Tuesday, April 20, 2021
PBS and The WNET Group are launching a multi-platform campaign dubbed #PBSForTheArts, which will pay tribute to the struggle and resilience of American artists and arts organizations during …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMThursday, April 15, 2021
It’s been a tough year for composer Lewis Flinn and most of the people who make their living producing live performances. COVID-19 has left the marquee lights dark across Broadway and beyo…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:01PMSunday, April 4, 2021
With vaccinations rising and COVID restrictions easing, movie theaters are slowly getting their grove back. This weekend saw the debut of the first pandemic-era hit in “Godzilla vs. Kong,�…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:04PMTuesday, March 30, 2021
George R.R. Martin is facing something even more menacing than White Walkers: New York theater critics. The fantasy maestro is bringing “Game of Thrones” to the stage, hoping to transfor…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:01PMThursday, March 18, 2021
Working in entertainment may never look the same again. To hear numerous executives tell it, the past 12 months have shifted the paradigm for modern office life. Gone are the days of staying…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:18PMFriday, March 12, 2021
Movie theaters in Los Angeles will be able to reopen early next week, public health officials said Thursday. The announcement punctuates nearly a year without cinemas in the film capital of …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:21AMThursday, March 11, 2021
Last year, after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Broadway and the West End indefinitely, Andrew Lloyd Webber was desperate to find a way to safely reopen theaters. The composer of some of t…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMTuesday, March 9, 2021
Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek was questioned by shareholders about Gina Carano’s firing from “The Mandalorian,” when cruise ships would set sail again and the future of Lucasfilm chie…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:54PMMonday, March 8, 2021
“The Queen’s Gambit” centers on Beth Harmon, an orphan who discovers she has a preternatural ability to move the pieces around a chess board and dominate the competition.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:05PM“The Queen’s Gambit,” the story of a chess prodigy that was a streaming smash for Netflix, may become a musical. Level Forward, has acquired the theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:26AMFriday, February 26, 2021
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron received a $3.75 million bonus at a time when many of the company’s employees have been laid off and several of its theaters are closed due to COVID-19, acc…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:46PMThursday, February 25, 2021
The British playwright, director and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah has signed with CAA and Redefine Entertainment. He currently serves as the artistic director for the Young Vic in London and was p…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:23PMTuesday, February 23, 2021
Calleri Casting is being renamed Calleri Jensen Davis. The rechristening is taking place as a nod to the fact that the company has become triumvirate of co-equals, with James Calleri Erica J…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:55PMMonday, February 22, 2021
Australia-based theatrical producer Michael Cassel Group is planting a flag in the United States. The company has made its first New York City-based hire, tapping Jane Abramson to serve as i…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:30PMFriday, February 19, 2021
“Reminiscence,” a new action thriller with Hugh Jackman, will open in theaters and on HBO Max on September 3, 2021. The Warner Bros. film, which co-stars Thandie Newton and Rebecca Fergu…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:17PMThursday, February 18, 2021
The Second City, a legendary theater that has nurtured generations of top comics, has sold to ZMC, a private equity firm run by Strauss Zelnick. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Variety…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:26PMFriday, February 12, 2021
Coronavirus took a big chunk out of the Walt Disney Company’s profits during its most recent quarterly results, but the popularity of Disney Plus helped cushion the blow of the pandemic. I…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:11AMWednesday, February 10, 2021
Amber Ruffin is partnering with Matthew López to adapt film classic “Some Like It Hot” for the stage. The new stage adaptation will also feature music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scot…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:59PMSunday, January 24, 2021
Pray for movie theaters. “The Marksman,” a Liam Neeson thriller from Open Road, held onto first place for the second weekend in a row, grossing just over $2 million. The film has grossed…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:38PMFriday, January 22, 2021
In a career that spanned seven decades, Avian appeared in, staged, produced, directed or designed the dances for dozens of Broadway hits -- his resume reads like a history of musical theater…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:46PMBob Avian, the Tony Award-winning choreographer of “A Chorus Line,” died Thursday of a heart attack. He was 83. In a career that spanned seven decades, Avian appeared in, staged, produce…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:08PMTuesday, January 19, 2021
Bob Iger and Bob Chapek, the two men in charge of the Walt Disney Company, saw their pay packages shrink in 2020 after forgoing bonuses that could have added millions of dollars to their com…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:53PMTuesday, January 12, 2021
Daniel J. Mertzlufft, who went viral with his arrangement of “Remy the Ratatouille” by Emily Jacobson, has signed with CAA and Kraft-Engel Management. The composer, arranger, music direc…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:18PMSaturday, January 2, 2021
Hollywood tapped a record number of women to call the shots on major movies in 2020, according to a new study from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:45AMWednesday, June 12, 2019
Celia Keenan-Bolger won best featured actress in a play for her performance as Scout in the blockbuster hit “To Kill a Mockingbird” and Bertie Carvel earned a best featured actor in a pl…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:06AMTuesday, May 21, 2019
Marisa Tomei will star in the Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ “The Rose Tattoo.” The Oscar-winning actress will play Serafina, a part previously performed by the likes of Maure…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:32AMSunday, May 19, 2019
The Cannes Film Festival is intended to celebrate the best of cinema. It’s the favored venue for world-class auteurs such as Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, and Hirokazu Kore…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:20PMTuesday, April 30, 2019
“Hadestown” a scruffy take on Greek mythology, dominated the Tony Award nominations, picking up a leading 14 nods on Tuesday, including one for best musical. “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:55PMFriday, April 26, 2019
“To Kill a Mockingbird,” the hit adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel, has recouped its entire investment after 19 weeks. The announcement was something of a foregone conclusion af…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:30AMSaturday, April 13, 2019
You are cordially invited to George and Martha’s for an evening of fun and games. Laurie Metcalf and Eddie Izzard will play the battling, boozy couple at the heart of Edward Albee’s mast…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:02AMTuesday, April 9, 2019
Kenny Ortega of the “High School Musical” franchise has just signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix. The pact with the producer, director, and choreographer continues Netflix’s …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:01AM 
