"Moana 2," originally conceived as a television show for streaming, is officially a billion-dollar box office smash. The animated sequel has generated $445 million domestically and $56…
Two Disney tentpoles, "Mufasa: The Lion King" and "Moana 2," are crossing major box office milestones. "Mufasa" has surpassed $500 million globally after four weeks of release, while "Moana …
"Wicked" is "very very popular" " on the big screen, and now on video-on-demand. In a rare display of transparency for downstream revenues, Universal reported the big-budget musical has rack…
Disney's head of theatrical distribution Tony Chambers is leaving his current role to serve as president of the Walt Disney Company in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will replace Jan…
Not even the dynamic duos of Joy and Anxiety, Deadpool and Wolverine, Gru and his minions or Paul Atreides and those massive sandworms could push the 2024 box office to pre-pandemic heights.…
Disney's "Mufasa: The Lion King" and Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" are duking it out for first place at the North American box office with each of the family friendly films bringing in …
Universal's "Wicked" is officially the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation in global box office history, overtaking 2008's "Mamma Mia" to notch the harmonious milestone. "Wicked" has genera…
"Hold on to Me Darling," an Off Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play starring Adam Driver, has recouped its initial investment. The show was capitalized at $1.8 million. During its 13…
"Grey's Anatomy" actor T.R. Knight is returning to Broadway in "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," a stage play based on the massive Netflix television series. The show, which opens in 2025…
Mattel is being sued for mistakenly printing the URL for a pornographic site on the packaging for special-edition "Wicked" dolls. According to court documents, a South Carolina resident is l…
"GLOW" actor Betty Gilpin is replacing Cole Escola in "Oh, Mary!" on Broadway. Escola, who wrote and starred in the deranged comedy since it debuted Off Broadway in January, is departing in …
"Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were paid the same amount for leading the movie musical, Universal Pictures said in a rare statement on such a matter, to dispel online rumors …
So if you care to find "Wicked," look… just about anywhere. You'd have to be flattened by a farmhouse to miss the "Wicked" promotional onslaught. From Starbucks drinks (Elphaba cold brew, …
Cole Escola's unconventional smash "Oh, Mary!" has recouped its entire production costs on Broadway. The play, capitalized at $4.5 million, is the first show of the 2024-25 season to do so. …
Marla Mindelle, the star of Off Broadway's Golden Age fantasia "The Big Gay Jamboree," gets anxiety during every performance. Sure, the delightfully ridiculous show " in which she plays a st…
Moviegoers can channel their inner Glinda and Elphaba during sing-along screenings of "Wicked." But they'll have to wait. Interactive showings of Universal's upcoming movie musical will be o…
Jon M. Chu had a pretty good excuse for missing the premiere of "Wicked." The director of the two-part musical epic couldn't make the starry Los Angeles event because his wife gave birth to …
Delia Ephron invented a term " discardia " for indulging without guilt at New York City's too-many tempting eateries. "It's a game you play with yourself. You can buy anything you want to ea…
"Smash," a stage adaptation of the fan-favorite NBC series, is officially opening on Broadway in 2025. The long-in-the-works musical will begin performances on March 11, 2025, at the Imperia…
Joey Fatone is returning to Broadway for the first time in two decades, joining the company of the jukebox musical "& Juliet." The revisionist take on Shakespeare's classic tale of star-…
Lionsgate wants theatergoers to have the time of their lives, so the studio is adapting "Dirty Dancing" as a Broadway musical. "Dirty Dancing: The Musical"Â will launch in late 2025 with a…
Joe Machota, head of CAA's theater department, will be recognized with the time-honored Broadway tradition of getting a caricature on the wall at Sardi's. Plenty of stars like Patti LuPone, …
Brody Grant, the Tony-nominated star of "The Outsiders," is returning to the musical after a month-long hiatus. An exact date has not been finalized but representatives for the show said he …
Jonathan Groff, a recent Tony winner for "Merrily We Roll Along," is returning to Broadway. He's set to star in "Just In Time," a new musical about the life and times of singer Bobby Darin. …
Sarah Snook, the Emmy-winning "Succession" actor, will make her Broadway debut playing 26 characters in "The Pictures of Dorian Gray." The adaptation of Oscar Wilde's gothic horror novel is …