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Lea Michele appears at the 75th annual Tony Awards in New York on June 12, 2022, left, and Beanie Feldstein appears at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2021. Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the Broadway revival of the beleaguered “Funny Girl” this fall, an announcement made just hours after current star Beanie Feldstein revealed she was leaving the show sooner than anticipated due to the show taking a “different direction. (AP Photo)

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At 'Funny Girl,' Lea Michele is in, Beanie Feldstein is out
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Mon,07/11/22-12:00PM , 461 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the Broadway revival of the beleaguered “Funny Girl” this fall, an announcement made just hours after current star Beanie Feldstein revealed she was leaving the musical sooner than anticipated due to the show taking a "different directi
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British singer-songwriter Rick Astley poses for a portrait before a concert at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on June 17, 2022. Astley has joined New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, and En Vogue for the 57-date "Mixtape 2022" U.S. arena tour this summer. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Rick Astley revisits his career-making song with 'gratitude'
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Thu,06/23/22-11:52AM , 563 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — How does Rick Astley handle one of his songs being part of the biggest internet meme of all time? He rolls with it, obviously.
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Judges Tiffany Derry, from second left, Graham Elliot, host Alejandra Ramos and judge Leah Cohen gather around d a contestant’s station in a scene from the competition series "The Great American Recipe." (PBS via AP)

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PBS joins food TV contests with 'The Great American Recipe'
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Tue,06/21/22-9:20AM , 598 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — America has perfected the stressful TV cooking competition, pitting amateur or professional chefs against each other in such high-pressure, scream-filled shows as “Chopped,” “Cutthroat Kitchen” or “Top Chef.”
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Michael R. Jackson, second left, accepts the award for best new musical for "A Strange Loop" at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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'A Strange Loop’ makes history at Tonys; ‘Company’ wins 5
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Sat,06/11/22-11:26PM , 597 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — “A Strange Loop,” an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voters celebrated Broadway’s most racially diverse season by choosing an
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