iHeartMedia and SiriusXM are in early talks about combining the two companies, according to sources familiar with the matter, who say that music industry titan Irving Azoff and Apollo Global Management are involved to try […]
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SiriusXM is teaming up with YouTube as the most popular podcasting platform looks for better ad measurement services across audio. In a rare pact, SiriusXM will be the exclusive advertising partner for YouTube audio-first inventory […]
A number of shows saw their attendance fall last week, as spring break crowds dissipated, and as several productions comped tickets in the lead up to openings. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was the […]
Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper is facing another bad headline. According to a new report in Bloomberg, there’s been employee turnover and uneasiness amongst the staff at Trending, a company which encompasses Cooper’s Unwell […]
A revival of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is coming to Broadway next season. Sam Gold, the Tony Award-winning director of Fun Home and Macbeth, is attached to direct. Casting and exact […]
99% Invisible creator Roman Mars is hosting a new series about the objects that shaped the history of America. The show, A History of the United States in 100 Objects, is produced by SiriusXM and […]
Hulu is bringing four more podcasts to the platform, as the streamer leans more into the growing medium. The newly licensed titles include the comedy podcast Handsome, hosted by Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae […]
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos had a total compensation package of $53.9 million in 2025, down from $62 million the prior year. The majority of his salary, $41.4 million, comes from stock awards. His base salary […]
Roundabout Theatre company is bringing a revival of Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid to Broadway next season, in addition to a revival of the musical The Full Monty and a new play by Dominique Morriseau. In […]
Juilliard has named an interim leadership team for its school of drama, including former faculty members and artistic advisor Laura Linney. This interim plan, which will take effect at the end of this academic year, […]
Roku has hit more than 100 million streaming households worldwide, reaching a long standing goal for the streaming and devices company. The company reached this milestone in April, after last announcing that it had reached […]
Billy Crystal is returning to Broadway this fall in a play inspired by the loss of his home to the California wildfires. The one-man show, 860, is written and performed by Crystal and directed by Olivier […]
Chicago reached close to $1.5 million last week, its highest recorded total, according to the production, as Dancing with the Stars’ and The Traitors’ Mark Ballas joined the show as Billy Flynn, opposite Whitney Leavitt. […]
In Lena Dunham’s second memoir, Famesick, the Girls’ creator details the highs and lows of creating the hit HBO series, which included contending with erratic behavior from her onscreen costar Adam Driver, as well as […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda has revealed the cast list for his upcoming feature film Octet. In an Instagram post Tuesday, Miranda listed Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Philipa Soo, Gaten Matarazzo, Jonathan Groff, Tramell Tillman […]
Kim Kardashian has joined the Broadway producing team of The Fear of 13. The play, starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, centers on the true story of Nick Yarris, who spends more than two decades […]
Pink will host the 79th Annual Tony Awards in June. The pop star follows in the footsteps of Cynthia Erivo, who hosted the ceremony last year, and Ariana DeBose, who hosted for three years prior. […]
Rosamund Pike will make her Broadway debut this fall in Suzie Miller’s Inter Alia. The play is currently running in the West End and is set to come to Broadway’s Music Box Theatre starting Nov. […]
Juilliard Dean Evan Yionoulis has been named the new dean of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. Yionoulis, who has been dean and director of The Juilliard School’s drama division since 2018, will […]
Industry grosses are rising as Proof, Schmigadoon and more began previews last week, and Harry Potter extended Tom Felton into the fall. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been at the top of the […]
Wallace Shawn and his partner Deborah Eisenberg stepped in to his Off-Broadway play Wednesday night to replace two cast members who were ill. Shawn and Eisenberg appeared, with scripts, in What We Did Before Our […]
The Danish Girl is getting the stage treatment. Benson Drive Productions has begun development on a musical adaptation of the novel, which was later turned into the 2015 Academy Award-winning film, starring Eddie Redmayne and […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda has set his next directorial project. The Hamilton creator will direct a feature film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s musical Octet, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2019. The a capella musical explores the topic of […]
Heated Rivalry is everywhere, including Off-Broadway. A theatrical parody of the hit Canadian show will get an Off-Broadway run this May, after eight sold-out concert presentations in March. The show, written by Dylan MarcAurele, follows […]
Just In Time pulled in more than $2 million last week, its highest tally yet, as Jonathan Groff played his final performance in the musical on March 29. The show, which chronicles the life of […]
Mariska Hargitay will make her Broadway debut on Every Brilliant Thing this spring. Hargitay takes over the solo show from Daniel Radcliffe, who is set to play his final performance at the Hudson Theatre on […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the selection of Bill Maher for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor given his support for Israel. “The Kennedy Center‘s decision to give this prestigious award to Bill […]
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) is seeking a court order to halt the closure of the Kennedy Center and reverse its name change, her legal team claims that both moves were done illegally and without any […]
Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk and LD Entertainment have acquired the live theater capture of the Tony-Award winning and West End musical Hadestown. The film, titled Hadestown: The Musical, is set to be released theatrically in North […]
The Kennedy Center will present the 27th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Bill Maher. The announcement comes one week after members of Trump’s administration said a report in the Atlantic, stating that Maher […]
Joanna “JoJo” Levesque will take over Lea Michele’s role in Chess on Broadway. Levesque will play Florence Vassy starting June 23 through Sept. 13, opposite Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher. This marks Levesque’s return to […]
Lea Michele will depart Chess on Broadway on June 21. Michele leaves the production after opening the musical at the Imperial Theatre in November. A replacement for Michele’s leading role of Florence Vassy will be […]
The New York Times and Serial Productions are launching a new true crime podcast based on a family member of New York Times Opinion columnist M. Gessen. The five-part podcast, The Idiot, is hosted, written […]
Bob Iger bid farewell to Disney Wednesday, as he handed over the reins to new CEO Josh D’Amaro. At the Disney Annual Shareholder meeting, after a video montage showing Iger’s decades at the company, including […]
Dog Day Afternoon, featuring The Bear stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, began previews last week and brought in a strong $1.06 million across its first six performances at the August Wilson Theatre. The stage […]
Samira Wiley is withdrawing from the Broadway production of Proof, with Kara Young announced to replace her. Wiley, who was previously announced to play Claire, is leaving the show “due to a treatable medical condition […]
New musical Wanted is coming to Broadway this fall. The show, about Black twin sisters who passed as white in 1893 Texas, will star Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine. The musical is set to begin […]
Giggly Squad won podcast of the year at the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards. The podcast, hosted by Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo from Bravo’s Summer House, took home the big prize at the ceremony Monday night […]
The Kennedy Center board voted to close down the arts institution for two years, but questions about the legality of doing so remain. At a board meeting Monday, the board, which is now made up […]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is urging states to continue in their suit against Live Nation and seek a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Blumenthal sent letters to 27 states attorneys Monday, after the Justice […]
Matt Floca has been named new head of the Kennedy Center, according to President Donald Trump, amid rumblings that president Ric Grenell would be leaving his post. Floca, the vp of operations at the Kennedy […]
Maya Rudolph will make her Broadway debut in Oh, Mary! The SNL star will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola’s play starting April 28 for an eight-week engagement through June […]
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground will co-produce Proof on Broadway. The revival of the David Auburn play, starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle, is set to play the Booth Theatre on Broadway […]
Isa Briones is taking over the role of Connie Francis in the Broadway musical Just in Time. The role marks a return to Broadway for The Pitt star, who made her debut in Hadestown in […]
Morgan Stewart McGraw, the former star of E!’s Rich Kids of Beverly Hills and a fashion influencer, is bringing a new podcast to SiriusXM. The Morgan Stewart Show will launch on March 25 with episodes […]