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Barack Obama has added The Color Purple as a late addition to his favorite films of 2023. The former President took to X to share that he 'loved it,' receiving an enthusiastic response from Danielle Brooks. Read the reviews of the film now and find out its latest box office update!

Hazbin Hotel has added new Broadway stars to its voice cast, including Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, James Monroe Iglehart, Lilli Cooper, Sarah Stiles, and more joining Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Brightman, Kimiko Glenn, Christian Borle, Joel Perez, Darren Criss, Jeremy Jordan, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Patina Miller, and Jessica Vosk.

This New Year’s Eve, join Cynthia Erivo, for a musical celebration filmed at the Kennedy Center. Joining Oscar-nominated Erivo are Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award–winner Ben Platt (Parade, Dear Evan Hansen), and Tony winner Joaquina Kalukango (Paradise Square). Watch the video preview now, including Erivo singing 'Nothing Compares 2 U.'

Ariana Grande's new album is almost here. For her highly-anticipated seventh album, due for release in 2024, Grande is teaming up with Max Martin on some new tunes. Ahead of the new album, listen to every Ariana Grande song that Max Martin has written and/or composed.

Go inside the shocking first confrontation between Natalia Grace and adoptive father Michael Barnett ahead of the the January 1 premiere of THE CURIOUS CASE OF NATALIA GRACE: NATALIA SPEAKS. In this clip, Natalia and Michael come face to face in their first sit down filmed in the docuseries as the two work through their past. Watch the video!

Oprah Winfrey is opening up about the surprise cameo in The Color Purple and why she didn't make one herself. While she turned down a potential appearance in the film, the media mogul thinks that Whoopi Goldberg's cameo is 'more special' in the film.

hen will Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin return for new episodes of The View? Frequent fans of The View may notice that the No. 1 morning show has not been live on ABC throughout the past few weeks. Here's everything you need to know about when The View is coming back.

For three seasons, we’ve followed the dynamic duo that is Da Brat and Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart, through the ups and downs of their engagement, wedding, and pregnancy. Now, they’re taking us on their most intimate journey yet…bringing home their baby! Watch a sneak peek video of Brat and Judy preparing for True’s christening.

This year's honorees include Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, and Dionne Warwick. Watch videos of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ariana DeBose, Tituss Burgess, Dove Cameron, Marc Shaiman, Cynthia Erivo, Christine Baranski, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Gladys Knight now!

“Good Morning America” ranked as the morning’s No. 1 newscast in Total Viewers (2.922 million) for the week of Dec. 18, 2023, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” outdelivered NBC’s “Today” (2.786 million) by 136,000, more than doubling its lead versus the previous week (+106%; vs. 66,000).

Kelly Killoren Bensimon might be seeing more of The Real Housewives of New York in her future. Joining Bensimon on the trip was Luann de Lesseps, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer and Kristen Taekman.

The Color Purple has hit $25 million at the box office, building on its impressive $18 million debut. The box office feat shows displays a resurgence for movie musicals at the box office, setting the stage for Mean Girls on January 12.

Although it may be a new year, a few classics are returning to streaming services, giving Broadway fans the perfect throwback binge list. A new month also wouldn't be complete without some theatre faces popping up in new streaming releases, including the new Mean Girls soundtrack and a star-studded animated series.

With new exclusives and premieres to beloved movies starting to stream, check out everything coming to Paramount+ in January 2024. 

Ariana Grande's new album will be released in 2024. Grande also shared a post with producer Ilya Salmanzadeh, who she previously worked with on 'Santa Tell Me' and her albums 'My Everything,' 'Sweetener,' 'Dangerous Woman,' and 'Thank U, Next.'

LaChanze is speaking up about the mark she made on The Color Purple musical. The actress and producer, who won a Tony Award for playing the role of Celie in the original Broadway production, states that she added lyrics to 'I'm Here.'

“DJ Play a Christmas Song” came in at No. 94 with the recent flurry of Christmas music topping the charts. The song is from Cher's acclaimed Christmas album, released earlier this year. In case fans want to 'Turn Back Time,' this is the first entry that the mega-star has had on the chart since 'Song For The Lonely' in 2002.

Watch a video of Fantasia Barrino performing 'I'm Here' during The Color Purple table read. The American Idol alum's co-star, Colman Domingo, took to Instagram to share the clip. The new film also features Danielle Brooks reprising her Tony-nominated Broadway performance as Sofia, along with H.E.R., Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and more.

Lil Nas X may be gearing up for the release of new music in 2024. Savenasx.com has surfaced, with a clock detailing that amount of time since Nas released his 2021 album, 'MONTERO.' The website parodies the negative attention that the artist received when his 'MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)' single was released.

As 2023 comes to a close, Broadway fans will be able to ring in the New Year with some of their favorite faces! Countdown to midnight with names like Cynthia Erivo, Ben Platt, Joaquina Kalukango, Reneé Rapp, Neil Patrick Harris, and more. Check out a full guide of what Broadway fans should watch on TV this New Year's Eve!