Kali Uchis Releases New Single About Motherhood, “ILYSMIH”

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Kali Uchis is expressing the pain of love…

The 30-year-old Colombian-American Grammy-winning singer/songwriter has released “ILYSMIH,” the second single from her forthcoming Sincerely, album.

Kali UchisDescribed in press materials as one of the first songs Uchis wrote following the birth of her son, “ILYSMIH” closes the 14-track album.

Uchis made the new song with co-producers Dylan Wiggins and Josh Crocker.

“‘ILYSMIH’ is me sharing a piece of my heart with the world,” she said in a statement. “Living a life that is rich in love and inner peace hasn’t come easy. I hope this song will find anyone who needs it.”

Sincerely,—Uchis’ third studio album in as many years, following 2024’s Orquídeas and 2023’s Red Moon in Venus—is out May 9, marking her first release on Capitol Records.

She shared the album’s lead single, “Sunshine & Rain…,” last month.

Victoria Moroles to Star in the John Turturro Crime Thriller “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York”

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Victoria Moroles is living the dream…

The 28-year-old Latina actress has joined the cast of the John Turturro crime thriller The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.

Victoria Moroles, Moroles, who starred Never Have I Ever, joins a roster of new cast additions that includes Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, Will Price and Steve Buscemi.

No word on the roles to be played by Moroles and the other actors.

Currently in production in New York City, the film follows Harry (Turturro), a career pickpocket who is forced into a desperate, high-stakes race against time through the streets of his city.

Noah Segan is directing from his own script. MRC is financing the project and producers for T-Street include Leopold Hughes, Katie McNeill and Ben LeClair.

Moroles recurred on Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and stars in the upcoming Prime Video cold case drama Ballard.

Joy Huerta Earns Outer Critics Circle Awards Nomination for Co-Composing “Real Women Have Curves” Score

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Joy Huerta is celebrating a Curves-aceous shout out!

The 38-year-old Mexican Grammy– and Latin Grammy-winning singer and songwriter – a vocalist of Jesse & Joy, a duo she forms with her older brother, Jesse Huerta – has earned a nomination for this year’s Outer Critics Circle Awards.

Joy HuertaHuerta is nominated in the Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) for co-composing the music and wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical Real Women Have Curves alongside Benjamin Velez,

The musical is based on the play and film of the same name.

But Huerta isn’t the only Real contender this year.

Wilberth Gonzalez has earned an Outer Critics Circle Awards nod for Outstanding Ciostume Design.

The Latino costume designer and illustrator earned the nomination for his work alongside Paloma Young for Real Women Have Curves.

The winners of the 75th Anniversary Outer Critics Circle Awards will be announced on Monday, May 12, 2025, followed by an awards ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

The Outer Critics Circle is the official organization of writers on New York theater for out-of-town, national, and digital news publications. The Circle awards trophies for both Broadway and Off Broadway productions.

Here’s a look at this year’s nominees:

2025 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD NOMINATIONS

Outstanding New Broadway Play
Cult of Love
The Hills of California
John Proctor Is the Villain
Purpose
Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Boop! The Musical
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat
Real Women Have Curves 

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
The Big Gay Jamboree
Drag: The Musical
We Live in Cairo 

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
The Antiquities Grangeville
Here There Are Blueberries Liberation
Table 17 

John Gassner Award (new American play preferably by a new playwright)
Amy Berryman, Walden
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck
Marin Ireland, Pre-Existing Condition
Lia Romeo, Still
Emil Weinstein, Becoming Eve 

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Once Upon a Mattress
Sunset Boulevard 

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Beckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the Grave
Glengarry Glen Ross
Romeo + Juliet
Vanya
Yellow Face 

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play
Kit Connor, Romeo + Juliet
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow 

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play
Kieran Culkin, Glengarry Glen Ross
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Mare Winningham, Cult of Love
Kara Young, Purpose 

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her 

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
Michele Pawk, Just in Time
Christopher Sieber, Death Becomes Her
Michael Urie, Once Upon a Mattress 

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Nick Adams, Drag: The Musical
Marla Mindelle, The Big Gay Jamboree
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Safety Not Guaranteed
Alaska Thunderfuck, Drag: The Musical
Taylor Trensch, Safety Not Guaranteed 

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, We Live in Cairo Paris Nix, The Big Gay Jamboree Eddie Korbich, Drag: The Musical
Elaine Marcos, Drag: The Musical Andre De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball Henry Stram, Three Houses

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
Caroline Aaron, Conversations with Mother
Murray Abraham, Beckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the Grave
Jayne Atkinson, Still
Adam Driver, Hold On to Me Darling
Anthony Edwards, The Counter
Paul Sparks, Grangeville 

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
Betsy Aidem, Liberation Sean Bell, The Beacon
Michael Rishawn, Table 17
Richard Schiff, Becoming Eve
Frank Wood, Hold On to Me Darling 

Outstanding Solo Performance
David Greenspan, I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan
Khawla Ibraheem, A Knock on the Roof
Sam Kissajukian, 300 Paintings
Andrew Scott, Vanya
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray 

Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour, We Live in Cairo
Bob Martin, Boop! The Musical
Marco Pennette, Death Becomes Her 

Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
David Foster and Susan Birkenhead, Boop! The Musical
Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, Real Women Have Curves
Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, Death Becomes Her 

Outstanding Orchestrations (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Doug Besterman, Death Becomes Her
Joseph Joubert and Daryl Waters, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Daniel Lazour and Michael Starobin, We Live in Cairo
Andrew Resnick, Just in Time 

Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Robert Hastie, Operation Mincemeat
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical 

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Trip Cullman, Cult of Love
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
Phylicia Rashad, Purpose
Danya Taymor, John Proctor Is the Villain 

Outstanding Choreography
Jenny Arnold, Operation Mincemeat
Warren Carlyle, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Shannon Lewis, Just in Time
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! the Musical 

Outstanding Scenic Design
Miriam Buether, Jamie Harrison, and Chris Fisher, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Dane Laffrey, Maybe Happy Ending
Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her 

Outstanding Costume Design
Gregg Barnes, Boop! The Musical
Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young, Real Women Have Curves
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her

Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Swept Away
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending
Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her 

Outstanding Sound Design
Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Adam Fisher, Sunset Boulevard
Peter Hylenski, Death Becomes Her
Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
John Shivers, Swept Away 

Outstanding Video/Projections
59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom, Sunset Boulevard
David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hana S. Kim, Redwood
Finn Ross, Boop! The Musical 

Special Awards
Patrick Hoffman, the recently retired curator of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, in honor of over three decades of service to the theater community, during which time he ensured the preservation of over 1,200 productions.

Note on Eligibility
The following productions were considered in previous seasons, with only new elements eligible during this cycle: Buena Vista Social Club; Dead Outlaw; English; Hold On to Me Darling; Job; and Oh, Mary!. The following productions were not eligible for awards this season: All In: Comedy About Love, and Ben Platt: Live at the Palace.

Elena Rose Teams Up with Camilo & Los Ángeles Azules for New Single “Carteras Chinas”

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Elena Rose has bagged a new hit…

The 30-year-old Venezuelan-American singer and songwriter has joined voices with Camilo and Los Ángeles Azules to release the new single “Carteras Chinas”and bring a little sunshine to spring.

Elena Rose, CamiloReleased by Kira Record/Warner Music Latina, the pop song features a combination of Latin pop and cumbia beats.

Rose uses her skills as a storied songwriter — she’s co-written hits for Becky G, Selena Gomez, Daddy Yankee, Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera, to name a few — to shine a light on love and unity.

Collaborating with Los Ángeles Azules is almost a rite of passage at this point: over the years, the cumbia institution has teamed up with a hefty catalog of both new and veteran artists, and this time, it’s Elena Rose who taps Los Ángeles and Camilo for “Carteras Chinas.”

It’s a match made in heaven, as Rose and Camilo’s soothing vocals pair perfectly with Los Ángeles Azules’ hip-swiveling cumbia tune.

“There are so many fake things, there are more Chinese bags than people who love with their hearts, but that’s what you and I are for,” the pair sing in the song that celebrates real love.

Elena Rose released her debut LP, En Las Nubes – Con Mis Panas, in November but she closed the year earning four Latin Grammy nominations for another collaboration, the Danny Ocean and Jerry Di- featuring “Caracas en el 2000,” an ode to their home country.

Elena Rose is also riding on the success of “Orion,” a song she shared with Panamanian singer-songwriter Boza. The song became both artists’ first top 10 single (No. 4) on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart in October.

Bobby Cannavale to Star in Amazon MGM’s New Untitled Comedy Starring Will Ferrell

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Bobby Cannavale has lined up his next project… 

The 54-year-old half-Cuban American Emmy-winning actor has joined the cast of Amazon MGM’s untitled new comedy starring Will Ferrell.

Bobby CannavaleCannavale joins a roster of new cast additions that includes Fortune Feimster. 

Character details are under wraps.

The project hails from writer-director Nicholas Stoller, who’s reunited with Ferrell following their work on the Amazon MGM wedding comedy You’re Cordially Invited.

In the new film, Zac Efron co-stars as a young convict fresh out of prison who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage, blaming the megalomaniac TV judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that he feels ruined his life. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Michael Peña, Jimmy Tatro, Billy Eichner and Regina Hall will also feature in the ensemble.

Producers on the project include Stoller for his Stoller Global Solutions, as well as Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum and Alex Brown for Gloria Sanchez Productions.

A two-time Emmy winner, Cannavale has most recently been seen starring in Amazon MGM’s inspirational wrestling pic Unstoppable, Ti West’s A24 slasher MaXXXine, and Bill Burr’s Netflix comedy Old Dads.

Next up, he’ll be seen starring alongside Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley and Andrew Scott in Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.

Bad Bunny to Serve as Musical Guest for Final Episode of Season 50 of “Saturday Night Live”

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Bad Bunny is returning to 30 Rock…

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar will be making his return to Saturday Night Live as the last musical guest of the season.

Bad BunnyBad Bunny will perform on the NBC late-night sketch-comedy series’ season-ending episode following a musical guest debut from Benson Boone two weeks prior.

SNL‘s 50th season will officially wrap May 17 with an episode hosted by Scarlett Johansson.

Bad Bunny’s appearance will airing a little more than a year and a half after he pulled double duty on the show in October 2023 — and about four months after Bunny dropped his Billboard 200-topping LP Debi Tirar Mas Fotos.

Bad Bunny’s episode will close out a celebration-filled 50th season for SNL, which marked its anniversary with both an SNL50 homecoming concert and a live television special in February.

Premiering in September, this installment of the show has seen everyone from Ariana Grande to John Mulaney, Charli xcx, Timothée Chalamet and Lady Gaga host, while Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Tate McRae, GloRilla, Shaboozey, Gracie Abrams, Hozier and more stars perform as musical guests.

SNL airs Saturday nights on NBC and streams live on Peacock.

Grupo Frontera Makes Impressive NPR ‘Tiny Desk’ Debut

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Grupo Frontera is celebrating a small feat…

The Regional Mexican band visited the NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., for their Tiny Desk debut, which premiered on Thursday, April 24.

Grupo FronteraDressed in light blue denim and white shirts, the borderland band opened the set with its Billboard Hot 100 No. 5 hit “Un x100to.” Backed by a gospel-inspired choir, the group infused the upbeat norteño song with a touch of R&B, incorporating sparkling keys and slowing the tempo.

Midway through the performance, the band transitioned back to the its signature cumbia norteña rhythm.

Accompanied by two female backup singers wearing cowboy hats, a trumpet player and Grupo Frontera’s signature ensemble of accordion, keyboards and guitars, the band delivered a dynamic and cohesive performance.

“It’s a very special song for us, because we didn’t even know he was going to be on the song until we shot the video,” frontman Payo said about Bad Bunny’s feature in “Un x100to.” “The video came to us as a surprise, and [Benito] said, ‘Have you heard the song, the full version, with me in it?’ And we said, ‘What version?!’,”

The band’s collaborator, Bad Bunny, had also stopped by the NPR offices earlier in the month to perform a few songs himself.

Grupo Frontera continued the set with “Hecha Pa’ Mi,” during which the richness of the accordion shone.

The band followed up with the bachata-infused “Ángel,” originally recorded with Romeo Santos, and the laid-back reggae-bop “Por Qué Será,” which features Maluma in the original version, showcasing their skill in blending norteño music with diverse genres.

Grupo Frontera rounded out the set with “El Amor de Su Vida,” originally starring Grupo Firme.

Earlier this week,, the Texas-based group received a nomination for best group or band at the 2025 Heat Latin Music Awards.

Mario Lopez to Kick Off Great American Family’s ‘Great American Christmas” Season with “A Christmas Spark”

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Mario Lopez is preparing to kick off the holiday season with a Great American performance…

Great American Media has announced its first original film for the fifth anniversary of its Christmas lineup… the 51-year-old Mexican American actor’s A Christmas Spark.\Mario LopezThe film centers on a middle-aged litigator who leaves his lucrative career to become a firefighter with other cadets half his age.

It also stars Ali Cobrin.

The fifth anniversary of Great American Christmas will kick off on Great American Family in October and stream on Pure Flix in early November.

“The fifth Anniversary of Great American Christmas is a major milestone for our company and our audience,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO of Great American Media. “What began as an alternative new holiday tradition has become a beloved cornerstone for viewers who want uplifting stories rooted in faith and family and marks a truly special milestone.”

“It has been a joy to produce and star in A Christmas Spark,” adds Lopez, who co-hosts Access Hollywood. The movie is extra special to me because of my admiration for firefighters who worked night and day to save lives and property during the recent fires in Los Angeles. Each time I wore the firefighter uniform it was a personal tribute to the brave men and woman who worked tirelessly to save our city. Their courage, selflessness, and resilience embody true heroism, and this project is dedicated to them … true heroes.”

In 2024, Lopez signed a multi-picture, multi-year deal with Great American Media.

His first holiday movie for the channel was last year’s My Grown-Up Christmas Wish that he made with his wife/Broadway star Courtney Lopez (A Chorus Line).

Ryan Garcia to Fight Rolando “Rolly” Romero This May After Suspension Lifted

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Ryan Garcia is set to return to the ring…

The 26-year-old Mexican American boxer has been officially cleared to fight Rolando “Rolly” Romero.

Ryan GarciaThe New York State Athletic Commission had suspended Garcia for a failed drug test following his April 2024 decision win over Devin Haney. But just ahead of his May 2 fight with Romero in Times Square, NYSAC has officially lifted the suspension.

“The suspension has been lifted as all conditions of the Consent Order have been met,” a NYSAC spokesperson said in a statement to ESPN.

The victory was overturned to a no contest, and Garcia was suspended from competition for one year, hit with a $10,000 fine, and forced to forfeit his entire purse from the Haney fight after the banned substance Ostarine was found in samples collected by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). Haney filed a civil lawsuit against Garcia and received an undisclosed portion of Garcia’s purse.

Garcia spent the past year carrying out the conditions of the suspension, including submitting to randomized drug tests. Now clear of his suspension,

Garcia will headline the May 2 card against Romero while Haney will compete in the co-main event against Jose Ramirez Jr. with the expectation that a rematch between Garcia and Haney will take place later this year if both win their respective fights.

 

Netflix to Release Season Two of Jenna Ortega’s Hit Series “Wednesday” in Two Parts

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Jenna Ortega is splitting her (Wednes)days…

Netflix will release season two of the hit series Wednesday, starring the 22-year-old Mexican American actress, in two parts. It’s the first time in awhile that Netflix has employed the split-season release pattern, which it has used on some of its biggest shows

Jenna Ortega, WednesdayPart 1 will be released on August 6, while Part 2 will follow on September 3.

Netflix also released a teaser trailer with a first look at what’s ahead for the second season.

Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Wednesday follows the titular Addams child to Nevermore Academy, where she learns to master her emerging psychic abilities.

In Season 1, she uncovers a killing spree that was connected to her parents, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez (Luis Guzmán), who met at the school 15 years earlier.

In the teaser trailer, Wednesday (Ortega) is at an airport walking through security when she sets off the alarm, prompting a TSA agent to alert the teen that she must empty her pockets. She puts her brass knuckles on the conveyor belt, naturally, her pepper spray, knives, nunchucks, taser gun,and a twin-spiked ball flail, among other weapons she casually carries on her person. Additionally, Thing is found in her bag with a mysterious yellow container. That’s what set off the alarm: her sunscreen.

Further, it’s revealed that Wednesday is returning to school, where she is reunited with her roommate Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers).

Zeta-Jones previously teased that their sophomore turn will “be bigger and more twisted than you could ever imagine.”

Ortega has shared that the new episodes will lean more into horror, unlike the teen romance storyline focus from the show’s freshman season.

Season 2 will shine brighter on Wednesday and Morticia’s mother-and-daughter relationship, with new family members to be introduced.

Zeta-Jones, Guzmán, and Isaac Ordoñez, who plays Wednesday’s brother Pugsley, were all upped to series regulars for the show’s sophomore season.

A spinoff expanding the world of Wednesday with a focus on Uncle Fester (played in Season 1 by guest star Fred Armisen) is in the works from Netflix and MGM Television. Uncle Fester appears in Season 2.

Additional casting for Season 2 includes Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Sheriff Deputy Ritchie Santiago) being upped to series regular, who will star alongside newly added Billie Piper, Steve Buscemi, Joanna Lumley, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor. Lady Gaga will appear as a guest star.