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Taraji P. Henson to Make Broadway Debut in August Wilson Revival
Henson will star opposite Cedric the Entertainer in 'Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,' directed by Debbie Allen.
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‘Phantom of the Opera’ Plans Return to New York in Immersive Production
The show will be directed by Diane Paulus and feature former cast members from the Broadway show.
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‘Boop! The Musical’ Will Close on Broadway in July
The show is the fourth to announce an early closure in the recent weeks, after the shows struck out at the Tony Awards.
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The 25 Best Drama Schools of 2025
From L.A. to London, these sterling institutions offer aspiring actors a solid foundation for both stage and screen
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Hollywood’s Slowdown Is a Boon to the Hollywood Fringe Festival
More than 400 short plays featuring some underemployed TV and film vets show the creative spirit lives in this struggling town.
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Why Rachel Zegler Has London Raving — and Ranting — About Her ‘Evita’ Stage-to-Street Performance
The young actress is currently breaking theater's fourth wall by performing to a busy London street — and away from paying audiences — on the Palladium balcony every night.
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Eddie Redmayne-Backed ‘Cabaret’ to End Broadway Run in October
Billy Porter will take over as the Emcee and Marisha Wallace will take over as Sally Bowles starting July 22.
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Jinkx Monsoon to Take Over Lead Role in ‘Oh, Mary!’
Monsoon will play Mary Todd Lincoln starting in August, after Tituss Burgess returns to the role.
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Summer Fiction: How THR Investigations Inspired ‘In Pursuit of Beauty’
Here's how a noirish new plastic surgery thriller set in Beverly Hills materialized out of real-life reporting over the past decade. Plus, an excerpt from the novel, which centers on the fraught relationship between an incarcerated doctor and the ghostwriter of her memoir.
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Matthew Broderick, David Cross to Star In Reimagined ‘Tartuffe’ Off-Broadway
The Lucas Hnath play, which will run at New York Theatre Workshop, will also star Bianca del Rio, Francis Jue, Amber Gray and more.
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The Hollywood Insider’s Summer Reading List
From dishy memoirs to a plastic surgery noir, eight books by and about entertainment movers and shakers to keep you turning pages all season.
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L.A.’s Literati Toast ‘On The Rag’— A Tabloid for The Social Media Age
Arty Angelenos swarmed Night Gallery, but where was promised headliner Chet Hanks?
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‘Waiting for Britney Spears’: Behind the Scenes of Her Infamous Summit With Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan
In an excerpt from his buzzy new book, Jeff Weiss recalls a mid-2000s golden age when the tabloids tracked the starlets’ every move as they battled one another and dodged the paps at the city’s most high-end dive bar, Hyde.
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Jean Smart on Her New Broadway Show, Turning Down Sondheim and Why She Doesn’t Know What’s Next in ‘Hacks’
Smart is currently starring in 'Call Me Izzy,' a one-woman show, on Broadway.
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Broadway Musical ‘Smash’ Closing After Tonys Loss
The show was nominated for two Tony Awards and has been struggling at the box office.
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Bestselling Author Riley Sager Is Ready to See His Stories Adapted: “Make Movies Out of My Books Hollywood!”
Sager offers an update on whether any of his novels will hit the screen, being “courted by Hollywood” and why he’s trying to get Florence Pugh a copy of his new book.
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