Entertainment & Arts
“Stereophonic†led all Tony Awards contenders with five wins, including best play. “The Outsider†won four awards, including best musical. “Merrily We Roll Along†won best revival of musical plus honors for stars Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe.
California
Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie ran as the “non-politician†who could hit reset at San Francisco City Hall. But even as a political newcomer, Lurie, scion of one of the city’s elite old-money families, is far from an outsider.
Movies
Also this week: Ann Magnuson and Susan Seidelman with “Making Mr. Right,†Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer’s “Candy Mountain†and a Nicole Holofcener double feature.
Levi’s heir and nonprofit executive Daniel Lurie soundly beat incumbent Mayor London Breed to become San Francisco’s next mayor. His victory is part of a broader centrist shift for this famously liberal city.
Two years ago, the actor found herself in an Oscars controversy after being snubbed for ‘Till.’ Now she returns with ‘Piano Lesson’ — and awards watchers predict payback.
Incumbent Mayor London Breed trailed Levi’s heir and philanthropist Daniel Lurie in early returns in San Francisco’s mayor’s race, a contest in which homelessness and property crime emerged as pivotal issues.
Daniel Radcliffe is joking about Harry Potter fans cringing that he’s not the 11-year-old wizard he once was. ‘You’re old now. What happened?’
A stage version of Ken Loach’s film ‘I, Daniel Blake,’ adapted by the film’s star, Dave Jones, has its U.S. premiere at the Fountain Theatre.
Awards
The parody film about ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic sees him romance Madonna (played by Evan Rachel Wood) and go all action hero to rescue her.
Daniel Day-Lewis has paused his retirement from acting to appear in his son Ronan’s directorial debut, ‘Anemone.’ He also co-wrote the film’s script.