After a year away, the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival returned to Montreal with a star-studded line-up of the biggest names in laughter. On July 24, Variety presented their annual 10 Comics…
Wallis Annenberg, the prominent Los Angeles philanthropist who backed institutions including the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, died Monday in Los Angeles.…
Cleo Laine, considered by many to be the U.K.'s preeminent jazz singer, and an accomplished theater actress in her home country as well as on Broadway, died Thursday at age 97. The death was…
After meeting and working together 17 years ago on Jason Robert Brown's teen-centric Broadway musical "13," Liz Gillies and Graham Phillips have finally reunited onstage courtesy of the West…
House Republicans are ready to do some rebranding. On Thursday, GOP members of the House Appropriations Committee voted to rename the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for Perform…
Less than a year after making his Broadway debut in "Cabaret," Adam Lambert is stepping into another musical next month, starring as Judas opposite Cynthia Erivo as Jesus in the Hollywood Bo…
Last year, the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival looked like a thing of the past " after being founded in 1982, the venerated Montreal fest was bankrupt and cancelled. But like a well-told jok…
Every year, Variety editors and industry insiders select a list of emerging comedy creators making waves. This year, the honorees will be celebrated at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montre…
Kumail Nanjiani and Michael Urie will join the Broadway company of "Oh, Mary" as Mary's Husband (if you know, you know) and Mary's Teacher, respectively. They'll star "Drag Race" star Jinkx …
The New York Times is revamping its lineup of arts and entertainment critics " replacing four of the paper's TV, music and theater critics, who are being offered "new roles," according to an…
Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation's "KPop Demon Hunters" soundtrack " performed by a fictional girl group called Huntrix in the animated feature " claims the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 20…
Break out your "fancy dress" because "The Drowsy Chaperone" is returning to the New York stage. Laverne Cox, Jonathan Van Ness, Betty Who and Alex Newell are among the bold-face names who wi…
Actors Bob Balaban, Jordan E. Cooper, and BD Wong, along with notable theater artisans such as director Sarah Benson and Repertorio Español executive artistic director Rafael Sánchez, …
Milo Manheim is looking to return to the stage. The star of the Disney Channel's "Zombies" films recently played Seymour in a "Little Shop of Horrors" off-Broadway revival and was also in a …
"Paranormal Activity" is readying to haunt the London stage. A new play inspired by the hit horror film franchise will open on the West End this winter. As the official title, "Paranormal Ac…
Matej DrliÄka, who was dismissed as the head of the Slovak National Theater by the far-right government of Robert Fico, spoke with passion about what was happening in his country at the K…
The immersive theater company Punchdrunk has returned to New York City with "Viola's Room" " and it couldn't be more different than their signature international hit, "Sleep No More." Listen…
Art imitates life imitates art? "A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein," a very meta stage show whose title references the fiery playwright and disgraced Hollywood p…
Scott Rudin is returning to Broadway after allegations of abusive behavior derailed the producer's career. Rudin and Barry Diller will produce Samuel D. Hunter's new play "Little Bear Ridge …
July kicked off with "Jurassic World Rebirth" stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Rupert Friend touching down in Seoul, Korea, to meet the press and walk the red carpet. In the U.S…
Richard Greenberg, the Tony Award-winning writer of "Take Me Out," has died. He was 67 years old. Greenberg's death was announced on social media by collaborators and colleagues such as Deni…
Rachel Zegler is perched on a balcony, looking down graciously at a crowd of her adoring supporters. No, this isn't a meet-and-greet for the "Snow White" and "West Side Story" star " she's b…
The crowd roars and the vast, unsmiling curtain-call cast line the stage with the leading man bare-chested and covered in blood. No, this isn't director Jamie Lloyd's "Sunset Boulevard" " it…
Lena Waithe and Brandon Flynn are among those who will be featured in "Reclaim the Flag," a 30-minute short about the American flag. The film, directed by designer Alexis Bittar and produced…
"Boop! The Musical" is the latest show to close on Broadway after leaving the Tony Awards without any hardware. The show, which fictionalizes the life of Betty Boop, will conclude its run on…