Kristin Welchez has swapped one alter ego for another. The singer first caught the world’s attention in 2008 as Dee Dee Penny, lead singer of indie-rock band Dum Dum Girls. With catchy guitar chords and Kristin’s growly vocals, the band crafted beloved indie hits like “Bedroom Eyes” and “Coming Down.” ... More

Benjamin Bratt knows crime. He starred on Law & Order for fourteen years as homicide detective Rey Curtis, played a CIA agent on 24: Live Another Day, had a memorable performance as an FBI agent in Miss Congeniality and, now, he’s playing the bad guy. In Infiltrator he portrays Richard Alcaino, a high-ranking member in Colombian drug ... More

The premise of Starz’s breakout show Power seems familiar: a boy from a poor neighborhood in Queens rises through the drug dealings ranks to become the boss of a crime empire and the nuanced power struggle of the New York underworld comes to light through betrayal, secrets and scandals. In ... More

Peter Gadiot is a daredevil. Case in point: the actor had just finished climbing a mountain in Russia when he checked his voicemail and discovered he had nabbed a starring role in USA’s new drug world drama, Queen of the South. “Usually I’ve always played the typical romantic love interest,” Gadiot admits. ... More

Family definitely comes first on Animal Kingdom, the new TNT series premiering this month. Based on the award-winning film of the same name, the series stars Ellen Barkin as the matriarch of the Cody clan (including characters played by Scott Speedman and Shawn Hatosy) that has done most of its ... More

Kelly Killoren Bensimon’s varied career has taken her in a stunning number of directions. She has been a model, studied literature at Columbia University, starred on reality TV, written three lifestyle books and, as of this week, published a novel. “I have a lot fear, and I have a lot ... More

Since releasing his Mercury Prize-winning debut, At Least for Now, in 2015, the English-born musician and artist Benjamin Clementine has become something of an international sensation—“I was floored,” no less than David Byrne wrote of hearing Clementine’s offbeat, haunting music for the first time—and is now coming back ... More

If you hear a strange sound walking down West 45th Street in Manhattan, you might be able to blame Joshua Henry. After all, that’s where—eight times a week!—the Tony-nominated actor is starring in Shuffle Along, which requires not only acting but some of the most vigorous tap-dancing that might have ever graced ... More

In 2015, playwright Nick Payne’s Constellations opened on Broadway, telling the story of the relationship—or, really, the seemingly endless possibilities of what could have happened—between a young man and a young woman. The show, which garnered a Tony Award nomination for star Ruth Wilson, featured blink-and-you’ll-miss-them micro scenes that spelled ... More

When you think of Gotham City, there’s usually only one dark, brooding crusader who comes to mind. But when you think of Gotham, the Fox series ending its second season this week, the standout character isn’t necessarily a bat—in fact, he’s found in an entirely different part of the zoo. ... More