Denzel Washington is proud of his children. Why wouldn't he be? His youngest son, Malcolm Washington, just premiered his directorial debut with an adaptation of August Wilson's play, "The Pi…
Courtney B. Vance is a Tony- and Emmy-winning actor and the president of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. To Vance, legendary actor James Earl Jones was known as "Jimmy." The two first met in the 1…
Denzel Washington is paying homage to the late actor James Earl Jones, who died this week at 93. "He's my hero," Washington tells Variety. "My college theater career started because of 'The …
James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader, died Monday morning …
John Mulaney, who made his Broadway debut in "Oh, Hello" with Nick Kroll, is returning to the stage. He's starring in "All In: Comedy About Love," a play by former "Saturday Night Live" writ…
Nicole Scherzinger is bringing her acclaimed interpretation of legendary diva Norma Desmond to Broadway with a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Sunset Boulevard." The revival, …
They don't give out Tony Awards for Most Comically Elaborate Broadway-Themed Promotional Announcement of a Football Telecast Series. But if they did, "ManningCast the Musical" would be a sho…
If you're a musical theater composer, Broadway might get you a Tony Award " but it won't get you 50 voices singing onstage. For that kind of scale, Jeanine Tesori, the Tony-winning composer …
Willem Dafoe is at the Venice Film Festival with two hats: he's among the stars playing in the fest's opener, Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." But he's also busy at work as recently a…
Grammy Award-winning artist Billy Porter and two-time Tony honoree Alan Cumming have joined the production team for Sam Morrison's one-man show "Sugar Daddy." Directed by Stephen Brackett, "…
SPOILER ALERT:Â This article discusses plot points in "Alien: Romulus,"Â now playing in theaters. In case you haven't heard, Fede Ãlvarez's "Alien: Romulus" is terrifying, and yes, it…
Matthew Rhys is set to star opposite Claire Danes in the upcoming Netflix limited series "The Beast in Me," Variety has confirmed with sources. The show was originally picked up to series at…
SOVIET SAGA Stockard Channing and Michael Praed will star in the world premiere of "The Gates of Kyiv" at the U.K.'s Theatre Royal Windsor. Written by Ian Kelly and directed by Roxana Silber…
Paparazzi apparently took things to the next level in order to leak photos and videos from the set of Universal's upcoming "Wicked" musical adaptation. Cast members Ariana Grande and Jonatha…
The trailer for Netflix's adaptation of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson," starring Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington, has been unveiled. Both Jackson and Washington are reprising…
Broadway fans often talk about theater as a spiritual experience " but most of them aren't thinking of tarot cards when they say it. That could change thanks to a new tarot deck that's a sur…
Whatever counts as Sara Bareilles' day job right now, it's not regualrly releasing albums and touring. Her last studio album (2019's "Amidst the Chaos") and tour are both five years in the r…
It all started with Joaquin Phoenix's dream. Shortly before shooting wrapped on "Joker," Phoenix confessed to Todd Phillips, the filmmaker who had reimagined Batman's greatest enemy as an as…
SPOILER ALERT:Â This story discusses major plot points, including the ending of "Alien Romulus," now playing in theaters. Fede Ãlvarez might have just delivered one of the wildest endin…
Alicia Keys' "Hell's Kitchen," which opened on Broadway last April, will serve as the soundtrack to this year's U.S Open. The USTA and ESPN announced today a multi-layered collaboration with…
"Purpose," a new show from "Appropriate" playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2025. Phylicia Rashad will direct the play, which is set to begin previews …
Sasha Velour is in San Diego rehearsing "Velour: A Drag Spectacular," her new autobiographical stage show at the La Jolla Playhouse. The "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 9 winner and "We're Here"…
Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal know they're inextricably linked as Mark Cohen and Roger Davis, the characters they played in the original Broadway cast of "Rent." Their status as one of musica…
Close to the climax of "Once Upon a Mattress," now revived on Broadway for the second time, Princess Winnifred (Sutton Foster) has reached the end of her rope. After the frustrations of the …
Richard Hunter's feature "Foul Evil Deeds" is one of the more European of British first features, taking its inspiration from continental art house names rather than the more usual luminarie…