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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Catlin has signed with CAA for representation. 

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Shucked”), will begin previews at the Booth Theatre on 45th Street in late August and then open in mid-September. Produced by Chris Harper (“Company”), “The Roommate” has signed a lease in Shubert Alley for 16 weeks.While it will certainly be a thrill to see the 79-year-old star of “Rosemary’s Baby” back on the boards for the first time in a decade (her last go-round was in “Love Letters”), what’s really piqued my interest is Patti’s Card.In July 2022, LuPone, 74, very publicly left Actors’ Equity, the professional actors union that a performer typically is a member of to work on Broadway and at many other top-tier theaters around the country. “Quite a week on Broadway, seeing my name being bandied about.

Made in Chelsea returns on Monday night and while there are a few new faces in the reality TV line-up, fans can also expect to see couple Maeva D'Ascanio and James Taylor back on the show. Having tied the knot in December after welcoming their son Beau the year before, you would think that the pair are the midst of marital bliss. However, Made in Chelsea stars Sam Prince and Yasmine Zweegers have teased otherwise ahead of the E4 show's new series.

As she plans her upcoming wedding to fiancé Rami Hawash, Gemma Collins is on a weight loss journey.The star - who previously appeared on Celebrity Big Brother - is not only looking good but also feeling better than ever.The former TOWIE star, 43 changed her lifestyle by working with bodybuilder Eddie Abbew and is now focusing on a high-protein diet which includes whole foods and less carbs. Explaining how she has transformed her diet, Gemma exclusively told OK!: "I’ve lost 20lbs.

Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos blew the house down during an appearance at CinemaCon on Wednesday night (April 10).

The parents of a teenager killed after being pushed down the stairs by an abusive boyfriend have slammed a decision to release him from prison.

EXCLUSIVE: Newcomer Dan Hough has been cast in Speak No Evil, the Blumhouse and Universal psychological horror thriller from writer/director James Watkins.

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Kring‘s Heroes is eyeing a second encore with Heroes: Eclipsed, a new incarnation of the popular 2006 superhero drama series, sources tell Deadline. Appropriately, the project is being pitched to buyers now, the week of the solar eclipse. (The original series started off with a solar eclipse in the pilot, which became a recurring element throughout the series, also reflected in its logo.)

EXCLUSIVE: Audiences seem to have enjoyed 9-1-1 paying homage to The Poseidon Adventure.

Coronation Street fans have made the same demand about Brooke Vincent after she appeared on a new reality show. Drama Queens, which debuted on ITVBe on Wednesday night (April 10).

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Prime Video’s “Fallout,” inspired by the video game series, is launching an awards campaign ahead of this year’s Emmys, with the streamer eyeing nominations for outstanding drama series among others. Variety has exclusively learned the Emmy campaign strategies for its main actors: Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten. Goggins, portraying the mutated gunslinger Cooper Howard, aka The Ghoul, and Purnell, playing young Vault Dweller Lucy, are both in the running for lead acting categories.

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Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Clive Owen hopes to divide and conquer with his dual Emmy submissions this year. With two competing limited series in the Emmys race, the star will be submitting his two acclaimed performances in AMC’s “Monsieur Spade” and Hulu’s “A Murder at the End of the World” in separate acting categories, Variety has learned exclusively. For his work as detective Sam Spade in AMC’s neo-noir miniseries “Monsieur Spade,” he’ll remain as expected in the highly competitive lead actor in a limited series or TV movie race, where he’ll face potential contenders such as Jon Hamm (“Fargo”) and Tom Hollander (“Feud: Capote vs.

We have your exclusive first look at two new characters being introduced in the upcoming Descendants: The Rise of Red!

We just got a major update on the next BravoCon!

In partnership with Warner Bros. UKNME Screens will show Challengers, the latest film from visionary director Luca Guadagnino, at a special preview event in London later this month.

Annika Pham Boutique world sales outfit The Yellow Affair has boarded the Portuguese crime thriller “Irreversible,” produced by prestige outfit Caracol Studios for pubcaster RTP. The upcoming six-part TV show was showcased among 10 exclusive titles at this week’s MipDrama at MipTV in Cannes.

Annika Pham Copenhagen-based REinvent International Sales has closed Spain and Portugal with AMC Networks International Southern Europe, on the Finnish suspense disaster drama “Seconds”, Variety has learned exclusively. One of REinvent’s MipTV highlights, “Seconds,” made a strong debut on Finnish pubcaster Yle this week, according to head of drama, Jarmo Lampela. “It will easily go over the average viewing target,” he said.

Thania Garcia Desert grounds are heating up ahead of the 2024 Coachella Music and Arts Festival on April 11. From Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila Outpost to the annual Neon Carnival, trendy pre-festival parties and activations will be scattered throughout the valley for festival-goers to enjoy. As usual, many of these gatherings will serve as stomping grounds for social media creators and A-list concert-goers.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prime Video has announced the full cast for action comedy show “Costiera” set on Italy’s iconic Amalfi Coast being directed by Emmy-winner Adam Bernstein (“30 Rock,” “Breaking Bad”) and featuring Jesse Williams (“Take Me Out”) as the lead. The ensemble cast for the English-language series being co-produced by Amazon Studios and Luca Bernabei for Lux Vide comprises British actor Jordan Alexandra (“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” “The Winter King”) (pictured, center); Spain’s Alejandra Onieva (“Alta Mar”) (pictured, left); Italy’s Maria Chiara Giannetta (“Blanca”) (pictured, right); Antonio Gerardi; Tommaso Ragno (“Nostalgia”); Amanda Campana; Pierpaolo Spollon; Britain’s Sam Haygarth (“Jojo Rabbit”); and France’s Jean-Hugues Anglade (“Sink or Swim”).

EXCLUSIVE: BBC News is close to crowning its first royal editor after narrowing the field of candidates down to a final two.

Suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) for 13 years, Gemma Collins has always been open about her fertility struggles. But as she celebrates her new engagement to fiancé Rami Hawash, the idea of a baby is at the front of her mind. In an exclusive chat with OK!, the couple opened up on their hopes for children and said it's something they've been thinking about for a while.

Coachella 2024 festival have been announced along with a new multi-view feature on the festival’s official livestream, so you can watch all the action from each stage. See all details below.Coachella has teamed up with YouTube again as the festival’s exclusive streaming partner.

EXCLUSIVE: Adina Verson has signed with CESD for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Devine has been elevated to an agent on Verve‘s TV Literary team. She is the second new agent in the department following the hire of TV Lit Agent Jillian Holch last week.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter WrestleMania 40 is the most-streamed entertainment event ever on Peacock, Variety has learned exclusively. Per the NBCUniversal streamer, the two night event at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia was viewed for 1.3 billion minutes over the weekend of April 6 & 7. Based on the average minute audience, night one of this year’s show was up 26% over night one from last year, while night two was up 30% over last year.

EXCLUSIVE: CJ 4DPLEX and Cinépolis are expanding their partnership with the launch of four new ScreenX locations in Mexico.

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Payne, the British actor who starred in Fox drama series Prodigal Son, has new representation.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Fresh off his win at WrestleMania 40, WWE star Damian Priest has signed with Paradigm for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. Paradigm will work to build his business across books, acting, marketing, unscripted and more. Priest, who was born Luis Berrios (Martinez), most recently won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship during Night 2 of WrestleMania 40 by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract against Drew McIntire, who himself had just won the championship from Seth Rollins.

Thania Garcia Mexican hitmakers Fuerza Regida are hitting arenas across the United States later this summer, Variety can exclusively reveal. Dubbed the “Pero No Te Enamores” (“But Don’t Fall in Love”) tour, Fuerza Regida will bring their new age corridos to arenas starting June 6 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. They’ll hit major cities including Atlanta (State Farm Arena), Tampa (Amalie Arena), and Anaheim (Honda Center), with a closing date in Los Angeles’ new Intuit Dome venue on Nov.

K.J. Yossman Warner Bros. Pictures’ longterm head of physical production Kevin Trehy has exited the company after 21 years, Variety has exclusively learned.

Selena Kuznikov Studio71 has signed an exclusive ad sales agreement with pop-culture podcast “Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald.” The media company will sell advertising and brand partnerships across both audio and video. The podcast is hosted by stand-up comedian Heather McDonald, who has released comedy specials on Prime Video, Netflix and Showtime.

“Texas Hold ’Em” singer made a last-minute pitch to country upstart Willie Jones to appear on her new “Cowboy Carter” opus — with the album deadline fast approaching to make her March 29 release date — it was either go big or stay home.“It was literally in the fourth quarter,” Jones, 29, told The Post of recording his “Just for Fun” duet with Beyoncé in the final stages of “Cowboy Carter.” “It was literally … end of February, February 20-something.”Jones got the call that would change his life from Alex Vickery, who produced his vocals on “Just for Fun” — which, despite its title, is a decidedly moody meditation.“She’s like, ‘Are you sitting down?’ I was like, ‘Yeah.’ And she’s like, ‘You know Beyoncé is working on a country album … [and] she loves your voice.’ I was like, ‘Are you serious?’ She was like, ‘Can you come out here tomorrow?’ I was like, ‘Send the car.’ ”And now the Shreveport, Louisiana native is galloping into history as one of the Black country artists spotlighted by Beyoncé Knowles Carter on “Cowboy Carter” — the undisputed event record of 2024 — which just scored the biggest sales week of the year in its chart-topping debut on the Billboard 200. Released to rave reviews (including mine), the LP also made Queen B the first Black woman to reign over the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, while simultaneously holding the top three spots on the Hot Country Songs chart led by her No.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Filming has begun on “Return to Paradise,” an Australian spin-off series of the global hit murder mystery franchise “Death in Paradise.” With filming in locations across Sydney and the Illawarra coastal region, the six-part whodunit is produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia with Red Planet Pictures for the ABC in association with the BBC. The BBC will screen the series on BBC One and iPlayer in the U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli format Power Couple has been picked up by Banijay in the Nordics and been awarded a slew of recommissions.