Trevor Donovan set for 'Spring'

Donovan"90210" thesp Trevor Donovan is set to star in Hallmark Channel's upcoming telepic "Rites of Spring" alongside Julie Mond and Shelley Long.Donovan will play a world-famous country music singer with a tarnished reputation and writer's block who falls for a young drama school teacher (Mond) while touring through her small town.Thesp, who's best known for playing recently outed character Teddy Montgomery on the CW's "90210," also starred on NBC's "Days of Our Lives" and appeared alongside Bruce Willis in Jonathan Mostow's "Surrogates." He recently wrapped a supporting role in Oliver Stone's crime drama "Savages," which Universal releases July 6.Donovan is repped by APA and manager Michael Yanni. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

Time Inc. sees shakeup under new CEO

Two execs of Time Inc. will leave the company in June, the first major departures under CEO Laura Lang. Chief marketing officer Stephanie George and exec VP of consumer marketing and sales Steve Sachs will ankle the publisher, which has also hired consulting firm Bain & Co. to pinpoint "market and consumer trends" Lang was named chief executive in November. She was previously the CEO of digital advertising firm Digitas, a division of Publicis Groupe. Lang is said to have told staffers in an internal email that the division must "find areas where we can double down, place big bets and get back on a revenue growth trajectory. We can only accomplish this if we have a very clear assessment of the landscape in which we operate and a cohesive strategy." Sachs, she said, will relocate to Austin, Texas. Time's portfolio includes some of the most widely read mags in the country including Time, Sports Illustrated, People, Entertainment Weekly, Fortune and InStyle. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Vampire Diaries' Matt Davis: The Sexual Tension Between Elena and Alaric is Indisputable

Whitney Houston Whitney Houston's will continues to be launched, and also the late singer did not spread the wealth. The document launched on Wednesday in Atlanta, Ga. names Houston's only daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown because the sole recipient of all of the assets, including money, automobiles, jewellery, furniture, clothing and private effects, Inside Edition reviews. The famous host oprah Winfrey to interview Bobbi Kristina Which means that ex Bobby Brown, while pointed out within the will, will get nothing. Bobbi Kristina is just 19, therefore the money is going to be put into a trust until she turns 21. 4 years later she'll receive more income, and also at age 30 she'll obtain the remainder. Mother Cissy Houston would be the executor. The desire was drafted in 1993 and amended in 2000 and states when Bobbi Kristina died before Whitney did, then Bobby Brown, Cissy along with other relatives would share the assets. The entire 19-page document can be obtained online at Inside Edition.

'Phantom' hits mark, boosts biz

The publicity garnered by "The Phantom of the Opera" over its 10,000th performance a couple of weeks ago may be paying off: The 24-year-old Broadway stalwart saw sales spike in Week 39 (Feb. 20-26), standing out in a frame that proved relatively healthy for most of the Rialto."Phantom" ($985,906) was up more than $180,000, or 23%.Adding to the pot were robust returns for "Death of a Salesman" ($692,172 for seven perfs); the revival broke a B.O. record at the Barrymore Theater in its second week of previews. The production turns consumer heads with a well-known title and a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield."How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" ($823,986) saw a notable rise, with the musical revival probably starting to benefit from the incipient cycle of academic breaks that can bring out the youthful fans of Nick Jonas, the production's most recent topliner."Stick Fly" ($449,964), meanwhile, got a push from last-minute biz in its final frame on the boards, climbing 23%.Overall, sales were up slightly, climbing about $245,000 to $20.3 million for the 26 shows on the boards. Attendance was up around 7,000 to 217,156.The 17 musicals grossed $16,225,943 for 79.9% of the Broadway total, with attendance of 167,119 and an average paid admission of $97.09.The nine plays grossed $4,089,267 for 20.1% of the Broadway total, with attendance of 50,037 and an average paid admission of $81.72. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com