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Daytime Emmys: Mishael Morgan 1st Ever Black Actress Ever to Win Statue, “General Hospital” Best Soap, “Jeopardy” Game Show, Kelly Clarkson for Talk

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Daytime Emmys: Mishael Morgan 1st Ever Black Actress Ever to Win Statue, “General Hospital” Best Soap, “Jeopardy” Game Show, Kelly Clarkson for Talk

It only took 60 years. Mishael Morgan is the first Black actor to win Best Actress in A Daytime Drama. Morgan is on CBS’s “The Young and the Restless.” Bravo!

It’s hard to believe she’s the first since so many terrific Black actresses preceded her through the years. But there we are.

“General Hospital” won Best Drama, and an award for directing. Ron Carlivati and his team won for Writing “Days of our Lives.”

Other acting awards were;

Best Actor to 78 year old John McCook, from “The Bold and the Beautiful.” He’s been on CBS soaps since soap was invented. It’s about time.

Supporting Actor Awards went to Kelly Thiebaud from “General Hospital” and former “China Beach” star Jeff Kober also on “General Hospital.” The latter show is the place where prime time stars go to get Daytime Emmys, I guess. Max Gail from Barney Miller won the same award there a couple of years ago.

Kelly Clarkson won Best Talk Show. Tamron Hall won Best Talk Show host. “Jeopardy” won Best Game show.

Susan Lucci did a beautiful tribute to her late husband, Helmut Huber, who was her manager partner for decades. He was a lovely guy.

Michael Bolton performed two songs. He has a great agent.

Get Up, Stand Up: Skip Marley, Grandson of Bob, Serenades the OneFirelight Crowd Promoting Wellness

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Get Up, Stand Up: Skip Marley, Grandson of Bob, Serenades the OneFirelight Crowd Promoting Wellness

A lucky few celebrated health and well being last week at Tavern on the Green. They got to hear Skip Marley, grandson of legend Bob Marley, serenade them— and feel good at the same time.

One Firelight founder Kathryn Leary was thrilled to have Skip there. She knew Bob Marley when she studied in Jamaica years ago. As Leary writes on her website:

“It was through his music that she found the motivation to complete her education with an MBA from Stanford University. She understood the healing and nurturing power of his words and knew that she could help others achieve their better selves by drawing inspiration from the magic of Bob Marley’s musical expressions. His music and the music of other conscious Jamaican artists, such as Marley’s grandson Skip, fuel this wellness experience.”

You can all about Leary and learn about http://www.onefirelight.com. OneFirelight here. And yes, they have a lot of celebrity clients. I’m not allowed to say which ones. You’ll have to try their videos and see how fast you become a star too!

Kathryn Leary

BTS Fans Power Charlie Puth, Jung Kook Single to Number 1 Over Taylor Swift, Beyonce

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BTS Fans Power Charlie Puth, Jung Kook Single to Number 1 Over Taylor Swift, Beyonce

Surprise! Fans of K Pop group BTS have created a little chaos on the charts this morning.

BTS star Jung Kook is number 1 on iTunes in a duet with Charlie Puth. Their song, “Left and Right,” toppled new releases from Beyonce and Taylor Swift for the top position.

Swift, like the two men, dropped a new single last night. Beyonce had a few days’ jump on all of them with her “Break My Soul,: and now we know why she went early.

Puth’s smart manager and record execs really came up with a great idea to partner the singer songwriter with a BTS star. Puth needed a jumpstart to his career, and this was certainly the best idea anyone’s had in a long time.

Supreme Court Overturns Abortion: Will Movie, Music, Theater Biz Shun Offending States?

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Supreme Court Overturns Abortion: Will Movie, Music, Theater Biz Shun Offending States?

The Supreme Court as expected has overturned Roe v. Wade. We knew it was coming, and it’s horrifying. Trump’s legacy is not only the criminal — with January 6th — but also to send the country back 50 years. It’s a frightening time.

Now possibly 25 states will enforce their “trigger” laws and ban abortion. Those states include Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

The question now is, will movie productions still shoot in those states? Will music artists tour there? Will national tours of Broadway shows do business in those states?

It’s hard to imagine actors and musicians doing business in states that have banned abortion. Some of those states mentioned above don’t matter, anyway. But Tennessee includes Nashville and Memphis. Texas means Austin as well as Dallas and Houston. Louisiana is a prime state for filming because of tax breaks. So it will be instructive to see what the reaction is: will our artists allow their money to flow into such objectionable states?

Stay tuned…

Broadway: “The Minutes” Turned Into Seconds Last Night With Main Cast Out from COVID

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Broadway: “The Minutes” Turned Into Seconds Last Night With Main Cast Out from COVID

Last night theater patrons got a surprise at the Roundabout Theater on 54th St.

Six of the main 11 actors at “The Minutes” by Tracey Letts were out of the show including Tracey Letts, Blair Brown, and Austin Pendleton were among those who had a separate piece of paper in the Playbill announcing their understudies would fill in for them.

“The Playbills were filled with paper,” said a patron.

No disrespect, but a lot of the audience came to see the principal players. There were some exits minutes before the lights went down. And some stayed to see a great play anyway.

COVID remains an issue all over Broadway, which is why masks should be required and vaccine cards should be checked. Other shows are suffering from this as well. Lets hope “The Minutes” don’t take hours to recover!

UPDATING: “Elvis” Thursday Previews Take in Impressive $3.5 Million Similar to “Bohemian Rhapsody”

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UPDATING: “Elvis” Thursday Previews Take in Impressive $3.5 Million Similar to “Bohemian Rhapsody”

There’s a lot more important things happening in the news this morning…

But… the numbers are in for “Elvis” previews last night…$3.5 million is a actually an impressive take in wide release…just $400,000 less than “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a music bio that eventually grossed over $700 million…

It’s entirely possible that the much hyped Baz Luhrmann movie will make around $20 million in its opening weekend. But word of mouth should be good, and there could be a nice upswing on Saturday. So we’ll cross our fingers…

By all means go see “Elvis” and enjoy tremendous performances from Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, one of our finest ever actors…

Taylor Swift Throws Her Hat in the 2023 Oscar Ring against Lady Gaga with “Carolina”

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Taylor Swift Throws Her Hat in the 2023 Oscar Ring against Lady Gaga with “Carolina”

Taylor Swift has thrown her hat into the 2023 Oscar ring.

Her new single, “Carolina,” is from “Where the Crawdads Sing,” the adaptation of the best selling book. It won’t matter if the movie is a hit, just having Taylor on the charts will propel her into the Oscar ring next winter.

Taylor’s main competition so far for Best Song is Lady Gaga’s hit, “Hold My Hand,” from “Top Gun Maverick.” Of course, it’s a long way to the nominations.

Taylor’s already tried for a nomination with her song from “Cats.” But that didn’t work out because, well, because…

Adele Sets 10 Opening Acts for Hyde Park Dates, All Female, Including Kacey Musgraves

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Adele Sets 10 Opening Acts for Hyde Park Dates, All Female, Including Kacey Musgraves

Adele has her opening acts for her Hyde Park dates.

There are 10 of them, all female, most you’ve never heard of. For Americans the biggest name is Kacey Musgraves.

The others are obscure or UK oriented. British singer Gabrielle, age 52, is listed on the same line as Musgraves above the other names. She has no following in the US but she’s obviously popular across the Pond.

Listen, for a female singer to open for Adele, they have to be good. And brave!

With all these performers, my guess is Adele’s set is 90 minutes, in and out, just the hits and some dirty jokes. We’ll see if any guest stars show up — Chris Stapleton? — or celeb friends in the audience.

Beyonce Chart Status In Peril as Taylor Swift, Charlie Puth and BTS Member Drop Singles Tonight

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Beyonce Chart Status In Peril as Taylor Swift, Charlie Puth and BTS Member Drop Singles Tonight

Beyonce’s reign at number 1 may be over tonight by 1am.

Both Taylor Swift and Charlie Puth are dropping new singles tonight. Puth’s is with a member of BTS, the first real test of that group’s individuals since they announced going on hiatus.

Swift’s single is called “Carolina,” it’s her Oscar eligible Best Song for 2023 from the movie of “Where the Crawdaddys Sing.”

Puth has also previewed his single with Jung Kook of BTS. It’s called “Left and Right,” and it already sounds like a hit.

Both of these new singles are original songs, unlike Beyonce’s, which is a cover.

Come back at midnight.

(Watch) Norah O’Donnell’s Scoop Interview with Filmmaker Alex Holder on Trump Jan 6 Documentary

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(Watch) Norah O’Donnell’s Scoop Interview with Filmmaker Alex Holder on Trump Jan 6 Documentary

Norah O’Donnell got a great scoop tonight on the CBS Evening News. She interviewed filmmaker Alex Holder about the time he spent in the Trump White House in the fall and winter of 2020. She also some more footage from the film, called “Unprecedented.”

I’m a big Norah O’Donnell fan, and not surprised that she and her team pulled this off. The Jan 6 Committee has postponed more hearings until they’ve reviewed the raw footage, and then they’ll call Holder as a witness. It’s brilliant stuff. This should be the end of Trump and his band of treasonous cronies.

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