Will Ferrell is taking his talents back to Broadway. The consummate funnyman is developing his film "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" into a stage musical. Ferrell and Rachel…
The writers of "Operation Mincemeat" didn't make many changes to their very British musical as the West End hit transferred to Broadway in April. But they've added a big, bold clarification …
The Pip with Pizzazz is returning to Broadway " Lea Michele will star in the long-rumored "Chess" revival as Florence Vassy. She will be joined by Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit ("Moulin Roug…
"Glengarry Glen Ross," David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about cutthroat real estate salesmen, has recouped its investment on Broadway. The starry revival, led by Kieran Culkin, Bob …
George Clooney's play "Good Night, and Good Luck" has recouped its entire production costs after seven weeks on Broadway. The historical drama, which marks Clooney's Broadway debut, was capi…
"Othello," starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has recouped its entire investment after nine weeks on Broadway. Capitalized for up to $9 million, the show is now the highest-gros…
Nominees for the 78th annual Tonys were announced on Thursday. Tony Award winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce were on hand to unveil the nominees, with "Death Becomes Her," "Gypsy," "Su…
Award season's biggest video franchise is about to get even bigger. Variety's Actors on Actors is returning with the first-ever Broadway edition, featuring the stars from the buzziest musica…
Leslie Odom Jr. is returning to the room where it happened. The actor will reprise his Tony-winning role in "Hamilton" as Aaron Burr for a limited run from Sept. 9 through Nov. 23. The annou…
Like a seed dropped by a skybird, "Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo and director Jon M. Chu returned (presumably by bubble) to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for…
Sony Pictures Classics will release a filmed version of Broadway's "Merrily We Roll Along," a Tony-winning production starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez. SPC, which…
Get ready for lots of moptop in a short period of time. Sam Mendes is making four Beatles movies " and all four will be released theatrically in April 2028. The filmmaker, who announced the …
"Kiss of the Spider Woman," a musical remake from director Bill Condon and star Jennifer Lopez, is finally close to finding a buyer after its buzzy Sundance Film Festival premiere in January…
Disney executives might feel more aligned with the dwarves known as Grumpy or Bashful rather than one called Happy after a Sleepy box office start for "Snow White." The studio's live-action …
Don't cry for Rachel Zegler. As has been rumored for some time, the actor will make her West End debut in a revival of "Evita," Variety has confirmed. "Evita" is being directed by "Sunset Bo…
When you wish upon a shooting star, you might just end up with an adorable blue extraterrestrial creature. At least, that's what happens in the first full-length trailer for Disney's "Lilo &…
"Spinal Tap II: The End Continues," a sequel to the 1984 music mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap," will rock and roll into theaters this fall. Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to the …
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo brought Oz to the Oscars, kicking off the 97th annual ceremony with a musical medley from "The Wizard of Oz," "The Wiz" and "Wicked." After a tribute to Los A…
Jane Fonda is urging Hollywood to fight these fraught times with empathy. "What we, actors, create is empathy. Our job is to understand another human being so profoundly that we can touch th…
Broadway favorite Sutton Foster will portray the late country music icon Loretta Lynn in the upcoming stage adaptation of "Coal Miner's Daughter." Sam Gold, the Tony-winning "Fun Home" direc…
"Mufasa" is still showing box office strength, with the photorealistic "Lion King" prequel clearing $671 million in global ticket sales. Over the weekend, the film added another $8.5 million…
Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone help plan a sham wedding in the first trailer for "The Wedding Banquet," a modern retelling of Ang Lee's 1993 queer comedy of errors. Set in Seattle, "The Weddi…
Jennifer Lopez, outfitted in sparkling, webbed-up gown and sky-high black heels, fought back tears as "Kiss of the Spider Woman" was embraced at Sundance Film Festival with a standing ovatio…
It's a Broadway smash! It, of course, refers to "Bombshell," the fictional musical-within-a-musical at the center of "Smash," a new stage adaptation of the beloved cult favorite, much hate-w…
Heading into the long weekend, Universal's "Wolf Man" reboot was projected to climb to No. 1 on domestic box office charts. Yet Sony's "One of Them Days," an R-rated buddy comedy starring Ke…