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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

John Oliver Selling Stickers to Hide Donald Trump's Face on National Park Passes: Don't 'Look at the Guy Who's Actively Trying to Ruin Them' by Zack Sharf

John Oliver announced on the most recent episode of "Last Week Tonight" that he has launched a new website where people can print out stickers to put over Donald Trump's face and block him f…

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Monday, March 30, 2026

Dakota Johnson Failed an Audition by Shaking Hands With Everyone in the Room; She Was Slammed for 'Schmoozing' and Called 'Pompous' and 'Coc by Zack Sharf

Dakota Johnson revealed during a recent interview on Hits Radio while promoting the U.K. release of "Splitsville" that she once failed an audition simply for shaking the hands of the creativ…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:52AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 27, 2026

Antonio Banderas Came to Hollywood and Execs Told Him: 'You Are Here, Like the Blacks and Hispanics, to Play the Bad Guys' by Zack Sharf

Antonio Banderas said in a recent interview with The Times of London (via The Independent) that he was warned upon arriving in Hollywood that Latinos and Blacks could only play villain roles…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:54AM[SHARE]

Andrew Garfield Defends Watching 'Harry Potter' Movies Even if 'It's Controversial and We Shouldn't Be Putting Money in the Pocket' of ' by Zack Sharf

Andrew Garfield took a brief detour during his recent Hits Radio interview to reveal that he only recently just watched the "Harry Potter" movie franchise, which he's aware is a controversia…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:36AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Bruce Springsteen Says 'I Don't Worry' About Losing Fans Over Slamming Trump and New Tour Is 'Going to Be Political': 'Blowback Is Just Pa by Zack Sharf

Bruce Springsteen is returning to the Minneapolis"Saint Paul area on Saturday, March 28 to appear at a No Kings rally and perform his protest song "Streets of Minneapolis," which he released…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:41PM[SHARE]

'The Lion King' Singer Sues Comedian for Mistranslating 'Circle of Life' Chant and Seeks More Than $20 Million in Damages by Zack Sharf

Lebohang Morake, the Grammy-winning South African composer who performed the iconic opening chant in "Circle of Life" at the start of Disney's "The Lion King," is suing the comedian Learnmor…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:19PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Frankie Muniz's Race Car Driver Career and NASCAR Schedule Forced 'Malcolm in the Middle' Reboot to Film Sundays to Thursdays: 'It Was Exhaust by Zack Sharf

The upcoming "Malcolm in the Middle" reboot pivoted to a Sunday to Thursday shooting schedule in order to accommodate star Frankie Muniz's career as a race car driver. Muniz is one of severa…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:31PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Sean Penn Receives Mock Oscar in Ukraine After Skipping Academy Awards; Actor's Trophy Made of Train Metal 'That Was Damaged by the Russians' in by Zack Sharf

Sean Penn opted out of attending the 2026 Oscars and was in the Ukraine when his name was called as the winner of the best supporting actor prize for his performance as Colonel Lockjaw in Pa…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:40AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Tig Notaro Needed to 'Let Go' of Cheryl Hines Friendship and Exited Their Podcast Over RFK JR.'s MAGA Ties: 'Oh, She's Gone… It's Been V by Zack Sharf

Tig Notaro hosted the "Tig and Cheryl: True Story" podcast with Cheryl Hines for three years starting in 2020. But the comedian walked away from the podcast in May 2023, just as Hines' contr…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:34PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 9, 2026

Timothée Chalamet Slammed as 'Vapid' and 'Shallow' on 'The View' After Dissing Opera and Ballet; Whoopi Goldberg Tells Him: 'Be Careful by Zack Sharf

"The View" hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin have blunt words for Timothée Chalamet regarding his thoughts on the state of ballet and opera. The "Marty Supreme" Oscar nominee told Matt…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:06PM[SHARE]

Corey Feldman Alleges Oscars Didn't Invite Him to Be in Planned Rob Reiner Tribute With 'Stand by Me' Co-Stars: 'They Don't Need Me There' by Zack Sharf

Corey Feldman has taken to X to allege the Oscars did not invite him to participate in the Rob Reiner tribute that is being planned for the 2026 Academy Awards. Variety exclusively reported …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:38AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 6, 2026

Stephen Colbert Roasts Kristi Noem After Trump Fires Her and Quips: 'She Is a Domestic Terrorist Who Deserves to Go' to Guantanamo Bay by Zack Sharf

Stephen Colbert railed against Kristi Noem after Donald Trump's surprise announcement that he had fired the Secretary of Homeland Defense, with plans to replace her with Sen. Markwayne Mulli…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:41AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Nicola Coughlan Says Drunk 'Bridgerton' Fan Went Up to Her in a Bathroom and 'Started Talking About My Body' and 'I Wanted to Die. I Hate Th by Zack Sharf

"Bridgerton" star Nicola Coughlan told Elle UK magazine that she was once confronted by a drunk fan of the Netflix smash hit while in a bathroom. The inebriated woman proceeded to openly dis…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:34PM[SHARE]

Christina Applegate Says 'Anchorman' Pay Offer Was 'Offensive,' So Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Gave Her More Money From Their Own Salaries: †by Zack Sharf

Christina Applegate recently appeared on "The View" to promote her new memoir, "You With the Sad Eyes," and she discussed how Will Ferrell and Adam McKay gave parts of their "Anchorman" sala…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:07PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Maggie Gyllenhaal Says 'The Bride' Test Screenings Criticized Film's Sexual Violence and Warner Bros. Boss Told Her 'You Can't Have Frankens by Zack Sharf

Maggie Gyllenhaal joined The New York Times' "The Interview" podcast to discuss her latest directorial effort, "The Bride," and revealed how the studio test screening process took her to tas…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:17PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 2, 2026

Christina Applegate Now Cringes Over 'Married With Children' Audience Lusting for Her, Says Kelly Bundy Role Worsened Her Anorexia: 'I Had to Be by Zack Sharf

Christina Applegate's memoir "You With the Sad Eyes" publishes March 3 and an exclusive excerpt is now available to read on Vulture in which the Emmy winner writes candidly about her body im…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:16PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 1, 2026

19 Best New Movies to Streaming in March: 'Peaky Blinders,' 'Wicked: For Good,' 'The Secret Agent,' 'Hamnet,' 'Sentimental Value' by Zack Sharf

March is home to the 2026 Oscars, which makes it the perfect time for a handful of the most acclaimed nominees to make their streaming debuts. Neon's international favorites "The Secret Agen…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:45PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Donald Trump Lashes Out at Robert De Niro for Telling Americans to 'Resist' the President: 'A Sick and Demented Person With an Extremely Low IQâ by Zack Sharf

Donald Trump lashed out at Robert De Niro in a Truth Social rant amid their ongoing public feud. The president slammed the Oscar-winning actor as "a sick and demented person" after De Niro f…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:15PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 23, 2026

Matthew Lillard Says Tarantino Dissing Him Felt Like He Got 'Punched in the Mouth' Because He'd 'Love' to Be in a Tarantino Movie: 'Just K by Zack Sharf

Matthew Lillard told People magazine that he would "love" to be in a Quentin Tarantino movie, which is why it "sucked" when the director criticized him last year, along with fellow actors Pa…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:43PM[SHARE]

Delroy Lindo Wishes 'Someone From BAFTA Spoke to Us' After N-Word Was Shouted While He and Michael B. Jordan Presented: We 'Did What We Had to D by Zack Sharf

Delroy Lindo spoke to Vanity Fair at one of the 2026 BAFTA after parties and said that he and "Sinners" co-star Michael B. Jordan "did what we had to do" when the N-word was shouted out as t…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:42AM[SHARE]
Friday, February 20, 2026

Liza Minnelli Alleges Oscars Forced Her to Use Wheelchair at 2022 Ceremony With Lady Gaga: 'Bulls". I Will Not Be Treated This Way' by Zack Sharf

Liza Minnelli lashes out at the Oscars in her new memoir, "Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!" The "Cabaret" icon presented the Academy Award for best picture alongside Lady Gaga at the 2022 Osc…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:56PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Daniel Radcliffe Got Pitched a 'Wizard of Oz' Remake With Emma Watson as Dorothy and Himself as a 'Karate-Kicking Cowardly Lion': 'One of th by Zack Sharf

Daniel Radcliffe was the latest guest on "Hot Ones" and revealed one of the worst pitches he's ever gotten in his career was for a "Wizard of Oz" remake headlined by the original "Harry Pott…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:38PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Daniel Radcliffe Tells Press Not to Always Ask HBO's 'Harry Potter' Cast About the Original Movie Actors: 'Just Let Them Get On… It's Goin by Zack Sharf

Daniel Radcliffe recently joined ScreenRant for a video interview and urged press moving forward not to ask the new "Harry Potter" actors about the original cast. Dominic McLaughlin is takin…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:27PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Rebecca Ferguson Did Not Name the 'Idiot' Actor Who Screamed at Her and Made Her Cry on Set Because Telling That Story 'Wasn't About the Perso by Zack Sharf

Rebecca Ferguson is not interested in naming names. The "Dune" and "Mission: Impossible" favorite went viral in 2024 when she called out a male co-star for screaming at her on set. But she n…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:13PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Christian Bale Spent Six Hours in Makeup Chair Each Day to Play Frankenstein's Monster in 'The Bride!' and 'Would Scream Like Crazy' to Stop by Zack Sharf

Christian Bale revealed to Entertainment Weekly that he spent six hours in the makeup chair in order to transform into Frankenstein's monster for Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Bride!" Bale stars …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:53PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 2, 2026

Halle Berry Won an Oscar and Says 'I Was Still Black the Next Morning' With Directors Refusing to Cast Her; She Later Advised Cynthia Erivo That O by Zack Sharf

Halle Berry recently sat down with The Cut for a profile ahead of the release of her new thriller "Crime 101" and revealed that she once advised Cynthia Erivo not to place any real weight on…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:19PM[SHARE]

Donald Trump Slams Grammys as 'Unwatchable' and Calls Trevor Noah a 'Total Loser' Over Trump-Epstein Island Joke: 'It Looks Like I'll Be S by Zack Sharf

Donald Trump took to Truth Social soon after the conclusion of the 2026 Grammys telecast to bash the awards show as "virtually unwatchable" and to slam host Trevor Noah as "a total loser" af…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:12AM[SHARE]
Sunday, February 1, 2026

17 Best New Movies Streaming in February: 'Eternity,' 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' 'Splitsville,' 'Urchin' and More by Zack Sharf

With major Oscar contenders still in theaters or already streaming (in addition to many of the best movies of 2025), and the big holiday hits like "Avatar: Fire and Ash" and "The Housemaid" …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:45PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 29, 2026

New Hagrid Actor Nick Frost Says He Landed HBO's 'Harry Potter' Series After Watching All Eight Movies and Writing 'Hagrid' Down 7,000 Times by Zack Sharf

Nick Frost recently told The Guardian that he manifested playing the role of Hagrid in HBO's upcoming "Harry Potter" series reboot by watching all eight "Harry Potter" movies on television a…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:22PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Matthew Lillard Says Support After Quentin Tarantino Dissed Him Was 'Beautiful' and 'Like Living Through Your Own Wake': 'I Can't Imagine by Zack Sharf

Matthew Lillard told Entertainment Weekly that it was "beautiful" to see fans and industry names come to his support last year after Quentin Tarantino publicly dissed him along with fellow a…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:32PM[SHARE]
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Ethan Hawke on Doing His Own Stunts in Sundance Drama 'The Weight' and Advice to Maya Hawke After 'Stranger Things' Ends: 'Time to Move on. by Zack Sharf

Ethan Hawke might not be hanging from skyscrapers or clinging to a flying Airbus à la Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible" adventures, but he was game to do his own stunts in "The Weight,"…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:21PM[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