For Leslye Headland, the well-received Broadway play "Cult of Love" (pictured above) serves as a turning point and a culmination. Listen to this week's "Stagecraft" podcast below: For …
Jules Feiffer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who also wrote occasionally for the stage and screen, including Mike Nichols' film "Carnal Knowledge" and Robert Altman's "Popeye," d…
Tommy Dorfman will star in New York Theatre Workshop's upcoming production of "Becoming Eve." The show was written by Emil Weinstein ("A League of Their Own") and is based on the memoir by A…
It's a Broadway smash! It, of course, refers to "Bombshell," the fictional musical-within-a-musical at the center of "Smash," a new stage adaptation of the beloved cult favorite, much hate-w…
Josh Gad almost landed a role in the 2009 sci-fi epic "Avatar," but he didn't quite have the physical archetype James Cameron was looking for. In his new memoir, "In Gad We Trust," the "Froz…
Heading into the long weekend, Universal's "Wolf Man" reboot was projected to climb to No. 1 on domestic box office charts. Yet Sony's "One of Them Days," an R-rated buddy comedy starring Ke…
"Moana 2," originally conceived as a television show for streaming, is officially a billion-dollar box office smash. The animated sequel has generated $445 million domestically and $56…
Josh Gad, who released his memoir "In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some" on Jan. 14, says his "Love & Other Drugs" co-star Jake Gyllenhaal warned him not to pursue a role in "The Book of Mormon,…
Claire van Kampen, a theater composer, director, playwright and the wife of actor Mark Rylance, has died. She was 71. According to an announcement from her family, van Kampen died on Saturda…
As urgent and vital as it is, an investigation into international angles on climate change doesn't sound remotely theatrical, let alone a race-to-the finish thriller. But that is precisely w…
A competitive field has led to seven nominated DPs for this year's American Society of Cinematographers Award in the feature film category. Feature nominees for the 39th ASC Outstanding Achi…
Chazz Palminteri's "A Bronx Tale: One Man Show," the autobiographical stage play that inspired the 1993 movie starring Palminteri and Robert De Niro, has been acquired by Tribeca Films for g…
Jim Carrey, Jennifer Coolidge, Kevin Hart, Stephen Colbert, Donald Glover, Mindy Kaling and Jordan Peele. These are just some of the A-list comedy stars who once auditioned for "Saturday Nig…
Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, died on Thursday. She was 95. Plowright was a prominent actress of stage and scree…
January began with the first major red carpet of 2025 at the opening night gala of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. A few days later, Hollywood's biggest stars celebrated the be…
The nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards are in, and as always, they have their fair share of snubs and surprises. At the top of the list of snubs this year are "Wicked," which missed …
Orville Peck is headed to the Kit Kat Club in New York City to make his Broadway debut as Emcee in "Cabaret." It was announced Wednesday that the county singer will replace Adam Lambert in t…
Julie Bowen will star in the Center Theatre Group's world premiere of playwright Larissa FastHorse's "Fake It Until You Make It." The production, directed by Michael John Garcés and running…
A Japanese musical adaptation of the hit manga and anime franchise "Sailor Moon" will launch a North American tour this spring, playing nearly 20 cities on a route that begins in Pittsburgh …
"Conclave" and "Emilia Pérez" lead this year's BAFTA film awards nominations, heading up a diverse mix of talent and titles in a competition where, for the first time in years, there's no c…
As Shakespeare wrote, "Life is but a walking shadow," and Denzel Washington is the poor player who continues to be heard no more, at least in the eyes of BAFTA. With over 65 film credits, ni…
"Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels is the subject of Susan Morrison's upcoming biography "Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live," a lengthy excerpt from which was publish…
The Duffer Brothers, creators of Netflix's hit "Stranger Things," will receive the Variety Showrunner Award on the opening night of the 13th annual SCAD TVfest. The festival returns in Atlan…
"Wicked" composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz is set to receive the Icon Award from the Guild of Music Supervisors. Schwartz musical credits include "Enchanted," "Godspell" and "The Hunchb…
The U.K. and Ireland box office saw Disney's "Mufasa: The Lion King" stay at the top in its fourth week, roaring to £2.2 million ($2.6 million) over the weekend and bringing its cumulativ…