55 stories by "Ellise Shafer"
Britain's most beloved bear, Paddington, is set to take the stage in an upcoming musical adaptation. "Paddington: The Musical" (working title) is now in development from Sonia Friedman Produ…
Fredrik Backman, the internationally bestselling author of "A Man Called Ove," "Anxious People" and more, has signed with UTA in all areas. UTA will represent Backman in his expanding publis…
"Stranger Things" is coming to London's West End. Netflix announced on Tuesday that "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," a stage play spinoff of the wildly popular series, will world premier…
Paramount's upcoming "Mean Girls" movie musical has set its main cast " and it's so fetch. Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice, Jaquel Spivey and Auli'i Cravalho will star in the film, based on the T…
Hey Mr. Ziegfeld, here she is! On Friday, Broadway's "Funny Girl" officially revealed the first footage of Lea Michele as lead Fanny Brice. Shot in black-and-white, the teaser shows Michele …
Beanie Feldstein will be missing a few more shows before her run as Fanny Brice in Broadway's "Funny Girl" comes to an early end on July 31. On Friday, Feldstein took to Instagram to reveal …
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are soon to be defying gravity. Grande and Erivo will portray Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in Universal's big-screen adaptation of the Tony-winning music…
Vivendi has reached a deal with Bill Ackman's Pershing Square to sell a 10% stake in Universal Music Group, a transaction that values the world's largest music company at $40 billion. In Viv…
Rita Moreno has posted a new statement saying that she is "incredibly disappointed" following her comments about the lack of Afro-Latino representation in "In the Heights." During an appeara…
Rita Moreno is defending Lin-Manuel Miranda and "In the Heights" following criticism over the film's lack of Afro-Latino representation. On tonight's episode of "The Late Show With Stephen C…
"In the Heights" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is addressing criticism over the film's lack of Afro-Latino representation. In a statement posted to Twitter, Miranda apologized for not including…
Warner Bros. movie musical "In the Heights" is poised to top the domestic box office this weekend, though its 3-day estimate now sits lower than previous predictions. Earlier in the week, "I…
Oscar-nominated actor Cynthia Erivo, who already has a Tony and Grammy under her belt, is making her original music debut with anthemic single "The Good" from her upcoming album. "Ch. 1 Vs. …
It's proving to be a record-breaking weekend for BTS. The group's new single, "Butter," has officially racked up the most opening day streams in Spotify history with 20.9 million unfiltered …
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As Scott Rudin's fallout from allegations of workplace abuse continues, Rita Wilson has spoken out about her experiences with the producer. In a New York Times article published on Saturday,…
Following allegations of workplace abuse, Scott Rudin is resigning from the Broadway League, Variety has confirmed. In a statement to the New York Times on Saturday, Rudin apologized for his…
The outrage surrounding producer Scott Rudin intensified over the weekend, with Broadway star Sutton Foster speaking out while the twin brother of a late former Rudin assistant posted an emo…
Producer Scott Rudin has announced that he will "step back" from Broadway following allegations of abusive workplace behavior, Variety has confirmed. The move marks an extraordinary fa…
On Saturday, just over a year since COVID-19 shuttered Broadway, three-time Tony winner Nathan Lane and Tony-winning choreographer Savion Glover performed before an audience at the St. James…
This year's Grammy Awards are finally here. Originally set for Jan. 31, tonight's Trevor Noah-hosted ceremony will be broadcast on CBS, from the Los Angeles Convention Center, beginning at 5…
A COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Pasadena, Calif., set to take place on Thursday was cancelled on Tuesday after the majority of its time slots were filled with those who work in Hollywood and th…
A settlement deal has been reached in a 2019 lawsuit alleging that James Franco intimidated his students into sexual situations at the acting school he founded. According to a joint status r…
On the heels of Donald Trump's resignation from SAG-AFTRA on Thursday, the union has passed a resolution banning the former president from ever applying for readmission. The decision was mad…
The family of Cicely Tyson has set an official public viewing for the late Hollywood icon, who died on Jan. 28 at the age of 96. The viewing will take place on Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.…
