The American Theatre Wing threw a jolly bash Monday night honoring Andrew Lloyd Webber, who's endowed a program to bring arts into schools. Lloyd Webber had the best line of the night when h…
He was the go-getter police detective of Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman." Now John David Washington, 34, is back in blue as the conflicted cop of "Monsters and Men." Out Friday, the Sundance Aw…
For her biggest hit "Believe," which turns 20 on Oct. 19, all the way to "Dancing Queen," her new album of Abba covers that drops Friday, Cher has enlisted Mark Taylor as her go-to producer.…
Lady Gaga has traveled by egg, donned skirt steak and taken part in a TV blood orgy. But her biggest transformation occurs in the new film "A Star Is Born." In it, she becomes an Oscar-worth…
Tourists have King Kong, Daniel Radcliffe and a show about Cher this season. Theater buffs and lovers of classic comedy have something even better: Elaine May's first Broadway appearance in …
With only a couple of previews in Chicago under its corset, "Tootsie" is shaping up to be a hit. Buzz was building during rehearsals for Santino Fontana, as the main character, and it explod…
With 11 of his novels having been made into films " the latest, "The Children Act," is in theaters Friday and on demand now " Ian McEwan is somewhat skeptical about the screenwriter's art, a…
Some remember the porn-saturated 1970s as Times Square's good old days. Others recall it as one of the most squalid periods New York City's history. Whatever your take, a new guide map from …
"Frozen" actor Timothy Hughes was boiling mad during a curtain call on Broadway when he saw an audience member raise a "Trump 2020" banner " so he snatched it and tossed it aside. Hughes …
Penn Badgley didn't mean to step away from the spotlight for six years. But since "Gossip Girl" ended in 2012, he hasn't had another starring TV role until now. "I didn't anticipate that [my…
Time to raise the curtain on the shows headed to Broadway this season. Here are some notable titles: Get tickets now Kenneth Lonergan's plays age well. Last season's revival of "Lobby Hero,"…
Broadway will dim its lights Wednesday night for Carole Shelley, the Tony-winning actress who " despite playing dozens of roles in her storied career " will probably be remembered best as a …
The forecast for Broadway this fall: Al Roker with a sprinkling of pie. The venerable "Today" weatherman is the latest to join the cast of Sara Bareilles' "Waitress." From Oct. 5 through Nov…
This fall's hottest films will deliver the moon and the stars. "First Man," a biopic about Neil Armstrong, and a remake of "A Star is Born" are the buzziest entries at this year's Venice Int…
Neil Simon was the most successful playwright in Broadway history, racking up some 9,000 performances " and many millions of dollars " with hits such as "The Odd Couple," "The Sunshine Boys,…
One Dollar | Thursday, CBS All Access Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. is not throwing away his shot at a career beyond Broadway. "When I finished with 'Hamilton,' what I wanted to do was everyth…
It’s not every woman who could pull on Julia Roberts' thigh-high, vinyl boots night after night (and some afternoons), but Samantha Barks is doing just that in Broadway's "Pretty Woman…
Not to drop a name, but I was at a dinner party once with Robert De Niro (thump!) who said the actress he admired most was Barbara Harris. De Niro was a student at the Actors Studio in New Y…
Rescue me, Elmo! That's what you'll shout if you're trapped in a movie theater playing "The Happytime Murders," the wretched puppets-behaving-badly comedy directed by Brian Henson. The son o…
Sure, the VMAs may be all about landing the coveted Moon Man trophy, but it was the women who stole the show Monday night at Radio City Music Hall. The flashy MTV awards ceremony ushered in …
Ariana Grande's fourth studio album, "Sweetener," dropped today, and she was not shy about pouring some sugary sentiments on her fiance, "Saturday Night Live" comedian Pete Davidson. In fact…
The hooker with the heart of gold is singing a new tune " but it's the same old icky story. "Pretty Woman: The Musical," which opened Thursday on Broadway, boasts slick direction and choreog…
Without a star above the title, it's hard for a new American play to get to Broadway. That's the number-one gripe that producers, agents, investors and actors have about the business. Yes, t…
A beautiful new lady of the sea splashes into theaters Friday as a live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" opens exclusively in AMC Theatres. In the movie " loosely based on the Hans Chr…
In the big-screen adaptation of Kevin Kwan's best-selling novel "Crazy Rich Asians," now in theaters, moviegoers get the chance to experience the lifestyles of the rich and the famous. When …