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Lea Michele to Exit ‘Chess’ on Broadway in June
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (337+ words) Lea Michele will leave the Broadway revival of 'Chess' in June and a replacement will be named later. Lea Michele to Exit "Chess" on Broadway in June Lea Michele will end her run in Broadway"s "Chess" this summer. The…...
Dungeons & Dragons Reveals 2026 Roadmap With New Seasons Structure (Gaming News Roundup)
2+ week, 3+ day ago (70+ words) Dungeons & Dragons Reveals 2026 Roadmap With New Seasons Structure (Gaming News Roundup)Variety Dungeons & Dragons Reveals 2026 Roadmap With New Seasons Structure (Gaming News Roundup) Game publisher Wizards of the Coast has announced the 2026 roadmap for Dungeons & Dragons, featuring the concept of…...
Live Nation Files Motion to Postpone Start of Antitrust Trial
3+ week, 3+ day ago (226+ words) With their antitrust trial tentatively set to start next Monday, Live Nation and Ticketmaster have filed a motion to delay the proceedings so that an appeals court can determine whether two legal questions could "dramatically change" and "substantially narrow" the…...
LISTEN: ‘Love Story’ Revisits JFK Jr., Carolyn Bessette and the Kennedy Mystique; Top D&D Game Masters Meet
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) On today's episode of "Daily Variety" podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety's Daniel D'Addario details his behnd-the- scenes reporting on "Love Story," the latest installment of the FX franchise, this time focusing on the romance between JFK Jr. and…...
Matthew Mercer and Brennan Lee Mulligan Interview Each Other on ‘Dimension 20,’ Critical Role and D&D’s Mainstream Rise: ‘Who F—ing Knew?’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (257+ words) Critical Role game master Matthew Mercer and Dropout's "Dimension 20" host Brennan Lee Mulligan are at the top of a media machine their 10-year-old selves never dreamed would exist: playing D&D. Sitting down to interview each other for Variety earlier this…...
Menemsha Films Scores U.S. Rights to World War II Drama ‘The Pianist’s Choice’ (EXCLUSIVE)
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (337+ words) Boutique distributor Menemsha Films has acquired U.S. rights to "The Pianist's Choice," a World War II-set romantic drama written and directed by Jacques Otmezguine. Oscar Lesage, a scene-stealer in "The Substance," stars as Fran'ois Touraine, a gifted pianist forced to tour…...
Netflix’s ‘Best Guess Live’ Mobile Game Will Bump Up Prizes Next Week, For a Total of $1 Million
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (211+ words) The new mobile game show, which launched Dec. 8, runs weeknights at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on a special Netflix "Best Guess Live" app devoted to the competition. Howie Mandel("America's Got Talent") and Hunter March ("Sugar Rush")split hosting duties. The daily…...
How ‘Chess’ Went From Cult Fave to Broadway Breakout—With the Help of a Winning Score
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (350+ words) Not bad for an under-the-radar title that famously flopped on Broadway 40 years ago. "It's a really engaged fan base," says producer Tom Hulce, who's been involved in the project for a decade. "As far as we can tell, the majority…...
As ‘Stranger Things’ Comes to an End, Its Impact on the ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Renaissance Keeps Rolling
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (374+ words) Something is coming. Something hungry for blood. A shadow grows on the wall behind you, swallowing you in darkness. It is almost here." The first dialogue spoken in Netflix's Stranger Things," 12-year-old Mike Wheeler's (Finn Wolfhard) scene-setting for a fictional…...
‘Chess’ Review: Lea Michele Reigns as Queen of This Uneven Broadway Revival
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (1206+ words) As soon as the overture begins, this revival feels less like a Broadway production and more like City Center Encores! concert. The cast is stacked but there's no set to speak of, beyond some stairs ... "Chess' Review: Lea Michele Reigns…...