Before they head to the James Earl Jones Theatre, we caught up with Solea Pfeiffer, Liisi LaFontaine, Ledisi, and Bradley Jaden to learn which musicals are at the top of their list.
Aaron Sorkin never truly feels his scripts are finished. “They’re just confiscated,” he says. “There comes a time when someone says, ‘Pencils down.’” So when director Michael A…
Broadway producers traditionally gauge audience reaction by warm applause at the end of Act 1 or a standing ovation during curtain call. But “Paranormal Activity” producer Simon Friend l…
When Cynthia Erivo describes life inside the “Wicked” machine — the double-feature adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical — it’s hard not to picture a woman swept up by a …
Jeffrey Epstein made his “Saturday Night Live” debut during the May 16 cold open. Host Will Ferrell played the monstrous sex offender and Trump pal in a sketch that began with the presid…
Like any freshman year, one’s first season on “Saturday Night Live” is full of new friends, late nights and nervous poops. At least, that’s according to the five new cast members of …
Three of President Trump’s most alcohol-inclined confidants walk into a bar… That was the premise behind the cold open of the May 9 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” which found aggr…
Adam Scott, who is starring in the upcoming horror film “Hokum” which opens in theaters on Friday, reflected on his time playing Ben Wyatt on the hugely popular NBC sitcom “Parks and R…
Has David Zaslav saved Warner Bros., or is he about to bury it? That’s the crux of an angry debate in Hollywood as Paramount Skydance moves closer to acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, the …
Markian Tarasiuk and Sean Harris Oliver were two Vancouver-based artists who ran neighboring theater companies. But when the pandemic hit in 2020, they came to a bleak realization. "Theater'…
It's early on a warm January morning in Las Vegas, and the entire "Hacks" team " stars, crew, producers " is milling around Kyu, a sushi restaurant at the Fontainebleau. It's going to be a b…
Melissa Gilbert spoke out for the first time about her Timothy Busfield's recent arrests on charges of child sexual contact. The April 6 "Good Morning America" episode aired Monday morning, …
After Charles Barkley spoke about immigrants during a recent segment covering March Madness, this week's "Saturday Night Live" cold open began with him opining on other issues. Barkley, as p…
"I grew up in a loving home. My parents have a great relationship. I had safety all around me, and I needed an outlet to explore fear." In conversation with Haley Z. Boston, the creator and …
Donald Trump stormed the cold open of "Saturday Night Live" this week as a family attempted to manage rising gas prices on a road trip. The segment in the March 14 episode began with Mikey D…
SPOILER ALERT:Â This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of "The Madison" Season 1, now streaming on Paramount+. For a legendary actor like Michelle Pfeiffer, it seems u…
It's Saturday in Nashville, and in the affluent suburb of Green Hills, that means heading to the mall. The neighborhood has turned up to revel in the unseasonable heat, just weeks after an i…
Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, more commonly known by their sketch-comedy name BriTANicK, may be best friends, but their funniest jokes usually emerge after a long, drawn-out battle. "…
In a cut-for-time sketch from the Feb. 28 episode of "Saturday Night Live," a parade of opportunistic cancelled celebrities used last week's incident at the BAFTAs to blame their bad behavio…
Clearly, the "Saturday Night Live" writing team had a lot of work to do on Saturday, as they opened the show with a sketch about President Trump's early morning attack on Iran. In the Feb. 2…
Susan Sarandon is speaking out about her current film and television career, saying that after she spoke out and called for a ceasefire in Gaza that she was unable to take on roles in the Un…
From his earliest works, control has been a theme in Trent Reznor's music: Who has it, who craves it and how it's being deployed. On the Feb. 14 date of Nine Inch Nails' Peel It Back Tour in…
The 41st Independent Spirit Awards are here, and many of the best indie movies and TV shows are set to be celebrated. Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Ego Nwodim is set to host the s…
James Van Der Beek, who grew up onscreen on the teen drama "Dawson's Creek" and grew into an actor who was often in comedies and dramas " and never afraid to poke fun at his celebrity " has …
Priyanka Chopra Jonas winces " only slightly, but unmistakably " when the word "crossover" enters the conversation. It's a frigid January afternoon in Manhattan, but the Hudson River gusts c…
From creating one monster to killing another, Christoph Waltz's winter has been a horror show. The 69-year-old Austrian Oscar winner played Henrich Harlander, Victor Frankenstein's wealt…
Casting John F. Kennedy Jr. was a nightmare. It was April of last year, and the production of the limited series "Love Story" was three weeks away from starting. Cameras were ready to go up …
Although Trevor Noah usually keeps his Grammy hosting duties free of political discussion, he used his enthusiastic opening monologue to poke fun at Nicki Minaj's recent turn to fawning over…
Pete Davidson returned to "Saturday Night Live" for the cold open of the Jan. 31 episode, portraying border czar Tom Homan as he's training some woefully underprepared ICE agents. Davidson o…
Catherine O'Hara had a storied comedic career in films and television, from her start in the iconic sketch comedy series "Second City Television" to recent hits such as "The Studio" and "Bee…
In Vera Miao's debut feature "Rock Springs," there is a wonderfully creepy doll. It's a nod to classic horror movies that she loves, but in her film, even recognizable elements take on a muc…
"What does it mean to be a storyteller in 2026?" That was the big question posed at Sundance's Variety & Audible Cocktails & Conversations panel. Brent Lang, Variety's Executive Edit…
Casper Kelly says his love of analyzing and dissecting pop culture started when he was very young. "Back in the day, they had Mad Magazine, which had movie parodies and would deconstruct the…
Natalie Erika James' new film "Saccharine" opens with a shot of a jelly donut getting devoured, and then the footage is spun in reverse, with the bloody-looking goo getting sucked back into …
The 98th Academy Awards nominations are here, and with it the wild twists and turns that even the boldest awards experts can't see coming. See some of the morning's biggest snubs and surpris…
Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd doesn't know why you're so obsessed with what he wears. As we speak in November at the Chateau Marmont, he's splayed his 6-foot-4 frame into a chair, and wears a billo…
The Wizarding World is taking on "Heated Rivalry." On this week's "SNL," host Finn Wolfhard starred as Harry Potter in a sketch mocking the new HBO series adaptation of the fantasy novels. B…
Finn Wolfhard's "SNL" monologue was crashed by two of his best-known co-stars. Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo, who starred on "Stranger Things" with Wolfhard, joined the actor in his m…
"Sinners" and "Bel-Air" are at the top of this year's NAACP Image Awards nominations. The nominees were announced this morning and "Sinners" received a massive 18 nods. "Bel-Air" led all tel…
On the surface, Chloé Zhao and Josh Safdie are not similar filmmakers. But together, in a one-on-one conversation, the directors bond over the importance of achieving a frequency while on s…
On a recent morning in midtown Manhattan, Spike Lee blows on an imaginary pair of dice before hurling them to the ground. It's a gesture of respect for Ryan Coogler, the risk-taking director…
Jodie Foster still thinks about Clarice Starling. After winning her second Oscar for playing the dogged FBI agent who must rely on Anthony Hopkins' insinuating cannibal in 1991's "The Silenc…
Just days into 2026, the year's first major awards show is here, and Hollywood's biggest stars are flooding the red carpet. The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards is here. The Jan. 4 ceremony…
From megamergers to disruptive new technologies, the media industry has a lot to pack into the next 12 months. Artificial intelligence continues to reshape the way movies, shows and music is…
Director Marcie Hume is responding to a claim that Corey Feldman was not aware of footage she shot for her just-released documentary about his life on his rock tour, "Corey Feldman vs. the W…
Ricky Gervais has hosted the Golden Globes five times, making Hollywood sweat with his take-no-prisoners approach to jokes mocking showbiz. In his new Netflix stand-up special "Mortality," w…
The first "Saturday Night Live" episode of 2026 will be hosted by Finn Wolfhard, with musical guest A$AP Rocky. The episode, which will premiere on Jan. 17, will come after the series finale…
During the Dec. 20 episode of "Saturday Night Live," James Austin Johnson's President Trump used his holiday address to parody his stranger-than-fiction administration. Taking aim at Trump's…
Dave Chappelle is delivering a holiday treat for stand-up fans by surprise dropping a new Netflix special. Before the Dec. 18 Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight, Chappelle stopped by to anno…
He convulses. He moans. He mourns. Lewis Pullman's role in "The Testament of Ann Lee," set for release on Christmas Day via Searchlight, is a physical and mental feat. He's earned a place am…
Rob Reiner was many things " an accomplished comic actor before applying his talents to directing, and for decades an outspoken advocate for his beliefs. Above all, he was one of Hollywood's…
