How Theater Makers Have Mobilized to Stop Asian Hate by Variety

Artist-activists Christine Toy Johnson and Leslie Ishii on how theater can be an important part of the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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BONUS: Meet the Squabbling Producers of 'Avvatar: The Musical' by Variety

Lillias White and James Monroe Iglehart play the bickering backers of a massive, controversial, and entirely fictional Broadway musical version of "Avatar." Recorded in collaboration with th…

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 4:44pm on April 6, 2021[SHARE]

The SAG Awards Were a Streaming Success: Column by Danvariety

By now, more than a year deep into the social disruption wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had several examples of awards shows trying their best to accomplish something like the tra…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:20am on April 5, 2021[SHARE]

Armie Hammer departs Broadway cast of Steppenwolf's 'The Minutes' after assault allegations by Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety

While Broadway remains closed, so does the door on Armie Hammer's career.In light of an LAPD investigation and sexual assault allegations -- which Hammer strongly denies -- the actor has dep…

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The Gonzo Journalism Preserving Broadway History by Variety

Historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper on the latest volume of her theater-by-theater chronicle, The Untold Stories of Broadway.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.…

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 4:00am on March 30, 2021[SHARE]

How Blair Underwood Found New Colors in 'Paradise Blue' by Variety

Behind the scenes of the new audio adaptation of Dominique Morisseau's play, with Underwood and Mandy Greenfield, the artistic director of Williamstown Theatre Festival.  Learn more about…

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 3:23pm on March 16, 2021[SHARE]

Gloria Steinem on International Women's Day: 'We Just Need to Keep Going' by Variety Staff

The fact that we have an International Women's Day means we are still in trouble. There is no International Men's Day. Only less powerful people or forgotten historical events need "A Day" t…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:44am on March 8, 2021[SHARE]

Variety Rolls Out Digital Voters' Guide 'Awards Circuit Down to the Wire' by Variety Staff

Timed to coincide with the beginning of the Academy Awards Phase One voting, Variety is rolling out a digital Voters' Guide on March 4, called "Awards Circuit Down to the Wire." Coming out o…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:22pm on March 4, 2021[SHARE]

The Case for a New Federal Theater Project by Variety

Nataki Garrett, the artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, on getting the theater industry the support it deserves during the pandemic.  Learn more about your ad choices. V…

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 4:00am on March 2, 2021[SHARE]

Golden Globes Review: An Unmoored Evening Pushes Zoom Fatigue to the Limit by Danvariety

The Golden Globes are facing down a scandal that has felt, in moments over the past week, practically existential, with Los Angeles Times reporting indicating both a systemic and corrupt sel…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:16am on March 1, 2021[SHARE]

Broadway Gave Mike Nichols His Juiciest Backstage Stories by Variety

The author of "Mike Nichols: A Life," Mark Harris, on the director's life and influential work -- and the dramas behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 1:49pm on February 16, 2021[SHARE]

Variety Leads All Publications With 99 Nominations From National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards by Variety Staff

Variety has been nominated for 99 National Art and Entertainment Journalism awards, a record-breaking number of nominations for the publication. "This is an amazing achievement by our stella…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:13pm on February 15, 2021[SHARE]

Variety Launches 'Just for Variety' Podcast by Variety Staff

Variety has launched the "Just for Variety" podcast, a companion to the weekly magazine column of the same name. The rebrand of the podcast previously titled "The Big Ticket" comes on the he…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:12pm on February 3, 2021[SHARE]

The Oscar Winner Helping Off Broadway Find Life on Screen by Variety

How John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave," "American Crime") and theater veteran Scott Elliott got together for the starry "grand experiment" of The New Group Off Stage. Learn more about your ad c…

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 3:29pm on February 2, 2021[SHARE]

Andra Day and Leslie Odom Jr. Share Memories About Playing Billie Holiday and Sam Cooke by Danvariety

Andra Day ("The United States vs. Billie Holiday") and Leslie Odom Jr. ("One Night in Miami") sat down for a virtual chat for Variety's Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For mor…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:13pm on January 23, 2021[SHARE]

Bonnie Fuller Assumes Full Ownership of Hollywood Life by Variety Staff

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) announced today that after a decade of partnership and co-ownership of Hollywood Life, founder Bonnie Fuller, President and Editor-in-Chief of Hollywood Life, …

SOURCE: Variety at 8:19pm on January 20, 2021[SHARE]

From 'Slave Play' to Marvel Superhero by Variety

"WandaVision" actor Teyonah Parris on moving from an Off Broadway buzzmagnet into one of the biggest franchises in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 1:14pm on January 19, 2021[SHARE]

Introducing 'Must Watch: Netflix Edition' by Variety

Each week, Observer senior entertainment reporter Brandon Katz and Hollywood Reporter contributor Jean Bentley highlight the new Netflix titles they're excited about. Recent guests: Daniel F…

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 4:00am on January 12, 2021[SHARE]

The New York Native Who Found Playwriting Success in L.A. by Variety

Writer Kemp Powers on adapting his play "One Night in Miami" into a buzzy new film, and why L.A. was more welcoming to his work than New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 12:14pm on January 7, 2021[SHARE]

Variety500 - Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders | Variety.com by Variety

Welcome to the fourth annual edition of Variety500, an index of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.

SOURCE: Variety at 10:06am on January 4, 2021[SHARE]

Rebecca Luker, Tony-nominated 'Mary Poppins,' 'Music Man' star, dies at 59 by Eli Countryman, Variety

Rebecca Luker, the Broadway actor who earned Tony nominations for "Mary Poppins," "The Music Man" and "Show Boat," died on Wednesday in Manhattan, her agent told The New York Times. She was …

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The August Wilson Expert Who Brought 'Ma Rainey' to the Screen by Variety

One of the foremost interpreters of Wilson's work, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, on how he crafted his screenplay for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me…

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Ariana DeBose Has a Date With "The Prom" by Variety

The Tony-nominated actor ("Hamilton," "West Side Story") is having a screen moment with stage musicals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Legacy Black Theater Transforming to Meet the Times by Variety

Sarah Bellamy, the artistic director of Penumbra in St. Paul, Minn., on making theater the centerpiece of a new center for racial healing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 4:00am on November 24, 2020[SHARE]

This Dramatic Thriller Stars Half of Broadway by Variety

Writer-director-actor Arian Moayed on how the theater community turned out for his starry screen thriller, "The Accidental Wolf."  "The Accidental Wolf" on Topic: http://go.topic.com/v…

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