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New York’s Museum of Modern Art has set the initial lineup for The Contenders, its annual screenings of awards-season buzzmagnets, opening the series in November with Martin McDonagh&#…
Ubisoft, the French company behind videogames including “Assassin’s Creed” and “Rayman Raving Rabbids,” will expand into the live entertainment market with R…
Clint Black, the country music star who’s sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, is at work on a Christmas musical for the stage, with a theater industry reading of the new show s…
Disney Channel series “Andi Mack” will reveal that one of the main characters is gay in the upcoming Season 2 premiere. The second season premiere depicts one of Andi’s two…
A new song by Bruce Springsteen is featured during the end credits of the new Miles Teller film, "Thank You for Your Service." The song, "Freedom Cadence," was written specifically for the m…
Even for a filmmaker like Woody Allen, who has dabbled in his share of period pieces, from the Roaring Twenties atmosphere of "Bullets Over Broadway" and "Midnight in Paris" to the Depressio…
George Takei might be better known for his political activism than his seminal turn on "Star Trek" these days, but the original small-screen Sulu considers "Allegiance" his true legacy. The …
There's a lot of professional pizzazz assembled on the Manhattan Theater Club stage for "The Portuguese Kid," the world premiere of the new play written and directed by John Patrick Shanley.…
How did Michael Urie shake the memory of original actor Harvey Fierstein when he took on the lead role of “Torch Song”? He didn’t even try. “He’s always there,&…
Walt Disney Animation Studios along with filmmakers Nora Twomey and John Kahrs are the first recipients of Women in Animation's inaugural WIA Diversity Awards, presented in partnership with …
Lady Gaga’s 2016 album “Joanne” has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, becoming her fourth album to reach the musical milestone. R…
Google is looking to make its Google Home line of smart speakers more family-friendly with the addition of 50 new audio experiences tailored for the little ones. This includes games and …
You don't need New York to succeed in the theater world. People forget that fact on Broadway, where the theater industry is centered on a dozen blocks in midtown Manhattan. But a handful of …
Some prisoners go out of their minds when confined to the 23-hour isolation wing of Rikers Island prison. In the Signature Theater revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ “Jesus Hopped …
“Scandal” actor Tony Goldwyn shared his own Hollywood casting couch story in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal and the ensuing #MeToo movement. On Friday…
A careful blend of sincerity and insults made for a raucous tribute to retired late-night TV host David Letterman at Washington, D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center on Sunday night, when …
Disney-ABC Television Group president Ben Sherwood on Saturday commended the victims of alleged sexual harassment at the hands of Harvey Weinstein and other entertainment-industry power play…
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell were excited to bring their musical, "Bright Star," back to the West Coast years after it opened at San Diego's Old Globe Playhouse. At Friday's opening at …
"We're three sisters from the Valley playing the Greek," marveled Este Haim, one-third of the sisterly trio bearing their last name. "I'm 'Stone Cold' Steven Austin when it comes to emotion,…
Broadway musicals are already beginning to line up for next season, with comedy "The Prom" now signed up to hit New York in a production that opens in November 2018 following a 2016 debut in…
Gina Rodriguez has signed on to executive produce a female-driven drama in development at The CW, Variety has learned exclusively. The potential series, titled “Femme,” follow…
In "Torch Song," an affectionate if ill-considered revival of Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song Trilogy," Michael Urie makes a brave but bizarre effort to channel the playwright's own groundbre…
A week after "Coco," Disney/Pixar's Day of the Dead-themed toon, marks its world premiere at the Morelia Int'l Film Festival on Oct. 20, it rolls out across Mexico to coincide with the count…
"Hamilton" mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda has been among the most vocal agitators raising awareness about the devastation Hurricane Maria has wreaked upon Puerto Rico. He's been outspoken in …
“Get Out,” writer-director Jordan Peele’s surprise smash of a scary movie, led the pack of nominations for the 2017 Gotham Awards, Independent Filmmaker Project’s ann…
