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H.E.R. is coming to Broadway … Well, a show she's producing is. She's joining the producing team of "Here Lies Love," which tells the story of Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady of the P…
"I'm not exaggerating when I say that I grew up on Neil Diamond," reveals Will Swenson. "He's my Dad's favorite singer of all time. So it was just fed to us with our breakfast, practically."…
"We're going after so many deep truths," reveals Arian Moayed of the current revival of "A Doll's House." Director Jamie Lloyd has staged Amy Herzog's new adaptation on a mostly bare stage, …
When the pandemic shifted production schedules of two long-gestating projects, Crystal Lucas-Perry found herself performing in two powerful works back-to-back in her debut season on Broadway…
"What's exciting for me is being able to appreciate what's come before me, but also not letting that cloud me in any way," explains Patina Miller when discussing her portrayal of The Witch i…
April 18, 2023 was certainly an honorable day for the late rapper Tupac Shakur! The world premiere of FX's "Dear Mama" was held at The Ted Mann Theatre in Los Angeles. The new docuseries wil…
"We're both rowdy and silly so I think it was pretty clear that you could say whatever you wanted and it would be fine," says Amber Ruffin of working with writing partner Matthew Lopez on "S…
This weekend was all about Margaret! "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" premiered Saturday, April 15 at the Westwood Village Regency Theater in Los Angeles. Gold Derby's associate editor…
James Ijames Pulitzer Prize-winning "Fat Ham," which opened to strong reviews on Broadway April 12 after a SRO engagement at the Public Theater, is the latest reinvention of a Shakespeare pl…
Ethan Coen's first narrative movie as a solo director will arrive in theaters this year. On Monday, Focus Features announced Coen's road-trip comedy "Drive-Away Dolls" will debut on Septembe…
"I love working with actors, it's so fun," says Jennifer Weber in our recent webchat. She adds, "Because you get to find what's unique about each person and the way they bring their own pers…
According to our combined predictions as of this writing, the five who are expected to receive Best Actress in a Musical nominations at this year's Tony Awards are Victoria Clark ("Kimberly …
These Instagram photos are gonna be popular. On Sunday, "Wicked" movie musical stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo shared the first looks of their famed characters in the upcoming two-part…
Lorna Courtney gets the crowds at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre to dance and groove in their seats eight times a week in the infectious new musical "& Juliet." The show utilizes iconic po…
"Our characters are wrestling with very contemporary situations," explains Scott Wittman of the musical "Some Like it Hot." He and Marc Shaiman are the Tony-winning songwriting duo behind th…
Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington are set to lead the cast of the Netflix feature film adaptation of the August Wilson classic play "The Piano Lesson," fresh fr…
"What I find fun about these characters is how to make them human and as real as possible," explains Bonnie Milligan. The actress is currently starring in the Broadway transfer of "Kimberly …
Get ready for her to do the thing, again! Oscar winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose will return to host the 76th Annual Tony Awards, from the historic United Palace in New York City's Wash…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 11, for the second time during the 2022-2023 Broadway season, to discuss the eligibility of seven productions for the 76th Annual Tony A…
Leslie Odom Jr. has been flirting with EGOT in recent years, but hasn't quite gotten there yet. But he could get one step closer to that elite status with a Best Comedy Guest Actor win for "…
"We just knew we wanted it to feel contemporary," explains Casey Nicholaw of his new musical "Some Like it Hot." Although the show is adapted from the classic film of the same name, there ar…
"When I write plays, I hope that they're useful," confesses "Cost of Living" playwright Martyna Majok. "I write them partly to feel less alone myself. And I hope that in going to the theater…
"It was an extraordinary group of people," says Brian d'Arcy James as he thinks of his "Into the Woods" co-stars. The actor notes that he was "the new kid on the block" given that the hit re…
On Monday, Disney released a new trailer for "Peter Pan & Wendy," directed by acclaimed "The Green Knight" filmmaker David Lowery and written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks. The film will …
"It was a family type of thing," says Stephen McKinley Henderson of working on "Between Riverside and Crazy." The play reunited him with a longtime collaborator and friend, playwright Stephe…