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The Broadway controversy over Andrew Barth Feldman's casting in "Maybe Happy Ending" has continued, and actor Constance Wu has called him out for accepting the role. Feldman has taken over t…
Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain are attached to lead the limited series "The Off Weeks," which has been greenlit at Apple TV+. The logline for the eight-episode series states, "When divorce…
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has threatened to take action against ABC after Jimmy Kimmel suggested in a monologue that Charlie Kirk's assassin is "one of them," meaning one of "the MAGA gang."…
StubHub had a disappointing stock-market debut: The company, which operates the leading secondary-ticketing marketplace for live events, saw its shares close 6.4% below the IPO price Wednesd…
In partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures, Fathom Entertainment will release "The Family McMullen" in theaters nationwide for one night on Oct. 15. Written and directed by Edward Burns, "The…
Mario Lopez has been tapped to host the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which are set to take place on Oct. 17 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The National Academy of Television Arts &…
Attawalpa, the musical project of Luis Felber " who co-created and was behind the music for wife Lena Dunham's Netflix series "Too Much" " has signed with Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moor…
A release date for "Wicked: For Good " The Soundtrack" was announced Tuesday morning, and with it, intriguing news of not just one but two songs included in the forthcoming film that were wr…
I am among the many potential audience members for "Art," the new revival of Yazmina Reza's sly, knowing play, who has never thought much about James Corden. That's not to say I haven't thou…
Principal photography has started this week on "Actual Nobodies," writer and director Alex Wyse's indie dramedy starring "Grease" star Didi Conn and Austin P. McKenzie. The official descript…
Before Jesse Welles was Jesse Welles, Neil Young was Jesse Welles. Which is to say, the reigning paragon of protest music. He reminded his audience of that Monday night at the Hollywood Bowl…
The estate of Whitney E. Houston, in tandem with Primary Wave Music and Park Avenue Artists, has plans to return the late singer to the stage. Notably, the estate has equipped AI stem separa…
Amy Poehler called out the Oscars on her "Good Hang" podcast for always ignoring comedy movies when it comes time to give out awards. Poehler's latest episode featured Olivia Colman as a gue…
The milestone 20th season of "Dancing With the Stars" is shaping up to be one to watch. From top dancers (including the return of pro Mark Ballas), experienced and long-awaited celebrities, …
How bad was the worst day you've ever had? Expand it by five, set it in the "townie" section of Montauk at a seedy motel, tack on a host of needy therapy patients and an emotional affair, th…
"The Sea," a poignant drama about a Palestinian boy who risks his life to go to the beach for the first time in Tel Aviv, will represent Israel in the international feature race at the Oscar…
Barbra Streisand is sharing her misty watercolor memories of "The Way We Were" co-star Robert Redford. "Every day on the set of 'The Way We Were' was exciting, intense and pure joy. We were …
The dancing queens are back on Broadway. After a decade-long absence, Mamma Mia! has triumphantly returned to the Great White Way, reopening Aug. 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it fi…
In 2019, making "Money Heist Season 3," Netflix and creators Alex Pina and Esther MartÃnez Lobato took Spanish TV to a new production level. Now they look poised to do the same with t…
Alex Edelman makes me laugh before he even sits down at our lunch interview. I arrive early to a noodle bar in Columbus Circle where I'll ask the comedian about his upcoming stand-up hour an…
Robert Redford is being remembered by Hollywood as one of the most iconic stars in film history. The Oscar winner died on Tuesday at his Utah home at 89 years old after a career that spanned…
Following its award-winning run on London's West End," Giant," starring John Lithgow, is headed to Broadway. The show stars Lithgow as Roald Dahl and follows the author as his next book, "Th…
Robert Redford, the leading man with the golden-boy looks who won an Oscar for directing "Ordinary People" and later became a godfather for independent film as founder of the Sundance Film I…
Jenna Ortega continued the method makeup trend at the 2025 Emmys, where the star stepped out in gothic glamour as a nod to her acclaimed role as Wednesday Addams. Ortega's makeup artist Mela…
The Netflix series adaptation of S.A. Crosby's "All the Sinners Bleed" has cast John Douglas Thompson in a series regular role, Variety has learned exclusively. Thompson joins previously ann…