More than a few eyebrows were raised around Hollywood when Universal decided to turn "Wicked" into two separate films. Yes, the stage show has been a sensation on Broadway for decades. But i…
"Wicked: For Good" is flying high at the box office. The movie musical has collected $150 million in North America and $76 million overseas for a dazzling $226 million global tally. It's a b…
This weekend, the languishing box office has been changed for the better with "Wicked: For Good," which powered to $226 million globally. Those ticket sales rank as the fourth-biggest worldw…
Glinda and Elphaba remain "very very popular" at the box office. "Wicked: For Good," Universal's rendition of Act Two of the musical sensation, was No. 1 with $150 million from 4,115 North A…
Colleen Hoover isn't happy with how it ended. Hoover, who wrote the bestseller "It Ends With Us," has addressed the controversy surrounding the 2024 film adaptation of her novel, starring Bl…
Actors on Actors is getting a bigger stage. Variety's Emmy-winning series, which pairs the best performers of the year in unscripted interviews, will air on CNN for the first time. Under a n…
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…