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Thomas Sadoski is set to star in the indie “The Mimic.” Thomas F. Mazziotti wrote and directed the pic. The film also stars Jake Robinson, Gina Gershon, and Austin Pendleton. The…
Who'd have thought that the Rude Mechanicals would rescue a floundering production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and turn it into a giddy delight? Galvanized by Danny Burstein's open-hearte…
Michael Moore got off to a promising start at the Broadway box office last week as the left-leaning provocateur’s new solo show, “The Terms of My Surrender,” played to near…
Despite Hollywood’s rising awareness of diversity issues and the growing movement in support of inclusivity, there has been little year-on-year rise in inclusion in films released in 2…
“The Shallows” helmer Jaume Collet-Serra is set to direct Dwayne Johnson in “Jungle Cruise,” which is based on the Walt Disney World theme park attraction. Plot detai…
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor Sam Shepard died on Thursday at his home in Kentucky from complications from ALS. He was 73. Shepard rose to fame when he won the …
In a significant coup for Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO Jody Gerson, Bruce Springsteen has signed with UMPG, marking the first time a single publisher will administer …
Sam Shepard, the acclaimed playwright who was also praised as an actor, screenwriter, and director, has died. He was 73. He died on Thursday at his home in Kentucky following complications f…
Jane Campion’s “Top of the Lake” is returning to SundanceTV with a second installment, set to air over three nights starting Sunday, September 10 at 9pm. “Top of the …
Dr. Luke is continuing his defamation lawsuit against Kesha. The music producer has now subpoenaed Lady Gaga for a deposition for her involvement in the case. “Dr. Luke’s counsel…
Mandy Patinkin has decided to drop out of Broadway’s “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” just days after he was announced to join the cast, and before he even set…
Jack O'Connell had never read or seen "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" before he signed on for the West End revival. He didn't even know that the play was written by Tennessee Williams. But his bruis…
The more we understand, the less we understand. As human knowledge increases, so does individual ignorance. Every new discovery brings new things to fear. These are the paradoxes that “…
Marty Sklar, the pioneering Disney Imagineer who worked closely with Walt Disney to bring his bold vision of the original Disneyland theme park to life, died Thursday at his Hollywood Hills …
Alex Lacamoire has joined 20th Century Fox's “The Greatest Showman” as Executive Music Producer, Variety has learned exclusively. Lacamoire is a three-time Tony and two-time Gram…
“Mean Girls,” the musical version of the 2004 teen comedy, has locked in its cast ahead of a fall premiere in Washington, D.C. that stands poised to launch the show to Broadway, …
"Bob Dylan: the Musical," or something more sophisticated? Picking his way through the legendary songwriter's back catalogue, Irish playwright Conor McPherson has come up with a portrait of …
Don't hold your breath for an aisle seat. Theatergoers in New York this summer are crouching on the floor in a simulated air raid, sirens blaring. Or they're standing in a stairwell, watchin…
"Today the president disrespected those who have had more courage than he ever did."
You’re sitting down in front of a screen looking at an image of yourself, as if facing a mirror. Then a tiny elephant saunters into the frame, plops down next to you "Â and proffers …
The spiders are everywhere. Hundreds of them are crawling all over barely lit brick walls and ceilings. Soon, you start to feel them on your neck and arms. You try to shake them off, hurry a…
Money can't buy you class. Australian director Benedict Andrews gives Tennessee Williams' inheritance drama "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" a twist for the Trump era: Gone are the cream suits and vi…
It seems altogether appropriate that John Lee Beatty's simple but eminently serviceable wooden set for "Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure" " now having its world premiere at the Dallas …
The addition of a star to a long-running Broadway show doesn’t always pay off — but sometimes it does, as the summertime stint of Brendon Urie in “Kinky Boots” has re…
Actor and vlogger Jake Paul had a good thing going: a burgeoning audience for his antics on social media and a group of die-hard fans who enjoyed his presence on the kooky Disney Channel pro…
