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Billboard Magazine reports: Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie has joined the list of artists asking Donald Trump to stop playing their music at his rallies, requesting that “High Hopes” be removed from the President’s playlist. Urie posted his plea on Twitter, addressing a note to the Trump campaign after “High Hopes” was reportedly blasted at the half-empty arena …

Variety reports: Just when you thought that lengthy quarantining might mean you’d have a chance to get completely caught up on the Internet, Twenty One Pilots have come along to remind you that that goal remains ever so slightly out of grasp, with a spontaneously regenerating new music video that bears the promise of being endless. “Level of Concern (Never …

The New York Daily News reports: The original cast of “Hamilton” is going back to the room where it happened. Disney+ unveiled the first trailer for the filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway musical late Sunday in preparation for its July 3 unveiling on the Mouse’s streaming site. The movie, filmed at The Richard Rodgers Theatre in June 2016, …

Playbill reports: Tune in to Playbill’s Pride Spectacular concert, set to stream live June 28 8 PM ET. The one-night-only event, a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (matching sponsor the Seaport District NYC), will be viewable only at Playbill.com/PridePlays. Thanks to our presenting sponsors Gilead and Nissan, as well as featured sponsors Ketel One, Audible, and Geico, audiences can …

Deadline Hollywood reports: We have just received word that No. 2 film exhibitor Regal Cinemas is requiring all patrons to wear face masks. In an updated policy made public on the chain’s website, “As related to our employees, guests will also be required to wear masks. Disposable masks will be made available as needed,” noted Regal. Regal’s previous policy was …

A new Sylvester mini-doc from our pal Barry Walters: In partnership with filmmaker Lauren Tabak and writer/consulting producer Barry Walters, we dive into the music career of Sylvester, starting from church choir in South Central LA to his early years in San Francisco. It follows his ascent to stardom through his evergreen, international hits “Dance (Disco Heat)” and “You Make …

Playbill reports: Pride Plays has announced an all-star cast for its upcoming live stream of Mart Crowley’s The Men From the Boys, the 2002 sequel to The Boys in the Band, which won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. The play revisits a handful of characters from Boys in the Band approximately 30 years later, with …

Billboard Magazine reports: In the midst of Pride Month, Pablo Alborán took to social media to share a very personal message with his fans. “We need to reconsider our lives, careers, what does and doesn’t make us happy,” he said of the “bittersweet” year. “I think that we often forget about the love that unites us and makes us stronger.” …

Playbill reports: Billy Porter has released a new music video, covering the 1966 protest song “For What It’s Worth (Stop, Hey What’s That Sound).” The Tony-winning star of Kinky Boots and Pose Emmy winner combines his performance of the Buffalo Springfield song with viral footage surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement. Written by Stephen Stills, “For What It’s Worth” was …

Playbill reports: Red undies, spicy lube, and a sex pentagram are just a few of the plot points in Season 2 of Ryan Murphy’s political satire The Politician, according to the newest trailer. Watch Tony winners Ben Platt, Judith Light, and Bette Midler, along with the rest of the cast below. The series, following the political and personal aspirations of …

Playbill reports: Virtual doors chimed, and onto our screens came Company stars Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone, and the rest of the 2020 Broadway revival cast in a recent performance of the show’s title song. Check it out below. The video premiered as part of the New York Times’ inaugural edition of its new Offstage series in the wake of the …

Variety reports: Taylor Swift, who recently took the president to task for his response to the George Floyd killing and resulting social upheaval, is not wanting to go lightly on legislators in her home state, either, as she has joined a chorus of activists in urging the removal of monuments to racist leaders in Tennessee and elsewhere. In a string …

Vanity Fair reports: On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it will try to take a more active role in changing the kind of films that end up competing. “The Academy will encourage equitable hiring practices and representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the film community,” the group …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Apple Thursday committed $100 miilion to what CEO Tim Cook called “the unfinished work of racial justice and equality.” YouTube announced a $100 investment today as well to amplify black voices, and Sony Pictures unveiled the Sony Pictures Action initiative They are the latest media, entertainment and tech companies shocked into action by the police killing of …

Deadline Hollywood reports: While HBO Max pulled Gone With the Wind –temporarily — from its streaming offering on Tuesday, Amazon has reaped the rewards of the controversy that ensued. The 1939 classic shot to the top of Amazon’s movies and TV bestseller list overnight and on Wednesday occupied the number 1 slot, the number 8 slot and the number 9 …

Variety reports: Patti LuPone blames one figure for the rising death rates from COVID-19 and the chaotic governmental response to the disease: Donald Trump. The president has been a frequent target of criticism for the Broadway star, who, appearing in “War Paint” in 2017, said she’d refuse to perform if he came to see her. The remarks went viral. Her …

Playbill reports: Former Glee star Alex Newell, seen on Broadway in the Tony-winning revival of Once On This Island, has delivers a roof-raising version of the Hairspray anthem “I Know Where I’ve Been” in the video below. Newell was scheduled to be part of the June 7 AIDS Walk New York, Live at Home, which was postponed in response to …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Elmer J. Fudd will have to find another way to bag that wascally wabbit, Bugs Bunny, during hunting season. Because in the updated Looney Tunes cartoons streaming on HBO Max, he won’t be allowed to have a rifle, according to a report. In the new versions of the classic cartoons, Fudd will still be hunting, but will …

Entertainment Weekly reports: Abby Lee Miller’s reality show on Lifetime isn’t moving forward. The cable network has canceled its plans to air Abby’s Virtual Dance Off in wake of the reality TV star being accused of racism by a former Dance Moms contestant Adriana Smith, EW has confirmed. Billed as a 12-episode pandemic-friendly Dance Moms spin-off where the professional choreographer …

Playbill reports: Tony and Emmy winner Billy Porter has a message for America: It is time for permanent change. In a nearly 17-minute long video posted to Instagram June 4, the star called out various communities for their past transgressions and listed the actions needed to fix America’s ills, including listening to Black voices and voting in November. “We as …