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☆ Alicia Keys, LaChanze and Billy Porter Gather to Support Black Theater
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Sarah Bahr | More About Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

LaChanze was in the mood to celebrate. “I am so ready to party,” the actress, wearing a sequined red gown with a bold red lip, said on the red carpet before the second annual Black Theater United gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan on Monday night. LaChanze is the president and a founding member of Black Theater United, a nonprofit that aims to combat racism in the theater community. Mr. Mitchell remembered a call at the time with Ms. McDonald, the director Schele Williams and LaChanze. “They just started saying, ‘We’ve got to do something,’” he said.

Persons: LaChanze, “, Alicia Keys, Billy Porter, Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Groban —, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Phylicia Rashad, George Floyd, Mitchell, McDonald, Schele Williams, ‘ We’ve, ’ ” Organizations: Black Theater, Black Theater United, Broadway Locations: Midtown Manhattan, Minneapolis

There were also the white women, in a Zoom-busting paroxysm of solidarity and angst. The speakers included two white dudes on the shortlist to be Ms. Harris’s running mate — Gov. Image The actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt joined the “White Dudes for Harris” call. (The “White Dudes for Harris” call, at the end of its three-hour 20-minute run, had brought in more than $4 million.) He had seen a link for the “White Dudes for Harris” trucker hat and wanted one.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, ”, ” marveled Bradley Whitford, Harris’s, “, Donald J, Trump, — Gov, Tim Walz, Pete Buttigieg —, Josh Groban, Lance Bass, Mark Hamill, Roy Cooper of, JB Pritzker, JD Vance, Biden, Barack Obama’s, Cena, Joseph Gordon, Levitt, Ross Morales Rocketto, ” Mr, Morales Rocketto, aren’t MAGA, Biden’s, Kamala, Harris ”, Connie Britton, Karens, Glennon Doyle, Ms, Doyle, Shannon Watts, ” Donald Trump Jr, Morales Rocketto sighed, Jeff Bridges, Buttigieg, Adam B, Schiff, California Organizations: South Asian, Wing, Democratic, Gov, Illinois, Democratic Party, YouTube, aren’t MAGA Republicans, Republican Party, Senate Locations: Minnesota, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, “

Admittance to Davis' event is notoriously challenging to receive. When it came time to introduce Clive Davis to the stage, actor Tom Hanks did the honors. Clive Davis, Clive Davis, Clive Davis,” he told the cheering crowd. "Clive Davis is the chef, in the kitchen, of the food of love of music, music, music. “We concentrate on the pure celebration of music,” Davis said at the start of the night — and by the end, that was evident.

Persons: Serena Williams, “, Clive Davis, Beverly Hilton, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, ” Wonder, ” Knight, Jon Platt, ”, Platt, —, Usher, Jay, Drake, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, “ Jon, Harvey Mason, “ He's, ” Davis, Davis, Barry Manilow’s, Mandy, Smokey Robinson, Meryl Streep, Babyface, Jon Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Gayle King, Ted Danson, Shania Twain, Diane Warren, Cameron Crowe, Sammy Hagar, Cher, Jack Antonoff, Gloria Esteban, Busta, Megan Thee, David Foster, Mark Ronson, Tom Hanks, Isley, ” Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Ken, Lainey Wilson, Ryan Gosling, Noah Kahan's, Josh Groban, Treaty's Michael Trotter, Jelly Roll Organizations: ANGELES, Beverly, Warwick, “, Sony Music Publishing, ” Recording Academy, Sony, Arista Records, Spice Locations: Beverly Hills , California

The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedians and musicians including Jimmy Carr, Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, The War and Treaty and Rita Wilson. This year's event will take place Nov. 6 at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Since its inception, Stand Up for Heroes has raised $70 million to help all veterans and military families. Stand Up for Heroes was first held in 2007 and is produced by the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation. Political Cartoons View All 1145 ImagesTickets for Stand Up for Heroes go on sale Wednesday through bobwoodrufffoundation.org and the Lincoln Center box office.

Persons: Jimmy Carr, Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, Rita Wilson, Stewart, David Geffen, Bob Woodruff, Woodruff, ” Woodruff, ___ Mark Kennedy Organizations: David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, Performing Arts, New York Comedy, ABC News Locations: New York City, Iraq, bobwoodrufffoundation.org

☆ ‘Sweeney Todd’ Review: Josh Groban’s Boyish Demon Barber
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Charles Isherwood | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New YorkThe new Broadway revival of “Sweeney Todd,” the ghoulish marvel of a musical comedy that may represent the greatest achievement of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim , reaches a deliriously mad peak just when it should, as the bloodlust of the title character, played by the pop phenomenon Josh Groban , unites with the desperate pragmatism of the pie-making Mrs. Lovett, embodied with hilarious zest by Annaleigh Ashford .

☆ Miles Guo, the Chinese tycoon charged with defrauding his fans of more than $1 billion, once starred in a music video where he shadowboxed on a luxury yacht to lyrics like 'take down the CCP'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Guo Wengui, also known as Miles Guo, was arrested on 11 counts of fraud and money laundering. Guo, also known as Miles Guo, is credited on Apple Music and Spotify as the artist behind at least 14 hip-hop, pop, and lo-fi songs. One of the political activist's most well-known works is a music video on YouTube, titled "Fight For Hong Kong." Taking down the CCP, the evil CCP, is the only way for us to live without fear," Guo raps in Mandarin. Another video sees Guo hyping up Himalaya Coin, or Hcoin, a cryptocurrency that Guo and Bannon promoted.

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