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Colman Domingo in ‘Sing Sing’ (Photo Credit: A24)

The San Diego Film Critics Society selected Sing Sing as Best Picture of 2024, with the film also receiving Best Actor (Colman Domingo) and Best Adapted Screenplay awards. Wicked tied as the most-awarded film, earning Best Supporting Actress, Best Production Design, and Best Costume awards.

Dune: Part Two led the list of San Diego Film Critics Society nominees with 12 nominations and won two: Best Director and Best Sound Design. Anora and September 5 also took home two awards from the Southern California-based critics.

2024 San Diego Film Critics Winners

Best Picture

Winner – Sing Sing

Runner Up – Anora

Runner Up – Conclave

Best Director

Winner – Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two

Runner Up – Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

Best Actor

Winner – Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Runner Up – Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Runner Up – Daniel Craig, Queer

Best Actress

Winner – Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths

Runner Up – Amy Adams,...

When director Jon M. Chu asked his go-to cinematographer Alice Brooks what her goal was for “Wicked” while they were prepping in London, she replied: “To make the greatest love story ever told about these two friends, Elphaba and Glinda.” Every lighting choice was to ensure that intent was fulfilled. It’s a grand, epic musical, but their conflicted relationship was key: It was all in the performances of Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch. Brooks even assigned them their own flattering lenses: 65mm for Erivo and 75mm for Grande.

“Jon wanted this movie to look like our own version of Oz,” Brooks told IndieWire. “It was really important to him that we made our own world that no one had ever seen before. And so we decided we’d make our own version of what Technicolor was,...

TIMOTHÉE Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Zendaya as Chani in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ (Photo by Niko Tavernise)

The San Diego Film Critics Society is known for marching to the beat of its own drum. Last year, the So. California group named Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret the Best Picture of 2024. And this year’s nominees break from other critics groups, with Dune: Part Two leading with 12 nominations. Conclave followed with nine, and Sing Sing and Wicked each earned eight.

Winners will be announced on Monday, December 9, 2024.

2024 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominees

Best Picture

Anora

Challengers

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Sing Sing

Best Director

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two

Edward Berger, Conclave

Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Daniel Craig, Queer

Ralph Fiennes,...

You may not recognize the name, but in the world of costume design, Paul Tazewell is a recognized talent with a capital “t.” So much so that he appears on his way to ascending into the pantheon of lauded living costume designers that include legends such as Colleen Atwood, Sandy Powell, Jenny Beavan, Mark Bridges, and Ruth Carter. He’s already a Tony Award winner with nine nominations overall, an Emmy Award winner, and an Oscar nominee for Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” With Jon M.

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Wicked fans have pointed out numerous different differences between the stage production and the new movie.

One of those is Ariana Grande‘s pink bubble dress in the opening of the movie during “No One Mourns the Wicked.” On Broadway, Glinda wears a blue dress, as seen here on Annaleigh Ashford.

In a new interview, the Wicked movie’s costume designer Paul Tazewell is opening up about switching up the iconic bubble dress.

Keep reading to find out more…

“I guess my closest connection to the story of The Wizard of Oz was the film,” Paul told People. “When I think of the iconic Glinda, it is Billie Burke as Glinda in that pink dress and how she arrives in the bubble. So I really wanted to pursue the possibility of using pink. I mean, there were legal issues with using pink for the Broadway design just because of studios,...

From the dazzling period costumes in West Side Story and Harriet to the looks in the magical world of Wicked, Academy Award-nominated costume designer Paul Tazewell has shown that few artists weave as much versatility into their creative DNA. “I love period work and telling stories connected to history. What excited me about Wicked was designing a world rooted in period silhouettes while also creating a fantasy,” he says.

For the monumental task of transforming the beloved Broadway hit into two films, the designer says he drew upon a wealth of inspiration: “Wicked was about digging deep into where the original story came from. With the L. Frank Baum book, the 1939 film, Gregory Maguire’s Wicked and the Broadway musical, you’ve got four distinct expressions of the same story.” Maintaining the essence of the show while putting his own spin on it, Tazewell introduced a fresh perspective without entirely modernizing it.

On Monday November 25 2024, ABC broadcasts Tamron Hall!

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The upcoming episode of “Tamron Hall,” titled “Friendsgiving,” promises to be an exciting blend of entertainment and heartfelt stories. Airing soon on ABC, this episode features notable guests who will share their insights and experiences related to the theme of friendship and celebration.

Actress Cynthia Erivo, known for her incredible talent, will join the show. She will discuss her work in the upcoming production of “Wicked,” alongside costume designer Paul Tazewell. Together, they will offer a glimpse into the creative process behind the costumes that bring characters to life on stage. Their conversation is sure to be inspiring for anyone interested in theater and design.

In addition to the artistic discussions, sisters Bevy Smith and Stephanie Smith Long will share tips on how to create a memorable Friendsgiving dinner. They will provide practical advice on planning, cooking, and...

The Broadway musical adaptation of “Death Becomes Her” opened Thursday night at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. It transforms the renowned 1992 film into a dynamic stage production that is sure to enchant fans.

The show, starring Tony nominee Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard, reimagines Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn’s original roles. Brooke Shields, Tina Fey, and a surprise appearance by Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Tina Knowles were among the stars on opening night.

A highlight of the evening was Meryl Streep’s lighthearted greeting to Hilty: “Break a leg, or I’ll break it for you,” accompanied by a bouquet of wilted flowers that brilliantly encapsulated the show’s dark comedy.

The musical, with a screenplay by Marco Pennette and music by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, adheres to the original film’s campy comedy. Director Christopher Gattelli has expertly translated the film’s renowned special effects for the stage, which...

“Wicked,” part one of the long-awaited screen adaptation of one of Broadway’s longest-running musicals, has a bevy of seasoned experts in the musical genre both in front of and behind the camera. The film is directed by Jon M. Chu, who previously received critical acclaim for his movie version of Lin Manuel-Miranda’s “In the Heights.” Leading the cast as Elphaba is Cynthia Erivo, a Tony winner for “The Color Purple,” while her love interest Fiyero is played by Jonathan Bailey, an Olivier Award winner for a role in a London revival of “Company.” And beyond being one of the biggest pop stars of the last decade, Ariana Grande is a theater kid at heart who got her start in showbusiness in the ensemble of tween musical “13.”

But in two key roles are actors who are probably the most familiar faces for cinephiles and moviegoers — but not ones known for breaking out in tune.

A perfect rejoinder to the ubiquitous Broadway Sucks These Days gripe about the too-many movie-to-stage adaptations has arrived at long last, and it’s a simple three-word response: Death Becomes Her. A virtually perfect big-budget, broad-appeal musical comedy that improves in every way over the 1992 film, director-choreographer Christopher Gattelli’s wildly entertaining vehicle for two of our best singer-actor-comedians on any stage today renders the movie-as-source snipe worthless.

Don’t waste a minute’s thought on which of the two – Megan Hilty or Jennifer Simard – come out on top with this delight of a holiday gift (let Tony voters lose sleep over that one next spring). The two work together like the ingredients of a dangerous magical potion, each delivering precisely nuanced yet stupendously big performances in amounts that, were they off by so much as a fraction, would thoroughly undo the magic.

And singling out Hilty and Simard certainly...

When Cynthia Erivo signed on to play Elphaba in Universal’s big-screen adaptation of “Wicked,” she knew one thing: she wanted to be green.

But Erivo wanted to actually be green, not have the color superimposed onto her skin in post. So, the film’s makeup designer Frances Hannon — who was thrilled by the actor’s insistence — took on the challenge of finding the right verdant hue.

Hannon created a checklist: The makeup couldn’t look painted on; the shade of green should compliment Erivo’s “extraordinarily beautiful” features; and the color needed to work in every light. The product also needed to last all day and not transfer onto Erivo’s co-star Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda, or the elaborate costumes designed by Paul Tazewell.

There was just one problem, Hannon says: “The product didn’t exist.”

Hannon had already been in pre-production on the film — a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,...

Reviews for “Wicked” keep pouring in, with more and more critics heaping praises on Ariana Grande as Galinda Upland, aka Glinda the Good Witch.

This is the biggest film role yet for the international pop star, who goes by her birth name, Ariana Grande-Butera, in the end credits. Over the past few weeks, she has steadily risen in Gold Derby’s Oscar odds for Best Supporting Actress, now coming in at fourth place to win the golden statuette. The enthusiastic backing of many top film critics certainly doesn’t hurt.

Phil de Semlyen (Time Out) calls out Grande’s “scene-stealing” abilities. William Bibbiani (The Wrap) refers to her “superb physical comedy.” Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair) says she’s found her “movie-star groove.” Christian Holub (Entertainment Weekly) claims she “struts around Shiz like she owns the place.” That’s just a small handful.

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“Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” The conundrum of theodicy has long plagued humanity, just as it’s plagued the Ozians of Munchkinland. Like the source novel and Broadway musical, Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of part one of Wicked (penned by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox) doesn’t dig into the existential nitty-gritty of the question. But it makes its position on the matter as blunt as the theatrics are dazzling: no, people are not born wicked. It’s thrust upon them by circumstance or, more specifically, the powers that be.

As all fans of the musical already know: we begin at the end… of The Wizard of Oz. The Wicked Witch of the West has been defeated and the munchkins are rejoicing like they’ll never rejoice again. They’re throwing the biggest party ever seen this side of Emerald City.

The movie version of Broadway’s beloved musical Wicked has been a long time coming since the show’s opening in 2003, but it is finally here — and quite frankly, not only does it soar cinematically, it exceeds all expectations. What director Jon M. Chu does here ranks with the best movie musicals, an innovative and quite stunning take that will not disappoint even the hardest-core lovers of the stage version. And this is only Part One (more on that later).

Of course a magical descendant of one of the most celebrated movies of all time, 1939’s The Wizard Of Oz, and even before that L. Frank Baum’s immortal book(s) first published in 1900, this take was based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 origin story of Elphaba and Galinda and the relationship between two BFFs whose lives go in wildly different directions in a world pre-Dorothy.

One of the signature songs of Wicked is “Popular” — a word that’s also an epic understatement when applied to the 2003 stage musical. Seen by upwards of 65 million people, the show’s themes of female friendship, empowerment and discrimination clearly struck a chord, fueling almost $1.7 billion in Broadway grosses and around $6 billion worldwide. Producers have been in no rush to bring the goldmine property to the screen, and their patience now pays off handsomely in Jon M. Chu’s eye-popping movie version, which enriches the source material while saluting the Golden Age of Technicolor MGM musicals, chief among them The Wizard of Oz.

Universal can count on a gigantic built-in audience from two decades’ worth of superfans who have claimed collective nicknames like “The Ozians” or “Wickhards.” It’s easy to imagine them leaping to their feet and cheering after beloved songs when the release hits the multiplex — singalong screenings...

E! News and Fandango have partnered to bring “Wicked” fans a livestream from the Los Angeles premiere on Saturday, November 9. Watch below as stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and more arrive on the red carpet. Coverage is expected to begin at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt and run for about two hours. See red carpet photos by clicking the gallery above (it will be updated throughout the night).

“E! News’” Justin Sylvester and “Access Hollywood’s” Zuri Hall, the latter of whom is also a new contributor to Fandango, will provide fans a unique VIP viewing experience of the “Wicked” premiere’s red carpet with live celebrity interviews, exclusive movie clips and in-depth coverage of the biggest stories surrounding “Wicked” — all from the comfort of their homes. Additionally, the E! CreatorCam with “E! News The Rundown’s” Erin Lim Rhodes will be live on TikTok and Instagram, providing fans...

The artisans behind some of this year’s leading award contenders discussed the importance of having the right crew on their projects at the Scad Savannah Film Festival as part of Variety’s 10 Artisans to Watch honors.

Suzanne Stokes Munton, hair department head on Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu,” stressed, “It’s really important to have an excellent group that works well together and as a team and is willing to work with other departments. You can’t have any bad eggs.”

She was honored alongside Devendra Cleary, sound mixer on “Twisters,” Andrea Datzman, composer on “Inside Out 2,” Julie Diaz, supervising dialogue/Adr editor on “Y2K,” Jade Healy, production designer on “Wolfs,” Danielle Immerman, VFX producer on “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” Steve Newburn, makeup on “Sasquatch Sunset,” Sofia Subercaseaux, editor on “Maria and Paul Tazewell, costume designer on “Wicked.”

Asked what was his biggest challenge on “Twisters,...

On Tuesday, 24 hours before one of Scad Savannah Film Festival’s most anticipated panels, “Wicked: A First Look,” someone approached to inform that they would be in line at least an hour before. The anticipation was palpable. When “Wicked” cinematographer Alice Brooks, editor Myron Kerstein and costume designer and Variety’s 10 artisans to watch honoree Paul Tazewell stepped onto the stage Wednesday, they were welcomed like rock stars, with fans screaming at a deafening decibel. Based on the crowd’s enthusiasm, Kerstein wanted to see who was Team Glinda and who was Team Elphaba. Applause wasn’t enough to distinguish the two, but a show of hands suggested the audience skewed towards Glinda.

The artisans didn’t pick sides (they love them both equally), but that friction-turned-friendship between the two young witches was the filmmaker’s north star while developing the movie.

Brooks recalled her first conversations with director Jon M. Chu,...

With the theatrical release of “Wicked” just weeks away, the buzz is already defying gravity, with every frame, clip, and nugget blowing up on social media. While critics were getting a first look, the film’s creative team — including cinematographer Alice Brooks, editor Myron Kerstein, and costume designer Paul Tazewell — gathered at the Scad Savannah Film Festival for a “First Look” panel, moderated by Variety’s artisans editor Jazz Tangcay, to reveal a few of their magic tricks.

Given the musical’s already iconic look, they knew they had a huge task ahead of them, and director Jon M. Chu gave them creative license to explore what this new vision of Oz would be.

“John’s original goal was that we were making ‘Lord of the Rings’ meets ‘Wizard of Oz,’ ” said Kerstein.

But beyond the visual spectacle, their north star was the relationship between Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda...

Universal has just introduced ‘Wicked’ to film critics, and the response is overwhelmingly positive. Jon M. Chu’s take on the famous Broadway show has received high praise, with lead actresses Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande being lauded for their performances, catapulting them into this year’s Oscar discussions.

Critics are already tipping ‘Wicked’ as a standout film. Variety’s Katcy Stephen called it a ‘masterpiece,’ impressed by Ariana Grande’s portrayal of Glinda, which she describes as full of humor and charisma.

I was 'pessimistical' going in, but…Wicked is a masterpiece. Ariana Grande makes Glinda sparkle: she milks every moment with gusto, humor and hair flips. Jon M. Chu added so much new life to the story that I can see why it needed to be 2 parts! Well worth the 20-year wait. pic.twitter.com/dJIYdoZgPc

— Katcy Stephan (@katcystephan) October 30, 2024

Simon Thompson from another publication was captivated by...

Nominations voting is from January 8-12, 2025, with official Oscar nominations announced January 17, 2025. Final voting is February 11-18, 2025. And finally, the 97th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2 and air live on ABC at 7 p.m. Et/ 4 p.m. Pt. We update our picks through awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2025 Oscar predictions.

The State of the Race

As we enter the fall/holiday season, “Wicked” (Universal) and “Gladiator II” (Paramount) are gathering early buzz for Best Costume Design. Other standouts include “Conclave” (Focus Features), “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix), “Blitz” (Apple TV+), and “Maria” (Netflix). Still to come are the highly anticipated “Nosferatu” (Focus Features), and “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures). Also in the running, of course, is “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.).

“Wicked,” Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the Broadway musical fantasy by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, explores the teen friendship between the Wicked Witch...

As Paul Tazewell was conceiving design ideas for “Wicked,” mushroom gills served as an unlikely inspiration for Elphaba’s black dress.

The costume designer had stumbled across a documentary about mushrooms. Tazewell says, “I became aware of the beauty of different kinds of mushrooms because of the texture and different colors.”

Tazewell was tasked with designing the costumes for “Wicked,” starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. The idea to align Elphaba with nature stemmed from the character’s history.

Says Tazewell, “She is this little oppressed girl being called out because of the color of her skin and ostracized even within her family.” He added that because of her connection and allyship to the animal community he turned to nature to define what her look would be, and that’s where mushrooms became the inspiration.

Speaking with Variety, Tazewell says the idea was to “create a...

Two films captivated audiences at the Middleburg Film Festival, resulting in a tie for the coveted audience award.

Edward Berger’s religious thriller “Conclave” and Tim Fehlbaum’s historical drama “September 5” both took home the audience award at the Virginia-based festival. Meanwhile, R.J. Cutler’s “Martha,” an intimate look at business mogul Martha Stewart, earned the audience award for best documentary. Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian political thriller “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” claimed the top spot for best international feature.

“Conclave,” proving to be a crowd favorite, secured its second audience prize on the festival circuit, having previously won at the Mill Valley Film Festival. The film, which premiered at Telluride to critical acclaim, is generating Oscar buzz for stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini and director Berger. Berger’s last film, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” received nine Oscar nominations and won four.

Fehlbaum’s “September...

There’s not a total divide between the world of film and theater costume design, but they are different disciplines. Sometimes that can be freeing when designing for the theater, which doesn’t require the base level of naturalism audiences usually expect from something shot on camera. But then the detail work that a camera can capture — specific fabrics, patterns, how just the right color reads onscreen — can be an essential component of film storytelling.

As part of the Middleburg Film Festival, costume designer Paul Tazewell discussed how he expresses character and builds worlds through costume in both theater or film. Tazewell singled out “Hamilton” as a project where the final costume designs connected the actors to the style and legacy of the American revolutionaries but didn’t tether them to the rules of period clothing. The costumes were designed to link the actors just as much to the vibrancy...

If you want to win an Oscar for Best Costume Design, it’s best to pick a project for which you can create frilly dresses from a bygone era. Since its introduction at the 1948 Academy Awards, this category has favored period pictures, including the 2024 winner “Poor Things.” (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Costume Design.)

Voters love to reward the creative forces behind such films, especially those that are about the aristocracy including recent champs “Marie Antoinette” (2007), “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2008), “The Duchess” (2009), “The Young Victoria” (2010), and “Anna Karenina” (2013). By the way, none of those films even competed for Best Picture. Indeed, only 20 Best Picture champs also won this award; the last to do so was “The Artist” in 2012.

Among the other double dippers was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004). Fantasy films such as this often boast Oscar-winning costumes, including 2022 champ “Cruella,...

The new trailer for “Wicked” is packed full of performances of songs from the Broadway musical. Earlier trailers set up the origin story of the witches of Oz. Now we get to see them let loose.

The trailer opens with a snippet of the catchy tune “Popular,” sung by Glinda (Ariana Grande) as she gives Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) a makeover. It then segues to Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) declaring that he is “Dancing Through Life” before ending with a tease of the show-stopping “Defying Gravity.” Grande and Erivo harmonize together before Erivo takes flight and becomes the Wicked Witch of the West in this soaring finale to the film.

While “Wicked” opens on Nov. 22, we’ll have to wait a full year to see the second half of the story. Jon M. Chu (“Crazy Rich Asians”) directed both movies. With Chu opting to use the whole of the Act One score,...

Gold Derby’s Oscar predictions in the below-the-line races opened last week, and “Wicked” leads the early odds to win Best Costume Design. That should come as no surprise to anyone who’s seen the popular Broadway musical, which won various costume awards races two decades ago (including at the 2004 Tonys) for its eye-popping looks for good witches, bad witches, deceitful wizards and everyone in between.

The Universal Pictures film adaptation, which will begin defying gravity in theaters on November 22, 2024, stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp, aka the Wicked Witch of the West, Ariana Grande as Galinda Upland, aka Glinda the Good Witch, Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as the iconic Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Jonathan Bailey as young prince Fiyero Tigelaar. Jon M. Chu directs the movie from a script co-written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox.

“Wicked’s” costume designer is Paul Tazewell, a...

The 2024 Middleburg Film Festival (Mff) has rounded out its list of honorees.

After previously announcing Steve McQueen (“Blitz”), Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”), and Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave”) as award recipients, the Middleburg Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup of honored filmmakers. The annual festival will take place October 17-20.

The Mff honorees hail from some of 2024’s most anticipated and applauded films.

“Nickel Boys” director RaMell Ross will receive the Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award. “Nickel Boys” was also selected as the closing film.

Danielle Deadwyler will receive the Breakthrough Actor Award for “The Piano Lesson.” The “Till” actress leads the film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play alongside John David Washington. The duo play two siblings who disagree about selling the family heirloom piano. “The Piano Lesson” marks Malcolm Washington’s feature directorial and screenwriting debut.

“Sing Sing” actors Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin will receive...

Universal’s movie adaptation of the hit musical “Wicked” is flying into theatres this year and brings with it a flurry of stars including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, and Michelle Yeoh. But those stars aren’t the only ones who may shine bright in the film as the movie’s trailer displayed a dazzling array of designs that could mean it’s set for Oscar attention. In particular, it could be a key player for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Paul Tazewell is on costuming duty here. He was nominated for Best Costume Design in 2022 for another musical, “West Side Story.” Although he lost to Jenny Beavan for “Cruella,” musicals are often nominated in this category. Along with “West Side Story,” movie musicals such as “Cyrano,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “La La Land,” “Cinderella,” and “Into the Woods” have...

Death Becomes Her, the Broadway-bound musical starring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams, has announced full ensemble casting.

The stage musical adaptation of the 1992 film begins previews Wednesday, October 23, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, with opening night on Thursday, November 21.

Joining the previously announced Hilty, Simard, Sieber and Williams will be ensemble players Marija Abney, Lauren Celentano, Sarita Colon, Kaleigh Cronin, Natalie Charle Ellis, Taurean Everett, Michael Graceffa, Neil Haskell, Kolton Krouse, Josh Lamon, Sarah Meahl, Ximone Rose, Sir Brock Warren, Bud Weber, Ryan Worsing, and Warren Yang. Kyle Brown, Lakota Knuckle, Johanna Moise and Amy Quanbeck join as swings.

The full casting was announced today by producer Universal Theatrical Group.

Directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her features a book by Marco Pennette, and an original score by Julia Mattison & Noel Carey.

The official synopsis: “Madeline Ashton (Hilty) is the most beautiful actress (just ask...

Out of all the winners (and also-rans) in the 26 competitive categories at the 2024 Tony Awards, 23 results stand out as particularly noteworthy when considered in the context of history. So what were this year’s most interesting facts, records, and milestones? Check out the complete list of winners here.

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1. The productions that received multiple Tony nominations, but went home empty-handed were “Back to the Future,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Doubt,” “Grey House,” “Here Lies Love,” “Lempicka,” “Mary Jane,” “Mother Play,” “The Notebook,” “Prayer for the French Republic” and “Water for Elephants.”

2. The individuals who had multiple nominations this year, but went home empty-handed were songwriter/orchestrator Will Butler (“Stereophonic”), lighting designer Isabella Byrd (“Cabaret” and “An Enemy of the People”), scenic designer dots (“Appropriate” and “An Enemy of the People”), songwriters/orchestrators Jamestown Revival (“The Outsiders”), lighting designer Natasha Katz...

Tony Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday, April 30 by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. While the nominations for the 77th annual Tony Awards were determined by approximately 60 theatre professionals, winners were decided by hundreds of members of the Broadway community.

A whopping 36 shows were eligible for consideration by the nominating committee. On the play side, there were 10 original works and five revivals in the running for nominations. Over on the musical side, 15 new tuners were in contention for bids as were six musical revivals. The cutoff date for eligibility was Thursday, April 25.

The Tony Awards are set for June 16 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and will be hosted for the third year in a row by Oscar winner Ariana DeBose. The earlier “Tony Awards: Act One” ceremony will be hosted by Julianne Hough and Utkarsh Ambudkar; Skylar Astin will host...

Broadway fans: the 2024 Tony Award nominations are finally here!

Each year, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre (aka the Tonys), celebrates the best on Broadway. The nominations were announced by two past Tony winners: Take Me Out‘s Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Hamilton‘s Renée Elise Goldsberry.

This year, the Tonys will be held on June 16, 2024 with host Ariana DeBose returning to host for a third time. Just Jared will be live updating throughout the entire event, so stick with us that night!

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Best Musical

Hell’s Kitchen

Illinoise

The Outsiders

Suffs

Water for Elephants

Best Play

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

Mary Jane

Mother Play

Prayer for the French Republic

Stereophonic

Best Revival of a Play

Appropriate

An Enemy of the People

Purlie Victorious: A...

The 2024 Tony Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday, May 2 by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. The reveal of the roster of contenders was carried on the Tonys YouTube channel. While the nominations for the 77th annual Tony Awards were determined by a few dozen theater professionals, winners will be decided by upwards of 800 members of the Broadway community.

Three dozen shows were eligible for consideration by the nominating committee. On the play side, there are 10 original works and five revivals in the running. Over on the musical side, 15 new tuners were in contention as were six musical revivals. The cutoff date for eligibility was April 27.

The Tony Awards are set for June 16 at Lincoln Center and will be hosted for the third year in a row by Oscar winner Ariana DeBose.

The 2024 Tony Awards nominations list below includes all 26 competitive categories.

Musicals

Best Musical

Hell’s Kitchen

Illinoise...

Suffs — a musical about the suffragists movement — is transferring to Broadway, with Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai set to join the producing team.

With a book, music and lyrics by award-winner Shaina Taub and direction by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman, the musical — which had its world premiere off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 2022 — is set to open at the Music Box Theatre on April 18, 2024. Preview dates and full casting have yet to be announced.

“We are elated to welcome Secretary Clinton and Malala to our Suffs producing team,” said the show’s producers, Jill Furman and Rachel Sussman. “As powerful role models, they each inspire millions around the globe in their rigorous fight for equality, and we are honored to have two such profoundly dedicated and courageous advocates supporting us on Broadway.”

The musical is set during 1913, as the women’s movement in America is growing thanks to the “Suffs,...

Suffs, the Shaina Taub musical about the suffragist movement that had a sold-out, extended run Off Broadway last year, will move to Broadway this spring, with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai on the producing team as co-producers.

Suffs will open at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre on Thursday, April 18.

“We are elated to welcome Secretary Clinton and Malala to our Suffs producing team,” said lead producers Jill Furman and Rachel Sussman. “As powerful role models, they each inspire millions around the globe in their rigorous fight for equality, and we are honored to have two such profoundly dedicated and courageous advocates supporting us on Broadway.”

Suffs, which originated at New York’s Public Theater, is set in 1913 as the women’s movement is heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists — “Suffs,” as they call themselves — and their relentless pursuit of the right to vote.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the beloved 1992 horror-comedy Death Becomes Her is headed to the stage with a brand new musical adaptation, Deadline reports this afternoon.

Deadline writes in their report, “the world premiere of Death Becomes Her will run at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre from April 30 – June 2, 2024.”

Megan Hilty (Wicked, TV’s Smash) stars as the character “Madeline Ashton” alongside Jennifer Simard (Company, Once Upon A One More Time) as “Helen Sharp.”

“Death Becomes Her follows actress Madeline Ashton and author Helen Sharp as they experiment with a youth-and-beauty potion that also grants eternal life.”

Check out a teaser trailer for the musical adaptation below.

“The musical comedy features an original score by Noel Carey and Julia Mattison and book by Marco Pennette. Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies) directs and choregraphs. The design team for includes Derek McLane (Sets), Paul Tazewell (Costumes), Justin Townsend (Lights), Peter Hylenski (Sound...

The stage musical adaptation of the 1992 film comedy Death Becomes Her will make its pre-Broadway debut in Chicago this spring, producers announced today.

Starring Tony nominees Megan Hilty as “Madeline Ashton” (Meryl Streep in the film) and Jennifer Simard as “Helen Sharp” (Goldie Hawn in the movie), the world premiere of Death Becomes Her will run at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre from April 30 – June 2, 2024.

Check out the teaser trailer for the production below.

The musical comedy features an original score by Noel Carey and Julia Mattison and book by Marco Pennette. Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies) directs and choregraphs. The design team for includes Derek McLane (Sets), Paul Tazewell (Costumes), Justin Townsend (Lights), Peter Hylenski (Sound), and Paul Kieve (Illusions).The Chicago staging is produced by Broadway In Chicago and Universal Theatrical Group.

Based on the Universal Pictures...

Exclusive: The 1/52 Project, a new financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected the first seven early-career designer recipients to benefit from 100,000 in grants. Each of the inaugural recipients will receive grants up to 15,000, with applicants chosen based on talent, creativity, innovation, and potential for future excellence in the professional theatrical field.

The 2022 recipients are Brittany Bland, projection designer; Everett Elton Bradman, sound designer; Stefania Bulbarella, projection designer; Jessica Alexandra Cancino, set designer; Frank Cazares, costume designer; Jordan McCree, sound designer; and Jingyi Johanna Pan, costume designer.

“I know I am extraordinarily lucky to be able to make a living as a theatre designer, much less to have the opportunity to do it on Broadway,” said Boritt. “Part of that luck was being born a middle-class white boy. The goal of The 1/52 Project is to give a little encouragement to a talented group of early...

The AcademyThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents The Academy Awards, which is popularly known as the Oscars.Tnm StaffA collage of actors Suriya and KajolActors Suriya and Kajol are among the invitees to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The organisation has extended an invitation to 397 artists and others to join the organisation in 2022. "Membership selection is based on professional qualifications with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity. This year's class of invitees includes 71 Oscar nominees, including 15 winners. The Academy is the organisation which presents The Academy Awards, popularly known as Oscars. Other Indians who made it to the list include filmmakers Reema Kagti, Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas. Indian documentary Writing With Fire, made by Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas, was recently nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 94th edition of the Academy Awards. The documentary chronicled the rise of Khabar Lahariya,...

Tony Awards nominations were announced on Monday, May 9 by Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry. While the nominations for the 75th annual Tony Awards were determined by a few dozen theater professionals, winners were decided by upwards of 650 members of the Broadway community.

The Tonys take place June 12 at Radio City Music Hall hosted by newly minted Oscar winner Ariana DeBose. The 2022 Tony Awards winners list below includes all 26 competitive categories.

Musicals

Best Musical

“Girl From the North Country”

“Mj”

“Mr. Saturday Night”

“Paradise Square”

“Six”

X — “A Strange Loop”

Best Musical Revival

“Caroline, or Change”

X — “Company”

“The Music Man”

Best Actor (Musical)

Billy Crystal, “Mr. Saturday Night”

X — Myles Frost, “Mj”

Hugh Jackman, “The Music Man”

Rob McClure, “Mrs. Doubtfire”

Jaquel Spivey, “A Strange Loop”

Best Actress (Musical)

Sharon D Clarke, “Caroline, Or Change”

Carmen Cusack, “Flying Over Sunset”

Sutton Foster, “The Music Man”

X — Joaquina Kalukango, “Paradise Square”

Mare Winningham,...

The countdown to the Tony Awards has a officially begun On June 12, the brightest stars of the 2021-22 season will shine even brighter as they gather at the iconic Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Broadway's biggest night. Leading up to the 75th Annual Tony Awards, BroadwayWorld is getting up close and personal with the nominees. Today we're studying up on Paul Tazewell...

Settle in, pop fans, because the wait for Ariana Grande's seventh album could be a long one. In a new video for the R.E.M. Beauty YouTube channel, the "Positions" singer got candid about when she would be releasing new music, and for now, the answer is not until she completes filming on "Wicked." Grande is set to play Glinda in the two-part adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, which is being directed by Jon M. Chu, and since this is her dream role, she's focusing all of her energy into giving the best performance she can.

While giving viewers a tutorial on how to recreate her geometric eyeliner look, Grande answered fans' questions, including one about when she would be releasing new music. "This is a question I'm nervous to answer, but I feel like I want to have a little bit of transparency and honesty with my fans,...

The Tony Awards nominations were announced on Monday, May 9 by Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry. The reveal of the roster of contenders was carried on the Tonys YouTube channel. While the nominations for the 75th annual Tony Awards were determined by a few dozen theater professionals, winners will be decided by upwards of 800 members of the Broadway community.

Thirty-four shows were eligible for consideration by the nominating committee. On the play side, there are a dozen original works and nine revivals in the running. Over on the musical side, nine new tuners are in contention as are four musical revivals. The cutoff date for eligibility was May 4.

The Tony Awards had been set for June 12 at Radio City Music Hall and will be hosted by newly minted Oscar winner Ariana DeBose.

The full and complete list below includes all 25 competitive categories at the 2022 Tony Awards.

Musicals

Best Musical

“Girl From...

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Well… Oscar night 2022 was certainly one to remember. Many obituaries will have received their first lines last night, and there’s a few moments that will appear half way down for some of them.

But – here’s the good news: Sian Heder’s Coda won Best Picture, and genuine living legend Troy Kotsur took home the Best Supporting Actor award. It may have been a surprise for some, as Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog was hotly favoured. In the second piece of excellent news it was Campion herself who took home the Best Director gong, many would argue it’s long overdue.

Elsewhere Encanto, Will Smith, Jessica Chastain all took to the stage to collect their awards, and it’s pleasing to see another year when the awards were well spread out. It’s a sign of an industry in fine fettle, which is just as well given,...

The 94th Annual Academy Awards were presented on Sunday, March 27, during a ceremony that took place at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California, and was hosted by Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, and Amy Schumer. So who took home the gold? Scroll down for the complete list of winners in all 23 categories, updated throughout the night.

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The Netflix western “The Power of the Dog” entered these awards with a leading 12 nominations, which is also the most nominations any Netflix film has ever received. But was it destined to become the first film from a streaming distributor to take top honors? To achieve that the film had to battle against Apple’s “Coda,” which only had three nominations but won crucial awards from the Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild, and Producers Guild, the last of which uses the same kind of ranked-choice voting as the Oscars.

Jenny Beavan won an Oscar tonight in the Best Achievement in Costume Design category for her work on Disney’s Cruella.

This is Beavan’s third Oscar win for Costume Design, having won in 2016 for Mad Max: Fury Road and in 1987 for A Room with a View.

Beavan started her acceptance speech by jokingly saying, “If you hear a really embarrassing noise, it’s probably my family somewhere up there.”

Based on the iconic villain from 101 Dalmatians, Cruella follows a young woman named Estella (Emma Stone) who dreams of being a fashion designer. When she manages to land her dream job designing for the Baroness (Emma Thompson), Estella quickly becomes convinced that she deserves more in life. Taking on the persona of Cruella, she becomes a rival of the Baroness with a rebellious sense of fashion.

Beavan says her choice of outfit tonight was to “honor my inner Cruella,...

Going to watch the 2022 Oscars and wondering who will win? Scroll down for our Oscar predictions in all 23 categories. These official odds are derived from the 2022 Oscar predictions of thousands of Gold Derby readers. Our projected winners are highlighted in gold.

Among those making their forecasts at Gold Derby are dozens of Expert journalists from major media outlets, our Editors who cover awards year-round, the Top 24 Users who did the best predicting last year’s Oscar winners and the All-Star Top 24 who had the highest scores for the last two years combined.

“The Power of the Dog” came into these awards with the most nominations (12) and looked to be a lock. The film won with the BAFTAs and Jane Campion picked up prizes both there and with the DGA for helming. But “Coda” claimed the top prize at the SAG Awards and won Best Picture at the PGA Awards, which...

The films in contention for the 2022 Best Costume Design Oscar are “Cruella,” “Cyrano,” “Dune,” “Nightmare Alley,” and “West Side Story.” Our current odds show “Cruella” (16/5) to be the frontrunner, followed in order by “Dune” (39/10), “West Side Story” (4/1), “Nightmare Alley” (9/2), and “Cyrano” (9/2).

Jenny Beavan’s nomination for “Cruella” is her 11th and could result in her third win, as she previously bagged trophies for “A Room with a View” (1987) and “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2016). She would be the 11th costumer to achieve as many victories and already ranks as the eighth most-nominated one. Her other eight bids came for “The Bostonians” (1985), “Maurice” (1988), “Howards End” (1993), “The Remains of the Day” (1994), “Sense and Sensibility” (1996), “Anna and the King” (2000), “Gosford Park” (2002), and “The King’s Speech” (2011). The first five films for which she was nominated were all directed by James Ivory.

Jacqueline Durran (“Cyrano”) has also won twice for her work in “Anna Karenina” (2013) and...