The composer has some dishy tidbits to share in his new autobiography, but in matters such as his falling out with lyricist Tim Rice, Webber pulls back. What the man behind "Phantom," "Cats," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" has to say about a remarkable life in the theater.

On Sunday night, in a restroom at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, I was washing my hands when someone in a crimson ballgown swept past me toward the stalls. There was something about this person’s energy that was different than that of other women who were milling around, redoing their lipstick,...

My wife and I have a tradition: Every year, after the Oscars are over, we dance around the living room in grateful, weary celebration that yet another long awards season has finally come to an end. Some seasons, of course, feel longer than others, and for reasons I’m still trying to make sense...

Nearly 1,000 invitees to Elton John’s 26th Academy Awards viewing party raised $5.9 million for his AIDS Foundation on Sunday night in West Hollywood. The tony gathering under white tents set up in West Hollywood Park drew its own bevy of celebrities from film, music, TV and other realms. Among...

Tower Records long boasted of being “the largest record store in the known world,” a boast that few of the old retail chain’s regulars would have debated. The slogan was characteristic of Tower’s colorfully eccentric, larger-than-life founder: Sacramento businessman Russ Solomon, long known and...

Dave Hollis, president of worldwide theatrical distribution for Walt Disney Studios, is leaving the Burbank entertainment giant after 17 years. Hollis, who has led Disney’s film distribution arm since 2011 and oversaw the release of major franchises such as “Star Wars” and “The Avengers,” will...

Veteran Walt Disney Co. executive James Pitaro has been named president of its sports media division ESPN. Pitaro, 48, has served as chairman of Disney’s consumer products and interactive division since February 2016 and has been with the company since 2010. He replaces John Skipper, who departed....

ABC’s telecast of the 90th Oscars was watched by 26.5 million viewers on Sunday, the smallest TV audience on record for the ceremony. The average audience for the broadcast was down 19.5% from last year’s 32.9 million viewers and under the previous low of 32 million viewers in 2008, according to...