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Friday, August 19, 2016

John Cleese Brought the Monty Python Character Anne Elk Back for a New Sketch by Karen Brill

*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 appea…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:04AM
Thursday, August 11, 2016

A Taped Performance of Newsies, Led By Original Cast Member Jeremy Jordan, Is Carrying the Banner Straight to a Movie Theater Near You by Karen Brill

Boy, those pirouettes sure are gonna look pretty on the big screen: A taped performance of the Tony-winning musical Newsies will debut in movie theaters in 2017. According to EW, many key me…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:05AM
Friday, July 29, 2016

Meryl Streep Is in Talks to Join Mary Poppins Returns As Cousin Presumably Named Meryl Poppins by Karen Brill

Mary Poppins called, and now a Sister Suffragette is answering. Variety reports that Meryl Streep is in talks to join Mary Poppins Returns, the Mary Poppins sequel starring Emily Blunt and L…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:22AM
Friday, July 22, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Have Another Round Tonight (And Another And Another And Another) to Tell Hamilton/Burr Tale on Drunk History by Karen Brill

A big theme of Hamilton is that history lives at the whim of whoever tells your story. Well, we're betting a corollary to that lesson is: History lives at the whim of how hammered the guy te…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:36AM
Sunday, July 10, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jennifer Lopez Drop 'Love Make the World Go Round' in Honor of Orlando Victims by Karen Brill

They teased us with a sample earlier this week, and now Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jennifer Lopez's "Love Make the World Go Round" is here, honoring those lost during the mass shooting…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:13PM

Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Gad, Dan Stevens, And Rory O'Malley Prank-Called Josh Groban by Karen Brill

Leslie Odom Jr. is edging painfully close to the end of his time in Hamilton, and — life-changing, hugely fulfilling artistic experience aside — the senioritis is getting to him. Fo…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:02PM
Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Fun Home Is Going to Orlando for a Benefit Concert by Karen Brill

Fun Home is shutting its doors in September, but before it leaves for good, the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist will skip town for a night, heading to Orlando for a benefit…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:30AM
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Forget the Fireworks And Celebrate the Fourth of July With Sir Patrick Stewart Crooning Some Country Tunes by Karen Brill

Sir Patrick Stewart is a dignified guy, but he's not that dignified, and there's video of the Empire's loyal servant saying "yipikaye" to prove it. That's right: "England's pr…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:04AM
Monday, July 4, 2016

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 1 and Jane the Virgin Season 2 Hit Netflix by Karen Brill

Set aside some special fireworks in the CW's honor: The network unexpectedly unleashed some of its best stuff on Netflix just in time to take over your holiday weekend. Jane the Virgin's sec…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:09AM
Friday, June 24, 2016

Shuffle Along Is Shuttering Because It Can’t Survive Without Audra McDonald by Karen Brill

Shuffle Along is closing on July 24, as producers have determined that the show isn't financially viable without its star, Audra McDonald. McDonald, who announced a surprise pregnancy last m…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:56AM
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Anna Kendrick and James Corden Will Always Love Each Other (for Exactly the Length of a Musical Love Story Segment) by Karen Brill

For some couples, a look says it all. Others need but a few simple words. Anna Kendrick and James Corden, cycling through an entire relationship on Wednesday's Late Late Show, pulled from th…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:31AM
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Broadway Stars Sing ‘What the World Needs Now Is Love’ on Maya and Marty by Karen Brill

Earlier this week, a whole gaggle of Broadway stars got together to release a new version of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David classic "What the World Needs Now Is Love." The recording …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:51AM
Friday, June 17, 2016

Something's Coming, and That Thing is Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner's West Side Story Remake by Karen Brill

Crack your withered knuckles, stretch your curdled hands, and prepare to snap hard, because West Side Story may be getting a remake. The wayside news comes courtesy of none other than Steven…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:13AM
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Tituss Burgess Sings 'Somewhere' in Honor of Orlando Shooting Victims by Karen Brill

In remembrance of the victims of Sunday's horrific shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub, Tituss Burgess appeared at a rally held Monday at the historic Stonewall Inn. There, Burgess sang Wes…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:15AM
Friday, June 10, 2016

Patricia Clarkson on Hollywood Sexism: 'A White Male Actor Should Never Be Allowed to Complain About Anything' by Karen Brill

Patricia Clarkson, your chosen spirit guide and an all-around indelible delight, has some keen advice for the white men out there feeling ornery about Hollywood's infinitesimal degree of pro…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:32AM
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Not Sufficiently Hyped About Hamilton Yet? Here, Try the Cast Singing 'Wait for It' A Cappella by Karen Brill

Barring Aaron Burr rising from the grave and tackling Lin-Manuel Miranda to the ground, Hamilton is going to sweep the Tony Awards this weekend. But that doesn't mean the cast is resting on …

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:29PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Broadway Carpool Karaoke: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jane Krakowski, Audra McDonald, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Sing-Feel the Windows Off of the Joint by Karen Brill

The Tony Awards, which — plug!— James Corden is hosting, is a time for the masters of one of our most exacting arts to celebrate the meticulous professionalism of their craft. Carpool Ka…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:29AM
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake Troll Trolls Press Tour With Suspiciously Earnest Duet of ‘True Colors’ by Karen Brill

Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, while at Cannes to hype Trolls, an inherently troll-able film, sang a lovely, exceedingly earnest rendition of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors.&quo…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:33PM
Saturday, May 7, 2016

Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel Reunite to Sing ‘For Good’ From Wicked; It’s Good So Watch It for Your Own Good, We Good? by Karen Brill

It's a juggernaut musical that follows two youthful friends (one is more image-conscious; one is loaded with raw talent) as circumstances bigger than them corrupt their mutual respect and ma…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:34AM
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts to Star in Ophelia and Finally Answer the Question: What Does She See in Hamlet Anyway? by Karen Brill

Amidst the moping and dramatic pfft-ing in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the beautiful, kind, seemingly chill Ophelia loses her marbles over Hamlet, a 30-something man-child. It's a haunting ch…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:37PM
Friday, April 8, 2016

Jonathan Groff Coronated Jimmy Fallon as the Latest (Sort Of) Hamilton King by Karen Brill

Answering the question, "Is that a garter in your pocket, or are you really that happy to see Jimmy Fallon?," Jonathan Groff crowned Fallon on The Tonight Show yesterday. Groff is Ha…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:28PM
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Aaron Sorkin Is Bringing A Few Good Men Live to NBC in 2017, Turning Himself Into a Vintage Aaron Sorkin Character by Karen Brill

After a career spent writing about people who make live television (Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Newsroom), Aaron Sorkin is taking on the honored rite himself, writing an…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:41AM
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Hamilton Cast Does West Wing Walk-and-Talk From the East Wing, Because All Art Is Just Variations on a Theme by Karen Brill

The West Wing is adored for its sonorously rhythmic dialogue, so it makes a sick kind of sense that combining the show's rat-a-tat banter with Hamilton's hip-hop broke a sound barrier, bring…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:31AM
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Sutton Foster Says Filming Gilmore Girls Revival Was ‘Crazy’ and ‘Beyond,’ So Please Allow Your Excitement to Foment Accordingly by Karen Brill

Finally, some Gilmore Girls revival news that isn't more crushing than your most wistful missed connection. Sutton Foster has finished filming her bits (she's playing a new character in two …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:57PM

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