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Jason Frank is a writer for Vulture who covers comedy, theater, music, and queer life.

  1. música
    Karol G and Shakira Among 2023 Latin Grammys WinnersWomen dominated the big four categories in Seville.
  2. spy vs. spy
    Mr. Smith Likes The Golden Bachelor, Mrs. Smith Likes FartingDonald Glover and Maya Erskine are starring in normie Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
  3. gwynnocent
    Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Enters the Camp CanonIn Gwyneth Goes Skiing, a London musical by “harbingers of queer chaos.”
  4. tributes
    Matt LeBlanc Promises to ‘Never Forget’ Matthew Perry“And I guess you’re keeping the 20 bucks you owe me.”
  5. chekhov’s sitcom
    Uncle Vanya Is Basically a Situation ComedySteve Carell and William Jackson Harper lead the cast of the upcoming Uncle Vanya revival.
  6. have you heard of christmas?
    Important: Learn Matt Rogers’s Sexy Grinch DanceSwish-swishes, propwork, drop it!
  7. vulture festival 2023
    Robin Thede Believes Everybody Should Get Jokes“Your job is to make people laugh. I don’t believe that straight men should ever not have jokes.”
  8. okay…
    Quelle Surprise! Darren Aronofsky Is Making Movie About a LoserMusk we?
  9. my single is dropping
    Irish Hozier and Vermont Hozier Have the Same AttitudeNo matter the season.
  10. solidarity forever
    The 2023 Hollywood Strike for DummiesSAG strike over! WGA strike over! Hollywood rejoices!
  11. because it’s there
    Jared Leto, Get Down!He’s going method as King Kong climbing the Empire State Building.
  12. life is a cabaret (again)
    What Is New York Without a Cabaret Revival Running at All Times?The West End Cabaret is crossing the pond in spring 2024.
  13. rip
    Sleep No More No MoreThe immersive-theater production will end after the upcoming 5,000th performance.
  14. hot hot hot
    Sexy Guesses for Sexiest Man Alive in the Unsexy Year 2023An athlete? Maybe. An actor? Probably. An influencer? We do support chaos.
  15. animation allegations
    Homer Simpson Claims He’s Done Strangling Bart“Times have changed,” the famed child abuser stated.
  16. replacements
    Hello Chickens! Boy George Is Entering the Moulin Rouge!Playing Harold Zidler and thus coming in brief contact with the music of his former “nemesis” Pete Burns.
  17. trailer mix
    Rage Is Reverberating in the Echo Trailer“You have so much pain in you, so much rage, that you can’t contain it,” Kingpin intones.
  18. icons only
    Take a Moment to Appreciate Tiffany Pollard TodayOmarosa didn’t stand a chance.
  19. *cello playing intensifies*
    Grant Gustin to Warble in Water for ElephantsHeading to Broadway this spring.
  20. bloys blog
    Casey Bloys Announces Plan to Slide Into Your DMs(If you’re a TV critic, that is.)
  21. the law
    Presley Peace Talks End PositivelyRiley Keough and Priscilla Presley’s settlement following the death of Lisa Marie is official.
  22. you wanna piece of me?
    Britney Spears Sold 1.1 Million Copies of Her Memoir in One WeekYou betta buy, bitch.
  23. bloys blog
    Dear TV Networks: Don’t Fire Your Secret Twitter-Troll HenchmenIt’s funny.
  24. i wanna see your peacock
    Heidi Klum’s Halloween Was Cirque du So PlumeLast year, she was a worm. This year, she was something that would eat the worm.
  25. no place like broadway
    Superboy and Marian the Librarian Will Take Over Sweeney ToddSutton Foster and Aaron Tveit are stepping into Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban’s roles.
  26. drag
    Today’s the Day When Today Goes HardFor an okey-dokey Halloween Kellyoke.
  27. they/them follow
    They Follow to Follow It FollowsSex demons and clamshell phones are so back.
  28. art deco
    Rachel Chavkin Is Still in Broadway Beast ModeLempicka, directed by Chavkin, is coming to Broadway just months before her new Gatsby musical premieres in Boston.
  29. check in on the culture
    Artforum Editor Fired After Publishing Call for Cease-fire Signed By ThousandsDavid Velasco said he’s disappointed “a magazine that has always stood for freedom of speech and the voices of artists has bent to outside pressure.”
  30. emotional truths
    Hasan Minhaj Tries to Fact-Check The New Yorker“The guy in this article is a proper fucking psycho, but I now hope you feel like the real me is not. I’m just a guy with IBS and low sperm motility.”
  31. representation conversation
    What Indigenous Artists Are Saying About Killers of the Flower MoonReservation Dogs star Devery Jacobs and the film’s Osage consultant Christopher Cote challenge Scorsese’s chosen narrative.
  32. awards szn
    The 2023 Gotham Award Nominations Are Out and Awards Season Is OnThe Sydney Sweeney-starring Reality picked up a surprise Best Feature nomination, and the only Barbie nomination was for a man.
  33. coming soon
    Hello, Uglies! Dragula Is Back, Both Ookier and Spookier Than EverThe season-five trailer has loads of drag, loads of drama, and just a taste of Matthew Lillard.
  34. trailer mix
    Leave the World Behind Makes It Okay to Be Scared of TeslasStarring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, and Myha’la.
  35. trailer mix
    Squid Game Is Real, Beware of Large DollsThe Challenge is out November 22 on Netflix.
  36. the industry
    Maha Dakhil, CAA, Leaves Leadership Roles After Israel-Hamas War Post“I made a mistake with a repost in my Instagram story, which used hurtful language,” Dakhil said in an apology.
  37. strike rules
    Halloween 2023 Costumes That Don’t Count As ScabbingFrom Hilary Duff as Duncan Crabtree-Ireland to Meghann Fahy as mother, actors have options.
  38. the thee-ay-ter
    Broadway’s Getting AppropriateElle Fanning and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Broadway debut.
  39. backpack and whisper
    The Sewer Boys Are Reddit BrosDicks: The Musical’s stars speak their truth in an AMA.
  40. trailer mix
    Crikey! Faraway Downs Is Aussie to the MaxWho among us has not wanted to reimagine Australia? (Ideally with fewer spiders.)
  41. i love mess
    ‘I Feel at Home in Filth’Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson’s Dicks: The Musical is a faggy mess. That’s the point.
  42. rumors by lindsay lohan
    Halle Bailey Did Not Announce a Pregnancy, ActuallyBut that doesn’t mean …
  43. back back back again
    Alec Baldwin Could Face New Charges in the Rust ShootingThe case will be presented in front of a grand jury.
  44. on the record
    It’s Lily Gladstone’s World and Marty’s Just Living in ItScorsese is ready to edit fan cams (once Francesca teaches him what that is).
  45. the rules of feminism
    Millie Bobby Brown’s Tarot Cards Read ‘Gloria Steinem’A psychic knew she was a feminist before she did.
  46. let’s make a deal
    SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP Aren’t on Speaking Terms Right NowAfter studios “walked away from the bargaining table.”
  47. the bear claw
    A24 Got Its Beefiest Boys for The Iron ClawZac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Harris Dickinson are brothers with muscles and daddy issues.
  48. trailer mix
    Take a Deep Breath, The Color Purple Trailer Is HereWith a new clip of Taraji P. Henson singing “Push Da Button”.
  49. snip snip
    Two Amber Heard Scenes Were Allegedly Cut From Aquaman 2Following courtroom tension over whether the role was reduced.
  50. hey little songbird
    Jordan Fisher Will Look Back as the New Orpheus in HadestownReplacing Reeve Carney as Orpheus after his more than four-year run.
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