In 2006, composer Scott Frankel, lyricist Michael Korie, and playwright Doug Wright teamed up to create the musical "Grey Gardens," one of the most praised original musicals in recent theatr…
Two of mightiest stage divas in world have returned to Broadway on the same bill. Tony winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole star in the new musical "War Paint." Â These theater lege…
In the six decades since "Present Laughter" debuted on Broadway in 1947, Noël Coward's farce has been revived five times including the new production starring Oscar winner Kevin …
Of the 100 plus shows that were eligible this season, 39 received some recognition from these kudos, which are named for the renowned actress turned producer. (Read the full report on …
The winners of the 32nd annual edition of the Lucille Lortel Awards honoring the best of off-Broadway will be announced on May 7 at a ceremony at the NYU Skirball Center. One-time “SNL…
The new folk opera “Hadestown,” which premiered at the New York Theatre Workshop, and the Barrow Street Theater revival of the Tony-winning “Sweeney Todd” reaped s…
In 2001, the whimsical French film "Amélie" captivated audiences and earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Foreign Language Film. On April 3, a musical adaptation of the movie starr…
After an immensely successful Kickstarter effort, “Mystery Science Theater 3000" will return with new episodes set to stream on Netflix beginning April 14. Along with much antici…
Nominations for the 71st annual Tony Awards will be revealed on May 2 by two Broadway talents who have found fame on television: “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” scene-stealer J…
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles made her Broadway debut in the musical “Waitress” last Friday (March 31). Fans flocked to see her take on the role of t…
"La La Land" didn't wind up winning Best Picture, but Oscar night was still celebratory for songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Their catchy tune "City of Stars" beat Lin-Manuel Miranda'…
Coming to Broadway this fall is the first revival of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's 1990 musical "Once on This Island." Based on Rosa Guy's 1985 novel, "My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant…
We're less than two months away from the announcement of nominations for this year's Tony Awards. We've already covered the contenders for Best Musical, Best Play and Best Musical Revi…
The new live-action version of the 1994 animated classic “The Lion King” could feature Beyonce as the voice of Nala, the lioness who snares the title character, Simba. He is to b…
On Thursday, March 30, AMC announced the initial guest lineup for “Talking with Chris Hardwick”:Â Michelle Monaghan, Charlie Hunnam, Connie Britton, Justin Theroux, Bryan Crans…
There were dramatic developments on this week’s Billboard charts dated April 8. Ed Sheeran (“Shape of You”) held the top spot on the Hot 100, while Drake debuted the number…
The trailer for the highly anticipated 2017 version of Stephen King‘s “It” poses the question, “What are you afraid of?” Thanks to King’s 1986 horror nove…
On Tuesday, March 28, “Saturday Night Live” announced on its Twitter page that Harry Styles will be the musical guest on the April 15 show hosted by Jimmy Fallon (see the tweet a…
After nearly a quarter-century as a playwright, Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage has finally made her Broadway debut by way of new drama "Sweat," which opened at Studio 54 on March 2…
“It is nerve-racking and completely exhilarating,” says Sara Bareilles, who is about to make her Broadway acting debut on March 31 in “Waitress,” whose score she comp…
Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance on the premiere of “Rupauls Drag Race” on Friday (March 24). At first glance, the 13 drag queens vying for the $100,000 grand prize tho…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks to direct a new movie musical currently titled “Wingmen.” He’s already attached to act in the film opposite Channing Tatum, so the swoon le…
Did you go Gaga for the introduction of the season 9 queens of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”? Host RuPaul Charles brought in Lady Gaga as guest judge to make sure the queens and vie…
“Rupauls Drag Race” returns on Friday (March 24) on a new network, VH1, but with the same fierce attitude that carried it along for eight frock-filled seasons on Logo. And the…
According to Gold Derby’s early 2017 Emmy predictions for Best Drama Supporting Actor, John Lithgow (“The Crown”) will take home his sixth career trophy for playing Prime M…