Hillary Clinton And Lin-Manuel Miranda To Host Joe Biden Broadway Fundraiser Performance Of 'Suffs: The Musical' by Ted Johnson

Hillary Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda will host a Broadway fundraiser for Joe Biden's presidential campaign next month that will feature a performance of Suffs: The Musical. The musical, wh…

SOURCE: Deadline at 2:08pm on March 14, 2024☆⚑

Ron Chernow Honors Journalists at White House Correspondents' Dinner with a History Lesson by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON " President Trump once again skipped this year's annual White House Correspondents Association dinner, instead holding a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. "Is there any place that's …

SOURCE: Variety at 1:13am on April 28, 2019☆⚑

Alan Cumming, Jane Lynch Among Co-Hosts for Pete Buttigieg Event in Manhattan by Ted Johnson

Pete Buttigieg continues to line up celebrity figures for fundraising events, one of the latest being a group of New York media and entertainment personalities for a May 13 reception. Accord…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:36am on April 25, 2019☆⚑

Disney's Bob Iger, Alan Horn to Co-host Fundraiser for 2020 Senate Democrats by Ted Johnson

Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Bob Iger is co-hosting and event next week with Chuck Schumer and a series of Democrats seeking reelection in 2020, as the party hopes to win back the majori…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:31am on April 11, 2019☆⚑

Taylor Swift Donates $113,000 to Fight 'Slate of Hate' Bills in Tennessee by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON " Taylor Swift has donated $113,000 to the Tennessee Equality Project as it tries to stop state lawmakers from passing a series of bills she and others characterize as a "slate of…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:19pm on April 8, 2019☆⚑

Trump Taps Jon Voight, Mike Huckabee for Kennedy Center Board by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump intends to appoint actor Jon Voight, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Broadway producer Daryl Roth to the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy …

SOURCE: Variety at 7:01pm on March 26, 2019☆⚑

John Legend to Perform at Fundraiser for Democratic Senate Candidates by Ted Johnson

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are hosting a fundraiser on Sunday at their Beverly Hills home for Democratic Senate candidates, and Legend is expected to perform. The event will raise money …

SOURCE: Variety at 3:29pm on October 12, 2018☆⚑

Showbiz Donors Host House Democratic Candidates for Fundraiser at WGA Theater by Ted Johnson

A half a dozen Democratic candidates hoping to secure a majority in this year’s midterms will appear at the Writers Guild Theater on Tuesday for a fundraiser, aimed in part at drawing …

SOURCE: Variety at 9:45pm on October 8, 2018☆⚑

Michelle Obama, Lin-Manuel Miranda Appear in New Get Out the Vote Videos by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Hanks, Chris Paul, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw appear in the latest videos for When We All Vote, an initiative co-chaired by the form…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:00am on August 22, 2018☆⚑

Rosie O'Donnell Joins Broadway Performers for Anti-Trump Protest Outside White House by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON — Rosie O’Donnell and cast members from Broadway shows sang show tunes just outside the White House fence on Monday, joining what have been nightly protests against Pr…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:12pm on August 6, 2018☆⚑

Cher, Reba McEntire and 'Hamilton' Creators to Receive Kennedy Center Honors by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON — Cher, Reba McEntire, Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter, and “Hamilton’s” creators will be celebrated at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. The ceremony w…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:25pm on July 25, 2018☆⚑

Listen: Renee Fleming on 'A Capitol Fourth' and the Legacy of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON — Renee Fleming, currently starring in the Broadway revival of “Carousel,” will perform one of the classics from the show, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,&…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:17am on July 2, 2018☆⚑

March for Our Lives: Streets in D.C. Quickly Fill Before Event by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON — Participants in the March for Our Lives filled Pennsylvania Avenue hours before the scheduled start of the mass demonstration against gun violence in the wake of the mass …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:09pm on March 24, 2018☆⚑

Arts Funding Gets a Boost in Omnibus Spending Bill by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON — The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that President Donald Trump reluctantly signed on Friday includes a boost to federal arts funding. The legislation funds the govern…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:50pm on March 23, 2018☆⚑

Arts Advocates Optimistic About NEA Funding Despite Trump's Call for Cuts by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON — The National Endowment for the Arts is again threatened with a White House budget that calls for the elimination of federal funding, but the hundreds of arts advocates who…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:11am on March 14, 2018☆⚑

Cynthia Nixon Exploring Run for New York Governor by Ted Johnson

Cynthia Nixon is assembling a staff ahead of a potential run for governor of New York, NY1 reported on Tuesday. Rebecca Katz and Bill Hyers, who worked on Bill de Blasio’s first campai…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:28pm on March 6, 2018☆⚑

Democrats Call for Hearings on Disney-Fox Merger by Ted Johnson

Top Democrats on the Senate and House antitrust subcommittees are calling for hearings on the Walt Disney Co.’s proposed acquisition of a large portion of 21st Century Fox, including i…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:24pm on December 15, 2017☆⚑

Disney-Fox Deal Lands at Uncertain Time for Antitrust Enforcement by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON — The rationale behind The Walt Disney Co.’s acquisition of Fox’s major content assets is that it’s necessary to bulk up in the new landscape, where compet…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:13am on December 14, 2017☆⚑

A Disney-Fox Deal Would Land at an Uncertain Moment for DOJ Review of Big Media by Ted Johnson

WASHINGTON — If the Walt Disney Co. reaches a deal to acquire most of the assets of 21st Century Fox, it’s likely that both companies will minimize any antitrust issues, describe…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:36pm on December 5, 2017☆⚑

Disney CEO Bob Iger Calls DACA Decision 'Cruel and Misguided' by Ted Johnson

Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger weighed in on President Trump’s decision to rescind an Obama-era program to allow young undocumented immigrants to remain in the country. “The Dreame…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:11pm on September 5, 2017☆⚑

Key Republican Senator Supports NEA Funding Despite Trump's Proposal to Cut It by Ted Johnson

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who chairs a Senate subcommittee that oversees funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, said that she supports the agency despite President Trump̵…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:57pm on March 17, 2017☆⚑

Disney Agrees to Pay Back Wages to Florida Employees in Department of Labor Settlement by Ted Johnson

Two divisions of The Walt Disney Co. will pay $3.8 million in back wages to nearly 16,400 Florida resort employees under an agreement with the Department of Labor. The DOL’s wage and h…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:07pm on March 17, 2017☆⚑

Animation Workers Reach $100 Million Settlement With Disney in Wage-Fixing Suit by Ted Johnson

Animation workers have reached a $100 million settlement with the Walt Disney Company, Pixar, and Lucasfilm in a class action lawsuit claiming that the defendants violated antitrust laws by …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:45pm on January 31, 2017☆⚑

Bruce Springsteen Cover Band Pulls Out of Inaugural Event by Ted Johnson

The B Street Band, a Bruce Springsteen cover group, has backed out of plans to perform at a New Jersey inaugural gala on the eve of President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing in. The grou…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:44pm on January 16, 2017☆⚑

Bruce Springsteen, Madonna Perform for Hillary Clinton in Waning Hours of Campaign by Ted Johnson

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi performed before tens of thousands gathered at Philadelphia’s Independence Mall on Monday to rally voters for Hillary Clinton in the penultimate even…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:46pm on November 7, 2016☆⚑