Greg Evans

Associate Editor/Broadway Critic

Greg joined the Deadline staff in 2017 from Bloomberg News, where he was the TV and Film critic. He previously was a staff editor and/or reporter at Variety, Daily Variety and TV Guide Magazine. His features and criticism on arts and entertainment have appeared in the New York Times, Vulture, Slate, Newsweek, Yahoo News and Guitar World Magazine.

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Gregg Smith Dies: ‘Hair’ Actor, Dance Collaborator On ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘Newsies’ Was 73

Gregg Smith, an actor and dancer whose three-decade collaboration with director and choreographer Kenny Ortega included casting dancers for such films and TV productions as Dirty Dancing, Newsies, Hocus Pocus, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink, To Wong Fu, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar and various Oscar…

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‘Happy Happy Joy Joy’ Clip: First Look At ‘Ren & Stimpy’ Documentary Headed To Sundance

EXCLUSIVE: How to describe The Ren & Stimpy Show, that bizarre, you-had-to-be-there ’90s animated series that carved a niche for itself on the kid-friendly Nickelodeon channel without being all that kid-friendly itself? (Well, depending on what kind of kid you were…) In this exclusive clip from the upcoming Sundance…

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Jan 17, 2020 2:04 pm
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Dwayne Johnson Pays Tribute To Wrestling Champ Dad Rocky: “Rest Your Trailblazing Soul, Soulman”

Dwayne Johnson has posted a heartfelt tribute to his late father, professional wrestling hall of famer Rocky Johnson. “You broke color barriers, became a ring legend and trail blazed your way thru this world,” The Rock wrote on Instagram before offering a poignant hope: “I want you to rest your trailblazing soul…

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Jan 17, 2020 9:34 am
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Meryl Streep To Narrate Animated Earth Day Short Film ‘Here We Are’ For AppleTV+

Meryl Streep, Chris O’Dowd, Jacob Tremblay and Ruth Negga will voice an exclusive animated Earth Day short film for AppleTV+, Apple said today. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth will premiere April 17. The film follows a precocious 7-year-old (Tremblay, of Room fame) who, over the course of Earth Day…

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Jan 17, 2020 8:00 am
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Tony Winners Stephanie J. Block & Linda Lavin Set For Sarah Silverman’s ‘The Bedwetter’ Musical

Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Stephanie J. Block are among the cast announced today for the world premiere production of Sarah Silverman’s Off Broadway musical The Bedwetter. Sami Bray, who appeared on Broadway in the 2017 production of 1984, and Zoe Glick (of Broadway’s Frozen) will share the role of Sarah, the…

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Jan 16, 2020 1:01 pm
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Sarah Silverman's 'Bedwetter' Casts Stephanie J.

NBC’s ‘Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ & ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ Get Early Streamings On Peacock Premium

NBC’s late night talk show line-up will arrive early for Peacock Premium subscribers: Beginning in July, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon will steam at 8 p.m. ET, three and a half hours before the broadcast airtime, with Late Night with Seth Meyers then streaming at 9 p.m. ET. Both shows are taped before live…

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Jan 16, 2020 1:00 pm
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Triggered Arizona Republican Senator Martha McSally Rebuffs CNN’s Manu Raju As “Liberal Hack”

CNN’s Manu Raju seems to have triggered Arizona’s Republican Sen. Martha McSally on Thursday with talk of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, earning a Trumpian insult in the halls of Capitol Hill. “Manu, you’re a liberal hack,” McSally said, clearly peeved and with undisguised disdain. “I’m not talking to…

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Jan 16, 2020 10:08 am
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Demi Lovato Scores Super Bowl Gig: She’ll Sing The National Anthem

Demi Lovato, the multi-platinum singer and songwriter, will sing the National Anthem during the Super Bowl LIV pregame show at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, February 2, the NFL and Fox announced today. The pregame show, including the Anthem, will be broadcast live worldwide. Christine Sun Kim will sign the…

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Jan 16, 2020 7:04 am
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GLAAD Media Awards Names Producer Ryan Murphy For Vito Russo Honor

Producer, director and writer Ryan Murphy will receive GLAAD Media Award’s annual Vito Russo Award honoring an openly LGBTQ media professional who has made a significant difference in accelerating LGBTQ acceptance. The award will be presented at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on Thursday, March…

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Jan 16, 2020 6:28 am
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A Mesmerizing Laura Linney Conjures A Life (Or Two) In Broadway’s ‘My Name Is Lucy Barton’ – Review

Laura Linney pours the breath of life into Broadway’s My Name Is Lucy Barton, based on the novel by Olive Kitteridge author Elizabeth Strout. Arriving in New York following an acclaimed London production, this poignant, 90-minute solo play, directed by Richard Eyre and opening tonight at Manhattan Theatre Club's…

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Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm
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Adult Swim Announces New Tim And Eric Sitcom ‘Beef House’

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim of Adult Swim’s Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! fame will reteam for the Cartoon Network’s programming block later this year with Beef House, a new multi-camera sitcom. Adult Swim announced the new series today, coinciding with tonight’s kick-off of the duo’s Tim and Eric Mandatory…

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Jan 15, 2020 11:39 am
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Art Director Guild Sets Bill Creber & Roland Anderson For Hall OF Fame; ‘Planet Of The Apes’, ‘White Christmas’ Among Credits

The Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame will be induct William J. Creber – the production designer responsible for, among other achievements, the Statue of Liberty scene in the original Planet of the Apes – and frequent Cecil B. DeMille collaborator Roland Anderson into its ranks at the 24th Annual Art Directors Guild's…

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Jan 15, 2020 10:29 am
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