“Little House on the Prairie” was the No. 3 most-watched TV series on Netflix for the week of July 6-12, reaching 6.4 million views in four days after its July 9 premiere. The Laura Ingalls Wilder adaptation came behind “I Will Find You,” the Harlan Coben series that topped the chart for the fourth consecutive
Andrew Lloyd Webber responded to the early closure of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” by arguing that Broadway musicals are in crisis. In a lengthy social media post on Tuesday, the composer warned that the high costs of putting on shows are making it difficult for creators to make a living and worrying investors about supporting
It’s the 30th anniversary of Montreal’s historic Fantasia Festival, and screenings at this year’s edition are sure to match the excitement of a historic year. In addition to screening some of the year’s biggest festival hits, like “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” “Buddy,” and “Her Private Hell,” there are plenty of new visions
In “Moana,” the Polynesian heroine sings about the gravitational pull she feels upon returning to the water. Disney, the studio behind the 2016 live-action remake of the animated musical, might have done well to ignore the urge to return to the sea… at least this soon. Arriving a decade after the original and just two
The FIFA World Cup final halftime show continues to grow. Variety has learned exclusively that the event will now also include members of the New York Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, who will jointly perform a tribute to Venezuela in the wake of its recent devastating earthquakes. Gustavo Dudamel, the outgoing
Drugs, sex and murder are the backdrop for “The Shards,” Ryan Murphy’s upcoming drama series based on the thriller novel by Bret Easton Ellis. FX released a trailer for the show, which premieres with two episodes on August 5 on the cable channel and Hulu. “The Shards” follows a group of wealthy teenagers who indulge
