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J. Harrison Ghee has arrived at the 2023 Tony Awards and is ready to make history!

The 33-year-old actor wowed in a blue gown on the red carpet on Sunday night (June 11) at the United Palace Theatre in New York City’s Washington Heights.

J. Harrison is nominated tonight for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for their work in Some Like It Hot and could make history as the first non-binary winner in the category.

Also in attendance were nominated co-stars Christian Borle, NaTasha Yvette Williams, and Kevin Del Aguila, as well as Amber Ruffin, who is nominated for Best Book of a Musical for writing the script.

Some Like It Hot, based on the classic movie of the same name, tells the story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they catch a cross-country train for the life-chasing, life-changing trip of a lifetime.

Make sure to check out the full list of performers and presenters who will appear during the show and also take a look at the nominees, full of Broadway’s best!

Cate Blanchett steps out in a silky dress for the 2023 Writers Guild Awards West Coast Ceremony held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Sunday night (March 5) in Los Angeles.

The 53-year-old Oscar nominee attended the event with her TÁR director Todd Field.

Quinta Brunson, Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ana Gasteyer also attended the west coast event.

Over on the east coast, Amy Schumer and her husband, Chris Fisher, led the stars to the east coast event, held at The Edison Ballroom in New York City.

Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Donald Glover, Michelle Buteau, Amber Ruffin, and The White Lotus star F. Murray Abraham were all in attendance at the event.

The 2023 Writers Guild Awards honor the best writing in film, television and radio of 2022.

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Dionne Warwick was among the VIPs who stepped out over the weekend for a special preview performance of the hot new musical Some Like It Hot!

The legendary songwriter joined the show’s creators for the event on Friday (November 18) at the Shubert Theatre in New York City.

The guests were treated to a pre-show cocktail party with co-book writer Amber Ruffin, composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw.

Special guests included Tony Danza, Zac Posen and fiance Harrison Ball, Noma Dumezweni, Renee Fleming, Gina Gershon, Candace Bushnell, Erich Bergen, Dominic Fumusa, Jonathan Fernandez, Daniel Benedict and Cinema Society founder Andrew Saffir.

Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, Some Like It Hot is the rollicking story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they’re on the run as the newest members of the swingingest big band ever to cross the country. Can they hide in plain sight without completely losing themselves? Or will the mob, the truth, and maybe even love itself finally catch up to them?

The musical is based on the classic MGM film of the same name!

The stars of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever represented at the 2022 EBONY Power 100 event at Milk Studios Los Angeles on Saturday (October 29).

Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright and Danai Gurira, who all appear in the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, attended the event and posed for photos together.

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Amber Ruffin is aware of the rumors that she’s up to replace Trevor Noah as the host of The Daily Show.

However, the 43-year-old comedian isn’t confirming anything about her future plans or if she’s in the running to take over for the 38-year-old long-time host, who announced his exit in September.

She addressed the whispers during a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show.

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The Late Late Show is losing James Corden.

The late night TV star extended his contract on The Late Late Show for a year, and will be leaving in the Summer of 2023, he confirmed earlier in the year. He’ll have hosted the show for just under nine years by the time he departs.

“It’s been it’s a really hard decision to leave because I’m so immensely proud of the show. I’m thrilled to be extending [for a year],” he said in a statement at the time.

As next summer draws nearer, fans are already pondering all the potential picks for his replacement.

We’ve rounded up some of the names being pitched as possible replacements to host The Late Late Show once James Corden leaves, based on their experience in late night TV, comedy and similar hosting gigs. Many of these names have bubbled up on social media as good choices to take over the role.

Find out who could host The Late Late Show next….

The stars are stepping out for the 2022 Global Citizen Festival!

Hosted by Priyanka Chopra, this year’s big event was held on Saturday (September 24) in Central Park in New York City.

This year, Global Citizen will “call on world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and ahead of the G20 and COP27 in November to step up and invest $600 million into the future of women and girls, close the annual $10 billion climate financing shortfall, deliver $500 million to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis, and provide urgent relief from crushing debts to End Extreme Poverty NOW.”

Tons of stars hit the stage during the event!

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