This Broadway season's biggest names " from Lea Michele and Aaron Tveit to Keanu Reeves and Kristin Chenoweth " gathered over frittatas and coffee at Variety's annual Business of Broadway Br…
Monday is usually a day of rest for Broadway. But instead of catching up on sleep, this season's biggest stars were out in force at Variety's Business of Broadway Breakfast to preview the fa…
On today's episode, Variety's Rebecca Rubin breaks down the Taylor Swift effect on the box office as her album release party for "Life of a Showgirl" hit the multiplexes for one weekend only…
Damon Cardasis has a lot on his plate these days. A musical adaptation of his 2017 film "Saturday Church" is in the midst of its off-Broadway run, while "Mr. Scorsese," director Rebecca Mill…
"For years, people have asked me, 'What's your dream role?'" Kristin Chenoweth says. "'Is it "Hello, Dolly!"? Is it "Gypsy"?' And I've always responded, 'It hasn't been written yet.'" She pa…
Ethan Slater is in the calm before the "Wicked" storm. After a monthslong respite, the Broadway actor " who plays the Munchkin Boq in the screen adaptation " is preparing to embark on a publ…
Variety is proud to announce the 2025 edition of its annual 10 Broadway Stars to Watch, with this year's roster of standouts set to be honored at our annual Business of Broadway Breakfast…
If you've heard anything about the '80s musical "Chess," it's probably this: catchy songs, nonsensical story. When I posit as much to Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, the s…
Nearly 30 years after its Broadway debut, Terrence McNally's acclaimed "Ragtime," a panoramic look at a tumultuous historical moment, is returning to the Great White Way for a new era. When …
Every week, James L. Nederlander performs his version of "Undercover Boss." He dons a baseball cap and sunglasses and stands in line, looking like a typical tourist as he waits to get into "…
They partied with Napoleon and Socrates, foiled murderous robots from the future and outwitted Death himself. Now Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who played metalhead slackers in three "Bill &…
Judy Schwab, a human resources veteran of Disney and Apple, has joined UTA as chief people officer. "Judy's exceptional track record in building high-performing teams and leading people and …
Bill and Ted are on Broadway. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who starred in 1989's "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and its two sequels together, have reunited for director Jamie Lloyd'…
Forget the tree. That iconic lone tree from the stage directions in Samuel Beckett's tragicomic masterwork "Waiting for Godot" is offstage in Jamie Lloyd's re-envisioned revival. The polariz…
Henry Jaglom, the indie filmmaker who directed films including "Always" (1985), "New Year's Day" (1989), "Last Summer in the Hamptons" (1995) and "Déjà Vu" (1997), has died, according to…
Is "Eureka Day," a Tony-winning comedy now on the boards at the Pasadena Playhouse, as uproariously funny as it is because the script feels veritably ripped from today's headlines? Or does i…
Marc Shaiman, the composer and lyricist behind "Hairspray" and "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut," will look back on five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood in his new memoir "Never …
"Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo" is planning a Broadway bow after opening last month at Arizona's Phoenix Theater Company. The new musical was conceived and written by Tony Awa…
The Broadway controversy over Andrew Barth Feldman's casting in "Maybe Happy Ending" has continued, and actor Constance Wu has called him out for accepting the role. Feldman has taken over t…
A release date for "Wicked: For Good " The Soundtrack" was announced Tuesday morning, and with it, intriguing news of not just one but two songs included in the forthcoming film that were wr…
I am among the many potential audience members for "Art," the new revival of Yazmina Reza's sly, knowing play, who has never thought much about James Corden. That's not to say I haven't thou…
"44 " The Musical," a political satire that features music, lyrics and book by former Obama campaign staffer Eli Bauman, has announced the cast for its New York run. The show will feature T.…
Douglas Aibel will step down as artistic director of Vineyard Theatre, ending a forty-year run. He will continue to work as a producer and casting director, focusing on several upco…
Thomas Schumacher, a leading force in growing Disney Theatrical Group into one of the most successful and influential theater producers on Broadway and around the world, will step down as DT…
For Lear deBessonet, theater has always been about community " and it's a value she's bringing with her as she steps into the role of artistic director of Manhattan's venerable Lincoln Cente…