Monday, April 8, 2019
A gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Company," the 9/11-related musical "Come From Away," and a seven-hour gay-themed play, "The Inheritance," each won four Olivier Awards in�…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:41PMSunday, April 7, 2019
A gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company,” the 9/11-related musical “Come From Away,” and a seven-hour gay-themed play, “The Inheritance,” each won four Olivier …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:19PMTuesday, March 5, 2019
The 9/11-related musical “Come From Away” and a revamped version of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” lead London’s Olivier Award nominations, which were announced Tuesday. The two mu…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:14AMFriday, July 27, 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy and Ruth Wilson have all been cast in the BBC’s upcoming series “His Dark Materials,” based on the bestselling fantasy novels by British au…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:35AMMonday, July 23, 2018
Bradley Cooper’s remake of “A Star Is Born,” starring himself and Lady Gaga, is to have its world premiere at the 75th Venice Film Festival. The festival confirmed the Aug.…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:14AMTuesday, March 6, 2018
“Hamilton” has become the most-nominated production in the history of the Olivier Awards, Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking music…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:33AMWednesday, January 24, 2018
Paul Candland has retired as CEO of Walt Disney Japan and president of Walt Disney Company Asia. Candland, who stepped down at the end of last month, had served Disney Japan for more than 20…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:46PMWednesday, January 17, 2018
Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into a new allegation against Kevin Spacey of sexual assault, the third such inquiry by London police into the Oscar-winning actor. The new invest…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:29PMThursday, January 4, 2018
Anthony Rapp has opened up about why he went public with his accusation that Kevin Spacey made an unwanted sexual advance toward him when he was 14, in an interview with British gay lifestyl…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:07PMThursday, December 14, 2017
Admiration, uncertainty, and downright fear rippled through entertainment circles far beyond American shores in response to the historic hookup between two already major global players, Disn…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:06AMDisney’s hookup with 21st Century Fox will create not just an American behemoth but a global one, with powerful film and television assets throughout Asia and Europe in particular. Tha…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:06AMTuesday, December 5, 2017
Twenty-First Century Fox’s $15-billion bid to own all of Sky is already up in the air with Britain’s regulatory authorities. A potential sale of various Fox assets to Disney, which would…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00PMWednesday, November 22, 2017
Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into a second alleged sexual assault by Kevin Spacey that took place in London, this time dating back to 2005, Variety has learned. The new alle…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:23AMThursday, November 16, 2017
An investigation into Kevin Spacey’s conduct while he was artistic director of London’s historic Old Vic theater has resulted in 20 testimonies of alleged “inappropriate behavi…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:59AMFriday, November 3, 2017
Questions are being asked of a foundation set up by Kevin Spacey to work with young people in the light of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the award-winning actor. Britain�…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:25AMScotland Yard has launched an investigation into Kevin Spacey following an allegation that he sexually assaulted an aspiring British actor in London nearly a decade ago. The man, who has not…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:02AMWednesday, November 1, 2017
New allegations of sexual misconduct have surfaced against actor Kevin Spacey, as questions mount over the fate of projects tied to the two-time Oscar winner. A Mexican actor and an American…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:26AMTuesday, September 12, 2017
Peter Hall, a lion of the British theater who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company and won two Tony Awards, has died. He was 86. The National Theatre in London, which Hall directed for 15 y…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:38AMSunday, June 4, 2017
Less than two weeks after her concert was struck by a suicide bomber in Manchester, singer Ariana Grande took center stage in the city again to deafening cheers at her One Love Manchester be…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:45PMWednesday, May 31, 2017
Japanese record-label giant Avex Group has launched Japan’s first hologram theater and live venue. The Aruaru City Hologram Theater opened May 3 in the southwestern city of Kitakyushu with…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMThursday, March 2, 2017
And the winner for best Oscar joke is… … a theater in London, whose staff began showing “La La Land” instead of scheduled feature “Moonlight” on Tuesday …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:40AMFriday, August 5, 2016
LONDON — Tickets to “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” for the second half of 2017 began vanishing quickly after going on sale Thursday, powered by stellar reviews and the unabate…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:24AMSunday, November 25, 2012
The world's longest-running play marks 60 years in London's West End with no sign of a curtain call.LONDON — Has anyone built a better "Mousetrap"?
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:09AM 
