Monday, June 23, 2014
It would seem that even rock stars can catch “Frozen” fever, after Pearl Jam performed “Let It Go” from the ubiquitous Disney film at a concert in Milan, Italy on Fr…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:22AMSunday, June 8, 2014
Stay tuned for the updated list of winners from the 68th annual Tony Awards, which airs live on CBS at 8PM ET/PT. Best Play “Act One” “All the Way” “Casa Vale…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:29PMWelcome to our 68th Annual Tony Awards live blog with up-to-the-minute winners, backstage notes and commentary from Broadway’s biggest show of the year.
SOURCE: Variety at 07:06PMWednesday, June 4, 2014
“House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey has served as the artistic director of the prestigious Old Vic theatre in London since 2003, but will step down from the position in fall 2015,…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:37PMIt’s called awards season, but really, the pursuit of kudos gold has become a year-round preoccupation for showbiz insiders. To wit, it seems like just yesterday Matthew McConaughey was th…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:17PMWednesday, May 28, 2014
Maya Angelou, the renowned poet, author and civil rights activist, has died at the age of 86, Variety has confirmed. Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines told the local Fox affiliate that Angelo…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:07AMTuesday, May 20, 2014
The Obama administration is expanding its Turnaround Arts program, an initiative designed to bring arts programs to failing schools in an effort to boost student achievement. The program is …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:58AMThursday, May 1, 2014
Angelina Jolie will have some competition in the Maleficent department soon. TV and stage vet Krstin Chenoweth has been tapped to play the mother of the villain from the Sleeping Beauty saga…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:30AMTuesday, April 22, 2014
When you think of the brilliant, bad-ass women in entertainment and media in New York, it’s hard to know where their quirky genius begins and the city ends. From Clare Boothe Luce to Helen…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMTuesday, April 8, 2014
Variety has scored a nomination opposite The New York Times and other top-tier publications for best news website at the 18th annual Webby Awards. Variety.com will also compete against other…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:12PMMonday, March 24, 2014
The start of spring break and a strong turnout for shows fronted by James Franco, Idina Menzel and Denzel Washington contributed to Broadway’s $2 million surge last week. Overall, acco…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:25PMThursday, March 20, 2014
After 17 years, Public Radio International announced today that it will end distribution of one of its most popular shows, “This American Life.” The Ira Glass-hosted program, whi…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:44PMFriday, March 7, 2014
As the classic Gotham tuner marks its 70th anniversary this year, a revival of “On the Town” is set to open in October at Broadway’s renovated Lyric Theater. John Rando (pi…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:30AMMonday, March 3, 2014
Robert L Daniels, who was a theater critic at Variety and Daily Variety for some 20 years, died in Chatham, N.J., on February 26. He was 81. His enchantment with the theater led to a career …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:14PMSunday, March 2, 2014
Stay tuned for the latest updates from the 86th annual Academy Awards. Full list of nominees: BEST PICTURE “12 Years a Slave” “American Hustle” “Captain Phillips” “Dallas Buyer…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:06PMSunday, February 2, 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died Sunday of an apparent drug overdose, recently sat down with Variety at the Sundance Film Festival to promote his new film “God’s Pocket,” o…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:29PMPhilip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment Sunday morning, according to the New York Police Department. The 46-year-old Hoffman, an Oscar winning actor, is survived by t…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:22PM“Saturday Night Live” alums Amy Poehler, Fred Armisen, Andy Samberg and Bill Hader were on hand for Seth Meyers’ final “Weekend Update” installment on “Sa…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:34AMTuesday, January 28, 2014
John Lithgow and Alfred Molina recently visited the Variety Studio to discuss their same-sex relationship drama “Love is Strange” at the Sundance Film Festival. “Half the w…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:11PMSunday, January 19, 2014
“Wish I Was Here” filmmaker Zach Braff returns to Sundance and talks about the risks and rewards of making a film backed by Kickstarter. Co-stars Mandy Pantinkin and Josh Gad pra…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:05PMThe Variety Studio welcomes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks and director John Slattery of “God’s Pocket,” which premiered Friday at the Sundance Film Festival. …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PMWednesday, January 1, 2014
“I am sorry Daniel Clowes,” read a message in the Los Angeles sky on New Year’s day that was apparently commissioned by Shia LaBeouf, who posted a photo of the writing on h…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:03PMMonday, December 9, 2013
Bette Midler has teamed with director William Friedkin and scribe Harvey Fierstein to develop an HBO biopic on Mae West. Project is based on West’s 1959 autobiography “Goodness …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:40PMWednesday, December 4, 2013
With NBC’s “The Sound of Music” set to go live Thursday night, the cast held it’s first full dress rehearsal Tuesday night and Variety has the exclusive photos. Produ…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:34PMMonday, November 18, 2013
After a rocky ride on Broadway, the high-profile musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will close its doors in January, sources confirm to Variety. The move is expected to be a…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:22PMMonday, November 11, 2013
George Clooney and Julia Roberts will be on hand for a special Q&A to discuss the new Weinstein Company drama “August: Osage County” Monday night at 8:oo p.m. PT in Los Angel…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:48PMFriday, October 25, 2013
Lippin Group chief Dick Lippin has made a $150,000 donation to his alma mater, Penn State University, to aid the study of moral and ethical behavior in young children. The coin from the Lipp…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:00AMThursday, October 17, 2013
Michael Bay has confirmed online reports that he and his crew were nearly attacked on the set of “Transformers 4.” “Yes, some drugged up guys were being belligerent asses t…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:04PMTuesday, September 3, 2013
Variety is strengthening the ranks of its editorial team with the hiring of Jenelle Riley as associate editor, features. For the past 11 years as film and television editor at Backstage, the…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMSunday, August 25, 2013
Irwin Russell, the influential entertainment attorney who was a key player in saving the Walt Disney Co. from corporate raiders in 1984, died Friday of complications from leukemia. He was 87…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:25PMThursday, July 18, 2013
“House of Cards” star Kata Mara won’t be presenting this morning’s Emmy nominations. The actress was scheduled to reveal the 2013 Emmy nominations alongside “Br…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:24AM 
