The goal of director Rob Marshall and his artisan team was to balance reality and fantasy in "Into the Woods." In talking with Variety about the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine tuner, he point…
Though “Into the Woods” debuted in 1986, it’s “a fairy tale for the post-9/11 generation,” said director Rob Marshall at a Q&A in New York after a screening…
Neil Patrick Harris was the perfect choice to host the Oscars — but maybe not for the obvious reasons. When Variety broke the announcement of the host Wednesday, industry reaction w…
Neil Patrick Harris will host this year’s Oscars on Feb. 22, Variety has learned. Harris has performed on the Academy Awards show, but this will be his first time as host. Harris has h…
All awards shows have similarities: The advance handicapping, the opening of the envelope, the winner's list of thank-you's (weeping is optional). But in fact, there are other ways in which …
People in showbiz love to hand out awards, and love even more to mock them. Of all the biggies (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony), the Antoinette Perry Awards receive the most ribbing, with peop…
In principle, I am against Broadway revivals. Theatre needs to encourage young playwrights, so why lavish all that money and attention on an old work? However, reality can shatter principles…
Oscar’s musical pieces are falling in place, as all the kudocast performers have been confirmed for the four nominated songs, while details were unveiled for the annual pre-Oscar conce…
It’s unclear how many films will fare at Thursday’s Oscar nominations, including “August: Osage County.” Critics have been mixed, even surprisingly mean; but actors (…
With 20 productions in five years, Jonjo O'Neill has been onstage nearly every evening, with roles ranging from a tapdancing medical experimenter to Richard III.