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Oscar-winning actress and singer Julie Andrews will be honored by the Venice Film Festival with its Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement. Best known for her iconic roles in "Mary Poppi…
Watching Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as the lead character of "Fleabag," trying to resist saying something bitingly perceptive, inappropriately funny and completely unexpected is a study of comic …
The Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad" is considered one of the most iconic episodes from the show's early run " but it will now be harder for fans to view. Michael Jackson infamously provi…
The last time Kelli O'Hara appeared on Broadway, she won a Tony for her performance as Anna in "The King and I." Four years later, she's back in an updated "Kiss Me Kate," opening March 14 a…
After eight years of holding the Gallagher family together, Emmy Rossum announced in August she was leaving "Shameless." Her final episode, the Season 9 finale, airs on Mar. 10, and at the E…
The Paley Center for Media will launch a subscription service to live stream the upcoming PaleyFest LA panels and offer on-demand access to older Paley Center events. The service dubbed Pale…
Disney chairman-CEO Bob Iger told shareholders Thursday the company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox will close "soon" and that the enlarged company is ready to "hit the ground running." He…
When Verizon wanted to speak to viewers of the recent Oscars broadcast in Spanish, ABC had to change its rules to make it happen. Now the Disney-owned network is willing to do it again. The …
In the wake of HBO's blockbuster Michael Jackson documentary "Leaving Neverland," in which two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, accuse the late singer abusing them sexually when they we…
Variety has announced the honorees for the sixth annual Power of Women luncheon, which celebrates some of Hollywood's most philanthropic women. The event, presented by Lifetime, will take pl…
Possible spoiler:Â The kid ain't worth it! Some breathtaking design work has gone into the sleek production of Jeremy O. Harris' "Daddy," directed by Danya Taymor ("Pass Over"), who's don…
There's a moment I keep remembering that hits me hard. It was the Golden Globes in 2018 at the height of the Times Up movement and I was deejaying a major after-party. I ended the night, as …
Producer Eva Price has been working on Broadway for years now " but this year, she's really making her mark, first as the lead producer of this spring's edgy new revival of "Oklahoma!," and …
Three major radio stations in Montreal have pulled Michael Jackson's music from airplay in the wake of the blockbuster HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland," in which two men accuse the late s…
The 9/11-related musical "Come From Away" and a revamped version of Stephen Sondheim's "Company" lead London's Olivier Award nominations, which were announced Tuesday. The two musicals garne…
Andrea Martin broke four ribs while rehearsing "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus" and will leave the production. Kristine Nielsen, another member of the cast, will assume Martin's role. In…
Podcast startup Luminary emerged out of stealth Monday with a high-profile line-up for its upcoming $7.99 subscription service: Luminary will feature exclusive shows from A-list creators inc…
Actor Luke Perry, known for roles in "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Riverdale," died on Monday after suffering a massive stroke on Wednesday. He was 52. "[Perry] was surrounded by his children J…
Netflix has announced it will pay tribute to the iconic sketch comedy show "Laugh-In" with a special event at the Dolby Theater on March 8. "Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate" will serve a…
AT&T has just handed the keys to WarnerMedia's most high-profile business initiative to Bob Greenblatt, the seasoned TV executive whose resume includes helping to build the Fox network i…
Morrissey announced today that he will perform on Broadway for the first time in his career this May. The seven dates, at New York's Lunt-Fontanne Theater, will be "an intimate yet exciting …
Broadcasters around the world have acquired "Leaving Neverland," the Channel 4 and HBO documentary about alleged abuse by the pop superstar. Kew Media Distribution is selling the two-part pr…
Releasing alternate or expanded versions of big-hit movies into theaters isn't a new idea. The first one I remember seeing was "Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition," whic…
"Choir Boy," Tarell Alvin McCraney's follow-up to the Oscar-winning "Moonlight," ends its Broadway run next week. The drama has earned rave reviews for its portrait of a gay teen's struggles…
Universal is in talks with Elisabeth Moss for the actress to star in its retelling of "Invisible Man." Sources say the negotiations are in the extremely early stages, but if they were to mov…