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Ariana Grande, Guillermo del Toro, Padma Lakshmi and More Sign Open Letter Denouncing Book Bans and Their “Chilling Effect” (Exclusive)
Ariana Grande, Guillermo del Toro, Padma Lakshmi, Roxane Gay, Gabrielle Union, Sandra Cisneros, Amanda Gorman, Margaret Cho and Ron Perlman are among the signatories of an open letter calling on creative communities in Hollywood and beyond to leverage their voices to stop book bans. Upwards of 175 actors, musicians, authors, comedians, reality stars, models, media […]
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‘Uncle Vanya’ to Hit Broadway With New Translation By Heidi Schreck
A new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya will play the Lincoln Center Theater this spring. The classic play will feature a new translation by Heidi Schreck, writer and star of What the Constitution Means to Me, and direction by Lila Neugebauer, who previously directed Kenneth Lonergan’s The Waverly Gallery on Broadway. Uncle Vanya will […]
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Rachel Bloom on Confronting Death and Blending Grief With Humor in Her New Off-Broadway Show
At the Lucille Lortel Theatre in downtown Manhattan, Rachel Bloom barrels onstage in a sparkly pantsuit, while dribbling a basketball to the accompaniment of “Space Jam.” It’s a mix of confidence, silliness and bravado, as Blooms throws the ball to an audience member and then launches into her planned monologue, which includes a joke about […]
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David Mamet’s ‘Henry Johnson,’ Featuring Shia LaBeouf in His Stage Debut, Extends Run
Shia LaBeouf’s stage debut in the world premiere of David Mamet’s Henry Johnson is extending its run. The play, directed by The L Word: Generation Q showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan, will now close on Oct. 7 — two weeks after its original four-week run was expected to conclude on Sept. 24 — at The Electric Lodge in Venice, […]
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Maggie O’Farrell on the ‘Hamnet’ Adaptation, Working With Chloé Zhao, and What ‘The Marriage Portrait’ Means to Her
Maggie O’Farrell has had a prolific summer. After becoming an instant bestseller and a finalist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, her 2022 novel The Marriage Portrait — which tells the somewhat true story of young Lucrezia di Cosimo de’Medici’s arranged marriage in 1500s Florence — was released in paperback. Her publisher, Knopf, is also […]
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‘Water for Elephants’ Musical Sets Broadway Bow in Spring 2024
A musical adaptation of Water for Elephants is slated to come to Broadway this spring. The musical, based on the novel by Sara Gruen, is scheduled to play the Imperial Theatre starting Feb. 24, with an opening night set for March 21. Rick Elice, who wrote the book to Jersey Boys as well as Peter […]
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Rachel McAdams to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Mary Jane’ This Spring
Rachel McAdams will make her Broadway debut in Amy Herzog’s play Mary Jane this spring. The Notebook and Doctor Strange star will appear in the Broadway premiere of the play, directed by Anne Kauffman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window), which is scheduled to begin April 2, 2024, at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman […]
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Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger to Star in ‘Mother Play’ on Broadway
Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger will star in the world premiere of Mother Play on Broadway. The play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, who wrote How I Learned to Drive and Indecent, and directed by Tina Landau, will play a limited engagement at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater starting April 2, with […]
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Tituss Burgess Will Return to Broadway in ‘Moulin Rouge!’
Tituss Burgess is returning to Broadway as the new Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Schmigadoon! star will play the role of the Moulin Rouge Club owner for a limited engagement through Dec. 17. He fills in for Eric Anderson, who will return to the role on Dec. 19. […]
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Excerpt: How Long Beach Gay Bars, a Yellow Hatchback and a Stevie Wonder Run-In Influenced Melissa Etheridge’s Early Career
Melissa Etheridge’s storied career has been marked by all sorts of accomplishments: The singer-songwriter has been nominated for 15 Grammy Awards (with wins for best rock vocal performance in 1993 and 1995), she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and an Oscar (for her original song “I Need to Wake Up” from […]
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Tina Howe, Tony-Nominated ‘Coastal Disturbances’ Playwright, Dies at 85
Tina Howe, the Tony-nominated playwright and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist known for Coastal Disturbances, Painting Churches and Pride’s Crossing, has died. She was 85. Howe died Monday at NewYork Presbyterian Allen Hospital after a short illness due to complications from a hip fracture sustained in a recent fall, her longtime agent, Patrick Herold, announced. Her […]
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Constance Wu, Corbin Bleu to Star in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Off-Broadway
Constance Wu will make her New York stage debut in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors this fall. The Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers star will play Audrey opposite High School Musical star Corbin Bleu, who will play Seymour. The two start performances in the musical revival, which has been running at the […]
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Kevin Kwan on the “Special Alchemy” of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and What to Expect From His Next Novel
The summer of 2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of Kevin Kwan’s internationally best-selling debut novel Crazy Rich Asians and the five-year anniversary of its record-grossing big-screen adaptation, but the author barely had time to think about the dual milestones. For the past two years he has been engrossed in the writing of his fifth novel, […]
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‘The Outsiders’ Musical to Open on Broadway in April 2024
The Outsiders musical, based on S.E. Hinton’s literary classic and Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic 1983 film adaptation, will open on Broadway this coming spring. Directed by Danya Taymor, the show will officially open April 11, 2024, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, the musical’s producers announced Monday. Previews for the production, which features a book by Adam Rapp with […]
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‘The Wiz’ Casts Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy for Broadway and National Tour
Nichelle Lewis will portray Dorothy in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Wiz. The Virginian actress, who was discovered on TikTok and chosen following more than 2,000 submissions for the role, was also announced by producers on Monday as the lead in the upcoming National Tour. Kicking off in Baltimore at the Hippodrome Theatre and […]
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Hilary Swank, Sanaa Lathan, Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter to Star in James Patterson Audible Originals (Exclusive)
Hilary Swank, Sanaa Lathan, Aaron Paul and Krysten Ritter are set to lend their voices for Audible Originals releasing next year in collaboration with James Patterson Entertainment. Audible Inc. announced Monday that the stars will narrate three new originals from the author: Zero Tolerance starring Swank, The Justice starring Lathan, and The Coldest Case Season […]
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