61 stories 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 …
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…
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…
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-…
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 (unders…
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…
Trusted fart connoisseur, serial open-letter author, and Bob's Burgers comedian Eugene Mirman had to get creative when he was slammed with injustice on a recent trip to New Hampshire. Visiti…
Because you can never have enough James Bond, Agent 007 will soon make an unlikely leap from the big-screen to to the stage, according to Playbill. Exec producer Merry Saltzman " the daughte…
Variety reports that The O.C., Fox's teen drama that bred a cult fan base in the mid-2000s, is receiving the musical treatment (no, not the Turkish version, though that was fun). The plot is…
The Harry Potter play that J.K. Rowling was producing has its destination and title. Called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the prequel project will debut in 2016 at the Palace Theatre on…
Who took home all the hardware from Broadway's biggest night? Well, Helen Mirren won big for her turn as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience (all hail, Helen), and Ruthie Ann Miles nabbed a k…
The Critics' Choice Television Awards looked like a fun and weird time: There was Cat Deeley emceeing the festivities, Judy Greer ordering room-service pizza for her table, and Mom actress A…
Deadline reports that Kevin Spacey's cat movie, Nine Lives, is still getting made and has finally received a release date. (They used a cat pun.) The day to mark on your calendars is Friday,…
To promote Pitch Perfect 2, Jimmy Fallon and Anna Kendrick played everybody's favorite let's-hit-our-heads-with-different-kinds-of-eggs game. There are really only two types of eggs (raw and…
Spike Lee's Chiraq movie will not just be a gritty look at violence in Illinois, but rather a musical comedy, Screen Daily reports. The movie will feature Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Samuel…
Add one more to the live-action Beauty and the Beast cast: Following the news that Ewan McGregor is playing a singing candlestick, Variety reports that Stanley Tucci will play a singing gran…
That stage musical of Magic Mike " yeah, the one with the lap dances " is still a thing that's probably happening, according to EW. "It is still in the works," Channing Tatum told th…
Disney wants another live-action project because these are apparently the new comicbook-slash-superhero movies. Deadline reports that this time Pinocchio's getting the IRL treatment, with Pe…
It turns out the Groundhog Day musical is actually happening and will hit Broadway in spring 2017, according to Variety. (Maybe you'd like to experience it again and again.) A portion of the…
To be fair, he also awarded her a panda and let her give a very dignified acceptance speech. ... More »
You might know Helen Mirren from the RED movies or When Harry Met Sally 2 or anything to do with the Queen, but what she really wants to do is co-star in a Fast and Furious movie. "…
Sony Pictures Entertainment on Sunday announced it's going to make a movie version of Broadway's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, the New York Times reports. The cast hasn't been announce…
THR reports that the delicate, sensitive Bruce Willis will take his first Broadway bow this fall as the lead in a stage adaptation of Stephen King's novel-turned-movie Misery, about an injur…
Glom Gazingo and Adele Dazeem had a nearly redemptive moment tonight at the Oscars. It was almost a comfortable interaction, but then there were the chin-touching and personal-space issues. …
It might not be as good as the Ariana Grande one, but this Broadway Rap session with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jimmy Fallon sure has highlights: Paltrow's full-body eraser costume, Fallon's impres…
