327 stories by "Rebecca Rubin"
"Water for Elephants" is concluding its Broadway run this winter. The musical will play its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on Dec. 8. At the time of its concluding show, "Water fo…
Broadway's biggest stars got themselves out of bed bright and early on a coveted day off for Variety's annual Business of Broadway, presented by City National Bank, a celebration of new play…
TikTok Star Charli D'Amelio will make her Broadway debut in the jukebox musical "& Juliet," a revisionist take on Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed lovers. D'Amelio will join…
Christopher Ashley, the Tony-winning director of "Come From Away," has been appointed as the new artistic director of Roundabout Theatre Company. Ashley has spent the past 17 years as the ar…
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creative mind behind "Hamilton" and "In the Heights," is returning to Broadway in "All In: Comedy About Love." The play, penned by former "Saturday Night Live" writer…
Broadway theaters will dim their lights in honor of James Earl Jones, the four-time nominated and two-time Tony Award winning actor who died on Sept. 9 at the age of 93. Broadway houses will…
Up two treacherous flights of stairs at the Lyceum Theatre, Cole Escola sits demurely in their dressing room, awaiting the delivery of a green smoothie. It's a rare moment of downtime for th…
Danny Burstein, the Tony-winning actor of "Moulin Rouge" who has appeared in many, many other Broadway shows, has joined the upcoming revival of "Gypsy." He'll play Herbie, a former agent-tu…
Shailene Woodley, "Star Trek" actor Zachary Quinto and "Euphoria" star Barbie Ferreira will lead the Broadway cast of "Cult of Love," a play by "Star Wars: The Acolyte" and "Russian Doll" cr…
John Mulaney, who made his Broadway debut in "Oh, Hello" with Nick Kroll, is returning to the stage. He's starring in "All In: Comedy About Love," a play by former "Saturday Night Live" writ…
"Purpose," a new show from "Appropriate" playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2025. Phylicia Rashad will direct the play, which is set to begin previews …
Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal know they're inextricably linked as Mark Cohen and Roger Davis, the characters they played in the original Broadway cast of "Rent." Their status as one of musica…
Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr will star in the upcoming revival of David Mamet's lauded play "Glengarry Glen Ross." The production is scheduled to open on Broadway in the spring …
"Stranger Things: The First Shadow," a stage play based on the hugely popular Netflix series, is heading to Broadway in 2025. The show will run at the Marquis Theatre with preview performanc…
Adam Driver will lead the off-Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play "Hold on to Me Darling." The show will run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre for a limited 13-week engagement. Preview p…
AMCÂ Theatres, the world's largest cinema chain, reached an agreement to restructure a portion of its debt to extend maturity dates by at least three years, the company said Monday. AMC Th…
JoAnn M. Hunter, the choreographer of Broadway's "School of Rock" and "Bad Cinderella," has been hired to direct the upcoming musical "Yasuke: The Black Samurai." This production, which Hunt…
Angelina Jolie may get the award for most enthusiastic audience member. The A-list star was seated in the front row at the Tony Awards on Sunday and jumped to her feet at every win for "The …
Audra McDonald will portray the ultimate stage mom, Mama Rose, in the upcoming Broadway revival of "Gypsy." George C. Wolfe, a Tony winner for "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" and …
Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Theatres, gives me a choice. We're supposed to have a 20-minute interview in Las Vegas at CinemaCon, a four-day gathering of movie theater owners and Hollywood stud…
Robert Downey Jr. will make his Broadway debut this fall in the new play, "McNeal." Written by Ayad Akhtar and directed by Bartlett Sher ("To Kill a Mockingbird"), "McNeal" will star Downey …
AMC Theatres, the world's largest cinema chain, is leaning into distribution. The company is expanding its distribution team with a key hire and promotion, underscoring its commitment to rel…
Mary Todd Lincoln had grand ambitions of being a cabaret star, at least according to playwright Cole Escola. Now, the former first lady is getting her due on the grandest stage of all. "Oh, …
Break out the dumpling wrappers and mahjong sets because "Crazy Rich Asians" is coming to Broadway. The beloved romantic comedy is being developed as a Broadway musical by director Jon M. Ch…
"West Side Story" star Rachel Zegler and "Heartstopper" breakout Kit Connor will make their Broadway debuts in "Romeo+ Juliet," a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's classic that will ope…
