The Moulin Rouge has a new leading lady. Natalie Mendoza will join the Broadway company of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," replacing Karen Olivo in the role of Satine when the Tony-nominated hi…
Uzo Aduba and Ron Cephas Jones will star in Second Stage Theater's upcoming Broadway production of Lynn Nottage's new play, "Clyde's." The cast will also include Reza Salazar ("Sweat") and K…
"Sleep No More," the groundbreaking and immersive reimagining of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," will resume performances this fall, becoming the latest show to announce its return after COVID-19 c…
"Enemy of the People," an interactive adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic morality tale, has cancelled all remaining performances. The Park Avenue Armory show was scheduled to continue thro…
"MJ," the upcoming musical about the life of pop singer Michael Jackson, will begin performances in December, but when it does, a new actor will be moonwalking into the role of "The Gloved O…
In another sign that New York's cultural life is coming back after a long COVID-era hiatus, "A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet" will premiere in September. The show will be the first new …
Jamie Forshaw was recently able to do something he hasn't been able to do for more than a year. The executive producer of Madison Wells' live enterÂtainment division attended a dress rehe…
"David Byrne's American Utopia" and "Freestyle Love Supreme" will receive special Tony Awards at the 2021 ceremony. The prizes come more than a year after both shows closed their doors and f…
In person, Ann Dowd, sweet, solicitous and ready to laugh at herself, is far removed from Gilead, the totalitarian state where Aunt Lydia, her alter ego on "The Handmaid's Tale," rules with …
"The Book of Mormon" is the latest long-running show to announce its return to Broadway. In another sign that the lights are flickering back on along the Great White Way, "The Book of Mormon…
A new musical will serve as both a sequel to one of the greatest children's stories of all time, as well as a prequel to another iconic fantasy adventure. "Alice in Neverland" brings togethe…
Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" will resume performances on Broadway on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Shubert Theatre with Jeff Daniels reprising his role as Atticus …
Westbrook Studios is partnering with songwriter and producer Freddy Wexler on "Soul Superhero," a new live action musical fantasy film. The film is the story of a young Black girl who teams …
At the height of her stardom, Marilyn Monroe took an 18-month hiatus from Hollywood. The screen icon, who would have turned 95 on June 1, was battling ill health, which was linked to her bar…
The long-delayed Tony Awards will air primarily on Paramount Plus on Sept. 26, but certain key awards will be handed out as part of a celebration of theater that will air on the streaming se…
"Everybody's Talking About Jamie," the film adaptation of the popular West End musical, will debut on Amazon's Prime Video. The film was originally set to be distributed on October 23, 2020,…
Matthew Belloni, the former editorial director of the Hollywood Reporter, has joined the management team of a new media startup that will cover finance, politics, technology and entertainmen…
Streaming hits like "WandaVision" and "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" failed to deliver the kind of Disney Plus subscriber numbers that Wall Street was looking for, as the Walt Disney Co…
The Walt Disney Company is in the throes of a major leadership shift, with newly minted CEO Bob Chapek asserting more authority as the longtime leader he replaced, Bob Iger, prepares to surr…
Broadway is busting out some major firepower as it looks to reopen after more than a year of COVID-related closures. Three of the most successful shows in theater history " "Hamilton," "The …
Cinemark has reached new agreements with the five major studios that could help formalize a shorter theatrical window. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it comes as COVID-19 has resh…
The show will go on. Broadway theaters will reopen at full capacity on Sept. 14, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced via Twitter on Wednesday. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday (though a …
Sir Howard Panter, one of the leading forces in live theater, is so convinced that Broadway, the West End and other stage hubs are poised to come back in a big way post-pandemic, that he's b…
New York will lift capacity restrictions beginning on May 19, a move that potentially sets the stage for a Broadway and live theater revival. The new guidelines will also help cinemas in the…
The producers of the 93rd Academy Awards promised to make the Oscars more like a movie. But the abysmal ratings and atrocious reviews that greeted their efforts to shake things up wasn't the…