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The Old Vic Theatre has received 20 allegations of inappropriate behavior by Kevin Spacey during his 11-year run as artistic director. The London theater admitted that there was a "cult of personality" around the Swimming With Sharks star and that his "stardom" and "status" may have prevented people, in particular…

Groundhog Day, the very good new musical from composer-lyricist Tim Minchin (Roald Dahl’s Matilda) and Danny Rubin (who co-wrote the original screenplay for the 1993 film), opened Monday at the August Wilson Theatre after a bit of suspense: Star Andy Karl, who just won the Olivier Award for the role created on film by…

It didn’t take long to find the next tenant of the August Wilson Theatre, where Jersey Boys will close January 15. Groundhog Day, which opened recently at London’s Old Vic to laudatory reviews, will begin performances at the Jujamcyn Theatres house in March with an official opening set for April 17. Translation…

Before it heads to Broadway for a March 9, 2017 bow, Groundhog Day, the upcoming musical based on the classic 1993 Bill Murray comedy, will have its world premiere in London. Beginning in June 2016, the tuner will play the Old Vic where Artistic Director Matthew Warchus has just taken over from longtime resident Kevin…

Period culture clash comedy Pride was the closing night film of the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar in Cannes this past May. The response was rapturous for the ensemble that’s based on the true story of gay and lesbian activists who attempted to raise money in support of the families of striking miners in 1984 Britain…

Today kicks off our DeadlineNow video news service, in which Deadline’s journalists offer instant analysis and commentary on the news as it happens. Check back throughout the day for more reports. Related: Matthew Warchus To Succeed Kevin Spacey As Old Vic Chief…

Matthew Warchus, currently represented on Broadway with the hit musical Matilda, will take over the reins from Spacey in the fall of 2015. Spacey has run the estimable joint for a decade. Warchus made his Broadway directing debut in 1998 with Art and in 2009 helmed the acclaimed production of Yasmina Reza’s God Of Carn…

Below are profiles of a group of five directors who are generating buzz up and down the Croisette. They are a mix of relative newcomers with varied backgrounds and one veteran theater director making his return to celluloid. Reflecting the diversity of the lineup at Cannes this year across all of the sections, there…