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The largest crew union in New York was hit with a class action lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging that it has excluded hundreds of film and TV workers while reserving jobs for insiders. Ronald Bis…
London's Royal Court Theatre has assembled a powerhouse lineup for the return of Nassim Soleimanpour's critically acclaimed production "ECHO (Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen)," with Daniel Kaluuya…
The original cast of "Hamilton" will be back in the room where it happens. That's right, Lin-Manuel Miranda and his ensemble of revolutionaries will reunite for a special performance at the …
The writers of "Operation Mincemeat" didn't make many changes to their very British musical as the West End hit transferred to Broadway in April. But they've added a big, bold clarification …
"The Pitt" star Supriya Ganesh was close to quitting acting before she booked the role of Dr. Samira Mohan on the hit Max medical drama. She was seriously considering going to medical school…
The Pip with Pizzazz is returning to Broadway " Lea Michele will star in the long-rumored "Chess" revival as Florence Vassy. She will be joined by Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit ("Moulin Roug…
Sarah Jessica Parker is a known bibliophile, often spotted on the streets of New York with a book nestled under her arm or immersed in pages in between takes on set. Fittingly, she was appoi…
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' family drama "Purpose" is already one of the big winners of the Broadway awards season: The play won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the New York Drama Critics Circl…
Michelle Williams may not be a Tony nominee this year, but in her estimation, she still has plenty to celebrate. The former member of Destiny's Child is back on Broadway for the first time i…
Patti LuPone is not one to mince words, which is why her latest profile in The New Yorker is stirring up buzz among Broadway fans for the revelation that she is no longer friends with fellow…
"Étoile" star Gideon Glick and producer-director James Will McBride are launching the Blue Roses Project, a not-for-profit theater initiative featuring Tony award-winning Jonathan Groff …
Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live-entertainment company, has announced the election of Richard Grenell to its board of directors. Grenell, who President Trump recentl…
George Wendt, an American actor and comedian who earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for his performance as Norm Peterson on the beloved NBC comedy series "Cheers," died Tuesday morning …
For the first time as a native New Yorker, I pulled off the ultimate Broadway doubleheader " a 5 p.m. performance of the uproariously surreal "Oh, Mary!" followed by the 7 p.m. punch of "Joh…
Things seemingly got tense between Denzel Washington and a pushy photographer on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet for Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest." The actor headlines the movie, his fi…
As the landscape of television continues to evolve at a rapid pace, so too must the institutions that celebrate its achievements. The Television Academy " the organization behind the Primeti…
Denzel Washington, Spike Lee and A$AP Rocky brought New York City to Cannes for the world premiere of their neo-noir crime thriller "Highest 2 Lowest," which earned a five and a half-minute …
Denzel Washington got a career-defining surprise at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival when he was awarded an honorary Palme d'Or at the world premiere of his latest film, Spike Lee's "Highest 2 …
"When I was a kid, I always viewed my dad as larger than life," Mike Birbiglia says in the trailer for his upcoming special. "He was a doctor, and in his free time, he got his law degree. Th…
For veteran theater director Jamie Lloyd, implementing opening credits " another meta layer to "play with levels of reality" in his new Broadway reimagining of "Sunset Boulevard" " was never…
Pedro Pascal had a strong message about the current political chaos in the U.S. at the Cannes press conference for Ari Aster's "Eddington," telling journalists: "Fuck the people who try to m…
Leo Lewis O'Neil's documentary "Slauson Rec" was one of the late additions to the Cannes Film Festival lineup, but it's certainly now one of the festival's buzziest titles following its prem…
Nicole Kidman has touched down at the Cannes Film Festival, where she is set to receive the Woman in Motion Award from Kering chairman and CEO François-Henri Pinault, Cannes preside…
Family Equality's annual Night at the Pier brings together LGBTQ+ families, allies, and advocates to honor the changemakers who have fought for equality and shaped a more inclusive world. Th…
CNN will air the second-to-last performance of "Good Night, and Good Luck," the record-breaking play written by and starring George Clooney in which he portrays legendary broadcast journalis…