Yaya DaCosta Discusses Possible Return to 'Chicago Med': 'The Future's Unknown'

Gordon Cox Theater Editor Jason Alexander’s latest theater project, the new comedy “The Cottage,” opened on Broadway last night — and it’s just the first of a string of theater projects that stand poised to keep the former “Seinfeld” star busy in the theater for the next year or more. Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below: Alexander revealed what he’s got coming up on the latest episode of “Stagecraft,” Variety‘s theater podcast.

Return To Dust, an arthouse hit in China last summer before being pulled from release, opens Stateside this weekend with Film Movement presenting on two screens – NYC’s BAM Rose Cinema and the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, expanding to LA and Seattle next Friday.

Kim Kardashian got emotional about parting ways with ex-husband Kanye West‘s belongings — but she still has plans for his most memorable items.

NBC’s beloved One Chicago and Law & Order franchises were not spared during the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.

Whoopi Goldberg walked off the set of ABC’s The View during a heated discussion about selfies yesterday (July 18).The actor was moderating the roundtable for the show’s ‘Hot Topics’ discussion, during which the panel was discussing Miranda Lambert pausing a recent concert to scold an audience member for taking selfies during her show.Co-host Sunny Hostin said that she was “going to take as many selfies as I want if I paid $757 for tickets” (via Entertainment Weekly), to which the Sister Act star replied: “You know what? Stay home.”“If you’re going to spend $750 to come to my concert, then give me the respect of watching me while I do my thing, or don’t come.”After Hostin insisted that she likes to keep memories of concerts on her phone, Goldberg got up from her seat and said: “Turn on the television, girl.”As the Oscar-winning actor walked towards the audience and was asked by Hostin where she was going, she replied: “I’m leaving y’all!”Approaching an audience member, Goldberg added: “I want to take a picture with this marvellous woman, who is 91. So, we’re going to do a selfie.

UPDATED, 12 PM: Showtime has released the official trailer and key art for Season 6 of Lena Waithe’s critically acclaimed drama series The Chi. New challenges await Kevin (Alex Hibbert), Jake (Michael Epps) and Papa (Shamon Brown Jr) and the rest of the Chi fam in the upcoming expanded season. Season 6, which is split into two parts of eight episodes each, premieres its first half on August 4 streaming on Paramount+ and on demand, followed by its linear debut at 9 p.m. Sunday, August 6.

Fans might be worried about their favorite TV shows like The Voice, Dancing With the Stars, The Masked Singer and Bachelor Nation shows like The Bachelorette and new offshoot The Golden Bachelor amid the SAG-AFTRA strike.

ABC said in a press release.“The Golden Bachelor,” which will air this fall on Mondays at 10 p.m., centers on “one hopeless romantic” who will be “given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life.”“It’s never too late to fall in love again,” Turner told Good Morning America.Turner was married to his high school sweetheart, Toni, for 43 years. They have two daughters, Angie and Jenny, as well as two granddaughters, Charlee and Payton.

Jamie Foxx is not only feeling good, but he’s doing good!

hit half-hour comedy “The Bear” picked up a whopping 13 2023 Emmy nominations in today’s big reveal — but in Hollywood’s eyes, the show, now in its second season, is already a winner, with A-listers calling their agents to secure them a quick cameo.The story revolves around talented-but-damaged chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), who moves home to Chicago after a three-Michelin-star stint, getting back to basics at the family’s Italian beef joint. “The Bear” received a nod for Outstanding Comedy Series, pitting it against big-hitters like Max’s “Barry” and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.”Featuring top-notch performances from the likes of White (“Shameless”), Ayo Edebiri (“Big Mouth”) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“Girls”) — all of whom received Emmy nominations for their work in Season 1 — an additional highlight has been guessing which famous actors will pop up next, anywhere from a few moments to multiple episodes.

Sandra Oh wants to know what her The Princess Diaries character is up to after all these years and would like to reprise her role in the third film.

The Bear‘s second season places us in a frigid Chicago winter, where our beloved, stressed chef Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and his crew are hard at work turning their now-shuttered sandwich joint “The Beef” into “The Bear,” an upscale dining destination.The second season of Hulu’s surprise hit from Christopher Storer (Eighth Grade, Ramy) proves that without change, even the most timeless meals can go off.

Thania Garcia Lil Uzi Vert will be performing in venues across the U.S. later this fall for the newly-announced “Pink Tape” tour in support of their latest, 26-track album album “Pink Tape.” The 17-date trip will be Uzi’s first headlining jaunt since 2018’s “Endless Summer Tour,” and is slated to begin on Oct. 21 in Minneapolis, before making numerous stops across major cities like Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, New York City, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Denver, among other cities. They will close the tour with a special hometown performance in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Nov. 22. “Pink Tape,” the follow-up to the rapper’s 2020 record, “Pluto x Baby Pluto,” is expected to be one of the top rap releases of the year when it arrives on U.S. charts next week. It features guest verses from Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and more.

LaRoyce Hawkins’ son, Roman John, is already following in his father’s acting footsteps — and winning over the elementary school theater crowd.

Selome Hailu “The Bear” became an overnight sensation when its first season debuted in 2022 because of its visceral honesty about how it looks and feels to work in a restaurant. Much of the credit for that belongs to Courtney Storer. Storer, sister of series creator Chris Storer, has worked in high-profile kitchens from Verjus in Paris to Jon & Vinny’s in L.A., but her most recent job has been to serve as “The Bear’s” culinary producer, getting the writers, cast and crew acclimated to the world the series takes place in. “In Season 1, it was it was a lot of storytelling with the writers, but also providing my journals and different training guides to give insight into the ethos of restaurants,” Storer says. “It’s bigger than the conflicts: It’s the decision-making, the structure, the procedures, the recipes.”

Kim Kardashian shared some heartwarming snaps of lookalike daughter Chicago West with her cousins on Sunday, following a fun -themed day together. Kim and sister Khloe Kardashian chaperoned the cute outing, as the pink-clad crew — which also included Khloe and Tristan Thompson's daughter, True Thompson, as well as Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna's daughter, Dream Kardashian, and Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's daughter, Stormi Webster -- enjoyed the World of Barbie immersive experience in Santa Monica, California. The younger girls were all smiles as they posed together, with Stormi adorably propping a hand under her chin in a model-worthy pose. In another pic, the cousins embraced each other in tight hugs.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story) is set for a key recurring role on the upcoming sixth season of Showtime’s The Chi, from 20th Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to the dramatic feature film Waiting For The Light To Change — the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival ‘Grand Jury Prize’ winner for ‘Best Narrative Feature.

Simone Biles is heading back into competition for the first time in nearly two years.

Just like Us, LaRoyce Hawkins is a big fan of Chicago P.D.’s Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek finding their happily ever after.