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The Kilburn High Road carves a line through north London. Turkish grills, Irish pubs and Indian grocers jostle with jerk shops, pizzerias and a political theater — formerly the Tricycl…
Sasson Gabay is one of international cinema’s most respected actors: Tony winner Ari’el Stachel once called him “the De Niro of Israel.” But that doesn’t mean G…
The 1988 film "Beetlejuice" spawned a cult following for the freshly minted "gothic fantasy" style of its director, Tim Burton, and for Michael Keaton's delicious performance as a comically …
It's four a.m. on a dark and rainy morning in playwright Christopher Demos-Brown's gripping play, “American Son,” and Kendra Ellis-Connor (Kerry Washington) and Scott Connor (Sco…
Ariana Grande’s personal life has been in the headlines for most of 2018: her breakup with longtime boyfriend Mac Miller and whirlwind engagement to “Saturday Night Live” s…
Leading French producer Dimitri Rassam (“The Little Prince”) is joining forces with Mike Jackson and John Legend’s banner Get Lifted Film Company to produce the U.S. remake…
Thursday night's performance of "Torch Song" at the Hayes Theater was both a premiere and a homecoming. Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song Trilogy" first arrived on Broadway on the same stage mo…
To the surprise of basically no one, an album of Bruce Springsteen's Tony-Award-winning one-man show "Springsteen on Broadway" will be released on December 14. The autobiographical show, whi…
Following an Off Broadway run at Second Stage Theater last year, “Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song” opened on Broadway Nov. 1 with the same cast and creative team. The followi…
“Hamilton” and “A Star Is Born” actor Anthony Ramos is joining Liam Neeson and Kate Walsh in the independent action-thriller “Honest Thief,” Variety has l…
The wait never bothered us anyway, but “Frozen” fans will get to see Anna and Elsa back on the big screen a little sooner than expected. Disney announced “Frozen 2” h…
The New York Comedy Festival, founded 15 years ago by club impresario Caroline Hirsch, features hundreds of standups, sketch and improv artists performing all over the city over the course o…
For most of us, “Grease” stands in our memory as an iconic movie musical, one that’s launched a million karaoke singalongs of “Summer Lovin’.” You might t…
“Fantastic Beasts” actor Eddie Redmayne is in early talks to star in Amblin Entertainment’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” sources tell Variety. Aaron Sorkin is …
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment’s long-awaited political drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” looks to be closer than ever to getting off the ground, with a new…
Joel Fields has joined the production team on FX’s limited series revolving around the creative partnership between stage legend Bob Fosse and dancer Gwen Verdon. Fields is serving as …
The title of Sara Bareilles' new song, "Armor," makes it sound like she's ready for battle. And that's not altogether off the mark for this female-centric anthem, as the lyrics take a so-don…
In 1989, Greenwich Village was still the kind of place where a nice old lady like Gladys Green could own and operate an art gallery for unknown artists who never sold a painting to impoveris…
Caroll Hall, who composed and wrote the music for the Broadway musical “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” died Oct. 11 in New York City, her publicist announced. Hall had bee…
The producers of Broadway’s “American Son” are partnering with the Opportunity Agenda to raise awareness about social justice issues. The effort is led by the show’s …
Ariana Grande today announced the initial run of dates for her “Sweetener” world tour, promoting her chart-topping latest album of the same name. The first leg of The Sweet…
Hans Christian Andersen had his secrets. By day, a revered children's writer — the Greatest of Danes; by night, a repressed brothel habitué. Whitewashed as his legacy has been, it's u…
Though its opening film is high-profile Hollywood romance "A Star is Born," the Tokyo International Film Festival is increasingly focusing its efforts on building bridges with Asia. Especial…
John Legend and Linda Perry are teaming up to promote voting with their new social media single “Get Up and Vote.” After posting their own solo versions of the song on Twitter, t…
“Hamilton” actor Javier Munoz, David Sullivan, and Marguerite Moreau will star in the independent comedy “Monuments,” which has started shooting, Variety has learned …
