{"id":249660,"date":"2020-03-24T03:22:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T07:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=249660"},"modified":"2020-03-24T03:22:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T07:22:03","slug":"rosie-odonnells-streaming-broadway-show-raises-600k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/24\/rosie-odonnells-streaming-broadway-show-raises-600k\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosie O’Donnell’s streaming Broadway show raises $600K"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Rosie O’Donnell at the premiere of I Am Because We Are at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival (Photo By David Shankbone – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness in the elderly and those with preexisting medical conditions.<\/p>\n

ROSIE RAISES LOTS OF CASH<\/p>\n

Rosie O’Donnell’s streaming Broadway charity show raised over $600,000 for virus victims.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s show featured Kristin Chenoweth singing \u201cTaylor the Latte Boy,\u201d Gavin Creel singing \u201cYou Matter to Me,\u201d Darren Criss singing \u201cBeing Alive\u201d and Gloria Estefan singing \u201cThere’s Always Tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The special was streamed live on Broadway.com and their YouTube channel. The money went to The Actors Fund to help those suffering the the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

Other highlights included Neil Patrick Harris performing a magic act with his children, Patti LuPone performing \u201cA Hundred Years From Today\u201d and Adrienne Warren live from her bathtub singing \u201cSimply The Best.\u201d<\/p>\n

AMAZON MAKES KIDS’ SHOWS AVAILABLE FREE<\/p>\n

Amazon is giving parents free streaming access to more than 40 children’s shows, including \u201cPete the Cat\u201d and \u201cIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie\u201d and select seasons of PBS Kids shows including \u201cArthur,\u201d \u201cDaniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interested users can access the free kids’ titles with a valid Amazon account, which is free. The shows are available to the company’s customers worldwide. Usually, the shows are behind the Prime Video paywall.<\/p>\n

Others shows now free include \u201cJesse and Nessy,\u201d \u201cBug Diaries,\u201d \u201cCostume Quest\u201d and \u201cThe Snowy Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

RITA WILSON SHOWS NAUGHTY SIDE<\/p>\n

Actress and singer Rita Wilson showed off another side to her musical repertoire while riding out the virus stuck inside.<\/p>\n

The performer, married to actor Tom Hanks, posted a video on Instagram over the weekend in which she is seen reading the sci-fi novel \u201cEnder’s Game.\u201d Then the classic Naughty by Nature 1992 hit \u201cHip Hop Hooray\u201d begins playing and she raps along nonchalantly — and gamely.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou drew a picture of my morning\/But you couldn’t make my day\/I’m rockin’ and you’re yawning\/But you never look my way,\u201d she rapped.<\/p>\n

Wilson titled the video \u201cQuarantine Stir Crazy.\u201d Hanks and Wilson are in self-isolation in Australia, where the actor was filming Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic when the couple received the diagnosis that both have COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Wilson’s vocal skills delighted many on the social network: \u201cThe best video EVER!!!!! Kim Kardashian commented. \u201cYessssssss R Greeky!\u201d Jennifer Aniston chimed in.<\/p>\n

FALLON’S GOT LONG-DISTANCE COMPANY<\/p>\n

Moving \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d to his house hasn’t left host Jimmy Fallon without guests.<\/p>\n

The late-night host’s \u201cAt Home Edition\u201d will include Trevor Noah and D-Nice on Monday; John Legend on Tuesday; Niall Horan, Wednesday; Alec Baldwin, Thursday, and Tina Fey on Friday.<\/p>\n

The segments, with guests talking to Fallon from their homes, are part of continuing \u201chybrid episodes\u201d that include highlights from past shows, NBC said Monday.<\/p>\n

Sirius XM HOST TAKING GUESTS `BACK TO SCHOOL’<\/p>\n

Broadway figure Seth Rudetsky is taking a bunch of celebrities back to high school during the coronavirus shutdown.<\/p>\n

The longtime SiriusXM talk show host has a new podcast debuting Tuesday in which he interviews celebrities about their high school experiences and how those experiences continue to shape them.<\/p>\n

Guests include Tina Fey, Vanessa Williams, Michael Urie, Sean Hayes, Rosie O’Donnell, Allison Janney, Bebe Neuwirth, Bob the Drag Queen and Jason Alexander.<\/p>\n

Rudetsky promises some wild stories, like how Williams accidentally planted marijuana in her mother’s greenhouse and the accident that almost killed Janney when she was 17. Fey’s will reveal her real-life influences for \u201cMean Girls.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSeth Rudetsky’s Back to School\u201d will be available weekly on SiriusXM On Demand and Pandora.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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