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Latest News: Ariana Grande Stars in Wicked: For Good

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 Latest News: Ariana Grande Stars in Wicked: For Good Ariana Grande returns to the big screen as Glinda in  Wicked: For Good .  The highly anticipated sequel to 2024’s  Wicked  adapts the second act of the stage musical and includes two new songs written by Steven Schwartz, the composer and lyricist of the Broadway play. In an interview with NBC’s  Today  in November, Grande revealed portraying Glinda has been “the most gratifying thing” she’s ever done. “I’m an actress and a person who loves art first and foremost, and the preparation started long before my first audition,” the Grammy winner said. “I had to retrain my voice to sing more operatically, which was a whole three-month, every-single-day training with my vocal coach.” Her captivating performance in the original film earned Grande her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Golden Globe nod in the same category. Beyond  Wicked , the 32-year-old ...

Jenna Bush Hager

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Jenna Bush Hager - Books, Age & Family Who Is Jenna Bush Hager? Jenna Bush Hager’s father, George W. Bush, was the 43rd president of the United States. Hager later worked as a teacher in Baltimore and wrote The New York Times best-seller Ana’s Story, about a young woman living with HIV. She married Henry Hager in 2008 and was hired by Today the following year as a correspondent. In 2019 she was named co-host of the show's fourth hour, with Hoda Kotb.  Early Life  Former first daughter Jenna Welch Bush was born on November 25, 1981, in Dallas, Texas to Bush and his wife, Laura. Hager was born one minute after her fraternal twin sister, Barbara. She was named after her maternal grandmother Jenna Hawkins. Her paternal grandparents are former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush.  Hager graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas, in 2000, the same year her father was elected president. As the Bush family settled into the White H...

Taylor Swift Trained for the Eras Tour by Singing Her Entire Setlist While Running on the Treadmill Every Day

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Newly minted “Person of the Year” Taylor Swift has had yet another massive year in an already illustrious career, with her Eras Tour event making history on both the stage and in cinemas. The 66 sold-out shows performed over eight months will also carry over into next year, with another 85 concerts happening worldwide. Did we mention each setlist contained more than 40 songs? So, how did the superstar prepare for such a marathon of being on stage? She ran, of course. In an interview with Time, Swift revealed that she trained for the rigorous stage time by singing the entire setlist for the shows while running on her treadmill… every day for six months before the tour kicked off. During the interview, Swift says that she split the setlist up depending on how she was running. ”Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs,” the singer said. This followed a special strength and conditioning program at her gym, Dogpound, and three extra months spent on dance lessons.