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Lea Michele rocks a chic brown dress while arriving for Variety’s 2023 Power of Women held at The Grill on Tuesday (April 4) in New York City.

The Funny Girl actress was just one of the stars who stepped out to honor Natasha Lyonne, Rosie Perez, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Kelly Ripa, and author Judy Blume at the event.

Andy Cohen, Dascha Polanco, Tatyana Ali, Aidy Bryant, and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas were spotted on the red carpet, as well as Rowan Blanchard, Sherri Shephard, Spike Lee, Bear‘s Ego Nwodim, and LaTanya Richardson Jackson.

If you missed it, Kelly opened up to Variety about the changes coming to Live! and more about her career.

FYI: Lea is wearing Brandon Maxwell. Kelly wore a pink Jason Wu Collection dress. Natasha went with a stunning Moschino ensemble. Dascha wore Hanifa, and Tatyana brought in some vivid color with a Trina Turk dress.

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Julia Roberts is looking so chic in her latest outfit!

The 55-year-old Oscar-winning actress stepped out to attending the 2022 SeriousFun New York City Gala on Monday night (November 14) in New York City.

Julia made a special appearance at he event alongside Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson, as well as other stars like Sara Bareilles and John Mellencamp.

The programs started by SeriousFun Children’s Network are purposefully designed to foster independence, resilience and personal growth, helping children to see beyond the limits of their medical conditions and experience all that life can offer.

One of Julia‘s former co-stars is opening up about the behind-the-scenes drama they faced while making a 1994 movie.

FYI: Julia is wearing a Thom Browne outfit with Wolford tights.

The cast of The Piano Lesson are hyping up their upcoming play!

Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Brooks, Constanza Romero, Michael Potts, April Matthis, Trai Byers, and Ray Fisher joined director LaTanya Richardson Jackson (and Samuel‘s wife) for the a press conference and photo call held at The Skylark on Wednesday (September 7) in New York City.

The August Wilson play is set in the 1930s in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, where a brother and sister are locked in a war over the fate of a family heirloom: a piano carved with the faces of their ancestors. Only by revisiting history can the siblings endeavor to move forward.

“I feel like I’m in grad school,” John shared during the press conference. “This is an education for me. I feel like I’m becoming a different artist, an artist that I’ve been wanting to be.”

Previews for The Piano Lesson start on September 19 at the Barrymore Theatre, and will officially open on October 13.

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Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington are all heading to Broadway next year… and then they’ll be turning the play into a movie!

The three actors are reportedly set to appear in a revival of the classic August Wilson play The Piano Lesson in 2022.

The Daily Mail‘s Baz Bamigboye reports that the production will be directed by Samuel‘s wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson.

A movie version of the play is also in the works with all three actors expected to appear. A different director will helm the movie, though it will not be the previously reported Barry Jenkins.

Denzel Washington will be producing the movie and he previously had told the New York Times that Barry was in talks to direct. The actor is planning on turning all 10 plays in Wilson‘s Century Cycle into movies and he has already completed Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

BroadwayWorld reports that The Piano Lesson “is set in 1936 Pittsburgh and follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.”

Anika Noni Rose and Sophie Okonedo hit the red carpet at the 2014 Tony Awards on Sunday evening (June 8) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The ladies were joined by their A Raisin in the Sun co-star LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who brought her husband Samuel L. Jackson for support.

Sophie beat out Anika and the other nominees to win the award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her work in the play.

LaTanya is up for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play!

FYI: Anika is wearing a Badgley Mischka dress. Sophie is wearing a Sophie Theallet gown.

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