86 stories by "karen Brill"
As each and every photograph from the experience proves, Barack Obama has enjoyed vacationing tremendously. So it should be easy enough to assume that Tom Hanks, beacon of affability that he…
What exactly is Kevin Spacey wearing in footage of his duet with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden on Friday? Hard to say. There's a lot of different textures and wavelengths happening, an…
Finally, we're getting some historical accuracy, or at least the feeling of historical accuracy, in Hamilton's royal-succession ceremonies. Up until now, the so-called Order of the Garter, w…
The best part of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is about to become a bigger part of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. David Hull, who plays the wonderful, if judgmental, White Josh " WhiJo to those of us who know a…
Man, if this works out, we certainly won't need to worry about dubbing. Jon Favreau is heading up Disney's live-action (ahem, CGI) remake of The Lion King, and, according to Variety, he has …
It's going to take a lot of walking-and-talking to wrap Aaron Sorkin's head around this one. The writer participated in a discussion at the Writers Guild Festival this weekend, where he was …
Fan theories have increasingly become an integral, compulsive facet of the way we enjoy art. Which, whatever rocks your robots' socks off, you do you, whatever. But if you don't want to terr…
Stephen Hawking has used the same voice for over 30 years, and, "occasional sitcom star" that he is, Mr. Hollywood thinks it's time for a good sprucing. As such, a corral of stars including …
Alas, a project that seemed to be too good to be true is. According to Pitchfork, Rihanna won't star in Annette as was first reported. The musical drama was set to showcase the singer and Ad…
Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the National Endowment for the Humanities, in his administration's first federal budget plan. The New Yo…
Disney has decided against censoring out Beauty and the Beast's "gay moment" for the film's Malaysian release. The decision comes after Disney initially made a cut of the film without the co…
Turning regular theater into political theater isn't just for Americans anymore. Canadian prime minister and all-around babe Justin Trudeau visited the Great White Way on Wednesday, taking i…
He's baaaaack: Brian d'Arcy James is following through on his threat to return. Per Deadline, Hamilton's very first King III will reprise his role in the juggernaut, though no timeline is ye…
Like 100% of anybody who's anybody, Chance the Rapper loves Jordan Peele's Get Out. Chance tweeted his review, calling it the "BEST FILM ACROSS ANY GENRE IN A WHILE" (sic). But not content s…
Anastasia is coming to Broadway, and while the albino bat may have gone the way of Anastasia's childhood memories, "Journey to the Past" had no problem making the cut. The Oscar-nominated so…
After being greeted by some very warm welcomes at The Color Purple and In Transit, Hillary Clinton got another Broadway crowd clapping on Wednesday night. The former presidential candidate t…
Gather ye the most harmonic birds you can find, because Once Upon a Time is doing a musical episode. Executive producer Adam Horowitz confirmed news of the melodic endeavor, which will air s…
Two men were arrested and charged on Friday for propagating a Ponzi scheme involving popular shows and concerts. According to the Associated Press, Joseph Meli and Steven Simmons were arrest…
Touring with the E Street Band in Australia, Bruce Springsteen couldn't show his support for the Women's March in person. Even from across the world, though, the Boss made it clear that his …
The question of what Kellyanne Conway gets out of spinning straw into, er, gold day in, day out is a stumper, so Saturday Night Live attacked the query the best way it knows how: A big, span…
Care to experience Hamilton as a one-man show? Dizzying neck swivels, potentially lethal breathlessness, and partial mustaches galore? Miranda has gone and made that scenario more or less li…
Summon up all your feelings of worth, because you're about to get another shot at seeing Wayne's World on the big screen. The comedy classic turns 25 this year and, to celebrate the mileston…
Stars, they're just like us, give or take an unfathomable reservoir of patience in the face of obvious baiting. Chrissy Teigen took to Twitter to share an incredibly gross paparazzi incident…
The B Street Band is backing down. After catching flak for their booking at the Garden State Inaugural Gala, the elite Bruce Springsteen cover band is bailing on the Donald Trump inauguratio…
There's a new king in town, and he's got sex appeal, ya hear? Hamilton is currently experiencing its latest regime change, as "King George III the Fifth" Taran Killam steps in for …