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Friday, November 21, 2025

Cynthia Erivo on Protecting Ariana Grande From Man Who Grabbed Her on 'Wicked: For Good' Red Carpet: 'I Just Wanted to Make Sure My Friend Was S by Zack Sharf

The "Wicked: For Good" press tour has been a whirlwind (Ariana Grande recently tested positive for COVID, for instance), but no moment made more headlines than when a man jumped over a barri…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:11AM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Donald Trump Attacks Late-Night Hosts but 'Falls Silent' on 'South Park' Because It 'Gets Insane Ratings,' Says Patton Oswalt: 'Nothing by Zack Sharf

Patton Oswalt appeared on the latest episode of The Daily Beast's "Last Laugh" podcast and took aim at America's "authoritarian government" under Donald Trump. One of the most notable parts …

SOURCE: Variety at 03:19PM[SHARE]

Kevin Spacey Says He's Homeless and 'Living in Hotels,' Claims Hollywood Exile Would Be Over 'If Scorsese or Tarantino Call Tomorrow' by Zack Sharf

Kevin Spacey announced in an interview with The Telegraph that he is officially homeless after his Hollywood film career came crashing down amid various sexual assault allegations. "I'm l…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:12AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Scolds Trump for Saying 'Quiet, Piggy' to a Reporter: 'Every Time He Gets Asked About Epstein, He Loses His Mind' by Zack Sharf

Jimmy Kimmel roasted Donald Trump in a new monologue after the president's apparent meltdowns over reporters asking questions he does not like. Just hours after the U.S. House of Representat…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:19AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Daniel Radcliffe Wrote a Letter to New 'Harry Potter' Actor and Got 'Sent a Very Sweet Note Back': 'I Just Want to Hug' HBO's New Cast by Zack Sharf

Daniel Radcliffe revealed on "Good Morning America" that he wrote a letter directly to Dominic McLaughlin after the child star was cast as the new Harry Potter in HBO's television series reb…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:55PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 17, 2025

Bill Maher Refuses to Do Stand-Up Comedy Again Because 'I Could Get Shot by the Left or the Right': 'I Don't Won't to Be Out There in This C by Zack Sharf

Bill Maher told guest Patton Oswalt on the latest episode of the "Club Random" podcast that he is no longer interested in hitting the road for stand-up comedy shows given the country's inten…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:51PM[SHARE]

Kit Harington 'Felt Odd' Kissing Sophie Turner in New Movie After Playing 'Game of Thrones' Siblings, Jokes He Stood on an 'Apple Box Becaus by Zack Sharf

Kit Harington recently told E! News that kissing Sophie Turner during the filming of their new horror movie was "weird" after they spent nearly a decade playing siblings Jon Snow and Sansa S…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:05PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 14, 2025

Millie Bobby Brown Fires Back at Photographer Telling Her to Smile and Walks Off 'Stranger Things 5' Red Carpet: 'Smile? You Smile!' by Zack Sharf

Milly Bobby Brown clapped back at a photographer while posing on the red carpet at the "Stranger Things 5" premiere in London. When one of the photographers at the event yelled at Brown to s…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:52AM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Morgan Freeman Says He Won't Retire and Gets 'Pissed Off' at AI Recreations of His Voice: 'Don't Mimic Me With Falseness… You're Robbing by Zack Sharf

Morgan Freeman recently told The Guardian that he is pissed off when it comes to AI recreating his iconic voice without his consent. The Oscar winner said his "lawyers have been very, very b…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:06PM[SHARE]

Lady Gaga Filmed 'A Star Is Born' on Lithium and Went to the 'Hospital for Psychiatric Care' Afterward, Says 'Joker 2' Bad Press Got 'So by Zack Sharf

Lady Gaga revealed in a new Rolling Stone cover story that her psyche was unraveling during the making of "A Star Is Born" and in the months afterward while on her "Joanne" world tour. As th…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:32AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Emily Blunt Details First Movie Audition at 19, Says Director Ran Lines With Her and Told Her: Imagine 'Your Dad Is F"ing His Secretary. You Get V by Zack Sharf

Emily Blunt sat down with Elle magazine for its Women in Hollywood cover series and looked back at her first movie audition, which was for PaweÅ‚ Pawlikowski's 2004 romance drama "My Summ…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:25PM[SHARE]

Ruby Rose Slams Sydney Sweeney Over 'Christy' Movie: 'You Ruined the Film' and 'Christy Deserved Better' by Zack Sharf

"Batgirl" and "Orange Is the New Black" actor Ruby Rose has taken to Threads to slam Sydney Sweeney as a "cretin" following the release of "Christy," Sweeney's biopic on the wrestler Christy…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:22PM[SHARE]

Eddie Murphy Refused to Go on 'SNL' for Decades Because 'Dirty Motherf"ers' Joked About His Movie Flopping: 'F" Y'all!' by Zack Sharf

Eddie Murphy opens up in his Netflix documentary "Being Eddie" about his decision to stay away from "Saturday Night Live" for decades. It all stemmed from a joke David Spade made on "SNL" in…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:52PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 10, 2025

Kelly Clarkson Says Ex-Manager Told Her to Get a Boob Job and She Fired Back: 'Why Don't You Get a D" Job?' by Zack Sharf

Kelly Clarkson revealed during a recent show as part of her Studio Sessions residency in Las Vegas that her ex-manager suggested she get plastic surgery for her breasts when she was starting…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:08PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

'Gossip Girl' Star Taylor Momsen Battled Studio Execs to Quit the Show and Got Called 'Ungrateful': 'F" You! How Dare You Judge This?' by Zack Sharf

Taylor Momsen was the latest guest on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast and reminisced on the painstaking effort it took to quit The CW's "Gossip Girl" during Season 4. Momsen, a child actor who …

SOURCE: Variety at 06:35PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 3, 2025

Reese Witherspoon Did Not Return to 'SNL' for Nearly 15 Years After Hosting the First Episode After 9/11: It 'Was Too Much Responsibility for a by Zack Sharf

Reese Witherspoon appeared on the "Armchair Expert" podcast and spoke candidly about not appearing on "SNL" for nearly 15 years after she made her hosting debut on the show's first episode a…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:49PM[SHARE]

Daniel Day-Lewis Says Brian Cox Dragged Him Into Method Actor Debate, Denies Claim That He Taught Jeremy Strong: 'I Don't Feel Responsible in Any by Zack Sharf

Daniel Day-Lewis recently told the U.K.'s Big Issue that Brian Cox is one of the reasons he's been dragged into an unwanted debate around Method acting. Cox has spoken out against Method act…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:05AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Robin Williams Never Followed 'Dead Poets Society' Script and 'Didn't Ask Permission' to Throw It Aside, Says Ethan Hawke: 'If He Had an I by Zack Sharf

Ethan Hawke recently joined Vanity Fair for a career retrospective video interview and remained in awe that he got the chance to watch Robin Williams act on the set of 1989's "Dead Poets Soc…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:13PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Emma Thompson Tells AI to 'Just F" Off!' and Calls It an 'Intense Irritation' as a Screenwriter: 'Will You Just F" Off? I'm So Annoyed by Zack Sharf

Emma Thompson lost it on "The Late Show" when host Stephen Colbert asked about her feelings regarding "the coming AI revolution" in Hollywood. As an Oscar and BAFTA-winning screenwriter than…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:50PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 27, 2025

Demi Moore Says Tom Cruise 'Was Quite Embarrassed' by Her Pregnancy During 'A Few Good Men' Prep: 'I Could Tell He Thought It Was a Bit Awkw by Zack Sharf

Demi Moore said during an interview at The New Yorker Festival (via People) that she felt Tom Cruise was "quite embarrassed" by her pregnancy when they were rehearsing together for 1992's "A…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:18AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Stellan Skarsgård Says 13-Year-Old Son Gets Labeled a 'Nepo Baby' by 'Cruel and Ignorant' Kids: 'He Doesn't Have Any Friends at School' by Zack Sharf

Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd said in an interview with Vulture that his 13-year-old son gets picked on at school because his father is an actor. "Cruel kids" call his child a "nepo baby," which has …

SOURCE: Variety at 04:06PM[SHARE]

Stephen Miller Slams Robert De Niro as a 'Sad, Broken Old Man' After the Actor Called Him a 'Nazi': 'He Hasn't Made Anything Worth Watchin by Zack Sharf

Stephen Miller, Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor, lashed out at Robert De Niro during a Fox News interview, calling the Oscar winner "a sad, b…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:22AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Jennifer Aniston Rejected 'SNL' Because It Was 'Male-Dominated,' Says Her Father Pushed Her to 'Get a Real Job' and Not Act: 'You're J by Zack Sharf

Jennifer Aniston recently appeared on the "Armchair Expert" podcast and remembered her father, the late actor John Aniston, urging her not to follow in his professional footsteps. John Anist…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:06PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Noah Schnapp Says Press 'Would Pry' and Ask 'Are You Gay?' When He Was 13 Years Old at 'Stranger Things' Junkets: 'I Didn't Know What by Zack Sharf

Noah Schnapp joined his "Stranger Things" co-stars on the cover of Time magazine and recalled journalists prying for information about his sexuality during press junkets when he was just a y…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:10PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

John Candy's Son 'Shocked' to Discover Resurfaced Interviews Where Journalists Mocked the Actor's Weight: 'That Was Heart-Wrenching' by Zack Sharf

John Candy's son, Chris, said during a recent event promoting the new documentary "John Candy: I Like Me" (via People) that it was "heart-wrenching" to see resurfaced press interviews in the…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:12PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Michael J. Fox Quips 'I'm Always Retiring' as He Returns to Acting After Five Years, Says Watching 'Other People's Work' Inspires Him to â by Zack Sharf

Michael J. Fox said he was retiring from acting in 2020, but that turned out to just be a hiatus as the icon has now filmed a supporting role for the new season of the Apple TV+ comedy "Shri…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:44PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Bill Burr Slams Riyadh Comedy Festival Backlash as 'Bulls"' and Roasts Critics: 'I Don't Give a F" What These Phony F"ing People Are Say by Zack Sharf

Bill Burr is lashing out at critics for slamming his appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. During an interview on the "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend" podcast, Burr said he does not "give …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:12PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Dolly Parton's Sister Says 'I Was Up All Night Praying' Amid Country Icon's Health Issues and Asks Fans to 'Pray With Me' by Zack Sharf

Dolly Parton's sister Freida is asking fans to pray for the Queen of Country, who "hasn't been feeling her best lately." Parton's health has been top of mind for fans ever since she postpone…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:56PM[SHARE]

Dick Van Dyke Jokes 'It'd Be Funny if I Didn't Make It' to 100 Years Old: 'If I Had Known I Was Going to Live This Long, I Would've Taken by Zack Sharf

Dick Van Dyke recently attended the Vandy High Tea event in Malibu, Calif. and joked about his landmark 100th birthday, which is coming up later this year in December. The icon quipped: "Tha…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:50AM[SHARE]
Monday, October 6, 2025

Robin Williams' Daughter Tells Fans to 'Stop Sending Me AI Videos of Dad': It's 'Gross' and 'Not What He'd Want' by Zack Sharf

Zelda Williams, the daughter of Robin Williams and the director of the romantic comedy "Lisa Frankenstein," recently took to her Instagram story to tell people to stop sending her AI-generat…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:24PM[SHARE]

Tom Blyth Says 'Hunger Games' Fanfare Was Short-Lived and 'Calmed Down Quickly': 'Everything's Hot for a Minute and Then the Next Thing Co by Zack Sharf

Tom Blyth's acting career hit a newfound peak when he starred as a young Coriolanus Snow in 2023's "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," which topped the box office on it…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:47PM[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