Monday, September 10, 2018
Tatiana Maslany will join Bryan Cranston in “Network” when the stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film opens on Broadway this fall. The “Orphan Black” star will pl…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:33PM[SHARE]Friday, September 7, 2018
Movie theaters don’t need to be locked in mortal conflict with Netflix, a panel of exhibitors, filmmakers and studio suits argued at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday. …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:03PM[SHARE]Friday, August 31, 2018
The Jellicle Ball will go down just in time for Christmas 2019. Universal Pictures and Working Title will release “Cats,” the big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:35PM[SHARE]Monday, August 27, 2018
Broadway will dim its lights in honor of Neil Simon. The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, librettist, lyricist, producer, and theatre owner and operator died Sunday at the a…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:33PM[SHARE]Broadway will dim its lights in honor of Neil Simon. The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, librettist, lyricist, producer, and theatre owner and operator died Sunday…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:52PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 16, 2018
Alex Brightman will follow in Michael Keaton’s footsteps, assuming the title role in “Beetlejuice” on Broadway. It’s a familiar challenge for the Tony Award nominee. …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:07AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 24, 2018
“A Star is Born,” “First Man,” and “Widows” are among the awards-season hopefuls that will screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 9, 2018
Dan Talbot, an exhibitor who brought arthouse films to the residents of New York's Upper West Side, died last December at the age of 91, leaving a void in the cultural life of the neighborho…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 28, 2018
At 82 years old, Glenda Jackson shows no signs of slowing down. Fresh off her Tony Award winning triumph in “Three Tall Women,” the acting legend has already lined up her Broadwa…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Vineyard Theatre, an off-Broadway venue best known for highlighting provocative new works that are often from emerging writers, has unveiled its 2018 to 2019 season. The non-profit’s s…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 19, 2018
The King of Pop is hitting the Great White Way. The Michael Jackson Estate and Columbia Live Stage announced Tuesday that they are developing a new stage musical inspired by the life of Mich…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 10, 2018
Andrew Garfield won the Tony Award for best leading actor in a play for his work as Prior Walter, the AIDS-stricken prophet at the center of “Angels in America.” In an emotional …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:11PM[SHARE]Friday, June 8, 2018
Kerry Washington will return to Broadway to star in “American Son.” The “Scandal” star will be matched with Steven Pasquale, a stage veteran known for “Bridges …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 6, 2018
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is currently the hottest ticket on the Great White Way. Now, Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who first portrayed the boy wizard, is following suit…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:06PM[SHARE]CBS must be breathing a sigh of relief. That’s because Bruce Springsteen has agreed to take the stage at the Tony Awards on Sunday, injecting some genuine star power into the congenita…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:49AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 12, 2018
Global Road Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to “The Secret Garden,” a big-screen adaptation of a much-loved children’s novel that inspired eve…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 25, 2018
AMC chief Adam Aron believes the movie business is primed for a rebound and he’s sick of reading all the doom and gloom about the end of theatrical exhibition. Of course, he’s no…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:35PM[SHARE]Saudi Arabia is getting its first 4DX movie theaters. South Korea-based CJ 4DPLEX has signed a new partnership with Cinemacity to open three locations in the country's capital city, Riyadh, …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Lady Gaga convinced Bradley Cooper to sing live for “A Star Is Born.” The pop star told the actor that is a pet peeve of her’s was watching actors lip-synch to pre-recorded…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:22PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 19, 2018
Landmark Theatres, a high-end chain known for its art-house offerings, has been quietly on the market for some time. But this week, two would-be buyers emerged as potential suitors: Netflix …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:41PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Universal Pictures has entered into a first-look production agreement with “Saturday Night Live” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels and his company Broadway Video, Var…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:09PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Emily Blunt knew immediately that John Krasinski needed to direct “A Quiet Place.” As soon as her husband finished describing the story, which centers on a family struggling to s…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:35AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Kenneth Lonergan has closed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios, the company behind his Oscar-winning “Manchester by the Sea.” The pact runs for two years and will cover direct…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 1, 2018
“Noelle,” a fantasy comedy with Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader, is expected to debut on Disney’s new streaming service. Disney officially pulled the title from its release ca…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:51PM[SHARE]Monday, February 12, 2018
Oscar-winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will write the songs for an upcoming Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studio’s project, Variety has learned. The family film has the working title &#…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 4, 2018
A massive winter storm slammed the East Coast on Thursday, leading to movie theater closures, travel headaches for top media and entertainment figures, and concert postponements. On the Grea…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:08PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 14, 2017
Disney’s $52.4 billion purchase of Fox is sending shockwaves throughout the movie business, with many industry observers believing that the marriage between the two iconic companies co…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:04PM[SHARE]Disney chief Bob Iger touted his company’s deal to buy the bulk of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets in a memo to staff Thursday, calling the sale “historic.” T…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:48PM[SHARE]Disney is poised to swallow up Fox’s film and television assets, a move that will dramatically reshape the landscape of Hollywood, while making it increasingly difficult for producers …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:45AM[SHARE]Rupert Murdoch spent decades cobbling together a media empire. On Thursday, the octogenarian mogul announced plans to sell his film studio and much of his entertainment assets to Disney in a…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:27AM[SHARE]Disney’s $52.4 billion agreement to buy 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets is good news for fanboys and fangirls. The company was quick to tout that the pact “provides…
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