Who knew iniquity could feel so pulsating and immensely purifying? "Seven Deadly Sins," New York City theater's newest unholy outdoor experience, tests the limits of how far live theater can…
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Many people were surprised that, after an initial 14-ish-month-long run and 236 performances, Bruce Springsteen is bringing his "Springsteen on Broadway" autobiographical show back for a sum…
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick will return to Broadway next year. The upcoming revival of Neil Simon's play "Plaza Suite," which stars the real-life couple as a series of dysfunc…
"MJ," the upcoming musical about the life of pop singer Michael Jackson, will begin performances in December, but when it does, a new actor will be moonwalking into the role of "The Gloved O…
When news leaked last month that disgraced "House of Cards" actor Kevin Spacey had landed his first acting gig in over four years, taking on a supporting role in an Italian indie film, the b…
Vanessa Kirby has joined the cast of "The Son," Florian Zeller's follow up to his Oscar-winning feature debut "The Father," Variety has learned. Kirby, who was Oscar-nominated for "Pieces of…
Sydney, the capital of the Australian entertainment industry, has gone into a two-week lockdown after a surge of the highly-transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus. The city's stay-at…
It goes without saying that a lot has happened since "Springsteen on Broadway" finished its first run on December 15, 2018. And although most theaters remained closed on this sultry summer S…
One of downtown Los Angeles' landmark clock towers, the one atop the 1927 Tower Theatre, is no longer right just twice a day. More significantly, the landmark theater below it at 8th and Bro…
In another sign that New York's cultural life is coming back after a long COVID-era hiatus, "A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet" will premiere in September. The show will be the first new …
Amazon Prime Video's "Small Axe" is among the final batch of this year's Peabody Award winners, which have been announced throughout the week. Variety also has a first look at actor Cynthia …
Colman Domingo, known for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," "Fear the Walking Dead" and "Zola," is adapting his award-winning play "Dot" as a dramedy entitled "West Philly, Baby." The series, a co…
Lauren Jarvis, formerly Spotify's head of content partnerships for North America, has joined subscription book club startup Literati as chief business officer. At Spotify, Jarvis managed the…
BuzzFeed is going public in a deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), which will give the digital media company an implied valuation of $1.5 billion once the pact closes, the…
Super-producer and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has joined his fellow artists working in the beleaguered theater and music industries in taking legal steps to get the U.K. government to rele…
Jamie Forshaw was recently able to do something he hasn't been able to do for more than a year. The executive producer of Madison Wells' live enterÂtainment division attended a dress rehe…
The hits of Stephen Sondheim are finally back on Broadway " kind of, anyway. A week after moving back to live audiences for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Stephen Colbert welcom…
Apple has given out a straight-to-series order for an animated adaptation of "Strange Planet." The show hails from creators Dan Harmon and Nathan Pyle, with Pyle having created the webcomic …
More than a dozen of music's biggest stars, from Beyoncé to H.E.R., would love an Emmy to add to their award shelves. A Variety review of the 535 entries throughout the Television Academy's…
"We are paying you to stay awake and care." That sounds like an admonition to the audience at the National Theatre's new production, "Under Milk Wood." But in fact it's sensible Susan Brown'…
The enduring musical "Rent," celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, didn't just revolutionize Broadway. It had an impact all over the world " and the new documentary "Revolution Rent" r…
"David Byrne's American Utopia" and "Freestyle Love Supreme" will receive special Tony Awards at the 2021 ceremony. The prizes come more than a year after both shows closed their doors and f…
Broadway's starry revival of "The Music Man" has a new boss. Veteran theater producer Kate Horton has been named executive producer of the musical, taking over day-to-day duties from Scott R…
Paramount Plus is betting the house on "Jerry and Marge Go Large," the true story of a lotto-scamming couple to be played by Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening. Director David Frankel ("The D…