Netflix is getting into the business of Broadway. The streaming behemoth is producing the upcoming play "Patriots," from "The Crown" creator Peter Morgan. The show, set in 1991 after the fal…
Things kicked off with Alicia Keys singing the galvanic ode to the five boroughs, "Empire State of Mind," and ended with Pete Townshend rocking out to "Pinball Wizard." Those performances we…
Tony and Emmy winner Judith Light will be honored with the Shakespeare Theatre Company's lifetime achievement award in honor of her storied stage and screen career. Light made her Broadway d…
Gail Berman's four-decade-plus career has taken her from Broadway to the big screen and back again, with stints as a studio chief and a new media entrepreneur in between. "I'm your pivot gir…
Paradigm Talent Agency has hired Kyle Jensen as a literary content agent and Jamie Kaye-Phillips as a theatre literary content agent, and promoted Matthew Nutty to talent agent. In addition,…
Hamilton Watches has designed a custom "Desert Watch" with the artisans of "Dune: Part Two" for the film. Although the "Desert Watch" can only be seen in Arrakis, Hamilton has also launched …
Four whalers are set adrift after a violent storm sinks their ship. Lost at sea, exposed to the elements and on the brink of starvation, the men must make horrifying decisions in their strug…
Joe Locke, the breakout star of "Heartstopper," has always had dreams of being on Broadway. Now, at just 20 years old, the British actor has made his Broadway debut as Tobias Ragg in the Ton…
What's a theater influencer and how do you become one? On the latest episode of "Stagecraft," Variety's theater podcast, Kristin Hopkins and Ashley Hufford, two influencers with strong socia…
The musical play inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow's now infamous legal battle with Utah optometrist Terry Sanderson is transferring to the U.S, Variety has exclusively learned. But rather than he…
Oscar Wilde himself sat in the Royal Box in the West End's beautifully gilded Theatre Royal Haymarket in the 1890s for the premieres of his comedies "A Woman of No Importance" and "An Ideal …
This year's Met Gala will be a garden party. Vogue announced Thursday that the 2024 gala " taking place May 6 " will coincide with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute's "Sleep…
Roll for performance! "Twenty-Sided Tavern," the first official Dungeons & Dragons live theatrical experience, is coming to a New York theater this spring. The popular tabletop roleplayi…
Broadway is coming to Santa Monica. Jenna Ushkowitz ("Glee") and Merle Dandridge ("The Last of Us," "Station 19") are teaming up and gathering their singer friends to raise money for Harvest…
Enraged by the British government charging the standard 15% sales tax on tickets for Live Aid, Bob Geldof (Craige Els) bullies his way into a meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (s…
Mickey Mouse, kickin' ass for the working class? Employees who work in Disneyland's Characters and Parades departments announced they are unionizing with Actors' Equity Association. Actors' …
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the first Harry Potter story to be presented on stage and the eighth story in the series, is extending its run at the Palace Theatre at London's West End…
THEATER AWARDS "Sunset Boulevard" was the big winner at the U.K.'s 24th annual WhatsOnStage Awards, which are decided entirely by the theatregoers themselves. It won seven awards, including …
Ding dong! The wicked witch is alive and well in the first trailer for "Wicked." Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are a vision in green and pink as they grace the fantastical land of Oz in Jo…
Riley Keough, Bob Odenkirk and Danny Ramirez will star in a live reading of the Oscar-nominated drama "Anatomy of a Fall," as will Jay Ellis, Kate Berlant, Quincy Isaiah and Olivia Wilde. Ke…
"My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)" has postponed its Broadway debut. The comedic play, which premiered on London's West End, will open next season instead of this spring. The one-pers…
Variety's 10th annual Artisans Awards, taking place Feb. 11 at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, celebrates craftspeople responsible for the visual magic in the biggest films of the year. The…
New Kids on the Block's Joey McIntyre is returning to the award-winning "Drag: The Musical." McIntyre reprises the role of Tom Hutchinson, which he originated in the 2022 launch of the show.…
Like much better dressed students, Ethan Hawke, Cate Blanchett, Claire Danes, Holland Taylor and Sarita Choudhury filed into the basement theater at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday to ho…
Tyne Daly will leave the upcoming revival of John Patrick Shanley's "Doubt" after she was "unexpectedly hospitalized" on Friday. She will be replaced by Amy Ryan, the Oscar-nominated star of…