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…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:59PM[SHARE]Friday, May 3, 2024
It's the first week of April, and Netflix vice president of stand-up and comedy formats Robbie Praw is severely under the weather. He's just a month out from the launch of the second Netflix…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Since 2000, Variety has been naming its annual 10 Comics to Watch " and watching them go on to impressive careers. We decided to invite a few notable alumni who happen to be performing at th…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:05PM[SHARE]Monday, April 29, 2024
Comedy constantly shifts and changes, and tenets that might have applied years ago are also on the move. Variety spoke to some comics about everything from social media to cancel culture to …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 4, 2024
How do you play someone as notorious as Vladimir Putin? It would be easy to telegraph his cruelty, to turn him into a mustache-twirling villain. Or to give over entirely to caricature, w…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:15AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 25, 2024
Solo shows can be a blessing and a curse; they can be some of the most amazing theater you've ever seen… or an overindulgent trainwreck. Comedian Kate Berlant has somehow managed to captur…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:04PM[SHARE]Jenny Hagel is "obsessed" with giving people advice " whether people ask or not. "I'm sure it's everybody's least favorite thing about me, but I can't stop," she admits. "It's like a facial …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:28PM[SHARE]Monday, January 22, 2024
Comedian Hannah Berner, who was named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" for 2023, is set to record her first comedy special for Netflix. The hour-long special will be taped in Philadelph…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 13, 2024
It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since the original "Mean Girls" movie tried to make fetch happen. Tina Fey's adaptation of Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 book "Queen Bees and Wannabe" becam…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 21, 2023
"Ferrari" director Michael Mann sees similarities between Enzo Ferrari and Adam Driver, the actor playing him in their new film. Hitting theaters Christmas Day, "Ferrari" focuses on a pivota…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:33PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 10, 2023
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley's Acting Up newsletter " to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:42AM[SHARE]Friday, September 1, 2023
A few years ago, Alexis Scheer wrote a play and, by her own admission, figured "it was a little too crazy and weird and nobody would do it." So she had her own theater company, Off the Grid,…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PM[SHARE]Friday, August 11, 2023
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley's Acting Up newsletter " to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM[SHARE]Monday, July 24, 2023
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley's Acting Up newsletter " to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 23, 2023
Cillian Murphy quite literally wandered into acting. At the age of 20, he walked up to the door of the Corcadorca Theatre Company in his hometown of Cork, Ireland, and knocked. He told the p…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 22, 2023
We're in a new age of comedy thanks to diversification by brick-and-mortar clubs and social media, which has leveled the playing field for talent. There is not, however, a direct correlation…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:15PM[SHARE]Friday, July 21, 2023
The Improv turns 60 this year and, despite the spontaneity that the name might suggest, there's a methodical plan to grow the comedy organization. In 1963, founder Budd Friedman opened t…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:05PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 20, 2023
In days of yore, the best opportunity for a stand-up comedian to break out was to be tapped by Johnny Carson's team for a "Tonight Show" slot. Getting invited to the couch afterward was a wh…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:05PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Since 2000, Variety has been honoring 10 Comics to Watch at Just for Laughs Montréal. This year's choices will be feted at a cocktail reception and a panel discussion July 29 before perform…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 6, 2023
It's not unusual to see a musical based on a movie or TV show or even a comic. But "Rogers: The Musical" might be the first one created from a throwaway joke in a TV show spun-off from a fil…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 11, 2023
As they say in "Into the Woods": It takes two. And not just in "Into the Woods." The 2023 Tony nominations remind us several times over that sometimes an actor's role is so closely tied …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:10AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 10, 2023
The 2023 Tony nominations aren't just a portrait of theatrical excellence. They're also a snapshot of Broadway in progress.  After the events of 2020 prompted a wave of public pledges…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PM[SHARE]Friday, June 9, 2023
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley's Acting Up newsletter " to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. In "…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:13PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 8, 2023
Variety has named its 10 Comics to Watch for 2023. This year's honorees will be profiled in a special comedy issue of Variety on July 19. They will then be honored at this yea…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM[SHARE]Friday, March 24, 2023
Pictured: Casting directors Katja Zarolinski and Geoff Josselson of JZ Casting. This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley's Acting Up newsletter " to subscribe for early con…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Since 2013, Variety has been selecting its list of 10 Brits to Watch, artists across all media who have made an impact in entertainment. This year's honorees will be feted at the seventh ann…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 9, 2023
It's a tricky proposition to talk to director Benjamin Caron about his new movie "Sharper." Not because it doesn't elicit conversation " there is so much in the wickedly smart thriller to di…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:17PM[SHARE]Friday, January 6, 2023
Jeremy Pope doesn't break into a new medium quietly. The actor not only earned a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut in 2018's "Choir Boy" by Tarell Alvin McCraney, he also became one of …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Friday, November 18, 2022
When playwright Danny Robins wrote "2:22 A Ghost Story," he thought he chose the titular number at random. "I wanted something that had a ring to it," he reveals. But when actor Tom Felton (…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 10, 2022
Even with an Academy Award and six Emmys on his mantel, Aaron Sorkin was intimidated by the idea of a bringing "To Kill a Mockingbird" to the stage. Harper Lee's 1960 novel remains a beloved…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:30AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 6, 2022
In 2021 with America barely emerging from the pandemic, Louis Faranda and his team struggled to get comedians and clubs to commit to the New York Comedy Festival. This year, however, people …
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