On today's episode, Variety's Rebecca Rubin breaks down the Taylor Swift effect on the box office as her album release party for "Life of a Showgirl" hit the multiplexes for one weekend only…
Judy Schwab, a human resources veteran of Disney and Apple, has joined UTA as chief people officer. "Judy's exceptional track record in building high-performing teams and leading people and …
Five years ago this week, the television industry rose to the challenge of keeping news, daytime and late-night talk shows and other topical series on the air during the harsh early months o…
Linda Lavin, star of CBS' long-running sitcom "Alice" and a Tony winner for Neil Simon's play "Broadway Bound" who remained active in TV and on stage, died Sunday. She was 87. A representati…
Charles Dolan, a titan of the early cable industry who owned Cablevision, launched HBO and AMC Network and later branched out into iconic New York venues and sports teams, has died. He was 9…
The 2024 edition of the Kennedy Center Honors celebrated an eclectic assortment of entertainers Sunday night: filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, singer Bonnie Raitt, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval a…
In the summer of 1982, Ronald Reagan was in the White House, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" led the box office, "Dallas" topped the Nielsen rankings and Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was …
Landmark Theatres will mark its 50th anniversary this year with several classic film screening series and discounted tickets. As part of the exhibitor's ongoing Retro Replay program, the Wes…
Bob Barker was a pillar of television's greatest generation. Barker, the enduring host of "The Price Is Right" who died Aug. 26 at the age of 99, was a World War II veteran who trained as a …
Lesli Linka Glatter has been elected to a second term as president of the Directors Guild of America. The veteran helmer known for her work on "Homeland," "Mad Men" and numerous other TV ser…
Actor Denée Benton took aim at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during Sunday's Tony Awards telecast, referring to the Republican presidential hopeful as a "Grand Wizard" as she presented an a…
When Ray Nutt took the reins of Fathom Events as CEO in 2017, the first thing he decided to change was the nomenclature used to describe the titles that the company distributes to hundreds o…
The spark for "Home Front," an original play running through Feb. 19 at Burbank's Victory Theatre Center, came 25 years ago when the first scene was written as part of a playwriting-focused …
In a moment of crisis, the leaders of talent agency APA were not about to let opportunity pass them by. The dramatic changes that have swept across the content business and Hollywood's c…
"Death of a Salesman" actor Wendell Pierce, "The Piano Lesson" director LaTanya Richardson Jackson and "Till" star John Douglas Thompson are among the honorees set for the inaugural Salute t…
Veteran actor-host Wayne Brady has joined forces with Freestyle Love Supreme Academy and Speechless Inc. to launch a virtual business and educational training platform built around improv ac…
In another nod to worsening pandemic conditions, SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity Association have extended the agreement struck last year 2020 that makes it easier for producers to offer live s…
For Christine Baranski and a generation of musical theater stars, Stephen Sondheim, the legendary Broadway composer who died on Friday at 91, was nothing less than a father figure, a musical…
Concord is diving deeper into its IP vault of music and theatrical performance rights to develop movies, TV shows and podcasts throught the newly established Concord Originals division. Soph…
Playwright Katori Hall has won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for her comedy "The Hot Wing King." The organization behind journalism's most prestigious honor also bestowed a special citation o…
Disney has expanded its board of directors to 12 seats with the election of Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald and former Cisco and Google executive Amy Chang. McDonald and Chang were elected to …
David White is stepping down as SAG-AFTRA's national executive director and chief negotiator after 12 years at the head of Hollywood's largest union. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA's chi…
Bill Maher has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing HBO to scrap Friday's scheduled taping of this week's episode. In a statement, HBO said Maher is "fully vaccinated" and "feels fine." "Bi…
Nickelodeon has emerged as one of the most popular content hubs on Paramount Plus, offering ViacomCBS a flashback to the good old days when it dominated the linear cable kids TV business. Th…
The falling rate of COVID-19 infections and rising rate of vaccination has prompted California state officials to allow concerts and other indoor events to be held at 75% of capacity in some…