43 stories by "Ramin Setoodeh"
Al Pacino made an appearance at a Peggy Siegal event on Thursday afternoon to promote his new film, “The Humbling,” directed by Barry Levinson. The lunch was held just hours afte…
In one of his final interviews, Mike Nichols said he considered "Angels in America"–the sprawling 2003 HBO mini-series adapted from the Tony Kushner play about the AIDs crisis"-as the …
If only Elaine Stritch could have secretly attended her own funeral like Tom Sawyer, she would have witnessed a standing ovation. In early 2013, the legendary Broadway star abandoned her nat…
Nathan Lane, Holland Taylor and Lena Hall will be joining a cast of Broadway greats next week in honoring stage legend Elaine Stritch, Variety has learned. The event, “Everybody, Rise!…
In this week’s issue of Variety, Daniel Radcliffe talks about distancing himself from the “Harry Potter” franchise by starring on Broadway and in indies like “Kill Yo…
Stritch was buried next to her husband John Bay at a small service
The most honest conversations at a movie premiere often happen in the bathroom, which was the case for Woody Allen's "Magic in the Moonlight." At the after-party on the Upper East Side on Th…
Elaine Stritch, who died on Thursday at 89, sat down with me in February to talk about “Just Shoot Me,” the documentary about her life as a legendary stage and screen actress. Wh…
Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts will be joining James Franco in the drama “Michael,” about an anti-gay pastor who was once gay himself, Variety has learned. Quinto will play the …
On Friday, "The View" opened with a conversation about the father of Santa Barbara mass shooter Elliott Rodger. The Hot Topics segment was meant to prompt a debate about whether parents of m…
When Hollywood brings a Broadway show to the big screen, the first casualty is usually the stage actors. This dates back to 1964′s “My Fair Lady,” which passed Julie Andrew…
The Warner Bros. bigscreen adaptation of “Jersey Boys” hosted its New York premiere on Monday night just a few blocks north of the Broadway stage where the Tony-winning musical d…
When I first see Elaine Stritch"the 89-year-old legendary stage and screen actress"she's propped in bed. Although she's been a New York fixture since the 1940s (and spent 18 years living in …
Orlando Bloom’s “Romeo and Juliet” closed on Broadway, at a loss, last December. But a filmed version of the stage show opens in 800 theaters this weekend in time for Valen…
I'll never forget the first time I saw "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark." It was on Saturday night. Bad reviews and buzz had kept me away from Broadway's most disaster-prone production, but I …
On last Saturday’s penultimate performance of “Romeo and Juliet” on Broadway, after Orlando Bloom was resurrected for the curtain call, the cast gathered on stage for an au…
Hugh Jackman gave his first interview to Variety on Friday afternoon since announcing this week that doctors had removed skin cancer cells from his nose. On Thursday, Jackman posted a snapsh…
"Dancing With the Stars" has always been a rebranding platform for actors who need a career bump, but the winner of Season 17 — even if she doesn't take home the Mirror Ball trophy …
