & Snow Entertainment, SBK Productions, The Shubert Organization, Smedes Stern Productions, Tilted, Willowrow Entertainment, WMKlausner

Tony Nominations by Production

Buena Vista Social Club – 10

Death Becomes Her – 10

Maybe Happy Ending – 10

Dead Outlaw – 7

John Proctor is the Villain – 7

Sunset Blvd. – 7

The Hills of California – 7

Floyd Collins – 6

Just in Time – 6

Purpose – 6

The Picture of Dorian Gray – 6

English – 5

Good Night, and Good Luck – 5

Gypsy – 5

Oh, Mary! – 5

Stranger Things: The First Shadow – 5

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical – 4

BOOP! The Musical – 3

Yellow Face – 3

Eureka Day – 2

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical – 2

SMASH – 2

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical – 1

Glengarry Glen Ross – 1

Pirates! The Penzance Musical – 1

Romeo + Juliet – 1

Swept Away – 1

The Roommate – 1

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town – 1

Tony Noms: Denzel Snubbed, Also Kieran Culkin, “Smash,” “Pirates,” “Stranger Things,” Too, Clooney In But Not “Good Night and Good Luck”

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The major Tony Awards nominees have been announced.

Denzel Washington famous for the $900 ticket, was snubbed the Awards for “Othello.” Neither was Jake Gyllenhaal.

Shock snub: Kieran Culkin in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” which also didn’t receive Best Revival of a Play. But Bob Odenkirk was nommed for Best Featured Actor in a Play for “GGGR.” Kieran won an Oscar and Emmy this year, there was hope he’d pick up a Tony. Not happening!

George Clooney, who also had expensive tickets, was nominated for Best Actor in a Play. But the play, “Good Night and Good Luck” was snubbed for Best Play.

Omitted from the major awards: “Smash,” the musical based on a TV show, and “Pirates: A Penzance Musical” with David Hyde Pierce of “Frasier” fame. Also not nommed, the very expensive play, “Stranger Things.”

Also cut: Rachel Zegler and “Romeo & Juliet.” Also, Robert Downey Jr and his play, “McLean.”

LaTanya Richardson and Harry Lennix are in for leads in “Purpose,” which is nominated for Best Play. They should all win. Also nominated for Best Actor in “Purpose,” is John Michael Hill. “Purpose” will sweep the Tonys.

There were no noms for “Real Women Have Curves,” a musical. None also for the Sondheim revue, “Old Friends.”

Big winner in musicals is “Maybe Happy Ending,” nominated for Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for Darren Criss.

The hilarious “Operation Mincemeat” was nominated for Best Musical, but no lead actors.

Musical “Boop” wasn’t nominated, but its star, Jasmine Amy Rogers,” is in as Best Actress in a Musical.

Full list coming…

Follow along here

Broadway: Updating Tony Nominations at 8:30: George Clooney, Denzel, Kieran in the Mix (Watch Here)

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The Tony Awards nominations begin rolling out at 8:30 this morning.

In the mix potentially: George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kieran Culkin and other Hollywood stars.

Will they be rewarded or snubbed? Did the $900 tickets for their shows daunt the Tony nominators?

Streisand Duets Album — SCOOPED Here — Officially Announced, with McCartney, Sting, Dylan, Mariah & Ariana, Hozier (Hear First Single)

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Barbra Streisand’s next album of duets is coming next month.

Readers of this site know all about it because I’ve announced it exclusively over the last year.

“The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two” has been scooped here many times.

This column has told you exclusively in the past that Paul McCartney, Sting, James Taylor, Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande, Bob Dylan, and Seal are featured on the album.

“Secret” is produced by Peter Asher, famous for all of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt’s hits.

The first single is a cover of Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” with Hozier.

This album showcases Barbra singing contemporary pop songs since the 70s when she recorded “Stoney End” with the late Richard Perry.

The lyric video is below, and after that, click on the highlighted links to see my original stories.

1. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” with Hozier
2. “My Valentine” with Paul McCartney
3. “To Lose You Again” with Sam Smith
4. “The Very Thought of You” with Bob Dylan
5. “Letter to my 13-year-old Self” with Laufey
6. “One Heart, One Voice” with Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande
7. “I Love Us” with Tim McGraw
8. “Secret O’ Life” with James Taylor
9. “Fragile” with Sting
10. “Where Do I Go From You?” with Josh Groban
11. “Love Will Survive” with Seal

Pop Flop: Benson Boone Strikes Out with New Single, “Mystical Magical” Can’t Crack the Top 10 on iTunes

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You’d think Benson Boone would be on top of the world.

He’s had a huge hit album, “Fireworks and Rollerblades,” for almost 18 months with his massive chart song, “Beautiful Things.” He’s selling out tours, backflipping and cartwheeling like an Olympic tumbler over the place.

But the album and single are old now, and it’s time for new music. That’s where the trouble comes in.

On Friday, Benson dropped a new single called “Mystical Magical.” It’s third single he’s released since last summer away from his album. And it’s a flop.

“M&M” was preceded by two singles. The most recent, called “Sorry I’m Here for Someone Else,” has sold a healthy but not great 400,000 copies all from streaming. It’s never been a radio or charted very high after its initial impact.

The prior single just died.

The “Mystical Magical” video has about 2.3 million since its release last Friday. That’s not a lot but it’s better than nothing. It’s obviously nowhere near “Beautiful Things,” still in the iTunes top 20. “M&M” is stuck at number 15.

The record is only two minutes, forty six seconds. It’s surprisingly short. The lyrics are simple. Benson is singing about very little of import.

The chorus goes: Once you know what my love’s gonna feel like
Nothing else will feel right
You can feel like
Moonbeam ice cream, taking off your blue jeans

Benson is 22 years old. But imagine if those lyrics wound up in a dark alley with lyrics from past 22 year olds like James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, or Jackson Browne. Or Elvis Costello. They wouldn’t make it out the other side.

So what is Benson Boone supposed to be about? Doing shirtless gymnastics while eating moonbeam ice cream?

I always wonder why one hit wonders are born that way, Think of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.” Or Vanessa Charlton’s “A Thousand Miles.” That was it. “Beautiful Things” may be their offspring.

Benson’s new album, “American Heart,” will be revealed in June. Let’s hope it’s not a broken heart. So far, his new promo picture shows a formerly svelte Boone shirtless and gaunt a la Jesus with an American flag instead of cross.

Ghost, Swedish Heavy Metal Band on Small Label, Will Debut At Number 1 on Friday During Low Biz Sales

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The number 1 album come this Friday?

Hitsdailydouble.com says it will be “Skeleta,” by the Swedish heavy metal group called Ghost.

“Skeleta” has little streaming. Of the 85,000 projected copies for the week, all but 10,000 are paid sales of CDs or downloads. Ghost fans want the recording in their hands, or in their iPods or iPhones.

Ghost is on a smallish label called Loma Vista Records, which is owned by Concord. Loma Vista is the brainchild of Tom Whalley, who ran Warner Music Group many regimes ago.

This will be another week of record low sales in the music business. This Friday’s releases are underwhelming, to say the least. Josh Groban’s new album is his first in five years. But he was great in “Sweeney Todd”!

“Grey’s Anatomy” Star Ellen Pompeo Gets Star on Walk of Fame, Is Mad She Doesn’t Have An Emmy Award

It used to be around this time every year or so Ellen Pompeo would start her whining.

The “Grey’s Anatomy” star would threaten to leave the show, a negotiating trick that worked well for her. She kept raises as the series plodded on.

In time, other actors had to be let go to accommodate her salary. She got Rich with a capital R for being the lead of a soap opera that never got critical appreciation.

This spring — with “Grey’s” hitting all time low ratings — Pompeo has been on a press tour complaining about wanting to work less while she’s paid her zillions of dollars.

Today Pompeo got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She must have convinced Shonda Rhimes and ABC to pony up the $75,000 it costs to pay the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for the honor.

Now Pompeo — who’s only had one job in Hollywood, playing dreary Meredith Grey — is resentful because she feels Hollywood doesn’t appreciate her. She wants an Emmy, or even a Golden Globe. She would take a Critics Choice Award. She might settle for a People’s Choice Award.

She tells Variety: “To keep a show on the air for 20 years, I have to be somewhat talented, but I’ve never been critically recognized. I think I’ve worked so hard and for so long that, yeah, I’d like a little bit of probably a pat on the back from someone to think I have some sort of talent.”

Pompeo is a piece of work. She has her star on a sidewalk. She has millions and millions of dollars. She’s very lucky. At best, she’s a mediocre TV actress who’s gained power over time. She’s had co-workers’ characters get killed off so she could thrive. During the pandemic year, Meredith was in a COVID coma, laying on a bed, while all the action went on around her. Surreal.

Pompeo may not have a long time left to complain about her gilded cage life. The most recent episode of “Gray’s” hit an all time low rating of 1.888 million viewers. Even though the show has been renewed, it should have been canceled. Next season should be its last. I can’t imagine the fans reading her press care much about what happens to Meredith. And Ellen Pompeo is the least sympathetic person in TV Land.

Kennedy Center: Conan O’Brien Twain Awards Set for Sunday Premiere, No Advance Screeners, Insiders Clueless

When Conan O’Brien agreed to honored by the Kennedy Center last year, there was no sign of scandal.

But when they taped the Mark Twain Awards last month, all hell had broken out. Donald Trump had taken over, fired most of the staff, and many performers set for shows bowed out.

Now on Sunday we’ll see the finished edit of the Mark Twain Prizes with an all star cast of comedians. All of them went after Trump and his frightening changes during their roast of Conan.

I’m told that key people involved in the production who were there that night have not seen the final cut. No one knows if anything critical of Trump was left out, or if the Mark Twain Prize show will be presented as it happened.

In the trailer below, David Letterman’s reported line about “the resistance” remains, but it’s cut away from in a nano second. What we see in the trailer is generic jokes.

If there was White House interference, we don’t know yet. But the people who were in the audience that night are encouraged to email me on Sunday night when the show plays on Netflix. showbiz411@gmail.com

Lineup of leading performers included Nikki Glaser, Will Ferrell, David Letterman, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler, Andy Richter, Reggie Watts, Bill Burr, John Mulaney, Sarah Silverman, Stephen Colbert, Sean Evans, Robert Smigel and others.

Pop Star Alert: 19 Year Old Drop Out Sombr (aka Shane Boose) Has Viral Hits with “Back to Friends” and “Undressed”

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Meet Shane Boose, aka Sombr, the next actual American Idol. (Not like the TV kind.)

Sombr’s the new Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Troye Sivan. He’s got the looks and the songs, and the teenage girls looking for him on social media.

But this is a funny story. I saw this guy on social media and thought, he looks like someone I know. That’s because his dad, Andy Boose, runs the events company that handles things like amFAR and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. His mother, Bennah Serfaty, is the PR person at amFAR, an organization I write about often. But, as they say, Who knew?

The Booses obviously have done a good job with their kid! I’m sure they weren’t thrilled when Shane, now 19, dropped out of New York’s LaGuardia High School — the Fame school — two years ago. But he is seriously on track to becoming a pop star.

Sombr has two massive hits we’re going to hear all summer thanks to a tsunami of social media and endless touring. They are “Back to Friends” and “Undressed.” The former is number 16 on Spotify’s daily streaming chart. “Back to Friends” has already sold the equivalent of 350,000 copies thanks to 125 million streams. “Undressed” is at 200,000 sold via 63 million streams. They’re each charted right now on the Billboard Top 100.

The songs will remind adults of Eric Carmen’s Raspberries. As Nick Lowe would say, Pure pop for now people.

You might say Sombr is a “nepo baby.” Elton John — whom he obviously knows –has already endorsed him on his Rocket Music Hour. But Shane’s real, he’s got the stuff, he’s a musical prodigy obviously, and the result is two massive hits at a very young age.

Right now, Sombr — on the Warner Music label — is touring as an opening act with Daniel Seavey promoting his EP. A full album can’t be far off. By next winter. watch him get featured at the Warner Music Grammy party, sing at Elton’s Oscar party, take off like Benson Boone.

With his angular features, he’s ready for his close up. The question is, Are there any more Kardashians left to date?