Idina Menzel is making her way back to the stage. The Tony winner will star in "Redwood," a musical she first began developing almost 20 years ago, which will premiere as the final productio…
Ryan Raftery has written and starred in stage musical parodies about Martha Stewart, Anna Wintour, Andy Cohen and Andy Warhol. The actor is now taking on Kris Jenner. "Just for Variety" …
Oscar winner Cameron Crowe made his official Broadway debut Thursday with the opening night of "Almost Famous," the musical adaptation of his 2000 film, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The…
July 20 Wednesday Journalist Nicole Pasulka and photographer Santiago Felipe discuss their new book about the rebirth of New York's drag scene, "How You Get Famous: Ten Years of Drag Madness…
In true Billy Porter fashion, the multi-hyphenate superstar didn't hold back while delivering a politically-charged speech Thursday night at the opening of this year's Outfest. "Fuck SCOTUS!…
Colman Domingo says his younger brother gave him the best compliment about his new autobiographical animated short, "New Moon." "He was overcome," Domingo tells me on this week's episode of …
Jonathan Groff is opening up about his early days in New York City and his first same-sex kiss. The future "Frozen" and "Hamilton" star was only about 19 years old when he was a waiter at th…
Matt Doyle still can't believe what's been happening to him lately. A New York City theater actor for about 16 years, he's now a first-time Tony nominee for his work as Jamie in director Mar…
Three or four times a year, something special happens in New York City: A rare opportunity"and precious luxury in theater these days"to pay $35 for the hottest ticket in town (if you can get…
When openly gay "Bridgerton" star Golda Rosheuvel "who plays the wigtastic gossip-loving Queen Charlotte on the Netflix series " was starting her acting career, she was told by a lesbian dir…
Ariana DeBose made history on Sunday night by becoming the first openly queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar for her work as Anita in Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story." The musical…
Send in the tears: Stephen Sondheim is due to be remembered in song at the upcoming Grammy Awards by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler, sources tell Variety. The pe…
Welcome to this week's "Just for Variety." From "Bridget Jones' Diary" to "Judy," Renée Zellweger knows a thing or two about transformation. The two-time Oscar winner's latest, as convicted…
Welcome to this week's "Just for Variety." Add Hannah Waddingham to the list of actors who would love to be in a superhero movie. "Why do you think I've done sci-fi things in the past?" says…
On Tuesday evening in New York City, "MJ The Musical," a new biographical musical celebrating the life and work of Michael Jackson, opened on Broadway. "MJ The Musical," written by two-time …
Jesse Plemons says Benedict Cumberbatch's Method acting as the gruff Phil Burbank while shooting "The Power of the Dog" definitely intensified their on-camera dynamic. "It creates a mood," P…
Welcome to the new COVID normal. About 30 minutes after Thursday night's performance of "A Christmas Carol," starring Bradley Whitford, Alex Newell and Kate Burton, at Los Angeles' Ahmanson …
On Sunday in New York City, the Broadway community gathered to honor, mourn, and celebrate the late composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who passed away at the age of 91 on Friday. On the…
The show must go on. That's what Broadway's latest production of Stephen Sondheim's "Company" did Friday night at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater, but not before director Marianne Elliott paid…
The chandelier inside the Majestic Theatre, Broadway's most beloved ghost light, rose again on Friday evening as "The Phantom of the Opera," the longest running show in Broadway history, ret…
On Wednesday evening in New York City, Anna Wintour, Huma Abiden, Joel Gray, Don Lemon, Phylicia Rashad, Kenny Leon and a host of New York theater luminaries filed into the Golden Theatre on…
It's just a few days before Uzo Aduba begins rehearsals of "Clyde's," a new Broadway production from writer Lynn Nottage and director Kate Whoriskey. In the play, Aduba stars as Clyde, the o…
Broadway took its next step toward reopening Thursday night, carefully and deliberately on the backs of two shows telling stories of fear and resilience. "Hadestown," the 2019 Tony-winning b…
The chandelier inside the Majestic Theater " the iconic gold fixture that plummets into the audience as the "The Phantom of the Opera" reaches its act one climax " is still dark, and it'll s…
Welcome to this week's "Just for Variety." Kate Beckinsale is "highly" doubtful that another "Underworld" will be made, but that doesn't mean she isn't up for playing Selene in a sixth movie…