A Broadway opening often marks the culmination of a years-long journey for the collaborators who have created a show, whether they're working on a new musical or a revival of a familiar play…
Stacey Gross, a perky meteorologist who uses a thermos of Prosecco and a stream of peppy banalities as crutches, has been taking audiences on an emotional roller coaster ever since "Weather …
MARI, Ari Emanuel's global events and experiences company, has acquired TodayTix Group, which operates an online platform selling tickets to Broadway shows and other live events. Emanuel, th…
Whether "Ragtime" is presented in productions mammoth (as in its 1998 premiere) or modest (the 2009 revival), the musical, adapted from E.L. Doctorow's kaleidoscopic 1975 novel, reverberates…
If ever a play seemed tailor-made " tailor-braided? " for the Mark Taper Forum stage, at least in the 2020s, it's "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." The most intimate of the three Music Center …
"How do you have sex onstage?" That's the central question of "Good Sex," an unconventional play that spotlights intimacy coordinators. Here's the unorthodox part: The show pairs together tw…
Huntr/x is returning to movie theaters near you. Netflix is bringing "Kpop Demon Hunters," an animated fantasy adventure about a fictional Kpop girl group who protect the world from demons w…
Laurie Metcalf's four decades-long acting career spans comedy and drama across television, film and stage. However there's one dream she has yet to fulfill. "I've always wanted to do a music…
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss is returning to Broadway in the musical "& Juliet." She'll join the cast as Angélique for a limited run starting on Dec. 11 and concl…
This Broadway season's biggest names " from Lea Michele and Aaron Tveit to Keanu Reeves and Kristin Chenoweth " gathered over frittatas and coffee at Variety's annual Business of Broadway Br…
Monday is usually a day of rest for Broadway. But instead of catching up on sleep, this season's biggest stars were out in force at Variety's Business of Broadway Breakfast to preview the fa…
On today's episode, Variety's Rebecca Rubin breaks down the Taylor Swift effect on the box office as her album release party for "Life of a Showgirl" hit the multiplexes for one weekend only…
Damon Cardasis has a lot on his plate these days. A musical adaptation of his 2017 film "Saturday Church" is in the midst of its off-Broadway run, while "Mr. Scorsese," director Rebecca Mill…
"For years, people have asked me, 'What's your dream role?'" Kristin Chenoweth says. "'Is it "Hello, Dolly!"? Is it "Gypsy"?' And I've always responded, 'It hasn't been written yet.'" She pa…
Ethan Slater is in the calm before the "Wicked" storm. After a monthslong respite, the Broadway actor " who plays the Munchkin Boq in the screen adaptation " is preparing to embark on a publ…
Variety is proud to announce the 2025 edition of its annual 10 Broadway Stars to Watch, with this year's roster of standouts set to be honored at our annual Business of Broadway Breakfast…
If you've heard anything about the '80s musical "Chess," it's probably this: catchy songs, nonsensical story. When I posit as much to Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, the s…
Nearly 30 years after its Broadway debut, Terrence McNally's acclaimed "Ragtime," a panoramic look at a tumultuous historical moment, is returning to the Great White Way for a new era. When …
Every week, James L. Nederlander performs his version of "Undercover Boss." He dons a baseball cap and sunglasses and stands in line, looking like a typical tourist as he waits to get into "…
They partied with Napoleon and Socrates, foiled murderous robots from the future and outwitted Death himself. Now Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who played metalhead slackers in three "Bill &…
Judy Schwab, a human resources veteran of Disney and Apple, has joined UTA as chief people officer. "Judy's exceptional track record in building high-performing teams and leading people and …
Bill and Ted are on Broadway. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who starred in 1989's "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and its two sequels together, have reunited for director Jamie Lloyd'…
Forget the tree. That iconic lone tree from the stage directions in Samuel Beckett's tragicomic masterwork "Waiting for Godot" is offstage in Jamie Lloyd's re-envisioned revival. The polariz…
Henry Jaglom, the indie filmmaker who directed films including "Always" (1985), "New Year's Day" (1989), "Last Summer in the Hamptons" (1995) and "Déjà Vu" (1997), has died, according to…
Is "Eureka Day," a Tony-winning comedy now on the boards at the Pasadena Playhouse, as uproariously funny as it is because the script feels veritably ripped from today's headlines? Or does i…