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Dinah Manoff as Marty, Michael Tucci as Sonny, Olivia Newton-John as Sandy, John Travolta as Danny, Didi Conn as Frenchy, Barry Pearl as Doody, Jeff Conaway as Kenickie, and Stockard Channing as Rizzo in 'Grease'. Credit:

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- *Grease* premiered in 1978 and became a cultural phenomenon with its catchy songs and memorable performances.

- The film elevated the acting careers of stars like John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

- Discover what the iconic cast members are doing now, including those who stepped away from the spotlight.

The high school musical romance *Grease* hand-jived its way into theaters during the summer of 1978. The movie, which turns 48 on June 16, became the highest-grossing film of the year, and dominated radio airwaves with singles like "You're the One That I Want," "Grease," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," and "Summer Nights."

An adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, which premiered in 1972, *Grease* stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson, an American greaser and an Australian good girl who meet and enjoy a summer fling, only to find themselves enrolled at the same Los Angeles high school in the fall. Set in the late-‘50s, the music tells the story of postwar teen angst in all its poodle-skirted, greased-hair glory.

The cast has kept busy in the almost five decades since the film's release. Find out what the Rydell High School class of 1959 is up to today.**

John Travolta (Danny Zuko)

John Travolta as Danny Zuko in 'Grease'; John Travolta attends the L.A. premiere of Quiver Distribution's 'The Fanatic' on Aug. 22, 2019. Everett Collection; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Before he donned Danny Zuko's leather jacket, John Travolta was already a bona fide star thanks to his roles as Vinnie Barbarino on *Welcome Back, Kotter*, Billy Nolan in *Carrie* (1976), and Tony Manero in *Saturday Night Fever* (1977) — for which he received his first Academy Award nomination. Following the juggernaut success of the film, Travolta's next hit came with 1980's *Urban Cowboy*.

*Pulp Fiction* (1994), directed by Quentin Tarantino, sparked Travolta's career resurgence, earning him his second Oscar nomination in the process. He has gone on to star in several hit films since, including *Get Shorty* (1995), *Face/Off* (1997), and *Primary Colors* (1998), as well as a return to movie musicals with his performance as Edna Turnblad in the 2007 remake of *Hairspray*.

In 2012, Travolta reunited with Olivia Newton-John for their holiday album *This Christmas*, and, in 2016, he received his first Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Robert Shapiro in FX's *The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story*.

Travolta made his directorial debut in 2026 with the family adventure film *Propeller One-Way Night Coach*, which was adapted from a children's novel he published in 1997. He appears in the movie, as does his daughter, Ella Bleu. The film premiered at Cannes, where Travolta was given an honorary Palme d’Or, much to his surprise.

Travolta was married to the late Kelly Preston from 1991 until her death from breast cancer in July 2020. The couple had three children together: Jett, who died from a seizure in 2009, Ella Bleu, and Benjamin.

Olivia Newton-John (Sandy Olsson)

Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson in 'Grease'; Olivia Newton-John attends the VIP reception for 'Property of Olivia Newton-John' auction event in L.A. on Oct. 29, 2019. CBS via Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

Already a Grammy-winning recording artist and country music star when she was cast as good-girl-gone-bad Sandy, Olivia Newton-John's career rose to greater heights after the movie became the biggest box office hit of 1978. Thanks to her soundtrack contributions, "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Summer Nights," she became the second woman to have two singles in the *Billboard* top five at the same time. In addition to the box office and *Billboard* success brought on by the musical, her performance in *Grease *also landed her a Golden Globe nomination.

Inspired by her climactic transformation into "Bad Sandy," Newton-John revamped her sound and image for her next album, *Totally Hot*, to add more of a Pink Ladies edge. Her big screen follow-up, *Xanadu* (1980) — costarring Gene Kelly — was a critical and commercial failure, but produced a hit soundtrack and a slew of top 20 singles, including "Magic," which spent five weeks at No. 1 on the charts. The movie musical was also where she met her first husband, Matt Lattanzi, and in 1986, gave birth to their daughter, Chloe Rose.

In 1981, she released *Physical*, the biggest album of her career. The risqué title track ruled the *Billboard* Hot 100 for 10 weeks, and its tongue-in-cheek, aerobics-inspired music video became an MTV staple. She went on to record 15 more studio albums, achieving a career total of 26, and selling more than 100 million units worldwide.

In 1992, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and became a tireless advocate for cancer research throughout the rest of her life, founding the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Australia. She was "hopelessly devoted" to philanthropic works, including a stint as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program. Her cancer returned in 2013 and 2017, and on Aug. 8, 2022, her husband John Easterling announced the icon's death at the age of 73.

Stockard Channing (Betty Rizzo)

Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo in 'Grease'; Stockard Channing poses at the opening night afterparty for the play 'Apologia' in NYC on Oct. 16, 2018. CBS via Getty Images; Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic

By the time she was cast as high school bad girl Rizzo, Stockard Channing had already amassed an impressive list of stage and screen credits, including a starring turn opposite Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson in Mike Nichols' *The Fortune* (1975).

Channing reteamed with Nicholson and Nichols (as well as Meryl Streep) for the film *Heartburn *(1986), based on Nora Ephron's best-selling novel. She continued to work onstage as well, earning a Tony award in 1985 for Best Actress in a Play for Peter Nichols' *A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, *and nominations for her work in *The House of Blue Leaves,* *Six Degrees of Separation*,* Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, The Lion in Winter, Pal Joey*, and *Other Dessert Cities*.

In 1993, she reprised the role of Louisa "Ouisa" Kittredge for the film version of *Six Degrees* and received both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for her performance. She worked steadily through the '90s before joining the cast of the celebrated drama *The West Wing* in 1999 — which brought her six Emmy nominations and one win. She went on to win one more Emmy for the made-for-television movie *The Matthew Shepard Story* in 2002, which also earned her a Screen Actors Guild award.

Channing has continued to appear on both stage and screen, and played a recurring role on the CBS drama *The Good Wife* until 2016. She will reprise her role as Aunt Franny in *Practical Magic 2*, which will arrive in September 2026.

She has been married and divorced four times, and was in a long-term relationship with cinematographer Daniel Gillham until his death in 2014.

Jeff Conaway (Kenickie)

Kenickie; Jeff Conaway during the Ball of Fire holiday party benefiting Project Angel Food in Hollywood on Dec. 7, 2006. CBS via Getty Images; Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage

Kenickie, the T-Birds second-in-command, was brought to the screen by Jeff Conaway. He appeared in the original cast of *Grease* on Broadway, serving as an understudy for several of the roles, eventually taking over the part of Danny Zuko. Conaway followed his time on the Great White Way with guest-star turns on a number of television shows before joining the cast of the *Grease *film and becoming a series regular on the sitcom *Taxi*.

After three seasons on *Taxi*, and two Golden Globe nominations, Conaway left the hit show due to both creative differences with the producers and his struggles with drug use on set. Throughout the rest of the '80s and early '90s, he primarily worked in guest spots on TV and small supporting parts in films*, *until he booked the role of Zack Allan on *Babylon 5* from 1994 to 1999.

Conaway relapsed from substance abuse in the mid-2000s and turned up on reality TV as a star of the VH1 shows *Celebrity Fit Club* and *Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. *Conaway died in May of 2011 from complications of pneumonia.

Didi Conn (Frenchy)

Didi Conn as Frenchy in 'Grease'; Didi Conn attends the STL Pop Culture Con in St. Charles, Mo., on Aug. 17, 2018. CBS via Getty Images; Bobby Bank/Getty Images

Didi Conn, born Edith Bernstein, is the only cast member to appear in all three screen adaptations of *Grease*,* *having also appeared in 1982's *Grease 2*, and Fox's *Grease: Live!* (2016).

After her turn as beauty school dropout Frenchy in the original 1978 film, she went on to star in television shows like *The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang*,* Benson*, and the PBS series *Shining Time Station* *— *alongside Ringo Starr, and, later, George Carlin. Conn has appeared on series such as *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Transparent*, and *Blue Bloods*. She competed on the hit British series *Dancing on Ice *in 2019, but was eliminated in week four. She currently appears on the Fox medical dramedy series *Best Medicine.*

After her son David was diagnosed with autism at an early age, she became an outspoken advocate for autism awareness, and, in 2008, she was named the National Celebrity Spokesperson for Autism Speaks. She has been married to her second husband, David Shire, since 1982.

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Dinah Manoff (Marty Maraschino)

Dinah Manoff as Marty Maraschino in 'Grease'; Dinah Manoff attends the 2nd annual Jewish Image Awards in L.A. on Sept. 24, 2002. CBS via Getty Images; Albert L. Ortega/WireImage

The daughter of screenwriter Arnold Manoff and Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress/director Lee Grant, Dinah Manoff played Marty Maraschino, the Pink Ladies' biggest flirt. Following the success of *Grease* and a yearlong stint on the ABC sitcom *Soap* in 1978, she went on to win a Tony award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play in 1980 for Neil Simon's *I Ought to Be in Pictures*. She stayed busy for the rest of the '80s, starring in the film version of the play, as well as parts in *Ordinary People *(1980) and the horror movie *Child's Play* (1988).

In 1988, she booked the lead role of Carol Weston in the NBC spinoff of *The Golden Girls*, *Empty Nest. *She costarred on the sitcom alongside Richard Mulligan and Kristy McNichol, and was featured in every episode of its seven-season run.

Manoff has three children with her second husband, Arthur Mortell. After her oldest son, Dashiell, tragically died in a car accident in 2017, she began teaching acting at the Purdy Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, Wash., as a way to deal with her grief. In 2021, she released her first novel, *The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold,* through Star Alley Press.

Barry Pearl (Doody)

Barry Pearl as Doody in 'Grease'; Barry Pearl attends the Chiller Theatre Expo in Parsippany, N.J. on April 29, 2018. CBS via Getty Images; Bobby Bank/Getty Images

Frenchy's troublemaking boyfriend, Doody, was portrayed by Barry Pearl, who performed in the first national tour of *Grease* prior to joining the cast of the film. In the years since, he has built a long list of guest star credits on TV shows like *Alfred Hitchcock Presents*, *Baywatch*, *Beverly Hills, 90210**,* and *Even Stevens. *Pearl and his onscreen love interest Didi Conn are the only two cast members from the 1978 film to appear in *Grease: Live! *in 2016. Most recently, he appeared in an episode of Netflix's *Nobody Wants This *and the film* Rock and Doris (try to) Write a Movie *(2024).

In addition to his work as an actor, Pearl has directed a number of theatrical productions, and taught film arts at Joey Travolta's Inclusion Film Company for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Kelly Ward (Putzie)

Kelly Ward as Putzie in 'Grease'; Kelly Ward attends the STL Pop Culture Con in St Charles, Mo. on Aug. 19, 2018. CBS via Getty Images; Bobby Bank/Getty Images

Kelly Ward brought the youngest member of the T-Birds, Putzie, to life in a role specifically created for the film. *Grease* wasn't his first time working with costar John Travolta, as the two worked together on 1976's made-for-television movie *The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. *Five years later — after a handful of TV appearances on shows like *M*A*S*H*, *The Waltons*, and *Magnum, P.I. —* Ward retired from acting on camera.

He has become a voice/dialogue director for Disney Television Animation and a screenwriter for numerous cartoons, including the feature film *All Dogs Go to Heaven 2* (1996). From 1992 to 1996, he served as Vice President of Animation at MGM Studios, and spent 23 years as an adjunct musical theater professor at the University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts.

Jamie Donnelly (Jan)

Jamie Donnelly as Jan in 'Grease'; Jamie Donnelly attends the Tramaine Dance Conventions 35th Anniversary Tour in L.A. on April 3, 2016. CBS via Getty Images; Tara Ziemba/Getty Images

Jan, the nerdy, junk food-loving member of the Pink Ladies, was played by Jamie Donnelly, who originated the part on Broadway, and was the only cast member to play the same role in both the stage musical and film. Prior to *Grease*, she also starred in the premiere New York and Los Angeles productions of *The Rocky Horror Show* alongside Tim Curry.

After the success of the movie, Donnelly took an almost 20-year break from acting, working as a theatrical coach in the Los Angeles area. She returned to the profession in the late '90s and has appeared on series like *Monk*, *Veep*, and *Ray Donovan*, as well as the feature films *Cyrus *(2010) with Marisa Tomei, *Black Mass** *(2015) with Johnny Depp, and *Stationed at Home* (2025).

Susan Buckner (Patty Simcox)

Susan Buckner as Patty Simcox in 'Grease'; Susan Buckner attends the Chiller Theatre Expo in Parsippany, N.J., on April 28, 2018.

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Before her breakout role as Patty Simcox — Rydell High's perky, do-good cheerleader — in *Grease*, Susan Buckner held the title of Miss Washington in 1971 and competed for her state at the following year's Miss America competition. She later joined the Golddiggers (an all-female performance troupe featured on *The Dean Martin Show*) and made appearances on various shows like *Sonny and Cher* and *The Brady Bunch Variety Hour*.

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Post-*Grease*, Buckner earned credits for the series *The Love Boat*, *The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries*, *B.J. and the Bear*, and *When the Whistle Blows*. On the silver screen, she acted in Wes Craven's *Deadly Blessing* (1981) and *Police Academy 6: City Under Siege *(1989) — the latter of which would be her final role.

Buckner died at age 72 on May 2, 2024. She is survived by her longtime partner Al, as well as her two children and their families.

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- Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino are officially back as Romy and Michele.

- Nearly thirty years after *Romy and Michele's High School Reunion*, production on the sequel has started.

- Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming, and Camryn Manheim are also set to return.

Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino are officially dancing together again.

Almost thirty years after they starred in the cult classic *Romy and Michele's High School Reunion*, the duo has reunited to start production on the long-awaited sequel, which will head straight to Hulu.

On Monday, 20th Century Studios shared the below first look at Kudrow and Sorvino back in costume, along with the caption, "The reunion you’ve been waiting for."

Directed by Tim Federle (*High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*) and penned by original screenwriter Robin Schiff, the sequel will also return Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim, Julia Campbell, and Alan Cumming. New cast additions include Keegan-Michael Key, Rob Huebel, Breckin Meyer, Patrick Warburton, and Nathan Lee Graham.

Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino on the set of 'Romy and Michele 2'.

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Released in 1997, *High School Reunion* followed best friends Romy (Sorvino) and Michele (Kudrow), whose lives haven't exactly flourished in the 10 years since graduating high school. But the quirky pals decide to head back to Tucson, Ariz., for their reunion and invent fake careers to impress their former classmates.

The film earned solid reviews and $30 million at the box office, but its legacy only grew over time. "It was just so clever and witty," Cumming told ** last year. "It's one of these films that some people are obsessed with."

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For years, there have been rumors of a *Romy and Michele* follow-up, and Cumming previously ripped the fact that a sequel still hadn't come to fruition.

"I think the fact that there hasn't been is a really big example of the misogyny of Hollywood," he said. "If it was two men in that — you know, two men, successful film — we would've had six by now."

Once the new film gained steam, Cumming teased what was to come.

"I think what's great about the sequel to Romy and Michele is just going back to something that is so beloved and having a relationship with these characters," he shared with EW. "I actually know what the story is, and it's really good. So I'm excited."

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- In 1992, 23-year-old Rachel Nickell was brutally murdered in front of her 2-year-old son.

- Netflix's *The Murder of Rachel Nickell *revisits the case and the frustrating investigation that led to an innocent man being arrested and incarcerated for the murder.

- The real culprit, Robert Napper, was identified and charged with Nickell's murder 16 years later, in 2008.

*The Murder of Rachel Nickell* has viewers gripped. Netflix's latest true-crime documentary revisits the shocking 1992 murder of 23-year-old Nickell in London, and the frustrating investigation that resulted in the arrest of an innocent man and delayed bringing her actual killer to justice for over a decade.

As recounted in the Netflix doc, the circumstances around Nickell's murder are profoundly devastating. On the morning of July 15, 1992, Nickell was walking her dog with her 2-year-old son, Alex Hanscombe, on Wimbledon Common when she was attacked by an unknown assailant. Nickell, who was stabbed 49 times and sexually assaulted, died at the scene. A passerby discovered Alex, who was mercifully unharmed, holding on to his mother's body.

Nickell's partner, André Hanscombe, was working as a courier at the time of her killing. In *The Murder of Rachel Nickell*, Hanscombe recalls stopping on his route to phone their home and check on his family. "A man's voice answered the phone and my blood ran cold," says Hanscombe. "I just knew immediately that something was seriously wrong."

It took police 16 years to identify and convict Robert Napper, the man responsible for killing Nickell — and others. Here is what you need to know about Napper and where he is now.

Who is Robert Napper?

Per *The Guardian*, Napper was born in 1966 and raised in Plumstead, not far from where Nickell and Hanscombe lived at the time of her murder. Napper experienced significant trauma as a child, having witnessed his father abusing his mother, Pauline Lasham. When his parents divorced, Napper and his three siblings were placed in foster care and received psychiatric treatment. According to *The Telegraph*, Napper was diagnosed with a "highly toxic mixture" of paranoid schizophrenia and Asperger's syndrome.

At the age of 12, Napper claimed he was sexually abused by a family friend. After the incident, Lasham claimed that Napper's personality changed in several ways: he grew introverted, became aggressive with his brothers (he allegedly shot one of them in the face with an airsoft gun), and spied on his sister while she was undressing. He had his first run-in with the law in 1986, when a 19-year-old Napper was fined for carrying a loaded gun in public.

Just three years later, in 1989, police received a call from a 31-year-old woman who reported being sexually assaulted in her home near Plumstead Common while her children were present. According to *The Guardian*'s reporting, this was the first in a series of assaults known as the Green Chain Rapes, named for the walking area along which they occurred. Three women were assaulted over a period of two months leading up to the murder of Nickell.

Also in 1989, Lasham called police to report that Napper had confessed to sexually assaulting a woman on Plumstead Common. Police could find no reports of recent assaults in the area, so they never followed up. "I told them my son had raped a woman but they said there’d been no rape and that he must have made it up," Lasham told *The Mirror** *in 2008. "Now I know it was missed and that he went on to murder. I can’t believe they let him slip through their fingers. I feel so sorry."

In 1992, after the Green Chain attacks began, a police inquiry identified 86 women who were attacked in a similar fashion. Over the course of the inquiry, Nickell was murdered and investigators received calls from two different citizens reporting that Napper resembled a police sketch of the suspect in the Green Chain case. Both times, police attempted to make contact with Napper to obtain a blood sample, but he failed to appear at the local station. Police ultimately dismissed Napper as a suspect because he was taller than the description they had been given.

That October, Napper was arrested on suspected stalking charges and a search of his home turned up numerous weapons, including two knives and a .22 caliber pistol, along with conspicuous maps and handwritten notes, including profane descriptions of women.

Napper pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition, and a psychiatric report submitted during the hearing described him as "without doubt an immediate threat to himself and the public." Despite the evidence, Napper was sentenced to just eight weeks in custody, and police did not investigate him any further.

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Who is Colin Stagg?

Investigators interviewed over 30 men about Nickell's murder before settling on Colin Stagg, a local man who walked his dog on Wimbledon Common, as Nickell often did. He became their prime suspect despite a total lack of forensic evidence.

Police conducted a controversial sting operation involving an undercover policewoman, who contacted Stagg through a personals ad and tried to bait him into confessing to Nickell’s murder by posing as a romantic interest.

As detailed in *The Murder of Rachel Nickell*, the undercover officer said to Stagg, "If only you had done the Wimbledon Common murder, if only you had killed her, it would be all right," to which Stagg replied, "I'm terribly sorry, but I haven't."

Though he never confessed to Nickell's murder, Stagg was arrested in 1993. He spent 13 months behind bars before a judge threw out his case, citing the "honey trap" sting operation and "deception of the grossest kind." In the Netflix documentary, Stagg recalls how he continued to face accusations and suspicion for several years after his exoneration. "It dragged on for about 15 years," he says. "From when I was arrested, there were articles in the newspapers stirring people's emotions about me. People shouting out stuff like, 'Guilty! Hang him!' Stuff like that."

While Stagg was in custody, another young mother was assaulted and killed in Plumstead. Twenty-seven-year-old Samantha Bisset and her 4-year-old daughter Jazmine were brutally murdered in their home.

How was Robert Napper caught?

Rachel Nickell.

Six months after Bisset and her daughter were murdered, police matched Napper's fingerprints and a shoe print to the scene of the crime. Napper was arrested and charged with the murders, which he confessed to in 1995, along with one assault and two attempted assaults in the Green Chain area. As *The Herald* reported at the time, Napper admitted only to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility due to his psychiatric diagnoses.

Nickell's case was subsequently reopened in 2002, and Napper was finally identified as the killer thanks to advances in forensics. Using DNA from the scene of the Bisset murders, police were able to link Napper to the killing of Nickell. Napper, meanwhile, was already serving an indefinite sentence at Broadmoor, a high-security psychiatric hospital.

Police summoned Hanscombe to meet with them ahead of Napper's trial. In the Netflix doc, Hanscombe recalls being handed the dossier on Nickell, which he describes as an "utter, chaotic catalog of errors."

"It was absolutely devastating," says Hanscombe, noting that Nickell's murder, as well as those of Bisset and her young daughter, were "all preventable."

Where is Robert Napper now?

Napper was charged with Nickell's murder in 2008. As with the previous charges related to Bisset and the Green Chain attacks, Napper pleaded guilty to manslaughter — and not murder — on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

In 2010, the BBC reported that the Metropolitan Police admitted "that more could, and should have been done, and had more been done we could have been in a better position to have prevented very serious attacks by Napper." The Independent Police Complaints Commission additionally found that "police failed to sufficiently investigate" multiple tips related to Napper over the years.

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IPCC Commissioner Rachel Cerfontyne called the police's errors "dreadful" and said, "Without these errors, Robert Napper could have been off the streets before he killed Rachel Nickell and the Bissets, and before numerous women suffered violent sexual attacks at his hands."

Napper was ordered to serve another indefinite sentence at Broadmoor for the murder of Nickell. During the sentencing, per *The Guardian*, defense attorney David Fisher said Napper was "highly unlikely ever to be released from detention."

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'Schmigadoon!' producers Lorne Michaels and Christine Schwarzman accepted the Best Musical trophy for the cast and crew.

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'Schmigadoon!' producers Lorne Michaels and Christine Schwarzman accepted the Best Musical trophy for the cast and crew.

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- *Schmigadoon!* won Best Musical at the 2026 Tonys.

- Producer Christine Schwarzman thanked Apple TV for canceling the TV series in the acceptance speech.

- *Schmigadoon!* aired from 2021 to 2023, and was canceled ahead of a third season.

When one door to a magical musical town closes, another one opens.

*Schmigadoon!* took home the prestigious award for Best Musical at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday at the 79th annual Tony Awards, and the show's producer had one team to thank: Apple TV.

"I think I should start by thanking Apple TV for canceling the third season of *Schmigadoon!*, the TV show, because without them dropping it, we couldn't have picked it up and ran with it. So, thanks Apple TV," Christine Schwarzman said on stage as the cast and crew stood behind her.

*Schmigadoon!* ran for two seasons from 2021 to 2023, and told the story of an on-the-rocks couple, Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key, who get trapped in a 1940s movie musical after stumbling into the woods on a backpacking trip. It featured an all-star cast of Broadway performers — including Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Aaron Tveit, and Jane Krakowski — original songs, and choreography reminiscent of classic Golden Age shows.

Apple TV canceled the comedic musical series ahead of its third season in 2024, however. At the time, creator Cinco Paul announced on social media that he and his team had already written the season, which was set to include 25 songs.

"It's a miracle we even got two seasons, honestly," Paul said. "And I'm so grateful we did. And to all the fans of the show out there — thank you with all of my heart. Your love and support has meant so much, and the fact that you connected with our show, that it brought some joy, means the world to me."

Paul concluded his post by suggesting that there might be a future for the show: "This was tough news to get, but the optimist in me is convinced it's not the end of *Schmigadoon*. And maybe it's even a happy beginning."

That happy beginning was *Schmigadoon! *the musical, which debuted to rave reviews in April and is now a Tony winner.

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*Saturday Night Live*'s Lorne Michaels, who produced the musical, also spoke on stage at the Tonys, simply sharing, "We're really grateful for this and it means everything."

He concluded, "Sometimes, singing, dancing, a lot of jokes, and happy ending is really all you need. Thank you."

*Schmigadoon!* beat out *The Lost Boys*, *Titaníque*, and *Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)* for the Best Musical win. Paul also won Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical, and Doug Besterman and Mike Morris won for Best Orchestrations.

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Ahead of the musical's Broadway aspirations, Paul told **, "All I'll say is I want *Schmigadoon!* to conquer the world, and I won't rest until every single person on the planet has seen our show, so make of that what you will."

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I'm Calling It: UPS Is a Buy Before July 15

I&x27;m Calling It: UPS Is a Buy Before July 15 Reuben Gregg Brewer, The Motley FoolSun, June 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC 0 Key Points United Parcel Service is nearing the end of a long turnaround effort. The company is telling investors that the second half of 2026 will be the start of the upturn. 10 stocks we like better than United Parcel Service › United Parcel Service&x27;s (NYSE: UPS) stock has fallen 50% since hitting a high in early 2022. The stock, however, is up 30% from its lows in Oct. 2025. The market is starting to believe the company&x27;s turnaround plan is gaining traction.

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United Parcel Service is nearing the end of a long turnaround effort.

The company is telling investors that the second half of 2026 will be the start of the upturn.

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United Parcel Service's (NYSE: UPS) stock has fallen 50% since hitting a high in early 2022. The stock, however, is up 30% from its lows in Oct. 2025. The market is starting to believe the company's turnaround plan is gaining traction. If you wait too long to buy it, you may miss out on the investment opportunity.

UPS isn't expecting much from the second quarter

Buying UPS before July 15 should get you in before the company reports second-quarter earnings. Those earnings aren't expected to be great reading. But that's not the point. The key here is that UPS has been telling investors that the first half of 2026 would be weak, with the second half coming in stronger.

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In other words, the end of the second quarter will be the inflection point. It will be the point in time when the industrial giant's financial results start to turn around. There are already important signs of progress, with a steady increase in revenue per piece in the U.S. business being a key sign of the company's early turnaround success.

Not a great year, but an important change of direction

To be fair, the full year is likely to be roughly flat with 2025, with revenue and operating margin barely budging (though revenue per piece is expected to keep rising, ending up mid-single digits for the year). However, the company believes the trends will shift between the first and second half.

In the first half of 2026, revenues are expected to fall, with margins remaining under pressure. But in the second half, revenues are expected to start growing, with margins improving. The company didn't materially alter its view when it reported first-quarter 2026 earnings in late April. In fact, the CEO doubled down, telling investors that the turnaround effort was still on track. I believe there will be a similarly positive update when the company reports second-quarter earnings.

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Asia markets brace for selling after tech rout hits Wall Street ReutersSun, June 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM UTC 0 1 / 0FILE PHOTO: A man walks in front of an electronic screen displaying Japan&x27;s Nikkei stock prices quotation board inside a conference hall in TokyoFILE PHOTO: A man walks in front of an electronic screen displaying Japan's Nikkei stock prices quotation board inside a conference hall in Tokyo, Japan, April 27, 2026.

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SINGAPORE, June 8 (Reuters) - Asian markets were poised to fall on Monday after Wall Street's nine-week winning streak ended in heavy tech selling, while Israeli strikes ‌on Beirut sent oil and the dollar higher.

Futures and Friday's U.S. exchange-traded fund ‌moves pointed to sharp drops in Japan and South Korea and S&P 500 futures were down 0.2% in early ​Asia trade.

The Nasdaq had dropped 4.2% on Friday, with selling concentrated in semiconductor stocks after a hot jobs report ramped up expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, slamming the brakes on what has been a sparkling AI-led rally.

Two-year Treasury yields rose more than 11 basis points ‌on Friday and benchmark 10-year Treasury ⁠futures were about five ticks lower early on Monday morning in Asia.

"The AI-drives-everything narrative frayed last week," said Bob Savage, head of markets ⁠macro strategy at BNY.

"Whether this is a healthy pause in the nine-week equity rally or a top remains the key question. The IPO focus on SpaceX and Anthropic is part of the pause – ​whether to ​make room for the new market cap or ​to rethink value."

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The week ahead is ‌headlined by the giant SpaceX listing, expected to price on Thursday and trade on Friday, but will also have inflation in focus with U.S. consumer price data due on Wednesday and central bank meetings in Canada and Europe.

Last week, bitcoin notched its heaviest weekly drop since the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in late 2022, falling about 16%. It was hovering ‌just shy of $63,000 on Monday.

SpaceX's debut is expected to ​be followed by other mega IPOs in the coming ​months from Anthropic and OpenAI, raising ​so much money that brokers are nervous it could draw down other ‌assets.

The Mideast situation also remains delicate, and ​Brent crude futures were ​up about 2.6% to $95.45 a barrel on Monday morning after an Israeli attack on Beirut prompted Iran to direct a salvo of missiles at Israeli targets.

OPEC+ agreed ​on Sunday to the fourth ‌increase in its oil output targets in as many months.

In currency trade the dollar ​was firm and holding above 160 yen and pushed the Australian dollar ​to $0.7038. The euro hovered at $1.1518.

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Gary Sánchez hits first homer since April 14, Brewers complete sweep of Rockies with 124 win PAT GRAHAM Sun, June 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC 0 1 / 0Brewers Rockies BaseballMilwaukee Brewers' Gary Sánchez heads up the first base line after hitting a tworun home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jaden Hill in the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Denver.

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DENVER (AP) — Gary Sánchez homered for the first time since April 14 as part of a seven-run sixth inning, rookie Shane Drohan pitched efficiently into the seventh and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

The Brewers finished with 10 extra-base hits. That included two triples (one by Andrew Vaughn, his first since 2024), seven doubles (two each from Jackson Chourio and Garrett Mitchell) and Sánchez's sixth homer of the season.

Milwaukee's eruption in the sixth turned a 3-1 deficit into a comfortable cushion. The Brewers had the first seven batters in the decisive inning reach base before an out was recorded. Sánchez had the big blow with a two-run shot. He nearly went deep again in the seventh, but the wind kept it in the yard.

Drohan (3-1) turned in his longest stint of the season, going 6 1/3 innings and allowing three runs. He threw an economical 83 pitches.

The Rockies' fourth straight loss spoiled a memorable moment for Rockies lefty and Denver native Kyle Freeland, who became the franchise's all-time leader in innings pitched. Freeland broke the mark belonging to sinkerballer Aaron Cook in the fifth.

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Freeland went five innings — he now has 1,313 1/3 for his career — and surrendered three runs. Rockies reliever Jaden Hill (0-2) allowed five runs and recorded only one out.

The sun played a factor in the first when Brewers second baseman Brice Turang lost track of Willi Castro's high fly and shielded his head as the ball fell in for a hit. Castro scored on Ezequiel Tovar's double to center during the two-run inning.

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Brewers: Begin a three-game series in Las Vegas against the Athletics on Monday. Lefty Kyle Harrison (7-1, 1.57) is slated to start the first game.

Rockies: Open a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.

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