News about Rufus Wainwright

A musical director has blamed British audience's 'narrow outlook' after Brexit for his flop of a show, as audience members walked out half way through performances. Rufus Wainwright (left) argued that the reason 'Opening Night' starring Sheridan Smith (right) received such poor reviews was because it was 'too European' and British people lacked 'curiosity' since Brexit. Opening Night tells the story of functioning alcoholic actress Myrtle Gordon, played by Sheridan, who gets a second chance - it is based on the 1977 drama film starring Gena Rowlands. 'I do feel that since Brexit, England has entered into a darker corridor where it is a little more narrow in its outlook and the vitriol because we put 'English rose Sheridan Smith through this ordeal of European theatre' felt a little bit suspect to me,' he told the Guardian.

Bewildered audience members whispered 'I don't get it' to each other during the interval of Sheridan Smith's under-fire West End play this evening, as they turned up despite its cancellation two-months early after poor reviews. One tired theatregoer even nodded off in the first half of the show, as his head slowly lowered before he was abruptly woken by Sheridan Smith's loud singing. This comes after defiant fans insisted she will 'bounce back' as they turned up to watch her musical, Opening Night, after at was announced the run at the Gielgud Theatre in London will end on Saturday May 18, two months earlier than originally planned on July 27.

Despite Sheridan Smith's success in Opening Nights, she has been lauded for her work. The musical has been chastised for its poor execution and uneven staging. The performance is expected to run until July at the Gielgud Theatre, according to the current script. However, since being warned that the play will not have any extra dates, the actor could now face the play's conclusion earlier. This follows on reports from an insider that the show's investor may have discussed canceling the show early.

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In her simple ensemble, the actress, 42, put on a stunningly chic look, wearing light blue jeans, a navy jumper, and black knee-high boots.

After having some sarcastic words for her last year, Taylor Swift seems to have largely forgiven the Canadian musician. After the awards show, the blonde beauty, who won big at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, was seen puckering up to the artist. Rufus stared squintly into the camera for the social media photos, and Taylor buckled up. The 50-year-old Across the Universe crooner said that his daughter loves Swift's music but not really understand her. In November, Wainwright told Kyle Meredith With... on T-Swift that he was on the fence.

On Sunday evening, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were reunited with their estranged brother, The Duke Of Sussex, but not as fans knew it. On the red carpet at the Netflix show's series six premiere at the Westwood Regency Village Theatre with their co-stars, Crown actors Ed McVey, Meg Bellamy, and Luther Ford, who play William, Kate, and Harry respectively, dazzled.

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