Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter, North West, is among the cast additions for a special concert celebrating The Lion King this May at the Hollywood Bowl. Disney’s The Lion King 30th Anniversary – A Live-to-Film Concert Event will feature singers and actors from all three iterations of the beloved Disney franchise — the 1994 animated film, the 1998 Broadway musical, and the 2019 live-action remake — including original Scar actor Jeremy Irons, a pair of Timon actors (Billy Eichner and Nathan Lane), members of the Broadway cast, plus Jennifer...

Gregory Peck’s moral convictions defined the type of roles he wanted to play on screen. What irony that Gregory Peck’s greatest onscreen success was as a character who experienced failure. Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch, defending an innocent black man in “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962), loses his case. Still, Peck’s defeat becomes a victory, not only because he profits from a winning novel and screenplay, but also because he’s the one playing Finch. When audiences stumbled out of darkened cinema halls in 1962, Finch to them was no longer just...

Rita Moreno 's incredible, decades-long career is being celebrated. Moreno, 92, appeared at the Edison Ballroom in New York City at the WNET Group's 2024 gala on Tuesday, May 7, where Vin Diesel celebrated his onscreen grandmother's and official "first crush's" legendary acting career. Taking the stage with a heartfelt speech, Diesel, 56, made it clear he was there to support Moreno, who portrayed Abuelita, the grandmother of Diesel's long-running Dominic Toretto character in Fast X. “My dream as a kid growing up here in New York … my first...

The newest Royal Caribbean ship Utopia of the Seas is cranking up its engines to ensure it’s seaworthy before it makes its way to Port Canaveral in July. The sixth Oasis-class vessel set to become the second largest cruise ship in the world has five days of sea trials ahead of it, sailing out from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France on Tuesday where it has been under construction since April 2022. With 10 weeks before its July 19 debut, the ship will perform hundreds of tests as...

Marc Summers has always loved the stage. His whole career has been as simple — and as complicated — as that. The 72-year-old started out as a magician at children's parties when he was just a kid himself in Indianapolis, doing anything, anywhere — weddings, bar mitzvahs, dog shows, wakes, whatever, he says — just so he could be in front of a live audience. Fast forward nearly 40 years after Nickelodeon's primetime hit Double Dare first premiered with Summers as the host, and the inherent people person is still...

They’re really sharp, don’t you think? Although Wicked doesn’t hit theaters until Thanksgiving, stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande can’t stop invoking their forthcoming feature film while appearing together at events and on the red carpet. The dynamic duo are famously playing witches Elphaba and Glinda in Jon M. Chu’s epic two-part film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical—and just like Margot Robbie on her Barbie press tour, they won’t let anyone forget it, whether they’re presenting at the Oscars or dazzling on the Met Gala carpet. The cosplay began...

Hollywood executives are much more accustomed to pointing a spotlight rather than occupying one. There are exceptions like CinemaCon, the annual gathering of global movie theater owners in Las Vegas. It’s here that the studio chiefs hope to dazzle exhibitors with upcoming film slates, celebrity cameos and exciting new footage. All this to say: “We promise to put butts in your seats, and buckets of popcorn in their laps.” Last month at the convention, it was nearly the end of the Universal Pictures presentation and Donna Langley — chairman of...

If you're looking for Mother's Day reservations, well you best get on that. OpenTable has released its list of the top 100 brunch restaurants, and the Tennessee options are already in high demand. The reservation-enabling giant OpenTable scanned more than 14 milliondiner reviews to narrow down which restaurants are most in-demand across the country. It just released its collection of top spots for a memorable meal. The Nashville results include a longtime 19th Avenue South restaurant, a fine dining spot with a magic show, an Instagrammable off-Broadway bar and a...

There's plenty to see in the coming days on local stages, from a film-turned-musical to a some interesting twists on classics. How far will a man go to see his kids? Drag, anyone? When the show is "Mrs. Doubtfire," the musical comedy hit based on the Robin Williams film (which was based on Anne Fine's 1987 novel), the results are hilarious, heartwarming and packed with singing and dancing … and a lot of concealer. Rob McClure, the Tony-nominated actor who first brought the stage character to life, will appear as...