Fans of the Japanese pop culture are finding connection and love through a common interest. Bookstore owners say the trend has had staying power, and more people are taking Japanese language classes.

The world famous manga and anime is hitting the stage. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live goes on tour in America ...

The filmmaker began his Best Director speech with a quip about his Oscars snub, and described editing the forthcoming sequel ...

Spin Master Entertainment has tapped Brad Peyton to write, direct and produce a live action movie based on the popular ...

There are many original musicals that the East has produced, but one popular genre in Japan has taken its inspiration ...

As a kid, Grande loved singing karaoke with her family. "I looked up to Whitney and Mariah and Celine endlessly," she says.

To create the “Wicked” land of Oz, 2,200 practical and digital VFX shots included environments (from the Emerald City to Shiz University), hundreds of digital creatures, and effects such as ...

Jeff Goldblum’s new album, ‘Still Blooming’, features his ‘Wicked’ co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. The 72-year-old star plays The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the two-part ...

With the help of Cynthia Erivo, Amelia Dimoldenberg is ready to give her show a musical makeover. "That actually could be kind of fun," the Wicked star says when Dimoldenberg proposes the idea of ...

Magic is one of the fundamental components of Wicked’s narrative, yet it also feels under-discussed, particularly in regard to Glinda (Ariana Grande). Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) magical ...

“Wicked” was always destined to be, well, popular. Its legacy spans that of L. Frank Baum’s and “The Wizard of Oz,” Gregory Maguire’s novel and subsequent Broadway musical redefined modern theater.

Wicked director Jon M Chu has lined up an unexpected ... after it grossed over $700 million at the box office, with the musical also performing well during awards season after it amassed 10 ...