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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Jane Fonda Arrested In D.C. Civil Disobedience Climate Change Action

Two-time Oscar-winning star Jane Fonda was among the 16-20 climate change activists arrested Friday on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building as they protested a lack of political action on climate change. The protest, organized by Fonda and Code Pink, is part of what the organizers are calling Fire Drill Fridays…

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Oct 11, 2019 2:00 pm
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Disney Channel Orders ‘Disney Fam Jam’ Dance Competition Based On Online Hit

Disney Fam Jam, a family dance competition series, has been given a straight-to-order series at Disney Channel, with each episode to feature two families competing in three rounds of dance battles for the “Disney Fam Jam” Champs crown. The series was inspired by choreographer Phil Wright’s popular online The Parent Jam…

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Oct 11, 2019 2:00 pm
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Donald Trump Trashes Beyoncé, Jay-Z & “Little” (?) Bruce Springsteen; Reneges On “No Prince” Pledge

President Donald Trump proved yet again that he holds grudges like most people hold favorite childhood memories, and few things needle Trump more than non-fan celebrities: At a rally Wednesday in Minneapolis, he took on Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen, for some reason calling the 5-foot-10 (or so; estimates vary)…

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Oct 11, 2019 8:41 am
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San Francisco Area Fox Affiliate Apologizes For “Racially Insensitive” Phrase Aimed At Atlanta Braves

San Francisco Bay area Fox affiliate KTVU-TV has apologized for what it calls a “racially insensitive” phrase used during its sports report on Wednesday about the Atlanta Braves. In a chyron that opened a report on the Braves losing 13-1 to St. Louis Cardinals, KTVU wrote: “BRAVES SCALPED”. Yesterday, KTVU anchor Pam…

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Oct 11, 2019 7:05 am
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‘Linda Vista’ Broadway Review: Tracy Letts Play Gets Last Laugh On Know-It-All Radiohead Hater

Dick Wheeler, the lead character – he’s hardly a “hero” – in Tracy Letts’ Linda Vista, a very funny new play about a very sad, not very likable man, is the type of determined, opinionated loser who has reached middle age with both a decided pride and worn-down boredom with his own contrariness, his mental library of…

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Oct 10, 2019 7:00 pm
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‘Sesame Street’ Confronts Family Opioid Addiction In New Storyline For Foster Child Muppet Karli

Back in May, the Sesame Street franchise introduced a storyline in which Karli, a 6-year-old green Muppet with piggy-tail shocks of yellow hair, became the show’s first character living in foster care. And now, the online series Sesame Street in Communities is explaining why Karli’s mom had to go away: She’s in…

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Oct 10, 2019 12:15 pm
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Re-Named Michael Jackson Musical Sets Broadway Opening Date: ‘MJ’ Teaser Released

Broadway’s MJ The Musical, formerly known as Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, will begin previews at the Neil Simon Theatre on Tuesday, July 6, 2020, with an opening night set for Thursday, August 13, producers announced today. Casting has not been announced. With its confirmed dates and new name – a show spokesman has…

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Oct 10, 2019 7:52 am
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Matt Lauer Denies Rape Allegation As “Categorically False”; Says Sex Was “Completely Consensual”

Matt Lauer is denying the explosive allegations that he raped a coworker in 2014 as “categorically false, ignores the facts, and defies common sense.” The rape accusation, made by former NBC co-worker Brooke Nevils and detailed in Ronan Farrow’s new book Catch and Kill, is “filled with false details” Lauer said in an…

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Oct 9, 2019 7:43 am
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‘The Bachelor’ Star Peter Weber Suffers Facial Injury On Golf Course; Production On ABC Series Continues

Peter Weber, star of the upcoming season of ABC’s The Bachelor, suffered a facial injury Monday on a golf course in Costa Rica, where the series began taping last month, Deadline has confirmed. Sources close to the production say the reality TV star already is back to dating for the show. Weber, who was announced as…

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Oct 8, 2019 1:34 pm
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Ellen DeGeneres-George W. Bush Controversy Goes Overtime: Some Tweeters Still Unmoved By Host’s Defense

In a rare lambasting on her own Twitter page, Ellen DeGeneres still is getting considerable backlash for that photo of the comedian and former President George W. Bush enjoying last weekend’s Cowboys-Packers game (and, in W’s case, a mouthful of stadium grub). And the Ellen DeGeneres Show host seems to have only…

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Oct 8, 2019 10:33 am
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Book-Promoting Neil DeGrasse Tyson Talks Harassment Allegations On ‘The View’, ‘Colbert’ & ‘CBS This Morning’

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, promoting a new book and returning full-force to the talk show circuit following last year’s allegations of sexual harassment, seems to have learned one lesson very well: Repeating the same response on ABC’s The View, CBS This Morning and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Tyson…

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Oct 8, 2019 9:08 am
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‘Sideways: The Musical’ Lands Tony Winner Kathleen Marshall To Direct & Choreograph

Broadway’s Kathleen Marshall has signed on as director and choreographer for the in-development Sideways: The Musical, a stage adaptation of the novel previously adapted for the 2004 Alexander Payne film. Marshall, a three-time Tony Award winner for her choreography and four-time nominee for directing, will…

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Oct 7, 2019 3:09 pm
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