Thursday, September 28, 2017
Do you believe? “The Cher Show,” a new musical based on the life and career of the singer and actress, is Broadway-bound. The show will first open in Chicago at the Oriental Thea…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:14AMTuesday, August 29, 2017
Bernard Pomerance, the acclaimed playwright known best for writing “The Elephant Man,” has died. He was 76. He died on Saturday at his home in Galisteo, N.M., his long time agent…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:17PMTuesday, August 22, 2017
Ben Platt is waving goodbye to “Dear Evan Hansen” (presumably through a window). His temporary replacement beginning Nov. 21 is Noah Galvin, who previously starred on the ABC sit…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:30PMSaturday, July 15, 2017
A galaxy far, far away just got a little closer. Disney’s “Star Wars”-themed lands coming in 2019 to Disneyland and Disney World have an official name — “Star Wars:…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:15PM“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is one step closer to entering our galaxy. The eighth “Star Wars” movie got a brand new teaser on Saturday during Disney’s D23 expo. …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:50PMThe first footage from Ava DuVernay’s highly-anticipated “A Wrinkle in Time” is finally here. Disney did the honors during its D23 Expo on Saturday. DuVernay, the director …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:05PMFriday, July 14, 2017
No photos. No videos. No recording. Those were the ground-rules for Disney’s animation panel during D23 on Friday. But for good reason. Over the course of the two-hour-long panel, host…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:10PMDisney CEO Bob Iger played host at Friday’s Disney Legends Award ceremony, which kicked off the weekend’s D23 Expo. While Iger promised news related to Disney’s movies, tel…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:07PMWednesday, July 5, 2017
Lady Gaga stood up for Ed Sheeran and called for a more positive online community in an Instagram posted on Tuesday. “What an incredible talented artist,” she wrote. “I lov…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:42AMTuesday, June 6, 2017
Overcast skies provided the backdrop for the Public Theater’s lively and politically charged annual gala on Monday night at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, celebrating 50 years of m…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:03PMTuesday, May 30, 2017
While the domestic box office is experiencing a major slump, Disney stands out as the studio with the mostest — as of Tuesday morning, Disney crossed the $3 billion mark in global box off…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:34AMTuesday, May 2, 2017
The 71st annual Tony Award nominations will be announced live on Tuesday morning. Christopher Jackson and Jane Krakowski will do the honors of announcing the 2017 nominees. Jackson it known …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:35AMThe 71st annual Tony Award nominations will be announced live on Tuesday morning. Christopher Jackson and Jane Krakowski will do the honors of announcing the 2017 nominees. Jackson it known …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:10AMSaturday, April 15, 2017
Fans won’t be able to immerse themselves in “Star Wars” land until 2019, but new details and concept art revealed at “Star Wars Celebration” should keep them en…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:37PMSaturday, March 18, 2017
Mulan will have no time to sing about her reflection in Disney’s upcoming live-action remake, according to the film’s director, Niki Caro. “From what I understand, no song…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:23PMSaturday, March 4, 2017
Puerto Rican actress Miriam Colon, best known for playing Al Pacino’s mother in the 1983 film “Scarface,” has died. She as 80. Her husband told the AP that Colon died on Fr…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:16PMSaturday, February 4, 2017
Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson, meet Ariana Grande and John Legend. After teasing the duet in a final trailer for “Beauty and the Beast” on Monday, Disney released Grande and Legen…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:16PMThursday, January 19, 2017
Go, go Bryan Cranston! The new, official trailer for Lionsgate’s “Power Rangers” introduces Cranston’s character, Zordon, the Rangers’ mentor who first appeared…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:25AMFriday, January 6, 2017
Before he was a “Daily Show” correspondent (from 2002 to 2006), or created the world of “Childrens Hospital” (starting in 2008), or took a dip in “Hot Tub Time Machine” (in 2010)…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMWednesday, December 28, 2016
Ariana Grande spoke out Tuesday night about being objectified after a fan of her boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, complimented him for “hitting that.” Grande detailed the story on T…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:27AMFriday, December 16, 2016
Looks like James Corden has spent all year planning his Christmas gift to the world. The “Late Late Show” host released a special all-star edition of “Carpool Karaoke”…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:14AMSaturday, December 10, 2016
Thousands of screaming fans at Madison Square Garden on Friday night — who never seemed to tire of wailing louder and louder for each consecutive artist — were treated to a snapshot of t…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:49AMTuesday, December 6, 2016
“The Hamilton Mixtape” had its shot on Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” Monday night. The Roots, along with Busta Rhymes and Joell Ortiz performed “My Shot,&…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:52AMSaturday, December 3, 2016
“Moana” continues to work its charm for Disney during a slow post-Thanksgiving hangover weekend. The film, now in its second frame, earned $6.5 million at 3,875 locations, raisin…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:37AMSaturday, November 26, 2016
David Hamilton, the British photographer known for taking sensual pictures of young women who directed films including “Bilitis,” was found dead in his Paris home on Friday, ju…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:15PMTuesday, November 22, 2016
The weekend’s spat between President-elect Donald Trump and the cast of “Hamilton” still lingered at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Fall Gala, which honored Nathan Lane…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:03AMSaturday, November 19, 2016
Chrissy Teigen briefly took her Twitter account off its private setting on Saturday to unleash a tweetstorm directed at Donald Trump. Earlier that morning the president-elect demanded that …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:36PMSeveral Hollywood figures jumped to weigh in Saturday morning after Donald Trump and Mike Pence supporters called for a boycott of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” in defense of …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:25PMSupporters of Donald Trump and Mike Pence started the hashtag #BoycottHamilton to defend the vice president-elect who was booed while attending the Broadway show “Hamilton” Frida…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:43PMPresident-elect Donald Trump demanded that the cast of “Hamilton” apologize to Mike Pence after he attended the Broadway show Friday night. The vice president-elect was booed by …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:02AMSaturday, October 29, 2016
Bette Midler arrived at the New York Restoration Project’s Hulaween fundraiser on Friday dressed as her character Winnie Sanderson from “Hocus Pocus,” effectively raising t…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:26PM 
