“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will host the PBS Arts Fall Festival this year, beginning on October 21. The annual festival will kick off with Great Performances doc…
The nominations for the 2016 Emmy Awards were announced on July 14; check out the nominees who will be vying for Emmys on September 18, with the full list to come. Lead Actor in a Drama Seri…
Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth has joined the cast of NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” show, Variety has learned. The Emmy and Tony Award winner will play Velma Von Tussle, the …
The ongoing “Hamilton” hype helped boost the 2016 Tony Awards to the show’s highest overnight rating in 15 years, growing 33% from last year’s show. The CBS telecast …
James Corden isn’t just the face of “The Late Late Show” — he’s also hosting the 2016 Tony Awards, airing June 12 on CBS. To prepare for the job, he picked up s…
Any faithful “Gilmore Girls” fan knows the legend of the Final Four Words — the last line that series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino wanted to end the show with during the d…
Stockard Channing has landed the lead role in NBC comedy pilot “Me &Â Mean Margaret,” Variety has learned. The pilot is described as an unlikely buddy comedy that follows a…
Fans of “The O.C.” were welcomed back to the dark side for a one night trip down memory lane on Aug. 30, as Sucker Love Productions and Original Penguin presented “The Unau…
NBC is rounding out the cast of “The Wiz Live!” with recording artists Common and Ne-Yo, and “Hairspray” star Elijah Kelley, the network announced Thursday at its Tel…
Multiplatinum-selling and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Elton John (he's also won an Oscar and a Tony) is founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II …
The ATX Television Festival played host to a “Gilmore Girls” reunion of epic proportions on Saturday night, with creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, exec producer Daniel Palladino and…
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - As "The Flash" speeds toward its season one finale on May 19, secrets are finally being revealed; last week's episode ended with the Reverse Flash -- aka Eobard T…
In “Once Upon a Time’s” midseason return, we learned that Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) have history with Cruella (Victoria Smurfit) and U…
Just when you thought you’d finally got “Let it Go” out of your head, “Frozen Fever” threatens to grip the nation anew. The new short film debuts in theaters on…
John Barrowman has made a career out of stealing scenes, from his iconic role as Captain Jack Harkness on “Doctor Who” and “Torchwood” to the villainous Malcolm Merly…
Oscar nominee Frank Langella will join season three of FX’s “The Americans” in a recurring role, the network announced Thursday. Langella will play the role of Gabriel, Phi…
Helen Mirren will reprise her role as Queen Elizabeth II for a Broadway staging of “The Audience,” to be directed by Stephen Daldry. The limited engagement will play at the Geral…
Philip Seymour Hoffman died on February 2, 2014, but little more than a year earlier, the Oscar-winning actor was giving an introspective (and eerily premonitory) interview about the meaning…
CBS has announced the performers for the 2014Â Tony Awards ceremony, airing June 8. The telecast will feature performances from nominees Neil Patrick Harris (with the cast of “Hedwig…
CBS has announced the first batch of presenters for the 68th Annual Tony Awards, airing Sun., June 8 at 8 p.m., live from New York City. Stars paying tribute to the best and brightest on Bro…