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“Family Ties,” the ’80s NBC sitcom that launched the career of Michael J. Fox, will be adapted into a stage play under the tutelage of the Araca Group, the company that …
Laurence Connor, the “School of Rock” director who’s restaged a string of British megamusicals, has signed with Paradigm Talent Agency, where the head of the Theater Litera…
Actor, presenter, and Broadway star John O'Hurley, perhaps best known for playing J. Peterman on "Seinfeld," will host the Centennial Gala of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Eng…
VENICE, Italy — Emma Stone has won the Venice Film Festival’s best actress prize for her role as Mia, an aspiring actress and playwright who's deep into the magic of the…
Magnolia Pictures has bought the U.S. rights to Ruben Ostlund’s art world drama “The Square,” starring Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, and Claes Bang. “The Sq…
Yet another promo for “American Horror Story” season 6 was released on Thursday, this time featuring Lady Gaga’s brand new single “Perfect Illusion.” Has it all…
We’re talking to you, “Taxi Driver” fans. To celebrate it’s 40th anniversary, Martin Scorsese’s iconic 1976 film “Taxi Driver” is returning to…
"Birth of the Dragon" "Â a story about Bruce Lee's emergence as a martial arts superstar and his epic showdown with another Kung Fu master " has its world premiere Tuesday afternoon in To…
Hip-hop, Broadway showtunes, Viennese waltzes — is there anything this guy can’t write ? Â No, not “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, but Gerard Alessandrini, w…
Danny DeVito has signed on to join John Turturro and Tony Shalhoub in “The Price,” the Arthur Miller play getting a Broadway revival in the spring from Roundabout Theater Company…
You might wince at the prospect of a group of Broadway egotists landing in a conservative town to fight for a teen lesbian to bring her date to the prom — but it turns out to be a happ…
Now that the Summer of Rehashes is over, a lot of people suddenly seem to agree that remaking movies, especially when they're beloved and indelible classics, is a lousy idea for Hollywood to…
The Writers Guild of America East has teamed with New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the Department of Small Business Services for the Made in NY Wr…
In today’s TV news roundup, Katey Sagal has joined new CBS comedy “Superior Donuts,” Anthony Anderson has been tapped to host a series on Animal Planet, and NBC’s …
There are clues about the “Avatar” sequels to be found in “Toruk,” the Cirque du Soleil “Avatar” prequel that lands tonight at Barclays Center in Br…
Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling are in talks to join Disney’s adaptation of “A Wrinkle in Time.” Ava DuVernay is on board to direct with Oprah Winfrey also attached to j…
Amy Adams, Ethan Hawke and Oliver Stone will receive 2016 career tributes at the 2016 Gotham Independent Film Awards, the annual ceremony presented by New York’s Independent Filmmaker …
The Toronto Film Festival is always known for its hodgepodge of big studio titles, small indies and everything in between. But this year’s gathering up north is facing more uncertainty…
“Jersey Boys,” the long-running Broadway musical hit about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, will close in January 2017 after a run of 11 years. With strong reviews from critic…
Broadway box office surged up 9% in the final week of summer before the Labor Day holiday, with major gains at closing shows — particularly “Les Miserables” — helping…
“The Entertainer” is not a great play, but a historical one. Not only did John Osbourne's portrait of clapped-out vaudevillian Archie Rice encapsulate the England of its time, it…
The director and star of the fall festival circuit's biggest darling so far discuss the magic of their movie musical.
Mobile movie ticketing platform Atom Tickets is partnering with Lionsgate to bring back the studio's teen thriller "Nerve" to at least 600 theaters nationwide for $5 per ticket. It’s t…
Amy Schumer addressed some of the many headlines she has made over the past few years in a new candid, hilarious and serious interview conducted by Lena Dunham for her email newsletter, Lenn…
What if food waste could feed the hungry? That’s the question posed in the new trailer for “Theater of Life,” exclusive to Variety. The documentary follows chef Massimo Bot…
