Every time his close friend and former co-star Andrew Rannells performed onstage, Josh Gad would make the pilgrimage to see him. And after the curtain went down, Gad would be there backstage…
The full company for the second run of "My Neighbor Totoro,' a stage adaptation of Miyazaki Hayao's beloved 1988 Studio Ghibli film, has been unveiled. The production is a collabora…
Before Melissa Etheridge became a stadium rock star, she spent four years playing lesbian bars in and around LA. That atmosphere"a small, rowdy roomful of happy drunken ladies"changed the wa…
For every production of "Merrily We Roll Along," there is always a question. Ever since the ignominious failure of its Broadway premiere, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1981 musical…
The final act of the uproarious "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch" opens with a character waving a folding chair through the air, a reference to the August …
Oscar-winning actor Ariana DeBose looks to the starry night and sings her heart's desire in the trailer for Disney's new animated feature "Wish." If you've ever wondered how the Wishing Star…
British actor and comedian Steve Coogan is all set to channel his inner Peter Sellers. The "Alan Partridge" star will play multiple roles as the lead in the London stage version of Stanley K…
DECO Entertainment, founded by Lascelles Stephens and Deborah Cox, will join the co-producing team of the all-new revival of "The Wiz." The production will laun…
"Smash," the TV series about the making of a fictional Broadway musical, takes an early step toward becoming a real-life Broadway musical on Sept. 22, with a pair of industry readings led by…
Emmy and Tony Award nominee Corey Hawkins has signed with CAA for representation. Hawkins is best known for his recent performances in "The Tragedy of Macbeth," "In the Heights," "Topdog/Und…
"What a terrible tragedy." Indeed. That's the lyric cried out as, in theory, the famously magnificent Cornish home at the heart of the story burns to the ground at the climax of the musical …
Rachel Bloom remembers the exact moment that she decided her latest stage project, "Death, Let Me Do My Show," couldn't be the lightweight standup show she was hoping it would be. It was whe…
New Works Provincetown, a developmental theatre lab founded by producer Mark Cortale with Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese to create and develop new theatrical works, has commissioned its ne…
Cirque du Soleil could soon have a permanent U.K. home at iconic London venue The Saville Theatre, which is being revived and restored by Yoo Capital. Located on Shaftesbury Avenue, in the h…
Comedian and actor Russell Brand's live tour "Bipolarisation" has been postponed. The first show to be affected is at the Theatre Royal Windsor. The theater management team shared the follow…
Variety has announced the lineup for its annual Business of Broadway Breakfast, presented by City National Bank and taking place in New York on Oct. 2. The event will celebrate the fall seas…
Casey Likes fully expected to be performing on Broadway this year, but the plan was for him to be riding shotgun with Stillwater instead of sitting behind the wheel of a DeLorean. He'd appea…
All Art's upcoming non-fiction feature "Manhattan Theatre Club, a Home for Artists" will explore the 50-year history of one of the most impactful off-Broadway theaters in New York. Helmed by…
Paradigm Talent Agency has hired Chris Till as an agent in their theater literary and content division, Variety has learned exclusively. The hiring brings Till back to Paradigm, as he previo…
Rachel McAdams will star in the Broadway premiere of "Mary Jane," a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog. Anne Kauffman, who recently oversaw an acclaimed revival of "The Sign in S…
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The U.K. has a robust presence at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, and several of the films screening there find contemporary resonance while exploring historical subjects.…
Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger will star in the world premiere of "Mother Play," a new Broadway show by playwright Paula Vogel. Tina Landau is directing the limited engag…
Following its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson's "Waitress: The Musical," which is set for a…
Broadway video design is a lot more complicated than it looks. And it already looks pretty complicated. Listen to this week's "Stagecraft" podcast below: On the new episode of "Stagecr…