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Friday 6 November 2020
James Corden, Lea Salonga return to happier theatrical days

By MARK KENNEDY 'You think you're having a
AP Entertainment Writer great time? You wait until
NEW YORK (AP) — James the end of Act One,'" said
Corden may not be al- Corden. "I'm excited for an
lowed in a theater these audience to see it again."
days but there's still a way The host of CBS' "The
to laugh with him onstage. Late Late Show" recently
Lea Salonga isn't permit- watched the film version
ted to sing to a crowd right and marveled at how
now but there's still a way much his life has changed
to hear her magnificent since it was captured on
voice. film. He was a relative un-
Both Tony-winning artists known to Americans back
are having career mile- then and now hosts the
stones revisited on TVs and Grammys and Tonys. Be-
mobile devices as part of side him on the couch was
Great Performance's fourth his oldest child, Max, 9,
annual "Broadway's Best" who was only a few weeks
lineup on PBS for Novem- old when his dad's play
ber — Corden's deliriously was put on film.
funny play "One Man, Two For Salonga, her trip back
Guvnors" and Salonga's wasn't that far. Her concert
2019 concert in Australia. capture was in front of a
"Just going to the theater This combination photo shows James Corden during his National Theatre performance of "One sellout crowd at the Syd-
and seeing shows and Man Two Guvnors," left, and Lea Salonga performing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in ney Opera House just last
Australia in 2019.
watching my friends tell Associated Press year — a more joyous time.
stories — it's heartbreaking "This is like a time capsule
to know that I can't do that Best" lineup every Friday who juggles errands for two a National Theatre show for me because you see
for maybe another year," in November includes the underworld bosses in an and is a little longer than the audience shoulder
said Salonga from Manila. first documentary on the English seaside town in the the one that landed on to shoulder, not wearing
"I'm glad we have these to musical "Fiddler on the 1960s. There's ribald humor, Broadway. Corden calls it masks, screaming and un-
remind us of just a year ago Roof" and a capture of the pratfalls, eating inappropri- "a real romp." restrained in their reactions
what life was like and may- Roundabout Theatre Com- ate things and slamming "It's like a poker game. My and responses to whatever
be bring hope to people pany's production of Irving doors. character comes on and is happening on stage,"
that this is what we have to Berlin's "Holiday Inn." It arrived on Broadway in says, 'I'm going to have a she said.
look forward to once the vi- Corden's deliriously funny 2012 after hit runs at the great time.' And the audi- Viewers on Nov. 27 will
rus is gone." "One Man, Two Guvnors" National Theatre and the ence go, 'Well, we see your get to see Salonga, who
In addition to Salonga and airs Friday, a slapstick farce West End. The version PBS great time and we will raise starred in the original "Miss
Corden, the "Broadway's about a simpleminded guy viewers will see comes from you a great time.' And I go, Saigon" and was last on
Broadway in "Once on This
‘Tenet’ to head to home release in Dec. after Island," tackle a number of
classics, including "Mead-
theatrical run owlark," "A Whole New
World," "This Is Me" and, a
longtime favorite, "On My
By JAKE COYLE closed in some states, the Own" from "Les Miserables."
NEW YORK (AP) — After Warner Bros. release has so "The first time I ever sang it,
several months in pandem- far grossed $53.8 million at I was 17 years old and I'm
ic-altered theaters, Chris- the U.S. and Canadian box now 49," she said. "I don't
topher Nolan’s “Tenet” will office. get tired of singing the
head to home release on “Tenet” was never able to song. And I allow myself for
Dec. 15, Warner Bros. said play in Los Angeles or New the context of things to be
Thursday. York, the country’s two big- different because I'm not
“Tenet” will be available gest markets, which both that kid experiencing un-
digitally as well as on Blu- remain closed. In its ninth requited love. I'm an older
ray, DVD and 4K just before week of release in the U.S., woman and the words fall
the holidays, potentially “Tenet” grossed $885,000 in differently after enough
bringing an end to its tur- 1,601 locations last week- life."q
bulent but singular run in end.
theaters. The film remains Nolan has argued that This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Solution Sudoku
the only major Hollywood result, given the circum- Elizabeth Debicki, left, and John David Washington in a scene
release to test cinemas dur- stances, wasn’t so bad. from "Tenet."
ing COVID-19. But following the release of Associated Press
“Tenet” has managed to “Tenet,” along with rising vi- has worked well and how demic instead of getting in
amass $350 million in box rus cases in the U.S. and Eu- that can provide them with the game and adapting —
office worldwide, but it rope, other big-budget re- much needed revenue, or rebuilding our business,
struggled to kickstart do- leases moved out of 2020. they’re looking at where it in other words,” Nolan told
mestic moviegoing after “I am worried that the stu- hasn’t lived up to pre-CO- The Los Angeles Times.
opening stateside on Sept. dios are drawing the wrong VID expectations and will Warner Bros. didn’t an-
3. Contending with limited conclusions from our re- start using that as an excuse nounce on-demand
capacity regulations and lease — that rather than to make exhibition take all or streaming plans for
theaters that remained looking at where the film the losses from the pan- “Tenet.”q Puzzle on Page 13