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Thursday, December 14, 2017

This Is Not A Drill: Anastasia Is Technically Now A Disney Princess by Hunter Harris

Literally once upon a December: Today — a day, indeed, in December — Anastasia has technically become a Disney princess. On Thursday, Disney announced it will acquire Fox in a $52.4 bill…

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Friday, December 8, 2017

Death of a Salesman Actress Accuses Dustin Hoffman of Sexual Harassment by Hunter Harris

An actress from the 1984, Dustin Hoffman–starring Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman has accused Hoffman of sexual harassment. In a first-person essay for The Hollywood Reporter,…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:11PM

Bryan Singer Denies That The Usual Suspects Was Shut Down Due to Kevin Spacey’s Misconduct by Hunter Harris

Earlier this week Gabriel Byrne said production on The Usual Suspects was briefly suspended because of Kevin Spacey’s misconduct. Not true, director Bryan Singer told TMZ Thursday. Singer …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:51AM
Monday, December 4, 2017

Family Guy Addresses Kevin Spacey: ‘He Was Gay the Whole Time!’ by Hunter Harris

On Sunday’s Family Guy episode “Crimes and Meg’s Demeanor,” the show slid in a joke about Kevin Spacey coming out as a defense to a sexual-assault allegation from Anthony Rapp. When …

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:03PM
Monday, November 27, 2017

Kevin Feige Says Avengers 4 Will Be Something ‘You’ve Never Seen in Superhero Films’ by Hunter Harris

Marvel has at least 20 more years’ worth of superhero stories planned for your local movie theater, but the studio’s first chapter will end with Avengers 4. Due May 2019, Marvel Studios …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:57AM
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Scotland Yard Investigating Kevin Spacey for 2005 Sexual Assault by Hunter Harris

Kevin Spacey is now subject of a second criminal investigation by Scotland Yard. According to Variety, investigators are now looking into a sexual assault that allegedly occurred in the Lond…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:45AM
Monday, November 20, 2017

Mother of Kevin Spacey Accuser Says 8 More Men Have Shared Allegations With Her by Hunter Harris

After former Boston TV news anchor Heather Unruh publicly claimed that Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her son, she says that eight more men have reached out to her alleging similar miscondu…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:26PM
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Bryan Cranston Says Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein Can Maybe Get a Second Chance by Hunter Harris

As allegations of sexual assault and harassment continue to send shockwaves through Hollywood, Bryan Cranston told the BBC that if two of the accused — Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein �…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:15PM
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Nantucket Police Are Investigating Kevin Spacey After New Sexual-Assault Accusation by Hunter Harris

Kevin Spacey is now the subject of a criminal investigation by police in Nantucket, according to the Boston Globe. Former Boston TV news anchor Heather Unruh held a press conference Wednesda…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:41PM
Monday, November 6, 2017

House of Cards Crew Members Allege Showrunner Beau Willimon Knew of Kevin Spacey’s On-Set Sexual Harassment by Hunter Harris

Three House of Cards crew members have contradicted Beau Willimon’s claim that he didn’t know about the actor’s predatory behavior on set. “I saw that Beau said he had no idea, which…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:42PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Robert Guillaume, Voice of Lion King’s Rafiki and Star of Benson, Dies at 89 by Hunter Harris

Emmy-winning actor Robert Guillaume has died, according to Variety. The actor was 89. Guillaume rose to fame as a star of ABC’s Soap and its spinoff Benson, in which Guillaume played a whi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:03PM
Monday, October 23, 2017

Tony Goldwyn Says He Had a ‘Casting Couch’ Harassment Experience Early in His Career by Hunter Harris

After Tony Goldwyn read Lupita Nyong’o’s New York Times op-ed detailing her interactions with Harvey Weinstein, the Scandal actor felt compelled to share his experience with a Hollywood …

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:03PM
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Huh, the Avatar Sequels Are All About Kids by Hunter Harris

Avatar’s newest stars were just wee tykes when they were dragged to a movie theater to see the first Avatar installment in 3-D, and they definitely have only ever seen Titanic thanks to re…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:03PM
Monday, September 25, 2017

David Oyelowo and Moonlight Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney To Woo You With Live-Action Disney Musical by Hunter Harris

Mercifully, Disney’s next live-action musical won’t be a remake of an animated classic. Moonlight playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney is fusing William Shakespeare’s Othello and the …

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:51PM
Friday, September 15, 2017

Your Guide to Sterling K. Brown and Brian Tyree Henry’s Everlasting Friendship by Hunter Harris

People, let me tell you ’bout two best friends, Sterling K. Brown and Brian Tyree Henry. The two men you love to watch on This Is Us and Atlanta also love each other, and have been besties…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:06PM
Thursday, September 14, 2017

See Kevin Spacey As J. Paul Getty in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World Trailer by Hunter Harris

Should we begin with Kevin Spacey’s makeup, or save that for later? As surly oil patriarch J. Paul Getty, Spacey trades his southern drawl as Frank Underwood for J. Paul’s jowls. All the…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:48PM
Monday, September 11, 2017

Kristen Bell Is the Most Delightful Frozen-singing Steward to Hurricane Irma Victims by Hunter Harris

Kristen Bell found herself in Florida on a movie set when Hurricane Irma struck. Instead of reading funny tweets in her best Gossip Girl voice (which, just saying, we would’ve loved), Bell…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:38AM
Friday, September 8, 2017

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 3 Trailer: Rebecca Goes Full Fatal Attraction by Hunter Harris

The last time we saw Rebecca Bunch, she was ditched by Josh at her own wedding when he decided to make a grand gesture to God and pursue the priesthood instead. How is Rebecca taking this di…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:35PM
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Let This Be a Lesson: Do Not Come for Cher on Twitter by Hunter Harris

Ah, the first day back after a long weekend. Has your day been bad? Did you take a look at the news and feel miserable? Thank goodness for Cher’s Twitter, which has again proved to be a de…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:21PM
Thursday, August 24, 2017

Richard Linklater Directed a Steve Carell-Bryan Cranston-Laurence Fishburne Buddy Dramedy by Hunter Harris

Thirty years after they served in Vietnam, three old friends are reconvening: It’s 2003, and old buddies Doc, Sal, and Richard (Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne, respec…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:43AM
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Jessica Chastain and Michael Cera Play Poker in First Trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game by Hunter Harris

Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) was an Olympic-class skier before she started as an office assistant, helping her boss run his poker game. One thing lead to another, and Molly founded “the …

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:14AM
Monday, August 14, 2017

Aaron Sorkin Spent 30 Minutes at 1Oak for Molly’s Game Research to ‘See What Went on There’ by Hunter Harris

What’s the ideal amount of time to spend at 1 Oak? One hour? Two? Long enough to run into Leo? Aaron Sorkin needed to experience 1 Oak for a scene he shot for his Molly’s Game adaption o…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:45PM
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Disney to Pull Its Movies From Netflix, Develop Stand-alone Streaming Service by Hunter Harris

Say good-bye to the blessing that was Moana on Netflix: Disney has announced it will pull its movies from the service and start its own streaming platform. According to The Hollywood Reporte…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:14PM
Monday, July 31, 2017

Sam Shepard, Playwright and Actor, Dead at 73 by Hunter Harris

Sam Shepard, the actor and playwright known for The Right Stuff and Buried Child, died Thursday due to complications from Lou Gehrig’s disease, Broadway World reports. He was 73.A prolific…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:35AM
Monday, July 24, 2017

Girls Trip Is the Most Successful R-Rated Summer Comedy Since 2015 by Hunter Harris

The Big Story:This weekend, every black auntie you know converged upon their local movie theater to see the Malcolm D. Lee comedy Girls Trip. The Essence Festival–set bacchanalia about a f…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:27PM
Friday, July 14, 2017

No, That Ape Isn’t Wearing DeRay’s Blue Vest in War for the Planet of the Apes by Hunter Harris

No matter which side War for the Planet of the Apes convinces you to root for (the apes — what are you, heartless?), the movie arrived in theaters Friday beset by a bizarre micro-controver…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:46PM
Monday, July 10, 2017

Forget Those Harry Potter Napkins — J.K. Rowling Also Wrote an Unpublished Manuscript on a Dress by Hunter Harris

It seems appropriate that J.K. Rowling, creator of a rich world of witches and wizards, would hold her 50th birthday celebration on Halloween despite the fact that her birthday is in July. A…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:01AM
Thursday, June 22, 2017

Yes, Ansel Elgort Would Like to Star in a Musical, Thank You Very Much by Hunter Harris

Much has been made of the music in Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. But that film’s star Ansel Elgort — er, DJ Ansolo — is a musician in his own right: He even has Frank Ocean’s cosign.…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:55PM
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Meanwhile, Johnny Depp is Trying to Make The Libertine Happen (Again) by Hunter Harris

When did you forget about The Libertine, the 2004 historical drama starring Johnny Depp and Rosamund Pike? Was it as soon as you left the theater, or as soon as you read about Depp’s other…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:35PM
Thursday, June 8, 2017

Oh, Hello Trailer: John Mulaney and Nick Kroll Are Bringing Their Tuna to Netflix by Hunter Harris

For everyone who missed John Mulaney and Nick Kroll donning deep wrinkles and crotchety attitudes on Broadway, Netflix is bringing the geezers of Oh, Hello to you. Kroll and Mulaney play Gil…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:25PM
Thursday, June 1, 2017

Mamma Mia! Amanda Seyfried is Indeed Down to Play The Role Again by Hunter Harris

Yes, Universal has been brokenhearted, blue since the day that $600 million dollar hit departed theaters. But Mamma Mia! Here we go — well, you know. In line with all the sequels, reboots,…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:40PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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