The road to success for Sutton Foster was not always an easy journey, but it was a trip she looks back on with laughter. "Auditions are terrible. They really are," the "Younger" star told Va…
Twelve years in the making, "Hadestown" has hit its moment bang on. A show that started life as a touring production for schools, instilling the Orpheus myth into kids through song, became a…
“The Ferryman,” a drama about a former IRA member’s attempts to outrun his past, is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway. It has earned critical raves and previously pick…
John Legend, lately seen as Jesus, took on the role of another king of kings Tuesday night: Otis Redding. He electrified the room at the BMI Country Awards in Nashville by appearing for a cl…
“A Star Is Born” cinematographer Matthew Libatique, who received an Oscar nomination for 2010’s “Black Swan,” was reportedly arrested on Tuesday for assaulting …
Disney entered into a deal with mobile-games studio Jam City to develop titles based on Pixar and Walt Disney Animation franchises — including one tied to next year’s “Froz…
Shooting Lady Gaga revealing herself as a down-to-earth woman while lensing a rock star character Bradley Cooper was creating for himself were just two of the challenges facing DP Matthew Li…
Glenn Close has thought about what “Fatal Attraction” means in the #MeToo era — and she’s got an idea for how to retell the story. “I think she's considered mor…
"Pinter at the Pinter" is not merely completist, it's meticulously curated. A decade after Harold Pinter's death, director Jamie Lloyd's six-month season of the writer’s short plays an…
Awkwafina played chauffeur to comedians John Mulaney and Nick Kroll in a video released by Cadillac on Tuesday. In the video, Mulaney and Kroll " reprise their characters from their Broadway…
The unsung stars behind Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, “A Star Is Born,” talk about bringing Ally and Jackson to life. Read Variety‘s Lady Gaga cover story here. Ma…
Lady Gaga can't shake her character from "A Star Is Born." And she doesn't want to. "I feel Ally inside of me," Gaga says of the rising musical icon she plays in the film. "I wonder how long…
Orion Pictures will release the reboot of “Child's Play,” starring Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, and Gabriel Bateman, on June 21, 2019. Plaza will portray the mother who gives…
Lady Gaga was forced to evacuate her Malibu home as the Woolsey fire rages on, but the singer and “A Star Is Born” actress took time to visit a Red Cross shelter on Sunday. ̶…
"Does it scare you? Being face to face with the modern mind?" Thom Pain, in the persuasive person of Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), throws out the challenge at the top of Will Eno&#…
When is a standup routine not a standup routine, but a legitimate play? Partly when it comes with theatrical trappings like a thoughtful set, subtle lighting and sound effects. (Give a pass …
Variety will hold its second annual Salute to Service event Nov. 12 at Cipriani 25 Broadway to celebrate noteworthy individuals within the industry who champion veteran's causes and facilita…
The EnergaCamerimage fest's main lineup, its competition for best cinematographer, covers a vast range of styles, and honors several fresh visual stylists along with many legends in the fiel…
Lady Gaga was honored by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Thursday night alongside Harrison Ford, and took a quick moment to react to Tuesday night’s midterm elections. “There’s 10…
"He’s not a film, he’s theater!" says the movie director in the musical "King Kong," when he realizes that the mighty creature he is about to capture is best presented on a prosc…
The question arises every year: When is the right time to toss the fake spider webbing and carved pumpkins in favor of inflatable snowmen and fiberglass reindeer? Must you wait until Thanksg…
After a deadly shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., that left at least 12 people dead and dozens injured, Hollywood figures including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ellen Degeneres, and Rob Lowe turned t…
The "Frozen" sequel may already have its "Let It Go." "We have a new song that I think is an evolution," Jennifer Lee, co-director of the first and second films, told Variety on Monday at th…
Bradley Cooper is about to get showered in a lot of love. The four-time Oscar nominee will receive the American Cinematheque Award later this month in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Cinematheq…
Ariana Grande performed her new single "Thank U, Next" on "Ellen" Wednesday morning, amplifying the song's theme by appearing with two dancers on a set made up to look like a wedding recepti…