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A special screening of CODA put a, well, coda to the end of a successful hybrid 2023 Sundance Film Festival t…

Anna Kendrick isn't one to shy away from candor or vulnerability. It's part of what makes her one of Hollywoo…

Candy canes may be sweet and cutely reminiscent of Christmas, but it turns out they make a great shiv if you …

If a crisis of faith is a journey from belief to doubt, the opposite could be referred to as a come-to-Jesus …

Like many of today's trailblazing transgender activist-artists, Scott Turner Schofield wears many hats in Hol…

Michael Keaton sticks to his guns as an actor, whether he’s playing an everyman or a larger-than-life superhe…

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Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac go way back—to the halls of the Juilliard School of Drama, in fact. “We read…

What did we think of Sunday’s 93rd Academy Awards? Where to even begin assessing or reacting to the first Osc…

What, to you, is a true supporting screen or stage performance? It’s a question we at Backstage ask ourselves…

“I think so many actors, when you talk about it, will admit to this imposter syndrome,” says Maya Rudolph. “W…

Before Chris Evans became Chris Evans, superhero and superstar, he made a habit of asking scene partners the …

How many actors can say they've only had to land one audition ever? "That's got to be some kind of record," s…

Actor, producer, director, and activist Natalie Portman is one of Hollywood's brightest talents. The Oscar wi…

John Krasinski may be forever known for his Jim Halpert on the SAG Award-winning "The Office," for which he's…

Barry Jenkins did not invent the close-up. But watching actors gaze directly into his lens, it sure feels lik…

For years now, the term "EGOT"—a title bestowed on individuals who have claimed Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony…

"In the Envelope" checks in with someone who has more acting statuettes than she knows what to do with—and fo…

Why directing Pipeline is so personal for Lileana Blain-Cruz: Dominique Morisseau's new play "Pipeline" explo…

Viola Davis and Denzel Washington have figured out the so-called "Oscar curse." "People talk about the curse-…

How does an actor, crooner, a triple threat in bloomers lead a Founding Fathers musical into the future? Pecu…

Ramin Karimloo is in his element at the Columbus Circle Equinox as much as he is on the Imperial Theatre stag…

The Baker's Wife of Rob Marshall's eagerly anticipated big-screen adaptation of the iconic musical relished d…