Wednesday, September 7, 2022
It appears the weather gods didn’t heed Fanny Brice’s humble request. But not even a dreary, drizzly Tuesday in Manhattan could rain on Lea Michele’s parade as the former “Glee” st…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15AMMonday, August 29, 2022
Barbie Ferreira, who broke out on HBO’s buzzy series “Euphoria,” is joining the cast of “House of Spoils,” a psychological thriller starring Ariana DeBose. The film is backed by Am…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:38PMThursday, August 18, 2022
AMC Theatres, the world’s largest cinema chain, is honoring Olivia Newton-John by bringing “Grease” back to the big screen. Starting on Friday, the classic 1978 movie musical will play…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:51PMThursday, August 11, 2022
Lin-Manuel Miranda is praising lawyers who get the job done after a Texas church staged an “illegal, unauthorized” production of “Hamilton.” Producers of the hit Broadway musical hav…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:45PMTuesday, July 19, 2022
“Let It Burn,” the galvanic highpoint of the Broadway musical “Paradise Square,” pours out of star Joaquina Kalukango in a torrent of pain and frustration over the hurt that her char…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMThursday, July 14, 2022
“Funny Girl” producers are attesting they knew about Beanie Feldstein’s earlier-than-expected exit from the Broadway musical. Amid the whirlwind drama over the actor’s abrupt departu…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:46AMTuesday, July 12, 2022
Hello, ticket sales! Looking to be among the first to hear Lea Michele’s dulcet tones take on the legend of Fanny Brice? Not to rain on your parade, but a seat to the “Glee” alum’s o…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:04PMMonday, July 11, 2022
The rumors are true: Lea Michele is replacing Beanie Feldstein in Broadway’s revival of “Funny Girl.” Feldstein on Sunday night announced she would be leaving the show on July 31, roug…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMMonday, June 13, 2022
On Sunday night, the Tony Awards returned to Radio City Music Hall, where relaxed mask mandates made it easier than ever (OK, easier than last year’s ceremony) to spot the stars mixing and…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:14PMTuesday, June 7, 2022
“Dear Evan Hansen” won’t be playing on Broadway “for forever.” The show, about a socially awkward high schooler who tells a spiraling lie, is ending its run in September, five year…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:25PMWednesday, June 1, 2022
Arthur Miller’s classic play “Death of a Salesman” is returning to Broadway this fall. Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke will reprise their roles as Willy and Linda Loman in the reviv…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:38AMThursday, May 26, 2022
A star-studded production of “Into the Woods” is heading to Broadway. Following its buzzy, sold-out run at New York City Center, Encore’s rendition of “Into the Woods” is transferr…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:27AMWednesday, April 20, 2022
A musical comedy based on the classic film “Some Like It Hot” will premiere on Broadway in the fall of 2022. The show, which was originally scheduled to open in Chicago last year before …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:37AMOutside New York City’s Ambassador Theatre, the name on everybody’s lips isn’t Roxie. It’s Pamela Anderson, the former “Baywatch” star who is making her Broadway debut in “Chic…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:43AMThursday, April 7, 2022
Broadway’s “Plaza Suite” has canceled Thursday night’s performance because the show’s lead Sarah Jessica Parker has tested positive for COVID-19. The news comes two days after Park…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:32PMSunday, March 27, 2022
For the second time in Oscars history, the Academy has recognized an actress for playing Anita in “West Side Story.” Ariana DeBose took home the best supporting actress Oscar for her ver…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:56PMMonday, March 21, 2022
Ben Stiller is in talks to star in Ivo van Hove’s upcoming stage adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic “The Shining,” Variety has confirmed. The play is scheduled to open on t…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:47PMTuesday, March 15, 2022
AMC Theatres, the biggest cinema chain in the world, is buying a 22% stake in Nevada-based gold and silver mining company Hycroft Mining Holding Corp. AMC’s $27.9 million cash investment i…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:09PMTuesday, March 1, 2022
“West Side Story” star Ariana DeBose has joined the cast of Sony’s “Kraven the Hunter,” an upcoming superhero action-adventure featuring Aaron Taylor Johnson. More to come…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:45PMWednesday, February 9, 2022
“The Music Man,” a musical revival featuring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway. For students in the New York City area, the price of admission wil…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:01PMThursday, February 3, 2022
Marlee Matlin (“CODA”) and Bradley Whitford (“Tick, Tick … Boom!”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here. …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMWednesday, February 2, 2022
The Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park is set to return in the summer. The 60th season will begin with “Richard III,” directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara and featuring …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMWednesday, January 12, 2022
“Girl From the North Country,” a Broadway musical featuring Bob Dylan songs, will close on Jan. 23, but the show’s producers hope to open again in the spring. It’s the latest show, f…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:51PMTuesday, December 21, 2021
The National Association of Theatre Owners, the trade organization that represents the country’s cinemas, has announced the promotion of two executives. Jackie Brenneman has been upped to …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:02PMThursday, December 16, 2021
Heidi Blickenstaff doesn’t want to exert her voice. It’s proving difficult, because although the Times Square eatery where she’s grabbing food after a matinee of “Jagged Little Pill�…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:20PMThursday, December 9, 2021
“Freestyle Love Supreme” will rap its way through the U.S.A. Following a limited run on Broadway, the improv comedy hip-hop show is embarking on a nationwide tour with stops in Seattle, …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:34AMThursday, November 4, 2021
Beginning next year, you won’t have to visit your local movie theater to buy a bucket of perfectly buttered popcorn. AMC Theatres, the nation’s biggest movie theater chain, is expanding …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:05PMTuesday, October 12, 2021
Andrew Lloyd Webber has made no secret of his distain for Hollywood’s movie adaptation of his long-running musical “Cats.” Though the cinematic version offered up the rarity of A-list …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:35PMAfter a devastating industry-wide shutdown, Broadway has finally reopened with performances of beloved shows like “Hamilton,” “Wicked” and new plays and musicals such as “Six,” �…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:26PMWednesday, October 6, 2021
It’s not an exaggeration to say Beanie Feldstein has been preparing her entire life to play Fanny Brice. For her third birthday, she requested a “Funny Girl”-themed party and seized th…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PMIt’s been nearly two years since the lights went out on Broadway, and now that musicals and plays have begun to reopen, actor LaChanze is itching to return to the thing she loves the most.…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:45AM 
