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Dempsey: 'Disenchanted' is an escape from dark-themed movies

Dempsey: 'Disenchanted' is an escape from dark-themed movies

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Actor Patrick Dempsey knows the world can be a dark place, and many of the TV streaming options these days are dark, too. He thinks he'll have the antidote next week on Disney+. The Nov.
Bob Fosse's 'Dancin'" confirms Broadway return this spring

Bob Fosse's 'Dancin'" confirms Broadway return this spring

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Fosse's all-singing, all-dancing 1978 revue “Dancin'” is headin' back to Broadway and the late choreographer's daughter calls “a magic carpet ride.” “Everything is in it,” Nicole Fosse tells The Associated Press.

Jury deliberations begin in rape civil case vs. Paul Haggis

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Thursday in a civil trial involving Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis and a publicist who accused him of rape. The jury heard three weeks of testimony.
Ukrainian dancers to take Toronto stage for one-night performance of 'The Nutcracker'

Ukrainian dancers to take Toronto stage for one-night performance of 'The Nutcracker'

TORONTO — A pair of Ukrainian dancers who toured the world raising money to help their home country are set to perform a Christmas classic.
Michelle Obama shares personal stories of coping in new book

Michelle Obama shares personal stories of coping in new book

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama said she struggled with a “crushing sense of hopelessness” after the 2020 presidential election that was brought on by the death and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, a summer of political and racial unrest and the
Luke Combs tops CMA Awards; Loretta Lynn, Lewis honored

Luke Combs tops CMA Awards; Loretta Lynn, Lewis honored

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Luke Combs was crowned entertainer of the year at Wednesday's Country Music Association Awards, the second year in a row that he's taken home the night's top honor.
Jane Fonda: Nonprofit’s work ‘far more important’ after Roe

Jane Fonda: Nonprofit’s work ‘far more important’ after Roe

ATLANTA (AP) — Jane Fonda says the work of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies has become “far more important” in the months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Snoop Dogg biopic is in development with Universal Pictures

Snoop Dogg biopic is in development with Universal Pictures

NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg is getting a big-screen biopic. Universal Pictures announced Wednesday that the studio is developing a film about Snoop Dogg's life to be produced by the 51-year-old rapper.
Deliberations in Paul Haggis rape lawsuit set to start

Deliberations in Paul Haggis rape lawsuit set to start

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations are due to start Thursday in a rape civil case against filmmaker Paul Haggis, tasking a six-person panel with sifting through dueling narratives about what happened between him and a publicist on a night in 2013.
Bill 21 appeal: English school board says law is 'affront' to values of Quebec anglos

Bill 21 appeal: English school board says law is 'affront' to values of Quebec anglos

MONTREAL — Quebec’s secularism law is an affront to the dignity and values of the province’s anglophone community, a lawyer representing the province's largest English-language school board told a Court of Appeal hearing Wednesday.