Charlotte St. Martin, president of The Broadway League since 2006, has announced her retirement, effective Feb. 16. She will continue to serve in an advisory capacity for special events thro…
Douglas Lyons, the writer of "Chicken and Biscuits," is adapting "Big River" as a film. The show, which features music influenced by country and gospel, is based on Mark Twain's …
Jamie Lee Curtis is once again defending Ariana DeBose, this time due to a joke made at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards at the expense of the "West Side Story" Oscar winner. "The Last of Us" …
The musical-comedy "Shucked" had its closing performance on Broadway Sunday night, but the show went out with an even louder set of whoops than expected, as the curtain call included the new…
It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since the original "Mean Girls" movie tried to make fetch happen. Tina Fey's adaptation of Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 book "Queen Bees and Wannabe" becam…
Remaking one of the most definitive films of a generation is not easy, but such is the task given to the cast of the new "Mean Girls." A new spin on Tina Fey's 2004 classic that throws in a …
The Casting Society (CSA) has announced the film nominees for the 39th Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America. "The Color Purple," "Saltburn," "Maestro," "Killer…
"Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," a buzzy revival of one of John Patrick Shanley's early plays, has recouped its initial investment. The show features Aubrey Plaza of "White Lotus" and "Parks a…
At first blush, the three-hour runtime of "Prayer for the French Republic," playing at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway, seems appropriate. Though it obviously does not exist speci…
Fresh off an early workshop of "The Light in the Piazza," the actress Kelli O'Hara had a passing thought: What if there was an ambitious musical adaptation of "Days of Wine and Roses," the 1…
Forty years after "Purple Rain" topped the box office, winning an Oscar for its iconic soundtrack and solidifying Prince's status as the high priest of pop, a new stage adaptation of the fil…
A hundred years ago, before email and social media found ways to slap us in the face with unsolicited obscenity on a daily basis, the quiet English town of Littlehampton was scandalized by a…
Michelle Yeoh doesn't want her newborn grandchild to see "Wicked" " or at least, not until he's older. On the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of her Netflix series "The Brothers Sun,"…
Trey Curtis will take on the lead role of Alexander Hamilton in the Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton." The actor, musician and rapper has been connected with th…
"Smash" is about to take another major step in its march to Broadway. The cast and crew will gather for six weeks starting this month to mount a full stage and choreographed workshop, with a…
THEATER "Priscilla the Party!," staged by the creative team behind "Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical," will play at London's HERE @ Outernet from March 3. The musical was writ…
Nicole Scherzinger is ready for her close-up. The "X-Factor" judge and Pussycat Dolls singer is bringing her acclaimed interpretation of legendary diva Norma Desmond to Broadway with a new p…
Maurice Hines, an actor, dancer and choreographer who starred with his brother Gregory Hines in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club," died Friday. He was 80. Friends including Debbie All…
Mbongeni Ngema, a distinguished South African musician and creator of the musical "Sarafina!," died on Wednesday in a car accident. He was 68. "Ngema was killed in a head-on car accident whi…
Choreographer Fatima Robinson fused hip-hop, dance, African history, tap, jazz and even Jamaican moves as she crafted the musical numbers in "The Color Purple," but there was one person in p…
"Ferrari" director Michael Mann sees similarities between Enzo Ferrari and Adam Driver, the actor playing him in their new film. Hitting theaters Christmas Day, "Ferrari" focuses on a pivota…
Death is cruel to the living. Mourning and memories often bring out a viciousness in those left behind. Hidden secrets and things left unsaid usually come spilling forth, fueled by the rage …
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," now playing on London's West End. "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," a prequel play to Netflix's hit sci…
"We need something a little theatrical." Boy, does excited Bob Newby (Christopher Buckley) get his wish. He's trying to solve a staging problem in "The Dark of the Moon," the school play he …
These bloodsuckers can hit some high notes. "The Lost Boys," the cult vampire film from the 1980s, is being turned into a musical. The show will feature music from The Rescues and will be di…