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Thursday, November 27, 2025

Jonathan Groff Kisses Bowen Yang's Hand After Dancing Together During Thanksgiving Day Parade Performance by William Earl

Jonathan Groff and Bowen Yang shared a warm and flirty moment together during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Broadway and "Saturday Night Live" stars, respectively, did a dance number a…

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Elton John Is Still Standing: The Legend on Performing Plans, Loving Chappell Roan and His Legacy of Raising $650 Million for HIV/AIDS by William Earl

The artwork Elton John has displayed on the walls of his home in the Hollywood Hills wasn't necessarily intended to reinforce a running theme. Yet you can't help noticing how some of the pai…

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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Imagine Turns 40: Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on '8 Mile' Disagreements, the Rise of AI and Which of Their Hits Would Be Sent to Streaming Today by William Earl

In 1985, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer decided to make it official. The creative partners were riding high off a pair of unlikely box office hits " "Night Shift," a raunchy Michael Keaton come…

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Sunday, November 16, 2025

President Trump Downplays Jeffrey Epstein Email Scandal on 'SNL,' Offers to Sell Copies of Infamous 'Blowing Bubba' Message by William Earl

Jeffrey Epstein's just-released emails were the topic of conversation on the cold open of the Nov. 15 episode of SNL. The sketch began with Ashley Padilla's portrayal of White House press se…

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Amid Growing Emo Nostalgia, Hot Mulligan's Feverish Live Show Proves They're as Vital as Their Idols: Concert Review by William Earl

As Millennials hit the age where classic rock channels now include their music, it's no surprise that acts are striking while the nostalgia iron is hot. And what better way to recall your yo…

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Kate Hudson Finds Her Voice: How the 'Song Sung Blue' Star Landed Her Greatest Role Since Penny Lane and Why Oscar Buzz Doesn't 'Define My Val by William Earl

Kate Hudson doesn't often cry when she screens her own movies " she's too busy critiquing her work " but watching her latest film, "Song Sung Blue," was an exception. She was sitting in a da…

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger Is Ready for Her Close-Up: The Tony Winner on Movie Offers After 'Sunset Boulevard,' Turning Down 'Evita' and Why Christian by William Earl

Jamie Lloyd had tried once before to lure Nicole Scherzinger to the stage. Several years ago, the renegade British theater director pursued the former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman to star in "E…

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'I Can't Not Be Who I Am': Jamie Lee Curtis on Her 47-Year Career, Falling in Love With Christopher Guest and Why She Hopes Charlie Kirk Found G by William Earl

When Jamie Lee Curtis was shooting "Fierce Creatures" in London in 1996, Princess Diana came by the set with her two little princes. It had been a long day, and Curtis was on a much-needed p…

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Monday, October 27, 2025

Everybody Loves Wanda Sykes: The Comedy Legend on Ending 'The Upshaws,' Why Her Character Is Straight and Why She Won't Censor Herself in Trumpâ by William Earl

"What do we do, Wanda?" Wanda Sykes is onstage at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford, Massachusetts, launching into her newest material about the Trump administration, when a woman in the balc…

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Sydney Sweeney on Bond Girl Rumors, Oscar Contender 'Christy' and Defying the Sex Symbol Label: 'You Shouldn't Have to Hide or Cover Up in Any by William Earl

In March 2024, David Michôd was considering his options for the role of trailblazing boxer Christy Martin. It was a limited pool " the part, which involves both fighting in the ring and b…

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Joe Hill on the Love Story That Inspired His 900-Page Dragon Epic 'King Sorrow' and What Being Stephen King's Son Taught Him About Movie Adaptat by William Earl

Joe Hill's ambitious new novel " the 900-page killer dragon epic "King Sorrow" " is inspired by love. "I knew it was going to be the first book I was going to dedicate to my wife," Hill s…

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Sunday, October 19, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter Sings Two F-Words Uncensored on 'SNL' While Performing 'Nobody's Son' by William Earl

Sabrina Carpenter delivered an NSFW performance on the Oct. 18 episode of "Saturday Night Live," when she sang her "Man's Best Friend" track "Nobody's Song" and didn't self-censor the lyrics…

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Donald Trump Celebrates Today's 'Yes King March' on 'SNL': 'People Are Marching' Because I Freed 'Liar' George Santos From Prison by William Earl

James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump dropped by an episode of the junk food podcast "Snack Homiez" during the Sabrina Carpenter-hosted episode of "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 18. When asked …

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Seth Meyers, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Crash Weekend Update on 'SNL' For 'Joke Off' About an Enormous Baby by William Earl

"Saturday Night Live" Weekend update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che saw their desk crashed by former anchors Seth Meyers, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for a "Joke Off." The trio stopped by to …

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Saturday, October 11, 2025

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Skewer Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem in 'SNL' Opening, Mock Jeffrey Epstein Files, ICE Agents and Dog-Shooting Scandal by William Earl

The cold open of this week's "Saturday Night Live" brought in host Amy Poehler and her BFF Tina Fey to play Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem, respectively. The sketch began by portraying part of Bo…

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Gushers Releases Bradley Whitford-Starring Short Horror Movie Based on '90s 'FruitHead' TV Ads by William Earl

Well, this is a surprising spooky season treat! Gushers, the sticky fruit snack beloved by Millennials, has released a short horror film based on its creepy, CGI-fueled ads from the '90s whe…

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Best Horror of October 2025: 'Frankenstein,' 'Good Boy,' 'Shelby Oaks' and More Spooky Season Picks by William Earl

Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month's best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I'm William Earl, the executive digital director…

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'SNL' Weekend Update: Dobby the House Elf 'Defends' J.K. Rowling's Stance on Trans People, Colin Jost Jokes Tilly Norwood Met With 'AI Har by William Earl

The first Weekend Update of season 51 of "Saturday Night Live" pulled no punches, touching in on several pop culture topics such as Diddy's sentening, J.K. Rowling's endless tweets against t…

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Saturday, October 4, 2025

Trump Interrupts 'SNL' Cold Open to Threaten Show Not to 'Do Anything Too Mean' or He'll Have FCC Attack: 'Daddy's Watching' by William Earl

Colin Jost portrayed Pete Hegseth during the first cold open of the 51st season, lamenting that "Our military is gay as hell!" But also mourning that "it's also never been fatter!" This mirr…

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

'F" My Son!' Sets Theatrical Run; Shares NSFW First Footage in Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) by William Earl

The X-rated festival favorite "Fuck My Son" is now heading to a theater near you. The team behind the horror-comedy, which debuted as part of this year's Midnight Madness slate at the Toront…

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

How Charlie Hunnam Became the Serial Killer From Hell: Inside the Voice Recordings, Psychotic Breakdowns and Terrifying Murders in Ryan Murphy's New by William Earl

In "Monster: The Ed Gein Story," you see the titular serial killer long before you hear him. Silently, Ed Gein " whose on-screen avatars have haunted American pop culture since his pattern o…

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Sunday, September 21, 2025

Vampire Weekend Finds New Textures in Old Favorites During Intimate, Career-Spanning Set: Concert Review by William Earl

As chaotic and inventive as Vampire Weekend's arrangements get over five studio albums, things never feel out of control. The production and mixing are impressively ornate, a wedding cake th…

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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Phylicia Rashad Delivers Tribute to 'Cosby Show' Son Malcolm-Jamal Warner at Emmys: He 'Remains in Our Hearts' by William Earl

Phylicia Rashad, who played the indelible matriarch Clair Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," introduced the in memoriam performance at the 2025 Emmys and used the opportunity to say goodbye to he…

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

'Barrio Triste' Director Stillz on the Personal History Behind His Found Footage Crime Epic and How Making Bad Bunny's Music Videos Fuels His Cr by William Earl

"Barrio Triste" follows four lawless young men in Medellín, Colombia in the '90s who steal a television camera and document robberies, crime and the unrelenting pace of street violence. S…

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Kathy Bates, Still Badass: The Icon on 'Matlock,' Saying 'F" You' to Weight Loss Critics and Why Being an Old Emmy Nominee Is a 'Badge of by William Earl

When it comes to describing his onetime co-star Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell doesn't hold back. "She's a badass motherfucker," he says about his time working with her on Clint Eastwood's "Richa…

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Monday, September 8, 2025

Bryan Fuller Goes Big: After Decades in TV, the 'Hannibal' Creator Unveils His Directorial Debut: Family-Friendly Horror Movie 'Dust Bunny' †by William Earl

Bryan Fuller made a career creating idiosyncratic series like "Pushing Daisies" and "Hannibal," and has written for many more. Now he's readying his feature film debut, which is set to debut…

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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Brendan Fraser Says Streaming Forces Actors to 'Up Your Game' and Choose Films 'More Carefully' Because Viewers Can Just Hit Skip: 'I Welcom by William Earl

Brendan Fraser is making the rounds to promote his new film, the theatrically-bound "Rental Family," which is set to be released by Searchlight Pictures on Nov. 21. During an interview at Va…

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Cillian Murphy Is Taking a Christopher Nolan Break for 'The Odyssey' but Is 'So Excited to See It' and Jokes: 'I Have ROMO: Relief of Missin by William Earl

Cillian Murphy has appeared in six Christopher Nolan movies, including 2023's "Oppenheimer," which earned them both Oscars. But the cinematic collaborators are taking a break, as Murphy won'…

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'Sk+te'kmujue'katik (At the Place of Ghosts)' Director Reveals How It's 'Subversive' to Introduce Big Ideas Like Intergenerational Traum by William Earl

"Sk+te'kmujue'katik (At the Place of Ghosts)" is a simple story with a lot on its mind. At its core, writer-director Bretten Hannam's tale follows two siblings (played by Blake Alec Miranda …

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Friday, August 29, 2025

'The Toxic Avenger' Director on Concerns It Would Get Shelved, Luring A-List Talent Into an Unrated Splatterfest and Sequel Hopes by William Earl

Macon Blair saw the controversial 1984 film "The Toxic Avenger" as many Millennials did: on a contraband videotape courtesy of a friend's older brother. The 12-year-old Blair was exactly the…

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Metallica Shreds Tiny Hamptons Show for David Zaslav, Sylvester Stallone and Dozens of Die-Hard Fans: Concert Review by William Earl

The Hamptons was faced with culture shock on Thursday night when some of Metallica's most faithful fans descended upon the upscale vacation spot for an intimate, invite-only show to see the …

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off