When Universal finally greenlit "Wicked," casting director Bernard Telsey certainly knew the musical. He brought Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth to the iconic Broadway cast when it first …
Claire Danes is well aware that she's become quite known " and highly praised " for her onscreen crying. "It's a thing," she told me during Variety's Golden Globes Red Carpet Pre-Show, prese…
The Royal Shakespeare Company and Neal Street Productions have revealed the complete ensemble cast for the American debut of the "Hamnet" stage play with Kemi-Bo Jacobs taking on the role of…
Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson will make their Broadway debuts in "The Fear of 13," a searing play about a wrongly convinced death row prisoner. "The Fear of 13" tells the true story of Nic…
The U.K.'s home entertainment sector reached an all-time high of £5.7 billion ($7.6 billion) in 2025, marking a 10% increase year-over-year, according to new data released Tuesday by the …
Barry Manilow, who announced in December that he was undergoing treatment for stage-one lung cancer, has announced new and rescheduled tour dates for March. According to the announcement, Ma…
On this week's episode of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart covered the whirlwind of stories from over the weekend, which included Donald Trump's handling of Venezuela after the capture of Nicol…
Philippine theater actor Lhorvie Nuevo-Tadioan has secured the title role in director Sonny Calvento's "Mother Maybe," joining previously announced star Anthony Jennings, Southern Lantern St…
NBC will no longer air an upcoming episode of "Law & Order: SVU" in which Timothy Busfield appears in a guest star role. Variety has confirmed that the broadcast network has shelved the …
Elliot Page and Naomi Watts are among the bold-faced names starring a new American Civil Liberties Union public awareness campaign in support of transgender youth. Launching Monday ahead of …
Nikki Glaser told Variety last week that she'd be up for hosting the Golden Globes for a third time next year, and after earning more high marks for her performance last night, producers Ric…
The best movie songs are the ones that illuminate character, summarize the story or otherwise add a new dimension to the film experience. More than in most years, in 2025 there was a bumper …
Paul Mescal doesn't do grandstanding. The 29-year-old Irish actor has built a career on restraint, on what's held back rather than what's unleashed. In Chloé Zhao's "Hamnet," he brings that…
It was a packed weekend leading up to Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, and among the events kicking off Saturday morning was A Celebration with Stephen Schwartz. Schwartz, who has spent the …
Barbara Lawrence, a longtime entertainment manager, died Jan. 2 in Manhattan. She was 82. Lawrence died on a family vacation due to natural causes. Â Through her years as a talent manager …
Golden Globes night rarely settles an Oscar race. Does anyone remember last year, when the headlines depicted a race between "The Brutalist" and "Emilia Pérez"? And look how that one turned…
The first thing you need to know about Jesse Plemons is that he's planning a purge. Not the horror movie kind " no sirens, no sanctioned chaos. Something quieter, more domestic: five full da…
"UpDating" is getting a glow up. The creators behind the live comedic dating show, which has become a viral sensation via social media sites like YouTube, have partnered with ITV America ("L…
German-born British composer Max Richter, who recently collaborated with Chloé Zhao on her Golden Globe-winning "Hamnet," will be celebrated by the Berlin Film Festival with its Berlinale C…
It was the night of the updo at the 2026 Golden Globes. Stars such as Amanda Seyfried, Jenna Ortega and Zoe Kravitz descended on the Beverly Hilton on Sunday night in a variety of pulled-bac…
Star power drove viewers home in 2025, with Eva Green, Romain Duris and Vincent Cassel in "The Three Musketeers: Milady," Guillaume Canet's action vehicle "Ad Vitam," and acclaimed auteur Le…
"Sinners" and "Bel-Air" are at the top of this year's NAACP Image Awards nominations. The nominees were announced this morning and "Sinners" received a massive 18 nods. "Bel-Air" led all tel…
John Mayer paid tribute to Bob Weir, Grateful Dead cofounder and his bandmate for a decade in Dead and Co., in a short but heartfelt tribute posted late Sunday. "Okay Bob. I'll do it your wa…
Oscar-winning Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore ("Cinema Paradiso," "Ennio") is set to direct "The First Dollar" a biopic of Bank of America founder Amedeo Peter Giannini who, besides pion…
Over the last few years, the Golden Globes has made a concerted effort to improve its reputation. Once somewhat infamous for a small voting body easily influenced by star power, a setup that…