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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Benedict Cumberbatch Somehow Became Even More British by Nate Jones

On Tuesday, Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, Old Harrovian and son of Tim and Wanda, defied all rational limits and became somehow even more British when he was named a Commander of the…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:14PM
Monday, November 9, 2015

Here Is a Star Wars Battlefront Commercial Starring Anna Kendrick by Nate Jones

Anna Kendrick — so versatile! Last week, the Pitch Perfect star popped up in a hilarious web series for Kate Spade; this week, she's starring in this "live action trailer" for the …

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:41PM
Friday, November 6, 2015

Hear a New Andrew Lloyd Webber Song From the School of Rock Musical by Nate Jones

Andrew Lloyd Webber loved School of Rock so much that he bought the rights and turned it into a Broadway musical. That adaptation premieres December 6, but right now we've got the exclusive …

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:15AM
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Lupita Nyong’o and TWD’s Michonne Are Headed to Broadway by Nate Jones

Lupita Nyong'o will be the latest Oscar winner to come to Broadway when her production of Eclipsed, a play by The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira, moves uptown from the Public Theater in Fe…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:21PM
Friday, October 16, 2015

Bradley Cooper to Voice a Dog Because He’s a Good Boy, He’s a Good Boy, Yes He Is, Yes He Is by Nate Jones

Bradley Cooper has played a sniper, a raccoon, a theater enthusiast, and a chef (twice!), but now he's about to face his greatest challenge yet: According to THR, Cooper is in final talks to…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:48PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Flower-Throwing Stalker Interrupts Keira Knightley’s Broadway Debut by Nate Jones

Keira Knightley was making her Broadway debut in the first preview performance of Thérèse Raquin when she was interrupted by a man who began screaming at her in the middle of the s…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:25AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

The Hamilton Cast Did Not Throw Away Their Shot to Do a Cypher at the BET Hip-Hop Awards by Nate Jones

Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now: Last night at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renée-Elise Goldsberry, and Daveed Diggs did a …

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:22AM
Friday, September 4, 2015

Chinese Censors Approve First Gay Love Story in a Movie by Nate Jones

After refusing to allow films about gay couples to open in theaters for years, Chinese censors this week approved the release of Wang Chao's Seek McCartney, a romance about a secret interrac…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:19AM
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

New Macbeth Trailer: Something Oscar-y This Way Comes by Nate Jones

In the confusing parlance of trailer language, the new Macbeth preview that debuted today is the "official U.S. trailer," even though Americans were perfectly capable of watching the…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:32PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Jennifer Hudson to Sing Aretha Franklin Songs in an Aretha Franklin Movie This Time by Nate Jones

As Tracking Board first reported and The Wrap confirmed, Jennifer Hudson is in talks to star in an Aretha Franklin biopic from Straight Outta Compton producer Scott Bernstein. The biopic, wh…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:33PM
Thursday, August 13, 2015

Do Tarzan and Frozen Take Place in the Same Universe? Sure, Why Not by Nate Jones

In a sign that fan-theory disease is even infecting creators now, Frozen's directors told Reddit last year that Anna and Elsa's parents survived that film's shipwreck and went on to give bir…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:38AM
Thursday, August 6, 2015

3 Charts Show Behind-the-Scenes Sexism in Hollywood by Nate Jones

USC's Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative has released its latest report on diversity and representation in the film industry, and the results are as disappointing as they are pre…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:56PM
Friday, July 24, 2015

Elisabeth Moss Is Onboard for Top of the Lake Season Two by Nate Jones

Remember that limited-run TV series that saw a talented filmmaker reconstitute our image of a beloved star by casting them in the story of a detective investigating a mysterious string of vi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:01AM
Monday, July 20, 2015

Daniel Radcliffe and His Girlfriend Are Amazing (Karaoke) Rappers by Nate Jones

"I was obsessed with Eminem," Daniel Radcliffe told Jimmy Fallon last year before showing off his rapping skills. "I think I was the first kid in my class to learn all the words …

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:25PM
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Aaron Tveit Is the One Fox Wants to Star in Its Live Version of Grease, Ooh-Ooh-Ooh, Honey by Nate Jones

Aaron Tveit will play Danny Zuko in Fox's upcoming live performance of Grease, the network announced Thursday. What's that, you say? Tell you more, tell you more? Well-ah, well-ah, well-ah: …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:42PM
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Potentially Coming Soon: A David Simon Show About Times Square Porn in the 1970s by Nate Jones

According to The Hollywood Reporter, David Simon and frequent collaborator George Pelecanos are hard at work developing The Deuce, a show about the porn theaters and peep shows of Times Squa…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:12PM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Disney’s Trying to Make Little Kids Hot for Foxes Who Wear Clothes Again by Nate Jones

Remember all those uncomfortable feelings you had after watching Disney's Robin Hood and realizing you were crushing on an an animated fox? Be prepared to feel them again: The studio just re…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:01PM
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Blythe Danner on the Price of Aging, Insomnia, and Her First Starring Film Role by Nate Jones

When we walked into Blythe Danner's suite in the Waldorf Astoria last week, we were greeted by an unexpected sight: Danner dozing gracefully in the hotel's armchair, looking every inch a mem…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:39PM
Friday, May 8, 2015

Hugh Jackman Will Stop Playing Wolverine After Next Film — Publicly, That Is by Nate Jones

Last year, Hugh Jackman was "99.9 percent sure" that Wolverine 3 would be his last go-round as the burly Canadian mutant, then promptly walked that claim back at a Days of Future Pas…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:02PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Ewan McGregor Is Playing a Singing Candlestick in Beauty and the Beast by Nate Jones

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mortdecai's Ewan McGregor is set to sign on to play Lumière, the anthropomorphic candlestick previously voiced by Jerry Orbach, in Di…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:03PM
Saturday, April 18, 2015

The Gruesome Ways Every Character in Wolf Hall Died in Real Life by Nate Jones

Wolf Hall has so many characters, it's nearly impossible to follow all the action without a few trips to Wikipedia, and once there, it's impossible not to be spoiled. Wolf Hall ends with the…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:00AM
Friday, March 13, 2015

Cristin Milioti Joins Fargo, Which Hopefully Will Not Kill Her Off in the Last 5 Minutes by Nate Jones

Rejoice, A to Z fans: Cristin Milioti is coming back to your TVs. Deadline reports that Milioti is joining the second season of Fargo as Betsy Solverson, wife to Patrick Wilson's small-…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:53AM
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Tim Burton Will Navigate the Minefields of Animal Rights and Racism for a Live-Action Dumbo Remake by Nate Jones

It's a big week for elephants: Days after Ringling Brothers announced it would retire its last circus elephants, Disney announced that Tim Burton will direct a live-action Dumbo remake …

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:27PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

If You See Elisabeth Moss Cry, Don’t Worry — She’s Loving It by Nate Jones

In an interview with the New York Times today, Elisabeth Moss revealed her favorite way to spend an evening: Dramatically expelling saline liquid from her lacrimal glands while being su…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:26PM
Friday, January 30, 2015

Neil Patrick Harris’s NBC Variety Show Has a Very Brief Preview by Nate Jones

We only have 15 words to talk about Neil Patrick Harris's variety show: looks fun! ... More »

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:03PM
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Key and Peele Made Up Some More Hilarious Fake Football-Player Names by Nate Jones

Just in time for the Super Bowl, Key and Peele released another "East-West Bowl" clip, featuring the likes of Legume Duprix, Takittothu' Limit, and J.R. Juniors Junior Jr. This time,…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:21PM

Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs Movie Begins Filming With Cast Full of People Who Haven’t Dropped Out Yet by Nate Jones

Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs — a gigantic game of musical chairs that has seen David Fincher, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, and Sony all think differently a…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:12PM
Monday, January 26, 2015

Harvey Weinstein: Everything Bad You’ve Heard About Me Is a Lie by Nate Jones

In a long interview with Deadline this weekend, Harvey Weinstein assured readers that the rumors about him aren't true. Which rumors? Well, all of them. To hear Harvey tell it, he's just a t…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:55AM
Friday, January 23, 2015

A Mrs. Doubtfire Musical Is Actively Being Worked On by Nate Jones

Looks like one more Mara Wilson movie is headed to Broadway: Alan Menken told EW Radio this week that he's currently hard at work writing the score for a Mrs. Doubtfire musical alongsid…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:45PM
Friday, January 16, 2015

Mandy Patinkin Smurf Smurfing to Smurf Papa Smurf by Nate Jones

Did you know they're making another Smurfs movie? They are, apparently, and Mandy Patinkin is going to star in it. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Patinkin is voicing Papa Smurf in the …

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:30PM
Friday, January 9, 2015

Bradley Cooper Wants to Be a Director and Also Every Other Job in Hollywood, Too by Nate Jones

There's stretching yourself, and then there's what Bradley Cooper is doing right now. Fresh off the news that Cooper would be joining Netflix's resurrected Wet Hot American Summer, Deadline …

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:10PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards