In the opening number of "Wicked: For Good," Glinda sings the celebratory song "Thank Goodness" to quell the anxieties of the citizens of Oz. Cinema owners will be humming a similar tune ove…
Before "Wicked" landed on the big screen a year ago, Universal told cinema owners of its simple goal for promoting the movie musical. It planned to be, per chief marketing officer Michael Mo…
Cynthia Erivo rushed to the rescue of her "Wicked: For Good" co-star after Ariana Grande was charged by a fan at the film's Singapore premiere. Grande was walking the yellow brick carpet on …
Jane Krakowski felt a pang of jealousy the first time she saw "Oh, Mary!," the hit comedy that imagines former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln as a deranged wannabe cabaret star. The Tony-winni…
Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Cole Escola are joining forces to give Miss Piggy the movie-star treatment. A film about the temperamental diva puppet is in early development at Disney, wh…
Newcomer Mae Schenk is readying to check into the Plaza hotel. She'll star in the live action "Eloise" film, based on the beloved children's book about a mischievous young girl who lives on …
Paul Dano is set to star in A24's drama "The Chaperones." He's joining the already-announced cast of Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson, two young actors who recently shared the screen in Lion…
Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway this spring in the solo play "Every Brilliant Thing." The actor, who became famous for playing the Boy Who Lived in eight wildly popular "Harry Pott…
Rocky Balboa is (kind of) returning to the big screen. Amazon MGM has revealed the first look at "The Offer" actor Anthony Ippolito as a young Sylvester Stallone in "I Play Rocky," a true st…
"How do you have sex onstage?" That's the central question of "Good Sex," an unconventional play that spotlights intimacy coordinators. Here's the unorthodox part: The show pairs together tw…
Huntr/x is returning to movie theaters near you. Netflix is bringing "Kpop Demon Hunters," an animated fantasy adventure about a fictional Kpop girl group who protect the world from demons w…
English actor James Norton will play Brian Epstein, the influential manager of the Beatles, in the upcoming four-part musical biopic by director Sam Mendes. He'll star in "The Beatles …
Filmmaker Nancy Meyers has paid tribute to her longtime friend and frequent collaborator Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star who died on Saturday at age 79. Meyers described Keaton as "fear…
"Shogun" star Anna Sawai and "The White Lotus" breakout Aimee Lou Wood are circling the roles of Yoko Ono and Pattie Boyd in the upcoming four-part "Beatles" biopic by director Sam Mendes, V…
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss is returning to Broadway in the musical "& Juliet." She'll join the cast as Angélique for a limited run starting on Dec. 11 and concl…
Saoirse Ronan will play Linda McCartney, the wife of Sir Paul, in the upcoming four-part Beatles biopic by director Sam Mendes. The four-time Oscar-nominated actor will star alongside Paul M…
Monday is usually a day of rest for Broadway. But instead of catching up on sleep, this season's biggest stars were out in force at Variety's Business of Broadway Breakfast to preview the fa…
Ethan Slater is in the calm before the "Wicked" storm. After a monthslong respite, the Broadway actor " who plays the Munchkin Boq in the screen adaptation " is preparing to embark on a publ…
If you've heard anything about the '80s musical "Chess," it's probably this: catchy songs, nonsensical story. When I posit as much to Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, the s…
Amanda Seyfried's sweeping musical drama "The Testament of Ann Lee" has found distribution after its Venice film festival premiere, where it was embraced with a rousing 15-minute standing ov…
Daniel Day-Lewis made his grand return to the screen in "Anemone," which premiered on Sunday afternoon at the New York Film Festival. The Oscar-winner returned to acting after an eight-year …
Viola Swamp, one of literature's most terrifying substitute teachers, is gearing up to make her cinematic debut. Netflix is in early development on "Miss Nelson Is Missing," a live-action ad…
"The Wizard of the Kremlin," a political thriller starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as his right-hand Vadim Baranov, earned a 10-minute standing ovation at this year's Venice…
It's alive! It's at the Venice Film Festival! But it's not a cautionary tale about artificial intelligence. Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein," starring Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac, follow…
Julia Roberts defended her new film "After the Hunt" at a heated Venice Film Festival press conference, where the star was questioned about the film's statements surrounding the #MeToo movem…