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Idina Menzel is back on Broadway in a new musical " and for the Tony-winning actor, now starring in "Redwood," it's exactly the kind of work she loves most. Listen to this week's "Stagecr…
Jesse Eisenberg's follow-up to the Oscar-winning "A Real Pain" has added a few more cast members. Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu and Bernadette Peters have joined the untitled musical comedy,…
The first word spoken in "John Proctor Is the Villain" is "sex," a portent of things to come. Mr. Smith (Gabriel Ebert), a high school English teacher, has been tasked with handling sex-ed f…
CASTING COMPLETE Full casting has been unveiled for "Come Fall in Love " The DDLJ Musical," the English-language musical adaptation of Bollywood blockbuster "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge," ah…
Leslie Odom Jr. is returning to the room where it happened. The actor will reprise his Tony-winning role in "Hamilton" as Aaron Burr for a limited run from Sept. 9 through Nov. 23. The annou…
From "Also Sprach Zarathustra" to also sprach LL Cool J… Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic managed to pack something for everybody into a guest-filled appearance Saturday eveni…
A lot goes wrong in Broadway's new "Smash" musical: There's a Method-acting lead, laxative-laced cupcakes and a trio of stars all vying to play Marilyn Monroe " but it's all part of the show…
Lily Rabe has been doing something she rarely does when she acts in a play or a film. She's reaching out to urge her friends and family to head to Lincoln Center, where she's delivering a ma…
Tribeca Studios has partnered with Lin-Manuel Miranda's Miranda Family Fund to launch Colectivo, a fellowship and filmmaking program created to support the next generation of Latino storytel…
On the surface, "Smash" is a new backstage musical about the making of the fictional Broadway musical "Bombshell: The Marilyn Monroe Story," but for diehard fans of the cult-classic TV show …
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH BBC Two and iPlayer will air a night of Bruce Springsteen programming in May to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Boss's first U.K. concert. The centerpiece, "When…
Lionel Richie is once again lighting up the Las Vegas Strip. After a sold-out April engagement, the Grammy-winning legend has extended his hit residency, "Lionel Richie: King of Hearts" …
A major exhibition exploring the life and career of the woman who is arguably country music's biggest living superstar, "Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker," will open at the Country Music Ha…
Following last week's announcement that "The Wizard of Oz" is coming to the Las Vegas Sphere, the team behind the Sphere, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, Google Cloud, and creati…
After three Broadway revues of Stephen Sondheim's music you would think a fourth wouldn't offer anything fresh, have any surprises, or be anything special. Think again. "Old Friends" began l…
Acclaimed television creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino will be honored with the prestigious Creator Tribute at the Second Annual Gotham Television Awards, celebrating their…
Mike Birbiglia's "The Good Life" has found a home at Netflix, which will release the one-man show on May 26. His fourth comedy special for the streamer, "The Good Life" sees Birbiglia open u…
Following on the high heels of the 2023 hit film "Barbie," "Boop! The Musical" likewise aims to remake and rebrand another dated pop character for contemporary times and audiences. Unlike Ba…
In a ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday, the 2025 Olivier Awards handed out top acting honors to John Lithgow and Lesley Manville, while "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," …
"Billy Joel: And So It Goes," an HBO original two-part documentary, will be the opening night film of the 2025 Tribeca Festival. Tribeca Festival CEO and co-Founder Jane Rosenthal announced …
Ariana Grande is back on top of the Billboard 200 albums chart with her "Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead" deluxe reissue. The refreshed collection " including a total of six bon…
The Metro Theater in New York City has been purchased by the newly formed nonprofit Upper West Side Cinema Center for $6.9 million. The purchase was supported by $3.5 million from Gov. Kathy…
Sit seven rows from the stage at "Good Night, and Good Luck" on Broadway, and you're bound to catch a whiff of prop cigarette smoke. Cigarettes " and the fading pulse of the Fourth Estate " …
"The Wizard of Oz" is taking the Yellow Brick Road to the Sphere in Las Vegas. Sphere Entertainment Co. has announced two new projects " "The Wizard of Oz at Sphere" and "From the Edge" " cu…
Like television journalist Edward R. Murrow's historic broadcasts, the stage adaptation of the 2005 film "Good Night, and Good Luck" has a seriousness of purpose that is again dr…