Variety has announced the lineup for its second annual Business of Broadway breakfast presented by City National Bank. Joining the breakfast on Oct. 7 is the president and producer of Disney Theatrical Productions Thomas Schumacher, who will take part in the event’s keynote conversation. In his Disney position, Thomas oversees the company’s worldwide stage productions, [...
Sue Wagner and John Johnson, seven-time Tony award-winning producers, announced Wednesday that they have embarked on a new theatrical business venture, Wagner Johnson Productions. Under the name, they will produce and general manage a wide scope of theater productions. One of Wagner Johnson Productions’ current projects is a musical rendition of “Almost Famous,” which will [...]Laurence Fishburne and Sam Rockwell will star in an upcoming Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo.
Theater and film actor Rupert Everett will return to the Broadway stage after a decade for a revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” He will be replacing Eddie Izzard, who backed out due to scheduling difficulties. Everett will join Laurie Metcalf, along with Russell Tovey and Olivier award-winner Patsy Ferran in the upcoming stage [...