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Edinburgh Reporter
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Reporter
Fringe 2025 – The Black Blues Brothers – Let's Twist Again!
The Black Blues Brothers debut their brand-new circus show at McEwan Hall after thrilling over 50,000 spectators. In a smoky train station, five performers listen to rock'n'roll on a vintage jukebox, unleashing acrobatic stunts, human pyramids and more. Featuring a soundtrack from Glenn Miller, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, this high-energy performance blends breathtaking tricks with physical comedy. It's a celebration of passion, laughter and the joy of letting go. Underbelly (McEwan Hall) from Thursday 31 July – Monday 25 August 2025 at 15:30. Tickets here. 29/7/2025 The Black Blues Brothers show 'Let's Twist Again' – photos taken at North Queensferrywith the Forth Rail Bridge as a backdrop. Picture Alan Simpson 29/7/2025 The Black Blues Brothers show 'Let's Twist Again' – photos taken at North Queensferrywith the Forth Rail Bridge as a backdrop. Picture Alan Simpson 29/7/2025 The Black Blues Brothers show 'Let's Twist Again' – photos taken at North Queensferrywith the Forth Rail Bridge as a backdrop. Picture Alan Simpson 29/7/2025 The Black Blues Brothers show 'Let's Twist Again' – photos taken at North Queensferrywith the Forth Rail Bridge as a backdrop. Picture Alan Simpson Like this: Like Related
New York Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘A Chorus Line' turns 50 — and Broadway is desperate for another hit musical like it
Watching a new Broadway musical early on, you can always tell when one is going to be really big. The standing ovation is physically involuntary — not out of politeness or a ploy to be first in line to the bathroom. The departing audience's euphoric buzz drowns out the din in Times Square — where the air suddenly smells sweet. And your last thought as you leave the theater is the first word of one of the greatest really big musicals of all time: 'Again.' 5 'A Chorus Line' opened 50 years ago on Broadway. Kevin Mazur That's 'A Chorus Line,' Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban's heart-stopper of a show about the inner lives of dancers that had its first performance on Broadway 50 years ago on Friday. The supremely inventive piece — conceived, directed and choreographed by the genius Michael Bennett — revitalized Broadway and New York City in the 1970s with electricity, humanity and modernity during a fallow period. 'A Chorus Line' became a giant unlikely hit and gave us the songs 'What I Did For Love,' 'The Music and the Mirror' and 'One.' Its unitard-clad actors step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touched at the Shubert Theater for 15 years. From the start, everybody knew it was the 'One.' Post theater critic Martin Gottfried reviewed the experimental musical in its first risky days downtown at the Public Theater, well before the non-profit venue got a reputation as an incubator of Broadway musicals. By curtain, he realized he'd just experienced a singular sensation. 5 Donna McKechnie starred in the original production of 'A Chorus Line' on Broadway. Martha Swope/New York Public Library 5 Innovative 'A Chorus Line' tells the story of struggling Broadway dancers trying to get a gig. New York Post 'As 'A Chorus Line' launched into its finale on opening night at the Newman Theater, the audience rose and cheered,' Gottfried wrote. 'Its applause continued throughout the number. I can't recall that happening ever before.' Goosebumps. And a historic moment worth celebrating. For me, however, the mood of 'A Chorus Line''s half-century fete is bittersweet. Because the last time I walked out of a new Broadway musical feeling the thrill of having just watched a really big hit was a decade ago. Not since exiting the doors of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton,' which will party for its own 10th anniversary on August 6th. 5 'Hamilton,' which opened 10 years ago, was Broadway's last truly major hit. AP There have been wonderful, profitable shows post-'Ham,' of course, such as 'Dear Evan Hansen' and 'Come From Away.' But not the sort of musicals your cousin Ann in Oshkosh texts you nonstop for tickets to. Beg, borrow, steal shows. 'Maybe we could sell our French Bulldog' shows. Those flagships' absence is glaring and alarming. During the 40 years from 'A Chorus Line' to 'Hamilton,' Broadway enjoyed a huge smash that got a ton of national press attention just about every five years, more or less. Some of those titans: 'Annie,' 'Evita,' 'Cats,' 'Les Miserables,' 'The Phantom of the Opera,' 'Rent,' 'The Lion King,' 'The Producers,' 'Wicked' and 'The Book of Mormon.' That all-important well has dried up. I was wrecked by 'The Outsiders' last year, but it's not in the major league. I still find myself explaining to casual theater fans what last season's deserving Best Musical Tony Award winner 'Maybe Happy Ending' is. 5 Smaller 'Maybe Happy Ending' was this year's Best Musical Tony Award winner. Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions Solving the problem of the big-hit rut is tricky. Because, like a person whose life has spiraled out of control after a small mistake, the causes have exploded beyond an easy fix. Broadway's 18-month Covid closure forever changed audience habits. Then, costs rose astronomically and investors grew skittish. Movie studios became too involved, and plopped Saltine songs on Hollywood IP. Original musicals turned tiny and niche. I'm also convinced that the current class of producers has terrible taste and minimal skill. It rots from the head. True, the past season came close to 2019 sales numbers. But that was thanks to lousy plays starring celebrities with disgusting ticket prices, a few new musicals performing admirably and Cole Escola's comedy 'Oh, Mary!'. But A-List interventions and a bunch of quirky musicals flopping after a year will not save Broadway in the long run. It's the only-in-New-York, must-see, can't-get-in musical that is Broadway's lifeblood. The ones that, pardon the cliche, raise all boats. The ones that become tentpoles of American culture. The a-five-six-seven-eights. And, despite the odds, I'm holding out for another. I'll take the optimistic advice of 50-year-old 'A Chorus Line.' Kiss today goodbye, and point me toward tomorrow.
GMA Network
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Alden Richards wins Box Office Hero at The 8th EDDYS
Article Inside Page Congratulations, Alden Richards! Alden Richards just bagged another award that proves he is a true box office powerhouse. On Instagram, Sparkle proudly congratulated Asia's Multimedia Star and Box Office King for winning an award at the 8th EDDYS. The Kapuso actor was honored as the Box Office Hero at the 8th EDDYS by the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd), alongside Kathryn Bernardo, for their hit movie Hello, Love, Again. Their 2024 film made history by earning a record-breaking ₱1.6 billion worldwide, officially becoming the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time. Last month, Alden was named Phenomenal Box Office King at the 53rd Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box-Office Entertainment Awards 2025 for Hello, Love, Again. Adding another milestone to his career, he recently made his directorial debut with Out of Order, which premiered at the 3rd Da Nang Asian Film Festival in Vietnam. Meanwhile, you can catch Alden as the host of Stars on the Floor, airing every Saturday at 7:15 p.m. on GMA. RELATED GALLERY: Alden Richards's career highlights
GMA Network
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
GMA Pictures named Producer of the Year at 7th EDDYS Awards
Article Inside Page GMA Pictures will take home the Producer of the Year Award at The EDDYS on July 20. GMA Pictures was hailed as Producer of the Year at the 8th EDDYS Awards given by the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd). GMA Pictures produced some of the best movies of 2024 -- Green Bones, Hello, Love, Again, Balota, and Lost Sabungeros. Hello, Love, Again lead stars Alden Richards and Kathryn Bernardo will be awarded as Box Office Heroes after their movie made history with PhP1.6 billion in global earnings. Alden is also nominated for Best Actor with Dennis Trillo (Green Bones). Hello, Love, Again and Green Bones are nominated for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Editing, and Best Musical Score. Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian Rivera is nominated for Best Actress for the film Balota, while Ruru Madrid is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Green Bones, alongside Joross Gamboa for Hello, Love, Again. Meanwhile, Zig Dulay is one of the nominees for Best Director for Green Bones with Hello, Love, Again director Cathy Garcia-Sampana. Green Bones is also nominated for Best Cinematography. The EDDYS or The Entertainment Editors' Choice honors actors, writers, directors, and producers in the Philippines film industry. The 8th EDDYS will be on July 20 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Pasay City.
GMA Network
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Alden Richards named Phenomenal Box Office King at Guillermo Mendoza Awards 2025
Alden Richards has been named this year's Phenomenal Box Office King at the 53rd Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box-Office Entertainment Awards. On Facebook, Sparkle shared a video of the Asia's Multimedia Star receiving his award. In 2024, Alden was also hailed as Box Office King by the Cinema Exhibitors Association of the Philippines, with Kathryn Bernardo as the Box Office Queen for their top-grossing Filipino film of all time, "Hello, Love, Again." Alden is set to host GMA's upcoming dance competition, "Stars on the Floor," where he will also perform during a dance production. He is also set to make his directorial debut in the upcoming film, "Out of Order." Congratulations, Alden! —Hermes Joy Tunac/MGP, GMA Integrated News
