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Cult Hits 'Gwyneth Goes Skiing' and 'Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story' Announce U.S. Tour Dates (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Awkward Productions are bringing their viral shows, "Gwyneth Goes Skiing" and "Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story," to select U.S. cities in 2026. "Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story," which…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:40pm on November 20, 2025[SHARE]

'Paranormal Activity' Review: Only Nominally Related to the Blumhouse Horror Franchise, Haunted-House Show Ditches Hidden Cameras for Live Scares by Peter Debruge

After seven movies, the "Paranormal Activity" franchise doesn't frighten audiences the way it once did " that is, through the power of suggestion, using home security cameras, smartphones an…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:38pm on November 19, 2025[SHARE]

'Chess' Review: Lea Michele Reigns as Queen of This Uneven Broadway Revival by Gordon Cox

How do you solve a problem like "Chess"? With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) and Tim Rice, and now with a new version of Rice's book by Danny Strong, "Chess…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00pm on November 16, 2025[SHARE]

'Working Girl' Review: La Jolla Playhouse Invests in '80s Nostalgia, Launching Mike Nichols Adaptation With Retro-Sounding Cyndi Lauper Songs by Peter Debruge

In "Working Girl," an upwardly mobile Melanie Griffith embodied Tess McGill, a secretary from Staten Island with big hair and even bigger dreams. She thought her new boss (played by Sigourne…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:52pm on November 16, 2025[SHARE]

Alan Cumming Sets 2026 Pitlochry Festival Theatre Lineup: 'My Fair Lady,' 'King Lear' and More by Leia Mendoza

Alan Cumming has unveiled Pitlochry Festival Theatre's programming for 2026. This will mark Cumming's inaugural year as the theater's artistic Ddirector for the theater and coincide with the…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:00am on November 13, 2025[SHARE]

'Slam Frank,' Off-Broadway Show Reimagining Anne Frank's Story as Genderqueer, Afro-Latin Hip-Hop Musical, Extends Through December (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

"Slam Frank," a provocative new musical that reimagines Anne Frank's story to satirize progressive politics and media, is extending through the end of 2025. The off-Broadway show, which has …

SOURCE: Variety at 1:25pm on November 11, 2025[SHARE]

'The Queen of Versailles' Broadway Review: Kristin Chenoweth's Electric Performance Can't Save this Overly Ambitious Slog by Aramide Tinubu

In 2012, award-winning documentarian Lauren Greenfield's film, "The Queen of Versailles," became a Sundance darling. The documentary followed Jackie and David Siegel, billionaires and owners…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:59pm on November 9, 2025[SHARE]

How '30 Rock' Helped Jane Krakowski and Cheyenne Jackson Prepare for Broadway's 'Oh, Mary!' by Rebecca Rubin

Jane Krakowski felt a pang of jealousy the first time she saw "Oh, Mary!," the hit comedy that imagines former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln as a deranged wannabe cabaret star. The Tony-winni…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:30am on November 7, 2025[SHARE]

'Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical' Announces Greenwich House Theatre Run (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

"Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical," an adaptation of Joan Lindsay's eerie novel, will begin performances on Dec. 16 at the Greenwich House Theatre (27 Barrow Street) for a strictly limite…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:10am on November 5, 2025[SHARE]

Jon Stewart Renews at 'Daily Show' for Another Year by Brian Steinberg

Paramount didn't want to keep Stephen Colbert at CBS, but the company has signed Jon Stewart for another year of hosting "The Daily Show" once per week on Comedy Central. Stewart will contin…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:21pm on November 3, 2025[SHARE]

Nicole Scherzinger Norma-lizes a Mix of 'Sunset Blvd.' Bravura and Pussycat Doll Playtime in Commanding Turn at Disney Hall: Concert Review by Chris Willman

If only we could hear Norma Desmond rise up and sing: Don't cha wish your girflriend, that little tart Betty Schaefer, was hot like me? That does not happen in Nicole Scherzinger's current r…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:20pm on November 2, 2025[SHARE]

'Little Bear Ridge Road' Review: Laurie Metcalf Shines in a Flawed but Fascinating COVID Story by Danvariety

The script for Samuel D. Hunter's "Little Bear Ridge Road" indicates that the play takes place at "a couch in a void." As the lights come up, we see it " a white leather monstrosity with sep…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00pm on October 30, 2025[SHARE]

Daniel Radcliffe Sets Broadway Return With Solo Play 'Every Brilliant Thing' by Rebecca Rubin

Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway this spring in the solo play "Every Brilliant Thing." The actor, who became famous for playing the Boy Who Lived in eight wildly popular "Harry Pott…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:11am on October 29, 2025[SHARE]

'Liberation' Broadway Review: An Impressive Memory Play That Delivers a Fresh and Frank Take on the Women's Rights Movement  by Aramide Tinubu

It can be challenging to deliver something fresh and unique to the memory play genre. However, in writer Bess Wohl's new Broadway show, "Liberation," she manages to do just that. Directed by…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00pm on October 28, 2025[SHARE]

Nicole Scherzinger Is Ready for Her Close-Up: The Tony Winner on Movie Offers After 'Sunset Boulevard,' Turning Down 'Evita' and Why Christian by William Earl

Jamie Lloyd had tried once before to lure Nicole Scherzinger to the stage. Several years ago, the renegade British theater director pursued the former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman to star in "E…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:00pm on October 28, 2025[SHARE]

Broadway Strike Averted as Musicians Reach Tentative Deal on New Contract by Brent Lang

The marquees on Broadway will remain illuminated after the musicians union announced it had reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a strike that would have severely impact…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:59am on October 23, 2025[SHARE]

How Four of Broadway's Biggest Shows, 'Chess,' 'Ragtime,' 'The Queen of Versailles' and 'Waiting for Godot,' All Came Together by Gordon Cox

A Broadway opening often marks the culmination of a years-long journey for the collaborators who have created a show, whether they're working on a new musical or a revival of a familiar play…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:37pm on October 22, 2025[SHARE]

A24, Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey to Produce Netflix Adaptation of Hit Brian Watkins Play 'Weather Girl' (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Stacey Gross, a perky meteorologist who uses a thermos of Prosecco and a stream of peppy banalities as crutches, has been taking audiences on an emotional roller coaster ever since "Weather …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:12pm on October 22, 2025[SHARE]

Ari Emanuel's MARI Acquires TodayTix Theater and Events Ticketing Company by Todd Spangler

MARI, Ari Emanuel's global events and experiences company, has acquired TodayTix Group, which operates an online platform selling tickets to Broadway shows and other live events. Emanuel, th…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:58am on October 20, 2025[SHARE]

'Ragtime' Review: Broadway Revival Is a Timely, Glorious Panorama of Changing Times in America by Gordon Cox

Whether "Ragtime" is presented in productions mammoth (as in its 1998 premiere) or modest (the 2009 revival), the musical, adapted from E.L. Doctorow's kaleidoscopic 1975 novel, reverberates…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00pm on October 16, 2025[SHARE]

'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' Review: The Mark Taper Forum Has an Ensemble Comedy Rich and Rewarding Enough to Merit Extensions by Chris Willman

If ever a play seemed tailor-made " tailor-braided? " for the Mark Taper Forum stage, at least in the 2020s, it's "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." The most intimate of the three Music Center …

SOURCE: Variety at 9:00pm on October 16, 2025[SHARE]

Elliot Page, Constance Wu, Brandon Flynn Will Explore 'Good Sex' in Experimental Off Broadway Play (EXCLUSIVE) by Rebecca Rubin

"How do you have sex onstage?" That's the central question of "Good Sex," an unconventional play that spotlights intimacy coordinators. Here's the unorthodox part: The show pairs together tw…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:45pm on October 16, 2025[SHARE]

Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' Returning to Movie Theaters For Halloween Sing-Along Screenings by Rebecca Rubin

Huntr/x is returning to movie theaters near you. Netflix is bringing "Kpop Demon Hunters," an animated fantasy adventure about a fictional Kpop girl group who protect the world from demons w…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:18pm on October 15, 2025[SHARE]

Laurie Metcalf on Signing Onto 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' Without Seeing a Script and Charlie Hunnam's Nude Scene by Marc Malkin

Laurie Metcalf's four decades-long acting career spans comedy and drama across television, film and stage. However there's one dream she has yet to fulfill. "I've always wanted to do a music…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:00pm on October 14, 2025[SHARE]

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Star Kandi Burruss Joins Broadway's '& Juliet' Cast (EXCLUSIVE) by Rebecca Rubin

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss is returning to Broadway in the musical "& Juliet." She'll join the cast as Angélique for a limited run starting on Dec. 11 and concl…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00am on October 9, 2025[SHARE]
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