New Grant Program To Encourage Early Career Theater Designers And Industry Diversity

Jonathan Cohen Daryl Hall will put the spotlight on his 40-plus-year solo career outside of Hall and Oates with the release of a new compilation and a solo tour with special guest Todd Rundgren this spring. The 30-track “BeforeAfter” will arrive via Legacy Recordings on April 1, the same day Hall returns to the live stage at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre.“I picked the songs I thought were right and significant and meaningful throughout this whole body of work,” Hall tells Variety of “BeforeAfter,” which spans his 1980 Robert Fripp-produced solo debut “Sacred Songs” up through 2011’s “Laughing Down Crying,” which was co-produced by Hall and Oates’ longtime associate, the late T-Bone Wolk.

(CNN)The pandemic has claimed another eagerly awaited tour.The Fugees have announced they are canceling their 25th anniversary tour.Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel announced the cancellation on social media, writing "We anticipate and understand disappointment but our anniversary tour will not be able to happen.""The continued Covid pandemic has made touring conditions difficult, and we want to make sure we keep our fans and ourselves healthy and safe," the statement read. "An idea sparked to honor and celebrate this 25th anniversary of 'The Score' but we see now it may not currently be our time for revisiting this past work."Their tour was originally announced in September and kicked off with a small pop-up show held in New York City.The rest of the tour was supposed to commence in November at United Center in Chicago, with planned stops in Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, Paris, London and more before it was postponed until 2022.Now it's canceled all together."We're grateful for the special night we did get to share with some of you in New York, with that rare live moment.

EXCLUSIVE: Marc Menchaca (Ozark, The Outsider) is the latest addition to the cast of Gareth Edwards’ New Regency film, True Love, which has entered production in Thailand.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDavid Waxman has been appointed president of dance powerhouse Ultra Records, it was announced today. In this role, he will oversee overall management and day-to-day operations of the global electronic and dance music label and be responsible for identifying and developing new artists and projects.Sony Music confirmed to Variety that it has acquired the remaining shares in Ultra, which it has co-owned since 2012, and that former president Patrick Moxey, who founded the label in 1995, is no longer with the company.

Scotland has ‘turned a corner’ in its fight against the Omicron Covid variant, Nicola Sturgeon claimed yesterday.

Things are definitely heating up between Kanye West and Julia Fox! After the couple spent some time apart to attend their respective kids’ birthday parties, Julia reminisced about some of the hottest moments in their romance so far on her Instagram Story on Jan. 18. She shared one shot of herself sprawled across Kanye’s lap as he places a kiss on her forehead, which is facing away from the camera. She also posted a compilation video of some of their time together, including a kiss on the lips in the streets as paparazzi fired away with their cameras.

The star-studded Netflix crime drama starring award-winning actors Jason Bateman and Laura Linney is coming back.

Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Kanye West after he appeared to take a swipe at Pete Davidson in his new track “Eazy”.

The KarJenner fam isn’t very happy with the way Kanye West has been behaving!

A rom-com for the ages! Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney and more of Hollywood’s finest starred in My Best Friend’s Wedding.

The world lost a beautiful soul this week…

Location scouting for a period film can be difficult, since you can’t always use the original location due to modern elements. Luckily production designer Grant Major was able to transform a small plot of New Zealand into 1925 Montana for The Power of the Dog.

Vincent J. Sainato, a visual designer whose ad campaigns for Rent and Avenue Q helped launch those musicals as long-running Broadway stalwarts, died Jan. 8 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, following a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 55.

EXCLUSIVE: Global Digital Releasing has acquired worldwide rights to directors John Bernardo and Steven E. Mallorca’s powerful documentary A Peloton of One, with plans for a limited virtual theatrical via Laemmle Theaters beginning February 18th.

The National Society of Film Critics has named Drive My Car for its Best Picture Awards of 2021.

The National Society of Film Critics voting for the best films of 2021 is underway today.

Kanye West loves fashion, that’s for sure. But even for him this is a next-level move!!