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How do soaps like Holby City keep up to date when fast-moving developments like coronavirus need to be incorporated into storylines at the last minute? Holby City is using a technique called the ‘topical drop-in’ for the first time. But it’s a device that’s been employed for decades in other productions like EastEnders. You can […]

Franklin Boone, a 27-year-old music teacher from Durham, North Carolina, had the “American Idol” audition of his dreams in Sunday’s pre-taped episode. (See the video below.) He sang “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac, doing lead singer Stevie Nicks justice with a smoky, soulful delivery. He got major props from the judges, too. Lionel Richie said he

No stranger to the ebbs and flows of live theater, Laura Benanti is shining a spotlight on young thespians who’ve seen their forthcoming performances nixed out of coronavirus concerns.  The Tony-winning star of “Gypsy” and “She Loves Me” posted a short video on social media platforms last week urging students who have been rehearsing for their

True to their rebellious ― and politically charged ―  spirit, the Dixie Chicks “needed to get mad again” before they felt ready to head into the studio.  On Monday, the country pop trio dropped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to kick off a new musical era. Due out May 1, “Gaslighter” is the band’s eighth album and their first full-length

The show must go on, we guess. World Wrestling Entertainment fans were treated to quite an awkward scene during “WWE Friday Night SmackDown,” when John Cena and Bray Wyatt did their absolute best to talk smack without an audience due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The performance by these professionals wrestlers performing in front of no

Elba made the announcement via a video with his wife, Sabrina, on Twitter. “This morning I tested positive for Covid 19,” he said in the tweet. “I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. Stay home people and be

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hudd starred in Coronation Street on and off between 2002 and 2010 Roy Hudd, who hosted BBC Radio 2’s The News Huddlines for 26 years and also starred in Coronation Street, has died at the age of 83. In a statement, his agent said: “We are sad to announce

Lorenzo Brino, who appeared in more than 130 episodes of the family TV series “7th Heaven” as a child, has died in a car crash, Entertainment Weekly confirmed Sunday. He was 21. Brino lost control of his car, which slammed into a utility pole in Yucaipa, California, in the early hours of March 9, according

Image caption A Coronation Street cast member who was in self-isolation is now back at work Coronation Street and Emmerdale will “remind people of important public health issues” like hand-washing as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow. The TV soaps will “try and do more such messages going forward”, ITV said. Their filming schedules have

Olga Kurylenko, who starred in the James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace,” announced Sunday she has contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. “Locked up at home after having tested positive for Coronavirus,” she wrote on Instagram with a photo looking out her window. “I’ve actually been ill for almost a week now,” she