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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Neal McDonough Says 'Hollywood Turned on Me' After 'I Wouldn't Kiss Another Woman On-Screen': 'I Couldn't Get a Job and I Lost Everythin by Zack Sharf

Neal McDonough, the veteran character actor who has appeared in everything from "Band of Brothers" to "Desperate Housewives," "Minority Report," "American Horror Story," "Suits" and more, re…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:34PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 28, 2025

'Mrs. Doubtfire' Star Matthew Lawrence Wants to Resurrect Robin Williams' Voice Using AI and Says 'It Would Be So Cool': 'He's Gotta Be by Zack Sharf

Matthew Lawrence, who was just a pre-teen when he starred opposite Robin Williams in the 1993 blockbuster comedy "Mrs. Doubtfire," told Entertainment Weekly at Comic-Con that he is int…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:52AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Anthony Mackie Jokes He's a 'White Dude Legend' Since His Co-Stars Often Get Award Nominations Over Him: 'I Made Ryan Gosling Famous. Jeremy R by Zack Sharf

Anthony Mackie appeared on "The Tonight Show" to promote "Twisted Metal" Season 2, but the interview started with host Jimmy Fallon congratulating Mackie on his recent Emmy nomination for gu…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:28PM[SHARE]

Joaquin Phoenix Says a Director 'F"ing Pissed Me Off' by Calling Me a 'Character Actor': It Was Code for 'You're Never Going to Get Ther by Zack Sharf

Don't tell Joaquin Phoenix he's not a star. The Oscar winner recently appeared on Theo Von's "This Past Weekend" podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) during his "Eddington" press tour and reme…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:32PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Jeff Daniels Scolds Trump Voters: 'I Hope You're Losing Tons of Money, Those of You Who Thought This Would Be Ok' by Zack Sharf

Jeff Daniels recently appeared on MSNBC's "The Best People" podcast, hosted by Nicolle Wallace, and expressed his wish for Donald Trump supporters to lose their money for forcing the country…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:24PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Pedro Pascal: 'I Was So Appalled by the Way I Look' in 'Wonder Woman 1984' That 'I've Never Gone Back' to Being Clean Shaven for an Acti by Zack Sharf

Pedro Pascal faced off against his "Fantastic Four" co-star Vanessa Kirby during LADbible's "Agree to Disagree" video series, in which they were asked to debate which is sexier: Mustaches or…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:06PM[SHARE]

Benedict Cumberbatch Ate Five Meals a Day to Play Doctor Strange, Says Hollywood Is 'Grossly Wasteful': 'It's Horrific Eating Beyond Your Appe by Zack Sharf

Benedict Cumberbatch called Hollywood a "grossly wasteful industry" during an interview on "Ruthie's Table 4" podcast. The Oscar nominee is no stranger to massive studio productions given hi…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:48PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Nick Offerman Goes Full 'Parks and Recreation' and Scolds Trump for Cutting $267 Million From National Parks Budget: 'That's Called S"ting t by Zack Sharf

Nick Offerman channeled the spirit of his beloved "Parks and Recreation" character Ron Swanson during a recent visit to "The Daily Show," where the actor scolded Donald Trump for cutting $26…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:26AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Jon Stewart Says 'MAGA Is in Open Revolt' Against Trump Over Epstein Files: 'For the First Time in Memory,' MAGA Is Not Giving in to Trump's by Zack Sharf

Jon Stewart said on the Monday night episode of "The Daily Show" that MAGA is in "open revolt" against Donald Trump over his failure to deliver the long-awaited Jeffrey Epstein files. The FB…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:45AM[SHARE]
Friday, July 11, 2025

Nick Offerman Says 'Dumb People Insist Ron Swanson' Voted for Trump: Ron 'Would Despise' Trump 'Because He's Disrespectful to Women' by Zack Sharf

Nick Offerman said in an interview with IndieWire while promoting his film "Sovereignty" that only "dumb people" think Ron Swanson, his beloved "Parks and Recreation" character, is a Donald …

SOURCE: Variety at 04:31PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 10, 2025

Ed Helms Says His 'Socially Conservative' Parents and 'Repressed Southern Home' Did Not Raise Him to Be in Movies Like 'The Hangover' by Zack Sharf

Ed Helms recently stopped by SiriusXM's "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" podcast, hosted by Ted Danson, and remembered how nervous he was for his parents to see "The Hangover," Todd Phillip…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:49PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 7, 2025

'Harry Potter' Alum Jason Isaacs Calls Out 'Racist' Fans for Being Rude About Paapa Essiedu's Snape Casting: 'They Will Be Swallowing Thei by Zack Sharf

Jason Isaacs called out racist "Harry Potter" fans during a conversation with Collider at Fans Expo. Isaacs, who is currently an Emmy contender for his work on "The White Lotus" Season 3, st…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:14PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 3, 2025

Virginia Madsen Says 'I Miss My Big Brother' After Michael Madsen's Death: 'I'll Miss Our Inside Jokes, the Sudden Laughter, the Sound of Hi by Zack Sharf

Virginia Madsen is mourning the loss of her brother and fellow actor, Michael Madsen. The "Kill Bill" and "Reservoir Dogs" star died at 67 years old from what appeared to be a cardiac arrest…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:58PM[SHARE]
Friday, June 27, 2025

Keke Palmer Pulled Jonathan Majors Podcast Episode Because 'People Felt It Was Insensitive'; Defends Interviewing Him: 'I Don't Judge Nobody†by Zack Sharf

Keke Palmer recently appeared on "The Breakfast Club" (via Entertainment Weekly) and explained why her podcast interview with Jonathan Majors was pulled before its online release. Majors was…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:23PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Amanda Seyfried Says 'I Auditioned Six Times' for 'Wicked' Before Losing the Role: 'I Worked My Ass Off for Years and Years on That Music' by Zack Sharf

Amanda Seyfried has made it no secret that she auditioned to play Glinda in the "Wicked" movie, but the extent to which she tried her hardest to land the role is now coming to light. Speakin…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

'Brokeback Mountain' Writer Predicted Oscar Loss After Being Told Clint Eastwood 'Hasn't Seen Your Movie': 'Like Somebody Kicked Me in the by Zack Sharf

"Brokeback Mountain's" Oscar-winning co-writer Diana Ossana recently marked the film's 20th anniversary with an interview in The New York Times, in which she revealed the exact moment she re…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:55PM[SHARE]

Micheal Cera Says Tom Cruise Called Him Out on Set for 'Talking During a F‑‑‑ing Take,' Trolled Him While in Character as Les Grossman From by Zack Sharf

Meeting Tom Cruise is a pinch me moment for many young actors, but meeting Tom Cruise while he's in character as the foul-mouthed Hollywood agent Len Grossman from "Tropic Thunder" is a whol…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:51PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Pedro Pascal Called Out J.K. Rowling's 'Heinous Loser Behavior' Over Anti-Trans Law Because 'Bullies Make Me F"ing Sick': 'I Want to Pro by Zack Sharf

Pedro Pascal said in a new Vanity Fair cover story that "bullies make me fucking sick" when the topic of J.K. Rowling was brought up. The "Harry Potter" author has regularly courted controve…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:36AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 23, 2025

Seth Rogen Once Auditioned to Play a 'Boy With a Cognitive Disability' and Says It Went 'So Bad' It 'Would End My Career' If the Tape Leak by Zack Sharf

Seth Rogen recently quipped on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" that he might lose his acting career if his early aughts audition for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's "Gigli" was ever to be made public. …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:17PM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 22, 2025

Johnny Depp Says 'I Was a Crash Test Dummy for #MeToo' and 'I Didn't Feel Nervous' Facing Off Against Amber Heard in Court: 'I'll Fight by Zack Sharf

Johnny Depp called himself a "crash test dummy for #MeToo" in a sprawling new interview with The Sunday Times as he sets out to promote the U.K. theatrical release of his latest directorial …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:41AM[SHARE]
Friday, June 20, 2025

Amy Poehler Says 'SNL' Actors 'All Played People We Should Not Have… I Misappropriated, I Appropriated': Everything in Comedy Has an 'Expi by Zack Sharf

Amy Poehler recently took accountability for her problematic "Saturday Night Live" characters while talking to former cast member Will Forte on her "Good Hang" podcast. Poehler said that eve…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:55PM[SHARE]

Danny Boyle Says He Could Not Make 'Slumdog Millionaire' Today Due to 'Cultural Appropriation' and 'That's How It Should Be': 'I'd W by Zack Sharf

Danny Boyle admitted to The Guardian on his press tour for "28 Years Later" that he would not even think about making his Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" today. Citing "cultural appropri…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:34AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

'Superman' Star Rachel Brosnahan Says Actors Need to Stop Complaining About Their Superhero Movies: 'Do It or Don't It, and Then Stand by It†by Zack Sharf

Rachel Brosnahan is making her comic book movie debut as Lois Lane in James Gunn's "Superman" this summer, and it's an experience she does not plan on criticizing no matter how successful or…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:34PM[SHARE]

Jason Isaacs Mocked Mel Gibson Over 'Antisemitic Outburst' by Calling Him 'Rabbi Gibson' at a Charity Event: He's 'Not My Friend' and Di by Zack Sharf

Jason Isaacs and Mel Gibson faced off in Roland Emmerich's 2000 historical war drama "The Patriot," and their antagonistic relationship on screen apparently took shape in real life after Gib…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:35AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 16, 2025

Amanda Seyfried: 'It's Not Very Brave to Do Sequels. It's Just for Money and It's Frustrating.' by Zack Sharf

Amanda Seyfried joined "Superman" star Rachel Brosnahan for an Interview magazine discussion and called out Hollywood's addiction to sequels, even though she is aware that she's part of the …

SOURCE: Variety at 01:47PM[SHARE]

Sarah Jessica Parker: Male Characters 'Can Be Murderers and People Love Them,' but a Woman 'Behaves Poorly' and She's Condemned by Viewers by Zack Sharf

Sarah Jessica Parker recently spoke to HuffPost UK and reflected on all the backlash her iconic "Sex and the City" character Carrie Bradshaw has received over the years. Carrie's behavior on…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:35AM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Bruce Willis' Daughter Says Father's Day 'Is Hard' Amid Actor's Dementia: 'I Wish I Asked You More Questions While You Could Still Tell Me by Zack Sharf

Rumer Willis, the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, marked Father's Day with an emotional post on Instagram in which she told her followers that "today is hard" as her father c…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:40PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Zoe Saldaña Says Her Oscar Statue Is 'Trans' and 'Goes By They/Them' Pronouns: 'We Have It in My Office and My Oscar Is Gender Fluid' by Zack Sharf

Zoe Saldaña told People on the red carpet for Disney and Pixar's "Elio" that her Oscar statue, which she won earlier this year for her supporting turn in the Netflix musical drama "Emilia…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:17PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Jason Isaacs Champions Tom Felton Playing Draco Malfoy Again, Gives His Blessing to New Lucius Malfoy Actor Johnny Flynn: 'I Can't Wait to See Wha by Zack Sharf

It's an exciting time to be a "Harry Potter" fan amid casting news for HBO's upcoming series adaptation and the surprise reveal that original Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton will be reprising …

SOURCE: Variety at 01:40PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Wes Anderson Says 'I Tried to Get Jodie Foster' in My Movies, but She Won't Do It: I Asked Her to Star in 'Three Movies in a Row, Maybe Four†by Zack Sharf

Wes Anderson's movies have attracted such top talent as Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margot Robbie, Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Bryan Cransto…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:34PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump for Sharing 'Deranged' Theory Claiming Biden Is a Robot Clone: 'This Is Deeply Nuts… if Your Dad Was Saying This, Yo by Zack Sharf

Jimmy Kimmel is roasting Donald Trump yet again, this time for the president's decision to share a "deranged" conspiracy on his Truth Social profile that claims Joe Biden was executed in 202…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:12PM[SHARE]

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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