Rachel Zegler Returns to Performing in “Evita” After Exiting Mid-Show Due to Illness

Rachel Zegler Returns to Performing in "Evita" After Exiting Mid-Show Due to Illness

Belinda Jiao/Getty Don't cry for her, London –Rachel Zeglerwas back in her lead role inEvitaon Friday, July 25, after stepping out mid-show on Thursday, July 24, due to an illness. Zegler, 24, appeared back onstage in London just one night after her mid-show exit. The Golden Globe-winning actress is currentlymaking her London stage debut as Eva Perón in director Jamie Lloyd's stripped-back revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic rock opera. The actress shared fan-captured photos of herself on stage on herInstagram Storieson Friday, including the moment she took her final bow at the end of the show. Ming Yeung/Getty PEOPLEwas in the crowd at the London Palladium on Thursday to report on the moment when Zegler's understudy Bella Brown stepped into Eva's shoes after intermission. Brown was seen earlier as Eva's mistress in the musical. Brown's rendition of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" earned her a five-minute standing ovation. https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf Zegler returned on Friday to perform the notable Act 2 outdoor balcony scene in which she sings "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," the most famous tune from composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and songwriter Tim Rice's score. The unique balcony-style performance is a hallmark of Lloyd's production. Like he did in last season's Tony Award-winning revival ofSunset Blvd.(which recently wrapped its run on Broadway after transferring from the West End), Lloyd utilizes cutting-edge video technology to capture an outdoor, live performance of a song and project it to those inside. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In doing so, the performance becomes accessible to anyone who happens to be walking by the theater at that moment. In the iconic scene, Eva sings from the balcony of the Presidential Palace to her adoring Argentinian supporters. Lloyd stages the performance on the balcony of the London Palladium, with the public gathered below on Argyll Street in London mimicking the historic moment. Evita— which follows the controversial second wife of Argentine military leader-turned-president Juan Perón — is currently scheduled to run until Sept. 6 in London. Read the original article onPeople

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Rachel Zegler Returns to Performing in “Evita” After Exiting Mid-Show Due to Illness

Rachel Zegler Returns to Performing in "Evita" After Exiting Mid-Show Due to Illness Belinda Jiao/Getty Don't cry for her, Lon...

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Billy Porter Channels '50s Music Icon for Late Night Appearance Look

Billy Porter Channels '50s Music Icon for Late Night Appearance Look

Billy Porter Channels '50s Music Icon for Late Night Appearance Lookoriginally appeared onParade. Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award winner Billy Porter, 55, stepped out in a dramatic head-to-toe look for an appearance onLate Night With Seth Meyerson Thursday, July 25, and fans are all saying the same thing: that he's channeling legendary 1950s performer Little Richard! "You know I'm always going to have a look, L-E-W-K, look!" said the actor, singer, composer, director, and playwright. He was rocking a full gold suit for the appearance, matched with a cowl-neck sequined top and silver boots. However, it was his curly black and blond wig that really started drawing the comparisons. "Love the Little Richard energy,"said one fan, with another agreeing, "Little Richard is alive and well." "He so reminds me of Little Richard," added another, with a fourth suggesting, "Motha should play Little Richard—real talk!" They even theorized he might he teasing a future role or project with the outfit. In fact, Porter already has played the legend in a 1999 mini series calledShake, Rattle and Roll! Still, some just loved the outfit, saying, "Gosh, I love that look on @theebillyporter!!" Little Richard was known for his incredible musical talent and over-the-top fashion looks, much like Porter. Sadly, the "Tutti Frutti" performer died at age 87 on May 9, 2020, following a battle with bone cancer. Porter spoke out about how the icon influenced him at the time. "Rest In Peace, Little Richard — the Architect of Rock n' Roll and the original black, gay icon," he wrote onInstagram. "You paved the way for people like me to exist in this industry and in this world. Your contribution to music over your legendary 60-year career is astounding." Porter was visiting with Meyers to chat about how recent projects, including his role as the Emcee inCabaret at the Kit Kat Clubon Broadway shortly after finishing the same role in London, and directing a play calledThis Bitter Earthin between. But despite his decades of experience, he admitted he still gets nervous. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 "I just had bubble guts on Tuesday," he said. "Maybe TMI, but it's the truth! Also, sometimes I have those dreams, those actors' nightmare dreams, where I'm outside and I can hear the show but I can't find the way into the theater." Or I'll be standing backstage looking at a show and I know it's time for my entrance but I don't know the show," he added. "I don't know what I'm supposed to do!" Cabareton Broadway will run until October 19, 2025. Billy Porter Channels '50s Music Icon for Late Night Appearance Lookfirst appeared on Parade on Jul 26, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Billy Porter Channels '50s Music Icon for Late Night Appearance Look

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NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Saturday, July 26, 2025

NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Saturday, July 26, 2025

NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Saturday, July 26, 2025originally appeared onParade. If you're anything like me, the day is not complete until I finish all of the free word games from the New York Times. Working on the dailyConnections,WordleandStrandsis a whole ritual for many of us. And we can't forget about the NYT's The Mini Crossword, too! Although the NYT is known for "The Crossword," a larger puzzle for paid subscribers, The Mini has quite the fan-following as well. This particular game resets at 10 p.m., unlike some of the others that start over at midnight. So, if you're working on today's Mini on Saturday, July 26, 2025, and need some help (I've been there), get ready to read the clues and solutions for each line. We have them separated into hints first for both "Across" and "Down" words, followed by "Across Answers" and "Down Answers," so be careful if you want to avoid spoilers as you scroll! 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword. 1 Down: De bugs? —HINT: Ends with the letter "S"8 Down: Make funnier, as jokes —HINT: Ends with the letter "P"9 Down: "Life is like a box of chocolates," for example —HINT: Ends with the letter "Y"10 Down: Dot on a domino —HINT: Starts with the letter "P"11 Down: In an upbeat mood —HINT: Ends with the letter "R"15 Down: Important topic in sex education —HINT: Ends with the letter "T"16 Down: Leaves the Union —HINT: Starts with the letter "S" Related:16 Games Like Wordle To Give You Your Word Game Fix More Than Once Every 24 Hours 1 Down: Hoppy order at a happy hour —HINT: Ends with the letter "A"2 Down: Convent member —HINT: Starts with the letter "N"3 Down: Tech company with a bright yellow scheme and ghost logo —HINT: Ends with the letter "C"4 Down: Sun block? —HINT: Starts with the letter "E"5 Down: Like many ingredients in a Cobb salad —HINT: Starts with the letter "C"6 Down: Pull sharply —HINT: Ends with the letter "G"7 Down: One with a secret identity —HINT: Starts with the letter "S"11 Down: Syringe amts. —HINT: Starts with the letter "C"12 Down: Garden tool with a long handle —HINT: Ends with the letter "E"13 Down: Opposite of WSW —HINT: Starts with the letter "E"14 Down: Certain football linemen: Abbr. —HINT: Starts with the letter "R" Don't go any further unless you want to knowexactlywhat the correct words are in today's Mini Crossword. 1 Down: De bugs? —INSECTS8 Down: Make funnier, as jokes —PUNCH UP9 Down: "Life is like a box of chocolates," for example —ANALOGY10 Down: Dot on a domino —PIP11 Down: In an upbeat mood —CHIPPER15 Down: Important topic in sex education —CONSENT16 Down: Leaves the Union —SECEDES 1 Down: Hoppy order at a happy hour —IPA2 Down: Convent member —NUN3 Down: Tech company with a bright yellow scheme and ghost logo —SNAP INC4 Down: Sun block? —ECLIPSE5 Down: Like many ingredients in a Cobb salad —CHOPPED6 Down: Pull sharply —TUG7 Down: One with a secret identity —SPY11 Down: Syringe amts. —CCS12 Down: Garden tool with a long handle —HOE13 Down: Opposite of WSW —ENE14 Down: Certain football linemen: Abbr. —RTS Related: Target's Spooky New Finds Have Shoppers 'So Excited' for Halloween NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Saturday, July 26, 2025first appeared on Parade on Jul 26, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared.

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NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Saturday, July 26, 2025

NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Saturday, July 26, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Saturday, July 26, 2025originally appear...

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As the ADA turns 35, groups fighting for disability rights could see their federal dollars slashed

As the ADA turns 35, groups fighting for disability rights could see their federal dollars slashed

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nancy Jensen believes she'd still be living in an abusive group home if it wasn't shut down in 2004 with the help of the Disability Rights Center of Kansas, which for decades has received federal money to look out for Americans with disabilities. But the flow of funding under the Trump administration is now in question, disability rights groups nationwide say, dampening their mood as Saturday marks the 35th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act. Federal dollars pay for much of their work, including helping people who seek government-funded services and lawsuits now pushing Iowa and Texas toward better community services. Documents outlining PresidentDonald Trump's budget proposals show they would zero out funds earmarked for three grants to disability rights centers and slash funding for a fourth. Congress' first discussion of them, by the Senate Appropriations Committee, is set for Thursday, but the centers fear losing more than 60% of their federal dollars. The threat of cuts comes as the groups expect more demand for help after Republicans'tax and budget lawcomplicated Medicaid health coverage with a new work-reporting requirement. There's also the sting of the timing: this year is the 50th anniversary of another federal law that created the network of state groups to protect people with disabilities, and Trump's proposals represent the largest potential cuts in that half-century, advocates said. The groups are authorized to make unannounced visits to group homes and interview residents alone. "You're going to have lots of people with disabilities lost," said Jensen, now president of Colorado's advisory council for federal funding of efforts to protect people with mental illnesses. She worries people with disabilities will have "no backstop" for fighting housing discrimination or seeking services at school or accommodations at work. The potential budget savings are a shaving of copper from each federal tax penny. The groups receive not quite $180 million a year — versus $1.8 trillion in discretionary spending. Trump's administration touts flexibility for sta tes The president's Office of Management and Budget didn't respond to an email seeking a response to the disability rights groups' criticism. But in budget documents, the administration argued its proposals would give states needed flexibility. The U.S. Department of Education said earmarking funds for disability rights centers created an unnecessary administrative burden for states. Trump's top budget adviser, Russell Vought, told senators in a letter that a review of 2025 spending showed too much went to "niche" groups outside government. "We also considered, for each program, whether the governmental service provided could be provided better by State or local governments (if provided at all)," Vought wrote. Disability rights advocates doubt that state protection and advocacy groups — known as P&As — would see any dollar not specifically earmarked for them. They sue states, so the advocates don't want states deciding whether their work gets funded. The 1975 federal law setting up P&As declared them independent of the states, and newer laws reinforced that. "We do need an independent system that can hold them and other wrongdoers accountable," said Rocky Nichols, the Kansas center's executive director. Helping people with disabilities navigate Medicaid Nichols' center has helped Matthew Hull for years with getting the state to cover services, and Hull hopes to find a job. He uses a wheelchair; a Medicaid-provided nurse helps him run errands. "I need to be able to do that so I can keep my strength up," he said, adding that activity preserves his health. Medicaid applicants often had a difficult time working through its rules even before the tax and budget law's recent changes, said Sean Jackson, Disability Rights Texas' executive director. With fewer dollars, he said, "As cases are coming into us, we're going to have to take less cases." The Texas group receives money from a legal aid foundation and other sources, but federal funds still are 68% of its dollars. The Kansas center and Disability Rights Iowa rely entirely on federal funds. "For the majority it would probably be 85% or higher," said Marlene Sallo, executive director of the National Disability Rights Network, which represents P&As. The Trump administration's proposals suggest it wants to shut down P&As, said Steven Schwartz, who founded the Center for Public Representation, a Massachusetts-based organization that works with them on lawsuits. Investigating allegations of abuse and pushing states Federal funding meant a call in 2009 to Disability Rights Iowa launched an immediate investigation of a program employing men with developmental disabilities in aturkey processing plant.Authorities said they lived in a dangerous, bug-infested bunkhouse and were financially exploited. Without the dollars, executive director Catherine Johnson said, "That's maybe not something we could have done." The Kansas center's private interview in 2004 with one of Jensen's fellow residents eventually led to long federal prison sentences for the couple operatingthe Kaufman House,a home for people with mental illnesses about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Wichita. And it wasn't until Disability Rights Iowa filed a federal lawsuit in 2023 that the stateagreed to draft a planto provide community services for children with severe mental and behavioral needs. For 15 years, Schwartz's group and Disability Rights Texas have pursued a federal lawsuit alleging Texas warehouses several thousand people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing homes without adequate services. Texas put at least three men in homes after they'd worked in the Iowa turkey plant. Last month, a federal judge ordered work to start on a plan to end the "severe and ongoing" problems. Schwartz said Disability Rights Texas did interviews and gathered documents crucial to the case. "There are no better eyes or ears," he said. ___ Hunter reported from Atlanta.

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July 25, 2025

As the ADA turns 35, groups fighting for disability rights could see their federal dollars slashed

As the ADA turns 35, groups fighting for disability rights could see their federal dollars slashed TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nancy Jensen believes...

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Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day despite ceasefire calls

Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day despite ceasefire calls

By Shoon Naing and Artorn Pookasook SISAKET, Thailand (Reuters) -Fighting on the Thai-Cambodian border extended into a third day and new flashpoints emerged on Saturday as both sides sought diplomatic support, saying they had acted in self-defence and calling on the other to cease fighting and start negotiations. At least 30 people have been killed and more than 130,000 people displaced in the worst fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours in 13 years. The Thai navy said there were clashes in the coastal province of Trat early on Saturday, a new front more than 100 km (60 miles) from other conflict points along the long-contested border. The two countries have faced off since the killing of a Cambodian soldier late in May during a brief skirmish. Troops on both sides of the border were reinforced amid a full-blown diplomatic crisis that brought Thailand's fragile coalition government to the brink of collapse. Thailand's death toll remained at 19 on Saturday, while Cambodian Defence Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata said five soldiers and eight civilians had been killed in the fighting.In the Kanthralak district of Thailand's Sisaket province, on the border near some of the clashes, hotel worker Chianuwat Thalalai said the town had emptied out. "Nearly everybody's gone, it's almost a deserted city," the 31-year-old told Reuters. "My hotel is still open for some of those nearer to the border area that needs a place to stay." Thailand's ambassador to the United Nations told a Security Council meeting on Friday that soldiers had been injured by newly planted land mines in Thai territory on two occasions since mid-July - claims Cambodia has strongly denied - and said Cambodia had then launched attacks on Thursday morning. "Thailand urges Cambodia to immediately cease all hostilities and acts of aggression, and resume dialogue in good faith," Cherdchai Chaivaivid told the council in remarks released to media. DECADES OF DISPUTES Cambodia's defence ministry said Thailand had launched "a deliberate, unprovoked, and unlawful military attack" on Thursday, and was now mobilising troops and military equipment on the border. "These deliberate military preparations reveal Thailand's intent to expand its aggression and further violate Cambodia's sovereignty," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Cambodia called for the international community to "condemn Thailand's aggression in the strongest terms" and to prevent an expansion of Thailand's military activities. Bangkok reiterated it wanted to resolve the dispute bilaterally, telling the Security Council it was "deeply regrettable that Cambodia has deliberately avoided meaningful dialogue and instead sought to internationalise the issue to serve its own political objectives". Thailand and Cambodia have bickered for decades over jurisdiction of various undemarcated points along their 817-km(508-mile) land border, with ownership of the ancient Hindu temples Ta Moan Thom and the 11th century Preah Vihear central to the disputes. Preah Vihear was awarded to Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1962, but tension escalated in 2008 after Cambodia attempted to list it as a UNESCO World Heritage site. That led to skirmishes over several years and at least a dozen deaths. Cambodia in June said it had asked the court to resolve its disputes with Thailand, which says it has never recognised the court's jurisdiction and prefers a bilateral approach. (Reporting by Shoon Naing, Artorn Pookasook, Panarat Thepgumpanat, Panu Wongcha-um, Chayut Setboonsarng, Juarawee Kittisilpa and Devjyot Ghoshal; Writing by John Mair; Editing by William Mallard)

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July 25, 2025

Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day despite ceasefire calls

Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day despite ceasefire calls By Shoon Naing and Artorn Pookasook SISAKET, Thailand (Reuters) -Fig...

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