Thursday, October 9, 2025
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss is returning to Broadway in the musical “& Juliet.” She’ll join the cast as Angélique for a limited run starting on Dec. 11…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMMonday, October 6, 2025
Monday is usually a day of rest for Broadway. But instead of catching up on sleep, this season’s biggest stars were out in force at Variety’s Business of Broadway Breakfast to preview th…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:03PMFriday, October 3, 2025
Ethan Slater is in the calm before the “Wicked” storm. After a monthslong respite, the Broadway actor — who plays the Munchkin Boq in the screen adaptation — is preparing to embark o…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMThursday, October 2, 2025
If you’ve heard anything about the ’80s musical “Chess,” it’s probably this: catchy songs, nonsensical story. When I posit as much to Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christop…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:30AMMonday, August 25, 2025
A24 will officially re-open the Cherry Lane Theatre, a historic off-Broadway venue in New York’s West Village, with a week’s worth of events hosted by Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola, Jodie Fos…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:43PMThursday, August 21, 2025
Thomas Doherty is headed to Skid Row. The Scottish actor, who rose to fame in Disney’s “Descendants” franchise and HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl” reboot, has been cast in the off-Broadw…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMThursday, August 14, 2025
Jeff Ross is constantly traveling for work, flying across the country – often hitting multiple cities in the same weekend – for comedy gigs. But the veteran stand-up had held onto his Ma…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMThursday, July 31, 2025
Helen J. Shen, the star of Broadway’s “Maybe Happy Ending,” is defending the show’s recent decision to recast the lead male role with a white actor. Producers announced last week tha…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:42PMWednesday, July 16, 2025
Kumail Nanjiani and Michael Urie will join the Broadway company of “Oh, Mary” as Mary’s Husband (if you know, you know) and Mary’s Teacher, respectively. They’ll star “Drag Race�…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMMonday, July 14, 2025
Break out your “fancy dress” because “The Drowsy Chaperone” is returning to the New York stage. Laverne Cox, Jonathan Van Ness, Betty Who and Alex Newell are among the bold-face name…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMWednesday, July 9, 2025
“Paranormal Activity” is readying to haunt the London stage. A new play inspired by the hit horror film franchise will open on the West End this winter. As the official title, “Paranor…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00AMMonday, July 7, 2025
Art imitates life imitates art? “A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein,” a very meta stage show whose title references the fiery playwright and disgraced Hollywo…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:54PMWednesday, June 25, 2025
“Boop! The Musical” is the latest show to close on Broadway after leaving the Tony Awards without any hardware. The show, which fictionalizes the life of Betty Boop, will conclude its ru…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:16PMStephen Sondheim’s vast catalogue of work has been acquired for preservation by the Library of Congress. The collection has approximately 5,000 items such as manuscripts, notebooks, musics…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AMWednesday, June 18, 2025
Put down the knitting, the book and the broom before “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” closes on Broadway in the fall. The revival will play its final performance on Oct. 19 after a 14-month…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:19PMTuesday, June 10, 2025
“Smash,” a meta TV-to-stage musical, will close on Broadway after failing to score any love at the Tony Awards. The show, which earned mixed reviews from critics, will play its final p…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:32PMMonday, June 9, 2025
Theater lovers who watched the Tony Awards on television were treated to galvanizing musical performances, heartfelt speeches from winners like Cole Escola (“Oh, Mary!”) and Sarah Snook …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:39PMThursday, June 5, 2025
Tom Felton is venturing back to Hogwarts. The actor will reprise his role as the platinum blonde villain Draco Malfoy in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Broadway. He will join the…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:47AMWednesday, June 4, 2025
“The Bear” co-stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will make their Broadway debuts in “Dog Day Afternoon.” A stage version of Sidney Lumet’s 1975 crime classic will open in th…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PMWill Ferrell is taking his talents back to Broadway. The consummate funnyman is developing his film “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” into a stage musical. Ferrell and Ra…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:12AMThursday, May 29, 2025
The writers of “Operation Mincemeat” didn’t make many changes to their very British musical as the West End hit transferred to Broadway in April. But they’ve added a big, bold clarif…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AMWednesday, May 28, 2025
The Pip with Pizzazz is returning to Broadway — Lea Michele will star in the long-rumored “Chess” revival as Florence Vassy. She will be joined by Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (“Mou…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMTuesday, May 13, 2025
“Glengarry Glen Ross,” David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about cutthroat real estate salesmen, has recouped its investment on Broadway. The starry revival, led by Kieran Culkin…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:13PMMonday, May 12, 2025
George Clooney’s play “Good Night, and Good Luck” has recouped its entire production costs after seven weeks on Broadway. The historical drama, which marks Clooney’s Broadway debut, …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:41AMThursday, May 1, 2025
“Othello,” starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has recouped its entire investment after nine weeks on Broadway. Capitalized for up to $9 million, the show is now the highest-…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:51AMNominees for the 78th annual Tonys were announced on Thursday. Tony Award winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce were on hand to unveil the nominees, with “Death Becomes Her,” “Gypsy…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:30AMMonday, April 21, 2025
Award season’s biggest video franchise is about to get even bigger. Variety’s Actors on Actors is returning with the first-ever Broadway edition, featuring the stars from the buzziest mu…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMMonday, April 14, 2025
Leslie Odom Jr. is returning to the room where it happened. The actor will reprise his Tony-winning role in “Hamilton” as Aaron Burr for a limited run from Sept. 9 through Nov. 23. The a…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:11AMWednesday, April 2, 2025
Like a seed dropped by a skybird, “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo and director Jon M. Chu returned (presumably by bubble) to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:02PMTuesday, April 1, 2025
Sony Pictures Classics will release a filmed version of Broadway’s “Merrily We Roll Along,” a Tony-winning production starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez. SPC,…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:01PMGet ready for lots of moptop in a short period of time. Sam Mendes is making four Beatles movies — and all four will be released theatrically in April 2028. The filmmaker, who announced th…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:04AM 
