It takes more than a holy spirit and revivalist verve to make "Tammy Faye" divinely suited for musical theater. It would take a creative team knowing what their show wants to be: a campy hoo…
Epic sandworm rides across the desert of Arrakis, a thrilling gladiator battle involving a rhino and a display of the unmitigated feeling of pure Anxiety "those are just a few scenes and cha…
Are we human, or are we… robots? "Maybe Happy Ending," a Korean musical now making its Broadway debut, asks this exact question " or in some ways, asks the inverse. It examines what it mea…
Megan Hilty always knew "Death Becomes Her" would make a great musical " and now she's headlining the show on Broadway. Listen to this week's "Stagecraft" podcast below: The fan-favori…
From masterminding elaborate heists for a global TV audience to sharing intimate moments with 640 theatergoers nightly, Ãlvaro Morte is embracing a different kind of dramatic tension in L…
Like any other industry, there are titans in music. These once-in-a-lifetime artists help shift the musical landscape across the globe. The revered trumpet player and singer Louis Armstrong …
Jeff Goldblum is handing off the dinosaur-sized torch to "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey. Bailey is taking on the role of paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis in the latest "Jurassic Park" film,…
Something wicked this way comes on the packaging of Mattel's "Wicked" movie dolls. But it's not the website for the highly-anticipated film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical starring Cy…
Jon M. Chu had a pretty good excuse for missing the premiere of "Wicked." The director of the two-part musical epic couldn't make the starry Los Angeles event because his wife gave birth to …
Nicole Scherzinger has apologized after facing backlash on social media Thursday evening after she posted a positive comment on an Instagram an post by Russell Brand in which he flashe…
Nicole Scherzinger, currently starring in Broadway's new production of "Sunset Blvd.," drew criticism on social media Thursday evening after she posted a positive comment on Instagram, beami…
Delia Ephron invented a term " discardia " for indulging without guilt at New York City's too-many tempting eateries. "It's a game you play with yourself. You can buy anything you want to ea…
Additional honorees Ryan Reynolds, Jon Batiste and Gia Coppola were announced Thursday for the 13th annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards presented by Variety. The awards ceremony will ta…
Like Zendaya ("Spider-Man," "Dune" and "Challengers") and Margot Robbie ("Barbie") before them, "Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are taking method-dressing to "gravity-defying"…
The artisans behind some of this year's leading award contenders discussed the importance of having the right crew on their projects at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival as part of Variety's 1…
"Hell's Kitchen" star Kecia Lewis requested an apology from Patti LuPone on Saturday after the Broadway legend and "Agatha All Along" star called the jukebox musical "too loud." In a six-min…
Ariana Grande understands why some "Wicked" fans have reservations about her playing Glinda in the film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical. During a recent interview with the "Sentimenta…
On Tuesday, 24 hours before one of SCAD Savannah Film Festival's most anticipated panels, "Wicked: A First Look," someone approached to inform that they would be in line at least an hour bef…
"The Crown," "Hacks" and "The Bear" were among the shows leading the nominations for the 40th Artios Awards. The nominations honor the contribution of casting professionals in television, th…
"Slumdog Millionaire," the Oscar-winning film about a young man from an impoverished background who competes on India's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," could be headed for the s…
Amazon MGM Studios' "Red One" will open in theaters in formats including HDR by Barco, as part of a pre-release program for the Belgian cinema tech developer's new HDR-capable premium line o…
"Sleep No More,"  the immersive experience that revolutionized the theater scene, has announced its  final performance. The influential, site-specific show will close follo…
PHILANTHROPY Cate Blanchett and Wyclef Jean are set to join Benedict Cumberbatch's charity event "A Night In The Theatre." The evening, a fundraising edition of Cumberbatch's annual event "L…
In his latest Broadway project, Emmy winner Darren Criss ("The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story") and his co-star, Helen J. Shen, play retired, robotic "helperbots" i…
Angelina Jolie on Broadway? After taking home a Tony in June as a producer on best musical winner "The Outsiders," Jolie tells me she may be interested in making her Broadway acting debut ne…