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Denzel Washington Pays Tribute to James Earl Jones: 'He Was Who I Wanted to Be' by Clayton Davis

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 …

SOURCE: Variety at 1:12pm on September 10, 2024[SHARE]

James Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93 by Jordan Moreau

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 …

SOURCE: Variety at 4:42pm on September 9, 2024[SHARE]

John Mulaney Returning to Broadway in 'All In: Comedy About Love' by Rebecca Rubin

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:49am on September 9, 2024[SHARE]

Nicole Scherzinger's 'Sunset Boulevard' Revival Opens on Broadway Next Month: Here's the Best Way to Find Affordable Tickets Online by Atingley4

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, …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00pm on September 8, 2024[SHARE]

Football, Meet Broadway: Inside the Making of Peyton and Eli's Star-Studded 'ManningCast the Musical' Short by Gordon Cox

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00am on September 6, 2024[SHARE]

How a Tony-Winning Musical Theater Composer Makes Opera by Gordon Cox

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 …

SOURCE: Variety at 5:37pm on September 3, 2024[SHARE]

Willem Dafoe on Heading the Venice Biennale Theatre Department and His Mission to 'Concentrate on the Body and the Poetry That It Can Express' by Nvivarelli

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:03am on August 30, 2024[SHARE]

Billy Porter and Alan Cumming to Produce Sam Morrison's One-Man Show 'Sugar Daddy' by Jack Dunn

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, "…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:18pm on August 28, 2024[SHARE]

How 'Alien: Romulus' DP Galo Olivares Captured That Gruesome Chestbursting Scene by Jazz Tangcay

SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points in "Alien: Romulus," now playing in theaters. In case you haven't heard, Fede Álvarez's "Alien: Romulus" is terrifying, and yes, it…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:04pm on August 26, 2024[SHARE]

Stockard Channing, Michael Praed to Headline 'The Gates of Kyiv' " Global Bulletin by Naman Ramachandran

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:29am on August 22, 2024[SHARE]

Ariana Grande Says Paparazzi Used Hang-Gliders to Fly Over the 'Wicked' Set and Take Videos: 'I Couldn't Believe My Eyes' by Zack Sharf

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:12pm on August 21, 2024[SHARE]

'The Piano Lesson' Trailer: Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington Reprise Their Roles in Netflix's Broadway Play Adaptation by Selena Kuznikov

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:30am on August 21, 2024[SHARE]

How an 'Ivy League Witch' Brought Broadway to Tarot Cards by Gordon Cox

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:07pm on August 20, 2024[SHARE]

Sara Bareilles' First Orchestral Concert at Hollywood Bowl Features Ravishing Treatments of Broadway Hits, Feminist Anthems and New Material: Concer by Chris Willman

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:49pm on August 20, 2024[SHARE]

Todd Phillips Tells All on Making 'Joker 2': Musical Numbers, Method Acting and Joaquin Phoenix's Broadway Dream That Started It All by J. Kim Murphy

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00am on August 20, 2024[SHARE]

How 'Alien: Romulus' Used a Seven-Foot Basketball Player and VFX to Bring the New Monster to Life by Jazz Tangcay

SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending of "Alien Romulus," now playing in theaters. Fede Álvarez might have just delivered one of the wildest endin…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:00pm on August 19, 2024[SHARE]

Alicia Keys' 'Hell's Kitchen' Partners With ESPN in First-Time Music Collaboration With U.S Open (EXCLUSIVE) by Atingley4

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:45am on August 19, 2024[SHARE]

'Appropriate' Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Sets Next Broadway Show, 'Purpose,' Directed by Phylicia Rashad by Rebecca Rubin

"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 …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00am on August 14, 2024[SHARE]

Drag Superstar Sasha Velour on 'Learning to Fly' in Her New Autobiographical Stage Show and Why She Thinks 'Troll' J.K. Rowling Is a 'Very D by Marc Malkin

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"…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:12pm on August 13, 2024[SHARE]

Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal on 'Rent' and Reuniting on Stage by Rebecca Rubin

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:41am on August 13, 2024[SHARE]

'Once Upon a Mattress' Review: Sutton Foster Is an Awkward Fit in a Musical That's Not Quite Broadway Royalty by Gordon Cox

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 …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00pm on August 12, 2024[SHARE]

Director Richard Hunter on Locarno First Feature 'Foul Evil Deeds': "Not Picking up Dog Poo to Killing Your Wife and Everything in Between' by John Hopewell

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…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:12am on August 12, 2024[SHARE]

'The Greatest Showman' Stage Musical in Development at Disney by Meredith Woerner

The greatest show is going live. Hugh Jackman's passion project "The Greatest Showman" is finally getting a live stage show, thanks to Disney. In a surprise twist at D23 in Anaheim on Friday…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:42pm on August 9, 2024[SHARE]

Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr to Star in 'Glengarry Glen Ross' Broadway Revival by Rebecca Rubin

Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr will star in the upcoming revival of David Mamet's lauded play "Glengarry Glen Ross." The production is scheduled to open on Broadway in the spring …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00am on August 8, 2024[SHARE]

Idris Elba, Little Simz, Maya Jama Join 'Shifters' West End Producing Team " Global Bulletin by Naman Ramachandran

CENTER STAGE CELEB CLOUT Idris Elba, Maya Jama and Little Simz have signed on as producers for the London West End transfer of Bush Theatre's production "Shifters." The trio joins Eleanor Ll…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:36am on August 8, 2024[SHARE]
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