NEW YORK (AP) — Two Broadway exhibits celebrating the spark of sonic creativity — the semi-autobiographical Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” and the play “Stereophonic” a few ‘70s rock band recording a star-making album — every earned a number one 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, a listing that additionally noticed a report variety of girls nominated for greatest director.

“That is completely loopy. It took me about an hour to get myself collectively. I couldn’t even formulate phrases,” Keys stated after a morning the place the present loosely based mostly on her life was nominated for greatest new musical and 4 appearing awards in addition to greatest scenic design, costumes, lighting, sound design, path, choreography and orchestrations. “I’m completely puzzled. Don’t ask me to jot down a tune.”

A complete of 28 exhibits earned a Tony nod or extra, with the musical “The Outsiders,” an adaptation of the beloved S. E. Hinton novel and the Francis Ford Coppola movie, incomes 12 nominations; a starry revival of “Cabaret” starring Eddie Redmayne, nabbing 9; and “Acceptable,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ searing play a few household reunion in Arkansas the place everybody has competing motivations and grievances, grabbing eight.

The nominations marked a smashing of the Tony report for most ladies administrators named in a single season. The 2022 Tony Awards had held the report, with 4 complete throughout the 2 races — musical and play. Solely 10 girls have gone on to win a directing crown.

This 12 months, seven girls took the ten directing slots. Three girls had been nominated for greatest play path — Lila Neugebauer (“Acceptable”), Anne Kauffman (“Mary Jane”) and Whitney White (“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”) — whereas 4 had been nominated within the musical class — Maria Friedman (“Merrily We Roll Alongside“), Leigh Silverman (“Suffs”) Jessica Stone (“Water for Elephants”) and Danya Taymor (“The Outsiders”).

“The one factor I really feel is it’s beginning to really feel much less exceptional, which is nice information,” Stone stated after her nomination. “We’re administrators and never girls administrators. I’m noticing it increasingly more and that’s an exquisite factor to consider. It’s an exquisite place to be.”

“Stereophonic,” which grew to become the most-nominated play in Tony historical past, earned nominations for playwright David Adjmi and for its songs by Will Butler, previously of Arcade Hearth. It’s the story of a Fleetwood Mac-like band over a life-changing 12 months, with private rifts opening and shutting after which reopening. Butler says it’s about artwork’s “horror and its magnificence.”

An album of the rock-roots music heard in the course of the play might be out there subsequent month and Butler has excessive hopes: “We needed it to face up towards Tom Petty and ‘Rumors’ and the brand new Beyoncé nation report,” he stated. “Making it was its personal reward.”

Rachel McAdams, making her Broadway debut in “Mary Jane,” earned a greatest actress in a play nomination, whereas “Succession” star Jeremy Sturdy, bought his first ever nomination, for a revival of “An Enemy of the Folks” and Liev Schreiber of “Ray Donovan” fame nabbd one for main “Doubt.” Jessica Lange in “Mom Play,” Sarah Paulson in “Acceptable” and Amy Ryan, who stepped in on the final minute for a revival of “Doubt,” additionally earned nominations in one of the best actress in a play class.

“The Huge Bang Principle” star Jim Parsons earned a supporting nod for “Mom Play,” and Daniel Radcliffe on his fifth Broadway present, a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Alongside,” received his first nomination.

Radcliffe, caring for his toddler son on Tony nominations morning, stated he felt extremely fortunate and known as being within the musical alongside Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez — each additionally nominated — “one of the vital particular experiences of my skilled profession.”

“I’ve all the time felt like doing stage and significantly doing it right here has been such an enormous a part of my profession and form of like discovering out who I used to be as an actor exterior of Harry Potter,” he stated. “I believe it’s sort of been the making of me.”

Redmayne in his second present on Broadway bought a nod as greatest lead actor in a musical, as did Brian d’Arcy James for “Days of Wine and Roses,” Brody Grant in “The Outsiders,” Jonathan Groff in “Merrily We Roll Alongside” and 73-year-old Dorian Harewood in “The Notebook,” the adaptation of Nicholas Sparks romantic tearjerker. Harewood, in his first Broadway show in 46 years, landed his first Tony nomination.

It was one of three nominations for “The Notebook,” but the musical’s composer, Ingrid Michaelson, didn’t earn a nomination, nor did Barry Manilow for his show “Harmony.” A revival of “The Wiz” also failed to garner any nominations, nor did the Huey Lewis jukebox “The Heart of Rock and Roll.”

Redmayne’s “Cabaret” co-star Gayle Rankin earned a nomination for best actress in a musical, as did Eden Espinosa in “Lempicka,” Maleah Joi Moon in “Hell’s Kitchen,” Kelli O’Hara in “Days of Wine and Roses” and 71-year-old Maryann Plunkett, who plays the elderly wife at the heart of “The Notebook.”

Steve Carell in his Broadway debut in a poorly received revival of the classic play “Uncle Vanya” and “Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli in “An Enemy of the People” both failed to secure nods, but starry producers who did include Keys, Angelina Jolie (for “The Outsiders”) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (for “Suffs”).

The best new musical crown will be a battle between “Hell’s Kitchen,” “The Outsiders,” the dance-heavy, dialogue-less stage adaptation of Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 album “Illinois,” “Suffs,” based on the American suffragists of the early 20th century, and “Water for Elephants,” which combines Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller with circus elements.

The best new play Tony will pit “Stereophonic” against “Mother Play,” Paula Vogel’s look at a mother and her kids spanning 1964 to the 21st century; “Mary Jane,” Amy Herzog’s humanistic portrait of a divorced mother of a young boy with health issues; “Prayer for the French Republic,” Joshua Harmon’s sprawling family comedy-drama that deals with Zionism, religious fervency and antisemitism; and “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy about the lives of West African women working at a salon.

Lamar Richardson, an actor-turned-producer, had many reasons to smile Tuesday. He helped produce the three new revivals of “The Wiz, ““Merrily We Roll Along“ and “Appropriate.”

“I really think this is Broadway at its best,” he said. “There’s really something for everyone. There’s the quintessential big jukebox musical. There’s the niche moving three-hander plays. I think that this really is a smorgasbord of what Broadway can offer up, and showing it still, of course, is a major player on the art scene. And it’s here to stay.”

A spring barrage of new shows — 14 shows opened in an 11-day span this year — is not unusual these days as producers hope their work will be fresh in the mind of voters ahead of the Tony Awards ceremony on June 16.

There were some firsts this season, including “Here Lies Love” with Broadway’s first all-Filipino cast, which earned four nominations, including best original score for David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim. And seven openly autistic actors starred in “How to Dance in Ohio,” a first for Broadway but which got no Tony love.

Academy Award winner and Tony Award-nominee Ariana DeBose, who hosted both the 2023 and 2022 ceremonies, will be back this year and will produce and choreograph the opening number.

Like last year, the three-hour main telecast will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ from 8 p.m.-11 p.m. EDT/5 p.m.-8 p.m. PDT with a pre-show on Pluto TV, and some Tony Awards handed out there.

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Line Of Responsibility actor Brian McCardie has died “out of the blue at dwelling” on the age of 59, his household has confirmed.

Finest identified for enjoying mafia boss John Thomas ‘Tommy’ Hunter in the TV crime drama, the Scottish star had additionally just lately joined the solid of Outlander prequel, Blood Of My Blood.

His sister confirmed his demise on X, writing: “It’s with nice unhappiness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie, beloved son, brother, uncle and expensive buddy to so many.

“Brian handed away out of the blue at dwelling on Sunday twenty eighth April. An exquisite and passionate actor on stage and display, Brian cherished his work and touched many lives, and is gone a lot too quickly.

“We love him and can miss him drastically; please keep in mind Brian in your ideas.”

She mentioned funeral preparations could be introduced within the days forward.

No reason behind demise was given.

McCardie’s agent, United Brokers, paid tribute on social media, writing: “We’re shocked and so deeply saddened by the tragic information of Brian McCardie’s sudden demise.

“He was an actor of such nice expertise who we have been fortunate to symbolize, and our ideas are very a lot together with his household and mates at this tough time.”

A press release from Line Of Responsibility producers Jed Mercurio and Simon Heath and the group behind the hit present, mentioned: “We’re deeply saddened to listen to of Brian McCardie’s demise.

“We really feel honoured to have labored with Brian on Line Of Responsibility. Brian was an extremely gifted actor, and the lasting affect he had as Tommy Hunter is testomony to the facility of his efficiency.

“Off display, Brian could not have been extra completely different from the character he performed – he was heat, humorous and charming. Our ideas are together with his family members at this tough time.”

With a profession stretching over three many years, McCardie had appeared in quite a few TV exhibits over time – but it surely was his position in Line Of Responsibility for which he was finest identified.

Tommy Hunter, a felony boss turned police informant, was one of many present’s unique characters, who met a violent finish early on in sequence two.

However Hunter went on to be talked about in each sequence three and sequence 5, and was a key participant within the nail-biting police corruption whodunnit.

McCardie, who grew up Carluke, close to Glasgow, appeared in an episode of Outlander, enjoying Sir Marcus MacRannoch, earlier than being solid because the chief of Clan Grant within the forthcoming Outlander prequel.

The present, which centres across the lives of Outlander character Jamie Fraser’s mother and father, is at the moment filming in Scotland, in line with Starz community.

In Rob Roy, McCardie starred as Alasdair MacGregor, the brother of the title character, who was performed by Northern Eire actor Liam Neeson.

His different movie elements embrace the 2013 adaption of Irvine Welsh novel Filth, which starred James McAvoy, and 2003 interval drama Mr Barrington.

McCardie additionally had roles in 2019 Netflix sequence The Final Czars, together with jail drama Time in 2021, reverse Sean Bean, and Irvine Welsh’s TV sequence Crime in the identical 12 months.

He additionally appeared in Sky Atlantic’s Domina, set in Historic Rome, the place he performed Roman statesman Cicero.

Earlier we informed you all the pieces we learn about yesterday’s assault in Hainault, which resulted in a 14-year-old boy being killed. However there are nonetheless some huge questions we do not but have the solutions
to:

Who’re the victims? Thus far, we do not know a lot concerning the victims’ identities. We
know 5 folks have been injured – three members of the general public and two law enforcement officials. Of the three, one has died – a 14-year-old boy who attended Bancroft’s Faculty, and the opposite two stay in hospital. The 2 law enforcement officials – one male, one feminine – are additionally in hospital.

How unhealthy have been the
accidents? The 2 law enforcement officials are nonetheless in hospital with what Met Chief Sir Mark Rowley
described earlier as “actually horrific accidents”. One has accidents to her arm,
the opposite has accidents to his hand. We do not know something concerning the extent of the accidents of the opposite two victims.

Who’s the suspect? We all know the suspect is a 36-year-old man who has been arrested and can be in hospital. Police haven’t launched any particulars about his identify or background. Yesterday, the Met mentioned police checks had discovered no hint of a previous incident involving the suspect.

What was the motive? The Met Police mentioned inside hours of the incident that it did “not look like terror-related” and in addition that they did not consider it was a “focused assault”. Police have additionally mentioned they don’t seem to be searching for any extra suspects and there’s no ongoing danger to the general public.

Earlier, an eyewitness informed BBC London he heard the suspect “shouting about God” as he tried to outrun police.

“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical impressed by Alicia Keys’ teenage years in New York Metropolis, and “Stereophonic,” the story of a rock group in peril of splintering, dominated the 2024 Tony Awards nominations.

The 2 reveals, one targeted on a pre-celebrity pop titan coming into her expertise and the opposite analyzing a darker, druggier facet of the music trade, picked up a number one 13 nods. They have been adopted intently by “The Outsiders,” a musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s coming-of-age novel and the Francis Ford Coppola movie of the identical title, which earned 12 nominations. “Hell’s Kitchen” and “The Outsiders” will duke it out for finest musical, whereas “Stereophonic” was nominated for finest play. 

Among the many contenders for finest play revival, “Acceptable,” a scabrous portrait of a dysfunctional household that makes use of a fading plantation as a backdrop, picked up eight nominations. “Merrily We Roll Alongside,” which revived one in every of Stephen Sondheim’s most infamous flops to ecstatic opinions and massive field workplace returns, earned seven nominations, as did “Water for Elephants,” a musical re-imagining of the best-selling romantic novel and movie. “Merrily” will compete in one of the best musical revival class, whereas “Water for Elephants’ is up for finest musical. 

A number of main Hollywood stars have been included among the many yr’s nominees. Daniel Radcliffe earned his first Tony nomination for his supporting flip in “Merrily We Roll Alongside,” whereas Eddie Redmayne, who already has an Oscar and a Tony on his mantelpiece, was acknowledged for his efficiency because the malevolent emcee in “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership.” The “Cabaret” revival was a sensation in London’s West Finish and has commanded sky-high ticket costs right here, however American critics have been extra blended. Nonetheless, the present earned a powerful 9 nominations, together with a nod for finest musical revival and for Redmayne’s co-star Gayle Rankin. 

Rachel McAdams, who broke hearts as a mom coping with her little one’s well being disaster, was nominated as finest actress in a play in “Mary Jane,” which marks her Broadway debut. Sarah Paulson and Jessica Lange, two movie and tv stars who’re seen continuously on stage, have been additionally nominated in lead actress in a play for his or her work in “Acceptable” and “Mom Play,” respectively. “Succession” star Jeremy Sturdy and Liev Schreiber of “Ray Donovan” fame acquired main actor in a play nods for 2 revivals, “Enemy of the Folks” and “Doubt.” And Schreiber’s co-star Amy Ryan, who was a last-minute alternative for an ailing Tyne Daly, taking the stage after a number of days of rehearsal, was nominated for her brave work as a crusading nun in “Doubt.” In a special tackle clerical life, Leslie Odom Jr., a earlier finest actor in a musical winner for “Hamilton,” is up for main actor in a play for his function as a scheming preacher in “Purlie Victorious.”

Along with “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Water for Elephants” and “The Outsiders,” one of the best musical race consists of “Suffs,” a historic epic in regards to the ladies’s suffrage motion, and “Illinoise,” a dance evaluate set to Sufjan Stevens’ music. “Merrily We Roll Alongside” and “Cabaret” are up for finest musical revival, as are “Gutenberg! The Musical!” and “The Who’s Tommy.” 

In one of the best play race, “Stereophonic,” which was written by David Adjmi, will face off towards Amy Herzog’s “Mary Jane,” Paula Vogel’s “Mom Play,” Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” and Joshua Harmon’s “Prayer for the French Republic.” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Acceptable,” extensively thought of the present to beat, was nominated for play revival together with Ossie Davis’ “Purlie Victorious” and Henrik Ibsen’s “Enemy of the Folks,” which Herzog tailored in a brand new translation. 

It’s been a frenetic interval on Broadway as reveals rushed to open earlier than April 25, the eligibility lower off for nominations. That led to the premieres of roughly a dozen reveals over the course of two weeks, with the likes of “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership,” “Patriots,” “Uncle Vanya,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Suffs” and “Illinoise” all debuting in fast succession. However successful a significant Tony Award can mark the distinction between an prolonged engagement and a truncated run — simply ask earlier victors, akin to final season’s “Kimberly Akimbo” or 2022’s “A Unusual Loop,” each of which have been in a position to stick round for months after successful the highest prize for brand spanking new musicals. 

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry, earlier Tony winners, introduced the nominations on Tuesday morning. The Tony Awards, now of their 77th yr, might be hosted by Ariana DeBose, and might be held within the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Middle for the Performing Arts in New York Metropolis on June 16.

The published will air on CBS and can stream on Paramount+ — each corporations share a mum or dad firm in Paramount International. Will probably be DeBose’s third time internet hosting the awards. 

Greatest Play

• “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
• “Mary Jane”
• “Mom Play”
• “Prayer for the French Republic”
• “Stereophonic”

Greatest Musical

• “Hell’s Kitchen”
• “Illinoise”
• “The Outsiders”
• “Suffs”
• “Water for Elephants”

Greatest Revival of a Play

• “Acceptable”
• “An Enemy of the Folks”
• “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”

Greatest Revival of a Musical

• “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”
• “Gutenberg! The Musical!”
• “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• “The Who’s Tommy”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Play

• William Jackson Harper, “Uncle Vanya”
• Leslie Odom, Jr., “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”
• Liev Schreiber, “Doubt: A Parable”
• Jeremy Sturdy, “An Enemy of the Folks”
• Michael Stuhlbarg, “Patriots”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Play

• Betsy Aidem, “Prayer for the French Republic”
• Jessica Lange, “Mom Play”
• Rachel McAdams, “Mary Jane”
• Sarah Paulson, “Acceptable”
• Amy Ryan, “Doubt: A Parable”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Musical

• Brody Grant, “The Outsiders”
• Jonathan Groff, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Dorian Harewood, “The Pocket book”
• Brian d’Arcy James, “Days of Wine and Roses”
• Eddie Redmayne, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Musical

• Eden Espinosa, “Lempicka”
• Maleah Joi Moon, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Kelli O’Hara, “Days of Wine and Roses”
• Maryann Plunkett, “The Pocket book”
• Gayle Rankin, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Play

• Will Brill, “Stereophonic”
• Eli Gelb, “Stereophonic”
• Jim Parsons, “Mom Play”
• Tom Pecinka, “Stereophonic”
• Corey Stoll, “Acceptable”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Play

• Quincy Tyler Bernstine, “Doubt: A Parable”
• Juliana Canfield, “Stereophonic”
• Celia Keenan-Bolger, “Mom Play”
• Sarah Pidgeon, “Stereophonic”
• Kara Younger, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Musical

• Roger Bart, “Again To The Future: The Musical”
• Joshua Boone, “The Outsiders”
• Brandon Victor Dixon, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Sky Lakota-Lynch, “The Outsiders”
• Daniel Radcliffe, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Steven Skybell, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Musical

• Shoshana Bean, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Amber Iman, “Lempicka”
• Nikki M. James, “Suffs”
• Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
• Kecia Lewis, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Lindsay Mendez, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Bebe Neuwirth, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest E-book of a Musical

• “Hell’s Kitchen” Kristoffer Diaz
• “The Pocket book” Bekah Brunstetter
• “The Outsiders” Adam Rapp and Justin Levine
• “Suffs” Shaina Taub
• “Water for Elephants” Rick Elice

Greatest Authentic Rating (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

• “Days of Wine and Roses.” Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel
• “Right here Lies Love.” Music: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. Lyrics: David Byrne
• “The Outsiders.” Music & Lyrics: Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Probability) and Justin Levine
• “Stereophonic.” Music & Lyrics: Will Butler
• “Suffs.” Music & Lyrics: Shaina Taub

Greatest Scenic Design of a Play

• dots, “Acceptable”
• dots, “An Enemy of the Folks”
• Derek McLane, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”
• David Zinn, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
• David Zinn, “Stereophonic”

Greatest Scenic Design of a Musical

• AMP that includes Tatiana Kahvegian, “The Outsiders”
• Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Takeshi Kata, “Water for Elephants”
• David Korins, “Right here Lies Love”
• Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, “Lempicka”
• Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, “Again To The Future: The Musical”
• Tom Scutt, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest Costume Design of a Play

• Dede Ayite, “Acceptable”
• Dede Ayite, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
• Enver Chakartash, “Stereophonic”
• Emilio Sosa, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”
• David Zinn, “An Enemy of the Folks”

Greatest Costume Design of a Musical

• Dede Ayite, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Linda Cho, “The Nice Gatsby”
• David Israel Reynoso, “Water for Elephants”
• Tom Scutt, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”
• Paul Tazewell, “Suffs”

Greatest Lighting Design of a Play

• Isabella Byrd, “An Enemy of the Folks”
• Amith Chandrashaker, “Prayer for the French Republic”
• Jiyoun Chang, “Stereophonic”
• Jane Cox, “Acceptable”
• Natasha Katz, “Gray Home”

Greatest Lighting Design of a Musical

• Brandon Stirling Baker, “Illinoise”
• Isabella Byrd, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”
• Natasha Katz, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Bradley King and David Bengali, “Water for Elephants”
• Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, “The Outsiders”

Greatest Sound Design of a Play

• Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
• Leah Gelpe, “Mary Jane”
• Tom Gibbons, “Gray Home”
• Bray Poor and Will Pickens, “Acceptable”
• Ryan Rumery, “Stereophonic”

Greatest Sound Design of a Musical

• M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, “Right here Lies Love”
• Kai Harada, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Nick Lidster for Autograph, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”
• Gareth Owen, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Cody Spencer, “The Outsiders”

Greatest Route of a Play

• Daniel Aukin, “Stereophonic”
• Anne Kauffman, “Mary Jane”
• Kenny Leon, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”
• Lila Neugebauer, “Acceptable”
• Whitney White, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”

Greatest Route of a Musical

• Maria Friedman, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Michael Greif, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Leigh Silverman, “Suffs”
• Jessica Stone, “Water for Elephants”
• Danya Taymor, “The Outsiders”

Greatest Choreography

• Annie-B Parson, “Right here Lies Love”
• Camille A. Brown, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, “The Outsiders”
• Justin Peck, “Illinoise”
• Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, “Water for Elephants”

Greatest Orchestrations

• Timo Andres, “Illinoise”
• Will Butler and Justin Craig, “Stereophonic”
• Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Probability), “The Outsiders”
• Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Jonathan Tunick, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”

The primary leg matches of the Champions League semi-finals kick off this Tuesday with an excellent conflict between Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid, which is already being hailed as a European traditional following latest encounters which have etched themselves into the annals of historical past.

Kroos, Ronaldo and the Champions League semi-finals

This semi-final double-header undoubtedly holds particular significance for German midfielder Toni Kroos. On one hand, he’s reunited with Bayern, a membership with which he skilled memorable moments, notably profitable the Champions League with the Bavarian aspect within the 2012-13 season in a ultimate towards Borussia Dortmund.

Kroos can already be deemed a historic determine inside the Champions League. His 5 titles (4 with Actual Madrid and one with Bayern), together with the milestone of doubtless reaching 150 appearances ought to he play each legs of this semi-final tie, firmly set up him as a participant destined for the report books of the competitors.

Among the many data Toni Kroos is chasing within the competitors is one presently held solely by Cristiano Ronaldo. That report is for essentially the most appearances in semi-final matches within the historical past of the competitors. Because it stands, Ronaldo leads the pack with 21 appearances in Champions League semi-finals, achieved each with Manchester United and Madrid.

Full display

Nevertheless, not far behind the Portuguese maestro on this checklist is Kroos, who presently boasts 18 semi-final appearances. Ought to he function within the upcoming two matches towards Bayern, the primary already confirmed, he’ll come inside only one match of matching Cristiano Ronaldo’s report, however with doubts surrounding his future.

Luka Modric on historic checklist in Champions League semi-finals

One other participant set to influence the leaderboard for many appearances in Champions League semi-finals is Luka Modric, who has performed 16 semi-final matches to date. Ought to he participate in each encounters towards Bayern, he’ll match the present tally of Kroos and Benzema, positioning himself because the third footballer with essentially the most appearances at this stage.

Which gamers have most Champions League semi-final appearances?

As you might have come to anticipate, we now have considered one of our European soccer specialists within the scorching seat to carry you the Champions League semi-final first leg between Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid dwell.

Appears to be like like she gained’t be seeing any of them once more in a rush

Throughout the MAFS Australia 2024 reunion, Tori acquired so heated with the truth that the couple’s worst moments have been proven that she stormed out of the present with Jack, a lot to the shock of her fellow forged members. After a whole lot of clashes with the remainder of the forged of MAFS Australia 2024, Tori has firmly said precisely what she thinks of them in a savage Instagram submit.

Tori captioned the savage submit: “Goodbye and good riddance.” Yikes! It comes after she declared at one notably tumultuous banquet: “There’s nobody at this desk – possibly Lauren firstly – that I’d need to spend time with after this experiment. None of you. None!”

In a following interview with refinery29, Tori defined her ideas about her fellow brides: “The women come to me on the subsequent banquet they usually carry all this stuff to my consideration. And what’s being mentioned isn’t correct, however that’s neither right here nor there. As a result of they’re coming to me they usually’re tabling this subject on the banquet out of respect for our friendship.”

Yikes, and from the opposite footage Tori has posted on Instagram, it doesn’t seem like she’s nonetheless pals with any of this yr’s MAFS Australia 2024 forged, regardless of most of them nonetheless being actually shut pals. A number of drama has occurred for the reason that reunion was filmed, from breakups to main feuds which you’ll learn all about right here.

For all the newest MAFS Australia 2024 forged information and gossip about Tori, like The Holy Church of MAFS on Fb.

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Barbra Streisand is seemingly bowled over by the backlash she has acquired concerning an Ozempic remark she left on Melissa McCarthy‘s newest Instagram put up.

The EGOT winner took to her social media Tuesday to supply an evidence for her comment, writing, “OMG — I went on Instagram to see the photographs we’d posted of the gorgeous flowers I’d acquired for my birthday! Beneath them was a photograph of my buddy Melissa McCarthy who I sang with on my Encore album. She appeared unbelievable! I simply needed to pay her a praise. I forgot the world was studying!”

On Monday, McCarthy shared a photograph on Instagram of herself with director Adam Shankman on the Middle Theatre Group’s CTG The Gala occasion in Los Angeles from the day prior. The Bridesmaids star captioned her put up, “Pastels solely to honor the unimaginable @matthewbourne13 on the @ctgla gala final evening with this fella @adamshankman!! Thiiiiis a lot nearer to my dream of dancing on stage.”

A number of different A-listers took to her remark part to react to the put up, together with Glenn Shut, who wrote, “GORGEOUS!!!” and Octavia Spencer, who mentioned, “These lewks are yummy.” Nevertheless, it was Streisand’s remark in regards to the weight-loss drug that led to discourse amongst followers.

The singer-actress wrote in a since-deleted remark, “Give him my regards did you’re taking Ozempic?”

McCarthy’s reps didn’t instantly reply to The Hollywood Reporter‘s request for remark.

In recent times, Ozempic, a prescription diabetes treatment, has risen in reputation, together with amongst these in Hollywood, to assist folks slim down. Whereas McCarthy has opened up about her well being journey previously, she has not spoken publicly about utilizing Ozempic or different drugs for weight reduction.

Streisand and McCarthy beforehand labored collectively for the singer’s Encore: Film Companions Sing Broadway album in 2016, for which they carried out a duet of “Something You Can Do.”

Adrian Newey, the design genius who has masterminded Purple Bull’s present domination in Formulation 1, will depart the world champions in early 2025 and “search new challenges” within the sport.

The 65-year-old, who has been at Purple Bull since 2006, is the person praised for the present era of Purple Bull automotive that sees Max Verstappen dominating F1 , with a fourth straight drivers’ title probably this 12 months.

Nevertheless, following reviews final week that Newey had informally advised Purple Bull colleagues that he wished to depart, the crew confirmed right this moment that their chief technical officer will depart the corporate initially of 2025 and can “step again” from F1 this season.

Newey – who’s on a reported £10m-a-year contract – continues to be anticipated to seem with the crew at occasional race weekends, together with the upcoming Miami Grand Prix. He’s additionally engaged on Purple Bull’s RB17 sportscar, a undertaking he’ll proceed with till departing the crew in 2025.

A Purple Bull assertion mentioned: “The engineering supremo will step again from Formulation 1 design duties to give attention to remaining growth and supply of Purple Bull’s first hypercar, the vastly anticipated RB17.

“We’d wish to thank Adrian for our achievements within the time that we now have labored collectively up to now. He has been instrumental for us in attaining a outstanding seven Formulation One Drivers’ and 6 Constructors’ Championship titles – totalling 118 victories and 101 poles together with the STR 2007 pole and victory.”

Newey mentioned “now’s an opportune second” to “search new challenges” as he reacted to the information. He mentioned: “Ever since I used to be a younger boy, I wished to be a designer of quick automobiles. My dream was to be an engineer in Formulation One, and I’ve been fortunate sufficient to make that dream a actuality.

“For nearly twenty years it has been my nice honour to have performed a key function in Purple Bull Racing’s progress from upstart newcomer to a number of title-winning crew.

“Nevertheless, I really feel now’s an opportune second handy that baton over to others and to hunt new challenges for myself. Within the interim, the ultimate levels of growth of RB17 are upon us, so for the rest of my time with the crew my focus will lie there.”

Newey had a contract till the tip of 2025 – signed final Could – however is claimed to be sad with the present energy battle inside the crew centered on crew principal Christian Horner and long-term adviser Helmut Marko, within the wake of the scandal engulfing F1 boss Horner.

Now, Newey is ready to depart early subsequent 12 months, with Ferrari the most probably vacation spot for his companies and doubtlessly forming a partnership with Lewis Hamilton in Italy in 2025. Aston Martin have additionally made a big-money supply.

The Purple Bull energy battle stems from the investigation surrounding Horner’s alleged “inappropriate behaviour” in direction of a feminine colleague. Horner denies the accusations and was cleared after an inside investigation although the complainant – suspended on full pay – is at the moment interesting the decision.

The scenario has unearthed rigidity between Horner and Marko, with Verstappen and his father Jos mentioned to be in Marko’s camp and Thai majority proprietor Chalerm Yoovidhya in Horner’s camp.

Reacting to the information, Horner mentioned: “All of our best moments from the previous 20 years have include Adrian’s hand on the technical tiller. His imaginative and prescient and brilliance have helped us to 13 titles in 20 seasons.”

He added: “For me, when Adrian joined Purple Bull, he was already a celebrity designer. 20 years and 13 Championships later he leaves as a real legend.

“He’s additionally my good friend and somebody I will probably be eternally grateful to for every thing he delivered to our partnership.”

What Newey’s departure means for Verstappen’s future at Purple Bull stays to be seen. The three-time world champion has a profitable cope with the crew till 2028 however has been linked with Mercedes in latest months in mild of the Horner controversy. Verstappen has acknowledged beforehand he would think about his future if Marko was pressured out.

Newey was with Williams and McLaren previous to his time at Purple Bull and revealed to the Past the Grid podcast final 12 months that Ferrari have supplied him a job 3 times, with a transfer in 1993 probably the most tempting.

“[Ferrari approached] me in my IndyCar days, which in all probability doesn’t depend, then ’93 and famously in 2014,” he mentioned. “The ’93 one was very tempting.

Nevertheless, Newey detailed that the breakdown of his first marriage – impacted by his time in america with IndyCar – meant he opted in opposition to making a transfer to Maranello, Ferrari’s HQ in Italy, attributable to his second marriage.

One other advance in 2014, Newey admits, was attributable to Purple Bull’s engine points initially of Mercedes’ hybrid-era dominance.

“My discussions in 2013 with Ferrari had been purely out of frustration,” Newey mentioned. “I actually didn’t need to depart however we had been on this place the place Renault hadn’t produced a aggressive turbo hybrid engine.

“We went to see Carlos Ghosn [ex-Renault CEO] to attempt to put stress on him to up the price range. Ghosn’s reply was ‘Nicely I’ve little interest in Formulation 1. I’m solely in it as a result of my advertising individuals say I needs to be.’ That was such a miserable place to be.”

Requested if he regretted turning down Ferrari, Newey responded: “Emotionally, I assume, to a degree. Sure. However simply as, as an illustration, working with Fernando and Lewis would have been fabulous. However it by no means occurred. It’s simply circumstance generally, that’s the way in which it’s.”

Newey has been concerned in seven F1 drivers’ victories at Purple Bull and appears set for an eighth with Verstappen already having gained 4 out of 5 races this season. The Brit has gained a complete of 12 constructors’ championships with three completely different groups throughout his lengthy and profitable profession in Formulation 1.

Purple Bull have confirmed legendary Formulation 1 designer Adrian Newey will go away the workforce within the first quarter of 2025.

Sky Sports activities Information understands Newey won’t must serve a interval of gardening go away when he leaves subsequent yr, leaving him free to hitch one other Formulation 1 workforce to assist design their 2026 automotive.

A number of groups have been linked with strikes for Newey with Ferrari – who’ve seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton becoming a member of them in 2025 – showing favourites to signal him.

Sky Sports activities Information reported final week that Newey had informally instructed the workforce of his want to go away. Purple Bull confirmed he’ll instantly step again from his Formulation 1 design duties to “give attention to ultimate improvement and supply of Purple Bull’s first hypercar, the vastly anticipated RB17”.

Newey has been at Purple Bull since 2006, main the design of the automobiles which have taken the workforce to all 13 of their world titles, and workforce principal Christian Horner stated the 65-year-old leaves the workforce as a “true legend”.

Newey stated: “Ever since I used to be a younger boy, I wished to be a designer of quick automobiles. My dream was to be an engineer in Formulation 1, and I have been fortunate sufficient to make that dream a actuality.

“For nearly 20 years it has been my nice honour to have performed a key position in Purple Bull Racing’s progress from upstart newcomer to a number of title-winning workforce.

“Nonetheless, I really feel now could be an opportune second handy that baton over to others and to hunt new challenges for myself.

“I want to thank the various superb folks I’ve labored with at Purple Bull in our journey over the past 18 years for his or her expertise, dedication and arduous work.

“Within the interim, the ultimate phases of improvement of RB17 are upon us, so for the rest of my time with the workforce my focus will lie there.

“It has been an actual privilege, and I’m assured that the engineering workforce are nicely ready for the work going into the ultimate evolution of the automotive below the four-year interval of this regulation set.”

Newey had come near deciding to go away Purple Bull in Spring 2024, however was persuaded by Horner to stay on a deal that tied him to the squad till the tip of 2025.

There’s confidence at Purple Bull that they’ve ready for Newey’s departure by evolving their technical operations and guaranteeing the division is not, in Horner’s phrases, fully “reliant” on its chief.

Technical director Pierre Wache, who had been linked with a transfer to Ferrari himself final yr, signed a contract extension with Purple Bull in February and seems to be Newey’s probably successor as chief technical officer.

When it comes to outcomes, Newey’s choice to go away appears an odd one given he’s overseeing one of the crucial dominant intervals within the sport’s historical past.

After edging out Lewis Hamilton to win his maiden drivers’ title in 2021, Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen has dominated the final two seasons and is on observe to make it 4 in a row in 2024. Purple Bull received all however one race final season, whereas Verstappen’s victory in China earlier in April gave the Dutchman a twenty first victory in F1’s final 23 grands prix.

Nonetheless, Newey’s relationship with workforce principal Horner is known to have cooled.

Alongside together with his feedback on the workforce being much less depending on Newey, Horner additionally made a comparability to soccer by declaring that Manchester United remained profitable after the departure of star participant Eric Cantona, showing to counsel Purple Bull might proceed successful with out Newey.

Along with rigidity between Horner and Newey, the workforce’s success has been clouded by a interval of sustained turbulence following the investigation earlier this yr by their Austrian mum or dad firm into allegations of inappropriate behaviour in opposition to Horner by a feminine colleague. The grievance in opposition to Horner, who has at all times denied the claims, was dismissed on February 28. The girl who introduced the grievance has since appealed the result.

Following the allegations in opposition to Horner, a perceived energy wrestle at Purple Bull has been enjoying out with Horner coming below heavy strain after his star driver’s father, Jos Verstappen, known as for the workforce principal to go away.

The collection of occasions are understood to have additional disillusioned Newey. Nonetheless, whereas his relationship with Horner has cooled, the pair are nonetheless because of fly to this weekend’s Miami GP collectively, with Newey to nonetheless attend different choose grands prix within the 2024 season.

Paying tribute to Newey, Horner stated: “All of our biggest moments from the previous 20 years have include Adrian’s hand on the technical tiller. His imaginative and prescient and brilliance have helped us to 13 titles in 20 seasons.

“His distinctive capacity to conceptualise past F1 and convey wider inspiration to bear on the design of grand prix automobiles, his outstanding expertise for embracing change and discovering essentially the most rewarding areas of the foundations to give attention to, and his relentless will to win have helped Purple Bull Racing to turn into a higher drive than I believe even the late Dietrich Mateschitz may need imagined.

“Greater than that, the previous 19 years with Adrian have been monumental enjoyable. For me, when Adrian joined Purple Bull, he was already a celebrity designer.

“20 years and 13 Championships later he leaves as a real legend.

“He’s additionally my pal and somebody I might be eternally grateful to for every part he dropped at our partnership. The legacy he leaves behind will echo by way of the halls of Milton Keynes and RB17 Monitor Automotive might be a becoming testomony and legacy to his time with us.”

Newey is without doubt one of the most revered and profitable figures in Formulation 1’s historical past and had beforehand designed a number of title-winning automobiles for McLaren and Williams earlier than being satisfied by Horner to hitch a then-fledgling Purple Bull workforce in 2006.

How will Verstappen react to Newey’s departure?

Sky Sports activities Information’ Craig Slater:

“What Verstappen says on Thursday in his media briefing in Miami might be vastly vital, even when he is relaxed concerning the prospect of Newey leaving as a result of the remainder of the technical workforce are in place.

“If he chooses to weaponize Newey’s departure, might he use it as additional ammunition if he needs to engineer his personal method out? I believe he’ll ship that sign with out query tomorrow.

“It is a main determine leaving the workforce. One of many causes Newey is leaving is due to this wider energy wrestle at Purple Bull between the Thai majority possession and the Austrian 49 per cent homeowners.

“The perceived conflict between Oliver Mintzlaff, the chief govt of the Purple Bull sporting programme primarily based in Salzburg, and Christian Horner who has not favored Salzburg interference within the workforce he is constructed up through the years.

“That energy wrestle is actually dwell. How this departure feeds into it, might be vital. Sure, there was a distance between Horner and Newey which has grown over the previous yr. I believe it is unfair to name it a falling out.

“That is maybe Horner dropping a key ally. What does that imply in that ongoing friction at Purple Bull? I believe we’ll get some fairly clear indicators over the subsequent day or so.”

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A remark Barbra Streisand left on an Instagram publish shared by Melissa McCarthy has sparked a dialog about weight, shaming and the more and more widespread use of medicine for weight reduction.

McCarthy, 53, shared two pictures on her Instagram web page Sunday of herself with director Adam Shankman attending a gala in Los Angeles over the weekend.

Within the feedback part, Streisand, 82, responded to McCarthy’s pictures, writing, “Give him my regards,” referring to Shankman, earlier than including, “did you’re taking Ozempic?”

Streisand’s remark, which has since been deleted, was captured by the Instagram account Feedback by Celebs, which posted a screengrab of the remark by itself Instagram web page, writing, “Babs!!”

In a follow-up publish on her Instagram story hours later, Streisand addressed the remark publicly, writing, “OMG – I went on Instagram to see the pictures we might posted of the gorgeous flowers I would obtained for my birthday! Under them was a photograph of my buddy Melissa McCarthy who I sang with on my Encore album. She seemed improbable! I simply wished to pay her a praise. I forgot the world is studying!”

McCarthy and Streisand have labored collectively up to now, together with performing a duet in 2016.

ABC Information has reached out to McCarthy’s consultant for remark.

Streisand’s remark, which was left from her verified Instagram account, shortly led to a debate on social media in regards to the shaming round medicine used for weight reduction, together with Ozempic.

“Why is it that individuals that have not had weight problems care a lot – what does it matter Barbara? If she has or hasn’t it isn’t your concern,” wrote one commenter, including, “and even when it was meant to be a DM – nonetheless impolite!”

“Ozempic admit or preserve silent!!” wrote one other commenter. “Not one movie star has admitted to shedding over the magic variety of 40 kilos in each article written all over the world. Nobody desires to confess they’ve been on the med for a 12 months and have dropped 6 sizes and making an attempt to clarify away solely 40 kilos. Complete nonsense.”

Over the previous two years, medicines that may result in weight reduction, together with Ozempic in addition to Zepbound, Wegovy and Mounjaro, have grow to be extra extensively accessible and have skyrocketed in reputation.

Each Ozempic and Mounjaro are authorized by the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration to deal with Kind 2 diabetes, however some docs prescribe the treatment “off-label” for weight reduction, as is permissible by the FDA.

Wegovy and Zepbound, which include the identical energetic components as Ozempic and Mounjaro, respectively, are every FDA-approved as a weight reduction administration remedy for folks with weight problems, or those that are chubby with no less than one associated underlying situation, equivalent to hypertension.

Because the panorama of weight problems medication has modified over the previous two years, the general public notion of weight problems as a continual medical situation has seemingly struggled to maintain tempo.

Individuals who take medicines for weight reduction, together with Oprah Winfrey, have spoken publicly about feeling shamed for taking what some have labeled “the straightforward method out” for weight reduction.

“The truth that there is a medically authorized prescription for managing weight and staying more healthy, in my lifetime, seems like aid, like redemption, like a present, and never one thing to cover behind and as soon as once more be ridiculed for,” Winfrey mentioned when she first publicly confirmed she was utilizing a drugs to assist keep her weight.

Whereas McCarthy has spoken publicly up to now about her weight journey and her experiences with physique shaming, she has not spoken publicly about Ozempic or different medicines for weight reduction.

In a 2016 interview, the “Bridesmaids” actress mentioned she by no means desires weight to be “probably the most attention-grabbing factor” about herself.

“I will be up, I will be down, most likely for the remainder of my life,” she instructed Refinery29 of her weight. “The factor is, if that’s the most attention-grabbing factor about me, I have to go have a lavender farm in Minnesota and provides this up.”

McCarthy continued, “There must be one thing extra. There are such a lot of extra intriguing issues about girls than their butt or their this or their that. It could’t be the primary query each time, or a query in any respect.”

What docs say about weight and shaming

That the subject of weight continues to carry such a grip on society seemingly stems from the truth that it’s each so common and so seen, in that individuals can see weight reduction or weight achieve, weight problems medication specialists say.

Weight problems is a medical situation that impacts almost 42% of individuals within the U.S., in line with the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. Weight problems has been related to situations like stroke and coronary heart assault, hypertension, respiration difficulties, sleep apnea and an elevated danger of early dying.

“The fact is that, sure, weight problems is a illness, however not like different illnesses, you’ll be able to see it. That is a part of the difficulty,” Dr. Caroline Apovian, an endocrinologist and co-director of the Middle for Weight Administration and Wellness at Brigham and Ladies’s Hospital in Boston, instructed ABC Information. “And its not a illness that impacts 1 in one million. It impacts 42% of grownup People.”

Apovian mentioned the truth that weight problems impacts so many individuals could make it appear extra approachable to speak about, regardless that it’s a medical situation that affords privateness.

“There are lots of people who find themselves well-known who discuss their battles with breast most cancers or ovarian most cancers or coronary heart illness and weight problems,” she mentioned. “However on this occasion, there’s a nuance right here, since you would by no means have thought to touch upon a photograph of any individual and say, ‘Hey, I see you do not have breast most cancers. Did you’re taking chemo?'”

Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an weight problems medication doctor scientist and educator at Massachusetts Normal Hospital and Harvard Medical College, echoed Apovian’s feedback on weight problems being a “seen” medical situation.

Stanford argues it isn’t “truthful” for folks to ask questions or make judgment calls on how a person treats their medical situation, even whether it is one the general public can see.

“We should not have the ability to make a judgment name on how an individual has chosen to handle this illness, whether or not they’ve chosen life-style or behavioral modifications, whether or not they’ve chosen medicines or whether or not they’ve chosen metabolic or bariatric surgical procedure or, for a lot of of my sufferers, the entire above,” Stanford instructed ABC Information. “People which have chosen these methods do not owe anybody an evidence on how or why or once they’ve chosen to make use of the methods to handle their continual illness of weight problems.”

Stanford mentioned a few of society’s acceptance with speaking about folks’s weight could should do with misconceptions in regards to the situation of weight problems, which she describes as a continual, relapse-remitting illness that may be a results of an individual’s genetic make-up.

In the identical method, medicines used for weight reduction are sometimes mischaracterized because the “straightforward method out” as a result of they could be misunderstood, in line with Stanford.

The medicines work by mimicking a hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1, referred to as GLP-1, that’s made by the small gut and helps ship satiety alerts within the physique.

The energetic ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound, tirzepatide, works by activating two hormone receptors: GLP-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, or GIP.

In Ozempic and Wegovy, the energetic ingredient, semaglutide, works by activating solely the GLP-1 receptor.

“I believe lots of people don’t know that each single human who was ever born and lived has GLP-1s of their physique,” Stanford mentioned. “These of us that occur to have a leaner physique as a baseline simply occur to have extra GLP-1 at baseline. These of us who simply weren’t born with that privilege occur to wish extra of this, and perhaps get it by means of the type of a drugs.”

Stanford mentioned it’s unsuitable to criticize or query individuals who use medicines for weight reduction as a result of that’s blaming them for his or her “physiology having some dysfunction.”

“I do not care in case you’re a star or a mean affected person with no movie star standing, I do not assume we should always choose folks for what they’re or should not taking,” Stanford mentioned. “A few of us do not have the identical privilege as others to have a completely functioning physique, so let’s give the others a good shot.”