Tony and Emmy nominee Carrie Coon, known for her roles in “The Leftovers,” “The Gilded Age” and the latest season of “The White Lotus,” has a shocking and extended full-frontal nude scene in the new Broadway hit “Bug.”
Two of Coon’s “Gilded Age” co-stars — Morgan Spector, who plays her railroad tycoon husband, and Christine Baranski, who plays her old-money neighbor — both came out to show their support.
The stars, along with fellow audience members Justin Theroux, Merritt Wever, Michael Shannon, AnnaSophia Robb and Laura Benanti, were surprised to have their phones taken by security guards and locked in silver pouches.
Guests get to hold onto their phones throughout the performance, though the bags can only be unlocked during intermission and when they exit the theater.
The policy is intended to protect the privacy of the actors and prevent distractions during the paranoia-driven play.
The haunting psychological thriller is from Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts, who wrote “August: Osage County” and is also married to Coon. It’s helmed by director David Cromer, who won a Tony for “The Band’s Visit.”
Daily News critic Chris Jones warned theatergoers that “Bug” will “get under your skin,” noting that some people could even be seen “scratching themselves” on their way out the door.
The acclaimed production, originally scheduled to play through Feb. 8, has extended its limited run for an additional two weeks.
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Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, was crowned for wearing one of the “most glamorous gowns” of 2025 by British magazine Tatler, thanks to the glittering Jenny Packham design she donned last month for a dinner at Windsor Castle in honor of Germany’s presidential visit.
Also making the magazine’s prestigious list were several Americans, including Emma Stone in a bubble-hem Louis Vuitton dress and Amanda Seyfried in a bow-adorned Prada piece, both at the Venice Film Festival.
Three prominent New Yorkers were featured on the list: Paris Hilton in Vivienne Westwood during Paris Fashion Week, Broadway producer Jordan Roth in Miss Sohee at Paris Couture Week, and philanthropist Jean Shafiroff in a pale pink gown by Victor de Souza at the New York Women’s Foundation Celebration Party in April.
Shafiroff is writing a book about her extensive ballgown collection and the different charitable events where they have made appearances.
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Beyoncé, Rihanna, Cardi B and Lady Gaga are just a few of the stars designer Helen Yarmak has dressed for awards season.
As a kick off to New York Fashion Week, the designer will unveil her new collection of luxury coats and other garments made of fur, feathers, suede and shearling at her Midtown atelier on Jan. 28.
Guests will be able to try on the red carpet coats and clothes worn by Heidi Klum, Jennifer Lopez and Cindy Crawford, among others.
“All of my designs are collectible, and because our quality is so high, you could see a coat from 30 years ago and it looks like it was made yesterday,” Yarmak said.
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Elvis Presley, who would have turned 91 years old on Jan. 8, continues to thrill audiences even decades after his death.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann’s new documentary, “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert,” will hit theaters across the country on Feb. 27.
The film features long-lost footage from the King’s Las Vegas residency and other legendary shows, including the famous “gold lame jacket performance” in 1957.
It also includes clips from the Graceland archives, along with rediscovered recordings of Elvis telling “his side of the story.”
The rockstar’s larger-than-life style and over-the-top jewelry continue to fascinate fans. M.S. Rau Antiques in New Orleans has just acquired a 10K yellow gold bracelet with an ID plate engraved with his name. The piece, which Elvis wore frequently through the 1950s, can be yours for $39,850.
Also up for grabs is a 14K gold and synthetic sapphire ring, engraved with “EP” inside the band, which Elvis wore onstage in the early ’70s. The enormous ring was designed to catch and reflect light and is being offered for $88,500.
Elvis gifted both the bracelet and the ring to his longtime bodyguard, Memphis Mafia member Dave Hebler.
During the middle of a performance in the summer of 1972, he gave Hebler the ring for safekeeping, fearing it was slipping off his finger. After the show, when Hebler attempted to return the jewelry, Elvis told him to keep the bauble for good luck.
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Out & About: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, director Laura Poitras and producer Steve Garrin at the Paris Theater for a screening of the new Netflix documentary “Cover-Up.”
The film explores Hersh’s 60-year career exposing some of the most horrifying events covered up by the U.S. government, including the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, the CIA’s program of domestic spying, the Nixon administration’s Watergate scandal, and the torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib during the war in Iraq.
