You're not imagining it: Ken Ludwig is everywhere these days. The playwright's adaptation of "Murder on the Orient Express" is going into rehearsal just as a likely Broadway revival of his T…
Los Angeles-based VR startup Survios is going places: The company plans to open its very own VR arcade in Torrance, California in the coming months, and use it as a testing ground for a much…
Ben Sherwood, president of Disney-ABC Television Group, said that his division will be the largest contributor to Disney’s planned 2019 internet-video subscription service — and …
The dresses had a little more color, but the National Board of Review’s 2018 Awards gala — honoring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Greta Gerwig, Jordan Peele and “The Post,”…
The playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis may have a Pulitzer Prize under his belt, but his latest honor — the Residency One retrospective season at Off Broadway’s Signature Theater &#…
Peyton Elizabeth Lee is staying in the Disney family, with the “Andi Mack” star now joining the Disney Junior animated series “The Lion Guard,” Variety has learned…
NBC is committing $500,000 to support high school theater in honor of the upcoming drama series “Rise,” the network announced Tuesday at the Television Critics Association winter…
In Playwrights Horizons’ “Mankind,” playwright-director Robert O'Hara envisions a future society when women have vanished from the face of the earth and men must shoulder t…
The Broadway box office fell more than 35% in the wake of the Christmas-New Year’s boom — but really, it could have been worse. Sales have always fallen off a cliff in the first …
Alex Hofmann, after three years at Musical.ly as president of North America, is departing the social-video app company after it was acquired by Chinese tech giant Bytedance. Hofmann’s …
The U.K. box office saw its highest-grossing year ever in 2017, fueled strongly by Disney films, three of which landed in the top five. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," which is still on release,…
Leading Australian stage and TV actor, Craig McLachlan has been accused of sexual harassment ranging from indecent assault to bullying. The "Doctor Blake Mysteries," "Neighbours," and "Home …
Sara Bareilles has been cast as Mary Magdalene in NBC’s upcoming live version of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the network announced Saturday. She joins previously announced ca…
In today’s roundup, Disney announces a new original TV movie and exec promotions at The CW and truTV. DATES Disney Channel will premiere a new original movie “Zombies” …
FX Networks CEO John Landgraf voiced optimism for his cable group making a smooth transition to Disney ownership in part because Disney does not have any similar channels in its existing TV …
More than a decade and a half ago, in 2002, Tony Shalhoub portrayed a police consultant with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on USA's procedural "Monk." Given the show's comedy roots, hi…
Ben Vereen, the Tony Award-winning actor who starred in musicals including “Pippin” and “Jesus Christ Superstar,” has issued an apology following allegations of sexua…
Variety has announced that it has extended its Entertainment Summit at CES on Jan. 10 at the Aria in Las Vegas to a full day. Among those slated to present are Disney Media Networks co-ch…
They say repetition is key to retention and in Disney/Pixar’s animated feature “Coco,” the song “Remember Me” is the tie that binds multiple generations and gen…
Michael Thorn was named entertainment president of Fox Broadcasting in August. Four months later, The Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire the bulk of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment ass…
Ridley Scott might have found his next directing project: “The Merlin Saga” for Disney. Scott’s production company Scott Free is also in negotiations to produce along with …
The pending Disney/Fox deal has raised plenty of questions about the future of content creators, but “Family Guy” uber-producer Seth MacFarlane, who has an overall deal with 20th…
Fox’s Gary Newman kicked off the network’s executive session Thursday with a nod to the mouse in the room. As Newman welcomed reporters, the screens behind him displayed (heavily…
Ryan Murphy shared his feelings on the impending Fox-Disney merger during the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Thursday. “It's a very emotional thing for me,” …
A massive winter storm slammed the East Coast on Thursday, leading to movie theater closures, travel headaches for top media and entertainment figures, and concert postponements. On the Grea…