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Variety covered several entertainment stories, including Abbie Cornish's portrayal of Anna Nicole Smith in a new TV series, the record-breaking viewership for England’s World Cup victory, and the upcoming Broadway musical based on Dolly Parton's life.
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Variety
Broadway will be saying “Hello, Dolly” before the end of the year, as the musical telling the life story of country-pop superstar Dolly Parton is set to begin previews at the St. James Theatre on Dec. 7, to be followed by an official opening night on her 81st birthday, Jan. 19, 2027.
2026-07-07 14:40 UTC
Variety
AUDIENCE AVALANCHE England’s 3-2 soccer World Cup victory over Mexico on Monday delivered the biggest television audience ever recorded in the U.K. for a live broadcast between 2am and 4am BST, with a peak of 9.1 million viewers tuning into BBC One and BBC iPlayer despite the delayed kick-off.
2026-07-07 14:41 UTC
Variety
Abbie Cornish Transforms Into Anna Nicole Smith in First Look at ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor (EXCLUSIVE)
Kal Penn will never forget seeing his “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor” co-star Abbie Cornish for the first time as Anna Nicole Smith. “She really embodied Anna Nicole in a very striking way,” Penn tells me. “She was a completely different person. I briefly met Anna Nicole a handful of times way back when I
2026-07-07 14:45 UTC