509 stories by "Brent Lang"
Florence Welch will journey into the Jazz Age for her new musical project, one that will offer up fortune seekers and flappers, rum runners and rich dilettantes, self-made men and high socie…
Several hundred Broadway advocates and theater workers gathered in New York City on Thursday to demand the industry banish Scott Rudin in the wake of a growing controversy around the produce…
Nevertheless, she persisted. Elaine May, who turns 89 on Wednesday, has enjoyed a late career resurgence, earning a Tony Award for her work in Kenneth Lonergan's play "The Waverly Gallery" a…
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 …
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 beyond…
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," a…
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 transform th…
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…
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 …
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…
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 chief Kath…
"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.
"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' nove…
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, accor…
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…
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…
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…
"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 Ferguson,…
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…
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. It …
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 Scott …
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 $61…
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…
Bob 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, produced, d…
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…
