Boston Fire Department throws birthday party for boy before heart transplant
The Boston Fire Department threw a birthday party for 5-year-old Lincoln Stanger, who has been waiting for nearly a year for a heart transplant. Stanger, who wants to be a firefighter himself, later received that transplant just days after his birthday. NBC News' Jose Diaz-Balart has his inspiring story and more in this week's Good News Wrap-Up.
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21 hours ago
- NBC News
Tony 2025 winners list: 'Buena Vista Social Club,' 'Sunset Boulevard,' 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow'
Broadway's biggest night returned on Sunday to Radio City Music Hall, where 29 shows are vying for the top prizes. The musicals 'Buena Vista Social Club,' 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Maybe Happy Ending' earned 10 nominations apiece, the most this year. The acting categories were also stacked with a slew of Hollywood stars, including George Clooney (nominated for 'Good Night, and Good Luck') and Sarah Snook (nominated for 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'). Here's a look at who took home awards at the 78th Tony Awards. NBC News will be updating the list of winners in bold below. Best new musical 'Buena Vista Social Club' 'Dead Outlaw' 'Death Becomes Her' 'Maybe Happy Ending' 'Operation Mincemeat' Best new play 'English' 'The Hills of California' 'John Proctor Is the Villain' 'Oh, Mary!' 'Purpose' Best musical revival 'Floyd Collins' 'Gypsy' 'Pirates! The Penzance Musical' 'Sunset Boulevard' Best play revival 'Eureka Day' 'Our Town' 'Romeo + Juliet' 'Yellow Face' Best leading actress in a play Laura Donnelly, 'The Hills of California' Mia Farrow, 'The Roommate' LaTanya Richardson Jackson, 'Purpose' Sadie Sink, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Sarah Snook, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Best leading actor in a play George Clooney, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Cole Escola, 'Oh, Mary!' Jon Michael Hill, 'Purpose' Daniel Dae Kim, 'Yellow Face' Harry Lennix, 'Purpose' Louis McCartney, 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Best leading actress in a musical Jasmine Amy Rogers, ' Megan Hilty, 'Death Becomes Her' Audra McDonald, 'Gypsy' Nicole Scherzinger, 'Sunset Boulevard' Jennifer Simard, 'Death Becomes Her' Best leading actor in a musical Darren Criss, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Andrew Durand, 'Dead Outlaw' Tom Francis, 'Sunset Boulevard' Jonathan Groff, 'Just in Time' Jeremy Jordan, 'Floyd Collins' James Monroe Iglehart, 'A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical' Best direction of a musical Saheem Ali, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Michael Arden, 'Maybe Happy Ending' David Cromer, 'Dead Outlaw' Christopher Gattelli, 'Death Becomes Her' Jamie Lloyd, 'Sunset Boulevard' Best direction of a play Knud Adams, 'English' Sam Mendes, 'The Hills of California' Sam Pinkleton, 'Oh, Mary!' Danya Taymor, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Kip Williams, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Best featured actress in a play Tala Ashe, 'English' Jessica Hecht, 'Eureka Day' Marjan Neshat, 'English' Fina Strazza, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Kara Young, 'Purpose' Best featured actor in a play Glenn Davis, 'Purpose' Gabriel Ebert, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Francis Jue, 'Yellow Face' Bob Odenkirk, 'Glengarry Glen Ross' Conrad Ricamora, 'Oh, Mary!' Best featured actress in a musical Natalie Venetia Belcon, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Julia Knitel, 'Dead Outlaw' Gracie Lawrence, 'Just in Time' Justina Machado, 'Real Women Have Curves' Joy Woods, 'Gypsy' Best featured actor in a musical Brooks Ashmanskas, 'Smash' Jeb Brown, 'Dead Outlaw' Danny Burstein, 'Gypsy' Jak Malone, 'Operation Mincemeat' Taylor Trensch, 'Floyd Collins' Best book of a musical 'Buena Vista Social Club' 'Dead Outlaw' 'Death Becomes Her' 'Maybe Happy Ending' 'Operation Mincemeat' Best scenic design of a play Marsha Ginsberg, 'English' Rob Howell, 'The Hills of California' Marg Horwell and David Bergman, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Miriam Buether and 59 Studio, 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Scott Pask, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Best scenic design of a musical Rachel Hauck, 'Swept Away' Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Arnulfo Maldonado, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Derek McLane, 'Death Becomes Her' Derek McLane, 'Just in Time' Best lighting design of a play Natasha Chivers, 'The Hills of California' Jon Clark, 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, 'John Proctor is the Villain' Nick Schlieper, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Best costume design of a play Brenda Abbandandolo, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Marg Horwell, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Rob Howell, 'The Hills of California' Holly Pierson, 'Oh, Mary!' Brigitte Reiffenstuel, 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Best choreography Joshua Bergasse, 'Smash' Camille A. Brown, 'Gypsy' Christopher Gattelli, 'Death Becomes Her' Jerry Mitchell, 'Boop!' Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Best orchestrations Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, 'Just in Time' Will Aronson, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Bruce Coughlin, 'Floyd Collins' Marco Paguia, 'Buena Vista Social Club' David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, 'Sunset Boulevard' Best sound design of a play Paul Arditti, 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Palmer Hefferan, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Daniel Kluger, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Nick Powell, 'The Hills of California' Clemence Williams, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Best original score 'Dead Outlaw,' David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna 'Death Becomes Her,' Julia Mattison and Noel Carey 'Maybe Happy Ending,' Will Aronson and Hue Park 'Operation Mincemeat,' David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts 'Real Women Have Curves,' Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez Best costume design of a musical Dede Ayite, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Gregg Barnes, 'Boop!' Clint Ramos, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Paul Tazewell, 'Death Becomes Her' Catherine Zuber, 'Just in Time' Best lighting design of a musical Jack Knowles, 'Sunset Boulevard' Tyler Micoleau, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, 'Floyd Collins' Ben Stanton, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Justin Townsend, 'Death Becomes Her' Best sound design of a musical Jonathan Deans, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Adam Fisher, 'Sunset Boulevard' Peter Hylenski, 'Just in Time' Peter Hylenski, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Dan Moses Schreier, 'Floyd Collins' Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award Celia Keenan-Bolger
Metro
2 days ago
- Metro
My date was a terrible kisser - but that wasn't the worst part
Jay* held my hand as he walked me back to my car, telling me he didn't want the night to end. We had talked and laughed throughout dinner before going to a show. We spoke about everything, from my disability – I am an ambulatory wheelchair user with chronic pain, as well as autistic and have ADHD – my job, love of musical theatre, and his passion for travel. He even told me more about his family and how he had recently been to visit them for a holiday. When we got back into my car after my dream date, we continued talking, while listening to music. Eventually he leaned over and kissed me. I'd been waiting for this all night. And that's where things started to go wrong. The kiss was bad. Oh god, it was terrible. It was sloppy, all teeth, as if he'd never kissed anyone before and had no idea what he was doing. He'd clearly never even practiced on the back of his hand. He kissed me a few more times and I found myself pulling away because it was so unappealing. I was shocked and extremely disappointed; kissing is important to me – I love a snogging session. Love reading juicy stories like this? Need some tips for how to spice things up in the bedroom? Sign up to The Hook-Up and we'll slide into your inbox every week with all the latest sex and dating stories from Metro. We can't wait for you to join us! So, How Did It Go? is a weekly series that will make you cringe with second-hand embarrassment or ooze with jealousy as people share their worst and best date stories. Want to spill the beans about your own awkward encounter or love story? Contact I went home feeling unsure. Jay was the best date I'd had in a long time but if he couldn't deliver on the kissing front, I wasn't sure I was willing to compromise. This uncertainty prompted me to try to find out more about him. Jay had sent me a screenshot of our dinner table reservation, which had given me his full name, so I typed it into the search engine. His Facebook account popped straight up. And right there, at the top of his feed, was a wedding picture of him and his new bride – from three weeks earlier. I felt a punch in my stomach, and then I started to laugh. I had been lied to and didn't even consider there to be another explanation. He was married. And I instantly decided that I was never seeing him again. I clicked on the picture. There were over 30 comments congratulating Jay and his wife, as well as his replies, thanking them. The most galling part is that the pictures were taken in the same location he had told me he had been to visit his family on 'holiday'. But that was clearly where he had done his wedding ceremony. By this time, it was after midnight and I knew Jay would be asleep. So I decided to take a screenshot of the wedding photo with the comments and send it to him on WhatsApp. 'Would you like to explain this?' I wrote. No immediate response. Lying in bed that night, I couldn't help but look back on the date. There wasn't actually anything he said or did to raise any red flags that he could be married, so I'm glad I was proactive and looked him up. A part of me was relieved because this meant that I didn't have to kiss him again. In fact, I even felt sorry for his wife. The next morning, I still didn't have a reply from Jay so I checked his profile and discovered that he had blocked me on everything. To this day, I have never seen or heard from him. H The whole experience made me even more cautious about dating than I already was; it made me question others' intentions, whether they are already in a relationship, who to trust, and so much more. More Trending Yet I knew I couldn't judge all men by that one guy. That hasn't stopped me from asking dates I've been on if they're married. I try to laugh it off, but it is always in the back of my head that I am being lied to. I am extremely paranoid. I now know to trust my gut when it comes to bad kissing – and definitely not settle for it. *Name has been changed Do you have a story you'd like to share? Get in touch by emailing Share your views in the comments below. MORE: I discovered my parents' secret aged 8 – I kept it until 16 MORE: 'Taking my rapist to court was worse than what he did to me' MORE: I asked my partner to choose the porn I watched for a week Your free newsletter guide to the best London has on offer, from drinks deals to restaurant reviews.
NBC News
3 days ago
- NBC News
'Jane' gives tearful testimony about 'hotel nights' at Diddy's direction
A former girlfriend of Diddy's going by the pseudonym 'Jane' wept on the witness stand today as she described drug-induced sexual encounters with male escorts while she traveled the world with the music mogul. The marathon sex sessions, described by her as 'hotel nights' and similar to 'freak offs,' were organized at Diddy's direction, could last multiple days, and involved drugs and baby oil, she said. Through tears, she testified that she didn't know why she couldn't outright tell Diddy to stop and that he would give her 'multiple doses' of ecstasy per night to keep her awake. On her birthday in Miami in 2023, she testified, she had sex with multiple men as Diddy watched. Jane previously testified that Diddy was paying her rent and reiterated today that he continues to. She is one of four accusers referred to in the government's indictment that alleges Diddy ran his business empire as a criminal enterprise and exploited the women through his financial support. 'It's true that at any moment he could just do that if he wanted to,' Jane testified, 'cut me off.' 🔎 The view from inside By Adam Reiss and Jing Feng Diddy sat with his hands clasped in front of him as Jane testified, while attorneys for both the prosecution and defense appeared riveted by her on the stand. Diddy's demeanor is in the spotlight after Judge Arun Subramanian yesterday scolded his defense team for allowing him to make facial expressions toward the jury. Subramanian said it was 'absolutely unacceptable' and warned that if it happens again, he may remove Diddy from the courtroom. In other news: An attorney for Jane complained to Subramanian that media outlets are trying to expose her identity. The attorney accused the outlets of livestreaming and posting related articles, and asked the court to 'stop these attempts to violate the court's order' not to name her. The judge said he would consider issuing a media gag order if someone is found to have violated the rules. Next week: Jane is expected to return for more questioning by the prosecution before the defense begins its cross-examination. PSA: Every night during Diddy's trial, NBC's 'Dateline' will drop special episodes of the 'True Crime Weekly' podcast to get you up to speed. 'Dateline' correspondent Andrea Canning chats with NBC News' Chloe Melas and special guests — right in front of the courthouse. Listen here. 🎧
