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Actor and musician Adam Hunter has been cast as Brendan in the upcoming "Sing Street," the upcoming U.K. stage adaptation of John Carney's beloved 2016 film. Hunter, who featured on the orig…
Ted Sarandos' latest interview started with a softball question: "Have you destroyed Hollywood?" "No, we're saving Hollywood," the Netflix co-CEO replied with a smile. On Wednesday in New Yo…
Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen are bringing a musical adaptation of the 1999 rom-com "10 Things I Hate About You" to Broadway, Variety has confirmed. The Golden Globe-winning "Girls" creat…
Britain's favorite marmalade-loving bear will be hitting London's West End later this year. "Paddington the Musical," first announced in 2023, is taking shape, with the StudioCanal-backed st…
What ever happened to Gilbert and Sullivan? Once theatrical icons, Gilbert and Sullivan " co-creators of famed comic operettas including "H.M.S. Pinafore" and "The Mikado" " have taken a not…
"Succession" might have ended in a boardroom shocker, but after manipulating each other out of the family media empire, the Roy siblings are reuniting in New York. Real-life friends and Emmy…
The Black Women on Broadway Awards will honor Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Tony winner LaChanze and rising star Khaila Wilcoxon during their fourth annual celebration. The organi…
With "Stranger Things" Season 5 on the horizon later this year, Noah Schnapp is reflecting on how coming out as gay in 2023 effected his experience shooting the final season of the Netflix s…
Audra McDonald and Jake Gyllenhaal are playing iconic villains on Broadway, and when the two actors meet up before a Friday evening performance, they bond over their refusal to view their ch…
With the Broadway arrival of "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," a stage prequel to the popular Netflix series, comes the question: Will this stand-alone tale appeal " and then satisfy " au…
There's a moment in Netflix's behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the streamer's new "Stranger Things" play in which the majority of a conversation between the play's director …
In a major shift for Oscar voting protocol, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that members will now be required to confirm they've watched all nominated films in …
"Be careful, George " we need you," Patti LuPone cries out with theatrical concern.   The "George" the legendary diva is referring to is none other than George Clooney, who is pe…
George Clooney is not bothered by Donald Trump slamming him. Appearing on "CBS Mornings" to promote his Broadway debut in "Good Night and Good Luck," the Oscar winner was asked by host Gayle…
Spelunking is not exactly a go-to subject for a musical. Yet Adam Guettel and Tina Landau saw something in the true story of Floyd Collins, a cave explorer who famously got trapped undergrou…
Award season's biggest video franchise is about to get even bigger. Variety's Actors on Actors is returning with the first-ever Broadway edition, featuring the stars from the buzziest musica…
"Broadway becomes her" is something it's easy to say about Megan Hilty. When the average theatergoer heads to see her in "Death Becomes Her," they may feel, with good reason, that they're bu…
The fact that "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band" even exists goes against everything the Boss used to believe. Up until a few years ago, he admits he was "very superstitio…
The Elton John AIDS Foundation and Brandi Carlile's Looking Out Foundation announced an initiative " the "Who Believes In Angels?" Campaign " to offset recent cuts to HIV/AIDS relief f…
In "Government Cheese," Apple TV+'s latest dramedy series, audiences are introduced to Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo). Following his release from prison, he attempts to reunite with his wi…
George Clooney recently sat down with CNN's Jake Tapper (via Daily Beast) and said that while "some people" are still mad about his decision to go against Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential …
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…