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Peter Dinklage, Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson to Star in ‘Twelfth Night’ in Central Park
Peter Dinklage, Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh and Jesse Tyler Ferguson will be part of the cast of Twelfth Night, which is set to reopen the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. The production, directed by The Public Theater’s resident director Saheem Ali, is slated to take place in August 2025. The outdoor theater, which is run […]
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Vince Vaughn Buys a Pickleball Team
Vince Vaughn is set to become a majority stakeholder of the pickleball team the Coachella Valley Scorpions. The team, which was co-owned by Kim Jagd, launched in May, and is one of 12 teams competing in the National Pickleball League’s Champions Pro League, which welcomes players 50 years old and above. Vaughn, known for his […]
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Podcasting Company Lemonada Launches Imprint With Simon & Schuster
Podcasting company Lemonada Media is launching a publishing imprint with Simon & Schuster. Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, is partnering with the podcasting network to create Lemonada Books. The imprint will launch with two books based on podcasts in the network: Fail Better, hosted by David Duchovny, and Last Day, hosted by […]
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Hasbro Swings to Profit After eOne Divestiture
Hasbro swung to a profit in the second quarter as revenue fell 18 percent due to the divestiture of eOne. The gaming company reported a profit of $138.5 million, after posting a loss of $235 million a year ago, beating Wall Street expectations. The company reported $40 million of net cost savings and approximately $90 […]
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Adam Lambert, Auli’i Cravalho to Take Over Lead Roles in ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway
Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho will take over the lead roles in Cabaret this fall from Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin. The two will begin performances, as the Emcee and Sally Bowles, respectively, at the August Wilson Theatre starting Sept. 16 for a run through March 30, 2025. This will mark the Broadway debuts for […]
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Disneyland Workers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement Averting Immediate Strike Threat
Workers at Disneyland reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday, averting the immediate possibility of a strike for 14,000 workers. The workers, who are part of the Master Services Council and include custodians, ride operators, candy makers, merchandise clerks and more at Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Downtown Disney and the Disney hotels in Anaheim, had earlier […]
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Ike Perlmutter Sells Entire Stake in Disney After Proxy Fight
Ike Perlmutter has sold his entire stake in Disney after he and activist Nelson Peltz lost a proxy fight. Perlmutter, the former Marvel chairman, had banded with Peltz to try to win two seats on Disney’s board of directors. Peltz launched his activist campaign in January and nominated himself and Rasulo to be board members […]
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American Federation of Musicians Endorses Kamala Harris for President
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The union’s backing comes after a unanimous vote of the U.S. members of the AFM International Board, and what they see as the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to labor. This follows President Biden’s decision not to seek reelection and […]
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Broadway Box Office: ‘Oh, Mary!’ Breaks Record, Extends Run
Cole Escola’s comedy Oh, Mary! broke the box office record at the Lyceum Theatre last week, grossing $1.05 million and besting the record held by 2022 best musical winner A Strange Loop. Last week was the first full week of regular performances for the play, in which Escola portrays Mary Todd Lincoln as a wannabe […]
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Spotify Beats Expectations for Paid Subscribers After Price Hikes to Hit 246M
Spotify hit 246 million paying subscribers in the second quarter of 2024, up 12 percent year-over-year. The total number of paid subscriber additions, up 7 million, was 1 million above guidance. Shares of Spotify were up 14 percent in pre-market trading Tuesday. Spotify added a less expensive ad-free plan in June, for $10.99 a month, […]
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IATSE Endorses Kamala Harris for President
IATSE is endorsing Kamala Harris for president of the United States. The union, which represents more than 170,000 technicians, artisans and craftspersons in Hollywood and across the entertainment industry, said it voted unanimously to endorse Harris, following President Biden’s decision not to seek reelection and his subsequent endorsement of the current vice president. IATSE is […]
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Pineapple Street Studios Union Ratifies First Contract
Writers Guild of America East members at Pineapple Street Studios ratified its first collective bargaining agreement, gaining a three-year contract with protections against artificial intelligence and increased salary minimums. The 22 members of the bargaining unit at the Pineapple Street Studios includes producers, editors, engineers and other staff who work on such podcasts as Classy, […]
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