86 stories by "karen Brill"
Kanye West's oeuvre is a vast and unwieldy expanse, but leave it to The Late Late Show to try to make it linear by applying it to that other unpredictable form, the soap opera. James Corden …
Girl Meets World was canceled by Disney Channel after three seasons, but there's a chance that the show could meet a miraculous resurrection As Girl Meets World (and Boy Meets World) creator…
There comes a time when all cover bands must rebel against the teaching of their progenitors, and the moment for The B Street Band's angry adolescence is now. The Bruce Springsteen cover ban…
Disney could potentially receive a $50 million insurance payout for the death of Carrie Fisher, according to a report by Insurance Insider. The policy was reportedly taken out to cover Fishe…
Sure, Final Fantasy is one of the best-known, longest-lasting, and most medium-spanning game series of all time, but there is one thing that has eluded the franchise until now, at least acco…
As the trailers for Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast made their debuts, there were a couple of distinct lines of concern. Did the movie look too much like the origin…
Much like the word "fetch," the prospect of a Mean Girls sequel probably sounded a lot cooler back in the barnyard days of 2004. But here we are, in the sewage-scarred wasteland of…
After a beleaguered struggle to nab performers for Donald Trump's inauguration, it was announced Thursday that the Radio City Rockettes will high-kick for the occasion. But, as with all thin…
It didn't seem possible, but James Corden has somehow made Carpool Karaoke even more of a crowd-pleaser. Christmas ambassador Mariah Carey joined Corden for a holiday edition of the late nig…
Woody Harrelson sees your Hairspray Live! and he laughs in its face. The actor has announced his plans to expand the scope of what live productions have ever done, making history with a live…
On a textual level, "I Know Where I've Been" always had the potential to be Hairspray Live!'s most memorable number, and its resonance with a cultural moment that doesn't feel too removed fr…
You can't stop the beat, but you can surely weigh it down with a bunch of technical issues. Cribbing nearly every move from the Grease: Live playbook down to the golf carts, NBC's Hairspray …
Hairspray Live! is only live once, but the music recording will keep the experience live forever. The soundtrack ( NBC's nomenclature and a potentially controversial pick " original cast alb…
The buildup to The Hamilton Mixtape's release has included a bevvy of individual song drops and an epic livestream, but the drum roll is done: The Hamilton Mixtape is here. In addition to pr…
Hairspray Live! is riding a dumpster truck into town in just a little over a week, so NBC has now given us the longest look at its latest live production yet. In the sneak peek, cast members…
Throughout the length of our culture's brief, but potent, frenzy for all things Lin-Manuel Miranda, Miranda hasn't really stopped doing things long enough for anyone to miss him. As a tactic…
Can you imagine the level of self-restraint a bunch of theater nerds must have exhibited to remain still for this long? The cast of Hairspray Live! did the mannequin challenge, and you can b…
A visual that you may or may not find useful this morning is that of Lin-Manuel Miranda cutting glass with one icy nipple. Hey, that's just the chance you take every time you demand that the…
As the latest in the Hamilton empire's ubiquitous effort to get you going each and every day, two new tracks off The Hamilton Mixtape have debuted. They are Sia's take on "Satisfied,&qu…
The Hamilton Mixtape may be dropping in less than a month, but that doesn't mean the end of the Hamilton content stream is near. Lin-Manuel Miranda has confirmed that a second volume of The …
And here we have the kind of song that works best if you don't think too hard about its lyrics or the people singing them. Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande's collaboration for the Sing soundt…
Evidenced in both the juggernaut success of Hamilton and the groundswell of joy for the Chicago Cubs' World Series win? We are a nation utterly and completely suckered by an underdog story. …
Lin-Manuel Miranda's crusade to ensure that your corporeal life ends with Hamilton songs still stuck in your head has a couple of new aces in its pockets. After The Hamilton Mixtape's track …
Among a sea of election-themed songs " some parodies, some not so much " comes the latest entry, this time from the soulful team of Leslie Odom Jr. and Sara Bareilles. Solicited b…
After exhibiting an odd fascination with the third person earlier this week, Cher's identity crisis continued on Thursday's The Late Late Show when two Chers showed up. There was, you know, …