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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Sell Julie Klausner Fake Hamilton Tickets and She Will Straight-Up Ruin You With Some Mildly Annoying Text Messages by Jackson McHenry

Like most humans, Julie Klausner wanted to see Hamilton, so she decided to hop on Craigslist to acquire a pair of seemingly legitimate tickets. They were not, in fact, the real thing, a…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:40PM
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Barbra Streisand and Jamie Foxx Sing ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain,’ Break Ev’ry Heart by Jackson McHenry

Barbra Streisand has gifted the world with another gem from her upcoming celebrity duets album, Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway: a video of her and Jamie Foxx singing "Climb E…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:15PM
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Kristin Chenoweth Joins Hairspray Live!, Which Will Be Popular! Yes, It’s Gonna Be Pop-u-lar! by Jackson McHenry

How did we make it this long without getting Kristin Chenoweth in a live TV musical? Did no one on the Grease: Live team watch Pushing Daisies? But luckily, the arc of TV development is…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:27PM

Ariana Grande Shows How to Support Your Friends’ Terrible Music Careers in a Cut SNL Sketch by Jackson McHenry

Ariana Grande really believes in you, even if you are a terrible singer with a dead-end music career played by Taran Killam in this cut-for-time SNL sketch. Ariana Grande just wants to you f…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:40PM
Monday, June 20, 2016

A Whole Flock of Broadway Stars Got Together to Record ‘What the World Needs Now is Love’ for Orlando by Jackson McHenry

If these people were asking for kidneys, they'd have both of mine already. In order to honor the victims of the attacks at a gay nightclub in Orlando last week, some of Broadway's bigge…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:44PM
Friday, June 17, 2016

Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo Joins Amélie Musical; Broadway Braces for Dangerous Levels of Whimsy by Jackson McHenry

Phillipa Soo may be leaving Hamilton next month, but she'll be back on Broadway very — we know it's bad, we tried to resist, but we just have to bite the bullet and write it — …

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:32PM
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Lady Gaga Could Be Just the Starring Lady for Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born Remake by Jackson McHenry

Lady Gaga, fan of fame and also being birthed from various objects, is in talks to star in Bradley Cooper's remake of A Star Is Born. Gaga replaces Beyoncé, who left the film last fal…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:04PM

Zac Efron Is in Talks to Do a Musical Again, Thank God by Jackson McHenry

Here and now, it's time for a celebration: Zac Efron has finally figured it out. Per Variety, Efron is in talks to join Hugh Jackman's long-gestating P.T. Barnum biopic The Greatest Showman …

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:18AM
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

She Loves Me Will Be the First Broadway Show to Be Livestreamed, in Case She Doesn’t Love Being There in Person by Jackson McHenry

Will wonders never cease? BroadwayHD.com will livestream a performance of the Roundabout Theater Company's She Loves Me on June 30. Based on the play Parfumerie, which also se…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:02PM
Monday, June 13, 2016

Finally, Some Recognition for Bill Murray, Who Will Receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by Jackson McHenry

Bill Murray has spent enough time at other people's parties that he's now eligible for a party of his own. The Kennedy Center has announced that Murray will receive the 19th annual Mark Twai…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:42PM

Jake Gyllenhaal Sang ‘A Whole New World’ During a Commercial Break at the Tonys, and Honestly, Commercials, How Dare You? by Jackson McHenry

Aside from funding television as we know it for several decades, what have commercials ever done for us? Nothing! Less than nothing, in fact. During last night's broadcast of the Tony Awards…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:05AM

Watch the Hamilton Cast Turn the World Upside Down With Their Tonys Performance by Jackson McHenry

In case you didn’t realize that Hamilton had an advantage going into this year’s Tonys, the cast’s spot was prefaced by an introduction from Barack and Michelle Obama. Compared to the …

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:38AM

Watch Cynthia Erivo’s Tony Acceptance Speech and Let Every Known Emotion Tsunami Over You by Jackson McHenry

Cynthia Erivo, the breakout star of The Color Purple, won a Tony for Lead Actress in a Musical tonight. The only reason you might conceivably be surprised about that news is if you've been l…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:38AM
Sunday, June 12, 2016

James Corden Kicked Off the Tonys With a Mega Medley of Classic Broadway Musicals by Jackson McHenry

Did you know that James Corden has a theater background, and a Tony of his own? Corden made it his duty to remind the audience of his varied musical talents with a wide-ranging medley of pre…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:21PM
Friday, June 10, 2016

And for His Next Trick, Jon M. Chu Might Direct Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights Movie by Jackson McHenry

Now you see him 2, soon you'll see him everywhere. Jon M. Chu, who recently directed Now You See Me 2, is in talks to direct the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical In the H…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:37PM
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Your New TV Pals Cristin Milioti and Nina Pedrad Are Writing and Starring in a Comedy Pilot for FX by Jackson McHenry

Oh, look, it's that TV pilot you willed into existence: FX has ordered a comedy pilot written by and starring Cristin Milioti (Fargo, How I Met Your Mother) and Nina Pedrad (a writer and sup…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:33PM
Monday, June 6, 2016

Sally Field Will Star in The Glass Menagerie on Broadway by Jackson McHenry

A new Glass Menagerie is making its way to Broadway — wait, wasn't there just a Glass Menagerie on Broadway? Or was that in the past, back when we were just Southern belles, gent…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:18PM
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Kelsey Grammer Explains the History of the Sideshow Bob Voice by Jackson McHenry

Simpsons sophisticate Sideshow Bob speaks with a distinctive, articulate sibilance, which, if you didn't already know, was based on Kelsey Grammer's former employer, theater direct…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:46AM
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Watch the Trailer for Julie Andrews’s Netflix Show for Kids and Normal Adults Who Need Some Me-Time With Mary Poppins by Jackson McHenry

Julie Andrews, everyone's favorite nanny/nun-in-training/perfect mother figure, is getting a Netflix show. It's called Julie's Greenroom, and it stars Andrews as Mrs. Julie, a Mr. Rodgers-li…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:31PM
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Leslie Odom Jr. Explains Why Actors of Color Deserve More Than a ‘Rare Moment’ on Broadway by Jackson McHenry

With the celebrated productions of Hamilton, Shuffle Along, and Eclipsed, actors of color are having a moment on Broadway, but it's still not enough. In a roundtable for The Hollywood Report…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:26PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Kristen Bell Writes About Her Experience With Depression and Our Need to Be Open About Mental Health by Jackson McHenry

Kristen Bell is best known for playing impossibly cheery characters, but she would like to make it clear that no one should expect her to be as sunny in real life. In an essay for Motto, Bel…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:46PM
Monday, May 23, 2016

Bonjour! Good Day! Here’s the Teaser for Emma Watson’s Beauty and the Beast by Jackson McHenry

Hmm ... who's that hiding behind a rose — could it be Emma Watson? Indeed it could! She's starring as Belle in Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast. Emma's half-obscured face is …

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:13PM
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Hey, Big Spenders: Sutton Foster Will Star in an Off-Broadway Revival of Sweet Charity by Jackson McHenry

This fall you can spend a little time with two-time Tony winner and member of the Amy Sherman-Palladino-verse Sutton Foster, who will star in a revival of Sweet Charity set to go up at …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:51PM
Monday, May 16, 2016

Jane the Virgin’s Jaime Camil Joins the Cast of Broadway’s Chicago by Jackson McHenry

Notice his mouth never moves. Almost. Jane the Virgin's Jaime Camil has joined the cast of Chicago for a five-week run, from May 31 to July 3. He'll play fast-talking lawyer Billy Flynn, who…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:38PM

Broad City, Nick Kroll, Horatio Sanz, and More to Perform at Del Close Marathon by Jackson McHenry

Here's a medically inadvisable amount of comedy: The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is hosting its 18th Annual Del Close Marathon from Friday, June 24 to Sunday, June 26 in honor of the la…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:59PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Commencement Advice Is Mostly That You Should Break Up With Your College Girlfriend by Jackson McHenry

If you were hoping that Lin-Manuel Miranda would drop a few rhymes during his commencement address at UPenn, you will be sorely disappointed to learn that the only bars came from University …

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:18PM
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Audra McDonald Is Pregnant, Postponing West End Debut of Lady Day and Return to Shuffle Along by Jackson McHenry

Audra McDonald is one of the greatest voices on the stage and the main draw for Shuffle Along, a show about the creation of a Broadway hit, but the production will h…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:18PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Hamilton Leads 2016 Tony Nominees With a Record 16 Nominations by Jackson McHenry

Lin-Manuel Miranda will be in the room where it happens once more — that is, at the Beacon Theater, site of the 2016 Tony Awards. Andrew Rannells and Nikki M. James read off the nominees t…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:08PM
Friday, April 29, 2016

Elisabeth Moss Will Star in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Trading the Sexist Past of Mad Men for the Sexist Future of Gilead by Jackson McHenry

Peggy Olson may have been the most famous Elisabeth Moss character to live in a society that devalues women, but she certainly won't be the last — and not just because today's world is alr…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:45PM
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Actress Madeleine Sherwood of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Flying Nun Dies at 93 by Jackson McHenry

Madeleine Sherwood, who was best known for playing the serious Reverend Mother Superior Lydia Placido, opposite Sally Field, on the 1967–1970 sitcom The Flying Nun, has died at 93. Sherwoo…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:11AM

Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein Will Make Us All Be Nice About Hairspray Live! by Jackson McHenry

It's going to be awfully hard to snark about the nicest kids in town, though Twitter will surely find a way to try. Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein will headline Hairspray Live!, NBC's …

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:11AM

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