Monday, September 30, 2024
Gavin Creel, a Tony-winning Broadway star who appeared in “Hair,” “Hello, Dolly,” “Into the Woods” and more, died Monday at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripher…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:03PMMonday, September 9, 2024
James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday mornin…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:42PMFriday, July 12, 2024
After the curtain call of “Oh, Mary!,” star and playwright Cole Escola said that creating the absurd, queer play was a lot like trying to convince your doctor that you have a tumor. “W…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:42PMMonday, May 13, 2024
George Clooney is making his Broadway debut in a play adaptation of his 2005 drama “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Clooney will play journalist Edward R. Murrow, who was the host of CBS’ …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:28PMFriday, May 3, 2024
All hope seemed to be lost when the zombie cowboy faced off against the putrid walrus in the final boss battle of “The Twenty-Sided Tavern,” which opens at Stage 42 on May 5 in New York …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:24PMTuesday, April 30, 2024
“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by Alicia Keys’ teenage years in New York City, and “Stereophonic,” the story of a rock group in danger of splintering, dominated the 2024 To…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:15AMThursday, February 15, 2024
Roll for performance! “Twenty-Sided Tavern,” the first official Dungeons & Dragons live theatrical experience, is coming to a New York theater this spring. The popular tabletop rolep…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:52AMTuesday, January 30, 2024
Broadway legend Chita Rivera, a two-time Tony winner and nine-time nominee, died on Tuesday morning after a brief illness, her publicist announced. She was 91. The actor-singer-dancer origin…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:41PMTuesday, January 16, 2024
Charlotte St. Martin, president of The Broadway League since 2006, has announced her retirement, effective Feb. 16. She will continue to serve in an advisory capacity for special events thro…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:26PMWednesday, July 26, 2023
Michael J. Fox came face to face with his younger self on Tuesday. Like a time-traveling scene out of “Back to the Future,” the star met Casey Likes, the young actor who plays Marty McFl…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:59PMFriday, June 23, 2023
Britney Spears has blessed us with countless hit songs, and so far you’ve been able to listen to them on CD players, streaming services and on screen, but you can now hear her music in a b…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:36PMTuesday, September 13, 2022
In 1958, an unknown actor spoke just one line from the stage of the Cort Theatre on Broadway: “Mrs. Roosevelt, supper is served.” Then, a 27-year old James Earl Jones could barely make…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:35AMMonday, July 11, 2022
It’s been 20 years since “Into the Woods” was last on Broadway, but it’s the first time that Stephen Sondheim won’t be there in person to witness his show being revived for new aud…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:30PMWednesday, May 4, 2022
“West Side Story” star and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will host this year’s Tony Awards, the organization announced Wednesday. The actor, singer and dancer played Anita in Steven Spiel…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMFriday, February 11, 2022
New York City became River City on Thursday night. Tony-winning stars Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster took the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre to kick off the long-delayed revival of “Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:12PMFriday, September 24, 2021
Through a new initiative from the New York’s Office of Nightlife, restaurant workers, performers, and hospitality business operators can receive mental health support as the COVID-19 pande…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:09PMTuesday, August 17, 2021
Broadway star Laura Osnes has denied a report from Page Six saying that she was fired from a production for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. In a lengthy statement posted to her Instag…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:21PMFriday, July 30, 2021
The Broadway League announced Friday that all audience members and performers must be vaccinated for COVID-19 when theaters reopen. Owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theaters in New Yo…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:50AMFriday, July 9, 2021
“SpongeBob Squarepants” has taken viewers to a pineapple under the sea for more than 20 years, delivering over 250 nautical episodes and three feature-length films. The show became a sta…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:29AMWednesday, May 12, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his $100 billion California Comeback Plan, which is aimed at helping the state bounce back from the economic impact stemming from the coronavirus pande…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:15AMTuesday, April 20, 2021
Jim Steinman, the composer, lyricist and record producer who worked with artists like Meat Loaf, Celine Dion, Bonnie Tyler and more, died Monday, the Connecticut state medical examiner confi…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:56PMFriday, April 9, 2021
“Fleabag” creator and Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge is joining the cast of “Indiana Jones 5,” Lucasfilm announced Friday in a press release. She will co-star with “Indiana Jones…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:17PMFriday, January 29, 2021
Tony Awards voting will soon be underway, but a date for the ceremony has yet to be announced. “Voting for the 74th Annual Tony Awards will take place between March 1 – March 15, 2021. W…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:25PMMonday, January 11, 2021
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are in negotiations to play the iconic Hollywood couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in an upcoming film, titled “Being the Ricardos,” directed by Aaron So…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:42PMThursday, July 9, 2020
Since its Broadway premiere in 2015, “Hamilton” has always been a smash hit with the theater crowd, but its release on Disney Plus opened it up for so many more people to enjoy. Instead …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMTuesday, April 30, 2019
The 73rd annual Tony Awards nominations will be announced online and on CBS Tuesday morning. Bebe Neuwirth and Brandon Victor Dixon will read the nominees live on “CBS This Morning” on T…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:48AMThursday, April 25, 2019
The Trevor Project will honor Cara Delevingne with the Hero Award at its upcoming TrevorLIVE New York gala. Delevingne has supported The Trevor Project‘s efforts to end LGBTQ youth suicide…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:31PMWednesday, April 24, 2019
Turning the beloved 1982 comedy “Tootsie” into a 21st century musical already seemed like a challenge when work on the adaptation began back in 2016. Then the #MeToo movement revved up �…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:25PMThursday, April 18, 2019
Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge head to Broadway this summer in a limited run of “Sea Wall/A Life.” The show, comprised of two solo monologues, will begin its performances at the Hudso…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:29PMMonday, April 15, 2019
Alan Wasser, a veteran Broadway general manager who received an honorary Tony Award, died from complications from Parkinson’s disease in New York on Sunday. He was 70. Wasser founded Alan …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:05PMMonday, April 1, 2019
The year of Ariana Grande continues. Grande and her longtime collaborator Victoria Monét surprised fans with a track titled “Monopoly” on Monday. The bouncy pop single comes less than t…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:19PM 
