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Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey Will Be Wicked Together in 2027 London Production of “Sunday in the Park with George”

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Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey Will Be Wicked Together in 2027 London Production of “Sunday in the Park with George”

The dean of Deadline.com, Baz Bamigboye, reports earth shaking news today.

“Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey will reunite in 2027 for a London production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George.”

Marianne Elliott — who had such a success with Sondheim’s “Company” revival a couple of years ago — will direct at the Barbican Theater. Ticket prices will involve mortgages.

There’s no doubt “George” will come to New York after that. But we do have time to start saving up!

Baz writes:” At early read-throughs, I’ve heard that both Grande and Bailey have excelled in the parts. They’re joined at the hip as friends having now worked together for the past few years on Wicked and this year’s terrific Wicked: For Good with director Jon M. Chu and Cynthia Erivo.” 

Great scoop, as usual!

“Sunday in the Park” has had many iterations, by the way. The most recent one in New York was with Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford. It was a huge hit! But buyer beware: the first act of “Sunday in the Park” is actual perfect. The second half is odd, although in the end it all works out very well!

Melania Trump Documentary Has Become Online LOL Meme with Fake Reviews, Defaced Posters, and Few Advanced Ticket Sales

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Melania Trump Documentary Has Become Online LOL Meme with Fake Reviews, Defaced Posters, and Few Advanced Ticket Sales

Like everyone, we’re waiting for “Melania,” the Melania Trump documentary set for release on January 30th.

On the 29th, Brett Ratner’s $40 million infomercial will premiere at the Kennedy Center in from of Trump loyalists.

But meantime, “Melania” has become a very funny online meme. There are pictures of defaced posters in bus shelters all over the place.

There’s also a widely disseminated fake poster with made up critics’ quotes. They’re very funny including “If Syphilis were a movie!– IndieWire”

At the same time, advanced ticket sales are minimal to non existent. In New York, no surprise, there are one or two seats taken in some theaters, none in most of them.

But in Palm Beach, Florida, ground zero for Trump, the same story exists.

Amazon/MGM is releasing the movie, and in all likelihood they will not report box office numbers. But taking a look to theaters in key cities should make spitballing the numbers pretty easy.

Golden Globes Ratings Down 6% or 600K Total Viewers Since Last Year, NFL Games Were Hot Competition

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Golden Globes Ratings Down 6% or 600K Total Viewers Since Last Year, NFL Games Were Hot Competition

The Golden Globes lost some luster Sunday night.

The three hour, 21 minute show on CBS was down 6% from last year. They lost 600,000 viewers from last year, which was already down from 2024.

Combined with the poor showing on Thursday of the Golden Eve special, the Globes were not a homerun this week.

Total viewers Sunday came to 8.7 million.

The loss can be attributed to major football games as competition.

Still, 8.7 million on a Sunday night is about what CBS’s “Tracker” gets at that time.

keep refreshing…

Timothy Busfield Surrenders to Police, Vows to Fight Charges, And That’s Probably the End of a “thirtysomething” Reboot

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Timothy Busfield Surrenders to Police, Vows to Fight Charges, And That’s Probably the End of a “thirtysomething” Reboot

Actor Timothy Busfield has surrendered to authorities in New Mexico. He’s been arrested for child sexual abuse.

We don’t know if he’s innocent or guilty but there’s one thing we do know: the dream of a “thirtysomething” reboot or reunion has been dashed for good.

The show about self-absorbed good looking high achievers only for four seasons, from 1988 to 1992. Busfield played Elliot Weston, a bad husband, father, and friend. He seemed clueless about how to behave as am adult.

Busfield has had a busy career for the last 40 years, appearing in the movie “Field of Dreams” and the TV series, “The West Wing,” among others. But nothing he worked on ever had the impact of “thirtysomething.” It was a time before much cable, there were only three networks, and millions watched it every week.

There’s been a clamor for years for a revival or reboot. Several times the project seemed close, but it never came together — and no one could really explain why. In recent years, Mel Harris — who played Hope — and Peter Horton –who was Gary — had campaigned to get something on the air.

But with Busfield’s arrest and an inevitable trial, the idea of any of that is over. I feel bad for the other actors. They probably would have enjoyed some kind of reunion. I feel for Marshall Hershkovits and Edward Zwick, the creators. How about Winnie Holtzman, one of the writers, who now has the “Wicked” movies on her resume.hinkj

So we’ll never know now if any of the couples made it. Or what happened to their children. Elliot and Nancy’s kid, Ethan, who was fictitious, had a lot of issues back then when he was six. Now he’d be fortysomething. I don’t think of any of those characters could have envisioned this mess.

Here’s a show featuring Elliot and his no good father, played the legendary Eddie Albert:

Trump Tells CBS News He Has A “High Grade of Morality” Despite Sexual Abuse Judgment, 34 Felonies, 2 Impeachments, Stormy Daniels

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Trump Tells CBS News He Has A “High Grade of Morality” Despite Sexual Abuse Judgment, 34 Felonies, 2 Impeachments, Stormy Daniels

Tony Dokoupil will make a great weatherman in Montana one day.

He listened while Donald Trump told him he has a “high sense of morality” on tonight’s CBS Evening News.

This is despite being judged a sexual abuser by a jury, 34 felony convictions, and two impeachments.

A high grade of morality — he slept with an adult film actress while his wife was pregnant with their child.

A high grade of morality — in the same interview he blamed Renee Good, a mother of three — for her own shooting death at the hands of ICE agents.

He turned over his Evening News show to Donald Trump today. Trump told Dokoupil his “boss” — meaning David Ellison, son of Trump crony Larry Ellison — “might be bust” if Trump hadn’t turned the economy around as he claimed.

Trump praised Dokoupil’s boss, David Ellison, son and partner of Trump’s business partner, Larry Ellison.

This is not an interview. It was 12 minute filibuster, with Trump just spewing his bullshit about Iran, inflation, Renee Good, and so on. Dokoupil was overwhelmed, and pandering. It was one more embarrassment for CBS News.

More to come…


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Ratings Bust: CBS Evening News Dropped 23% Last Week as New Chief Bari Weiss Burns Down Legacy Network of Walter Cronkite

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Ratings Bust: CBS Evening News Dropped 23% Last Week as New Chief Bari Weiss Burns Down Legacy Network of Walter Cronkite

As we await Tony Dokoupil’s interview with Donald Trump, here’s the ratings news.

Numbers were down 23% last week for Tony’s debut produced by Bari Weiss.

According to the NY Times today, Weiss’s inner circle of advisors is Sacha Seinfeld, Jerry’s 25 year old daughter with no experience.

Yadda yadda yadda.

PS It’s not Sacha’s fault. Weiss is using her. She’s a bootlicker when it comes to celebrities.

The new show averaged 4.1 million viewers a day as Dokoupil gave all of Trump’s lackeys a lap dance. He and Weiss are turning the network into Fox News. But CBS — or as Nikki Glaser called it “see- BS” — viewers are leaving in droves.

Watch the numbers fall even more this week.

Phony Baloney National Board of Review Will Stage Awards Show Tonight, Members Pay High Fees to Belong, Snubs “Marty,” “Hamnet”

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Tonight and tomorrow there will be some news stories about the National Board of Review.

The phony baloney group is handing out their annual awards. I’ve been writing about this boondoggle for years.

The NBR is a fan group run by a woman named Annie Schulhof. She controls who gets the awards even though there’s some kind of alleged vote conducted among members.

The members, who are not film critics but just people who like films, pay a fortune for membership and tickets to tonight’s gala at Cipriani 42nd St.

As scandal riddled as the Golden Globes are, the NBR hangs right in there. They’ve been sued, investigated, and so on but keep going. Like the Globes, the studios love the name “National Board of Review.”

In recent years, Schulhof has given most of the awards to A24. Last year best actor Daniel Craig and actress Nicole Kidman came from A24 films. This was because the NBR has an A24 exec on its board.

In the old days, Schulhof was thick as thieves with Warner Bros. She returns to that theme this year, giving “One Battle After Another” Best Picture, Director, Actor, Screenplay, and Breakthrough Performer.

Curiously, Schulhof pretty much ignored A24’s “Marty Supreme.” I guess she couldn’t make a deal with them. She did give Best Actress to Rose Byrne, from A24’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” A24 picked up a few other citations as well.

Note: Schulhof also ditched “Hamnet,” maybe not realizing Steven Spielberg produced it. If she had legs, she’d kick herself now.

CBS News Goes Full Fox Tonight as Trump Will Be Interviewed by Tony Dokoupil, Preview Below Is Just More Posturing and Empty Threats

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CBS News Goes Full Fox Tonight as Trump Will Be Interviewed by Tony Dokoupil, Preview Below Is Just More Posturing and Empty Threats

Tony Dokoupil is determined to go down with the ship.

Tonight the CBS Evening News anchor will interview Donald Trump, just the way Fox News does with Bret Baier or Sean Hannity or Maria Bartiromo.

Dokoupil is the happy patsy for conservative CBS News chief Bari Weiss, who’s taking orders from Trump associates and new network owners David and Larry Ellison.

Last week, Tony brought on a parade of Trump loyalists like Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem.

After each interview, Dokoupil said, “We salute you” to the subject.

Will he do it tonight? I hope so.

There’s not much left to Dokoupil other than his coiffure and a few black t shirts.

He’s disgraced the legacy of CBS News, wrecking it in just ten days.

So far, Dokoupil has been powerless in his interviews, letting the Trump team make ridiculous claims with pushback. He should be putty in the hands of Trump, who will devour him.

Can’t wait!

Marvel Stuffing As Many Legacy Characters as Possible into “Avengers: Doomsday,” And A New King of Wakanda (Video)

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Marvel Stuffing As Many Legacy Characters as Possible into “Avengers: Doomsday,” And A New King of Wakanda (Video)

“Avengers: Doomsday” is going to be like the Night of 100 Stars.

Today’s fourth teaser for next December’s release includes the casts of “Black Panther” and “The Fantastic Four.”

In the teaser, Winston Duke as M’Baku, describes himself as the King of Wakanda.

We already know that Robert Downey Jr, whose Iron Man died, will debut as Dr. Doom.

The film also stars Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Vanessa Kirby (Susan Storm), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), and Florence Pugh (Yelena).

There are also a bunch of characters from “X Men” including Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier / Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), James Marsden (Cyclops), and Kelsey Grammer (Beast).

Already a huge cast, we can’t dismiss surprises like Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. There will be Easter eggs galore, that’s for sure. The movie’s running time may be several days.

Grammy Awards Final CBS Show will Be Hosted for Sixth and Last Time by Trevor Noah, as Lady Gaga Poised to Take Best Album

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Grammy Awards Final CBS Show will Be Hosted for Sixth and Last Time by Trevor Noah, as Lady Gaga Poised to Take Best Album

The final Grammy Awards on CBS happen on February 1st.

After 50 years, the Grammys are leaving CBS for a ten year run on ABC and all Disney platforms.

Trevor Noah will host for the sixth and last time.

The Grammys come to ABC as the network loses the Academy Awards, their long held official awards show. The Oscars are moving to YouTube after this last year.

CBS, meantime, has loaded up on the second run awards shows like the Golden Globes and American Music Awards. CBS is also going to start renegotiations for Kennedy Center Honors, which — under Donald Trump — just scored their lowest ratings ever.

Noah has been a very dependable and sound host for the Grammys over the last five years. How the show will look in its ABC iteration is still unknown, but Ben Winston will continue to produce the night of music stars.

This year, Lady Gaga has the edge so far for Album of the Year with “Mayhem,” and should pick up a few more prizes as well for her single, “Abracadabra.”

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