What kind of a boss will Disney be? That’s a question facing employees at 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, National Geographic Partners, FX Networks, and other assorted parts of Rupert M…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:28PMMiranda Priestly can’t call all the shots. The upcoming musical adaptation of “The Devil Wears Prada” has tapped Anna D. Shapiro to direct the show, which is eyeing an eventual Broadwa…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:01AMHugh Jackman will return to Broadway in an upcoming revival of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man.” It marks Jackman’s first musical role in more than a decade, which should make it a…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:21AMAndrea Martin broke four ribs while rehearsing “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus” and will leave the production. Kristine Nielsen, another member of the cast, will assume Martin’s ro…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:21PM“Choir Boy,” Tarell Alvin McCraney’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Moonlight,” ends its Broadway run next week. The drama has earned rave reviews for its portrait of a gay teen�…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:57PM“The Band’s Visit,” a musical adaptation of a 2007 Israeli film that became an unlikely stage hit, will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Whe…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:04AMIndie films can still succeed in theaters, but producers and directors must be more creative in selling their films and cooking up stories that will resonate with audiences. That’s the…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:11PMMichael Shannon and Audra McDonald will portray two lovers whose one-night stand turns into something deeper in the Broadway revival of “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.”…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:04PM“What the Constitution Means to Me,” a buzzy Off-Broadway production that counts Hillary Clinton and Gloria Steinem among its fans, is making the move uptown. The play will come …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:42PM“To Kill a Mockingbird” is a certifiable smash and has become one of the greatest stage successes of this or any Broadway season. Aaron Sorkin’s adaption of Harper Lee̵…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:54PMNetflix isn’t killing movie theaters. At least, that’s the take-away from a new study conducted by EY’s Quantitative Economics and Statistics group, which finds that people who…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:10AM“Roma,” Alfonso Cuaron’s deeply personal coming-of-age drama, is also a love letter to Mexico City. The sprawling metropolis — its cobblestoned streets, fading movie …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:20PM“Once on This Island,” this year’s Tony Award winner for best musical revival, will close its Broadway run on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. When the curtain falls for the last time…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:26PMThe Belle Epoque is coming to Broadway. “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” the stage version of the beloved film, is hitting the Great White Way treatment next summer. Previews will be…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:48AM“The Ferryman,” a drama about a former IRA member’s attempts to outrun his past, is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway. It has earned critical raves and previously pick…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:12PMThe producers of Broadway’s “American Son” are partnering with the Opportunity Agenda to raise awareness about social justice issues. The effort is led by the show’s …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:50PMFilmNation Entertainment will sell international rights to “In the Glorias: A Life on the Road,” Variety has learned. The film is based on the memoir of feminist icon Gloria Stei…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:49AMTheater fans don’t need to book passage across the pond in order to see West End favorites. On Wednesday, Trafalgar Releasing will begin rolling out its latest slate of hit London show…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:23PMThe Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll wants to make Broadway part of her kingdom. “Tina,” a new musical based on the life and career of Tina Turner, will debut in New York City …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:36AMTony Goldwyn has joined the cast of “Network.” The stage adaptation of the film classic is one of the year’s most hotly anticipated Broadway productions and boasts serious …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:18AMAnnette Bening is returning to Broadway after 30 years to star opposite Tracy Letts in a new revival of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons.” The four-time Oscar nominee is no str…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:48PMElisabeth Moss puts it all out there as the strung-out rock star at the center of “Her Smell.” The Alex Ross Perry drama earned raves for the Emmy winner when it screened at this…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:02PMLady Gaga and Bradley Cooper got a standing ovation, Alfonso Cuaron brought audiences to tears, and Michael Moore revved up the crowds at the Toronto International Film Festival with a broad…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:50PMRuth Wilson, Pedro Pascal, and Elizabeth Marvel are joining the cast of an upcoming Broadway production of “King Lear.” The show is highly anticipated because Oscar and recent To…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:18AMTatiana Maslany will join Bryan Cranston in “Network” when the stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film opens on Broadway this fall. The “Orphan Black” star will pl…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:33PMMovie theaters don’t need to be locked in mortal conflict with Netflix, a panel of exhibitors, filmmakers and studio suits argued at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday. …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:03PMThe Jellicle Ball will go down just in time for Christmas 2019. Universal Pictures and Working Title will release “Cats,” the big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:35PMBroadway will dim its lights in honor of Neil Simon. The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, librettist, lyricist, producer, and theatre owner and operator died Sunday at the a…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:33PMBroadway will dim its lights in honor of Neil Simon. The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, librettist, lyricist, producer, and theatre owner and operator died Sunday at t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:52PMAlex Brightman will follow in Michael Keaton’s footsteps, assuming the title role in “Beetlejuice” on Broadway. It’s a familiar challenge for the Tony Award nominee. …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:07AM“A Star is Born,” “First Man,” and “Widows” are among the awards-season hopefuls that will screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival…
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