25 most embarrassing Oscar moments, from We Saw Your Boobs to the Saving Private Ryan dance
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21 April 2021 • 2:52pm
La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz announces the correct winner of Best Picture, while Warren Beatty looks on uncomfortably.
The first time the Oscars went host-free, in 1989, it ruined at least two careers. In 2019, following the Kevin Hart omnishambles, the Academy tried it again with rather more success.
Once again, this year s Oscars will be hostless. Instead, the awards will be presented by some of the best in the film industry, including a selection of winners from the 2020 awards including Brad Pitt, Renée Zellweger and Bong Joon-Ho.
By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a giant step forward” for the nation in the fight against systemic racism. But he declared that “it’s not enough.”
Biden spoke from the White House hours after the verdict alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, with the pair saying the country’s work is far from finished with the verdict.
“We can’t stop here,” Biden declared.
Biden and Harris called on Congress to act swiftly to address policing reform, including by approving a bill named for Floyd, who died with his neck under Chauvin’s knee last May. Beyond that, the president said, the entire country must confront hatred to “change hearts and minds as well as laws and policies.”
It is a show full of bombast – sometimes too much so – heard in what Lopez calls the “mother of all Broadway medleys” and a rousing tribute to Latina superstars including Selena, Gloria Estefan, Shakira and Celia Cruz, that makes you want to join in. And of course, there’s a sequence recalling moments from “Evita” itself.
It’s a show that might never have come together had Asolo Rep not reinvented itself during the pandemic by building its outdoor Terrace Stage. It has presented five concert and theater programs to large, socially distanced and masked crowds since December while the indoor theater remains closed.
The Infamous Stringdusters Cover The Cure, Phish, Pink Floyd & More At B Chord Brewing Company
Apr 18, 2021
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The Infamous Stringdusters continued their three-night stand at B Chord Brewing Company in Round Hill, Virginia on Saturday. The quintet delivered covers of The Cure, Phish, Pink Floyd and more for the second night of the run.
The Infamous Stringdusters dobro player
Andy Hall, banjoist
Travis Book and guitarist
Andy Falco got things underway with “Run To Heaven.” Falco sang lead on the tune which appears on The Dusters’ guest-filled 2016 album,
Ladies & Gentleman, before the band dropped into a delightfully dark jam ahead of the song’s conclusion. The quintet then got into some cover material beginning with Hal Ketchum’s “Travelin’ Teardrop Blues” (also covered by Del McCoury) and JJ Cale’s “After Midnight,” which featured a “Travelin’ Teardrop” reprise.
Hairspray at the London Coliseum – Booking 22 June – 29 September 2021
April 15, 2021 Last updated:
April 15, 2021
Don’t miss Michael Ball reprising his Olivier Award-winning performance as Edna Turnblad alongside a dynamite cast in the huge-hearted, smash-hit musical HAIRSPRAY!
From the original award-winning creative team of director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, and featuring the feel-great songs Good Morning Baltimore, You Can’t Stop the Beat and Big, Blonde and Beautiful, this inspirational, fun-loving musical sensation will arrive in the West End at just the right time to LIFT ALL OF OUR SPIRITS!
Michael Ball said: “
Just like Edna’s famous roll-on foundation garments, it’s been a struggle but it’s finally going on, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Hairspray is the perfect show to help the West End rediscover its joy, energy, talent and relevance. Nothing says “we made it through” better than sitting in a theatre, watching a commu