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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen Do Sidewalk Lion King Musical With James Corden; Rogen Absolutely Nails His Role as 'The Moon' by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Best way to get revenge on the person who stole your Steve Jobs part? Well, as James Corden finds out above, making your rival (a.k.a. Seth Rogen) play "various scenery and stuff" …

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:06AM
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Anne Hathaway Calls James Corden the 'Worst British Export Since Smallpox,' Drops the Mic on The Late Late Show by Sean Fitz-Gerald

In this heated rap battle, Corden brings up Catwoman, bad accents, the 2011 Oscars, and The Intern. Hathaway counters with disses about poor ratings, ill-fitting suits, One Direction, and &q…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:53AM
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Ariana Grande Is on the Run With an Addictive Love in Her New 'Into You' Music Video by Sean Fitz-Gerald

"It's about love ... and life," Grande said in a Twitter Q&A, when asked last week about "Into You's" story line. "How the little things are so much more importa…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:23AM
Saturday, May 21, 2016

Sara Ramirez Is Taking Time Off From Grey's Anatomy by Sean Fitz-Gerald

[Warning: Spoilers from the Grey's Anatomy finale follow.] Confirming suspicions raised last month, Sara Ramirez announced Thursday that she's leaving Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital — at lea…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:27PM

Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Is Here by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman arrived Thursday night, capping what was a very long but generous promotional campaign. The 15-track album features contributions from Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne,…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:27PM
Monday, April 25, 2016

Watch John Oliver's and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Comical, Musical Arguments for Giving Puerto Rico Financial Relief by Sean Fitz-Gerald

With jokes and rhymes, John Oliver and Lin-Manuel Miranda teamed up Sunday night to address Puerto Rico's economic crisis. Above, the duo explains how the federal government has done more to…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:26PM
Friday, April 22, 2016

Here's the Cast of Hamilton Going Crazy to Prince's 'Let's Go Crazy' by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Never ones to disappoint, the Hamilton cast joined mourning Prince fans by surprising their Thursday evening show with a stirring tribute. Before production's end, everybody had gathered ons…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:42AM
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Barbra Streisand Might Now Bring Gypsy's Mama Rose to the Big Screen With Barry Levinson by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Barbra Streisand's on-again, off-again Gypsy movie dreams might be back. Variety reports the project is now over at STX Entertainment, with Babs in negotiations for the Mama Rose role and Ra…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:19AM
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda on Phife Dawg: He Took Things That Discount People and Made Them His Superpowers by Sean Fitz-Gerald

After news broke of Phife Dawg's death Wednesday morning, several artists, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, memorialized the hip-hop pioneer via social media. In a new interview with Billboard,…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:31AM
Monday, March 21, 2016

Here's Ariana Grande Crushing 'Dangerous Woman' A Cappella, Kind of Crushing an Air-Guitar Solo, Too by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Louise Belcher's future supervillain alter ego came back to 2016 with something "fun" and "different" on Sunday night. Instead of a music video for "Dangerous Woman,"…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:37AM
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Lupita Nyong'o Wrote a Note to Get You Prepared for Her First Run on Broadway by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Lupita Nyong'o made her Broadway debut this weekend with Eclipsed. Danai Gurira's play, about a group of women held captive during Liberia's second civil war, began its run Sunday at the Gol…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:07PM

Here's Steve Martin Singing on The Tonight Show About Not Wanting to Do the Show (He Has a New Musical to Promote) by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Famous and fresh out of anecdotes, Steve Martin has a new song about what it's like to be famous and fresh out of anecdotes. It came about because, over the years, late-night hosts have made…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:05PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Rap, Crush Hamilton's Grammy Acceptance Speech by Sean Fitz-Gerald

The cast recording of Hamilton nabbed a Grammy tonight, but Lin-Manuel Miranda's ensuing acceptance speech is the real treat. After Colbert hands over the golden gramophone, the musical's ma…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:03PM
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Brian Bedford, Master Stage Actor and Voice of Robin Hood, Dead at 80 by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Brian Bedford, the British stage veteran whose masterly performances and interpretations of classical roles captivated Canadian and American audiences for decades, died Wednesday in Santa Ba…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:51AM
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Patricia Elliott, Tony Award-Winning Stage and Screen Actress, Dead at 77 by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Patricia Elliott, the Tony winner who became a fixture on ABC's One Life to Live, died of cancer Sunday in Manhattan. Playbill confirmed the 77-year-old actress's death with her niece. Ellio…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:15AM
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Neil Patrick Harris, NBC Call It Quits With Best Time Ever, Promise to Have Even Better Times in Near Future by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris is no more, according to Variety, which reports the madcap show has been scrapped for another NPH project. The actor's live variety sho…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:54AM

George Takei Is Kind of Whatever About the New Star Trek Trailer by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Did you like all the jumping, exploding, and Beastie Boys-ing in the new Star Trek Beyond trailer? Well, George thought it was pretty meh, because he likes current events more than clif…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:54AM
Friday, December 4, 2015

Barbra Streisand Is Directing a Catherine the Great Biopic So You Can Yell, 'Yas, Empress!' by Sean Fitz-Gerald

For the first time in nearly two decades, singer, actress, filmmaker impressive star Barbra Streisand will return to directing, according to the trades. The three-time feature helmer will re…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:40PM
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

A Bunch of A-List Celebrities Will Turn Into Singing Animals, Including Matthew McConaughey as a Koala, for a Musical Comedy Aptly Titled SING by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Universal and Illumination Entertainment's upcoming Matthew McConaughey-starring animated musical will be titled SING and will feature a slew of other big-name talents voicing animals, the s…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:03AM
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

New Promo for NBC's The Wiz Live!: Get Ready for a Star-Studded Yellow Brick Road by Sean Fitz-Gerald

In case you were wondering, Shanice Williams, Colossus Ne-Yo, David Alan Grier, and Elijah Kelley are beyond excited for their turns on the Yellow Brick Road. Here's a peek at what ever…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:36AM
Friday, October 23, 2015

Mario Lopez Has Joined Grease: Live, Too by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Mario Lopez has signed on for Grease: Live as Vince Fontaine, aka DJ Vince, aka that smooth-talking guy who creepily flirts with Marty sometimes, Vulture has learned. This means Lopez will g…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:55AM

Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Have an 'Oh, Hello' Off-Broadway Show Coming Soon by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Nick Kroll announced Thursday that he and John Mulaney are working on an Off-Broadway, Oh, Hello-inspired show. The production reunites the comedians' Gil Faizon (Kroll) and George St. …

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:55AM
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Jimmy Kimmel, Guillermo Learned Some Ballet From Misty Copeland by Sean Fitz-Gerald

To kick off Jimmy Kimmel's New York homecoming, he and Guillermo decided to impress their Brooklyn crowd with some (newfound) ballet skills. You'd think being super hairy and totally inflexi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:50AM
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

King Neptune Has Answered Your Prayers, Is Bringing You a SpongeBob SquarePants Broadway Musical by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Get ready to see Bikini Bottom reimagined for a real-life stage, because a SpongeBob SquarePants musical is gunning for a Broadway debut next summer. Appropriately dubbed The SpongeBob Music…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:17AM
Monday, August 24, 2015

Forest Whitaker Will Make His Broadway Debut With Hughie by Sean Fitz-Gerald

TheWrap reports that Forest Whitaker will take his first turn on a Broadway stage as one of the stars in Hughie, a revival of a two-character Eugene O'Neill drama. In the short play, accordi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:26AM
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Closes on Broadway in September by Sean Fitz-Gerald

The Hedwig and the Angry Inch revival that has graced Broadway for the last year and a half is closing next month, Variety reports. The last performance will be September 13, 3 p.m., at the …

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:37PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Sir Patrick Stewart Shows Conan That the Best Kisses Are the Surprise Ones by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Boom! Sir Not-a-One-Man-Guy Patrick Stewart discusses a famous pic, his dream kisses, and the importance of connection. Also, behold, a momentous decree from the Not-Quite-Yet-a-Sir-but-Stil…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:33PM

Watch a Clip From the Latest Lion King Sequel and Get Ready to Fall in Love With a Honey Badger by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Much has happened since The Lion King (and the other things), apparently. Namely, Simba and Nala have a kid named Kion, who has a mohawk and a tattoo. He also has a bad-influence friend name…

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:51AM
Monday, August 17, 2015

Watch Neil Young Show Meryl Streep How to Jam on the Guitar Like a Pro and Basically Make Her Day by Sean Fitz-Gerald

For her role in Ricki and The Flash, Meryl Streep met up with Neil Young at the Jacob Burns Film Center in New York for a brief, impromptu guitar lesson. What followed was really more a how-…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:26AM
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Benedict Cumberbatch Would Prefer You Not Record Him While He's in the Middle of Performing Hamlet by Sean Fitz-Gerald

Benedict Cumberbatch is starring in Hamlet at London’s Barbican Centre for a few more weeks, but before he leaves, he wants to welcome you to a phone-less future. Why? The actor (unde…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:53AM
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Author E.L. Doctorow Has Died by Sean Fitz-Gerald

E.L. Doctorow, the award-winning New York author who was renowned for his historical fiction and who penned such unique works as Ragtime, Billy Bathgate, City of God, and The Waterworks, die…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:01AM

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