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…
The Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park is set to return in the summer. The 60th season will begin with "Richard III," directed by Tony nominee Robert O'Hara and featuring "Black P…
"Girl From the North Country," a Broadway musical featuring Bob Dylan songs, will close on Jan. 23, but the show's producers hope to open again in the spring. It's the latest show, following…
The National Association of Theatre Owners, the trade organization that represents the country's cinemas, has announced the promotion of two executives. Jackie Brenneman has been upped to ex…
Heidi Blickenstaff doesn't want to exert her voice. It's proving difficult, because although the Times Square eatery where she's grabbing food after a matinee of "Jagged Little Pill" is most…
"Freestyle Love Supreme" will rap its way through the U.S.A. Following a limited run on Broadway, the improv comedy hip-hop show is embarking on a nationwide tour with stops in Seattle, Bost…
Beginning next year, you won't have to visit your local movie theater to buy a bucket of perfectly buttered popcorn. AMC Theatres, the nation's biggest movie theater chain, is expanding its …
Andrew Lloyd Webber has made no secret of his distain for Hollywood's movie adaptation of his long-running musical "Cats." Though the cinematic version offered up the rarity of A-list talent…
After a devastating industry-wide shutdown, Broadway has finally reopened with performances of beloved shows like "Hamilton," "Wicked" and new plays and musicals such as "Six," "Lackawanna B…
It's not an exaggeration to say Beanie Feldstein has been preparing her entire life to play Fanny Brice. For her third birthday, she requested a "Funny Girl"-themed party and seized the spot…
It's been nearly two years since the lights went out on Broadway, and now that musicals and plays have begun to reopen, actor LaChanze is itching to return to the thing she loves the most. "…
The Drama League is devoting substantial resources to overhaul its marquee program, the Directors Project, in an effort to better support creatives at all stages of their careers. Led by art…
Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga are teaming up to bring "Macbeth" back to Broadway. Craig is returning to the Great White Way, after performances in "A Steady Rain" and "Betrayal," to play th…
After 27 months, the Tony Awards returned on Sunday night to honor Broadway's best. The ceremony served as an emotional ode to the power of live theater, as well as an elaborately produced a…
Five years and one pandemic lockdown after "Dear Evan Hansen" opened to acclaim on Broadway, the popular musical is finally ready to shine on the big screen. Given the prolonged period of so…
Whether or not you say his name three times, Beetlejuice is returning to Broadway. The musical, based on Tim Burton's 1988 film about a pesky poltergeist, was presumed to be leaving the Grea…
TKTS, the premier destination for discount Broadway tickets, will reopen this fall after being shuttered for more than a year due to the pandemic. Its return, set for Sept. 15 at 3 p.m., mar…
"Moulin Rouge: The Musical" has appointed Chloe Beck to oversee its equity, diversity and inclusion efforts. As director of EDI, Beck will focus on the Broadway production, the upcoming U.S.…