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Why Jennifer Holliday Decided Against Performing at Trump's Inauguration (Q&A)
"I don’t want my name to be associated with heartbreak or sadness," the Broadway singer now says.
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Box Office Pile-Up: Three Major Films Crash and Burn in Same Weekend
Martin Scorsese's 'Silence,' Ben Affleck's 'Live by Night' and 'Monster Trucks' are DOA; elsewhere, 'Hidden Figures' continues to solve the problem and will easily win the long Martin Luther King holiday weekend.
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Dick Gautier, Hymie the Robot on 'Get Smart,' Dies at 85
The actor started out as a stand-up comic and received a Tony nomination for playing the Elvis-like singer in the original production of 'Bye, Bye Birdie.'
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Dakota Fanning to Star in TNT Drama Series 'The Alienist'
The Cary Fukunaga-produced series is set to premiere in late 2017.
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Deal (Or No Deal) 2017
Shari Redstone puts the brakes on Viacom-CBS, AT&T awaits The Donald, Lionsgate and Starz say "I do": inside the wild scramble from Hollywood to Silicon Valley for size (and smarts) as the stakes get higher and the signposts blurrier. Says one banker, "It's going to be a rambunctious M&A market."
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'Big Little Lies' an Important Step for Women, Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman Say
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TNT's 'Good Behavior' Scores Season 2 Renewal
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'Heathers' Anthology Ordered to Series at TV Land
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'The Originals' Showrunner to Exit for ABC Studios Overall Deal (Exclusive)
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Priyanka Chopra Suffers Concussion on 'Quantico' Set
'Sneaky Pete': Bryan Cranston Revisits His 'Bad' Side for Amazon Drama
'The Americans' Showrunners on Donald Trump, Current U.S.-Russian Relations
Katie Holmes Talks Reprising Jackie Kennedy Role After 'Jackie': There's Room for Both
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Hungarian Camerawoman Who Tripped Refugees Gets Three-Year Suspended Sentence
The judge rejected Petra Laszlo's claim that she acted in self-defense.
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AT&T Exec Meets With Donald Trump, Talks Job Creation
The president-elect during the campaign opposed the $85.4 billion mega-deal.
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Viacom Acquires Minority Stake in Israeli TV Company Ananey
It can later buy a controlling stake.
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BBC Worldwide, Len Blavatnik's Access, 'Ripper Street' Producer Team on Straight-to-Series Finance Model
New commissioning body Benchmark will fast-track shows to production without first securing backing from any network or digital platform.
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Denzel Washington, Clint Eastwood and More Stress Why Movies and TV Matter
Donald Glover, Amy Adams, Mel Gibson, Martin Scorsese, Chris Pine and Mandy Moore are among those who spoke on the topic at the AFI Awards luncheon.
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The New Yorker Planning In-Depth Look at Hollywood Awards Campaigns
Sources tell THR that writer Michael Schulman has been meeting with top awards consultants, interviewing them about the politics and personalities of the race.
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Ryan Reynolds Shares 'Deadpool' "For Your Consideration" Video for Awards Season
The star shared an exclusive video on his Twitter account Thursday night.
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'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Viggo Mortensen ('Captain Fantastic')
The Oscar-nominated veteran reflects on his early years of struggle as an actor, the tumultuous 'Lord of the Rings' production ("I don't think anybody knew it was gonna be the huge success it became"), turning down an invitation to join the Academy ("I've changed my mind since then") and the odds-defying success of the film for which he's received best actor Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and Spirit noms.
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About Last Night: Janelle Monae's Tuxedo Dress; Jessica Biel's Look of Love
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Controversial Michael Jackson Comedy Pulled by Sky Following Criticism From Family
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Jennifer Holliday on Performing at Trump Inauguration: "I'm Singing to Welcome the People of America"
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'The Kite Runner': Theater Review
The stage version of Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling 2003 novel about an Afghan immigrant caught up in the grand sweep of history makes its belated London debut.
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'The Present': Theater Review
Richard Roxburgh plays a philandering schoolteacher and Cate Blanchett the love that slipped through his fingers in Andrew Upton's post-perestroika update of Chekhov's first play, which comes to Broadway from Sydney Theatre Company.
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Mark Ruffalo Steps Into Broadway's 'The Price'
The Oscar-nominated actor will join the cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's Arthur Miller revival, replacing John Turturro, who has bowed out due to his filming schedule.
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Broadway Celebrates New Year With Record Weekly Grosses
'Hamilton,' 'Wicked' and 'The Lion King' all soared past $3 million, with a host of other $1 million-plus earners pushing the overall total close to $50 million for the history-making week.
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'Mean Girls' Musical on Track for Fall 2017 World Premiere
Tina Fey is adapting her screenplay with composer husband Jeff Richmond and lyricist Nell Benjamin, while Tony winner Casey Nicholaw is attached to direct.
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President Obama Gives 360-Degree White House Tour During Final Days in Office
The President and First Lady tour nine rooms of the White House in the video created for Facebook.
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Gunpowder & Sky Acquires Production Startup Supergravity Pictures
Gunpowder & Sky, which was co-founded by Van Toffler and Floris Bauer, invested in Supergravity in 2015.
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Nat Geo WILD Orders Two Digital Series From Mashable (Exclusive)
Both series will make use of archival National Geographic footage.
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Virtual Reality Firm Within Launches Its First Series
'The Possible' explores scientific and technical innovation.
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