AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020

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THURSDAY, Oct. 8

UPDATES with PEOPLE-HENSON-MENTAL HEALTH, BROADWAY-TONY AWARDS, WILD CARD ROUND-RATINGS, HONG KONG-SCROLL AUCTION

MUSIC-STEVIE NICKS — Rock icon Stevie Nicks on her new concert film, new single and the pandemic preventing her from touring. By Music Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 955 words, photos.

WITH: MUSIC-STEVIE NICKS-OUTTAKES — Stevie Nicks on Fleetwood Mac, her admiration of Prince and Tom Petty, meeting a teenage Beyoncé and her friendship with Harry Styles. By Music Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 1,564 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDIA — It’s a daunting assignment for any doctor: assess a patient’s condition for an audience of millions without being able to examine him or see a complete medical chart. Effectively, that’s what medical experts at news organizations have been asked to do since President Donald Trump revealed on Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 906 words, photos.

TV-THE RIGHT STUFF — When Hollywood does biopics on musicians, we’re used to lots of saucy tales of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Not so much when it comes to astronauts. That changes with “The Real Stuff,” an eight-part National Geographic series that shows the often ugly birth of American space exploration. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 848 words, photos.

NOBEL LITERATURE — Louise Glück, an American poet long revered for the power, inventiveness and concision of her work and for her generosity to younger writers, has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Committee on Thursday praised her as “candid and uncompromising” in granting a rare honor for a U.S. poet. By AP National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 881 words, photos.

TV-RACIAL INJUSTICE-SEASME STREET — “Sesame Street” has always pressed for inclusion. Now in the wake of the national reckoning on race, it’s going further — teaching children to stand up against racism. By AP Entertainment Writer. SENT: 700 words, photo.

PEOPLE-HENSON-MENTAL HEALTH — “Empire” star Taraji P. Henson has enjoyed wealth, celebrity, a Golden Globe win and an Academy Award nomination. But behind the scenes, she’s battled anxiety and depression. By William J. Kole. SENT: 430 words, photo.

TV-AMAZING RACE-BEARD BROS — Riley and Maddison McKibbin traveled enough to circle the globe almost three times while playing on the international beach and snow volleyball tours last year. As professional athletes, they also know a little bit about performing under pressure. Even that couldn’t prepare them for CBS' “The Amazing Race.” By AP Sports Writer Jimmy Golen. SENT: 950 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-TUTU GIRLS — Four young cancer survivors who met while in treatment didn’t let the pandemic keep them from their annual reunion. By Leanne Italie. UPCOMING: 600 words, photo.

BROADWAY-TONY AWARDS — Nominations for this year’s Tony Awards have been set for Oct. 15, pitting 18 eligible shows in competition for 26 competitive categories in a coronavirus-shortened season. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy: SENT: 260 words, photo.

HONG KONG-SCROLL AUCTION — A 700-year-old painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty has been sold for $41.8 million at an auction in Hong Kong. The 6.6-feet scroll, titled “Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback” is by renowned artist Ren Renfa. By Zen Soo. SENT: 223 words, photo.

WILD CARD ROUND-RATINGS — ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC averaged more than 1.8 million viewers for 16 broadcasts in Major League Baseball’s expanded wild-card round. That’s far more viewers for 16 games but an average down vastly from the single-knockout contests in previous years. SENT: 385 words.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 609 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-TIME. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Monday: 700 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-HUBIE HALLOWEEN. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, photos.

FILM REVIEW-YELLOW ROSE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Thursday: 465 words, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-LOUDON WAINWRIGHT. By Steven Wine. SENT Wednesday: 218 words, photo.

MUSIC REVIEW-ADAM WRIGHT. By Steven Wine. SENT Thursday: 250 words, album cover

BOOK REVIEW-HUSH by Dylan Farrow. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Monday: 390 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-THE SEARCHER by Tana French. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT: Monday: 325 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-MISSIONARIES by Phil Klay. Reviewed by Frank Bajak. SENT Monday: 425 words, cover image.