Wednesday, June 18, 2025
"Wicked" star Marissa Bode and Tony nominee Julia Lester are among the actors lending their talents to the short films by Inevitable Foundation's Visionary Fellowship filmmakers. The year-lo…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PM[SHARE]Saturday, June 14, 2025
Kristen Bell and Adam Scott met more than 20 years ago when he guest-starred on her teen detective drama "Veronica Mars." They've since shared the screen in a handful of comedies " "Party Do…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 11, 2025
The last time Marvel stars Charlie Cox and Joe Locke saw each other, they were waiting in line for a ride at Disneyland after previewing their shows " "Daredevil: Born Again" and "Agatha All…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 9, 2025
Kerry Washington and Pilar Savone have joined the producing team of "Duke & Roya" ahead of the off-Broadway play's opening night. From acclaimed playwright Charles Randolph-Wright ("Blue…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PM[SHARE]Tyler Perry's most famous character, the gun-toting grandma Madea, marks her 20th anniversary this year and, to celebrate, she's heading to the Bahamas in "Madea's Destination Wedding." The …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 8, 2025
Christopher Jackson found it hard to sleep the past few nights in anticipation of being back in "the room where it happens" " otherwise known as Radio City Music Hall, where the original Bro…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:37PM[SHARE]After more than 20 years, Tom Felton thought the Wizarding World of "Harry Potter" might be out of magic by now. But instead, the actor finds himself set to reprise the role of Draco Malfoy …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:21PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 23, 2025
The Black Women on Broadway Awards will honor Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Tony winner LaChanze and rising star Khaila Wilcoxon during their fourth annual celebration. The organi…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:15PM[SHARE]Friday, February 28, 2025
As Cynthia Erivo accepted her honors at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards, she offered up words of affirmation for the Black women that filled the ballroom, encouraging everyone to…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:44PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 16, 2025
Oprah Winfrey spent her Valentine's Day celebrating a different type of love " the kind between longtime friends and creative partners " as she saluted Colman Domingo for his acclaimed perfo…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:26PM[SHARE]Friday, January 24, 2025
Four years ago, Oscar winner Marlee Matlin experienced the magic of a Sundance premiere virtually when the heartfelt indie "CODA" made its debut at the fest (it then sold for $25 million to …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:51AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 24, 2024
It's been a big weekend for the Washington family. While patriarch Denzel Washington chewed the scenery on multiplex screens in "Gladiator II," the next generation of Washingtons stormed ont…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:45PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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"…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 19, 2024
SPOILER ALERT:Â This articles contains spoilers for "Twisters," now playing in theaters. If you're heading to your local theater to see "Twisters" and wondering "Do I need to see the origi…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:32PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 13, 2024
April 30 was a "great day" to be Jocelyn Bioh, playwright of the hit Broadway show "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Bioh was up to watch the Tony Awards nominations " "Me, my husband and my 1…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:40PM[SHARE]Monday, February 26, 2024
Tony and Emmy winner Judith Light will be honored with the Shakespeare Theatre Company's lifetime achievement award in honor of her storied stage and screen career. Light made her Broadway d…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The cast of Universal's live-action "How to Train Your Dragon" movie is shaping up with the additions of Julian Dennison (A24's "Y2K," "Deadpool 2," "Hunt for the Wilderpeople"), Gabriel How…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Emmy and Tony Award nominee Corey Hawkins has signed with CAA for representation. Hawkins is best known for his recent performances in "The Tragedy of Macbeth," "In the Heights," "Topdog/Und…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 13, 2023
The all-star cast for Netflix's adaptation of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" has been revealed. Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington will star in the feature film, re…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Monday, March 20, 2023
Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winner and Oscar-nominee Cynthia Erivo has joined the producing team of "Fat Ham" as the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy heads to Broadway. "Fat Ham" will begin performan…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:45AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 22, 2023
It's Cynthia Erivo's first time in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. It's a remarkably short trip " about 48-hours, not including flying time, as she takes a quick break from f…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:57PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 1, 2022
In June 2020, Tony-nominated actor Danielle Brooks and her fellow award-winning artists Amber Iman and Jocelyn Bioh launched the Instagram account "Black Women on Broadway," a platform to ce…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Jesse Williams and Jesse Tyler Ferguson celebrated the Broadway opening of "Take Me Out" on Monday evening in New York at Second Stage's Hayes Theater. A revival of the 2003 Tony-winning bes…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:46PM[SHARE]Monday, February 14, 2022
Today, Feb. 14, 2022, I make Broadway history as the first Black woman and woman of color to play the title role of Glinda in the Broadway production of "Wicked." It is one of the greatest h…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:32PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Among this year's class of Oscars first-timers is "West Side Story" star Ariana DeBose, whose show-stopping portrayal of Anita in the movie musical earned her a best supporting actress Oscar…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:26PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton & Brooklyn Mackenzie have joined the cast of Cory Finley's "Landscape With Invisible Hand." The quartet join previously announced s…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:30PM[SHARE]Friday, January 28, 2022
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you have watched Apple and A24's "The Tragedy of Macbeth," which is now playing in select theaters and streaming on Apple TV Plus. In "The Tragedy of Macbet…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:43PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 6, 2022
"Belfast" stars CaitrÃona Balfe and Jamie Dornan will be among the awards season frontrunners honored with the Virtuosos Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:25PM[SHARE]Friday, June 11, 2021
Forget "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," because on June 11 and 12, audiences at the San Francisco Giants' Oracle Park will be singing a different tune, as the Frameline Film Fest takes over t…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:08PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Oscar nominee and Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. is the latest A-lister to join star Daniel Craig in "Knives Out 2," the star-studded sequel to Rian Johnson's 2019 hit whodunnit. In what has qu…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:37AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 4, 2021
United Talent Agency has promoted more than 100 employees across 30 departments, marking its largest-ever class of promotions. The promotions " which encompass employees at all levels of the…
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