Talk about loyalty. Betty Buckley has been staying at the Chateau Marmont for about 50 years. She first checked in when she landed the role of Abby Bradford, Dick Van Patten's new wife and s…
Elton John's touring life may have come to an end last year with his five-year, 330-concert worldwide Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, but the work continues, including recording new music. …
Joe Locke, the breakout star of "Heartstopper," has always had dreams of being on Broadway. Now, at just 20 years old, the British actor has made his Broadway debut as Tobias Ragg in the Ton…
This year's Met Gala will be a garden party. Vogue announced Thursday that the 2024 gala " taking place May 6 " will coincide with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute's "Sleep…
Broadway is coming to Santa Monica. Jenna Ushkowitz ("Glee") and Merle Dandridge ("The Last of Us," "Station 19") are teaming up and gathering their singer friends to raise money for Harvest…
Riley Keough, Bob Odenkirk and Danny Ramirez will star in a live reading of the Oscar-nominated drama "Anatomy of a Fall," as will Jay Ellis, Kate Berlant, Quincy Isaiah and Olivia Wilde. Ke…
New Kids on the Block's Joey McIntyre is returning to the award-winning "Drag: The Musical." McIntyre reprises the role of Tom Hutchinson, which he originated in the 2022 launch of the show.…
"Smash" is about to take another major step in its march to Broadway. The cast and crew will gather for six weeks starting this month to mount a full stage and choreographed workshop, with a…
"And Just Like That …" actor Julie Halston is ready for her NSFW close-up. The Broadway veteran tells me it's time for her zany ladies-who-lunch character, Bitsy von Muffling, to have a se…
Zurin Villanueva was starring in the national tour of "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical" when news broke in May that the music icon had died at age 83. A week later, while performing the scene …
Power publicist Alla Plotkin is teaming up with Jillian Roscoe, becoming a partner in Birch Public Relations. Roscoe launched the firm in March 2023 after leaving ID PR. Plotkin also departe…
It's good to know that Ben Platt and Molly Gordon's failed childhood romance didn't keep them from remaining life-long friends. The actors star in "Theater Camp," a mockumentary about a perf…
I'm on the phone with J. Harrison Ghee when they walk into their dressing room at the Shubert Theatre before Tuesday night's performance of "Some Like It Hot." It's their first show since wi…
Is there going be a musical episode of "Only Murders in the Building" in Season 3?! While it hasn't been officially confirmed that Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez will be singing…
Sterling K. Brown could be on his way to Broadway. The three-time Emmy winner will star in a reading of a new stage production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" on May 18 in New York City…
Peppermint wants back on "RuPaul's Drag Race." She famously was runner-up in Season 9 when Sasha Velour took the crown after her iconic rose petal-filled finale lip sync. "I would love to go…
The Tonys has asked the Writers Guild of America for a waiver in order to go ahead with plans for Broadway's biggest night of the year. A source confirms that the request was filed with the …
Lea Michele's run in "Funny Girl" doesn't end until Sept. 3, but she's already plotting her return to Broadway. In fact, the actor-singer tells me she has her next gig lined up. "I already k…
Jake Gyllenhaal is determined to star in another Broadway musical. "There are so many musicals I love so deeply," Gyllenhaal, who starred in a revival of "Sunday in the Park With George" wit…
A veteran of stage and screen, Tony winner Jane Krakowski returns to "Schmigadoon!" In the second season of Apple TV+'s musical series, Krakowski plays Bobbie, a trial lawyer who sings and d…
On Tuesday night, Jeremy Renner walked his first red carpet since his near-fatal snow plow accident. The "Avengers" actor was on hand at the premiere of "Rennervations," his new Disney+ real…
Hoyeon and Donald Glover were among the honorees at the inaugural GQ Global Creativity Awards on Thursday at the WSA, a new cultural center in downtown Manhattan. Hosted by musical artist Ia…
Former ID PR publicists Rachel Karten and Lindsay Krug have launched their own firm, Origin Public Relations. Their client roster already includes Kathy Bates, Hannah Einbinder, Tracee Ellis…
Welcome to this week's "Just for Variety." Ever since I broke the news that Michelle Yeoh is playing Madame Morrible in Jon M. Chu's "Wicked" movies, she has been saying that the films will …
Welcome to this week's "Just for Variety." Bette Midler had her first professional wardrobe fitting when she made her Broadway debut in 1967 playing Tzeitel in "Fiddler on the Roof." "I reme…