Friday, September 9, 2022
For decades, wishes have been an important part of Disney history, as seen in songs like “When You Wish Upon a Star” to “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes.” Disney’s upcoming movi…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00PMFriday, July 29, 2022
“To Kill A Mockingbird,” Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved coming-of-age novel, will not return to Broadway as previously announced, The New York Times reported…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:55PMMonday, July 11, 2022
After months of speculation, rumors and memes, it’s official: Lea Michele is Fanny Brice. Starting Sept. 6, the former “Glee” star will perform the lead role in “Funny Girl” in the…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:08PMFriday, July 1, 2022
Denzel Washington can now add Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient to his list of accolades. President Joe Biden announced the 17 honorees on Friday. Presented annually, the medal recogni…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PMThursday, June 23, 2022
Los Angeles’ Center Theater Group will host two world premieres, a West Coast bow, a U.S. launch and several classics and modern hits for its 2022-23 season. The initial programming lineup…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:35PMWednesday, June 22, 2022
Steve Fickinger, the Broadway producer who won a Tony for “Dear Evan Hansen,” died suddenly on Friday in Laguna Beach, Calif., representatives confirmed to Variety. He was 62. Born in Wi…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:22PMWednesday, June 15, 2022
Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch will depart the current Broadway revival of “Funny Girl” this fall, the production announced Wednesday. The news was announced by the production, which co…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:08PMMonday, June 13, 2022
One day after performing “The Music Man” at the 2022 Tony Awards ceremony, nominee Hugh Jackman has announced that he has tested positive for COVID. “I wanted you guys to hear it from …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:51PMWednesday, June 8, 2022
Long-running musical “Come From Away” will play its final Broadway performance Oct. 2, the production announced on Wednesday. Written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, “Come From Away�…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:33PMTuesday, June 7, 2022
Andrew Garfield, Bowen Yang and Jennifer Hudson are among the stars set to celebrate Broadway’s biggest night. The three actors have been announced as presenters for the 2022 Tony Awards. …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:58PMWednesday, May 25, 2022
Gala on the Green, the Public Theater’s annual benefit held Tuesday night steps from the Delacorte Theater in New York’s Central Park, is the best spot in town for a breezy evening spent…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:58PMThursday, May 19, 2022
Sixth months after Peter Samuelson and Jonathan Prince launched PhilmCo Media, the production banner is gearing up its first project “1660 Vine,” a musical film that producers hope to ad…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:15PMWednesday, May 18, 2022
After 11 years and over 200 episodes, the popular Fox animated sitcom “Bob’s Burgers” is making its big-screen debut. And although the movie acts as a fresh point of entry, at the Tues…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:31PMWednesday, May 11, 2022
Broadway legend Patti LuPone is famous for her long history of calling out theatergoers who fail to follow proper theater etiquette, and that continued Tuesday when she exchanged harsh words…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:49PMMonday, May 9, 2022
James Ijames and Raven Chacon are among the recipients of the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes. The prestigious Pulitzer Prizes honor achievements across journalism, literature, theater and music. This …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:56PMFriday, May 6, 2022
Lorna Courtney, Paulo Szot, Betsy Wolfe and Stark Sands will headline the North American premiere cast of the Max Martin jukebox musical “& Juliet,” the production announced on Frida…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:25PMThursday, April 28, 2022
For more than 20 years, Harry Lennix — an actor best known for his roles in TV shows and film such as “The Blacklist,” “Dollhouse” and “Justice League” — has been an advisor …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:51PMMonday, April 25, 2022
The bar at the August Wilson Theater, a lounge the theater’s owner Jordan Roth opened last year, was quiet after the curtain fell over Broadway’s first revival of “Funny Girl.” Save …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:04PMFriday, April 22, 2022
The 75th Annual Tony Awards are extending the eligibility period of the season by several days and pushing back the nominations announcement date, the awards body announced Friday. Previousl…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:22PMWednesday, April 6, 2022
Rae Allen, the Tony-winning stage and screen veteran known for her role as nosy reporter Gloria Thorpe in “Damn Yankees” and as Quintina Blundetto on “The Sopranos,” died Wednesday, …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:59PMTuesday, March 29, 2022
On Monday evening in New York City, “Plaza Suite,” a Neil Simon comedy starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, opened on Broadway with a comedic crash nearly three years in …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:03PMThursday, March 17, 2022
Oksana Shvets, an acclaimed Ukrainian film and theater actor, has died in a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in Kyiv. Her death was announced by the Young Theater, where she h…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:56PMSaturday, March 5, 2022
Johnny Brown, the actor, comedian and singer best known for his role as superintendent Nathan Bookman on the popular 70s sitcom “Good Times,” died Wednesday. He was 84 years old. Brown�…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:14PMFriday, February 25, 2022
On Wednesday evening in New York City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offered its return to the original movie musical with “Cyrano,” director Joe Wright’s musical adaptation of “Cyrano de Berg…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:28AMSaturday, February 19, 2022
“Mrs. Doubtfire” has pushed back its return to the Great White Way. The musical, based on the 1993 Robin Williams family comedy of the same name, is now set to reopen April 14, a month l…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:01PM 
