Allison Janney is preparing to bid farewell to her beloved CBS sitcom Mom, when season eight ends May 6.
And the seven-time Emmy winner is looking ahead to her next role, as she circles a character-driven comedy.
She s in talks to lead a dysfunctional family, along with Annie Murphy and Ben Platt, in The People We Hate at the Wedding, from director Claire Scanlon and writers Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Wendy Molyneux.
Family comedy: Allison Janney is in talks to lead a dysfunctional family, along with Annie Murphy and Ben Platt, in The People We Hate at the Wedding, from director Claire Scanlon and writers Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Wendy Molyneux (pictured in February, 2020)
In January 1971, Carole King — a native New Yorker recently transplanted to touchy-feely Los Angeles — entered A&M Studios on La Brea Avenue to record her first album of
A film version of the Tony-winning Broadway musical,
In the Heights is set in New York City s Washington Heights, and tells the story of a Latinx community threatened by gentrification, and a bodega owner who must decide whether he wants to return to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother s fortune. The film has a Tony-winning score by Lin-Manuel Miranda, a script by Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Quiara Alegría Hudes, and is directed by Jon M. Chu.
When was it onstage?
In the Heights premiered off-Broadway at the now-defunct 37 Arts in 2007. It moved to Broadway s Richard Rodgers Theatre in March 2008, where it ran for over 1,100 performances, through January 2011.
Valentine’s Day is the Marmite of cultural holidays. You’re either in love with love and revel in the opportunity to gift your loved ones flowers and chocolates or dismiss it as corporate nonsense, the sole purpose of which is to sell greeting cards that will inevitably land in the bin.
But whatever your stance, in the year of 2021, we here at
GQ feel that everyone could benefit from an extra dose of heart-fluttering feels to get us through Valentine’s Day in lockdown, because, let s face it, the current mood of society doesn t exactly inspire romance. That doesn t mean the day should be a write off – in fact, quite the opposite. After the past year, we should all jump at the chance to shower both others and ourselves in love. Sure, you ll be staying at home, but that doesn t mean you can t treat yourself to delicious food, a few scented candles and a day of indulgence in the name of self-care.
Brandy recalled how Whitney Houston "changed my life forever" while filming Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella and more magical memories in a new interview.