7 things to know about 'Hamilton' this week

MacArthur genius recipients and Pulitzer-winners: Theyre just like us! What?, Lin-Manuel Miranda is meeting Michelle Obama…what? Before each performance, cast members can see the list of which celebrities are in attendance. Credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images Some choose not to look. I dont like to know, said Leslie Odom, Jr., who plays Aaron Burr. Chris doesnt mind knowing, Daveed doesnt really like to know. The best time to approach Miranda about a new project?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · David Ingram

70s Show reunion: Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson on Netflix's The Ranch

That was probably one of the craziest ones that we came up with. That sounds pretty amazing. DANNY MASTERSON:I think its going to be a hit. Credit: Greg Gayne/Netflix Its the idea for our next series in 10 years. KUTCHER:Its almost likeQuantum Leapbut everyone leaps together. MASTERSON:Its likePosse Leap. There was one where were in a cul-de-sac in a weird little town, like aStepford Wivessort of thing. But it never went very far....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 801 words · Jared Hood

8 highlights from Bob Dylan's rare interview

Maybe that is a Bob Dylan fan, maybe not, I dont know. Thats a different person than who I am now. He faced a lot of adversity, the critics were against him, other jazz players that were jealous. Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images He was doing something so new, so groundbreaking, they didnt understand it. We had had a falling out, Dylan explained. Does he regret missing out on the role, which ended up going to Beatty?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Claudia Robinson

8 Seriously Scary Summer Reads

Scary Summer Reads Forget about sleeping well tonight these white-knuckle thrillers will send your heart rate soaring. METTIE OSTROWSKI for EW

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 21 words · Connie Turner

9 Authors Who Trashed Adaptations of Their Work

Even so, author Ken Kesey refused to see it because of creative differences. The movie notably removes Chief Bromden from his role as narrator and tones down some of the paranoid rambling. Yet hes probably most famous for Stanley Kubricks film adaptation ofAClockwork Orange. Courtesy Everett Collection, Getty Images (inset) This never entirely sat right with Burgess and eventually led to him dismissing his own book. I should not have written the book because of this danger of misinterpretation....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Sandra Graham

9 home renovation shows to watch now thatFixer Upperis ending

Click through for nine more home renovation shows to watch to get yourFixer Upperfix. Unless the announcement of the original series ending alters the spin-off, we can expectBehind the Designin spring 2018. Flip or Flop It’s the house flipping series that launched a thousand spin-offs. HGTV Well, only six, actually, but the original’s success speaks for itself. That should make for some…interesting TV. The seventh season premieres in December. HGTV...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Suzanne Brock

9 of Garry Marshall's Best Movies

Eventually, of course, opposites attract, and the result is part kidnapping caper, part irresistible rom-com. Midler and Barbara Hershey starred as C.C. and Hillary, two women whose friendship spanned decades after they met as children under an Atlantic City boardwalk. TriStar Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection Touchstone/Getty Images Ron Batzdorff Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection Ron Batzdorff/Paramount Pictures Walt Disney Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Ron Batzdorff

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · William Randall

9 of the Best 'Wheel of Fortune' Moments Ever

Too Much For Pat Sajak In November 2014, it was all just too much for Sajak.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · David Arnold

9 tragic love stories to read after watchingMe Before You

Jojo Moyes' best-selling novel isn’t the only devastating book on the shelf The film adaption ofMe Before You,Jojo Moyes' stunning tale of loss and romance, hit theaters on June 3, 2016, and follows the tragic relationship between Will Traynor (Sam Claflin), a man with quadriplegia who uses a wheelchair, and his quirky caretaker Louisa Clark (Emilia Clarke). EW looks back at nine other books with devastating love stories that will send you into a pit of literary despair....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 707 words · Jennifer Stewart

9:30 Club co-owner Seth Hurwitz shares stories of some of his favorite shows

Co-owner Seth Hurwitz shares stories and photos from the iconic venue. [That] doesnt diminish his abilities one tiny bit, as I cant even do that. This is another art form entirely, Hurwitz says of the groups shows. Credit: Erica Bruce You just wont understand it until you see it. It is so transporting, I was in tears. One caveat: The seasoned concert promoter adds that he cried atBambi. Brian Liu...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Valerie Lynch

9th Life of Louis Drax: Aaron Paul is a person of interest in exclusive clip

The 9th Life of Louis Drax stars Aiden Longworth as the titular character, a boy who, after surviving eight near-death accidents, plunges off a cliff on his ninth birthday. While the cops investigate the causes of Louis latest close-encounter with the Grim Reaper and the whereabouts of his father (Aaron Paul), a neurologist played by Jamie Dornan uses unorthodox techniques in an attempt to tap into the childs unconsciousness.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Paul Adams

A Birthday Cake For George Washington pulled after criticism

‘A Birthday Cake For George Washington’ will no longer be sold. Scholastics description of the book had read, Everyone is buzzing about the presidents birthday! Especially George Washingtons servants, who scurry around the kitchen preparing to make this the best celebration ever. Credit: Scholastic via AP Oh, how George Washington loves his cake! And, oh, how he depends on Hercules, his head chef, to make it for him. Hercules, a slave, takes great pride in baking the presidents cake....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Nathan Becker

A Bronx Tale musical coming to Broadway

Tommy Mottola is slated to produce. Both actors costarred in the 1993 film, which Palminteri wrote. In 2007, Palminteri broughtA Bronx Taleback to the stage as, once again, a one-man show. Credit: Everett Collection Its a Bronx boys dream come true forA Bronx Tale, The Musicalto move to Broadway! Palminteri, who will write the book for the new musical, said in a statement. InA Bronx Tale, The Musicalwe do all three....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Vanessa Williams