Wednesday, February 21, 2018
It’s been a good year for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the songwriting and composing duo better known as Pasek and Paul. After landing an Academy Award for their song, “City of Dreams” …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:23PMWhen the Academy Awards were first handed out 89 years ago, Variety reported at the time that the planning for the dinner and ceremony at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood took about a week o…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMWednesday, January 3, 2018
Every year, Variety hosts an intimate brunch where it honors 10 Directors to Watch and the recipients of the Creative Impact Awards the morning following the Palm Springs Intl. Film Festival…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMTuesday, December 12, 2017
While Saoirse Ronan soars as the title character in “Lady Bird,” she would be nowhere without her best friend Julie, played by Beanie Feldstein. The 24-year-old actress is also currently…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PMThursday, September 21, 2017
Jeff Dunham has always maintained full control over the world of characters that he’s created, and over the years has built various companies (On a Stick Prods., Red Wire Blue Wire — “…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMMonday, August 14, 2017
Though it was billed as an evening with “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star Tituss Burgess on Saturday night at the Sayers Club, there was cause for double celebration when moderato…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:53PMThursday, June 15, 2017
Aline Brosh McKenna, the co-creator (with star Rachel Bloom) of the CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” is hard at work on the third season of the musical comedy, after the season-two finale s…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMWednesday, June 7, 2017
The hidebound tradition of the Broadway cast recording gets a shake-up this year, as the Tonys team with music label Broadway Records for an album that’s not songs from just one show – i…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PMSaturday, May 20, 2017
The British actress Imogen Poots recently seen in “Green Room” and “Roadies” will wrap her theater debut playing Honey in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” before heading to Ca…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00AMMonday, April 17, 2017
Asked to pick his favorite memories at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Gary Sinise can only muster: “Oh, geez.” It’s a tall order, for sure, and one on which Sinise could spend hou…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PMMonday, April 10, 2017
It’s been 27 years since Richard Gere and Julia Roberts charmed their way through “Pretty Woman” and today Gere is seated in a room at the Beverly Wilshire, the very hotel where they s…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:10PMTuesday, February 21, 2017
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney are best friends who genuinely love working together; it’s not difficult to imagine them doing this for the next 40 years — particularly since the pair ar…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:05PMMonday, February 20, 2017
For his Oscar-nominated role in “La La Land,” Ryan Gosling spent three months learning to play the piano — so it’s somewhat of a compliment that many people ask if th…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:23PMFriday, February 17, 2017
Even before “La La Land” unspooled at festivals and in theaters, people were humming the tune “City of Stars” thanks to early teasers. The melancholy theme appears twice in the film …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:31PMTuesday, February 14, 2017
A few weeks ago, my father became gravely ill. After spending a few days with him in another state, I had to get back to Los Angeles. Before I left, I put in the screener of “La La Land”…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:11AMFriday, January 13, 2017
As of today, Golden Globes-record-breaking film festival and box office sensation “La La Land” will be appearing on IMAX screens in the United States in a digitally re-mastered format. I…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:42PMSunday, January 8, 2017
Many were predicting a good night for “La La Land” at the Golden Globes, but even the musical’s biggest fans might have been surprised at just how well the evening went. In a r…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:49PMWednesday, December 14, 2016
Marc Webb isn’t just an executive producer on the CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” He is, by his own admission, “a total fanboy.” Best known for helming films like &#…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:33PMMonday, December 12, 2016
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is always full of surprises, but there was at least one pleasant one this morning: when it came to the comedy/musical category for the Golden Globes, …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:05AMTuesday, November 15, 2016
Ryan Gosling is worried about Emma Stone’s Red Bull intake. “I get one per day!” Stone protests. “You’ve already had one,” Gosling counters. “Trust me, this affects all of us.�…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMSaturday, June 4, 2016
The sea has been brought to life at the Hollywood (Fish)Bowl thanks to a game cast and classic movie. The Hollywood Bowl has had success bringing stripped-down versions of Broadway shows to…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:06PMThursday, June 2, 2016
Dying is easy, comedy is hard,” goes the old adage. But that doesn’t take into account the added burden of being a comedic actress these days, let alone a newcomer trying to find some Em…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PMWednesday, June 1, 2016
Tucked away in an unsuspecting neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley are the offices and stages of the CW series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” The freshman musical-comedy was co-created by st…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:49PMSaturday, May 28, 2016
With the wild success — over $1 billion globally — of the Oscar-winning animated film “Frozen,” a stage production was inevitable. While a Broadway show is in the works, Dis…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:11AMSaturday, December 5, 2015
Elizabeth Banks and Carey Mulligan are earning buzz for their portraits of strong women: Banks won some of the best notices of her career playing Melinda Ledbetter, the wife of Beach Boys si…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:40AMThursday, August 6, 2015
Mamie Gummer stars in “Ricki and the Flash” — in theaters Aug. 7 — as the daughter of a rock star played by Meryl Streep. Which makes perfect sense, as in real life, Gummer is Streep…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:55PMIf, as the cliché goes, it’s an honor just to be nominated, how does it feel to be part of a very elite Emmy group — actors who’ve scored double nominations in the guest star and seri…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:55PMThursday, June 4, 2015
Playing copywriter Peggy Olson on AMC’s “Mad Men” has been as much about Elisabeth Moss’ own life as it has been about following a character’s arc. Although Moss says show creator …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMMonday, May 25, 2015
Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci share more in common than critical accolades and impressive resumes. (Check out our exclusive photo gallery with these terrific actors!)
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMRoles in scary movies are offering new opportunities to actors—including Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell of 'The Last Exorcism."
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMFor some reason, practically every critic's group decided this was the weekend to announce their winners.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM 
