Adam Kane ("Prodigal Son", "American Gods") will direct action thriller "Rain Who Kills Alone" from a screenplay by William Josef Schneider ("Corto Maltese"). The film will tell the story of…
Thirty years ago, Billy Crystal brought the story of Buddy Young Jr., a stand-up comic whose talent can't outrun his self-destructive tendencies, to the big screen with "Mr. Saturday Night."…
The new Off Broadway play "Morning Sun" was written for Edie Falco " and it's not the most comfortable thing for her. Listen to this week's "Stagecraft" podcast below: "It was disarmin…
Disney Animation's newest feature, "Encanto," centers on the extended Madrigal family, who possess magical powers and live in an enchanted house. Only teenager Mirabel, voiced by "In the Hei…
Mentalist Jason Suran will start an in-person residence this month at the Fifty Hotel & Suites by Affinia. Dubbed "One in a Million: An Evening of Extraordinary Events," the show will be…
In 2022, Jodie Comer will say goodbye to the TV role that made her a household name " Villanelle in BBC America's "Killing Eve" " and forge ahead with a promising film career and theater deb…
When Louis Faranda and his team started putting together the New York Comedy Festival after a year's absence due to the pandemic, they knew it would be a lot of work " it always is. But this…
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are soon to be defying gravity. Grande and Erivo will portray Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in Universal's big-screen adaptation of the Tony-winning music…
The djembe drum is the sacred heartbeat of West Africa, a powerful instrument conveying messages of struggle and liberation for African people. Traditionally used by griots to connect histor…
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 …
Stunning performances from Edie Falco, Blair Brown and Marin Ireland humanize Simon Stephens' new play "Morning Sun," an earnest if bland love letter to a kind, selfless but fundamentally un…
"Young hearts, to yourself be true." It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen never sang along with Candi Staton. But among the many things that the frankly sensational "Pride…
"Karen Dalton," a play with music written by Evan Enderle, will receive an industry reading on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at The Flea's Siggy Theater. The show centers on Bob Dy…
Traces of life in Hong Kong, with all that it was before the pandemic, began to reappear in February. The steady easing into the "new normal" saw cinemas reopen and moviegoers have slowly ga…
Audra McDonald, the undisputed queen of live theater, will return to Broadway in "Ohio State Murders," a new play by Adrienne Kennedy. The show, which will look at the destructiveness and co…
Nederlander National Markets, an operator of theater and music venues throughout the U.S., has made arrangements with Wellstand Health for the organization to provide COVID-19 safety precaut…
James McAvoy will tread the boards in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Academy of Music unveiled new dates on Friday for Jamie Lloyd's Olivier-winning revival of "Cyrano de Bergerac," which was origin…
The musical "Caroline, or Change" is back on Broadway for the first time since its captivating original production closed in 2004. The best theater revivals highlight the relevance of classi…
Cinematographer Ari Wegner is about to become a more familiar name in the film world, as the "Zola" DP starts to rake in recognition for her contribution to Jane Campion's "The Power of the …
The first thing audiences see at the new Broadway revival of "Caroline, or Change" is a statue of a Confederate soldier that, early on in the show, gets torn down in an act of protest. It's …
The chandelier inside the Majestic Theatre, Broadway's most beloved ghost light, rose again on Friday evening as "The Phantom of the Opera," the longest running show in Broadway history, ret…
While Broadway lights remained dimmed for much of 2020 and 2021, they flipped back on in September and delayed cast albums finally were released " unleashing potential contenders for the mus…
Indian filmmaker Aditya Chopra's immensely popular 1995 Bollywood film "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge," commonly abbreviated to DDLJ, is being adapted as a Broadway stage musical titled "Come�…
From "42nd Street" onwards, backstage stories were once a staple in the theater, and while there was often a shark or two, they were usually only of the loan variety. But in the West End pla…
Andrew Lloyd Webber would welcome a transgender performer in the cast of one of his shows, the composer and producer said in an interview recorded live at the Variety Legit: Return to Bro…