Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Andrew Lloyd Webber has made no secret of his distain for Hollywood’s movie adaptation of his long-running musical “Cats.” Though the cinematic version offered up the rarity of A-list …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:35PMAfter a devastating industry-wide shutdown, Broadway has finally reopened with performances of beloved shows like “Hamilton,” “Wicked” and new plays and musicals such as “Six,” …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:26PMWednesday, October 6, 2021
It’s not an exaggeration to say Beanie Feldstein has been preparing her entire life to play Fanny Brice. For her third birthday, she requested a “Funny Girl”-themed party and seized th…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PMIt’s been nearly two years since the lights went out on Broadway, and now that musicals and plays have begun to reopen, actor LaChanze is itching to return to the thing she loves the most.…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:45AMWednesday, September 29, 2021
The Drama League is devoting substantial resources to overhaul its marquee program, the Directors Project, in an effort to better support creatives at all stages of their careers. Led by art…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMDaniel Craig and Ruth Negga are teaming up to bring “Macbeth” back to Broadway. Craig is returning to the Great White Way, after performances in “A Steady Rain” and “Betrayal,” …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMMonday, September 13, 2021
Whether or not you say his name three times, Beetlejuice is returning to Broadway. The musical, based on Tim Burton’s 1988 film about a pesky poltergeist, was presumed to be leaving the Gr…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PMWednesday, September 1, 2021
TKTS, the premier destination for discount Broadway tickets, will reopen this fall after being shuttered for more than a year due to the pandemic. Its return, set for Sept. 15 at 3 p.m., mar…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:34PMTuesday, August 24, 2021
“Moulin Rouge: The Musical” has appointed Chloe Beck to oversee its equity, diversity and inclusion efforts. As director of EDI, Beck will focus on the Broadway production, the upcoming …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:30AMMonday, August 9, 2021
Broadway’s revival of “West Side Story” will not be returning to the Great White Way when theaters reopen later in the year. “It is with great regret that we are announcing today tha…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:36PMThursday, July 29, 2021
When Broadway returns in the fall, theater industry workers will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Actors’ Equity Association and the Broadway League on Thursday announced…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:41PMWednesday, July 21, 2021
A new book titled “When the Lights Are Bright Again” will memorialize the theater industry’s devastating yearlong pandemic-related shutdown. The book will be published by Applause Thea…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:36PMFriday, July 9, 2021
Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind “Chicago,” “Dreamgirls” and Disney’s remake of “Beauty and the Beast,” is taking on another famed movie musical. Condon has sign…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:32AMWednesday, July 7, 2021
For the first time in a long time, people are actually going to the movies. After a delayed start to summer, Universal’s action franchise “F9: The Fast Saga,” Paramount’s thriller …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:52AMTuesday, June 29, 2021
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick will return to Broadway next year. The upcoming revival of Neil Simon’s play “Plaza Suite,” which stars the real-life couple as a series of d…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:31AMTuesday, June 22, 2021
Broadway’s starry revival of “The Music Man” has a new boss. Veteran theater producer Kate Horton has been named executive producer of the musical, taking over day-to-day duties from S…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:14AMSunday, June 20, 2021
Tribeca Festival, the first in-person film festival in the U.S. since the pandemic, closed out its 20th edition with a tribute to a small town in the midwest. Filmmakers Julia Reichert and S…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:47PMSunday, June 13, 2021
“In the Heights,” the acclaimed adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway show, didn’t hit all the right notes in its box office debut. The Warner Bros. movie generated a wane $11.…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:30PMThursday, June 10, 2021
In December, the Small Business Administration set up a $16.1 billion fund to provide eligible movie theaters, live venue operators and performing arts organizations with grants that could h…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:38PMFriday, May 28, 2021
Movie theater chains, including AMC, Regal and Cinemark, will no longer require fully vaccinated guests to wear face masks. In line with CDC guidelines, masks will be optional for inoculated…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:13PMAhead of the long Memorial Day weekend, Paramount’s “A Quiet Place Part II” and Disney’s “Cruella” are each off to a solid start at the domestic box office. The former, a nearly …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:59PMMonday, May 24, 2021
Timothee Chalamet is playing the world’s most famous chocolatier. The actor has been cast as a young Willy Wonka in the upcoming “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” prequel, “Wonka.…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:45PMWednesday, May 19, 2021
Ben Platt is many things: a Tony-winning actor who perfected the art of snot-crying onstage and a songwriter whose talents extend to catchy Yom Kippur jingles. What Platt is not, as many on …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:45PMTuesday, May 4, 2021
As Julie Andrews’ character says in “The Princess Diaries” sequel: “A queen is never late. Everyone else is simply early.” So it’s only fitting that the American Film Institute…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:36PMSaturday, May 1, 2021
New York City is aiming to fully reopen on July 1, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, nearly a year-and-a-half after COVID-19 restrictions on movie theaters, restaurants and most businesses …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:31AMJoseph Masher, a New York-based movie theater operator, understands that audiences may be reluctant to return to the movies. After all, it’s been at least a year since most people have ste…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:30AMFriday, April 30, 2021
A filmed version of the popular Broadway musical “Come From Away” will debut on Apple TV Plus.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:06PMA filmed version of the popular Broadway musical “Come From Away” will debut on Apple TV Plus. Apple Original Films landed rights to the live stage recording, which is being produced and…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMMonday, April 26, 2021
“Vivo,” an animated movie that boasts new music from “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, is coming to Netflix. The family friendly film was initially scheduled to release in theat…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:10PMMonday, April 19, 2021
Movie theaters in New York City will soon be able to welcome a slightly larger number of customers into their venues. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given local cinemas permission to operate…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:03PMFriday, April 16, 2021
“In the Heights,” a movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical, has been tapped to open the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The festival’s opening night screening will be held …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:33PM 
