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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
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Two Hours Before Wonder Woman Played, Lebanon Banned The Movie by Hunter Harris

Lebanese fans of the Wonder Woman comics will miss out on seeing Gal Gadot take on Diana, princess of the Amazons in theaters. About two hours before the movie was set to premiere in Lebanon…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:55PM
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Disney Eyes Another Oscar-Winning Director To Turn Pinocchio Live-Action by Hunter Harris

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag? One that’s drifting through the wind, wanting to start again — maybe this time as a real boy? Disney is reportedly eyeing American Beauty director Sa…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:41AM
Monday, May 8, 2017

When Did You Realize You Had a Crush on John Cusack’s Voice in Anastasia? by Hunter Harris

If you see Dimitri, the charming con artist and love interest of Fox’s animated Anastasia, tell him to call me. That charming cartoon crook was my first crush. And now that we’re on a jo…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:29PM
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Disney’s Rejiggered Release Schedule Returns Star Wars To Its Usual Summer Opening by Hunter Harris

Good news for Aquaman: Disney released its updated schedule of opening weekends for its next 15 blockbusters, and the water-loving superhero won’t have to compete with a Star Wars movie. E…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:20PM
Monday, April 17, 2017

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Are Filming Country Music Scenes for Their Star Is Born Remake at Coachella by Hunter Harris

In between releasing her new single “The Cure” and her Coachella set, Lady Gaga has one more surprise up her sleeve: filming scenes from her upcoming movie A Star Is Born at Coachella. B…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:19AM
Monday, April 3, 2017

John Oliver Calls Out Jeff Sessions For Using a Lady Gaga Quote to Argue Against Marijuana by Hunter Harris

Is Jeff Sessions a little monster? Once upon a time, the attorney general used a Lady Gaga quote to argue against medical marijuana. “This drug is dangerous, you cannot play with it, it’…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:23AM
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Aaron Sorkin Would Like You To Know That He Is, In Fact, Aware Of Hollywood’s Diversity Problem by Hunter Harris

Contrary to what a panel audience might have observed, Aaron Sorkin promises that he has known about Hollywood’s diversity problem for quite some time. After the famous West Wing scribe sp…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:19PM
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

After Winning Best Picture, Moonlight Gets a Well Deserved Post-Oscars Box Office Bump by Hunter Harris

A week after winning three Oscars, Moonlight has had its biggest weekend yet. Buoyed by its Best Picture win and the requisite post-Oscar-win expansion in theaters, Barry Jenkins’s drama h…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:47AM
Thursday, March 2, 2017

The Oscars’ Stage Manager Tells All, Says He Was Stunned By PwC Accountant Incompetence by Hunter Harris

Because the hits just keep on coming: Not only has the Academy barred the two PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants responsible for the Best Picture mix-up from future ceremonies, but the accou…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:42AM
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Moonlight, The Year’s Best Picture, Is Heading To Even More Theaters This Weekend by Hunter Harris

With three Oscars and a cast of beautiful, nuanced men, Moonlight will expand to even more theaters this weekend. Initially released in late October, the movie will now open in 1,500-plus th…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:57PM
Monday, February 27, 2017

Emma Stone Says Her Best Actress Envelope Wasn’t To Blame for The Oscars’ Moonlight-La La Land Best Picture Shocker by Hunter Harris

Whatever behind-the-scenes mix-up led to that Moonlight-La La Land shake-up – in which Warren Beatty was somehow given a Best Actress envelope that had Emma Stone’s name on it and took t…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:59AM
Friday, February 24, 2017

Here’s Your Pre-Oscars EGOT Watch by Hunter Harris

As you’ve probably heard, Lin-Manuel Miranda could EGOT on Sunday. Of all this year’s Academy Award nominees, Miranda is the only one who’s won the other three components of the trophy…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:23PM
Friday, February 17, 2017

Of Course Angela Lansbury Will Be In Mary Poppins Returns by Hunter Harris

Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick Van Dyke, Emily Mortimer, and Ben Whishaw, make way: Angela Lansbury has joined the cast of Disney’s Mary Poppins sequel, Mary Poppins R…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:53PM
Thursday, February 16, 2017

The Roots Wrote a Basketball Musical Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jidenna, and Daveed Diggs For The NBA All-Star Game by Hunter Harris

Because we never got the Like Mike follow-up we deserved (this one doesn’t count), the Roots made a basketball-themed musical for Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. The original NBA-themed musi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:23AM
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

The Six Shadiest Lines From Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Analysis of La La Land by Hunter Harris

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is good at basketball, so it makes sense that he’s also good at throwing shade. In his new gig as a contributing editor at The Hollywood Reporter, the basketball icon w…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:29PM
Friday, February 10, 2017

John Legend Will Perform La La Land’s Songs At The Oscars, So Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone Are Off the Hook by Hunter Harris

The Oscars are nearing, and the Academy just announced the artists gracing the stage to perform the Best Original Song nominees. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting, Justin Timberlake, and John Legend…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:07PM

Okay Batfleck, We’ve Found Your Next Director: La La Land’s Damien Chazelle by Hunter Harris

Ben Affleck’s stand-alone Batman movie needs some love. Now that Affleck has decided against directing the beleaguered Batman, the movie is left without a visionary in the director’s cha…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:46AM
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Watch Lady Gaga Shoot Bullets From Her 12-Inch Heels In The Wild ‘John Wayne’ Music Video by Hunter Harris

Lady Gaga went with a minimalist visual for the Joanne album cover, but the “John Wayne” video goes back to her frenetic maximalism. In the music video, released today as an Apple Music …

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:59PM
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Watch Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Dance to Library Music in These Independent Spirit Awards Promos by Hunter Harris

The Oh, Hello duo is hosting this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, but it doesn’t appear that their characters Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland will make the trip out to Santa Mo…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:24PM
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Emma Watson Declares Once and for All That Belle Is a Better Disney Princess Than Cinderella by Hunter Harris

Shots delicately fired: Emma Watson had the chance to star in the live-action adaptation of Cinderella, but the Harry Potter star said she's glad she passed on the role. "I didn't …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:27AM
Thursday, January 12, 2017

Jackie, Beyoncé, and La La Land Get Costume Guild Nominations by Hunter Harris

Chanel lent Jackie's costume designer a helping hand in re-creating the First Lady's iconic pink tweed suit, and it worked: The movie's most memorable costume has earned the biopic one of fi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:47AM
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Lion and La La Land Among Cinematography Guild’s Nominees by Hunter Harris

Those sweeping, wide-angle money shots don't film themselves, you know. Five cinematographers have been nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers 31st annual awards. Moonli…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:25PM
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Deadpool, La La Land, and Moonlight Among 10 Producers Guild Nominees by Hunter Harris

An award from the Producers Guild of America is a good sign for Oscar glory, and the guild just announced the ten feature films on its short list. La La Land and Moonlight, continuing their …

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:07PM
Monday, January 9, 2017

Wayne Brady Will Play Aaron Burr During Part of Hamilton's Chicago Run by Hunter Harris

Hamilton's Chicago run is getting some star power: The production has cast former Whose Line Is It Anyway? star Wayne Brady as Hamilton's nemesis Aaron Burr; he'll assume the role …

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:26PM
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Moonlight, Deadpool, La La Land Earn Writers Guild Nominations by Hunter Harris

The Writers Guild of America hands out only three movie awards — a paltry number compared to the guild's 26 TV categories — but this year's list of nominees is complete with an interesti…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:03PM

Andrew Garfield Also Enjoys Getting High and Going to Disneyland by Hunter Harris

After a certain age, there are only two ways to take a trip to Disneyland: either accompanying screaming kids, or stoned. For Andrew Garfield's 29th birthday, he and his friends chose the la…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:38PM
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Kong: Skull Island Sounds Like Apocalypse Now, Only Starring King Kong by Hunter Harris

King Kong is headed somewhere new in the upcoming Kong: Skull Island. Instead of bringing the massive ape to present day New York City or recreating the early 20th century, director Jor…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:50PM
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Tony Winning–Actor George S. Irving Dead at 94 by Hunter Harris

Tony Award–winning actor George S. Irving passed away Monday at age 94, Deadline reports. Famous for gruff, crotchety characters, Irving made his debut on Broadway in the chorus of Ok…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:19PM
Thursday, December 22, 2016

La La Land’s Ending Reveals the Movie’s True Romance by Hunter Harris

Warning: This post has heavy spoilers for La La Land. In the five year fast-forward near the end of La La Land, Mia (Emma Stone) seems to have gotten everything she ever dreamed of: She's a …

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:30AM
Monday, December 12, 2016

The Graduate, The Godfather, and Other Classic Movies Are Returning to Theaters in 2017 by Hunter Harris

You at the beginning of the 2017: Singin' in the Rain. You at the end of 2017: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Fourteen classic movies are being rereleased next year as part of TCM's Big Scree…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:06PM

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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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