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Tony winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson and nominee Jesse Williams are suiting up again as stars of the baseball-themed Take Me Out , which is set to return to Broadway in the fall. The hit revival will re-take the field October 27 at the Schoenfeld Theatre for 14 weeks, it was revealed today. Written by Richard Greenberg and directed by Scott Ellis, Take Me Out bowed in the spring and went on to glove Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play and Best Featured Actor for Ferguson. The show won widespread critical acclaim — and some unwanted headlines when an audience member recorded and posted on social media some nude scenes. Here is the show’s stat line: When Darren Lemming (Williams), the star center fielder for the Empires, comes out of the closet, the reception off the field reveals a barrage of long-held unspoken prejudices dealing with sexuality and masculinity, money and power, and race and class. Facing some hostile teammates and fraught friendships, … [Read more...] about ‘Take Me Out’ Gets Another Broadway At-Bat Starting In October; Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Jesse WIlliams Return To Lineup

Allen Weisselberg , the longtime chief financial officer for the Trump Organization , pleaded guilty on Thursday to 15 charges related to tax fraud and evasion. Weisselberg’s plea requires that he testify against the Trump Organization, as opposed to Donald Trump himself, at an upcoming trial. Weisselberg faces a five month jail sentence on Rikers Island and five years probation, and paying nearly $2 million in taxes, penalty and interest. Last year, New York prosecutors charged Weisselberg and the Trump Organization in an alleged scheme to evade taxes on more than $1.7 million in income. Weisselberg initially pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutors had described a 15-year tax scheme and said the charges include 15 felony counts, including a scheme to defraud, conspiracy, grand larceny and falsifying business records. They said they have digital drives with grand jury testimony, bookkeeping records, tax records, statements of potential witnesses. The … [Read more...] about Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg Pleads Guilty In New York Tax Case

Grey’s Anatomy’ s Season 18 finale left the fate of several major characters in limbo, leaving fans to fret over the summer if their favorites are coming back. Deadline already broke the news that star Ellen Pompeo will be scaling back her on-screen presence, appearing in eight episodes next season while remaining an executive producer. Also switching from a series regular to recurring status for Season 19 is Scott Speedman . The news is not surprising; the former Animal Kingdom star had signed a one-year series regular contract for Season 18 as a romantic interest for Pompeo’s Meredith. At the end of the Season 18 finale, Meredith and Speedman’s Nick had a falling out, she told him that he should probably go back to Minnesota. He walked out, she eventually ran after him but he was gone in one of the finale’s many cliffhangers. Ellen Pompeo Through The Years: 18 Seasons Of Meredith Grey On ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ With Speedman set to return in Season 19 as a … [Read more...] about ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Sets Returning Series Regular Cast For Season 19; Find Out Who Is Not Coming Back Full-Time

China’s Bona Film Group , producer of such hits as The Battle At Lake Changjin , made its debut on the Shenzhen stock exchange on Thursday, with shares closing the day at RMB 7.24 ($1.07). This was a 44% increase from the initial public offering price of RMB 5.03 ($0.74) per share and put the market capitalization at just under RMB 10B ($1.47B), according to the South China Morning Post . The company raised RMB 1.38B ($203M) from the deal. Bona returned to the China exchange after exiting the Nasdaq and going private in 2016. It had previously become the first Chinese film studio to trade on the Nasdaq beginning in 2010. During the pandemic, Bona was behind China’s top-grossing movie ever, The Battle At Lake Changjin and its sequel, The Battle At Lake Changjin II (aka Water Gate Bridge ). Collectively, the patriotic films grossed RMB 9.83B ($1.45B at current rates) in China. In an interview posted to Bona’s website earlier this week, Chairman and … [Read more...] about China’s Bona Film Group Valued At $1.5B In Shenzhen Trading Debut

With fame and money comes tons of ego and attitude. Maybe, not all the famous people throw shade or behave inappropriately, but these cranky Hollywood celebrities are believed to be too hard to work with! Below is the list of stars who have given their actors, directors and other people at the sets an extremely hard time: Charlie Sheen Needless to say, we all know what sort of a reputation Charlie Sheen has had in the industry. He was fired from the show Two and a Half Men after he had a melt down on the sets. His beef with the creator of the show was quite bad. Lindsay Lohan This is what a report had to say about the actress, 'Lindsay was out with Lady Gaga till 5:30 am. Her call was 6 am. By 9 am, Lohan was lying down in a Cafe Med booth with her hands over her eyes shading them from imaginary sunlight.' Katherine Heigl Supposedly, Katherine Heigl is very demanding on the sets. She has a very bad reputation for dissin all her movies … [Read more...] about Hollywood Celebrities Who Are Nightmares To Work With!

Recently, during the promotions of Dobaaraa , filmmaker Anurag Kashyap opened up about India's official entry to Oscars and said that he hopes The Kashmir Files does not become India's official entry to the Academy Awards. In an interview with Galatta Plus, Anurag said, "India might actually have a nomination in the final five if RRR is the film they pick. I don't know what film anybody is going to pick. I hope not The Kashmir Files." (sic) As expected, his statement did not go down well with Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and he slammed the Gangs Of Wasseypur director on Twitter. He tweeted, "Important: The vicious, genocide-denier lobby of Bollywood has started their campaign against #TheKashmirFiles for #Oscars, under the leadership of the maker of #Dobaaraa." (sic) Reacting to Agnihotri's tweet, a Canadian filmmaker Dylan Mohan Gray tweeted, "Yeah, actually it's (hatemongering, revisionist) garbage of no artistic merit and will be a further embarrassment … [Read more...] about Canadian Filmmaker Calls The Kashmir Files ‘Garbage’

A popular standup TV franchise is making a comeback. Scott Koondel ’s Sox Entertainment has acquired global rights to Caroline’s Comedy Hour, which ran on A&E Network from 1989-96. Koondel, former CBS Chief Content and Licensing Officer, plans to produce new installments, which he will shop alongside 100 library episodes from the show’s original run as a lower-cost comedy programming alternative for cable networks and streamers. Koondel was retained to distribute the package of new and old episodes by Caroline’s owner Caroline Hirsch. The A&E series was hosted by Carol Leifer, Colin Quinn and Rich Jeni and featured acts appearing at Hirsch’s New York comedy club, including Marc Maron, Bill Hicks, Joy Behar, Denis Leary, Jon Stewart, Louis CK, Richard Belzer, Judy Tenuta, Susie Essman, Mario Cantone, Ray Romano, Colin Quinn, Larry Miller, Jeff Foxworthy, Lewis Black, George Lopez, Al Franklin, Kevin James, Norm MacDonald, Caroline Rhea, Jay Mohr, Gilbert … [Read more...] about ‘Caroline’s Comedy Hour’ Revival Set As Scott Koondel Acquires Rights To 1990s Standup Series

TMZ.com Meek Mill is going $10M deep to prove he continues to be a big player in the music biz, and he's targeting the music execs who say his career is going downhill. The Dreamchasers rapper stepped on his Twitter soapbox and asked doubting music execs to put their money where their mouths are ... if they really believe his career is over, put down a cool $10M and see what's up. And, to hammer home his point, Meek said he was willing to put the bet in a binding contract so no one could squirm their way out. It seems some of his anger is directed at big labels ... because he said in the tweet he's going to do it independently ... as are lots of musicians these days. Meek's last album, 2021's "Expensive Pain," was widely considered a commercial and critical disappointment ... only debuting at No. 3 whereas the last LP, 2018's "Championships" debuted at No. 1. Meek recently parted ways with Jay-Z 's Roc Nation brand -- only to bounce … [Read more...] about Meek Mill Bets Music Execs $10M His Career Isn’t Over

EXCLUSIVE: Neve Campbell has been tapped as the lead of Avalon , ABC ’s drama series based on Michael Connelly’s short story, from David E. Kelley ( Big Sky, Big Little Lies ), A+E Studios and 20th Television. This marks Campbell’s second collaboration with Kelley, Connelly, fellow Avalon executive producer Ross Fineman and A+E Studios. She starred opposite Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the breakout first season of Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, another Kelley adaptation of Connelly’s work, which the two exec produce with Fineman through A+E Studios. Campbell is set to continue on The Lincoln Lawyer as a recurring guest star in Season 2. 2022-23 ABC New Series Avalon, which received a straight-to-series order from ABC, takes place in the city of Avalon on Catalina Island, where L.A. Sheriff’s Department Detective Nicole “Nic” Searcy (Campbell) heads up a small office. Catalina has a local population that serves more than 1 million tourists a year, and … [Read more...] about Neve Campbell To Headline David E. Kelley’s ABC Drama Series ‘Avalon’

EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Fischler ( American Crime Story ) is set for a major recurring role on the upcoming fourth season of HBO ’s Emmy-winning series Barry . Barry follows the misadventures of the titular character, played by Bill Hader, a hired assassin who dreams of becoming an actor. The more he tries to move away from L.A.’s seedy underbelly the deeper it consumes him — and affects everyone around him. In Season 3, Barry is fully committed to untangling himself from the murder business to follow his passion to act full time. But that proves to be a job in and of itself because he knows too much. Fischler will play Lon Oneil, a man with a plan. Cast also includes Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Michael Irby, Anthony Carrigan, and Sarah Goldberg. The dark comedy has received a total 44 Emmy nominations and 6 wins including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Hader; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Winkler; Outstanding Sound … [Read more...] about ‘Barry’: Patrick Fischler Joins Season 4 Of HBO Series As Recurring