“Really, producers? Really” Suzy Evans pled in a 2014 piece for American Theatre, mimicking the comedic angst of Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers. “The Pulitzer Prize [for drama] and all finalist nods go to women in 2014 and 68 percent of the Broadway audience is female, but you don’t have a single new play by […]
Safe water is no joke. Comedians have a way of making light of very serious issues for the sake of laughter, but that doesn’t mean they can’t “reverse flow,” so to speak, and use comedy to bring awareness to very serious issues. Waterkeeper Alliance was founded in 1999 to patrol the world’s waterways, ensuring that […]
Ice Cube promised an N.W.A. reunion and he delivered. On Saturday night in Los Angeles, N.W.A. members MC Ren and DJ Yella joined Ice Cube on stage for their first live performance together in 26 years, according to Ice Cube. While the rapper-actor last performed with MC Ren in 2000, Ren said the three haven’t […]
Earlier this year, we got out first look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden. Now, the first official trailer has arrived of Oliver Stone’s biopic on the whistleblower. The trailer features no footage from “Snowden,” but serves as a visual resume for the former CIA employee and government contractor who quickly became the most wanted […]
Life after college can be weird, and a little intimidating. You’ve graduated, so that’s good, and maybe you even have a job. But navigating your social life while having new responsibilities can be intimidating. Luckily, a short ad for HBO Now, the new streaming service from HBO, using clips from their original programming offers some […]
They may be loud on stage, but the boys of Rudimental are rather soft-spoken in real life. Made up of Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden, Piers Agget and DJ Locksmith, the British drum and bass band is not for the weak-hearted. Their sound threatens to completely redefine live performance with their eclectic beats of funk, soul, […]
Calling Jessica Biel your college roommate has certain perks. On Saturday, Dana Panzer, who was Biel’s roomie at Tufts University, tied the knot with her girlfriend Amy Wicker in Norwalk, Connecticut. The newlyweds received a priceless gift at the reception: a surprise performance from Biel’s husband Justin Timberlake, who was also in attendance. J.T. sat […]
This past weekend we learned that Amy Schumer had turned down Comedy Central’s offer to host “The Daily Show” because it felt too “safe,” but that’s not the whole story. On Tuesday, the 34-year-old further explained her reasoning during an appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show. “It felt like it would be betting against myself,” […]
History was made in the ballet world this week when soloist Misty Copeland was promoted to principal dancer, thereby becoming the first black female principal in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theatre. Copeland, now 32 years old, has been dancing with the American Ballet Theatre for over 14 years, nearly eight as a […]
The next “Star Trek” movie will be called “Star Trek Beyond.” This from director Justin Lin, the longtime Fast & Furious steersman, who will be taking over the Trek franchise in its first post-Abrams installment. – This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. […]
