Friday, October 22, 2021
While Broadway lights remained dimmed for much of 2020 and 2021, they flipped back on in September and delayed cast albums finally were released — unleashing potential contenders for the m…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:15PMWednesday, July 7, 2021
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “We the People,” streaming now on Netflix. “We the People,” doesn’t just teach civics, it also mixes music and animation as …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:49AMAs very early Oscar prospects start to emerge, a few pundits are placing bets on how many nods Jon M. Chu’s “In the Heights” could garner. Possible contenders include the original song…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:49AMFriday, June 11, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s joyous celebration of the Washington Heights neighborhood, “In The Heights” has finally arrived on the big screen and HBO Max… and also Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Mu…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:31PMThursday, June 10, 2021
“In the Heights” production designer Nelson Coates had an important task from Lin-Manuel Miranda: The bodegas for the film adaptation of the stage show needed to be located east of Broad…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:51AMMonday, June 7, 2021
While filming Jon M. Chu’s “In the Heights” (out in theaters and HBO Max on Friday) cinematographer Alice Brooks fell in love with “the people, the smells, the sounds and the taste o…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:17PMFriday, June 4, 2021
Whether it’s “Ratched” “Pose” or “The Politician,” Ryan Murphy’s visual canvas is bold and vibrant and often filled with glitz and glamour. You could say the same of the musi…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:39PM“Far Too Late,” the first song from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cinderella,” has been released ahead of the album drop on July 9.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:46PMThursday, June 3, 2021
Costume designer Mitchell Travers took to the streets to research the looks for “In the Heights,” set in Manhattan’s lively Washington Heights neighborhood. Travers spent hours photogr…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:39PMA look at the world building through the eyes of production designers. David Willson (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”), Martin Childs (“The Crown”) and Mark Friedberg (“The Under…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:04PMOutliers in the music supervision field this Emmy season include “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which used songs by Ariana Grande, Janet Jackson and Britney Spears performed as the queens battl…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:59PMWednesday, May 26, 2021
From the black leather jacket in “Fatal Attraction” to her zebra-print coat dress from “101 Dalmatians,” Glenn Close has more than 56 costumes and accessories from characters she has…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:37PMSaturday, May 15, 2021
With the script for Brian Baugh’s “Finding You” (in theaters May 14) centering around violinist Finley (Rose Reid) traveling to the Irish coast for a semester, composer Kieran Kiely co…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:37PMFriday, May 14, 2021
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can resume most typical pre-pandemic activities without wearing …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:30PMThe East High Wildcats from “High School Musical: The Musical — The Series” return to Disney Plus for a second season May 14, which opens, appropriately enough, with a big song-and-dan…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:18PMSaturday, May 1, 2021
Jon M. Chu’s “In the Heights” will kick off the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival with a special preview screening on June 4 at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre. The film…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:30AMTuesday, April 20, 2021
Viola Davis transforms into the Mother of the Blues for her award-winning role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — and while she delivers a powerhouse performance, former Ikette and soul…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:58PMAnthony Powell, the three-time Oscar-winning costume designer known for helping shape the looks of Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones and Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil, has died. He was 85. The…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:16AMMonday, April 12, 2021
This past weekend, singer, songwriter and actor Leslie Odom Jr. performed “Speak Now” at the BAFTA Awards as part of its opening night ceremony. The evening was hosted by radio and TV pr…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:56PMSunday, April 11, 2021
David Fincher’s “Mank” and Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” were among the winners at the Art Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night — both are also Oscar nominees for best produc…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:28AMTuesday, April 6, 2021
Double Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr. was among the craftsmen and craftswomen at Variety‘s Artisans Awards offering advice on how to get into the field they work in. Odom Jr. said, “Star…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:54PMMonday, April 5, 2021
Chadwick Boseman won a posthumous SAG Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” His widow Taylor Simone Ledward accepted the a…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:20AMSunday, March 14, 2021
Michele Farinola is no stranger to producing music documentaries: Her credits include “Foo Fighters: Back And Forth,” “George Harrison: Living In The Material World,” and most recent…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:31PMWednesday, March 10, 2021
The Broadway production of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” was a spectacle that married different dance styles, from cancan and jazz to classic musical theater. Choreographer Sonya Tayeh’s…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:31PMSunday, February 28, 2021
Being in the entertainment industry is challenging but comes with rewards, so when I was asked to talk about what Black history meant to me, I couldn’t start the conversation without menti…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:44PMFriday, February 26, 2021
Capturing the right musical ambiance for Billie Holiday in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” was the product of a year-and-a-half of research and planning, even before shooting bega…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:56PMMonday, February 22, 2021
The legendary Ann Roth is looking like a frontrunner for the costume design Oscar for her costumes for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” With over 130 film and television credits, Roth is se…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:17PMMonday, February 8, 2021
Mon. Feb 8. Universal Pictures Moves Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Marry Me’ to 2022 Universal Pictures has announced Jennifer Lopez’s “Marry Me” is moving from May 14, 2021 to Feb. 11, 2022…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:13PMMonday, January 25, 2021
IATSE, the union that represents the workers behind the scenes, has reached out to the White House and its COVID Response Team offering their venues and workforce to help build and convert v…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:48PMThursday, January 21, 2021
Secretary Hillary Hillary Rodham Clinton recorded a video message in support of the theater community, in which she recognized the Costume Industry Coalition (CIC). In the video, Clinton sha…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:01PMSaturday, January 16, 2021
As entertainment venues including Broadway theaters, dance centers, arenas and concert halls lie empty across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, IATSE, the union that represents th…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:04PM 
