Doechii and Chappell Roan Attend Paris Fashion Week and ‘The Last of Us’ Stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey Reunite at SXSW: Celebrity Photos Mar by Marc Malkin

March began with Oscar pre-parties followed by the big show at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Winners, including Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody and Zoe Saldaña, celebrated at the Vanity Fair …

Ariana Grande Says ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Deluxe ‘Must Come Out’ but Isn’t Ready to Say It’ll Drop Soon: ‘Keep Your Eyes Peeled’ by Marc Malkin

Ariana Grande is feeling grateful as she walks her first Oscars red carpet as a nominee. The Grammy winner is up for best supporting actress for her performance as Glinda in “Wicked,” wh…

Patrick Wilson on ‘Millers in Marriage’ and Why Two ‘Aquaman’ Movies Were Enough: ‘I Don’t Know Where the Story Would Go’  by Marc Malkin

Patrick Wilson is getting ready to return to musical theater. Not only is he a producer of the new “Lost Boys,” but he’s actively pursuing landing a starring role on the stage. “I de…

Oscars 2025: The Ultimate Party Guide With Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Madonna, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and More by Marc Malkin

Happy Oscars Week! As Los Angeles gets ready for Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, here’s Variety’s ultimate party guide for all things happening before, during and after the 97th…

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Sandra Oh: Celebrity Photos February 2025 by Marc Malkin

Ariana DeBose Won’t Star in ‘Evita’ in London ‘Due to Scheduling’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Marc Malkin

Ariana DeBose won’t be crying for Argentina. The Oscar winner was in talks to star in Jamie Lloyd’s revival of “Evita” at the London Palladium, but sources tell me things didn’t wo…

Timothée Chalamet, Cameron Diaz and Eva Longoria: Celebrity Photos January 2025 by Marc Malkin

January began with the first major red carpet of 2025 at the opening night gala of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. A few days later, Hollywood’s biggest stars celebrated the …

Orville Peck to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Cabaret,’ Replacing Adam Lambert as Emcee by Marc Malkin

Orville Peck is headed to the Kit Kat Club in New York City to make his Broadway debut as Emcee in “Cabaret.” It was announced Wednesday that the county singer will replace Adam Lambert …

Julie Bowen to Star in World Premiere of Larissa FastHorse’s ‘Fake It Until You Make It’ at Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles (EXCLUSIVE) by Marc Malkin

Julie Bowen will star in the Center Theatre Group’s world premiere of playwright Larissa FastHorse’s “Fake It Until You Make It.” The production, directed by Michael John Garcés and…

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Reveal Which ‘Wicked’ Deleted Scenes They Were ‘Gutted’ to See Cut by Marc Malkin

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are revealing which scenes cut from “Wicked” left them most heartbroken to see deleted from the Jon M. Chu-directed movie. Several of the scenes are featu…

Ariana Grande on Why She Won’t Be Touring ‘Anytime Soon’ and How Long She’s Known the ‘Wicked 2’ Official Title by Marc Malkin

Ariana Grande fans were beside themselves when a rumor started circulating online last weekend that the Grammy-winning pop princess was planning on touring in 2025. However, her label quickl…

Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez Sent Each Other Voice Messages After Earning Golden Globe Noms: ‘It Was the Sweetest Note’ by Marc Malkin

Ariana Grande really wants to get to know Selena Gomez more. So much so that she asked to sit with the “Emilia Pérez” star at the Academy Women’s Luncheon on Tuesday at the Academy Mu…

‘La Cage Aux Folles’ Star Cheyenne Jackson Calls Pasadena Playhouse Revival a ‘Big Gay Glitter Bomb’: ‘It’s the Perfect Therapy for Me’ by Marc Malkin

Broadway veteran Cheyenne Jackson was ready to take another break from musical theater as he had done once before. That is until he got an offer he couldn’t refuse. “Oh, Mary!” directo…

‘Wicked’ Star Ethan Slater on His ‘Dumb’ Self-Tape Audition for Boq and How Therapy Is Helping Him Get Through This ‘Crazy Ride’ by Marc Malkin

Ethan Slater is trying to get used to the attention he’s receiving for both his professional and private lives. He’s making his big-screen acting debut as the lovesick Boq in Jon M. Chu�…

Nicole Scherzinger Apologizes After Supporting Russell Brand’s ‘Make Jesus First Again’ Post: ‘I Come From a Place of Love’ by Marc Malkin

Nicole Scherzinger has apologized after facing backlash on social media Thursday evening after she posted a positive comment on an Instagram an post by Russell Brand in which he flashes a …

Angelina Jolie Cried During First ‘Maria’ Singing Lesson and Thinks She’s ‘Probably’ Not ‘Good Enough’ to Act on Broadway  by Marc Malkin

Angelina Jolie on Broadway? After taking home a Tony in June as a producer on best musical winner “The Outsiders,” Jolie tells me she may be interested in making her Broadway acting debu…

Anne Hathaway and Whoopi Goldberg to Appear at Broadway Rally for Kamala Harris by Marc Malkin

Broadway is raising its curtains for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Broadway Rallies for Kamala will take place in New York City on Oct. 14 and features stars of the stage and screen. The event…

Orville Peck Broadway Project in ‘Early Stages of Development’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Marc Malkin

Orville Peck may be headed to Broadway. The masked country singer hinted that he could be working on a project for the New York stage at an appearance Tuesday night at the Grammy Museum in L…

Alan Cumming Named Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland by Marc Malkin

Alan Cumming has been named the new artistic director of Scotland’s Pitlochry Festival Theatre. The Tony winner will join Pitlochry Festival Theatre in January, with his programmed season…

Drag Superstar Sasha Velour on ‘Learning to Fly’ in Her New Autobiographical Stage Show and Why She Thinks ‘Troll’ J.K. Rowling Is a ‘Very D by Marc Malkin

Sasha Velour is in San Diego rehearsing “Velour: A Drag Spectacular,” her new autobiographical stage show at the La Jolla Playhouse. The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 9 winner and �…

Maluma Opens New Restaurant in Colombia and Donald Glover Campaigns for ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Emmys: August 2024 Celebrity Pics by Marc Malkin

August kicked off with music superstar Maluma celebrating the opening of his new restaurant Casa Eterna in Medellin, Colombia. At the same time, celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Martha St…

‘Oh, Mary!’ Broadway Star Cole Escola Would ‘Love’ for Pedro Pascal or Tituss Burgess to Replace Them as Mary Todd Lincoln in the Hit Comedy by Marc Malkin

Cole Escola, the 37-year-old star and writer of the hit Off Broadway farce ”Oh, Mary!,” isn’t letting fame get to their head. (Escola identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronoun…

‘Drag: The Musical’ Announces Off-Broadway Opening (EXCLUSIVE) by Marc Malkin

“Drag: The Musical” has announced the dates of its off-Broadway run. The show, about two rival drag bars that go head-to-head amid financial troubles, was written by “RuPaul’s Drag R…

Inside the Tony After-Parties With Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Billy Porter and Ariana DeBose (PHOTOS) by Marc Malkin

After Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose closed the 77th ceremony at Lincoln Center by dropping her mic and announcing, “DeBose — out,” this year’s winners, nominees, presenters and Broa…

‘Just for Us’ Comedian Alex Edelman Talks HBO Special, White Nationalists and Why His Sexuality Journey Could Be Focus of Future Show by Marc Malkin

It’s an early Friday morning in May and comedian Alex Edelman is on a Zoom video call from a Los Angeles hotel. He has a bit of a bed head and says that he had to borrow the socks he is we…

Jennifer Lopez Says ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Filming Was a ‘Dream’ and 97-Year-Old Composer John Kander Was Very Involved by Marc Malkin

John Kander may be close to 100 years old, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t involved with the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” Kander and th…

Industry Group for Los Angeles Theater Lovers Launches From RuCo Film and Television Exec Jay Marcus by Marc Malkin

Jay Marcus has been working in film and television for more than a decade, but he also has no problem boasting that he is a “theater nerd.” “I could talk about theater more than anythi…

Cynthia Erivo Teases Met Gala Look Could Include ‘Wicked’ Detail, But ‘You May Have to Search for It’ by Marc Malkin

Cynthia Erivo attended her first Met Gala in 2017. “Walking on the Met Gala carpet that year was really fucking nerve-wracking,” she told me Sunday night at UTA’s pre-Met party at Nube…

‘Loki’ Star Sophia Di Martino on Potential Season 3 and Wanting a Sylvie-Thor Crossover: ‘It Would Be Fun to See Them Get Wound Up’ by Marc Malkin

Ask the stars of Disney+’s “Loki” if there’s going to be a third season and all will insist they don’t know. “I have no idea, honestly,” Sophia Di Martino, who stars as Sylvie,…

Jean Smart and Sterling K. Brown Honored for Queer Allyship: LGBTQ Rights and Racial Justice Are Not ‘Separate Battles’ by Marc Malkin

Though the Human Rights Campaign gala on Saturday night in Los Angeles contended with a brief interruption by protestors calling for a Gaza ceasefire, the annual stayed largely on course, se…

‘Imaginary’ Star Betty Buckley on Embracing Playing Another ‘White-Haired Weirdo’ and Why She’s Unsure About a Return to Broadway by Marc Malkin

Talk about loyalty. Betty Buckley has been staying at the Chateau Marmont for about 50 years. She first checked in when she landed the role of Abby Bradford, Dick Van Patten’s new wife and…