All articles by Brent Lang
Todrick Hall’s “Midnight” will make its North American premiere this fall off Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre following two sold-out engagements in London. Joining Hall in the cast …
Andrew Lloyd Webber responded to the early closure of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” by arguing that Broadway musicals are in crisis. In a lengthy social media post on Tuesday, the composer w…
Rave reviews, decent ticket sales and some Tony Awards love aren’t enough to keep “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” from ending its Broadway run early. The musical revival of Andrew Lloyd Webb…
“Heated Rivalry” star François Arnaud, “Superman” actor David Corenswet and Yvonne Strahovski of “The Handmaid’s Tale” will star in a new production of Richard Greenberg’s �…
Lin-Manuel Miranda is returning to Broadway more than a decade after “Hamilton” became a cultural phenomenon. His new show “Warriors” is a musical adaptation of a cult film about str…
Grammy-nominated R&B singer, songwriter and actor Luke James will star as Elijah in the new Broadway musical “Wanted.” He joins previously announced cast members Solea Pfeiffer (“H…
Steven Sater and James Bourne have made a concept album of their new musical “Murder At The Gates.” In advance of the album’s release on July 1, 2026, the creators are debuting a song,…
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” will complete its run at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End on December 27, 2026, and at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway on January 3, 2027, t…
Broadway shared the wealth at the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday. “Death of a Salesman,” a radical revival that restages Arthur Miller’s classic in a garage, was the big winner with six pr…
The 79th Tony Awards was filled with show-stopping numbers and heartfelt acceptance speeches as the likes of “Ragtime,” “Death of a Salesman,” “Schmigadoon!” and “Liberation”…
It’s an hour before curtain at “The Lost Boys,” and Ali Louis Bourzgui is rolling out a red yoga mat in his dressing room so he can work his core before the matinee starts. As David, t…
Lukas Dhont was inspired to make “Coward,” a gay love story set in the trenches of World War I, after he came across a series of black-and-white photographs of soldiers staging shows for…
Adam Driver gamely walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of “Paper Tiger” on Saturday, posing for pictures alongside his co-star Miles Teller and the film’s writer…
Emotion Pictures, the newly launched English-language commercial film banner from Vendôme Group, Pathé and Merit France, will produce the feature film “Muppets in Moscow” in partnershi…
Tom Francis, best known for appearing opposite Nicole Scherzinger in Jamie Lloyd’s unconventional revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard,” may be ordering his martinis sh…
Rex Reed, a critic and journalist known for his brash, often acidic takes on films and filmmakers, died Tuesday at his Manhattan home. He was 87. William Kapfer, Reed’s longtime friend, co…
Independent Film Company and Sapan Studio have acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to “Mouse,” the latest feature from Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, the filmmaking duo behind “Gh…
Melissa Leo, the Oscar-winning star of “The Fighter,” will appear in “The Mannequin,” a serial killer procedural from Sean Byrne, the twisted auteur behind “Dangerous Animals.” S…
Willy Loman — washed up, beaten down and trying to ride a little longer on a smile and a shoeshine before he’s kicked to the curb — has been a staple of Broadway since Arthur Miller’…
Emmy Award winner and Grammy Award nominee Wayne Brady will help kick off Vineyard Theatre’s 2026-2027 season by starring in “Ms. Blakk For President.” The show is described as “part…
Having wrapped up his run on “Andor,” Diego Luna is moving from one part of the Disney empire to another. The “Star Wars” actor will appear in the the studio’s live action adaptati…
Jeremy Strong will star in “The Passenger,” a historical escape thriller from Magnus von Horn. FilmNation Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights, excluding German-speaking territori…
When Diane Kruger started acting, she had a firm rule about the roles she’d take. “I never wanted to be in a World War II movie,” Kruger says. “When I started out, I didn’t want to…
Shudder has acquired “Hallowarrior,” a post-apocalyptic thriller that marks the feature debut of writer and director Ben Sottak. The Halloween-set film stars Milly Shapiro (“Hereditary…
“Turning a movie into a musical reeks of desperation,” says a character in the new Broadway musical adaptation of the 1987 film “The Lost Boys.” That insider wink to the audience get…
“Enjoy the show. Don’t be an asshole,” While it’s not your typical musical theater greeting, “The Rocky Horror Show” is not your typical show. It’s one that is flamboyantly abn…
Audiences going to the musical “Beaches” are likely to know what to expect: the story of a decades-long, female friendship with plenty of schmaltz, some sass, and a mega-hit song, “Win…
It’s easy to get depressed about national politics. The people running things are nasty, brutish and eager to appeal to baser instincts rather than better angels. As “The Balusters,” t…
It’s tempting to argue on principle that “Schmigadoon!” is everything that’s wrong with Broadway: a double-baked potato of familiar IP that relies on affection for a TV series, which…
There's a bit of acting advice that's often ascribed to Noël Coward: "Speak clearly, and don't bump into the furniture." But if you're Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne, by all means, slide dow…
"A Walk on the Moon," a musical about a Brooklyn mother whose life is transformed during a trip to a Catskills bungalow colony, will have its New York premiere this summer at The Laura Pels …
Kim Kardashian has crammed a lot into her career. She's a reality TV pioneer, a fashion brand founder and the lead of a Ryan Murphy show. Now, "The Kardashians" star is about to take on a ne…
Brian Tyree Henry will star in "Running," a sports drama from "Warrior" and "The Way Back" director Gavin O'Connor. He joins the previously announced star Spike Fearn in the Apple Studios pr…
Oh, Mary, what has Broadway become? You might think playful outrageousness is now the norm with this month's wave of musical openings that take audiences into the extreme realms of parody, p…
"The Christophers," the story of a past-his-prime painter (Ian McKellen) and the mysterious assistant (Michaela Coel) he hires to destroy some priceless works of his half-finished art, defie…
Poor Willy Loman is once again trying to convince his lousy sons that when it comes making a sale, reputation is everything. He's right, of course: The fourth Broadway revival of "Death of a…
"Broken Snow," a psychological drama set inside an abandoned, snow-bound house, will premiere at Theatre 71 this month. It stars Tom Cavanagh of "The Flash" and "Ed," Tony Danza of "Taxi" an…
Broadway is burning " and that's something to celebrate. "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," a refreshed version of the downtown 2024 hit, blazes anew, having made the trek uptown with its extravagan…
Director Emerald Fennell may be ready to dust off the ice pick, at least if Joe Eszterhas is to be believed. The "Promising Young Woman" and "Saltburn" filmmaker loves to push the envelope a…
Alden Ehrenreich might be lucky "Solo: A Star Wars Story" was such a box office bomb. Because what was bad for his bank account was fantastic for his creative freedom, liberating Ehrenreich,…
Quilty, a new artificial intelligence platform designed to help the entertainment industry make more informed financial and creative decisions, has launched. The technology includes creative…
Singer, songwriter and actress Joanna "JoJo" Levesque will take over the lead role of Florence Vassy from Lea Michele in the hit Broadway revival of "Chess." She will star alongside Tony Awa…
When Ryan Gosling interacts on screen with his alien buddy, which he does for more than half of "Project Hail Mary," he wasn't staring at a green screen as cameras rolled. Instead, he was pl…
Lea Michele will end her run in Broadway's "Chess" this summer. The "Glee" star will leave the production on June 21, 2026. Michele's return to the stage has made "Chess" one of the season's…
Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights to "Just Sing," a coming-of-age a cappella documentary set in a real-life "Pitch Perfect"-esque competition. It follows a make-or-bre…
Isabella Esler and John Cardoza have been cast as the new Veronica Sawyer and Jason "J.D." Dean in "Heathers The Musical." Both actors will begin performances on April 27 at New World Stages…
Searchlight Pictures has signed a first-look film and television deal with Cate Blanchett, Andrew Upton and Coco Francini's Dirty Films. Under the pact, the specialty studio will develop and…
Olivia Colman has an Oscar, two Emmys and a boatload of BAFTAs, but she visibly recoils when asked about her acting process. "All of it sounds pretentious," Colman admits during a recent Zoo…
Lorne Michaels, the legendary creator of "Saturday Night Live," has allowed Morgan Neville behind-the-scenes of his television empire. The resulting film, "Lorne," is getting released by Foc…
In 2019, Maggie O'Farrell's agent sent emailed a group of producers and filmmakers to share a manuscript of the author's upcoming book. "Hamnet," as the novel was titled, centered around Wil…