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| 'Phantom of the Opera' stage show to film live for theater release | The Phantom of the Opera stage show has announced a special live recording that will screen in theaters in 2027. The West End cast of the famed Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will film live for the first time in honor of the show's 40th anniversary. Set to take place Oct. 9 at His Majesty's Theatre in London, the performance will feature the 40th anniversary cast of Jordan Donica as the Phantom, Beatrice Penny-Toure as Christine Daae and Rhys Whitfield as Raoul. The event will include a special curtain call where the show's past stars join the current cast on stage. Brett Sullivan (Hadestown) will direct the co-production from LW Entertainment, Cameron Mackintosh Limited and Universal Pictures Content Group. |
| 'The Empress': Sisi is torn between duty, desire in Season 3 trailer | Netflix is gearing up for the release of The Empress Season 3. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show's third and final season Wednesday featuring Devrim Lingnau as Elisabeth "Sisi" von Wittelsbach, the real-life woman who ruled as Empress of Austria from 1854 to 1898. The Empress is a historical drama exploring Elisabeth's marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and her lasting influence on Europe. Season 3 opens with Franz (Philip Froissant) returning traumatized from the Sardinian War, driving a wedge in his marriage. When Franz begins an affair, the strain leads Elisabeth to leave Vienna for a distant island to recover her health. |
| Sam Smith performs 'Oh Mother' on 'Tonight Show' | Sam Smith took to the stage on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. The British singer-songwriter, 34, performed their song "Oh Mother" during Tuesday's episode of the NBC late-night talk show while joined by the TwoCity Chorus choir. "Oh Mother" is the fourth single from Smith's most recent album, Hazel Eyes, released in August. Hazel Eyes features 11 other tracks, including the singles "Love is a Stillness," "To Be Free," "My Guy," "When He's Gone" and "Constant Companion." Smith previously described the album as "an album about love. True love." "I am so overjoyed to capture my emotions in a bottle like this. |
| Famous birthdays for Oct. 7: Yo-Yo Ma, Lulu Wilson | Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. |
| Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies at age 102 | Eva Marie Saint, an actress who won an Academy Award for her role in On the Waterfront and starred opposite Cary Grant in North by Northwest, died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 102. Saint was born in 1924 in Newark, N.J. Her family later moved to Delmar, N.Y., near Albany. She attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where she became interested in acting. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1946, she looked for work in radio and earned her first paycheck in the field as an off-camera applauder on The Borden Show, Variety reported. |