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Elizabeth Marvel and another actor sit across a table holding hands, with Marvel looking gravely toward her scene partner, conveying a moment of fragile connection within the play’s otherwise cold system.

Elizabeth Marvel On Navigating a Dystopian Future in Tim Blake Nelson’s ‘And Then We Were No More’

Marvel stars as a lawyer navigating a justice system stripped of mercy, nuance and human judgment.
By Harry Haun
Getty Images Portrait Studio Presented By IMDb And IMDbPro At The Intercontinental Hotel Toronto, 2025

Samara Weaving’s Rise From Scream Queen to Box Office Draw

Her rapid rise is a testament to what can happen when you don’t scorn a genre that’s proven itself to be an ambitious acting vehicle.
By Bee Delores
A bearded man with his hand on his chin sits superimposed in front of the cast of a show dressed in pink and orange posed on stage

Jim Newman Opens Up About ‘Mamma Mia!,’ Mentors and the Joys of Owning the Stage

The actor’s career has been shaped as much by chance encounters with icons as by his roles on stage.
By Harry Haun
Two male actors perform a comic moment onstage, with one seated dramatically on a medical contraption while the other stands behind in a sailor-inspired costume, both reacting with exaggerated expressions.

Mark Linn-Baker On Bringing Molière’s ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ to Life

By Harry Haun
A black-and-white still from the 1950 film Born Yesterday, featuring Judy Holliday reclining on a luxurious bed with a newspaper in hand, smiling at William Holden, who sits beside her in a suit and glasses with his arms crossed.

The Oscar Upset That Stunned Hollywood: The ‘Best Actress’ Shock of 1951

By Charley Soderbergh

Inside the TIME100 Gala: Artists Meet the Titans

By Leigh Scheps
A man in a gray shirt and black blazer sits posed in front of a white wall

Hank Azaria On What It Takes to Change

By Jasmine Lobe
12 individual photos of Dwayne Johnson, Hugh Jackman, Meryl Streep, Leo Dicaprio, George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, JLo and Ben Affleck, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Matt Damon

Dwayne Johnson Kickstarts $15M in A-Lister Donations to Actors Strike

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Will Smith’s Career Won’t Suffer After His Oscars Slap

By Helen Holmes

Why the Oscars’ Chadwick Boseman NFT Garnered Backlash

By Helen Holmes

Out-of-Work Broadway Actors are Finding Solace in Television Gigs

By Helen Holmes

Five Ways to Help Theater Survive the Coronavirus Shutdown

By David Cote
Brie Larson

Brie Larson Sold Her Longtime Studio City Home for $1.4 Million

By Morgan Halberg

Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Listed Their Malibu Beach Retreat for $19.95 Million

By Morgan Halberg

Paul Wesley Paid $1.93 Million for a Log Cabin in Topanga

By Morgan Halberg
Terrence McNally

At 80, Playwright Terrence McNally Is Still Theater’s Biggest Fanboy

By Aaron Hicklin

Here’s What We Know About Lady Gaga’s Dying Horse, Arabella

By Helen Holmes

6 Actors Turned Artists Who Make Work Worth Talking About (Other Than Jim Carrey)

By Clayton Schuster
Glenn Close and Penelope Cruz attend the Oscars in 2014.

The Biggest Snubs in Academy Awards History

By Jim White
Artist John Currin's painting of actress Jennifer Lawrence for Vogue's September 2017/125th Anniversary issue.

John Currin Paints Jennifer Lawrence for Vogue September Issue

By Alanna Martinez
Kristian Bruun and Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black.

Goodbye Clone Club: Actor Kristian Bruun on ‘Orphan Black’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

By Aaron Pruner
Adam West dressed as 'Batman' for the filming of a road safety ad for children, 7th May 1967.

Los Angeles Turns on the Bat-Signal to Honor Adam West

By David Akst
American actress Debbie Reynolds with her daughter Carrie Fisher in 1972.

A First Look at Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds’ Personal Items Headed to Auction

By Alanna Martinez
Val Kilmer at Woodward Gallery in New York.

Val Kilmer’s Next Big Role: Artist

By Alanna Martinez
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