Wednesday, June 10, 2026
After 16 years, Hollywood Fringe is finally becoming the kind of cohesive festival that L.A. deserves. Most surprisingly, the super-powered new version of the massive theater festival was bo…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 16, 2026
The term Gold Star Family refers to the immediate family of a U.S. service member who died in the line of duty. It's a term Oscar-nominated actor Virginia Madsen was all too familiar with ev…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:24PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 8, 2026
"There are no small parts, only small actors" is a phrase often attributed to Konstantin Stanislavski, meant to emphasize how much every role matters. But William H. Macy says there is a fol…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:56PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Speaking to an audience of her fellow SAG-AFTRA actors, Hannah Einbinder admitted it was "spooky" to watch Stephen Colbert's cancellation mirror a plot line from her hit series "Hacks." Einb…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:18PM[SHARE]Friday, January 2, 2026
As the year comes to a close, many standout actors have garnered attention. Of course, only a select few will continue on to Oscar glory " 20 to be exact. But there are many notable performa…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 16, 2025
While "Wicked: For Good" has understandably taken up the lion's share of attention in the Oscar race, there's another movie musical adapted from a Broadway show that has been largely overloo…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 6, 2025
It's been a moment since the revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" closed (in July 2024, to be precise), yet the stars of the Broadway hit have not forgotten one thing: Jonat…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:18PM[SHARE]Friday, December 5, 2025
During a wide-ranging conversation about his life and career, Oscar Isaac was confronted about cracking up Pedro Pascal when they were on stage together. Speaking as part of the SAG-AFTRA Fo…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:57PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Once upon a time in Hollywood, there was a common perception of what made a film "Oscar bait." Usually used as a derisive term, it referred to movies that wanted to be seen as prestige films…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:45PM[SHARE]Monday, October 27, 2025
Milly Alcock found out she'd booked the coveted role of Supergirl in one of this year's biggest hits when "Superman" director (and co-CEO of DC Studios) texted her a link to an article annou…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:47PM[SHARE]Friday, October 10, 2025
Bill Condon knows how to bring a musical to the big screen. His screenplay for the 2002 Oscar-winning "Chicago" helped reinvigorate the genre after a long fallow period. He then stepped behi…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:46PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 9, 2025
Some stars come out of nowhere, and others grow up in front of our eyes. Scarlett Johansson has been acting on screen since she was 9 years old. With a name worthy of a Henrik Ibsen characte…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:49PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 24, 2025
Growing up above their parent's pub in the West Midlands, England, Benjamin and Jodie Caron would bustle around the office pretending to oversee a business. "I can't remember what we were ru…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:42PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 21, 2025
Even though she's not as active on it now, Mary Neely has Twitter (now known as X) to thank for launching her career. The actor went viral in the early days of COVID-19 for uploading videos …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 19, 2025
If you aren't familiar with Andreas and Christian Ehrlich, a.k.a. the Ehrlich Brothers, just know that their magic show is probably unlike any you've seen before. The German duo is known for…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:35PM[SHARE]Monday, July 28, 2025
After a year away, the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival returned to Montreal with a star-studded line-up of the biggest names in laughter. On July 24, Variety presented their annual 10 Comics…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:43PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 17, 2025
Last year, the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival looked like a thing of the past " after being founded in 1982, the venerated Montreal fest was bankrupt and cancelled. But like a well-told jok…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM[SHARE]Nikki Glaser is a kind person. It might sound ironic, considering Variety's 2025 Creative Impact in Comedy Award recipient is infamous for her savagely funny takedowns, such as her star-maki…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PM[SHARE]Every year, Variety editors and industry insiders select a list of emerging comedy creators making waves. This year, the honorees will be celebrated at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montre…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 14, 2025
With his new show "Bookish," Mark Gatiss hasn't tired of coming up with ways to kill people. "Sherlock Holmes himself said, 'There's nothing new under the sun,'" says the Emmy-winning co-cre…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:49PM[SHARE]Monday, July 7, 2025
Comic Robby Hoffman is staying booked and busy, joining the previously announced untitled Steve Carell comedy from Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses as a recurring guest star. Hoffman emerged as…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM[SHARE]Monday, June 9, 2025
I work in the world of awards and know better than to get too invested in outcomes. The definition of "best" is personal and often nebulous and great work frequently goes unrecognized. So, I…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:39AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 31, 2025
Without knowing it, Jacob Elordi and Justin Kurzel had formed a mutual admiration society prior to collaborating on the limited series "The Narrow Road to the Deep North." Elordi had been a …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 23, 2025
David Blaine has made a habit of blowing people's minds. The magician and mentalist is known for such feats of endurance as burying himself alive for seven days and holding his breath for mo…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:19PM[SHARE]Friday, December 27, 2024
If you're one of the many who caught "Wicked" in a theater, you've probably attended a sing-along screening " albeit unintentionally. As a theater kid, I understand both sides; it's hard not…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:45PM[SHARE]Monday, December 16, 2024
Leonardo DiCaprio turned 50 in November and celebrated with a bash at L.A. hotspot San Vicente Bungalows. But he wasn't the person whose party people were talking about. That would be "Thelm…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:15AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2024
In January 1999, the Critics Choice Awards presented "Saving Private Ryan" with its top prize of best picture. The film's director, Steven Spielberg, took the stage and proclaimed of the org…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 5, 2024
As befitting its name, the American Cinematheque keeps the art form of film running in theaters. The non-profit, founded in 1984, showcases 1,500 films a year, programming year-round at thre…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PM[SHARE]Friday, October 4, 2024
Unless you're a hardcore Disney fan, you probably don't remember the short-lived attraction "The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter." A theatrical experience that ran briefly in the 1990s in…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:10PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 16, 2024
 "Sunday in the Park With George," "Nine," "Red": Stories about artists and the process of making art have long fascinated theater audiences. This season's Tony nominations add new tales …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PM[SHARE]Friday, May 17, 2024
In April 2023, Snehal Desai took on the mantle of Artistic Director for Center Theatre Group (CTG), one of the world's largest and most prestigious theater companies. Though he became active…
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