June Squibb is 96 years young, and she has no plans on stopping acting anytime soon. So, today, she made history when her name was announced as a Tony nominee for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Marjorie Prime. The actress is the oldest person to receive an acting nomination.
Before she took the stage tonight, she posed for a photo in her dressing room. She shared that beautiful moment and wrote, “Basking in this Tony Award Nomination full circle moment 💫”
The Oscar-nominee has been working on the Great White Way since 1959, when she made her debut in Gypsy during its original run. This is the fifth time she has starred in a Broadway production, but it is her first nomination. Proving you are never too old for firsts.
The Tony Awards winners will be announced on June 7th on CBS. If she wins, she will share the title for the oldest Tony winner. But how can that be if she is the oldest nominee? John Kander, who was 96 at the time, was honored with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2023.
The previous oldest nominee was Lois Smith, who, at 89, was the oldest nominee for her part in The Inheritance. She went on to win the award. Smith also starred in a Broadway production of Marjorie Prime. Hopefully, all of that is a good sign for Squibb.
I hope I didn’t jinx her because I would love to see her receive a statuette on Broadway’s biggest night!
Before June Squibb was a senior citizen, she was in The Day the Senior Class Got Married. She is just as beautiful now as she was when she was 55 in that 1985 episode!
NBC has taken its time to tell The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins if it was going to fall off their 2026-2027 schedule or rise up to be on it!
Today, the network told stars Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe, Erika Alexander, and Bobby Moynihan, and producer Tina Fey that they need to rise their glasses for a second season.
The single-camera comedy is about a disgraced former football star Reggie Dinkins (Morgan) is on a mission to rehabilitate his image with the help of award-winning filmmaker Arthur Tobin (Radcliffe). In order to earn back the admiration of his fans and the respect of his family, Reggie will also have to confront the ghosts of his past.
The midseason replacement is the #1 new comedy in the 18-49 demo, so the news is not a surprise. Plus, with the names above, how could they say no?
Sabrina Carpenter was ready for her closeup at the Met Gala yesterday. The singer wore a custom-made Dior gown made out of filmstrips from the 1954 movie Sabrina, which starred Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. The film was about a woman in a love triangle with two brothers.
Carpenter wrote, “All my love to Jonathan Anderson, @jaredellner, the incredible team at Dior that brought this intricate vision to life, and on Audrey’s birthday! film is art and one of my favorite kinds!”
The floor-length gown dazzled with black film strips and accented with rhinestones; the combo made her the Espresso singer, the Belle of the Ball, just like Sabrina in the movie! Thus, making the Girl Meets World star look just like the movie star Hepburn was when she enchanted everyone on red carpets.
Sabrina is a beautiful film. However, I prefer the remake with Julia Ormond, Harrison Ford, and Greg Kinnear. If you can find either version on a streaming service, they are worth a watch.
