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It turns out Hugh Jackman is irreplaceable. "The Music Man" will end its run on Jan. 1, 2023 as the Tony-winning star of stage and screen finishes his lengthy commitment to the hot-selling B…
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…
For decades, wishes have been an important part of Disney history, as seen in songs like "When You Wish Upon a Star" to "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes." Disney's upcoming movie, aptly t…
Audible has ordered four more comedy podcasts from "Saturday Night Live" producer Broadway Video and has renewed its LGBTQ action-comedy "Hot White Heist" " with an all-queer cast led by "SN…
Movie theater operator Cineworld Group, which has 9,139 screens in 10 countries, has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas for "first day" relie…
"I'm so sweaty. I'm gonna roll these Spanx off," Kelly Clarkson exclaims in front of a live audience at Lincoln Center, having just belted out Mary J. Blige's "Just Fine" " a song she learne…
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…
At 8:45 PM mountain time, the Werner Herzog theater looked about halfway full with patrons sitting down for the North American premiere of Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu's latest film "Ba…
TEG+ has acquired the stage rights to Will Eisner's graphic novel "A Contract With God" and is adapting it into a Broadway musical, with new and original songs written by Sam Hollander…
Get thee to Arden " or at least to the Arden depicted in the glorious, delightful and big-hearted musical adaptation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It," created as part of the Public Theater'…
The composer ("Once Upon a Mattress"), young adult author ("Freaky Friday") and philanthropist Mary Rodgers wanted to write a memoir that was candid, cutting, dishy and vanity-free " the exa…
Two years ago, the Edinburgh Festival " comprised of film and TV events but dominated by the much larger Fringe festival " was entirely canceled by COVID. In 2021, it returned in a much trun…
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…
Bob LuPone, a leader of the off-Broadway company MCC Theater and brother to actress Patti LuPone, died Saturday following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 76 years old.
Director Aditya Chopra has revealed a grand vision for "Come Fall in Love," the stage adaptation of his immensely popular 1995 film Bollywood film "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge," commonly abb…
Hey Mr. Ziegfeld, here she is! On Friday, Broadway's "Funny Girl" officially revealed the first footage of Lea Michele as lead Fanny Brice. Shot in black-and-white, the teaser shows Michele …
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…
Hilary Linstead, casting director, agent and film and stage producer died on Aug. 6 after contracting a form of leukaemia. She was 83. Described as a "force of nature" by her friends and col…
"Take Me Out," the Tony Award winning best revival of a play, will make a rare return engagement on Broadway after taking its final curtain call in June. The comedic drama about a star baseb…
The new musical "American Prophet" is now in the midst of its world premiere run at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Next stop: Broadway? Listen to this week's "Stagecraft" podcast belo…
Choreographer Jamal Sims, DP Adam Santelli and casting directors Kristian Charbonier and Bernard Tesley helped director Tamra Davis realize her vision in adapting "13: The Musical" from the …
Sam Crane will play Harry Potter in the new company that commences performances on "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" at London's Palace Theatre from Oct. 13. Crane's credits include "The C…
During his eclectic career so far British actor Shubham Saraf has played a variety of roles. Saraf, who studied at the U.K.'s Guildhall School of Music and Drama and France's École Phili…
Like the sharp-witted, no-filter Mary Flynn, the role she created in Broadway's "Merrily We Roll Along," Ann Morrison doesn't shy away from uncomfortable truths. "Good truth is uncomfortable…
"Into the Woods," the acclaimed New York City Center Encores! production of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's classic musical, will extend performances through Oct. 16 with a largely new e…