390 stories by "Rebecca Rubin"
At Carolines on Broadway, the legendary comedy club in Times Square, taking the main stage can be a death-Âdefying propoÂsition " and not just because the audience, likely several drin…
"A Strange Loop," creator Michael R. Jackson's meta comedy-drama, which won the Tony for best musical, is closing on Broadway in 2023. It will play its final performance on Jan. 15 at the Ly…
"Beetlejuice" is closing on Broadway in January, ending its unconventional, fan-fueled run on the Great White Way. It will play its final show at the Marquis Theater on Jan. 8, 2023. But fea…
Lea Michele won't be taking the stage in "Funny Girl" on Saturday due to "early signs and symptoms of COVID." Even though the results of her COVID test were "inconclusive," she will not perf…
It appears the weather gods didn't heed Fanny Brice's humble request. But not even a dreary, drizzly Tuesday in Manhattan could rain on Lea Michele's parade as the former "Glee" star made he…
Barbie Ferreira, who broke out on HBO's buzzy series "Euphoria," is joining the cast of "House of Spoils," a psychological thriller starring Ariana DeBose. The film is backed by Amazon Prime…
AMC Theatres, the world's largest cinema chain, is honoring Olivia Newton-John by bringing "Grease" back to the big screen. Starting on Friday, the classic 1978 movie musical will play in 13…
Lin-Manuel Miranda is praising lawyers who get the job done after a Texas church staged an "illegal, unauthorized" production of "Hamilton." Producers of the hit Broadway musical have taken …
"Let It Burn," the galvanic highpoint of the Broadway musical "Paradise Square," pours out of star Joaquina Kalukango in a torrent of pain and frustration over the hurt that her character ha…
"Funny Girl" producers are attesting they knew about Beanie Feldstein's earlier-than-expected exit from the Broadway musical. Amid the whirlwind drama over the actor's abrupt departure " and…
Hello, ticket sales! Looking to be among the first to hear Lea Michele's dulcet tones take on the legend of Fanny Brice? Not to rain on your parade, but a seat to the "Glee" alum's opening n…
The rumors are true: Lea Michele is replacing Beanie Feldstein in Broadway's revival of "Funny Girl." Feldstein on Sunday night announced she would be leaving the show on July 31, roughly tw…
On Sunday night, the Tony Awards returned to Radio City Music Hall, where relaxed mask mandates made it easier than ever (OK, easier than last year's ceremony) to spot the stars mixing and m…
"Dear Evan Hansen" won't be playing on Broadway "for forever." The show, about a socially awkward high schooler who tells a spiraling lie, is ending its run in September, five years after wi…
Arthur Miller's classic play "Death of a Salesman" is returning to Broadway this fall. Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke will reprise their roles as Willy and Linda Loman in the revival, wh…
A star-studded production of "Into the Woods" is heading to Broadway. Following its buzzy, sold-out run at New York City Center, Encore's rendition of "Into the Woods" is transferring to the…
A musical comedy based on the classic film "Some Like It Hot" will premiere on Broadway in the fall of 2022. The show, which was originally scheduled to open in Chicago last year before tran…
Outside New York City's Ambassador Theatre, the name on everybody's lips isn't Roxie. It's Pamela Anderson, the former "Baywatch" star who is making her Broadway debut in "Chicago" as Roxie …
Broadway's "Plaza Suite" has canceled Thursday night's performance because the show's lead Sarah Jessica Parker has tested positive for COVID-19. The news comes two days after Parker's husba…
For the second time in Oscars history, the Academy has recognized an actress for playing Anita in "West Side Story." Ariana DeBose took home the best supporting actress Oscar for her version…
Ben Stiller is in talks to star in Ivo van Hove's upcoming stage adaptation of Stephen King's horror classic "The Shining,"Â Variety has confirmed. The play is scheduled to open on the Wes…
AMC Theatres, the biggest cinema chain in the world, is buying a 22% stake in Nevada-based gold and silver mining company Hycroft Mining Holding Corp. AMC's $27.9 million cash investment in …
"West Side Story" star Ariana DeBose has joined the cast of Sony's "Kraven the Hunter," an upcoming superhero action-adventure featuring Aaron Taylor Johnson. More to come…
"The Music Man," a musical revival featuring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway. For students in the New York City area, the price of admission will fi…
Marlee Matlin ("CODA") and Bradley Whitford ("Tick, Tick … Boom!") sat down for a virtual chat for Variety's Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here. They met 2…