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Disney+, which paid $75 mil for worldwide rights, will stream Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” July 3. Every actor is from Broadway’s original cast. Each would have performed on 2015’s opening night. David Korins, who designed the theater’s set, which was configured to accommodate 51 numbers, told me: “It had taken four months to build and cost …
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‘Be grateful you’re even here, that people want to listen to you at all’ Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber have defended themselves against Tekashi 6ix9ine’s claims that they bought their number one spot on the US Billboard chart. The hip hop star – who is on house arrest after serving jail time for racketeering, firearms …
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In 1917, Bolsheviks under Lenin seized control of Russia in the famous October revolution, ending a short-lived experiment with constitutional democracy and replacing it with a one-Party socialist state. As the revolution swirled through the streets of St. Petersberg, a girl of 12 watched many of the events from the balcony of her family’s house. …
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Famous snitch and sometimes-musician Tekashi 6ix9ine has dragged Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande into defending their latest tune, “Stuck With U,” from his accusations of numbers-cooking. Tekashi, who was recently released from prison due to the coronavirus pandemic, has wasted no time in picking up his favorite activity: trolling. The 24-year-old has gone after Meek …
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Bob Watson and Joe Torre were teammates on the 1973 NL All-Star team and Watson played for Torre for three years in Atlanta. But it was in The Bronx where the two made history, with Watson as the general manager when Torre and the Yankees won the World Series in 1996. “All of a sudden …
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Bobby Marks, ESPN’s cap guru, predicts NBA free agency this summer will “slow to a crawl” and all players with opt-outs in their contracts will choose to opt in. That’s one economic fallout from the potentially massive salary-cap reduction because of the season’s March 11 shutdown. If all players are forced to opt in, that …
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Ariana Grande made a surprise appearance during her brother Frankie Grande’s virtual fundraiser for the Los Angeles LGBT Center on Thursday night. “I want to send a hug and so much love to anybody who needs it and feels extra isolated,” the singer said during the two-hour Rainbowthon event. The benefit also included appearances and …
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Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) on Wednesday invited acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell to testify regarding the “unmasking” of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. “Yesterday I wrote to DNI Richard Grenell requesting the names of those who were involved in Gen Flynn’s unmasking,” Paul wrote on Twitter. “Today I received the shocking …
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Senator Rand Paul said Tuesday that the response to the coronavirus pandemic has been hampered by “wrong prediction after wrong prediction” as he advocated for schools to reopen in the fall. “The history of this when we look back will be of wrong prediction after wrong prediction after wrong prediction,” Paul said during a Senate …
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You don’t have to “wait for it” — the film version of hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is airing over a year ahead of schedule. It will stream on Disney+ starting July 3, moved up from its original fall 2021 release date. Disney CEO Bob Iger and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared on “Good Morning America” …