Spoilers ahead for the entire eight episodes of Flesh and Bone, all of which were released at once to Starz subscribers on November 6. Plenty about the Starz mini-series Flesh and Bone follo…
The meta-drama of Arthur Miller's plays, much in evidence during this, his centenary year, is the conflict between his moral energy and the theatrical formats in which he (sometimes only bar…
It's an odd paradox that as Broadway fare grows more generic, genre pieces flail. Suspense is especially moribund; A Time to Kill tanked in 2013, and it may be that the last really successfu…
Critics, if not theatergoers, often bemoan the tide of revivals flooding Broadway each fall. This season, the ratio of old plays to new is about two to one. But why should revivals be consid…
Charlie Kaufman's stop-motion film Anomalisa has earned glowing reviews on the festival circuit this year, but its release also marks the first time the writer-director's name has been in th…
During one of Hamilton's pre-show performances, dubbed "Ham4Ham," Lin-Manuel Miranda brought out the flawless Lea Salonga, who you may know from Broadway and you know, the voices of …
What is it like to be Alexander Hamilton? Three guys know. There's the real Hamilton ( … you can't ask him). There's Lin-Manuel Miranda, the literal genius behind the musical you probably …
British actors have a ritual " or at least Ian McKellen does, because I saw him do it once " of blessing a new stage by kissing it. (He then recited a Shakespearean monologue, but that part'…
Universal and Illumination Entertainment's upcoming Matthew McConaughey-starring animated musical will be titled SING and will feature a slew of other big-name talents voicing animals, the s…
If the Metropolitan Opera decided to concentrate its entire mission into a single night, that show might look a lot William Kentridge's production of Lulu. Berg's 80-year-old opera is both a…
On Tuesday, Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, Old Harrovian and son of Tim and Wanda, defied all rational limits and became somehow even more British when he was named a Commander of the…
When a play trains its basilisk gaze on a demographic you belong to, it may seem as if the playwright took notes inside your head. That's how I felt, anyway, at Dada Woof Papa Hot, Peter Par…
Remember when you first listened to the Hamilton cast recording? I'm sure you do. You were hooked by the opening, pumped up by "My Shot," smiling widely at "You'll Be Back," …
Anna Kendrick " so versatile! Last week, the Pitch Perfect star popped up in a hilarious web series for Kate Spade; this week, she's starring in this "live action trailer" for the vi…
The home that Isaac returns to at the beginning of Taylor Mac's smart but deliberately disorienting new play Hir is not the one he left when he enlisted as a Marine three years ear…
The American people might have thought that Bernie Sanders' campaign was a one-debate-and-done deal, but whaddaya know, after his strong showing in SNL's last democratic debate the polls cam…
To hardcore ballet fans, Ethan Stiefel and Sascha Radetsky are two of the greatest male dancers of the past decade, both of whom retired after storied careers at American Ballet Theatre. To …
On Fallon last night, Lin-Manuel Miranda, reigning king democratically-elected representative of Broadway geeks everywhere, dueled took on The Roots' Tariq Trotter in a contest for the very …
The holidays can be a drag: All the same faces at all the same parties. There are no new faces! as Joan Didion would say. But sometimes there's a rare moment, when the streets are slick and …
After creating, starring in, and writing the first season of Difficult People (which is in production for season two) " not to mention hosting a weekly podcast, "How Was Your Week,&…
Andrew Lloyd Webber loved School of Rock so much that he bought the rights and turned it into a Broadway musical. That adaptation premieres December 6, but right now we've got the exclusive …
I'm no fan of jukebox musicals. If they're the type that tell an invented tale, like Mamma Mia! or Rock of Ages, the book is generally rendered idiotic by the effort to accommodate the songs…
"Screenwriting is shitwork," William Goldman wrote in his 1983 industry bible Adventures in the Screen Trade, source of both the famous dictum "Nobody knows anything" and the popular notion …
Lest you think Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton is just some New York City obsession that Beyoncé can't wait to copy on tour, the AP reports that, according to Atlantic Records, Hamil…
In case you were wondering, Shanice Williams, Colossus Ne-Yo, David Alan Grier, and Elijah Kelley are beyond excited for their turns on the Yellow Brick Road. Here's a peek at what ever…