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Paula Abdul is set to be honored with the Legacy Award for her distinguished contributions to the art and craft of choreography. Abdul will be celebrated at the 15th World Choreography Award…
For Tonatiuh, the journey from West Covina to sharing the screen with Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" happened with whiplash-inducing speed. "I got an email with …
Future Ruins, the ambitious film-music festival/concert overseen by Nine Inch Nails' Oscar-winning duo of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, was suddenly canceled on Friday. The event had been s…
Jason Bateman should start brushing up on his legalese. The "Ozark" mastermind will direct "The Partner," an adaptation of John Grisham's novel, with Tom Holland in talks to star as a junior…
The View Conference in Turin, Italy, stands out as a unique experience for speakers and attendees alike. Most, if not all, stay for the duration of the weeklong event, which features keynote…
Netflix has set the main cast for the coming of age drama "The Body," Variety has learned. The series was originally announced with an eight-episode order back in May. The official logline s…
HBO has added seven recurring stars to the cast of "The Comeback" Season 3, including Julian Stern, the son of series star Lisa Kudrow, who is making his television debut. Along with Stern, …
A docuseries about actor Elizabeth Taylor, produced by Kim Kardashian, has been acquired by Fox News' streaming service, Fox Nation. Titled "Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar,"Â the three-…
 When Lauren Graham rose to fame in the early 2000s with her breakout role as Lorelai Gilmore in "Gilmore Girls," there were a few things on "her list," as she calls it, that would solidi…
Theo Von has reassured fans that he "would never try to take [his] own life" after making headlines for comments he made following a particularly rough stand-up performance in New York. The …
"For years, people have asked me, 'What's your dream role?'" Kristin Chenoweth says. "'Is it "Hello, Dolly!"? Is it "Gypsy"?' And I've always responded, 'It hasn't been written yet.'" She pa…
Cillian Murphy won the best actor Oscar last year for his nuanced portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's all-conquering biopic. Incredibly, in Netflix drama "Steve" "Â w…
Ethan Slater is in the calm before the "Wicked" storm. After a monthslong respite, the Broadway actor " who plays the Munchkin Boq in the screen adaptation " is preparing to embark on a publ…
The Thessaloniki Intl. Film Festival will pay tribute to Isabelle Huppert at its 66th edition, and present 15 of her films. The actress, who will be the festival's guest of honor, will atten…
Patricia Routledge, best known for playing snobbish social-climber Hyacinth Bucket in beloved British sitcom "Keeping Up Appearances," has died. She was 96. "We are deeply saddened to confir…
While headlining Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival on Saturday (via The New York Times), comedy giant Dave Chappelle deliberated over the do's and don'ts of free speech in America, deemi…
Netflix has filled out the remaining cast of its upcoming series adaptation of "The Age of Innocence." Fiona Glascott ("Julia," "Brooklyn," "Fantastic Beasts"), Belinda Bromilow ("The Great,…
Variety is proud to announce the 2025 edition of its annual 10 Broadway Stars to Watch, with this year's roster of standouts set to be honored at our annual Business of Broadway Breakfast…
If you've heard anything about the '80s musical "Chess," it's probably this: catchy songs, nonsensical story. When I posit as much to Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, the s…
Nearly 30 years after its Broadway debut, Terrence McNally's acclaimed "Ragtime," a panoramic look at a tumultuous historical moment, is returning to the Great White Way for a new era. When …
British acting union Equity has joined the criticism being directed toward Tilly Norwood, the so-called AI "actress" who has spent much of this week in the spotlight as one of the industry's…
Eugenio Derbez, Mexican multihyphenate and chairman-co-founder of 3Pas Studios headlined not one but three events at the Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid, underscoring the impact…
Nicole Wallace, the Spanish star of Prime Video's biggest international originals, "Culpa Mia" and "Culpa Tuya," has signed an exclusive talent holding deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Under th…
Here comes "The Bride!" Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who received an Academy Award for "Joker," is already waiting for her. Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming monster movie, taking on the "F…
John Corbett wasn't surprised that Carrie and Aidan didn't end up together when "And Just Like That" came to a close after just three seasons. The pair's on-again off-again relationship of 2…
