Chasing brunch to the brink of apocalypse is Stephen Sondheim at his most extreme, and the world premiere of "Here We Are," which opened Off Broadway at the Shed on Sunday, is a study in ove…
SPOILER ALERT: This article has minor spoilers for "Killers of the Flower Moon," now playing in theaters. There is a scene near the beginning of Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon…
Elle Fanning will make her Broadway debut in the upcoming production of "Appropriate," a darkly comic family drama from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The show is directed by Lila Neugebauer, th…
"Sweeney Todd" stars Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will take their final bows as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Mrs. Lovett in 2024. They will be exiting the show on Jan. 14, but t…
The touring production of "The Merchant of Venice 1936" has been targeted by antisemites, its star revealed. Tracy-Ann Oberman, who has starred in "Doctor Who" and "Friday Night Dinner," say…
There's a strong case for saying that the song "As If We Never Said Goodbye," sung during Norma Desmond's return to Paramount Studios in "Sunset Boulevard," is Andrew Lloyd Webber's finest d…
Netflix and the American Cinematheque will reveal the extensive restoration of Hollywood's iconic Egyptian Theater with a Nov. 9 screening of "The Killer" followed by a Q&A with director…
The 2023 edition of Variety's annual theater breakfast was all about the Business of Broadway. But that didn't keep things from getting spiritual, too. In a panel discussion featuring the st…
Shirley Jo Finney, a theater director and actor known for the 1975 TV biopic "Wilma," died on Oct. 10 following an eight-month battle with cancer. She was 74. The Fountain Theatre announced …
As backers' auditions go, "Gutenberg! The Musical!" " a wildly delusional conceit so full of itself that it boasts two exclamation points " doesn't stand a chance of making it to Broadway. T…
Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Theatres, revealed that he had been the victim of an "elaborate criminal extortion." The chief of the world's largest cinema chain didn't reveal details about what …
Commercial theater " theater written mostly to entertain audiences, for the purpose of making money " is the enemy in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1981 musical, "Merrily We Roll Along…
"Shucked" will embark on a North American tour in the fall of 2024, one that will see the charmingly corny Broadway musical make stops in the likes of Austin, Chicago and Los Angeles. The to…
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains minor spoilers for "The Exorcist: Believer," now playing in theaters. Released 50 years after the original "Exorcist," Universal and Blumhouse's follow-u…
Madison Wells Live will present a private industry reading of "The Thing About Jellyfish," a new play by Keith Bunin based on the best-selling novel by Ali Benjamin. The readi…
Shia LaBeouf doesn't appear until more than 20 minutes into "Henry Johnson," a new David Mamet play making its world premiere at the Electric Lodge in Venice, Calif. The play amounts to just…
The 77th Tony Awards are moving to the Upper West Side and will take place at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. It's the fourth location change in four years for Broadway's bigges…
Forest Hills Stadium could have been a condominium. The legendary Queens, New York, tennis-stadium-turned-amphitheater " longtime home of the U.S. Open, which would later host outdoor concer…
Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday approved a remedial proposal by Toho Cinemas, the country's largest movie theater operator, not to apply unfair pressure on third-party film distribu…
Hair is sacred to Black women, as are the institutions that shift and mold our tresses, styling them for seasons and occasions. Beauty salons are staples in the Black community, but the brai…
Leslie Odom Jr. isn't just the star of the new, critically acclaimed Broadway revival of "Purlie Victorious." He's also one of its producers. The combination is really working for him. "I'm …
Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland will star in a new production of David Ireland's award-winning play "Ulster American" at London's Riverside Studios. In the black comedy, an O…
Nicole Scherzinger is back on London's West End, playing Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Sunset Boulevard." The former Pussycat Dolls star made her West End debut in a revival …
A film based on Beyonce's smash hit Renaissance World Tour is in advanced talks to distribute directly to AMC Theatres, sources with knowledge of the project told Variety. Mega-agency CAA he…
Every year, Broadway brings an exciting group of emerging talents to the spotlight. This new season of theatrical talent and innovators are certain to wow audiences everywhere. Last year's 1…