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| Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande: 'Wicked: For Good' questions good & evil | Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande say they appreciated the way Wicked: For Good, in theaters Friday, questions what good and evil really mean. The film encompasses Act 2 of the stage musical Wicked, based on the Gregory Maguire novel. Erivo, 38, returns to play Elphaba, a student at Oz's Shiz University who discovered at the end of last year's Wicked: Part 1 that she can cast spells and fly. Elphaba refuses to go along with the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and Madame Morrible's (Michelle Yeoh) plan to turn Oz against animals, leading her to become an outcast. In a recent Zoom press conference, Erivo said Wicked: For Good shows how people in power can manipulate what others view as good and evil. |
| All episodes of Matt LeBlanc's 'Friends' spin-off 'Joey' now streaming | All 46 episodes of Matt LeBlanc's two-season Friends spin-off, Joey, are now streaming for free on YouTube. NBC even posted the last eight episodes, which never aired in the United States, on the Friends channel. Joey follows LeBlanc's title character as he moves from New York to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career after his best friend/roommate Chandler (Matthew Perry) gets married. The sequel show co-starred Drea de Matteo as Joey's sister Gina and Jennifer Coolidge as his agent Bobbie. Friends ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004. Joey was canceled after two seasons in 2006. |
| Famous birthdays for Nov. 20: Dierks Bentley, Michael Clifford | Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include: -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis in 1866 -- Astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1889 -- Writer Nadine Gordimer in 1923 -- Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1925 -- Actor Kaye Ballard in 1925 -- Actor Estelle Parsons in 1927 (age 98) -- Writer Don DeLillo in 1936 (age 89) -- Musician/comedian Dick Smothers in 1938 (age 87) -- Former U.S. |
| CMA Awards: Ella Langley, Riley Green, Brooks & Dunn win early | Ella Langley and Riley Green nabbed the first award of the night Wednesday at the Country Music Association Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The pair won Single of the Year for "You Look Like You Love Me." "I feel like this is a song that just keeps on giving because fans keep on listening to it," Langley said in her acceptance speech. "Thanks for letting me be a part of this song," Green, who is featured on the track, said to Langley. "Thanks for making it a hit," he added to the fans. |
| 'Ricky Gervais: Mortality' special to premiere on Netflix in December | Netflix announced the premiere date for Ricky Gervais' new stand-up comedy special on Wednesday. Ricky Gervais: Mortality starts streaming Dec. 30. Mortality follows Gervais' previous three Netflix specials, Humanity, Supernature and Armageddon. The new show will see Gervais discuss his life, inevitable death, and the state of the world" in a special filmed this year at the London Palladium. "I think Mortality is my most honest and confessional show so far," Gervais said in a statement. "I still can't believe what a privilege it is to fly around the world making people laugh." Gervais has been performing Mortality on tour since 2024. |