Thursday, December 29, 2016
As the trailers for Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast made their debuts, there were a couple of distinct lines of concern. Did the movie look too much like the origin…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:48PM[SHARE]Much like the word "fetch," the prospect of a Mean Girls sequel probably sounded a lot cooler back in the barnyard days of 2004. But here we are, in the sewage-scarred wasteland of…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:57PM[SHARE]Friday, December 23, 2016
After a beleaguered struggle to nab performers for Donald Trump's inauguration, it was announced Thursday that the Radio City Rockettes will high-kick for the occasion. But, as with all thin…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:38AM[SHARE]Friday, December 16, 2016
It didn't seem possible, but James Corden has somehow made Carpool Karaoke even more of a crowd-pleaser. Christmas ambassador Mariah Carey joined Corden for a holiday edition of the late nig…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:14AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 15, 2016
Woody Harrelson sees your Hairspray Live! and he laughs in its face. The actor has announced his plans to expand the scope of what live productions have ever done, making history with a live…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:44PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 8, 2016
On a textual level, "I Know Where I've Been" always had the potential to be Hairspray Live!'s most memorable number, and its resonance with a cultural moment that doesn't feel too removed fr…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:20AM[SHARE]Friday, December 2, 2016
Hairspray Live! is only live once, but the music recording will keep the experience live forever. The soundtrack ( NBC's nomenclature and a potentially controversial pick " original cast alb…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:27AM[SHARE]The buildup to The Hamilton Mixtape's release has included a bevvy of individual song drops and an epic livestream, but the drum roll is done: The Hamilton Mixtape is here. In addition to pr…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 1, 2016
Hairspray Live! is riding a dumpster truck into town in just a little over a week, so NBC has now given us the longest look at its latest live production yet. In the sneak peek, cast members…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:07PM[SHARE]Friday, November 18, 2016
Throughout the length of our culture's brief, but potent, frenzy for all things Lin-Manuel Miranda, Miranda hasn't really stopped doing things long enough for anyone to miss him. As a tactic…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:23AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Can you imagine the level of self-restraint a bunch of theater nerds must have exhibited to remain still for this long? The cast of Hairspray Live! did the mannequin challenge, and you can b…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:50PM[SHARE]Friday, November 11, 2016
A visual that you may or may not find useful this morning is that of Lin-Manuel Miranda cutting glass with one icy nipple. Hey, that's just the chance you take every time you demand that the…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:27AM[SHARE]As the latest in the Hamilton empire's ubiquitous effort to get you going each and every day, two new tracks off The Hamilton Mixtape have debuted. They are Sia's take on "Satisfied,&qu…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:58AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 10, 2016
The Hamilton Mixtape may be dropping in less than a month, but that doesn't mean the end of the Hamilton content stream is near. Lin-Manuel Miranda has confirmed that a second volume of The …
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:28AM[SHARE]Friday, November 4, 2016
And here we have the kind of song that works best if you don't think too hard about its lyrics or the people singing them. Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande's collaboration for the Sing soundt…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:50AM[SHARE]Evidenced in both the juggernaut success of Hamilton and the groundswell of joy for the Chicago Cubs' World Series win? We are a nation utterly and completely suckered by an underdog story. …
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:22AM[SHARE]Lin-Manuel Miranda's crusade to ensure that your corporeal life ends with Hamilton songs still stuck in your head has a couple of new aces in its pockets. After The Hamilton Mixtape's track …
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:53AM[SHARE]Friday, October 28, 2016
Among a sea of election-themed songs " some parodies, some not so much " comes the latest entry, this time from the soulful team of Leslie Odom Jr. and Sara Bareilles. Solicited b…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:39PM[SHARE]Friday, October 21, 2016
After exhibiting an odd fascination with the third person earlier this week, Cher's identity crisis continued on Thursday's The Late Late Show when two Chers showed up. There was, you know, …
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:37AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 20, 2016
In among the most cutting words said to a Cher since "virgin who can't drive," Wednesday's Today Show featured a guest with some critical takes on Cher, and that guest was Cher. As…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:40AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Tunes, man. We get older, they stay the same age. A full 20 years after Bugs Bunny and company yanked Michael Jordan deep inside Earth's core, Space Jam is making a comeback (don't call it t…
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:57PM[SHARE]Friday, October 14, 2016
Long after the heyday of American Idol, NBC remains determined to make you watch randoms sing, whether you like it or not. The peacock network has ordered The Stream, a new musical competiti…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:53AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 13, 2016
The Man of La Mancha has got some scenery to chew. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney is making a Don Quixote movie, hopefully to be in the vein of those zany Pirates of the Caribbe…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:50PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 6, 2016
In the wake of the excellent news that Jake Gyllenhaal and Master of Sex's Annaleigh Ashford will lead a production of Sunday in the Park With George, Zachary Levi, Phylicia Rashad, and a be…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:36AM[SHARE]Matt Damon has been in a fight for the better part of the decade, only, he didn't know that it was happening until Wednesday. Yup, let Damon be a lesson to you all: If you feel something, sa…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:51AM[SHARE]Lady Gaga is no more. The singer ditched her aristocratic ties during the first stop of her "Dive Bar Tour" in Nashville on Wednesday, asking the attendees to please "just cal…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:03AM[SHARE]Friday, September 9, 2016
New-ish couple Ariana Grande and Mac Miller clearly don't mind mixing business and pleasure. About a month after Miller helped Grande out with a remix of "Into You," Grande has ret…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:26AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 8, 2016
It's been three long years, but those dark days are gone and new Lady Gaga music is here. After teasing the song for almost a month, Gaga finally dropped "Perfect Illusion," her fi…
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:26PM[SHARE]Jersey Boys might be closing in January after more than a decade on Broadway, but the bio-musical is alive and still working hard for your money thanks to the show's director and choreograph…
SOURCE: Vulture at 03:08AM[SHARE]Friday, August 19, 2016
The higher powers behind Stranger Things have said that they aren't totally sure as to what shape a prospective season two of the Netflix series would take. Well, we've got a suggestion for …
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:04AM[SHARE]*Clears throat* Anne Elk has a new theory " but good luck getting her to tell you about it. The Monty Python character, played by John Cleese, made a notable and, until now, singular appeara…
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:04AM[SHARE] 
