Friday, May 26, 2023
Broadway designer Dane Laffrey and director Michael Arden often dive into conversations about projects long before a show is greenlit. Says Laffrey, who is nominated for best scenic design f…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:53PMTuesday, April 25, 2023
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points for “Beau Is Afraid,” currently playing in theaters. In the final act of Ari Aster’s three-hour anxiety trip “Beau Is Afraid,”…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:06PMWednesday, April 5, 2023
Actor Kevin Cahoon donned a famous Nudie Suit by iconic tailor Nudie Cohn to the Broadway red carpet premiere of “Shucked.“ The decorative rhinestone-covered suits — made famous by Elv…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:50PMNeon’s “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is perhaps best described as part heist thriller, part climate change documentary. Helmed by Daniel Goldhaber, the film, in theaters April 6, follows…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMFriday, March 31, 2023
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” currently playing in theaters. “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” rolls int…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00PMFriday, March 3, 2023
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” currently playing in theaters. The biggest issue “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” vi…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMFriday, January 27, 2023
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for the ending of “Missing,” currently playing in theaters. “Missing,” the latest release from Sony Pictures Entertainment, is told …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:43PMTuesday, November 29, 2022
The nearly hundred-year-old source material for “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” once roused calls for censorship worldwide. DH Lawrence’s novel, and now the new film (in theaters and strea…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:45PMTuesday, November 8, 2022
Documentary filmmaker Ryan White calls his latest project, “Good Night Oppy,”(in theaters now and streaming on Amazon Prime Video on November 23) his “COVID baby” because this was th…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:26PMMonday, October 24, 2022
Making “Armageddon Time” proved both a gift and weirdly traumatizing for director James Gray, who revisited his old New York City stomping grounds for the Focus Features release arriving…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:45PMSaturday, October 1, 2022
Billy Eichner didn’t just write, produce and star in “Bros” — he also sings in it. The rom-com, in theaters now, follows the courtship between Bobby (Eichner) and the hunky lawyer Aa…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:31PMFriday, September 16, 2022
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you have watched “The Barbarian,” playing in theaters now. Actor Matthew Patrick Davis was flying blind when he signed on to play the monstrous Mother i…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:35PMFriday, July 29, 2022
From the private clubs and highrises of New York to the sweltering oil fields of West Texas, B.J. Novak’s “Vengeance,” in theaters July 29, dives into a fish-out-of-water story. “The…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:30PMFriday, July 15, 2022
When cinematographer Polly Morgan and director Olivia Newman were brought on to adapt Delia Owens’ bestselling novel, “Where the Crawdads Sing,” the story spoke to them on a natural le…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMSaturday, June 11, 2022
“Jurassic World Dominion” roars into theaters this weekend. Set in the present day, not long after the events of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” dinosaurs now co-exist with humans.…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:45PMThursday, June 2, 2022
The highly-anticipated sequel to the 1986 “Top Gun” movie has taken off around the world, bringing a new audience as well as fans of the original into movie theaters. “Top Gun: Maveric…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:09PMNot even the pandemic was going to stop “Music Man” Tony Award nominee Hugh Jackman from mastering the tap and dance routine for the show’s Broadway revival. Jackman kept training with…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PMWednesday, May 18, 2022
Christopher Wheeldon knows how iconic Michael Jackson’s moves are to the world and to the entertainment industry, so when he stepped in as both director and choreographer for the Broadway …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:35PMThursday, May 5, 2022
Broadway choreographer Camille A. Brown has had a momentous few months. In September, she became the first Black artist to direct a main-stage production at the Metropolitan Opera, sharing d…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PMWednesday, March 23, 2022
“CODA,” “Encanto” and “West Side Story” were received top honors at the 37th annual Artios Awards. The Casting Society honors excellence in casting across feature films, televisi…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:30PMSunday, March 6, 2022
Variety’s eighth annual Artisans Awards returns to an in-person ceremony for 2022 to celebrate and honor those essential to the filmmaking process who have exhibited the most exciting, imm…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PMFriday, February 11, 2022
Classic glamour was costume designer Caroline Duncan’s goal when building the wardrobe for Jennifer Lopez, who plays global pop star Kat Valdez in “Marry Me.” In the Universal Pictures…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:15PMMonday, February 7, 2022
I’ve always had difficulty understanding where I fit in Black History Month. What do I represent? What communities do I belong to? And are they reflected in the narrative of the celebratio…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:48PMFriday, January 21, 2022
As Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” steamrolls through awards season, gaining traction for leading ladies Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose, casting director Cindy Tolan talked about…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:27PMThursday, January 6, 2022
Costume designer Sharen Davis is having a big year, having worked with both Denzel Washington, who directed “A Journal for Jordan,” now in theaters, and with Will Smith, who stars in “…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:45PMFriday, December 17, 2021
The American Cinematheque announced today the honorees for the inaugural Tribute to the Crafts, which will take place in-person on Jan. 26, at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Calif. Tribut…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:08PMMonday, December 6, 2021
Award-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the duo behind “La La Land” and “Dear Evan Hansen” have launched an immersive 30-day musical theatre songwriting class on the cr…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:58PMFriday, December 3, 2021
George Clooney’s “The Tender Bar,” set in the working-class neighborhood of Manhasset, Long Island, spans 15 years starting in 1973. In the film, which bows Dec. 17 in theaters, young …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:15PMFriday, November 26, 2021
Stephen Sondheim was hailed as one of the most influential and innovative voices in history of American musical theater by friends and fans following the composer’s death Friday at the age…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:12PMSunday, November 14, 2021
Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” took over Westwood Village on Saturday night as both press and SAG-AFTRA members lined the streets around the Bruin Theater, keen to get their eyes …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:49PMMonday, November 8, 2021
Disney Animation’s newest feature, “Encanto,” centers on the extended Madrigal family, who possess magical powers and live in an enchanted house. Only teenager Mirabel, voiced by “In…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:45PM 
