| | | | | | Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, just a day after Naomi Judd died unexpectedly. The music played on at the all-star ceremony, featuring music from Garth Brooks, Vince Gill and Trisha Yearwood. Naomi's daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd, accepted the honor amid tears, holding onto each other and reciting Psalm 23 from the Bible together. Wynonna Judd said that despite her heart being broken, she "will continue to sing." The posthumous induction of Charles showcased his genre-defying skill as a singer who exposed the genre to new audiences. The Hall of Fame also inducted two studio musicians, Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake. | | | | | | Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born matriarch of Grammy-winning The Judds, has died at 76. Take a look back at The Judds' musical careers. | | | | | | | News 3 Now’s Wil Loper gives his three things to watch this week. Loper recommends “Undone” on Amazon Prime Video, “Under the Banner of Heaven” on Hulu and “Made for Love” on HBOMax. COPYRIGHT 2022 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. | | | | | | | Lui and Oliver have the headlines from this week in the animal kingdom. COPYRIGHT 2022 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. | | | | | | | Michael Bruno goes backstage at the Stroller Theater’s production of “The Importance of Being Earnest.” COPYRIGHT 2022 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. | | | | | | Actor Willem Dafoe is set to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee next month. University officials announced Friday that Dafoe will receive the doctorate of arts on May 22. He's slated to speak at the school's two graduation ceremonies that day. He'll receive the degree during the second ceremony of the day. Dafoe attended UW-Milwaukee in 1973 and 1974 before leaving to become part of Theatre X, an independent experimental theater company. He appeared on stage at UW-Milwaukee in "Phaedra" and "A Moon for the Misbegotten." Dafoe has appeared in more than 100 films, including "Platoon" and the Spider-Man franchise. He's currently appearing in "The Northman." | | | | | | | Wil Loper breaks down the winners at the weekend box office. COPYRIGHT 2022 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. | | | | | | Dozens of notebooks, scripts, speeches, drafts of letters, artwork and even signed baseballs owned by the late playwright Neil Simon have been donated to the Library of Congress. The collection offers historians and researchers access to the creative process of American theater's most successful and prolific playwright. The collection includes about 7,700 items documenting the evolution of his scripts and screenplays, including "Barefoot in the Park," "The Sunshine Boys," "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Lost in Yonkers." The donation will be officially announced at a special event with actors Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker and Elaine Joyce, Simon's widow on Monday. | | | | | | |
