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"Moulin Rouge: The Musical" has appointed Chloe Beck to oversee its equity, diversity and inclusion efforts. As director of EDI, Beck will focus on the Broadway production, the upcoming U.S.…
Barry Manilow fans never got to hear the end of his set at Saturday's "We Love NYC" Central Park concert, after the all-star show got shut down right in the middle of a Manilow medley. But t…
In Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's surreal and morbidly funny existential drama "Pass Over," two characters who might be fugitives from a Samuel Beckett play find themselves in a world where be…
Where do you go after you've seen "Wicked"? That worldwide smash has built a vast young audience hungry for stories propelled by power ballads of female empowerment, and it's clearly that cr…
In 2010, Hank Morris, a big-time political consultant and powerbroker, pleaded guilty to involvement in a pension fraud pay-to-play scandal. Andrew Cuomo, who was then serving as New York's …
Jeff Daniels is ready to welcome audiences back to Broadway. The producing team behind "Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird," a box office juggernaut that already ranks as the most successful…
"Head Over Heels," the Broadway production that put the song catalog of the Go-Go's to use as the basis of a narrative musical-comedy, is finally reaching the band's hometown of Los Angeles …
It's been a long road for the company of "Hamilton" in Los Angeles " just eight hours before opening night back in March 2020, the show was shut down as fears swelled over a looming pandemic…
"Life is a cabaret, old chum." Oh wait, wrong show. Or is it? Taking on Percy and Eleonore Adlon's 1987 movie "Bagdad Cafe," Emma Rice's music-filled, uber-quirky production boasts everythin…
It's the question on all of Broadway's mind right now: With the delta variant spreading just as shows are getting back up and running, how do we all " cast, crew and audiences " return to th…
Broadway star Laura Osnes has denied a report from Page Six saying that she was fired from a production for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. In a lengthy statement posted to her Instag…
In "Don't Breathe 2," now playing in theaters, Stephen Lang returns as the blind man and former Navy SEAL Norman Nordstrom, who is harboring a terrible secret about his wicked ways. He uses …
As the delta variant threatens to suspend a return to normalcy, New York City's vaccine mandate for indoor entertainment venues, including concert halls, museums, restaurants, bars, fitness …
"Free Guy," in theaters Aug. 13, revolves around a world within a world " the video game "Free City." Ryan Reynolds plays Guy, a background character in the game drawn into the action by Jod…
To re-create iconic looks for Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect," which opens in theaters Aug. 13, Tony award-winning costume designer Clint Ramos immersed himself in books about the Queen of …
No one is going to rain on Beanie Feldstein's parade. The "Booksmart" star will play Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl," giving the actress an opportunity to put her own spin on a role that launche…
The chandelier inside the Majestic Theater " the iconic gold fixture that plummets into the audience as the "The Phantom of the Opera" reaches its act one climax " is still dark, and it'll s…
For one of New York City's first major theater events in 16 months, eager audiences cannot do better than reveling in the natural splendors of Central Park's Delacorte Theater for the gleefu…
AMC Theatres has reached a formal agreement with Warner Bros. to show the studio's 2022 slate on the big screen for an exclusive 45-day window. The news is not surprising, because Warner Bro…
Broadway's revival of "West Side Story" will not be returning to the Great White Way when theaters reopen later in the year. "It is with great regret that we are announcing today that the 20…
Anyone who has studied theater and dance will know the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and its founder. Not only did Ailey form a dance movement, but his company also became a pioneering …
Jordan Roth stood on the side of West 52nd street in New York City, fighting to hold back tears " of joy, relief, pride, exhaustion " in front of the August Wilson theater, where Wednesda…
Concord is diving deeper into its IP vault of music and theatrical performance rights to develop movies, TV shows and podcasts throught the newly established Concord Originals division. Soph…
"Pose" star Jason Rodriguez is partnering with his longtime manager Ricardo Sebastián to form a new talent agency with a mission to elevate BIPOC, queer and trans creative talent. The new…
In a Manhattan studio late last month, rehearsal was in progress. Two actors ran through a playful chase sequence. A fight choreographer, seated at the head of the room with the director, th…