IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Barry Manilow performs in concert during his “One Last Time! Tour 2016” in Hershey, Pa.

life, “American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story.” His youngest son, 25-year-old Cooper Hefner, who became Playboy’s chief creative officer last year, hosted the party to screen an episode from the 10-part series, premiering today.

“Hef” turns 91 Sunday, and he’ll celebrate as he has for decades, his son said: with a screening of “Casablanca” in his home theater with his guests dressed in 1940s attire.

“American Playboy” aims to reach a younger audience with its retro appeal.

Combining archival footage with re-enacted segments, the series tracks Playboy magazine’s origins in the 1950s and the changing socio-political climate that fueled its growth through the ’60s and ’70s.

Barry Manilow says he kept his sexuality secret for ‘fans’

NEW YORK >> Barry Manilow tells People magazine that he hid being gay for decades because he thought he would be “disappointing fans if they knew.”

The 73-year-old music legend married his longtime manager, Gary Kief, in a 2014 ceremony at their home in Palm Springs, California. Manilow tells the magazine’s April 17 issue that keeping their romance out of the media was stressful.

Manilow, who has a new album this month, “This Is My Town: Songs of New York,” said he has always tried to keep his personal and public lives separate.

“When I met Gary, that was even more of a reason to keep my life private,” he said.

“I’m glad he stayed,” said the singer of such hits as “Mandy” and “Can’t Smile Without You.”