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WALL-E turns 10: Andrew Stanton explains the film’s Hello, Dolly connection

“Out there! There’s a world outside of Yonkers…”

Ten years ago, the rousing first notes of Hello, Dolly’s “Put On Your Sunday Clothes” burst back onto the big screen juxtaposed against starry animations of our galaxy, creating an unforgettable cinema moment.

WALL-E, the Pixar film about a trash-compacting robot left behind on a post-apocalyptic Earth, introduced one of the more unlikely pairings in film history by making the lovable title character a fan of the golden-age musical (specifically, the 1969 film adaptation).

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Actress Betty Buckley wants to ‘make America happy again’

There’s busy. And then there’s Betty Buckley busy.

The veteran singer and actress began the month with four nights of concerts in New York celebrating the release of her new live album, “Hope.”

Buckley appeared earlier this week on the season finale of The CW’s “Supergirl,” and will be back on television screens Sunday as the creepy, complicated grandmother of star Dominic Cooper’s title character “Preacher” on AMC.

Buckley has another major gig ahead — the lead role in a national tour of “Hello, Dolly!” Read MORE

Exclusive Podcast: Go ‘Behind the Curtain’ with Legendary Broadway Dancer, Harvey Evans

A dancer’s life on Broadway can be limited, but, if you are Harvey Evans, your abilities have no boundaries. From his first Broadway credit in 1957’s New Girls In Town, Harvey’s incredible resume includes the original Broadway productions of West Side Story, Redhead, Gypsy, Hello Dolly, Anyone Can Whistle, George M, Our Town, The Boyfriend, Follies, Sextet, Barnum, Sunset Boulevard, and The Scarlet Pimpernel! Click HERE for More.