never before have openly autistic performers played autistic characters on broadway.nding out in the very beginning before the show. i mean, people are caught off guard. you come out and announce who you are. >> hi. [ applause ] >> there's a saying if you've met one autistic person, you have met one autistic person. >> you are now meeting seven autistic people. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: you declare, we have autism. why is that important, liam? >> in that moment for the seven of us it's really a celebration of the fact that, like, we are here, we're doing something groundbreaking as autistic performers playing autistic characters on stage and a moment before any of the show starts to kind of just celebrate that, it's not us as our characters, if this is us we'll do the show for you. >> what feels so special to me about having this sort of, like, platform in a way is just how many people rear now able to connect with who i've never seen themselves on a stage and see themselves in us. >> it's so liberating not only to, like show the world, like, yeah, i am an

. >>> and america strong tonight, the newest actors on broadway. you have to see what they pull off. debra roberts takes us backstage tonight. ♪ >>> good eercvening. there are several breaking headlines tonight. the eye-opening jury decision involving rudy giuliani. also the autopsy report on matthew perry, how the actor died. >>> we begin with this major storm set to hit the east coast, numbers bracing for heavy rain, flooding, snow and damaging winds. florida in the bullseye first, then sweeping up the east coast right into the northeast, florida already battered has the new storm blows in off the gulf, conditions deteriorating, several inches of rain on the way, a real risk of flooding. in florida crews put down barriers on the beaches against the coming storm surge. also the possibly of torrents. new york governor kathy hochul warning residents to be prepared. every major airport in the east is in the path of this season. senior meteorologist rob marciano. >> reporter: confirmation that this thing is going to be really expansive. look at the nu

we've got broadway star lindsay mendez, jonathan groff.nd a young man... young man named daniel radcliffe will be out here. [cheers and applause] from the broadway hit show "merrily we roll along." right down here at the hudson theatre. happy to be back. anyone over there had covid recently? everybody dodging the bullet? i forgot, i kind of forgot. like, that's done. evie, my darling wife, said we should go get the booster. oh, i definitely want to get the booster. but i haven't had a day off since we came back in. we've been making up for lost time because we were off for five months. last weekend, i was in los angeles interviewing a big, big star who's going to be on the show in november. this star does not do talk shows. this is a legend, truly. name the legend of all legends. this is one of them. i was out in l.a. and i got covid from traveling out there. evie got the shot. she was with me the whole time. we did everything together. and fear not, we smooch plenty and she got the booster and did not get covid. i did not get the booster

. >>> and america strong tonight, the newest actors on broadway. have to see what they pull off. deborah roberts takes us backstage tonight. ♪ >>> good evening. great to have you with us tonight. there are several breaking headlines as we come on tonight. the eye-opening decision tonight involving rudy giuliani. also, the sad turn involving actor matthew perry pandemic how he died. >>> we begin with this major storm set to hit the entire east coast this weekend, millions bracing with heavy rain, snow, flooding and damaging winds, even possible tornados. florida is in the bullseye first. then sweeping up the east coast right into the northeast. florida already battered, conditions deteriorating tonight, several inches of rain on the way, a very real risk of flooding. in fort lauderdale, crews putting down barriers on the beaches against the coming storm surge. also, the potential for tornados, and this grows in strength as it moves up the coast. new york governor kathy hochul warning residents to be prepared. every major airport in the east is in th

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it took me a decade to get back to broadway.e been looking for something to get back with, and i was got sent this script by alex timbers, our brilliant director >> seth: yes >> who also did "here lies love." >> seth: yeah. >> which is phenomenal everybody should go see that show it's phenomenal. and -- [ scattered applause ] i love they applauded more for andrew who is not here than you, who is here and giving them entertainment. [ light laughter ] >> seth: well, andrew's such a name >> shame on all of you [ light laughter ] but there's just something about finding the right thing. and timbers called us up and said, "i think you guys should read this. i directed it off broadway years ago and it's perfect for the two of you." we read it and we fell in love with it. it was exactly, comedically, what i was looking for >> seth: its so great. and now, your kids i'm curious about your kids. 9 and 12 two girls. i assume they've been to many broadway shows at this point >> that assumption is incorrect. >> seth: wow >> they've been to m

it is back on broadway this is a big deal [ cheers and applause the original broadway productions wonch here and found out you were once nominated for a tony. >> yes a long time ago, i used to -- i lived in england, in london, and i got an envelope in the mail one day and it -- i opened -- big beautiful envelope and it said, "congratulations, you have been nominated for best actress on broadway." [ laughter ] and i'd never been to broadway or even america. but so, i wrote back and said, "this is very moving for me. i'm very honored because, a, i've not been on broadway, and b, i'm not really an actress." i have worn women's clothing on television from time to time, but not really an actress. >> jimmy: yeah >> and so, i accepted. and then i never heard anymore and it turned out it was for chita rivera [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what >> well, how do you send it to london, to chita rivera? you know -- anyway so, i was that close to being in the remake of "west side story." >> jimmy: oh, that's not true. [ cheers and applause that is not -- okay, look. come on. [ cheers and applause >> yeah.

, said, "it's the only socialist tract ever on broadway."he same thing happens with "the wizard." you know, nobody would even think of such a thing. >> my songs, like "when the idle poor become the idle rich" and "brother, can you spare a dime?" caused a great deal of furor during a period in hollywood when a fellow by the name of joe mccarthy was reigning supreme. and so they got something up for people to take care of us, like me, called the blacklist. and i landed on the enemy list. and in order to overcome the enemy list - what was the enemy list? well, it's, one, that you were a red. another one, that you were a bluenose. and the other one, that you're on the blacklist. finally, i thought the rainbow was a wonderful symbol of all these lists. [laughter] in order to overcome the enemy list and this rainbow that they gave me the idea for, i wrote this little poem -- lives of great men all remind us greatness takes no easy way, all the heroes of tomorrow are the heretics of today. socrates and galileo, john brown, thoreau, christ and debs

you have lit up the broadway stage.they have insisted they need to see it. you've played some of broadway's most recognizable characters, the leading player in memphis, the witch and into the woods, sarah in ragtime, what's the dream character on broadway that you have not had the opportunity to play but that you love to play? >> i also played a lauriston -- >> yes you did. >> i've been very lucky to take on roles that are very different, i've done comedy, i've done serious, i've done a lot of, i'm so blessed. and now this next stage of what i want to do, i'm gonna do a play. >> you want to do a play. >> a serious play. i want to do shakespeare, i'm classically trained as well and i went to a phenomenal college and i love being able to stretch myself, you know, do things, the unexpected and there is so many things i'd like to do, i love shakespeare, i love acting in all forms. this next stage i would love to do something completely different. >> when you have that tony, you have a grammy, we need to work on getting you

and at the time when i was doing broadway, i was carrying everybody. and my life was so much like seeley's. i'm glad that i did it, because i'm not that girl anymore. well, she was strong. she held everybody together and went through a lot of things, but look at seeley now. >> besides winfrey, the new film is executive produced by spielberg, conviquincy jones an sandberg. >> black culture has used music to uplift for centuries. >> it was his idea to turn the book into a broadway musical and now a musical for the big screen. >> we very intentionally looked at the story through a prism of black joy, of hope, of perseverance, and of true sisterhood. taraji actually said, alice walker wrote us black shakespeare. and we all know that shakespeare gets reinterpreted all the time. >> reinterpreted, refreshed, and still resonating worldwide. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >> can't wait to see it. >>> all right, still to come, all of these teens want for christmas is a trip to the post-season. so who rose to the occasion on a special saturday of football. we'

you had not been to broadway. >> he hasn't been to one broadway play in his life. a grown man has never been to broadway. >> we made a deal -- >> we're going to go. >> i play golf every day. i'm going to take her golfing and she's going to take me to a play. >> i'm going to pick something i think he'll enjoy. i'm thinking "lion king." let's keep it simple. >> i'm not 12. i'm not 12, gayle. >> lots of colors, lots of music, lots of costumes. i think you would like that. >> you know i'm not a teenager. i'm 60, right? >> i want something with music. >> that's called a radio. >> i have a plan. i have it all planned. >> everybody, you can get a whole lot more of this -- >> all of this. >> -- at 10:00 eastern, "king charles" tonight only on -- >> that's funny, erin. more, this. that's good, that's good. >> thanks for having us. >> yes, thank you. >> thank you. >>> all right. and we hope you'll be watching later on tonight. we have an update next, though, a really important one on top putin critic alexei navalny. he went missing eight days ago. we've got an update after t

if you go in and look at all the famous stars, broadway stars. you go, "oh, one day!"the end of time. >> jimmy: i mean, that really is do you know where you are? >> i don't >> jimmy: yeah some people come on the show and they go, "i'm at sardi's and i didn't like my placement of where it was. >> oh, interesting >> jimmy: i go, "i don't think it matters." i think -- i would take -- sardi's, if you're listening -- i have nothing to do with broadway, except that -- i'm lucky to have great guests on my show. >> you should have a caricature up there >> jimmy: i would love -- i would go anywhere you put me i'm so happy you could put me - >> in the bathroom >> jimmy: yes. i want to be in -- i would love to be in the bathroom. absolutely -- i couldn't care -- it's an honor. i would love to go anywhere. >> it is an honor. yeah >> jimmy: it's crazy >> yeah. >> jimmy: i would go and just search for me. [ laughter ] if you find me, you get $2 off your food or something >> there you go. >> jimmy: it's such a cool thing. i also, i follow you on the socials, and i saw this photo of y

"would you ever want to do... "..this show for broadway?"dding orjust being nice. and i said, "absolutely, absolutely." so when we got home, my mother said, "i think he was asking if you wanted to work with him." isaid, "no, no, he would have said that. "he would have said that." so a month after i get home, my phone rings in berkeley, where i live. and he says, "ms goldberg," and his voice was very distinctive, so you always knew who it was. and i said, "hey, hey, mike nichols, how are you?" you know, he said, "i'm well." he said, "i've found a theatre." i said, "you found a theatre? great." he says, "you don't know what i'm talking about, do you?" isaid, "no." he said, "i want you to bring your show to new york "and i want to produce it." and i said, "wait, wait a minute, are you sure? "because, you know, i'm not always good, "you saw me on a good night." i said, "i'm not sure." he said, "well, think about it, think about it." and i said, "what if i'm terrible?" he said, "have you been terrible before?" isaid, "oh, yeah, many times." he sa

and also dillon brooks, she was also part of the broadway version.hink danielle is a shoe in for the oscar for best supporting actress, at least a nomination. the direction is phenomenal. also oprah winfrey executive producing this. this film is worse being in theaters. >> i agree with you. i think danielle brooks, her sofia, i think, is going to be this generation sofia in the way that oprah winfrey sofia is my generation sophia. danielle brooks is that good. also premiering on christmas day is the boys in the bowl. a film based on a true story directed by george clooney. what is the story behind that film? >> this is the ninth film george clooney directed. it is based on the true story of nine working class college freshman from washington who go to berlin during the height of the depression, the great depression. 1939. although hitler was in power, they competed in the olympics. they're literally rowing while hitler's in the stands watching them. it is based on a true story. it is aspirational, it is inspiring. george clooney says he has never see

show you ever saw. >> yes, first broadway show i ever saw ten years later, first broadway show i starpplause >> seth: that's amazing. >> thank y'all it's been an amazing ride. >> seth: i mean, how is your relationship with the character changed? do you feel closer to it do you feel like you have a different perspective on it? have you - >> definitely -- a deeper perspective. it's cool, because it's not often that an actor gets to step into the theater and do it in film with the same character so it's been a thrill, like it's been so, so, so cool in getting to bond with people like miss oprah, and taraji, and fantasia and common and corey it's been a dream. >> seth: now, this is the role oprah played in the film in the '80s and she's a producer on this film has she given you advice or -- >> she has given me advice, a lot of advice. but you know, the number one thing is when i got to talk to her about this character, finally got the courage to talk to her about the character, i actually asked her, in our hour and a half conversation, i said can you pray for me? and she did. i'm so glad

show you ever saw. >> yes, first broadway show i ever saw ten years later, first broadway show i starade later, first studio film [ cheers and applause >> seth: that's amazing. >> thank y'all it's been an amazing ride. >> seth: i mean, how is your relationship with the character changed? do you feel closer to it do you feel like you have a different perspective on it? have you - >> definitely -- a deeper perspective. it's cool, because it's not often that an actor gets to step into the theater and do it in film with the same character so it's been a thrill, like it's been so, so, so cool in getting to bond with people like miss oprah, and taraji, and fantasia and common and corey it's been a dream. >> seth: now, this is the role oprah played in the film in the '80s and she's a producer on this film has she given you advice or -- >> she has given me advice, a lot of advice. but you know, the number one thing is when i got to talk to her about this character, finally got the courage to talk to her about the character, i actually asked her, in our hour and a half conversation, i said can

"would you ever want to do... "..this show for broadway?"orjust being nice. and i said, "absolutely, absolutely." so when we got home, my mother said, "i think he was asking if you wanted to work with him." isaid, "no, no, he would have said that. "he would have said that." so a month after i get home, my phone rings in berkeley, where i live. and he says, "ms goldberg," and his voice was very distinctive, so you always knew who it was. and i said, "hey, hey, mike nichols, how are you?" you know, he said, "i'm well." he said, "i've found a theatre." i said, "you found a theatre? "great." he says, "you don't know what i'm talking about, do you?" isaid, "no." he said, "i want you to bring your show to new york "and i want to produce it." and i said, "wait, wait a minute, are you sure? "because, you know, i'm not always good, "you saw me on a good night." i said, "i'm not sure." he said, "well, think about it, think about it." and i said, "what if i'm terrible?" he said, "have you been terrible before?" isaid, "oh, yeah, many times." he said, "

this is a life—changing moment because he's putting you on the broadway stage. yes!ying the clubs, the small theatres, small crowds. ijust thought, "look at how lucky i am. i mean, my god, it's mike nichols. he could have had a headache rather than come and see my show." what would have happened then if he hadn't come? would it have still happened? would this have... who knows? but luck had it that he came. i mean, your comedy has been controversial over the years, hasn't it? do you look back at any of it... apparently! do you regret any of the sketches, the routines? not one thing, no. any of the gags? well, because i'm not a gag person. right. but the things that i've done, there've been a reason. you know, there was a reason i wanted to show thatjust because someone visually looks different or physically looks different doesn't mean they're not entitled to the same loves, the same heartbreak, the same everything as the rest of us. and all of my work, all of my work has been about just. . .think about this. it may not be your experience, but just think about it cos

here you are this is on broadway. [ cheers and applause this is your broadway debut. >> yeah. >> jimmyn jacobs jenkins wrote, and it's his broadway debut as well, bringing this to the stage. and it fell into my lap, and they asked me and it just all -- everything just aligned. and i thought, okay, this is the one. and it's perfect because all the -- everyone that's in it sarah paulson and corey stoll and natalie gold they're all these, kind of, veterans of theater. so, i'm learning the ropes they're teaching me a lot. >> jimmy: who's the director on this >> lila neugebauer >> jimmy: oh, yeah >> yeah. >> jimmy: she's fantastic. >> she's incredible. >> jimmy: doing live theater, i mean, obviously, i'm a giant fan. i don't know how anyone does it i mean, it's so much work. >> yeah. >> jimmy: but i just love when -- there's always something that's different if you see a show twice, there's never anything the same even though it's the same lines, someone's phone goes off. >> totally >> jimmy: by the way, shut your phones off >> i know. i know we've already had that and we're only in preview

and will we see you back on broadway any time soon? i might do another play. >> that was my background. i went to juilliard for acting for four years, a four year conservatory theater. i love theater, it's alive. the heartbreaking thing about film is that you did it, and they'll capture one moment of it. i know from doing plays that you run a play seven shows a week, eight shows a week, for four months. always the last performance is the best because you found the most economical way to do the parts or a question that you hadn't answered or asked yourself earlier in the run with film, you don't have that luxury you're making a decisions impulsively that will last forever. but i like both. >> you mentioned juilliard before that you were a marine. yeah. thinking back to those moments when you were in. school or even when you were serving our country, did you ever dream that you'd be here, where you are now? >> not at all. >> none of my family in the performing arts, although they're very. you know, creative and artistic. so the idea that

will we see you back on broadway? >> i might do another play. that was my background. for acting, four-year conservatory. i love theater. it's live. the heartbreaking thing about film is you did it, they'll capture one moment of it. i know from doing plays that you run a play seven shows, eight shows a week for four months, always the last performance is the best because you found the most economical way to do the part or a question you hadn't asked yourself earlier in the run. film, you don't have that luxury. you're making decisions impulsively that will last forever. but i like both. i love "saturday night live." i love how it feels like theater, it's live. >> beep beep! >> just going to go right in there? >> beep beep. >> the stakes are high and it feels alive. >> you mentioned juilliard. before that, you were a marine. >> yeah. >> thinking back to those moments when you were in school or even when you were serving our country, did you ever dream that you'd be here where you are now? >> not at all. none of my family, in the perform is arts -- they're very creative

what is it like to bring this show back to broadway?es that. we do it in the most silly way we just want you to come and enjoy yourself with our wonderful story and our funny antics, and you will have a great time. >> since it was on broadway, there are some new jokes. >> well, look at the king. i look a little bit different than the ones you know so you know. you know >> i have enjoyed watching all my colleagues pretend their tapping. you have everybody smiling and moving this morning. >> that's what we want to do we just want to put the smile on people's faces we are just here to give you guys a good time. >> we'll take it. >> ladies and gentlemen, the cast of "spamalot. you know what they say. >> what do they say, patsy? ♪♪ some things in life are bad ♪♪ they can really make you mad ♪♪ other things just make you swear and curse ♪♪ when you're chewing on life's grizzle ♪♪ don't grumble, give a wizle ♪♪ and this will help things turn out for the best ♪♪ and ♪♪ always look on t >> i'm so depressed. and alway side of life ♪ ♪ always look

this film adaptation taking a cue from broadway is also a musical and emphasizes the message of hope more than the original film. >> i would have to say there is a buhhians a and a joyfulness to this reimagination that wasn't present in the first and that the music comes out of the spirit of the story. >> reporter: the new version features dynamic performance has from trashy p. henson, coleman domingo as mister and fantasia, who initially turned down the role for the movie. >> she carries everybody and at the time when i was doing broadway i was carrying everybody and my life was so much like celie's. i'm glad that i did it because i'm not that girl anymore. she was strong, held everybody together and went through a lot of things but look at celie now. >> reporter: the new film is executive produced by spielberg, quincy jones and scott sanders. >> black culture has used music to uplift for centuries. >> reporter: it was his idea to turn the book into the broadway musical and now a musical for the big screen. >> we very intentionally looked at the story through a prism of black joy, o

one take a look. >> i'm a famous broadway producer >> yes, yes, yes >> and i hold in my hand a broadwayno, no, they do the thing, the whole premise of the show is that these guys are doing this musical about gutenberg and have a broadway producer trying to give them some backing so at the end, you get to come up and they're so terrific. >> did you get to bring your own interpretation, add an accent, was that all you i don't know i have no idea where that accent came from. i don't know i just know it was loud! there you have it! go see gutenberg until january 29th -- with andrew reynolds and josh gad. >> you turn into a british doc watson >> sort of yes. >> congratulations >> way to go, al >> next up on pop start, we have ryan gosling the actor has gone full ken for christmas. yesterday gosling dropping an ep as his barbie character, featuring "i'm just ken" and three remixes, including this festive version called "merry christmas, barbie" and that's with a k and "kristmas ken." ♪♪ ♪ >> merry christmas, barbie wherever you are >> well, on social media, writer and producer mark ronson wro

how do you translate that on the off broadway stage. >> the fact that we are on an off broadway stagery campy and intimate. they've done a broadway run as well. it -- even though we've had a giant mandating plant, there's something about when you are amongst solely what, 280 other people that you really feel like that plant is coming for you. >> there are days i wish we had a giant plant. here >> we do. >> like this morning. >> symbolically, we kind of do. >> jonathan use the term iconic describe part of the show, but it is a iconic performance, the show. it has been around all sorts of honors. do you come with any extra weight on your acting shoulders when you take the part that you both have in the show? >> extra weight? i mean i think it's more like excitement and privilege. just enthusiasm for it. i mean, the reason that it is iconic is because it has these kind of timeless themes of bike greed, late stage capitalism, but it also has incredible heart and is really frigon funny, and another thing that everyone relates to, fear of the dentist. that is a trope. and so i think that be

. >> broadway -- >> broadway -- >> i've been -- vin to the white house with this chair, they called the office of the law, the -- in north carolina. they would not make him insistently do the right thing. but we will deal with it. >> authorities say the police were called because a customer was allegedly arguing with employees and they want that customer removed. the movie theater chain is saying now amc's chairman and ceo adam aaron has already telephoned him, and plans to meet with him in person greenville, north carolina next week to discuss both the situation and the good work that bishop barber is engaged in throughout the years. we are also reviewing our policies within our theater teams to help inshore -- joining me now is bishop william barber ii himself. bishop barber, thank you for joining us so late tonight. you left that theater voluntarily. obviously, no charges were filed air. but how are you feeling right after that incident, seeing what the ceo has said about what transpired? >> when the officer asked me, he said he would have to escort me out, i couldn't just get up and

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you want to go to this musical, to the young theater, somehow compare, because you won't make it to broadwayth this you can compare with the legendary cinema , i'm sure you know all these songs that were sung there, and about money, about cabaret in general, the musical is about the musical is about berlin, and this is the end of the 20s, the beginning of the 30s, on the one hand, we are told such an interesting story about love, about the fun world of such a cabaret called tiktok, eh, and there, and there, here are these two heroes, one of them is a writer, he and such an interesting relationship begins with this worker, dancer and singer of cabaret, but at the same time there is not enough, not so much - the story is funny, because the nazis come to power and we can already see in the background what the first such bells are, what all this will lead to in the future, well, and further, i do not know how well they will sell: tickets for this, for this muyucle, i really hope that there will always be soldadut, that is, all the tickets will be bought, and this can already be said for sure abo

wouldn't you rather sound like me." [ laughter ] and my dad was just like -- he said nothing on my broadwayghter ] that's pretty good >> love you. >> seth: that's pretty good. i mean, the fact that he sat on it for a night is very sweet >> i mean -- [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> don't give him that >> seth: okay, i won't [ laughter ] you also recently sang "o' holy night" in front of prince william and kate middleton >> yes >> seth: more nerves, less nerves or at this point are you beyond nerves >> no, no. oh no. i'm absolutely -- no, i think it gets worse the more established you get, you fell like people are like, "okay. you know >> seth: yeah, expectations. yeah, right, yeah, yeah. >> but the thing that was lovely, i just hosted the earth shot environmental awards for prince william out in singapore with lovely sterling kate brown. >> seth: oh, he's wonderful. >> yeah, he and i got on like a house on fire. so, it was the second time i'd seen prince william. and i did say to him in the kind of receiving line afterwards, i was like, "sir, i don't know if whether you're stalking me or i'm

this film adaptation, taking a cue from broadway, is a musical. it emphasizes the message of hope more than the original film. >> i would have to say there's of buoyancy and joyfulness to this re-imagination that was not present in the first and that the music comes out of the spirit of the story. >> reporter: the new version features dynamic performances by fantasia barrino. >> she carries everybody. and at the time when i was doing broadway, i was carrying everybody. my life was so much like hers. i'm glad i did it because i'm not that girl anymore. when she was strong she held everyone together but look at her now. >> reporter: the new film is produced by steven spielberg, quincy jones, and scott sanders. >> it has used music to uplift for centuries. >> reporter: it was his idea to turn the book into a musical. and now a musical for the big screen.>> we very intentionally looked at the story through the prism of black joy, of hope, of perseverance, and to sisterhood. alice walker wrote us blacks shakespeare and we know it gets interpreted all t

"the wiz" written by amber ruffin, touring america and coming to broadway march 29th tickets availableom >> seth: hey, amber, why do you keep interrupting this bit to plug all your broadway musicals? >> because the strike took too long and i got to make money to take care of this baby [ laughter ] >> seth: amber is that your baby? >> not yet [ ding ] [ laughter ] this has been "amber says what?" [ cheers and applause ♪ >> seth: amber ruffin, everybody. we'll be right back with rachel maddow! [ cheers and applause ♪ new emergen-c crystals pop and fizz when you throw them back. and who doesn't love a good throwback? [sfx: video game] emergen-c crystals. is it menopause or something else? the menopause journey has stages. learn about yours with clearblue menopause stage indicator... that tracks your fsh hormone levels... combining them with your cycle data. what's your menopause stage? at target, get low prices on... parties. [ “love like this” by rosemarie ] get your parties started for less, at target. [ music ends ] (vo) the love that goes into a subaru comes out when subaru and our re

and that was her broadway stage. she was a very strict baptist, but she wore red lipstick to the fruit. she loved dealing with the tourists lucille ball came in one day and it was just this wider. was a picture into a wider world because that's how florida is they're bringing where wherever they're from, they're they're bringing it with them. and we get to see that it was a real. that's how they live. you know, i was in in berlin, germany for a while. i was asked to to lunch by a woman was the wife of like a count or a king or something. count a fun, fun. somebody really house. so i go to her house. she was from ohio and she had married a german guy and. i walk in to this house. it's incredible. we have for lunch broiled grapefruit. it's like all the food from florida. i'm like, first of all, it was just so beautiful but she had so many memories of being a kid in ohio and all her brothers and sisters packing up into the station wagon with pillows and pajamas and driving to florida. and i, i, i always forget how for g

. >> i've been on broadway, been in the white house with this chair, they called the officer of the law, ame theater in greenville, north carolina. they would not make amends. but we'll deal with it. >> amc's chairman and ceo has telephoned him and plans to meet with him in person next week to discuss both this situation and the good works bishop barber is engaged in. and the bishop is with me now. bishop, good to see you again. unfortunately to talk about this. let's start at the beginning. you were there i understand with your 90-year-old mother at this theater. you wanted to have it moment to watch this movie with her. you travel with this chair because of a type of arthritis and carried it with you many places. tell me how this escalated. >> thank you so much, victor. i'm not ashamed of carrying the chair, it is because of a disability and people with disabilities should never be ashamed. people in biblical history and real history have had this disability. but with all the real issues going on, voting rights struggles, struggle for health care, struggle for living wages, struggle a

and that was her broadway stage. she was a very strict baptist, but she wore red lipstick to the fruit. she loved dealing with the tourists lucille ball came in one day and it was just this wider. was a picture into a wider world because that's how florida is they're bringing where wherever they're from, they're they're bringing it with them. and we get to see that it was a real. that's how they live. you know, i was in in berlin, germany for a while. i was asked to to lunch by a woman was the wife of like a count or a king or something. count a fun, fun. somebody really house. so i go to her house. she was from ohio and she had married a german guy and. i walk in to this house. it's incredible. we have for lunch broiled grapefruit. it's like all the food from florida. i'm like, first of all, it was just so beautiful but she had so many memories of being a kid in ohio and all her brothers and sisters packing up into the station wagon with pillows and pajamas and driving to florida. and i, i, i always forget how for g

biography about eighteen years camps, torture, humiliation of journalist evgenia ginsburg, the entire broadwaylast husband of marilyn monroe, arthur miller, after watching it said that this was the best thing he had ever seen in the theater. however, galina borisovna paid a high price for this success, refusing the benefit of the theater of excellent happiness. fool, he's jealous. from your own career, tell me, buzykin, maybe i’m mediocre, there is a very good one, domestic, thank you, the fatherland won’t do, girls, the younger generation, a young corpse - this is for me a guarantee that it won’t will be me, they will not just allow a big castle to be hung on a contemporary theater, they they made mistakes, left, betrayed, but always returned, and she forgave, was absolutely honest, also with the viewer, with the viewer, as with one person, as if you a friend is opposite in the kitchen.

who was it, like broadway grinch?osest thing -- the grinch is real for those of you out there who are familiar -- >> are we doing that? are we doing that? >> yeah. >> i didn't know that was on the table. >> it was the guy who plays the grinch here in in -- he was the best. rachel: what did he say. >> he was throwing our scripts over the couch and like -- [laughter] >> it was -- we should rerack the tape and play it and get him back. >> is it on broadway? >> i don't know if it is. good question. rachel: that sounds like a lot of fun. >> coming up, education over of indoctrination on college cams pus, the president of pep beer dime arresting -- -- pepperdine arguing about american values, next i'm patriotic kenny. and, hi, i'm amanda on tiktok. my scooter broke down. i went into a depression. how do you feel about that? pretty sad. and i posted it to show that kenny's not always happy. within 24 hours people had donated over $5,000. no, you're kidding. we set up the patriotic kenny foundation to give mobility scooters t

for anyone who thought we were on broadway, no, it's a mask show.ok place, the festive mood, the mandrill is on my shoulder, for the wives of my loved ones i will pay for everything, new year's mask, mask, mask, mask, tradition such a surprise, it’s worth... turning on - show mask december 31 at 20:24 on ntv happy new year mask. you got all dirty with you, well, the package is not there, and there is nothing at all, well , at least he took the task, took it, okay, let's go, what's there to show off? you are glad, nyri says that their editorial office, the editorial office of four other major newspapers , received a statement from these jackals, the last jihad, today it will be published, we demand that within 48 hours president khalet release akhmetavi and his people, this is the same , uh-huh, yes, that's it beast, killer of children and women, and indiscriminately, sunnis, shiites, morons, yes, the khalet will send them, then every day, starting the evening after tomorrow, they will send us one severed head of a hostage, you already know that yest

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police say a person was shot on 28th street just off broadway after midnight, the victim died on thene. this is an ongoing investigation. if you have any information you're asked to contact opd. well, 2 kids are dead after a hit and run crash in the east bay. any of police say the boys were 12 13. they were killed when the car they were in ran a stop sign and was struck by a cadillac suv. police are still looking for the driver of the cadillac. >> took off from the scene that gators say the deadly crash happened at 11 30 friday night. >> lot of the intersection of gn 6 street in india. so video showing him angle blue sedan, water spewing from a fire hydrant. that was also struck. it appears 12 and a 13 year-old. we're the only ones in the car when they were hit. we'll be sure to keep you updated as we learn more about this story. and if you live in berkeley, ok, christmas and new year now falls on monday. trash pickup. it's going to push back. they're now going to be on tuesday instead. remember, cut up you christmas trees and put them in the green cans. the whole trees will not be c

that's central park at the end, on the left side is broadway. broadway cuts right across here. today it forms the shape of a bow tie as you look at it from up above, which i think is fitting for new year's eve, the bow try. but there you go. there's seventh avenue. you don't see people lined up -- actually, i think i'm lying. right at the end, i think i see a few people, maybe, like, 10 people right around the car there that look like they're maybe lining up. but there's your first 10 people that i see trying to get into times square. the first of a million people who are going to have to wear adult diapers, is what they say, because once you're in, you can't go out to find a bathroom or find anything warm to eat or anything. you're just sitting there staring at this 2024 sign and this ball for a bunch of hours. guys in. [laughter] pete: sounds appealing, rick. and sounds very cold. rick: it does. pete: warm those lips up. i know when you're cold, i can hear it. rick: i'm really cold. [laughter] pete: thanks for doing this for us. rick: you bet. pete: it is the most famous and

this music to you on new year's day forever, december 31st on ntv, for everyone who thought we were on broadway a fabulous duet took place, festive mood, karem on the shoulder, i am everything to my beloved wives. i’ll pay for a new year’s mask, mask, mask, mask. take it to the starters, they have a new album, these are the things in general, soon it won’t work out at all, this is a half-ass, assistant to the cultural attache of the american embassy, ​​they say they are interested in something specifically, or something more serious? please, how did your wife take the dismissal? for her it was not very important, i think with relief. tell me, were you aware of gaprindashvili’s reports about the possible leak from the beirut station? yes, or did konstantinovich somehow mention that there is such a problem? so, so, so, so, so, and under what circumstances did you say it? your service insisted that i be removed from the department. because my wife. we know about this from her words , the department admits that in this way they could simply protect her from the hardships associated with being in ca

wrap up your holiday shopping this year with broadway san jose's holiday package.hoose from chicago, mean girls, peter pan, or disney's frozen for as low as $40 a goli, taste your goals. >>> well, when the ball drops in new york time square to ring in' 24, it will be all decked out in former attire. planners will be releasing a bow tie pattern. also, time square itself was once known as the bow tie because of the street pattern forms two triangles coming together. well that's it for the afternoon edition. remember, we are streaming 24/7 on the free cbs news app. our next newscast is at 3:00 and i'll see you back here at 5:00. >> thomas: don't do this. >> steffy: what? it's a simple question. do you love my brother or not? >> thomas: you don't have to answer that. steff. why are you putting ho

up and started laughing, you look weird. >> you are on broadway. >> man. >> doing it. >> unbelievable coke and having sex. my oldest brother dan took me out to throw a football around. and i said, listen, i am not a sportsman. i am not a sportsman, i said, at 10. >> once i started taking drama class then i was -- >> those are your people. >> i would skip school to read shakespeare in my car. not something someone should be doing in high school. >> that was the first time i discovered stage fright. when i had to salines on stage i forget my own name. >> were your parents supportive as you sort of made this turn toward this type of career? >> they were just kind of parents like, you've got to get a degree. >> this is my apartment here. i remember my parents came and saw this apartment and it was the first time they were really worried about me. >> i really want to get a job. >> no, why would you do that? >> i was able to draw a little bit from myself in some aspects of getting carried away with things. >> i have never, ever been happier. >> i love playing kass see, last season she was s

police say a person was shot on 28th street just off broadway after midnight, the victim died at the scene. this is an ongoing investigation. the album from ation, you're asked to you're asked to contact opd. 2 kids are dead after a hit and run on in the east bay. antioch. police says the boys were just 12 13. they were killed when the car they were in ran the stop sign it was struck cadillac. >> are still looking for the driver of the cadillac after they took off. investigators say the deadly crash happened 11 30 friday night. >> the intersection of g and 6th street antioch video shows a a blue sedan and water spewing from a fire hydrant. i was also struck at this time. it appears only 12 13 year-old we're in the car when it was hit. we're going to keep you updated as we get more information. residents since christmas and new year they fall on monday. trash pickup. it's going to be pushed back. so they're going to be on tuesday. instead. remember, cut your christmas trees, put them in ring. cannes. whole trees will not be collected in berkeley ones that are snow-covered are differen

>> jake: he was doing "true west" on broadway with phil.ues and i was meeting her for dinner and he was eating at the other table. i geeked out. i had seen "true west." they switched the roles every night. >> stephen: it was a brilliant performance. i'm not suggesting it wasn't worth an autograph, i thought you would've already known him. >> jake: it was incredible. i had this impulse. i took one of the meringues and walked over to his table, like why would he ever eat a meringue that a stranger gave him? "i'm a huge fan of you and i wanted to give you a meringue and i was wondering if i could have your autograph." he was like "hey, yeah, sure." he was really nice and then he walked away with the meringue. i thought, is he going to eat that? and then he ate it. yeah. >> stephen: that's really nice. something to keep in mind when you ask for someone's autograph, say let me give you something first. >> jake: yeah, it was also just like, i had this -- i had so much admiration for him as an actor. for what him and phil did. i just couldn't not

also in the news this morning, alicia keys is broadway bound.eys sharing the news during a benefit concert at the public theater where hell's kitchen is currently playing. take a look at this. >> i am here to tell y'all tonight that we are beyond excited that hell's kitchen is transferring to broadway! [ cheers ] to be able to be part of creating beautiful diverse stories about unique perspectives, you know? and to be able to be in the hometown of new york city talking about a new york show. oh my gosh. >> yeah. so exciting. i need to see this. to celebrate, alicia launched into a performance of "empire state of mind." what a treat. i mean, perfect to close out the show. hell's kitchen made its world premiere off broadway this fall. still running there through january 14th. don't go 'cause i want to. then it will move to the theater where previews will begin march 28th. it officially opens april 20th. keys is so busy. over the weekend she played a sold out concert at webster hall. that celebrated her 20th anniversary of her incredible album the