Fyvush Finkel, an Emmy Award-winning actor who is best known to contemporary audiences for his roles on "Picket Fences" and "Boston Public" but who spent most of his early career on Gotham's…
The 20th annual New York International Fringe Festival launches tonight, and somewhere in this year’s crop you might find the next “Urinetown,” the 2002 Tony Award winner t…
A new signature acrobatic sequence, rechoreographed flying machines, a trimmed climax, and deeper backstories for the lead characters are all among the creative changes that Cirque du Soleil…
Seth Gelblum, the entertainment attorney who was widely respected and much admired in the Broadway community, died Aug. 8 at 62 following a long illness. A partner at Loeb & Loeb, whe…
Norman Twain, best known for producing 1989’s Morgan Freeman-starrer “Lean On Me,” died Saturday morning, after a brief illness. He was 85. Twain initially made his m…
Did Shakespeare really write “Troilus and Cressida”? Â That’s fair to ask of a play with unlovely lovers, listless poetry, and a fractured plot that staggers from romanti…
More than four decades after the original movie hit theaters, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is coming back — to TV. The cast of Fox’s remake — which includes …
With the summer slate winnowed down to 25 shows — 23 of which were musicals — all three of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s shows notched spots in the Top 10 at the Broadway box offic…
“Grease Live” and “Hamilton” director Thomas Kail is setting up shop at 20th Century Fox TV with a pod deal for his newly launched Old 320 Sycamore production banner.…
James Earl Jones has joined the independent romantic drama “Atlas of the Soul” opposite Lauren Fox, Andy Powers, Connor Paolo, and Emily Bergl, Variety has learned exclusively. J…
The Second Stage Uptown production of “Engagements” is typical of the work done by this top-drawer house. The acting is polished. The direction is smart. And the production value…
The upcoming revival of “Miss Saigon” will land its helicopter in the same Broadway venue where it played the first time around: the Broadway Theater, where the show will open in…
LONDON — Tickets to "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" for the second half of 2017 began vanishing quickly after going on sale Thursday, powered by stellar reviews and the unabated ap…
Disney Theatrical Productions and director Alex Timbers have parted ways on the brewing Broadway production of “Frozen.” “Making the tough calls when creating a new Broadwa…
STX Entertainment has backed away from financing Barbra Streisand’s remake of "Gypsy" with Barry Levinson directing and Joel Silver producing. STX had no comment about the project. In …
James Houghton, the founder of Off Broadway’s Signature Theater, died at his home in Manhattan Aug. 2 following a battle with stomach cancer. He was 57. Houghton had a 25-year tenure a…
Another Thanksgiving miracle has been blessed upon “Gilmore Girls” fans. Just in time for the Netflix revival “Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life,” UP Network an…
Barbra Streisand kicked off her first concert in three years Tuesday singing many of her greatest hits — and taking more than a few hits at Donald Trump. The 74-year-old chanteuse ripp…
With "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," J.K. Rowling's beloved wizarding world has been safely transported to the stage in London's West End, feeding the appetite of its passionate book-an…
Sean Hayes and Rosie O’Donnell have joined the cast of NBC’s “Hairspray Live,” The cast additions were announced by executive producer Craig Zadan Tuesday at the Tele…
After conquering Broadway, “Hamilton” will now try its hand at taking over the world — with upcoming productions in Chicago (this fall), L.A., San Francisco and London (…
Funny Or Die has slashed 30% of its work force and shut down its office in San Mateo, Calif., the company announced Tuesday. Thirty-seven employees across various divisions of the comedy bra…
For the fourth week in a row, the Broadway box office didn’t do quite as well last week as it did during the same week in 2015: Last week’s cumulative tally of about $25.5 …
Joshua Henry has joined the Chicago cast of “Hamilton,” signing on to play Aaron Burr, the nemesis of the title character and the part that won Leslie Odom, Jr. a Tony Award. Mea…
The rationale for casting an ensemble of actresses to enact Major John Wesley Powell’s 1869 Colorado River expedition eludes me. But as penned by Jaclyn Backhaus and directed …