It’s no surprise that what happens on-camera during Pitch Perfect 2 is exceedingly musical—after all, the movie does follow the exploits of a college a capella team—but according to Ester Dean, things were never particularly quiet behind the scenes either. And much to her delight, what was often playing was her very ... More

Musician Van Hunt might have won a Grammy Award for his work on the tribute to Sly & The Family Stone, but it’s his original work that’s currently getting all of his attention. Specifically it’s his fifth album (and the second he’s released on his own label), The Fun Rises, The ... More

Mackenzie Scott’s been waiting for this moment. Two years after Scott, who performs as Torres, released her first, eponymous album, the 24-year-old rocker is ready to unleash her next creation, the smart, rollicking Sprinter.  Here, Scott explains how the album came to be, what she learned by recording it in ... More

The just-opened Broadway musical Fun Home might be based on a graphic novel, but there’s no discounting the role sound plays in the production. The show grew out of illustrator Alison Bechdel’s titular comic, which delves into her life growing up as the lesbian daughter of a closeted gay man ... More

Lucy Simon’s earliest musical work was truly a family affair; she played alongside her sister Carly—yes, that Carly—in the 1960s folk duo The Simon Sisters. These days music is still Lucy Simon’s preferred creative outlet, but she’s striking out on her own. Dr. Zhivago, the latest project from the Tony-nominated composer ... More

Bryce Pinkham’s built plenty of momentum since he made his Broadway debut in 2010. Only three years later, he earned his first Tony nomination—for the wildly popular A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder—and has since landed the plum role of Peter Patrone in the critically praised revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s ... More

“Everybody thought this was the worst idea for a movie, because you don’t want to watch somebody else on drugs… and to a large extent I thought maybe they were right. But I just kind of wanted to try it.” Gregory Kohn—the director of Northeast and now Come Down Molly, which premiered last week at ... More

He may be the only world-class artist who can boast of learning to paint via a correspondence course—in prison. Fortunately, Malcolm Morley was a better artist than a thief. As colorful as his cinematic, action-packed paintings, Morley is sipping a cappuccino at the Carlyle hotel in New York and reminiscing ... More

Everywhere you look, there’s Ksenia Solo. The Latvian-born, Canadian actress—who fans know from Black Swan and the series Lost Girl—is returning to Turn as Peggy Shippen, the second wife of Benedict Arnold, in the Revolutionary War thriller. She will also make her debut on Orphan Black as Shay, a love interest for one of the series’ infamous ... More

Draya Michele is one hard-working businesswoman. The Basketball Wives: LA star and young entrepreneur is at the helm of two wildly successful clothing lines as the sole designer of everything from chic swimsuits to evening attire and coats. Aside from stellar business acumen, Michele boasts an impressive social media presence totaling ... More