Oscar-winning actress Sally Field gets real in this wide-ranging interview with TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz. Drawing on her memoir In Pieces, she discusses her fraught relationship with ex-boyfriend/Smokey and the Bandit co-star Burt Reynolds and his similarity to her abusive step-father. During The Flying Nun she was introduced to the Actors Studio where she transformed from a sitcom actress Hollywood had written off into someone who could fight for Norma Rae, fight Steven Spielberg twice for Lincoln, and win both battles. In the Super 8 she praises the work of Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and reveals she rarely cries at movies.
Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers talk about finding out about Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC suspension after day drinking with Seth Meyers, share some of their unique categories and nominees for their Las Culturistas Culture Awards and chat about dancing with Stephanie Hsu at the Tonys.
I watched so many matches in the 1980s between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova and never thought that there would never be anything like it again. So far, there hasn’t been on the women’s side while the men have had the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic trifecta.
It’s a rare case of all-time great champions, world number ones, winner of every major tournament, playing at the top of their games for more than a decade (15 years for Martina & Chris) and in the end coming out fairly even in titles and wins and losses against each other.
It’s just a rare thing and the stars have to align for players with durability, immense competitiveness and an insatiable desire to win, and a champion’s courage and pride.
Chris and Martina had it all in spades and both wound up with 18 grand slam singles titles apiece with Martina holding a record 9 at Wimbledon, Chris a record 7 at the French Open and a record-tying six at the US Open (Serena Williams also has six). Both would have had several more had they not skipped playing the French and Australian Opens so often during their prime years.
They ended up becoming cultural icons along the way with tremendous fame and fortune.
Evert is now 71 and Martina is 69. They are both cancer survivors and were tremendous sources of support for each other during their cancer battles.
Thieir rare rivalry and extraordinary 50-plus years friendship is the focus of a new Netflix documentary that premieres on June 26.
The documentary features never-before-seen footage and rare interviews, and includes scenes where Evert and Navratilova watch some of their classic matches together for the first time.
I love the news that eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close will be receiving an honorary Academy Award.
“Throughout her extraordinary body of work, Glenn Close’s unparalleled emotional range has brought to life some of the most complex characters in cinema,” the Academy said in a statement.
While this great actress is a three-time Tony winner and a three-time Emmy winner, the Oscar has eluded her. Someone else’s name was called during the years she was nominated for The World According to Garp, The Big Chill, The Natural, Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, Albert Nobbs, The Wife, and Hillbilly Elegy. She holds the record (tied with Peter O’Toole) for the most Oscar nominations in an acting category without a win.
I think she was most deserving for Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, and Albert Nobbs but lost, respectively, the Cher (Moonstruck), Jodie Foster (The Accused) and Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady).
The most painful loss, it seems to me, was for The Wife in 2018 when she arrived at the Academy Awards as the front-runner after winning such important precursors as the Screen Actors Guild Actor Award, the Golden Globe Award, The Critics Choice award, the Independent Spirit Award and several other awards.
But Olivia Colman, who had beaten Close for the BAFTA Award, won for The Favorite.
Ouch!
Close was nominated two years later for Hillbilly Elegy and lost, again.
All the winners will be honored at a ceremony on Nov. 15 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood, the same complex that hosts the main Oscars ceremony. Close can arrive knowing she is a winner and I hope she enjoys every well-deserved moment!
Life is a celebration with the first glimpse into rehearsals for New York City Center Encores! La Cage aux Folles.
Playbill has a special look the ballad With You on My Arm, performed by Billy Porter and Wayne Brady. The upcoming production will play at New York City Center June 17-28, with direction by Robert O’Hara and musical direction by Joseph Joubert, and choreography by Edgar Godineaux.
The Encores! production’s all-Black cast is led by Tony winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots, Pose) as Albin and Emmy winner Wayne Brady (The Wiz, Kinky Boots, Let’s Make a Deal) as Georges.
Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott first met in the comedy scene in Brooklyn, putting on shows at venues like The Bell House. In the years since, they have found massive success in TV and film. Yang opens up about his decision to leave the cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’, shooting the show at the same time as the ‘Wicked’ movies and hosting the ‘Las Culturistas’ podcast with Matt Rogers. Sennott has created, directed and stars in the influencer-focused series ‘I Love LA.’
My first TV crush before I knew what a crush was certainly was Officer Jim Reed on TV’s Adam 12. He was what I hoped every policeman would be.
Classy and oh-so-handsome Kent McCord became a television icon playing Officer Reed on Adam-12, one of the most influential police dramas in television history.
We learn so much about Kent in this wonderful interview Steve Kmetko has done for his terrific Still Here Hollywood podcast which I always find time to watch. Long before Adam-12, Kent’s life was already taking remarkable turns. Kent shares never-before-heard stories about working with Jack Webb, the realism behind Adam-12, how the series became a training tool for police departments across America, and the surprising impact the show had on law enforcement.
Kent, now 83, also recalls his close friendship with rock star and TV icon Ricky Nelson, an unforgettable football game between teams organized by Nelson and Elvis Presley, working on Elvis movies, being publicly recognized by Elvis during a concert Las Vegas, and the heartbreaking days surrounding the deaths of both Elvis and Rick.
It’s a fascinating conversation about classic television, Hollywood history, friendship, luck, and a career that continues to resonate with audiences decades later.
Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells tell Seth Meyers about reprising their Book of Mormon roles at the Tony Awards, a fire breaking out at the theater where they are performing for Magical Mormon Mystery Week and staring at celebrities during their original Broadway run.
Dan Levy joins Deadline Hollywood to discuss ‘Big Mistakes,’ his acclaimed new Netflix comedy that blends family dysfunction, crime, and sharp humor. The Emmy-winning creator reflects on life after ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ the challenges of returning to television as a showrunner, and assembling an all-star cast led by Laurie Metcalf, Taylor Ortega, and Elizabeth Perkins. Levy also opens up about comedy, LGBTQ+ representation, and why the show’s wild criminal storylines are grounded in surprisingly real events.
At Broadway’s biggest night, “Schmigadoon!” took home the award for best musical. Meanwhile, “Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman'” won six Tony Awards, the most of the night. Jamie Wax has more on the winners and top moments.
Rosie O’Donnell, a former Tony Awards host, recipient of an honorary Tony for her philanthropy and a cast member of such Broadway musicals as Grease, Fiddler on the Roof and Seussical, was at the Tony Awards and did lots of press. Rosie, who recently had some fabulous cosmetic surgery done to freshen up her face after a 50 pound weight loss, is going to be performing a series of live shows this summer in the U.S. (she moved to Ireland last year).
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