Broadway’s ‘Mary Jane’ Starring Rachel McAdams Gets Two-Week Extension

deadline.com Mary Jane, the Amy Herzog play starring Rachel McAdams in her Broadway debut, has been given a two-week extension by producer Manhattan Theatre Club. The play, which opened…

Jennifer Aniston Producing Reboot Of ‘9 To 5’ At 20th Century Studios

deadline.com Jennifer Aniston is looking to produce a reimagining of the glass-breaking, female driven 1980 comedy 9 to 5. Juno Oscar winner Diablo Cody is writing and Aniston will…

Gayle Nachlis, Former WMA Agent and Women in Film Exec, Dies at 72

hollywoodreporter.com Gayle Nachlis, who spent three decades as a William Morris agent before serving as executive director and then senior director of education at Women in Film, has died. She…

The Culture Desk: Alicia Keys on Reimagining “Fallin” for Broadway

nytimes.com Alicia Keys was only 20 years old when her 2001 single “Fallin’” became an international sensation, topping the Billboard charts, winning multiple Grammys and helping propel…

‘A little wacky’: Tim Hortons to stage theatrical production called The Last Timbit

theglobeandmail.com In the last year, Tim Hortons has treated cottaging Canadians to a boat drivethru, revived its beloved Dutchie doughnut and launched flatbread pizzas. But perhaps its…

"Come From Away" originating producer Michael Rubinoff announces new musical: "The Last Timbit" starring Chilina Kennedy and Jake Epstein, with music and…

benzinga.com "The Last Timbit" is a heartwarming new musical about a group of strangers who wait out the snowstorm of the decade in a restaurant. • The musical is inspired by a blizzard…

Singing Star Unmasked on ‘The Masked Singer’

billboard.com Miss Cleocatra is a one top cat with class and style but, it turns out, she doesn’t have nine lives. The feline got ousted during episode 8 of The Masked Singer’s 11th…

‘Uncle Vanya’ Broadway Review: Steve Carell Now Plays a 47-Year-Old Virgin

thewrap.com Lila Neugebauer directs a very punchy revival of “Uncle Vanya,” which opened Wednesday at LCT’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Anton Chekhov’s characters suffer from ennui, but…

Review: Steve Carell as the 50-Year-Old Loser in a Comic ‘Uncle Vanya’

nytimes.com Why is it called “Uncle Vanya”? All the man does is mope, mope harder, try to do something other than moping, fail miserably and mope some more. You can’t blame him. Vanya…

‘Broadway Bares’ Announces 2024 Vegas-Themed ‘Hit the Strip’ Burlesque Benefit

billboard.com Broadway Bares is back, and this time, the annual charity burlesque spectacular hits the jackpot with a sinful Las Vegas theme: Hit the Strip. Each year, the razzle-dazzle…

‘Uncle Vanya’ Review: Steve Carell Fits Seamlessly Into a Stellar Ensemble in a Gorgeous Broadway Revival

variety.com Director Lila Neugebauer sets Lincoln Center Theater’s starry, breathtaking new Broadway production of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” in current-day America rather than…

Brian Tyree Henry Joins Universal Musical From Michel Gondry, Pharrell Williams

hollywoodreporter.com Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway, Bullet Train) is set to join Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry’s untitled musical for Universal Pictures inspired by Williams’ formative years…

Brian Tyree Henry Joins Universal’s Untitled Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry Musical Project

variety.com Brian Tyree Henry has joined the cast of Universal’s untitled Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry musical project. The Oscar, Emmy and Tony nominee joins Kelvin Harrison…

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on His Dream to Be a Country Star

billboard.com Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confesses how at one point he wanted to be a country star, his upcoming dream performance with Chris Janson and more! Tetris Kelly: Dwayne “The…

Sony Taps Lissette Feliciano to Write & Direct Gloria Estefan Musical ‘On Your Feet’

thewrap.com Sony Pictures has tapped Lissette Feliciano (“Women Is Losers”) to write and direct “On Your Feet,” a feature adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, according…

Carrie Robbins, Costume Designer for Dozens of Broadway Shows, Dies at 81

nytimes.com Carrie Robbins, a meticulous and resourceful costume designer who worked on more than 30 Broadway shows from the 1960s to the 2000s, died on April 12 in Manhattan. She was…

Lissette Feliciano To Write & Direct Gloria Estefan Musical ‘On Your Feet’ For Sony

deadline.com is attached to write and direct On Your Feet, a feature adaptation of the same-name Broadway musical that’s in early development at Sony Pictures, Deadline has learned. A…

‘Mary Jane’ Theater Review: Rachel McAdams Makes a Moving Broadway Debut in Amy Herzog’s Portrait of Motherhood Under Duress

hollywoodreporter.com In many ways, the role of Mary Jane, the single mother at the center of Amy Herzog’s compassionate play Mary Jane, was made for Rachel McAdams. The actress’ most notable…

Gayle Rankin on Finding Her Sally Bowles in Broadway’s Debauched and Divisive ‘Cabaret’

hollywoodreporter.com "I'm so inspired by her. She's so free and so unabashedly herself," says Gayle Rankin of her Cabaret character. The actress was photographed Jan. 30 at PMC studios in New…

Steve Carell To Star Opposite Tina Fey In Netflix Comedy Series ‘The Four Seasons’

deadline.com has been tapped to star opposite Tina Fey in The Four Seasons, the Netflix comedy series based on the 1981 Universal film of the same name, which she’s co-created with…

Steve Carell to Star Opposite Tina Fey in Netflix’s ‘The Four Seasons’ Update

hollywoodreporter.com Steve Carell is reuniting with Tina Fey and Universal Television. The Office grad has closed a deal to co-star in Netflix’s The Four Seasons, the update of the Alan Alda…

A Tell-All Beatles Book Came Out 40 Years Ago

billboard.com Fifty years ago, Steven Gaines, a New York Sunday News rock ‘n’ roll newspaper columnist, lined up to ask the Beatles‘ John Lennon a question during a press event for the…

Thirty Years Later, Pete Townshend on Why ‘The Who’s Tommy’ Is Still Capturing Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Essence on Broadway

billboard.com Few rock albums live as long and varied a life as The Who’s Tommy. Since its release in 1969, guitarist Pete Townshend’s conceptual masterpiece — centered around the story…

Cole Escola’s ‘Oh, Mary!’ Will Move to Broadway This Summer

hollywoodreporter.com Oh, Mary!, the Off-Broadway comedy hit about Mary Todd Lincoln, is transferring to Broadway for a 12-week engagement this summer. The show, written by and starring Cole…

Mary Todd Lincoln Comedy ‘Oh, Mary!’ Sets Broadway Transfer For Summer

deadline.com The sold-out, twice-extended Off Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! will transfer to Broadway this summer, producers announced today. Written by and starring Cole Escola and directed…

Security bugs in a popular phone-tracking app exposed users’ precise locations

techcrunch.com Last week when a security researcher said he could easily obtain the precise location from any one of the millions of users of a widely used phone-tracking app, we had to…

Cole Escola’s Play ‘Oh, Mary!’ to Open on Broadway After Sold-Out Off Broadway Run

variety.com 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…

‘Oh, Mary!,’ a Surprise Downtown Hit, Will Play Broadway This Summer

nytimes.com “Oh, Mary!,” an outrageously madcap comedy that imagines the former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln as an oft-inebriated chanteuse-wannabe, will transfer to Broadway this…

‘Barbie’ Producer LuckyChap To Make New York Stage Debut With New Work By ‘Titaníque’ Co-Writer & Star Marla Mindelle

deadline.com LuckyChap, the producing team Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara behind Barbie and Saltburn will team with multiple-Tony-winning Broadway producing veterans Sue…

‘Titanique’s’ Marla Mindelle Will Bring ‘Big Gay Jamboree’ Off-Broadway This Fall

hollywoodreporter.com Marla Mindelle, who starred in and co-created the Off-Broadway hit Titanique, is debuting her new musical The Big Gay Jamboree Off-Broadway this fall. The show is co-written…

‘He Is Our Sinatra’: Lin-Manuel Miranda on Why Marc Anthony — and His New Album, ‘Muevense’

variety.com New York City is filled with Latin music icons, and legendary singer Marc Anthony and “Hamilton” / “In the Heights”/ “Encanto” composer Lin-Manuel Miranda are two in a long…

New Research Shows Nearly 70% of Gen Z & Millennials Are Curious About Broadway. So Why Aren't They Coming?

benzinga.com Nearly 40% of Gen Z & Millennials Have Never Seen Broadway Mentioned on Social Media 60% of Respondents Are As Familiar With Fake Shows Made Up For The Study As Tony…

How It’ll Take Years to Clean Up the Office CRE Mess, with Losses Spread Far and Wide

wolfstreet.com The Manhattan office tower Blackstone had bought for $605 million in 2014 and abandoned 2 years ago finally changed hands at $200 million. Two Years Ago, in March 2022,…

Brooke Shields Announces Run For President Of Actors’ Equity Association

deadline.com Brooke Shields is running for president of the Actors’ Equity Association after Kate Shindle announced she would step down after a nine-year tenure. “I felt it was my…

Brooke Shields Announces Run for President of Actors’ Equity

hollywoodreporter.com Brooke Shields is running for president of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union that represents about 51,000 actors and stage managers on Broadway and nationwide. In a…

‘Mary Jane’ Broadway Review: Rachel McAdams Goes From Mom to Hero to Saint

thewrap.com Amy Herzog is best known on Broadway for paring-down plays written by Henrik Ibsen. Her version of “An Enemy of the People,” starring Jeremy Strong, now runs on Broadway,…

‘Mary Jane’ Review: Rachel McAdams Makes a Solid Broadway Debut Depicting the Sacrifice of Motherhood

variety.com Parenting inspires varying schools of thought. While some relish the tasks of caretaking, others speak candidly about the hardships of child-rearing, sharing the true…

Breaking Baz: ‘My Neighbour Totoro’, Smash Stage Adaptation Of Studio Ghibli Classic, Transfers To West End, With Broadway Next

deadline.com Following two sold-out limited seasons at London’s Barbican, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s acclaimed stage version of Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli classic My Neighbour…

Terry Carter, Actor on ‘The Phil Silvers Show,’ ‘McCloud’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ Dies at 95

hollywoodreporter.com Terry Carter, who portrayed Pvt. Sugie Sugarman on The Phil Silvers Show, the sidekick of Dennis Weaver’s character on McCloud and Colonel Tigh on the original version of…

New ‘Clue:’ Sony Pictures Wins Film and TV Rights for Hasbro Entertainment Property

thewrap.com Sony’s TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Television have closed a deal with Hasbro Entertainment to reimagine “Clue” across film and television. The development of “Clue”…

‘Patriots’ Theater Review: Michael Stuhlbarg Stars in Peter Morgan’s Chronicle of Russian Oligarchs Who Fueled Putin’s Rise

hollywoodreporter.com Peter Morgan’s new play Patriots, now on Broadway, opens with an awareness of its audience. “In the West you have no idea,” Boris Berezovksy (an excellent Michael Stuhlbarg)…

‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘Uncle Vanya’ Among Strong Broadway Box Office Newcomers

deadline.com A very busy Broadway held its own last week, with 36 productions pulling in a combined $34,650,614, a good 10% increase over last year at this time. About 92% of all…

Idina Menzel To Launch Career-Spanning North American Tour This Summer

deadline.com Tony winner Idina Menzel will launch a North American tour this summer featuring signature songs from her stage career – including Wicked and Rent – and albums including her…

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Reveals Season 9 Queens

deadline.com Buckle up, because it’s time for another season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Paramount+ revealed the eight queens that will be returning to the runway for Season 9 on…

Idina Menzel Opens Up About the ‘Versatility’ of Her Career That Inspired Her Take Me or Leave Me Tour

billboard.com Idina Menzel is heading back out on the road. The superstar announced her Take Me or Leave Me Tour exclusively via Billboard on Tuesday (April 23), marking her first tour in…

Critics’ Conversation: ‘Civil War’ and Civic Anxiety

hollywoodreporter.com DAVID ROONEY: We’re nearing the middle of one of the most contentious election years in America’s history, with bitter divisions making a mockery of the increasingly…

Madonna Faces Another Class Action Lawsuit Over Late Shows

thewrap.com The material girl is being asked yet again to produce material evidence (in her defense). For the second time this year, Madonna has been hit with a class action lawsuit…

‘The Heart of Rock And Roll’ Review: Huey Lewis and the News Jukebox Musical is Easy to Like, Harder to Love

variety.com When a character in the new musical “The Heart of Rock and Roll” tries to convince his ex to leave her job at a factory that makes shipping materials, he is stunned: “Oh, my…

‘Patriots’ Review: Peter Morgan’s Disappointing Power Play About Putin’s Rise in Post-Soviet Russia is a ‘Nyet’

variety.com In Peter Morgan’s tantalizing but disappointing new play “Patriots,” Boris Berezovsky is presented as a larger-than-life oligarch in a post-Soviet Russia who transforms…

Review: It’s All Right to Groove to Huey in ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’

nytimes.com It’s 2024, and Huey Lewis is having a moment. Just let that sink in. Lewis was an unexpected highlight of the recent Netflix documentary “The Greatest Night in Pop,” about…

‘Cabaret’ Opening on Broadway: Eddie Redmayne, Angela Bassett and Baz Luhrmann

nytimes.com “I’m so ready for this,” said the actress Bernadette Peters on Saturday afternoon as she stood on the red carpet outside the August Wilson Theater on 52nd Street, which had…

‘Patriots’ Broadway Review: After Serving Up the Royals, Peter Morgan Takes on the Russians

thewrap.com I know only slightly more about the succession of Russia’s colorful leaders than I do about the succession of Great Britain’s boring royalty. Never having watched an episode…

‘Patriots’ Review: What Happened to the Man Who Made Putin?

nytimes.com “In the West you have no idea.” So begins Peter Morgan’s play “Patriots,” which opened on Monday at the Ethel Barrymore Theater. The line is spoken by the Russian oligarch…

Tesla cuts prices around the globe amid slowing demand for its EVs

aol.com Tesla is slashing prices in the U.S., China and Germany as the electric vehicle maker battles slowing sales and an increasingly competitive market for EVs. In the U.S., the…

Melissa McCarthy Delivers Spirited Defense of “Inspiring,” “Awesome” Meghan Markle

vanityfair.com If you’re looking to dunk on Meghan Markle, comedy powerhouse and Sussex pal Melissa McCarthy has no time for it. During the opening night for the new Broadway musical Suffs…

‘Babylon’s Li Jun Li Latest To Join Ryan Coogler’s Supernatural Thriller Starring Michael B. Jordan

deadline.com is the newest addition to the cast of Ryan Coogler‘s untitled supernatural thriller, starring Michael B. Jordan, for Warner Bros. Details as to the film’s plot remain under…

Broadway’s ‘Stereophonic’ Extends Run By Six Weeks

deadline.com Stereophonic, David Adjmi’s Broadway play about a ’70s Fleetwood Mac-type group, has announced a six-week extension following a slew of rave reviews. Initially set to close…

Madonna Sued Again Over Delayed Concerts: ‘Total Disrespect For Her Fans’

billboard.com Madonna is facing another federal class action lawsuit over late starts to her concerts, this time filed by spurned Washington D.C. ticket buyers who are accusing her of…

Express files for bankruptcy, plans to close nearly 100 stores

aol.com Express has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close nearly 100 of its 500 retail locations, the Columbus, Ohio-based clothing retailer said on Monday. A source of modestly…

How ‘Stereophonic’ Made Musicians Out of Actors

nytimes.com About a week into rehearsals for the Off Broadway premiere of David Adjmi’s latest play, “Stereophonic,” Will Butler sent an email to the cast. Butler, a former member of…