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Gordon Cox Theater Editor To hear the actress Sierra Boggess tell it, Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman’s Broadway musical “Harmony” couldn’t have a more apt title. Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below: “They sing in harmony the entire show,” said Boggess (“The Little Mermaid,” “Love Never Dies”), speaking in a conversation with “Harmony” director-choreographer Warren Carlyle on the new episode of “Stagecraft,” Variety’s theater podcast. “There’s no sound like it on Broadway right now.” Carlyle (“After Midnight,” “The Music Man”) described the sound of “Harmony,” about a real-life troupe of singers called the Comedian Harmonists, as “a cross between the Manhattan Transfer and the Marx Brothers.” He went on to reveal his take on how the hitmaking duo Manilow and Sussman work together.

It’s Michael Imperioli with the steal, as the NBA has enlisted the actor from The Sopranos to hype the league’s first in-season tournament, which begins Nov. 3.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director James Gandolfini‘s performance as Tony Soprano on HBO’s “The Sopranos” is often cited as some of the best acting in TV history, but co-star Jamie-Lynn Sigler recently revealed that Gandolfini often questioned himself on the set of the Emmy-winning drama series. Sigler played Tony’s daughter, Meadow, on the show, which ran for six seasons and 86 episodes between 1999 and 2007. “Jim was the type of scene partner where it felt like he was there and his only intention was to make me as good as I could be,” Sigler recalled on a recent episode of Michael Rosenbaum’s “Inside of You” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly).

Rocky star Burt Young has died aged 83. The Oscar-nominated actor played Paulie, the corner man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone throughout the iconic film franchise.

Sooo… It sounds like Amber Heard ain’t too thrilled about Elon Musk sharing her “private” roleplaying pic.

The Sopranos star Drea de Matteo said she joined OnlyFans last month because her stance on the COVID-19 vaccine cost her work.Speaking to Fox News, the actress, who played Adriana La Cerva in the hit HBO series, opened up about the backlash she received for speaking out against the vaccine.“My own industry thinks I’m, you know, a savage,” she said. De Matteo’s agent dropped her due to the controversy, leaving her out of work and nearly homeless, she explained.

“People find that hard to believe that I was never really paid very much money for any of the jobs I’ve done,” Sopranos actress Drea de Matteo said about her decision to post racy content on subscription site OnlyFans. “People think I’m f***ing made of gold, and I’m not. I’ve worked job to job.”

Drea de Matteo doesn’t give a f**k about what you think!

Drea de Matteo is opening up about her OnlyFans account.

George R.R. Martin may not be cranking out the novels, but his blog is thriving.

Drea de Matteo is the latest star to join OnlyFans.

One of the classic lines in HBO’s “The Sopranos” was, “A Don doesn’t wear shorts.”

Summer may be cooling off, but Drea de Matteo is just heating up!

Charles Martinet, the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games since the 1990s, is stepping down.

The Sopranos he found the “most brutal” and “difficult” to shoot.The actor, who played Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO series, recalled filming his death scene at the hands of Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) in the show’s final season.“That wasn’t really brutal at all, I’ll be honest with you,” Imperioli told the Guardian. “When we shot it, it wasn’t my last day either because we shot out of sequence.”The actor went onto explain that the scenes where his character had to be physically abusive to Adriana (Drea de Matteo) were the most challenging.“The most brutal, difficult stuff for me is when Christopher had to be physically abusive with Adriana, for obvious reasons,” he added.“On a technical level, you’re trying to be really careful so you don’t hurt the person. But having to get to that point of violence towards a woman, you have to go to some nasty places to get there.

Michael Imperioli is opening about his time on The Sopranos and the scenes he found the most difficult to film.

Michael Imperioli is opening up about his experience as an actor.

Breaking Bad has been crowned the best TV show of the past 25 years on a list compiled by Rotten Tomatoes.To mark its 25th anniversary, the website asked approved critics to rank their top five TV shows released in the last 25 years. The votes were then tallied and compiled into a top 25 list.Perhaps unsurprisingly, Breaking Bad came out victorious, beating runner-ups The Sopranos and The Wire in second and third place respectively. Mad Men and Succession complete the top five, with the latter coming to an end this year with its fourth season.Despite its controversial last season, Game Of Thrones finished in seventh place – placing ahead of shows like Lost, Fleabag and Atlanta.You can check out the entire top 25 below.1. Breaking Bad2. The Sopranos3. The Wire4. Mad Men5. Succession6. The Leftovers7. Game Of Thrones8. Twin Peaks: The Return9. Lost10. Six Feet Under11. Fleabag12. Ted Lasso13. Better Call Saul14. BoJack Horseman15. Curb Your Enthusiasm16. Atlanta17. Stranger Things18. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel19. The Office US20. The West Wing21. The Americans22. Parks and Recreation23. Arrested Development24. Watchmen25. ChernobylA list was also compiled running down the top 25 movies from the past 25 years, where Mad Max: Fury Road claimed the top spot.

Michael Imperioli is clarifying a statement he made following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling last week that a web designer could refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.

The Sopranos, The White Lotus, Goodfellas or any movie or TV show I’ve been in.“Thank you Supreme Court for allowing me to discriminate and exclude those who I don’t agree with and am opposed to. USA! USA!”A post shared by @realmichaelimperioliIn response to his own post, the actor added that “hate and ignorance is not a legitimate point of view” and “America is becoming dumber by the minute”.Speaking to Variety, Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect) described the ruling as “backwards”.

Michael Imperioli is taking a stand against “bigots and homophobes” and doesn’t want him to watch his work. The actor’s comments come after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a web designer could refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.

Michael Imperioli is reacting to the Supreme Court ruling that made it legal for a web designer to refuse to work with a same-sex couple.

It’s been ten years since James Gandolfini died and his co-stars from The Sopranos are remembering the late actor.

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Zolghadri (Y2K), Shane Paul McGhie (Poker Face), Jessica Barden (The End of the F***ing World) and Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus) are attached to star in Last Days of Basic Cable, a new film from renowned, rising director Max Winkler (Ceremony).

Sopranos star Michael Imperioli gets a lot of fan requests because of his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Discovery promised to give writers and directors proper credit on its Max streaming service, but don’t expect the fix to happen anytime soon.

Wow! The word out of Cannes was pretty strong about the show that’s supposed to be HBO‘s next big thing. What we heard was mostly about how graphic and sexually explicit it was — but apparently that’s nothing compared to how BAD it is??

Formerly known as Purple Pilgrims – under which name they released two albums – Clementine Valentine have now returned with their first new music since 2019 – a song called ‘Endless Night’.“All songs are moments in time trapped in amber, this one feels particularly so”, they say of the new track. “A relic of a past joy, crystallised behind dusty glass.

Aubrey Plaza refrained from indulging in the small-screen success of “The White Lotus”.

Aubrey Plaza dislikes streaming services so much that she still hasn’t seen her season of The White Lotus.