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Fox has cast the main character of Ralphie for its upcoming musical “A Christmas Story Live!” Andy Walken, and 11-year-old actor from Seattle, Wash., has landed the gig. Walken w…
Elizabeth McGovern, until recently the gracious mistress of PBS's "Downton Abbey," has a far more fractious household to manage in "Time and the Conways," J.B. Priestley's 1937 drawing-room …
Disney CEO Bob Iger weighed in on the sexual harassment allegations against media mogul Harvey Weinstein. “Harvey Weinstein's reported behavior is abhorrent and unacceptable, and it ha…
Walt Disney Animation Studios has dropped development of “Gigantic,” its adaptation of the classic fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk.” “Sometimes, no matter how …
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner on Tuesday weighed in on the controversy surrounding Harvey Weinstein with a brief tweet about why he fired Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, in 2005…
It’s official: The Boss is a Broadway blockbuster. “Springsteen on Broadway” ($2,332,108) exploded out of the gate with a huge first week, easily topping $2 million for jus…
The industry divide between UltraViolet and Disney Movies Anywhere could be ending. But instead of merging cloud-based storage platforms, UltraViolet backers 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. a…
“Come From Away,” the musical that surprised Broadway last spring when it turned into the season’s sleeper hit, has managed to recoup its $12 million capitalization costs i…
Raven is coming back home to Disney Channel for a second season of “Raven’s Home,” the spinoff of “That’s So Raven,” Variety has learned. Disney has re…
Off Broadway's "Sweeney Todd" has recouped its $1.22 million capitalization in 24 weeks. I'll give you a minute to pick your jaw up off the floor. Those are staggering numbers for Off Broadw…
Even those who are favorably inclined toward nostalgic recreations of beloved TV shows will find their affections tested in "The Honeymooners," the lumbering, scattershot musical premiering …
E! has ordered a pilot for “#Fashionvictim,” a new drama from “Heathers” writer Daniel Waters and his brother, “Mean Girls” director Mark Waters. Hailing …
Walking in to this most iconic of music venues, under a full harvest moon, concert-goers were greeted by a digital billboard of Tom Petty and the stark message, “1950-2017.” So i…
Spongebob Squarepants' pineapple under the sea will get a makeover just in time for Halloween. Nickelodeon collaborated with the stop-motion specialists at Screen Novelties on "SpongeBob Squ…
Two men have been charged following a non-fatal double shooting on the set of Denzel Washington’s “The Equalizer 2” in Boston. The Quincy Police Department arrested two 18-…
"Hamilton" mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda has collaborated with an all-star lineup of artists to release "Almost Like Praying," a hurricane relief single in support of Puerto Rico. Proceeds f…
Walt Disney Company and Altice said they had come to new terms on a carriage deal that will keep ESPN, ABC and Disney Channel, among other networks available to thousands of households in th…
Lauren Ambrose will star as Eliza Doolittle in Lincoln Center Theater’s much-anticipated revival of “My Fair Lady,” one of the biggest titles in the Broadway canon. She lea…
Zoe Kazan has been around a lot lately. On-screen, she starred in summer hit "The Big Sick" and has a role in buzzy HBO series "The Deuce." And if you're a New Yorker, you might have spotted…
Tony voters are still anxiously awaiting invitations to “Springsteen on Broadway” — which means that Bruce Springsteen’s much-anticipated blockbuster isn’t elig…
Some of the most impressive choreography on Broadway can be seen six nights a week on 45th Street, but it doesn't happen on a stage. NYPD Officer John O'Gorman is the thin blue line between …
Denzel Washington is an even-keeled, no-nonsense criminal defense attorney in the trailer for Sony’s legal thriller “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” “Sorry for taking a nano-s…
SAG-AFTRA is honoring the television series “This Is Us,” the “Hamilton” cast album, and KPBS San Diego with its American Scene Award. The awards will be presented on…
The lead role in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen" not only earned Ben Platt a Tony Award, he now curates an Instagram account with more star sightings than the Met Gala. Since the musical…
Dustin Hoffman and Sofia Coppola will be honored at the 2017 Gotham Awards, joining a lineup of tribute recipients that already includes Nicole Kidman and Al Gore, among others. Handed out a…
