Audra McDonald is the most lauded Broadway performer winning a whopping six Tony Awards in both musical and dramatic categories. And she may be receiving her seventh for the revival of "Fran…
After a 15 months delay, the 74th annual Tony Awards honoring the best of Broadway will be held September 26 on CBS and Paramount +. And there a lot of familiar faces expected at the ceremon…
When James Lapine showed up at the legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim's New York townhome four decades ago, he had only seen the tunesmiths' 1979 Tony Award-winning "Sweeney Todd."…
Lin Manuel-Miranda's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Hamilton" is a strong contender for multiple Emmy nominations including for Best Variety Special (Taped) and for performers Mira…
New York, New York is a helluva town. The Bronx is up. And the Battery is down. The people ride in a hole in the ground. New York, New York. It's a helluva town. And it's also a perfect back…
As "Genius: Aretha" star Cynthia Erivo explained during a recent American Cinematheque Zoom conversation, she gained great insight into Aretha Franklin by watching a wide range of interviews…
Leslie Odom Jr. was more than a bit uncomfortable during a recent Zoom conversation with the Wrap's Sharon Waxman as she ticked off all of his accomplishments including a Tony for his perfor…
The Duke was top! The legendary jazz composer/musician/orchestra leader Duke Ellington made Oscar history 49 years ago when he became the first Black nominee for composing. He contended for …
Aaron Sorkin, the writer/director of the red-hot Oscar contender "The Trial of the Chicago 7," felt the film was "pretty relevant" during production in the winter of 2019. His acclaimed Netf…
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," based on August Wilson's 1982 play, is set in Chicago the summer of 1927 during a particularly contentious recording session between Ma Rainey and her band. I…
Earlier this year, August Wilson earned an Oscar nomination for his screenplay to his Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 Broadway play, "Fences." Wilson had written the script long before …
The 2003Â movie "Elf" starring Will Ferrell as Buddy, the North Pole helper who learns he's human and heads off for New York City to find his biological father while spreading the joy of C…
 Hal Linden, 85, acknowledges he's not the most disciplined human being " and that turned out to be a good thing for his career. "If I had discipline, I would have been a professional mus…
Frank Ferrante describes himself as a new vaudevillian: Just like the performers of the past, he's on the road every year, performing his one-man show, "An Evening With Groucho," in which he…
Since making her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's 1981 musical "Merrily We Roll Along," Tonya Pinkins has won a Tony in 1992 for "Jelly's Last Jam" and was nominated for 1997's "Play On!…
Misty Copeland seems to be everywhere these days. After 15 years with the American Ballet Theatre, the 33-year-old San Pedro-raised Copeland was promoted from soloist to principal dancer in …
The Broadway version of the Academy Award-winning musical "An American in Paris" is the toast of the Great White Way with 12 Tony nominations. And on May 31 at the Egyptian Theatre, the Amer…
She's recording a new album and getting ready to star in a remake of the musical "Gypsy," but Barbra Streisand isn't too busy to be honored this week by MusiCares, the National Academy of ..…
The late director's personal papers and other materials have been released by the Swedish Film Institute for a new L.A. exhibition at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
A few things you should not expect from the cabaret show by Erich Bergen, longtime "Jersey Boy":
Poet Vivian Ayers once told her daughter Phylicia Rashad that being an actress made her one of the "magic" people.
In a surprise, the producers of "Birdman" won the top prize Saturday night at the 26th Producers Guild of America Awards -- and in doing so, made the upcoming Oscar race much more interestin…
"Scandal" star Jeff Perry was "gushing and crying" when he saw his actress daughter Zoe Perry on Broadway in 2013.
Even after six decades, Lois Smith still feels a thrill whenever she steps out on stage.
Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell, who began touring 10 years ago after the birth of his son, loves the intimacy of concerts. L.A. fans can expect showstoppers that show off his baritone v…