Friday, October 4, 2024
Unless you’re a hardcore Disney fan, you probably don’t remember the short-lived attraction “The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter.” A theatrical experience that ran briefly in the …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:10PMSunday, June 16, 2024
“Sunday in the Park With George,” “Nine,” “Red”: Stories about artists and the process of making art have long fascinated theater audiences. This season’s Tony nominations ad…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PMFriday, May 17, 2024
In April 2023, Snehal Desai took on the mantle of Artistic Director for Center Theatre Group (CTG), one of the world’s largest and most prestigious theater companies. Though he became acti…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:59PMFriday, May 3, 2024
It’s the first week of April, and Netflix vice president of stand-up and comedy formats Robbie Praw is severely under the weather. He’s just a month out from the launch of the second Net…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PMWednesday, May 1, 2024
Since 2000, Variety has been naming its annual 10 Comics to Watch — and watching them go on to impressive careers. We decided to invite a few notable alumni who happen to be performing at …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:05PMMonday, April 29, 2024
Comedy constantly shifts and changes, and tenets that might have applied years ago are also on the move. Variety spoke to some comics about everything from social media to cancel culture to …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:15PMThursday, January 25, 2024
Jenny Hagel is “obsessed” with giving people advice – whether people ask or not. “I’m sure it’s everybody’s least favorite thing about me, but I can’t stop,” she admits. �…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:28PMMonday, January 22, 2024
Comedian Hannah Berner, who was named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2023, is set to record her first comedy special for Netflix. The hour-long special will be taped in Phil…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMSaturday, January 13, 2024
It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the original “Mean Girls” movie tried to make fetch happen. Tina Fey’s adaptation of Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book “Queen Bees and …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMSunday, September 10, 2023
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:42AMFriday, August 11, 2023
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PMMonday, July 24, 2023
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PMSaturday, July 22, 2023
We’re in a new age of comedy thanks to diversification by brick-and-mortar clubs and social media, which has leveled the playing field for talent. There is not, however, a direct correlati…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:15PMFriday, July 21, 2023
The Improv turns 60 this year and, despite the spontaneity that the name might suggest, there’s a methodical plan to grow the comedy organization. In 1963, founder Budd Friedman opened t…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:05PMThursday, July 20, 2023
In days of yore, the best opportunity for a stand-up comedian to break out was to be tapped by Johnny Carson’s team for a “Tonight Show” slot. Getting invited to the couch afterward wa…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:05PMWednesday, July 19, 2023
Since 2000, Variety has been honoring 10 Comics to Watch at Just for Laughs Montréal. This year’s choices will be feted at a cocktail reception and a panel discussion July 29 before perfo…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PMThursday, July 6, 2023
It’s not unusual to see a musical based on a movie or TV show or even a comic. But “Rogers: The Musical” might be the first one created from a throwaway joke in a TV show spun-off from…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:00PMSunday, June 11, 2023
As they say in “Into the Woods”: It takes two. And not just in “Into the Woods.” The 2023 Tony nominations remind us several times over that sometimes an actor’s role is so close…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:10AMSaturday, June 10, 2023
The 2023 Tony nominations aren’t just a portrait of theatrical excellence. They’re also a snapshot of Broadway in progress. After the events of 2020 prompted a wave of public pledges…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PMFriday, June 9, 2023
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. In…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:13PMThursday, June 8, 2023
Variety has named its 10 Comics to Watch for 2023. This year’s honorees will be profiled in a special comedy issue of Variety on July 19. They will then be honored at this year’s J…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PMFriday, March 24, 2023
Pictured: Casting directors Katja Zarolinski and Geoff Josselson of JZ Casting. This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early con…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PMWednesday, February 15, 2023
Since 2013, Variety has been selecting its list of 10 Brits to Watch, artists across all media who have made an impact in entertainment. This year’s honorees will be feted at the seventh a…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMFriday, January 6, 2023
Jeremy Pope doesn’t break into a new medium quietly. The actor not only earned a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut in 2018’s “Choir Boy” by Tarell Alvin McCraney, he also became…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMFriday, November 18, 2022
When playwright Danny Robins wrote “2:22 A Ghost Story,” he thought he chose the titular number at random. “I wanted something that had a ring to it,” he reveals. But when actor Tom …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMThursday, November 10, 2022
Even with an Academy Award and six Emmys on his mantel, Aaron Sorkin was intimidated by the idea of a bringing “To Kill a Mockingbird” to the stage. Harper Lee’s 1960 novel remains a b…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:30AMSunday, November 6, 2022
In 2021 with America barely emerging from the pandemic, Louis Faranda and his team struggled to get comedians and clubs to commit to the New York Comedy Festival. This year, however, people …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMMonday, July 25, 2022
After losing more than 75 pounds for Season 4 of “Stranger Things,” in which his character Jim Hopper was wasting away in a Russian gulag, David Harbour had one thing on his mind. “A…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:30PMThursday, July 21, 2022
One of the joys of live theater is that it’s ephemeral — a show is never the same from night to night. But “Freestyle Love Supreme” has taken that up a notch, presenting an entirely …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:47PMWednesday, July 20, 2022
On a pretty cul-du-sac 25 minutes south of Nashville, Nate Bargatze lives in sprawling two-story brick house that doesn’t stand out. He’d owned the house for a couple years before the ne…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMThursday, May 26, 2022
When someone who has made a four-decade career out of being funny decides to take a step back from what made them famous, there’s always that potentially nagging sense of self-doubt that c…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PM 
