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Iconic singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is in preparation for his nine-date 2025 Spring tour.

The tour will kick off on May 23 at the Ppg Paints Arena in Pittsburgh and continue across the country for seven more shows before concluding in Cleveland on June 5 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.

Announcing the dates, Manilow said, “I couldn’t be more thrilled to visit these great cities of which I have so many fond memories.” He added, “Each one is special to my touring history.”

With over 85 million albums sold worldwide, Manilow is one of the world’s all-time best-selling recording artists, perhaps best known for his hit ‘Copacabana’, a long-time favorite of divorced dads. With 52 top 40 singles, Manilow is ranked the #1 Adult Contemporary Artist of all time (according to Billboard), and has won a Grammy, Tony and Emmy.

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‘Tis officially the season for Christmas specials, and just about everyone has their own. That includes Barry Manilow, who has come to celebrate the season with his “A Very Barry Christmas” show.

Originally performed in Las Vegas, the show features Manilow and his 24-piece band performing a combination of some of his most famous hits and Christmas classics.

Here’s everything you need to know about the special this year.

What is the release date?

True Fanilows got to see the show live at Westgate’s International Theater, as it ran from Dec. 5-7 and Dec. 12-14. But if you couldn’t make that, you can watch the show on Dec. 19, 2024 at 10 p.m. Et on NBC.

Is it streaming?

Yes, you’ll be able to stream it on Peacock the day after it airs.

What songs does he sing in it?

You’ll be able to see Manilow perform hits like “Copacabana,...

This can be written with great confidence: You know a Paul Anka song. Right now, you’re either thinking, “Well, yes, of course I do,” or you’re thinking, “I do not.” If you are in the latter group, you are wrong. There are, of course, his big hits like “Put Your Head on My Shoulder.” But then there are the songs he’s written for others, most notably “My Way,” which he wrote for Frank Sinatra and has been covered by Elvis, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Sid Vicious, and countless others. It’s in the conversation for one of the most famous songs ever written.

That’s kind of the remarkable think about Paul Anka — who is at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, returning to his Canadian roots for the premiere of John Maggio’s documentary “Paul Anka: His Way” — that he’s written so many famous songs for others.

Heartbreak comes frequently for Friday the 13th fans. The franchise has had a rough ride over the last couple decades, getting bogged down in legal issues and creative false stars. We get a video game, then the rug is pulled out from under it when it’s just getting started. A movie almost happens, then gets scrapped just weeks before filming was scheduled to begin. The Crystal Lake TV show was just a couple months from filming, then the showrunner gets fired. But worse than all of that is the fact that we’re in a time when actors from our beloved films are passing away very often. Just last month, we lost Erich Anderson, who was in the cast of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Now Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI director Tom McLoughlin has broken the news that Whitney Rydbeck, who played the ill-fated paintball player Roy in his film,...

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Some of the secrets behind the demise of the Suicide Squad game have been unearthed.

“Anyone who played Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League could probably guess that something went terribly wrong during development. Bloomberg now reports that the multiplayer bomb from a studio beloved for its single-player Batman: Arkham games was plagued by several issues leading up to its repeatedly delayed launch.”

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A new Lego movie will hit theaters for the first time in five years. However, it’s different from the previous installments.

You’ve probably watched a TV show and been impressed by the length of a one-take shot. Here are all the best of the best ones in television history.

“The oner—that is,...

Musician Barry Manilow, who is known for the chartbuster ‘Copacabana’, has opened up about his unhealthy habits admitting he often goes without food till he starts “trembling” and sees it as his body’s way of telling him to eat something.

He also revealed he goes to bed at midnight and is up at 4:00 a.m. every day, reports Female First UK.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: “I don’t eat and I don’t sleep. That’s also the trick (to staying in shape). I often find myself trembling and think: ‘Oh I should get some calories in me’.”

As per Female First UK, Manilow revealed he’s managed to quit smoking after years of puffing through three packs a day and now works out with a personal trainer every morning. During the interview, Manilow also admitted he thought he should have died six years ago because...

Barry Manilow is standing poolside at his Palm Springs home, a spectacular, eight-bedroom hillside villa with far-reaching views of the Coachella Valley. He’s taller than one might expect — a little over 6 feet — and rail-thin, which makes him appear even taller. Manilow is relaxed this morning, tapping one spindly leg to a tune wafting through the speakers — not one of those easy-listening grooves that made him a music superstar, but a thumping slice of techno called “Love Regenerator,” by Calvin Harris. He has an entire Spotify library of that stuff. Manilow, it turns out, loves dance music.

At 80 — he reached the milestone last June — Manilow is coming off of one of the busiest stretches of a consistent, six-decade career. In September, he played his 637th show at Las Vegas’ Westgate Resort Hotel — beating Elvis’ record of 636 performances on that very stage (when it was the Las Vegas Hilton) back in...

“Jingle bells.” “White Christmas.” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” For his latest concert special, the legendary Barry Manilow doesn’t write all the songs that make the whole world sing — but he performs the heck out of these holiday standards. At 80, the crooner-composer is still going strong with a steady Las Vegas gig, a cover of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the new Broadway musical Harmony, and now A Very Barry Christmas. Manilow gives us a peek. What’s the Very Barry scoop? Barry Manilow: What I like most is that I figured out how to put in a handful of my hits with all the Christmas songs I’ve recorded over the years. (Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Which hits? I did a whole batch of them: “Mandy,” “Weekend in New England,” “Looks Like We Made It,” “I Write the Songs” and “Copacabana.” What’s...

Comedian and writer Amber Ruffin will host NBC’s “Countdown to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” for the second year in a row, TheWrap can reveal exclusively.

The live special, which is set to air Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. on NBC, will take viewers behind-the-scenes as they get an “all-access look at the Macy’s Parade Studio to discover exactly what it takes to create the famous floats and balloons prior to their journey through the streets of New York,” according to the official logline.

“Today” anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker will make an appearance on the special as they recount their favorite memories from hosting the famed parade throughout the years.

Additionally, “Countdown to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” will feature one of the high school marching bands slated to perform in the Thanksgiving morning event as they travel to New York City, and will...

NBC is celebrating the holidays with an evening of a music legend’s hits and some favorites perfect for the festive season. The network has announced Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas will premiere on Monday, December 11 at 10/9c. (It will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.) The special will be filmed at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, where he performs his hit show, “Manilow: Las Vegas – The Hits Come Home!” The evening, with a Vegas-size backdrop and the legend’s renowned 24-piece band, will feature the best of Barry Manilow‘s greatest hits, including “Copacabana,” “Mandy,” “I Write the Songs,” and “Looks Like We Made It,” as well as several holiday favorites such as “Jingle Bells,” “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer,” “Feliz Navidad,” and “White Christmas.” Santa himself may appear. “I love doing our Christmas show! We get to sing my pop hits and favorite Christmas songs,...

Barry Manilow will star in his own Christmas special this holiday season on NBC.

“Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas,” which will premiere Monday, Dec. 11 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC, will take fans along as the music legend performs his greatest hits, including “Copacabana,” “Mandy,” “I Write Songs” and “”Looks Like We Made It.”

Filmed at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, where Manilow performs his Las Vegas show, the special will also feature classic holiday songs, from “Jingle Bells” and “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” to “Feliz Navidad” and “White Christmas.” The Christmas special will stream on Peacock beginning Dec. 12, day after its NBC broadcast.

“I love doing our Christmas show!” Manilow said in a statement. “We get to sing my pop hits and my favorite Christmas songs. It’s a feel-good hour full of music.”

Releasing 13 No. 1 hits during his seven-decade career, the performer,...

Dark comedy stars Esteban Bigliardi from J.A. Bayona’s Spanish Oscar submission ’Society of The Snow’.

Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films has picked up worldwide sales excluding Argentina, Chile, Portugal and Germany to Argentine director Martín Rejtman’s The Practice (La Practica) ahead of its world premiere at San Sebastian (September 22-30).

The dark comedy will subsequently receive its North American premiere in the 61st New York Film Festival’s (NYFF) Main Slate on September 30.

It stars Esteban Bigliardi from J.A. Bayona’s Spanish Oscar submission and San Sebastian entry Society Of The Snow and NYFF selection The Delinquents...

“The Rosie O’Donnell Show” is back.

O’Donnell’s talk show returned for one night only on Sunday to serve as a fundraiser for The Actors Fund, an organization that provides numerous services for people in need in the performing arts and entertainment business.

The evening raised more than $500,000, which included $100,000 from O’Donnell.

The 3 1/2 hour show, produced by O’Donnell and “Madame Secretary” star Erich Bergen, was broadcast live on Broadway.com and the website’s YouTube channel.

She opened the show by explaining she was hosting from her garage/art studio in New Jersey and then introduced her former musical director John McDaniel.

She also insisted she didn’t want to talk about President Donald Trump because she wanted to focus on people getting through the pandemic. “We’re going to come through it,” O’Donnell said.

O’Donnell’s first guest was Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who recalled...

Barry Manilow fans in Los Angeles and Chicago will have to wait to see the singer — he has postponed shows this week due to his sprained vocal cords.

Manilow was set to perform at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, and the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, on Wednesday, but a post shared on his Facebook page on Saturday announced that the concerts were to be rescheduled.

“Barry is on doctors orders to rest due to sprained vocal chords ,” read the statement. “We are all very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.”

The announcement also informed fans that...

Barry Manilow is focused on his recovery. The “Copacabana” singer has cancelled his upcoming Los Angeles and Chicago concerts due to sprained vocal chords, according to an announcement posted on his Facebook page on Saturday. Manilow was expected to perform at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, and the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, […]...

Barry Manilow is focused on his recovery.

The "Copacabana" singer has postponed his upcoming Los Angeles and Chicago concerts due to sprained vocal chords, according to an announcement posted on his Facebook page on Saturday. Manilow was expected to perform at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, and the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, on Wednesday.

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"We regret to inform you that Barry Manilow’s two concerts scheduled for this week in Los Angeles and Chicago are currently being rescheduled. Barry is on doctors orders to rest due to sprained vocal chords. We are all very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause," read the statement.

"Tickets issued for the original dates will be honored at the rescheduled dates. Patrons holding tickets for the original dates are encouraged to use them for the new date; no exchange...

Barry Manilow made it through the rain — and he couldn’t be happier!

The pop legend and his longtime partner Garry Kief were outed after news of their secret wedding broke in 2015, and Manilow opened up about his marriage and sexuality for the first time in an exclusive People cover story in April. Now, he’s discussing his last month of living out and proud since the story went viral.

“It’s turned out to be just great. I’ve really enjoyed it, most of all because the fans and the public have been so supportive. I thought, ‘Oh, man,...

He recently came out as gay in the pages of People, and on Thursday morning Barry Manilow was near tears as he reflected on the love and support he’s received from his fans over his 50-year career.

“What a ride it’s been,” Manilow, 73, told Savannah Guthrie and Carson Daly during a sit-down on Today.

He called his fans “great people,” remembering the love he’s received from them.

“You should walk down the street with me one day. These strangers say the most beautiful things to me. They thank me for helping them through their lives,” Manilow said.

Barry Manilow was welcomed with enthusiastic cheers on Tuesday night, as he took the stage at New York City’s Town Hall for the Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out!.

Performing at the monthly event — which raises money for national organizations dedicated to protecting civil rights, women’s health and environmental protection — Manilow appeared grateful.

“I’m so happy to be home. I’m a New Yorker, I’m from Williamsburg, Brooklyn.” Manilow told the enthusiastic crowd as he took the stage to a standing ovation. “I’m here to promote an album, my love letter to New York.

Pop legend Barry Manilow opens up for the first time about coming out, finding love, and surviving showbiz for 50 years. Subscribe now for his exclusive untold story — only in People.

Barry Manilow is opening up about the dark side of fame.

In the new issue of People, the pop icon, 73, looks back on his 50-year career in showbiz and the private world he shares with his manager husband, longtime love Garry Kief.

Manilow catapulted to the top of the charts in 1974 with his breakout hit “Mandy” and stayed there for years, with hits like “Can’t Smile Without You,” “Looks...

Pop legend Barry Manilow opens up for the first time about coming out, finding love, and surviving showbiz for 50 years. Subscribe now for his exclusive untold story — only in People.

Yes, Barry Manilow is responsible for getting “Copacabana” — and a slew of other memorable hits — stuck in your head, but you can also thank him for some of those ridiculously catchy commercial jingles that will just.not.go.away.

“I learned the most about music working in the jingle industry,” he said in 2009 while accepting a Clio Award for his early work in the field. “It was the best music college I could ever imagine.

Pop legend Barry Manilow opens up for the first time about coming out, finding love, and surviving showbiz for 50 years. Subscribe now for his exclusive untold story — only in People.

Barry Manilow can’t smile without him!

In the new issue of People, the pop icon, 73, opens up for the first time about his 39-year relationship — and 2014 wedding — with longtime manager Garry Kief.

After breaking out in 1974 with his pop-rock ballad “Mandy,” Manilow skyrocketed to fame with hit after hit, from “Looks Like We Made It” to “Copacabana (At the Copa).” The performer says the attention was alienating.

“When you’re that big,...

Pop legend Barry Manilow opens up for the first time about coming out, finding love, and surviving showbiz for 50 years. Subscribe now for his exclusive untold story — only in People.

Barry Manilow is opening up about his private life behind-the-scenes, including his secret marriage to his manager Garry Kief, and celebrities are congratulating him on coming out at age 73.

George Takei, an openly gay actor best known for his work in the Star Trek television series, was one of the first stars to react to the news on Twitter.

“Congratulations @BarryManilow on coming out! Welcome to the club,” he wrote,...

Pop legend Barry Manilow opens up for the first time about coming out, finding love, and surviving showbiz for 50 years. Subscribe now for his exclusive untold story — only in People.

Looks like he made it!

After 50 years in showbiz, Barry Manilow sat down exclusively with People in his home recording studio at his Palm Springs estate to reminisce on his career, enduring legacy and private world ahead of the April 21 release of his latest album, This Is My Town: Songs of New York.

From his humble beginnings in Brooklyn and collaborating with Bette Midler to becoming one of the bestselling artists of all time,...

Pop legend Barry Manilow opens up for the first time about coming out, finding love, and surviving showbiz for 50 years. Subscribe now for his exclusive untold story — only in People.

For decades Barry Manilow gave the world timeless hits, while keeping his own world a total secret. Now at 73 years old, the music legend is opening up about his life, struggles and, for the first time, his sexuality.

Fiercely private, the pop icon recently welcomed People into his Palm Springs home for an exclusive interview and photo shoot with his manager husband Garry Kief — and talked for the first time about their nearly 40-year romance.

Wyatt Russell is confusing his greatest hits!

In an exclusive People Now clip, the actor, youngest son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, gets Table 19 costars Craig Robinson and Lisa Kudrow in a fit of giggles over some musical confusion.

“Last time I laughed so hard I cried was right before we came on the show. I thought that ‘Lola’ and ‘Copacabana’ were the same songs,” he starts before costar Craig Robinson corrects him: “Different songs!”

“They’re the same song,” Russell continues about the Barry Manilow hit, “and Craig pointed that out to me.”

“He was like, hey,...

The X Factor is back with more auditions tonight - and it looks like it's going to be jam-packed, with 14 acts trying out for the judges. But who are they, and what will they be singing?

1. Jasmin Leigh Morris

Age: 21

From: Swansea

Song: Clown - Emeli Sande

2. Max Stone

Age: 27

From: London

Job: Musician

Song: 'No Woman No Cry' - Bob Marley

3. Ebru

Age: 27

From: London

Job: Student and singer

Song: 'What I Did For Love' - David Guetta

4. Sharon Rose

Age: 26

From: Customer service worker

Job: Essex

Song: 'I'm Every Woman' - Whitney Houston

5. Joselito Peralta

Age: 51

From: Paddington

Job: Hairdresser

Song: 'Copacabana' - Barry Manilow

6. Shaz Paz

Age: 43

From: Kent

Song: 'Hideaway' - Kiesza

7. Erwin

Age: 25

From: Scotland

Job: Immigration worker

Song: Original song 'Hard-Wired'

8. Che Chestermen

Age: 18

From: Basildon

Job: Singer and songwriter

Song: 'Who You Are' - Jessie J

9. Jordan...

The first and most important thing that happened as a result of the staging of "Sticks and Stones" at the Met Theater as part of the Act One Festival was that Scott Swan and I got our first agent. Barbara Baruch worked for Ambrosio/Mortimer, a smaller boutique agency at the time, and from the moment we met her, she seemed like what I imagined an agent to be. She was nurturing, she was a cheerleader, she was a ballbuster, and she was always, always, always in our corner. Our time with her was unfortunately too short, and by the time the agency imploded in accusations of embezzlement, we were already repped by Gersh out of New York. Barbara was first, though, and she was the first one to start pushing people to come see our show and to read our work. The strangest thing about those early days is...

With more than 100 original shows featuring over 5,000 performers—and thousands of standing ovations—Stiletto Entertainment is celebrating two decades of providing first-class spectacles on cruise ships. On any given night, one of Stiletto’s original musicals, dance revues, or concerts is likely playing on a ship somewhere in the world. “Our amazing creative staff of Emmy, Tony and Oscar nominees or recipients has created some of the best entertainment on the high seas,” said president and CEO Garry Kief in a statement. The company’s productions stretch back to the first original book musical performed on a cruise ship, “Barry Manilow’s Copacabana.” Stiletto’s lengthy list includes “Could It Be Magic” on Holland America Line’s Statendam and the recent award-winning “Theatre At Sea” shows. Such productions provide actors of various performance backgrounds steady work while traveling the globe. Casting directors James Nadeau and Jodie Dorner travel the globe to audition singers and dancers,...

Surprise! Barry Manilow is officially off the market. The 71-year-old crooner and longtime manager, Garry Kief, 66, have wed, a source told E! News on Wednesday. The two have not commented. Manilow, best known for '70s pop hits such as "Copacabana (at the Copa)," "Looks Like We Made It," "Could it Be Magic" and "Mandy" as well as for his glittering stage outfits, has always been notoriously private when it comes to his love life. A source told E! that while Manilow has never discussed his sexuality publicly, "he is not in the closet in any [other] aspect of his life." He and Kief have occasionally been spotted at celebrity events. Here they are at the...

Hope he sang "Copacabana" at the reception! Barry Manilow has married his longtime manager Garry Kief, Us Weekly can confirm. The couple exchanged vows last year in front of family and friends at Manilow's Palm Springs home. Guests were surprised, not knowing they were actually being invited to a wedding. Manilow, 71, has never publicly discussed his sexual orientation, but in 2012 he told The Telegraph that he wasn't dating anyone. "Happily single? Yeah, happily single," he said. "I am a private guy. You can only come into my [...]...

Steve Backshall and professional dance partner Ola Jordan have become the eighth couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

The pair found themselves in the dance-off alongside Sunetra Sarker and Brendan Cole.

Backshall's Jive with Jordan earned the pair 23 points during last night's show (November 22), while Sarker's Waltz earned 30 points.

After the dance-off, Craig Revel Horwood decided to save Sarker, while Darcey Bussell sided with Backshall.

Bruno Tonioli saved Sarker, and head judge Len Goodman had the deciding vote and saved Sarker.

On leaving the competition Backshall said: "I don't think you can underestimate the achievement to take someone who was quite as bad as I was and get them to week nine!

"I am bursting with pride with what everyone has achieved."

The night also saw two musical performances from Barry Manilow, who sang 'Copacabana' and 'What a Wonderful World'.

Strictly Come Dancing continues next Saturday...

The director behind the first ever Doctor Who serial, Waris Hussein, is to be honoured at this year's Asian Media Awards.

The 75-year-old, who was tasked with launching the long-running BBC sci-fi drama with 'An Unearthly Child' in 1963 and returned to direct the fourth serial 'Marco Polo' a year later, will receive the Outstanding Contribution Award at the October 28 ceremony.

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"I am honoured to be presented with this award which represents not only myself but, hopefully, those who will achieve their goals in their chosen fields in the future," said Hussein.

"I was one of the first Asians to be directing in television drama in the early '60s. I was nervous and aware of the importance of having been chosen from many other applicants for the job.

"I knew I had to prove the BBC's trust in me, as a young Indian-born Asian,...

Football, football, football. It's all anybody is going to bang on about for the next month. Or at least until England get knocked out on penalties anyway.

However, even for those who don't care for the delights of 22 men running around hoofing a ball and rolling around like pansies, there is something to enjoy tonight. The World Cup Opening Ceremony.

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With Jennifer Lopez booked to perform, and the promise of an extraordinary samba festival, the party in Sao Paulo promises to be great entertainment.

If nothing else, we can also enjoy chuckling at Adrian Chiles bumbling...

BBC One has confirmed the song choices and dance styles for this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing.

Last weekend saw Hairy Biker Dave Myers leave the competition after being in the dance-off against Mark Benton.

This week will have all the competitors dancing in Blackpool's Tower Ballroom.

BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid and her professional partner Kevin Clifton finished top of Digital Spy's reader poll for week seven.

The songs and dance styles in full are:

Ashley and Ola - Paso Doble to 'You Give Love a Bad Name' by Bon Jovi

Patrick and Anya - Samba to 'Copacabana' by Barry Manilow

Abbey and Aljaz - Quickstep to 'Walking on Sunshine' by Katrina and the Waves

Fiona and Anton - American Smooth to 'Come Fly with Me' by Frank Sinatra

Sophie and Brendan - Quickstep to 'The Lady Is a Tramp' by Shirley Bassey

Mark and Iveta...

As America celebrates its 237th birthday, some big names intend to help.

Several networks will hold to tradition Thursday, July 4, by offering star-studded Independence Day specials with an emphasis on music.

On PBS (check local listings), Barry Manilow will return to "A Capitol Fourth" as he joins fellow music icon Neil Diamond, former "Smash" co-star Megan Hilty, award-winning composer-conductor John Williams, "American Idol" winners Candice Glover and Scotty McCreery, Darren Criss ("Glee"), "America's Got Talent" alum Jackie Evancho, the National Symphony Orchestra, and host Tom Bergeron on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

"America's Got Talent" also will be represented on NBC, as Nick Cannon -- that contest's host -- presides again over "Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular" in New York, with the musical guests including someone he knows quite well: his wife, recent "American Idol" judge Mariah Carey. Taylor Swift, Cher, Tim McGraw,...

Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 4, Episode 18 of Fox's "Glee," "Shooting Star."

Even before the April 11th installment of "Glee" aired, there was controversy. And Lauren Potter, who plays Becky Jackson, can't say she didn't see it coming.

Nearly halfway into the episode -- which had a Newtown, Ct victims advocacy group urging "Glee" fans not to watch at all -- the New Directions heard gunshots in the hallways and locked themselves in the choir room. The space that was last filled with Barry Manilow's "Copacabana" and the zig-ah-zig-ah's of the Spice Girls was dark, silent and filled with tears.

Eventually, the McKinley High students were released and shortly thereafter, the audience learned that Sue Sylvester's favorite Cheerio and the ultimate sassy sidekick, Becky Jackson, was the one who brought the weapon to school.

Just before the gunshots deafened McKinley, Becky told Brittany...

Previously on Glee, Will Schuester learned that anchoring your grown-up emotional health onto a 19-year-old teenager is a proposition fraught with regret. Ryder explored the world of online dating and transphobia. Blaine Warbler rejoined the Cheerios in a double-crossing black-ops move intended to bring down Sue Sylvester from the inside. Also, and most importantly, he revealed the top/bottom dynamic between him and Kurt. They switch, Ok? They're switcherooers. Sometimes one is the top and other times the other one is the top and sometimes one is on one side an sometimes one is the other side and there are various shapes they make with their bodies and all of them are based on shared power and pleasure. Jokes that do not fully explore said dynamic, even by the most well-intentioned recapper, will not be tolerated. Also, Santana owned Paula Abdul and Finn flew to New York to exercise his...

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Previously on Glee, Will Schuester learned that anchoring your grown-up emotional health onto a 19-year-old teenager is a proposition fraught with regret. Ryder explored the world of online dating and transphobia. Blaine Warbler rejoined the Cheerios in a double-crossing black-ops move intended to bring down Sue Sylvester from the inside. Also, and most importantly, he revealed the top/bottom dynamic between him and Kurt. They switch, Ok? They're switcherooers. Sometimes one is the top and other times the other one is the top and sometimes one is on one side an sometimes one is the other side and there are various shapes they make with their bodies and all of them are based on shared power and pleasure. Jokes that do not fully explore said dynamic, even by the most well-intentioned recapper, will not be tolerated. Also, Santana owned Paula Abdul and Finn flew...

Due to the absence of Will Schuester at McKinley High, this week's Glee practice was almost cancelled. Overlooking the fact that Will has been Mia for the better part of the year, Sam and Blaine saved the day so the New Directions wouldn't have a week off from regionals practice.

The assignment of the week? Everyone had to perform their "Guilty Pleasures."

When Blaine discovered that Sam was hiding his pretty awesome talent for macaroni art portraits, he was inspired to make this week's theme all about exposing hidden passions. Sam and Blaine went with one of the classic guilty pleasures acts and kicked things off with a little Wham! Can I get a couple of "jitterbugs?" 

Sam continued to express himself when he admitted that he's a hardcore Barry Manilow "fanilow." I've seriously not seen such a hardcore "fanilow" since Ethan Embry's character in Can't Hardly Wait. Remember...

Plus, Rachel finds out the truth about Brody and New Directions slam Chris Brown.

After last week’s emotional episode (“Feud”) of Glee, it was refreshing to get a rather campy episode on March 21, where we got a taste of everyone’s “Guilty Pleasures.”

Blaine (Darren Criss) catches Sam (Chord Overstreet) stealing macaroni from the cafeteria and assumes he’s hard up for money. As Blaine tries to slip him fifty bucks, Sam confesses that he’s not poor, but likes to make macaroni portraits! He’s done Emma Stone, LeAnn Rimes, Ralph Macchio and even Kurt (Chris Colfer).

After Sam’s admission, he and Blaine get the idea to have New Directions cover songs that are guilty pleasures. Mr. Schue (Matthew Morrison) is out with “the flu,” so Blam is leading the group this week.

Brittany (Heather Morris) invites Kitty (Becca Tobin) onto her webcast show “Fondue For Two...

Call me crazy, but I don’t really understand the concept of guilty pleasures. Not to get all Lima Heights on you, but I likes what I likes — and I’ll tell ya what I want (what I really, really want) in my life and on my iPod, be it Spice Girls or Was (Not Was) or even Billie Piper.

And so it goes without saying that I had a blast watching tonight’s music-heavy installment of Glee, which centered around the New Directions’ kids confessing their hidden obsessions with Barry Manilow, Abba, Phil Collins, Wham, Bobby Brown and the Spice Girls.

This week's "Glee" is delving into an area of music with which it should be very familiar: "Guilty Pleasures." What do the kids listen to when no one's around? This collection of songs from the episode should give some clue.

The first guilty-pleasure song certainly deserves the title -- "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!, sung by Blaine (Darren Criss) and Sam (Chord Overstrett)

Whatever your musical taste, Sam hit the musical nail right on the head. It's really impossible to consider Barry Manilow's "Copacabana" as anything other than a guilty pleasure. (Full disclosure: It's my go-to karaoke song. Fuller disclosure: I'm terrible at karaoke.)

Blaine's entry into the guilty-pleasure song fest is definitely, even if it's not a song that I personally would find pleasurable: "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now") by Phil Collins.

This next song, "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls (as performed by Marley,...

New York — It took a little while before Barry Manilow felt comfortable on Broadway.

The Man Who Makes the Whole World Sing is used to far bigger venues than the 1,710-seat St. James Theatre, one of the smaller theaters on the Great White Way.

"It's a totally different feeling from the stage. I'm in their laps; they're in my lap. It's very, very intimate," says Manilow. "This is like going to somebody's house."

Manilow – and his fans dubbed Fanilows – are clearly enjoying his first return to Broadway in nearly 25 years. Though his opening was postponed due to bronchitis, the singer sounded and looked great during a recent quick interview.

The New York City-born icon has had a street corner – at Seventh Ave. and 44th Street – temporarily renamed "Barry Manilow Way" and a caricature unveiled at Sardi's restaurant.

It's a long way from where he began in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brookyn,...

Monday night, Madonna brought her Mdna tour to Madison Square Garden, performing to a sold-out crowd of 20,000.

However, one person in the audience, "Real Housewife of New Jersey" Teresa Giudice, wanted a private audience with the Queen of Pop after the show. Unfortunately for Giudice, Madonna did not want the same.

“Earlier in the evening Teresa and her friends were at the legendary Fresco By Scotto restaurant on West 52nd Street in Manhattan. They ordered all the best Italian dishes and were overheard talking about how they could get backstage passes after the show,” one of the diners tells me. “Who wouldn't want to get to hang out with Madonna? It’s a shame they had no idea Madonna doesn't do meet and greets for anyone, even a Real Housewife.”

Teresa was dining with Dana Levine, founder of the NephCure Foundation, the organization Teresa supported on Celebrity Apprentice, who also...

Monday night, Madonna brought her Mdna tour to Madison Square Garden, performing to a sold-out crowd of 20,000.

However, one person in the audience, "Real Housewife of New Jersey" Teresa Giudice, wanted a private audience with the Queen of Pop after the show. Unfortunately for Giudice, Madonna did not want the same.

“Earlier in the evening Teresa and her friends were at the legendary Fresco By Scotto restaurant on West 52nd Street in Manhattan. They ordered all the best Italian dishes and were overheard talking about how they could get backstage passes after the show,” one of the diners tells me. “Who wouldn't want to get to hang out with Madonna? It's a shame they had no idea Madonna doesn't do meet and greets for anyone, even a Real Housewife.”

Teresa was dining with Dana Levine, founder of the NephCure Foundation, the organization Teresa supported on Celebrity Apprentice, who also seems to be her concert pal.

New York — Looks like Barry Manilow is making it again – on Broadway.

The Grammy Award-winning singer of such songs as "Mandy," "I Write the Songs" and "Looks Like We Made It," will start a 17-show stand on Jan. 18 at the St. James Theatre.

Manilow, who grew up in New York, has graced a Broadway stage before, in the winter of 1976 and the spring of 1989. His new show, called "Manilow on Broadway," has tickets ranging in price from $50 to $350.

The 69-year-old crooner, whose most famous song may be "Copacabana (At the Copa)," had 25 consecutive Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1975 and 1983.

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Online: http://ManilowOnBroadway.com...

Barry Manilow started smoking at the age of nine. The 'Copacabana' singer gave up the habit 20 years ago after beginning at an early age in the tough New York neighbourhood he grew up in. Despite quitting, Barry recently started inhaling from electronic cigarettes after smoking a real cigarette in Las Vegas. He said: ''Well I smoked for 30 years. I started when I was nine years old. I grew up in Brooklyn. ''Then I stopped about 15, 20 years ago. Then I just started in Las Vegas and the band and I went down to a little club and somebody...

Barry Manilow started smoking at the age of nine. The 'Copacabana' singer gave up the habit 20 years ago after beginning at an early age in the tough New York neighbourhood he grew up in. Despite quitting, Barry recently started inhaling from electronic cigarettes after smoking a real cigarette in Las Vegas. He said: 'Well I smoked for 30 years. I started when I was nine years old. I grew up in Brooklyn. 'Then I stopped about 15, 20 years ago. Then I just started in Las Vegas and the band and I went down to a little club and somebody offered me a cigarette. And I was back. Within a week I was back. Not on...

Crime films often make me hungry. Often the restaurant scenes are among the best remembered in crime flicks. The coffee shops and Italian kitchens and juke joints where criminal characters go to grab a bite or do dirt serve to define them.

In some cases, it’s because crime films are a sit-down with a distinct culture, and there’s little better distinction for culture than food. It says more than a monologue. These places are home to some criminals, an escape for others, doom for a few. They’re some of the best moments of bad stories.

And these are the best among them.

10. Tipitina’s

Appeared in: The Big Easy (pictured above)

City: New Orleans, La

Price: $

Crime Scene: Lagniappe (That’s New Orleans for “kick back”)

Tip’s is the perfect Crescent City hot-spot if you’re looking for a nightlife scene that spices top-talent home-cooked music with a high-crime-rate neighborhood.