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With writers firing their agents en masse in the ongoing battle between the WGA and the Association of Talent Agents over packaging and agency-affiliated productions, the burden of keeping the wheels of the TV and film business turning has fallen on attorneys and managers.

The situation has created a legal dilemma for …

Last Thanksgiving, Broadway’s The Prom had just recently opened at the Longacre Theatre when it took part in the annual Macy’s parade. Performing the musical’s big finale number “Time To Dance,” the show essentially introduced itself to a nationwide audience that holiday with a big, sweet kiss that, in its own way…

EXCLUSIVE: Change comes slowly to Hollywood’s venerable Musso & Frank restaurant. The so-called “new room” for dining opened in 1955; the menu didn’t offer a hamburger sandwich until recent times; and waiters seem to serve a lifetime appointment.

But now celebrating its 100th anniversary, the iconic Hollywood Boulevard…

With Robert Mueller’s report out, BuzzFeed addressed its differences with Mueller’s office over its report on Michael Cohen’s testimony.

In January, BuzzFeed reported President Donald Trump told his personal attorney to lie to Congress under oath about negotiations with Russians to build Trump Tower Moscow and say…

The Public House in Los Feliz was packed tonight with writers who showed up for #WGAMIX. The mixer was the brain child of writer producer Danny Zucker who announced it only four days ago, in the immediate aftermath of the WGA severing ties with the ATA after their negotiations collapsed and ordering its members to…

UPDATE, with videos Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg told Late Night host Seth Meyers tonight that the Mueller report “confirmed a lot of things that we were worried about.”

However, he added, "Politically, I'm not sure it will change much. It's one more reminder that if we really want to send Trumpism…

It was Thursday for most of the working world, but it was Christmas morning for late night political talk show hosts, as the long-awaited full report from Robert Mueller was unleashed.

The report, which has been monologue fodder for the late night circuit for more than a year, was devoured by Stephen Colbert, Seth Meye…

Good Friday has put Hollywood on pause for tomorrow, but today the Writers Guild said it has a very big Easter delivery for the uberagencies coming on Monday.

It’s been nearly a week after talks completely broke down between the WGA and the Association of Talent Agents over the new anti-packaging Agency Code of…

Lucas Hnath's Hillary and Clinton boasts the gladdening sight of Laurie Metcalf, her every bit the equal John Lithgow and director Joe Mantello’s unfailing grace, but for all of that, no small part of the satisfaction this play delivers is recognition of an entirely different sort. Yes, you’re likely to think at least…

Chuck Parker has been re-elected national executive director of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800. He and the guild's associate national executive director, who goes by the name dooner, were reelected at the guild's bi-annual general membership meeting last Saturday. They both ran unopposed.

"I am so pleased ADG…

Stars like to boast that they never read their reviews, but does Bob Iger? The Disney czar received a litany of raves for his three-hour performance last week aimed at demonstrating his company's intention to conquer Netflix. The upshot: Disney shares hit record highs and famously skeptical analysts bubbled that…

Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge will reprise their sold-out Off Broadway double-bill of solo one-act plays Sea Wall/A Life on Broadway this summer, producers announced today.

Originally presented in February at the Public Theater to strong reviews, Sea Wall/A Life will begin performances on Friday, July 26 at…