Sunday, April 28, 2019
Fans of the legendary British rock outfit Spinal Tap were given a rare treat Saturday night as the band's core trio reunited for a rare acoustic performance following the Tribeca Film Festiv…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:01AM[SHARE]Friday, April 12, 2019
Former CBS chairman-CEO Leslie Moonves forfeited $34.5 million in CBS stock awards last year as part of the settlement agreement that saw him ousted from the company he steered for more than…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:37PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 11, 2019
Disney has thrown down the content gauntlet. The company capped a three and a half hour investor presentation on its plans to move aggressively into the direct-to-consumer arena Thursday wit…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:40PM[SHARE]Disney+ is planning a number of behind-the-scenes production documentary series, making the most of its investment in content for the upcoming streaming services. Disney+ is also planning a …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:54PM[SHARE]Friday, April 5, 2019
The honorees at Variety's sixth annual Power of Women New York luncheon presented by Lifetime shared deeply personal stories that were variations on a powerful theme: Women overcoming obstac…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:50PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 31, 2019
The 95%-vote majority in the WGA's referendum on imposing a tough new code of conduct for talent agents sends a clear signal to the industry. The WGA is gearing up for tough negotiations in …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 20, 2019
WGA leaders are set to meet tonight with a group of showrunners who are raising concerns about the guild's handling of negotiations with talent agents over the issue of packaging fees and ag…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:52PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Before the East Coast airing of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" ends tonight, Disney will formally seal the deal on its $71 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox. "This is an extraordinary and histor…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:27PM[SHARE]Monday, March 18, 2019
Wall Street is rooting for Disney as the media giant reaches the finish line this week in its 15-month quest to acquire most of Rupert Murdoch's film and TV empire. Fox shareholders, on the …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Disney has set March 20 as the closing date for its acquisition of 21st Century Fox. Disney announced the formal closing process Tuesday morning, indicating that the company has received the…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 7, 2019
The Paley Center for Media will launch a subscription service to live stream the upcoming PaleyFest LA panels and offer on-demand access to older Paley Center events. The service dubbed Pale…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PM[SHARE]Disney chairman-CEO Bob Iger told shareholders Thursday the company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox will close "soon" and that the enlarged company is ready to "hit the ground running." He…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:48AM[SHARE]Monday, March 4, 2019
AT&T has just handed the keys to WarnerMedia's most high-profile business initiative to Bob Greenblatt, the seasoned TV executive whose resume includes helping to build the Fox network i…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:31AM[SHARE]Friday, February 8, 2019
BBC America will serve up a third installment of its popular “Planet Earth” series in 2022 after setting a five-year extension with BBC Studios for high-end natural history progr…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:02PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Comedy Central has canceled its Motor City series “Detroiters” after two seasons. The scripted half-hour from Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Comedy Central Productions …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:48PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 2, 2018
On a rainy Saturday in New Jersey, Meryl Streep expressed her admiration for "A Star is Born” and “The Rider” as well as “First Reformed" and her aversion to Presiden…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:25AM[SHARE]Friday, October 26, 2018
Joel Fields has joined the production team on FX’s limited series revolving around the creative partnership between stage legend Bob Fosse and dancer Gwen Verdon. Fields is serving as …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Kristin Chenoweth remembers the day Ariana Grande came to see the original Broadway production of “Wicked.” Adam Lambert fondly recalls playing the role of Fiyero in the touring …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, October 1, 2018
In the age of streaming " and with studios like Disney and Warner Bros. taking over more theater turf " it's clear that the landscape of American theater is changing. At Variety's inaugur…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:48PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 30, 2018
Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Christine Baranski, Elizabeth Ashley, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stockard Channing, and Marsha Mason were among the friends and family members who turned out Thurs…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 28, 2018
The life and work of prolific producer Craig Zadan will be celebrated Nov. 11 at a tribute that will be part of a fundraising gala for the Educational Theatre Foundation. Zadan and his longt…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Conversations with Bryan Cranston, Tracey Ullman, and Rosario Dawson and the world premieres of Nat Geo TV’s “Valley of the Boom” and YouTube’s “Wayne” ar…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Ariana Grande worked overtime Monday during her appearance on CBS’ “The Late Late Show,” performing an elaborate “Titanic”-themed musical number with host James…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:57AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Bruce Springsteen’s one-man show “Springsteen on Broadway” is coming to Netflix as a special to bow Dec. 15, the final night of the rock legend’s run on the Great Whi…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:04PM[SHARE]Monday, June 25, 2018
NANTUCKET, Mass. — Andrew Heckler’s “Burden” and the documentary “Bathtubs Over Broadway” took top film honors at the 23rd annual Nantucket Film Festival.…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:42AM[SHARE]Monday, June 11, 2018
Barbra Streisand is getting deeper into business with Netflix, setting a licensing pact with the streaming giant for six vintage music specials and an expanded edition of 1976’s “…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:33AM[SHARE]Robert De Niro got a standing ovation at the Tony Awards for shouting “F— Trump” from the stage to the crowd at Radio City Music Hall. But viewers at home didn’t hear…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:08AM[SHARE]Friday, May 18, 2018
Welcome to "Remote Controlled," a podcast from Variety featuring the best and brightest in television, both in front of and behind the camera. In this week's episode, Variety's …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:27PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 1, 2018
NBC’s Easter night telecast of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” sparked more than a few hosannas on social media. Reaction to the live staging of the 1970-vintage r…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:58PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 25, 2018
When "Billions" begins its third season tonight on Showtime, viewers will find Chuck Rhoades, Bobby Axelrod and the rest of the gang digging out from the upheaval inflicted by Rhoades' machi…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:54AM[SHARE]Monday, March 19, 2018
Former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon has unveiled her candidacy for governor in her home state of New York. Nixon’s bid could create a significant primary challenge…
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