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Yahoo
04-03-2025
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- Yahoo
Happy Fat Tuesday! See Celebrities Going All-Out for Mardi Gras
New Orleans has once again come alive for the celebration of Mardi Gras! March 4, 2025, marks Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday which kicks off the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. And in Louisiana, the period is marked with celebrations and parades that bring locals, revelers and celebrities to the streets. The Christian feasting period-turned-cultural phenomenon dates back thousands of years, and the joyful extravaganza is enjoyed around the globe, though New Orleans takes the (king) cake for the most colorful and elaborate celebrations, Here, look back at some of the best celebrity parade moments from Mardi Gras in New Orleans though the years. Nicole Richie took a trip to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 with friends. "I lost my glasses, but found some beads, crawfish, and a few new bruises on my body. #MardiGras 🎭🦞🥁," she wrote on Instagram alongside a carousel of photos and videos. Draped in a dress made of colorful beads, Katy Perry hit the stage for the Endymion Mardi Gras Extravaganza where it was also announced that March 1 will now be known as Katy Perry Day in New Orleans. On March 2, 2025 basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal was suited up — crown and all — as the Krewe of Bacchus' Celebrity Monarch. LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne was named Grand Marshal by the Krewe of Endymion in 2025 and was all dressed up in green for the occasion. Weeks after his father's death in 2024, Harry Connick Jr. made his return to Mardi Gras, surrounded by revelers at that year's Krewe of Orpheus parade in his native New Orleans. Also at the 2024 Krewe of Orpheus parade, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka served as celebrity monarchs. Blue is his color! King Kevin Dillon tossed gold beads during the 2024 Krewe of Bacchus parade. Darren Criss — who wed wife Mia Swier in New Orleans in 2019 — shined during his ride in the 2023 Krewe of Orpheus parade. It was a DeVine day for Adam DeVine when he served as Bacchus LV during the 2023 Krewe of Bacchus parade. Mardi Gras beads in hand, Anthony Mackie rode along on a float at New Orleans' Krewe of Bacchus parade on Feb. 19, 2023. Harry Connick Jr. had plenty of beads to throw at the 2022 Krewe of Orpheus parade. Josh Duhamel reigned over the festivities of the 2022 Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans, dressing the part as Bacchus LIII. Nicole Scherzinger prepared to fling some beads into the crowds while celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 2022. Anthony Mackie flashed a big smile while riding on a float in the 2022 Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans. The 2019 Krewe of Bacchus Parade was out-of-this-world thanks to Supernatural star Jensen Ackles stepping up as the god of wine himself. The New Orleans native and 2019 celebrity monarch Harry Connick Jr. gave rowdy crowds "A Wink and a Smile" as he prepared to toss beads from his float during the Krewe of Orpheus Parade. Country singer Trade Adkins tossed beads to revelers showing off their "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" during his reign as Celebrity King in the 2019 Krewe of Orpheus Parade on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans. The Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee was very enthusiastic as the Grand Marshal of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club's 2018 Parade. Solange Knowles — who got married in New Orleans — peeked out from behind her mask as she and husband Alan Ferguson caught beads and took in the Mystic Krewe of Barkus dog parade in 2016. Step Brothers actor John C. Reilly gleefully took the throne as Bacchus in 2015, at the recommendation of his longtime pal and previous King Will Ferrell. Lisa Vanderpump looked right at home beside her throne as the celebrity monarch during the 2015 Krewe of Orpheus Parade. While there isn't much Law & Order during Mardi Gras, Mariska Hargitay didn't seem to mind the over-the-top celebrations while riding in the 2013 Krewe of Orpheus Parade. Magic Mike actor Channing Tatum celebrated the opening of his Saints and Sinners restaurant on Bourbon Street in New Orleans during Mardi Gras in 2013. Will Ferrell tossed doubloons — treasured coins that parade-goers aim to collect — into the crowd during his reign as King of the 2012 Krewe of Bacchus Parade, which has been led by a celebrity every year since 1969. Longtime BFFs Anderson Cooper and Kelly Ripa shared the honor of being Co-Grand Marshals of the Krewe of Endymion Parade in 2011, where they couldn't help but smile as they threw beads into the crowd. We can only imagine the number of revelers who asked Britney Spears to hit them "...Baby One More Time" as she waved and threw beads from a balcony in the French Quarter in 2006. Lord of the Beads! The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood found some jewelry he was willing to part with as he tossed beads to the crowd as King of the Bacchus Parade in 2004. Read the original article on People
Washington Post
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Harry Connick Jr. to premiere composition at Carnegie Hall for 100th anniversary of mother's birth
NEW YORK — Harry Connick Jr. will premiere a composition for the 100th anniversary of his mother's birth for Carnegie Hall's 2025-26 season, which celebrates the Declaration of Independence with a festival titled: 'United in Sound: America at 250.' Connick has tentatively titled the work 'Elaboratio,' wanting to musically elaborate on his mother's life. He will play piano in the performance for his Carnegie main stage debut on May 22, 2026, exactly 100 years after the birth of Anita Frances Livingston. The program is to be repeated the following night.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Harry Connick Jr. to premiere composition at Carnegie Hall for 100th anniversary of mother's birth
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Connick Jr. will premiere a composition for the 100th anniversary of his mother's birth for Carnegie Hall's 2025-26 season, which celebrates the Declaration of Independence with a festival titled: 'United in Sound: America at 250.' Connick has tentatively titled the work 'Elaboratio,' wanting to musically elaborate on his mother's life. He will play piano in the performance for his Carnegie main stage debut on May 22, 2026, exactly 100 years after the birth of Anita Frances Livingston. The program is to be repeated the following night. His manager called Carnegie Hall executive director Clive Gillinson seven years ago to reserve the date. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. "I just wanted to do something that I think would have made her proud and and honor her memory by performing in a place that she always wanted me to play and to write something that'll last forever in her honor,' Connick said during an interview after Wednesday's news conference. Connick's mother died in 1981, when he was 13. He is still composing the work, which will have three movements about each of the places she lived: New York; Nouaceur, Morocco; and New Orleans. His only Carnegie appearance has been in the smaller Zankel Hall in 2005. Carnegie's festival runs from January to July and will include at least 35 performances. Works by Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Philip Glass, Wynton Marsalis and Julia Wolfe are featured as well as underrepresented composers such as Amy Beach, Florence Price and William Dawson. Jazz, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, Broadway and bluegrass are among the genres. A March 2 concert starring J. Harrison Ghee and Betsy Wolf will feature 'The Secret Life of the American Musical,' based on Jack Viertel's book on the making of Broadway shows. Conductor Marin Alsop, pianist Lang Lang, mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and violinist Maxim Vengerov will be the artists of Carnegie's Perspectives series. Arvo Pärt, who turns 90 in September, will hold the Debs Composer's Chair but will be not travel to New York because of his age, Gillinson said. In the first of more than 170 concerts, conductor Daniel Harding leads opening night on Oct. 7 with alumni of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America and pianist Yuja Wang. The program includes Bernstein's selections from symphonic dances from 'West Side Story,' Tchaikovsky's piano concerto No. 1 and Stravinsky's 'The Firebird Suite.'
The Independent
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Harry Connick Jr. to premiere composition at Carnegie Hall for 100th anniversary of mother's birth
Harry Connick Jr. will premiere a composition for the 100th anniversary of his mother's birth for Carnegie Hall 's 2025-26 season, which celebrates the Declaration of Independence with a festival titled: 'United in Sound: America at 250.' Connick has tentatively titled the work 'Elaboratio,' wanting to musically elaborate on his mother's life. He will play piano in the performance for his Carnegie main stage debut on May 22, 2026, exactly 100 years after the birth of Anita Frances Livingston. The program is to be repeated the following night. His manager called Carnegie Hall executive director Clive Gillinson seven years ago to reserve the date. "I just wanted to do something that I think would have made her proud and and honor her memory by performing in a place that she always wanted me to play and to write something that'll last forever in her honor,' Connick said during an interview after Wednesday's news conference. Connick's mother died in 1981, when he was 13. He is still composing the work, which will have three movements about each of the places she lived: New York; Nouaceur, Morocco; and New Orleans. His only Carnegie appearance has been in the smaller Zankel Hall in 2005. Carnegie's festival runs from January to July and will include at least 35 performances. Works by Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Philip Glass, Wynton Marsalis and Julia Wolfe are featured as well as underrepresented composers such as Amy Beach, Florence Price and William Dawson. Jazz, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, Broadway and bluegrass are among the genres. A March 2 concert starring J. Harrison Ghee and Betsy Wolf will feature 'The Secret Life of the American Musical,' based on Jack Viertel's book on the making of Broadway shows. Conductor Marin Alsop, pianist Lang Lang, mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and violinist Maxim Vengerov will be the artists of Carnegie's Perspectives series. Arvo Pärt, who turns 90 in September, will hold the Debs Composer's Chair but will be not travel to New York because of his age, Gillinson said. In the first of more than 170 concerts, conductor Daniel Harding leads opening night on Oct. 7 with alumni of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America and pianist Yuja Wang. The program includes Bernstein's selections from symphonic dances from 'West Side Story,' Tchaikovsky's piano concerto No. 1 and Stravinsky's 'The Firebird Suite.'
Associated Press
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Harry Connick Jr. to premiere composition at Carnegie Hall for 100th anniversary of mother's birth
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Connick Jr. will premiere a composition for the 100th anniversary of his mother's birth for Carnegie Hall's 2025-26 season, which celebrates the Declaration of Independence with a festival titled: 'United in Sound: America at 250.' Connick has tentatively titled the work 'Elaboratio,' wanting to musically elaborate on his mother's life. He will play piano in the performance for his Carnegie main stage debut on May 22, 2026, exactly 100 years after the birth of Anita Frances Livingston. The program is to be repeated the following night. His manager called Carnegie Hall executive director Clive Gillinson seven years ago to reserve the date. 'I just wanted to do something that I think would have made her proud and and honor her memory by performing in a place that she always wanted me to play and to write something that'll last forever in her honor,' Connick said during an interview after Wednesday's news conference. Connick's mother died in 1981, when he was 13. He is still composing the work, which will have three movements about each of the places she lived: New York; Nouaceur, Morocco; and New Orleans. His only Carnegie appearance has been in the smaller Zankel Hall in 2005. Carnegie's festival runs from January to July and will include at least 35 performances. Works by Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Philip Glass, Wynton Marsalis and Julia Wolfe are featured as well as underrepresented composers such as Amy Beach, Florence Price and William Dawson. Jazz, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, Broadway and bluegrass are among the genres. A March 2 concert starring J. Harrison Ghee and Betsy Wolf will feature 'The Secret Life of the American Musical,' based on Jack Viertel's book on the making of Broadway shows. Conductor Marin Alsop, pianist Lang Lang, mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and violinist Maxim Vengerov will be the artists of Carnegie's Perspectives series. Arvo Pärt, who turns 90 in September, will hold the Debs Composer's Chair but will be not travel to New York because of his age, Gillinson said. In the first of more than 170 concerts, conductor Daniel Harding leads opening night on Oct. 7 with alumni of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America and pianist Yuja Wang. The program includes Bernstein's selections from symphonic dances from 'West Side Story,' Tchaikovsky's piano concerto No. 1 and Stravinsky's 'The Firebird Suite.'
