Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Even with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster on stage, 'The Music Man' still celebrates a scheming white man in a sanitized America.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:49PMSaturday, June 12, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, Olga Merediz and others break down 'Pacienda y Fe,' the immigrant ballet sure to give viewers a 'big gasp moment.'
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:33AMThursday, June 10, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes explain the reasons behind the musical's biggest tweaks from the stage to the screen.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:14PMThursday, June 3, 2021
Why Lin-Manuel Miranda says Chu was right to direct "In the Heights" and the circuitous journey the "Crazy Rich Asians" helmer took to the musical remix.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:30PMSaturday, May 15, 2021
A news article that pointed out actors' pandemic weight gain spurred a conversation about sizeism throughout the musical theater scene.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:37PMWednesday, April 28, 2021
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, which recently entered public domain, is planned for Broadway with music from Florence Welch.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:08PMSaturday, April 24, 2021
Following allegations of abusive behavior, Rudin won't be a producer on the national tour of Aaron Sorkin's Broadway hit.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:53AMMonday, March 22, 2021
It is a unique experience to watch "The Father" alongside your own father. I did so twice — onstage and onscreen.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:13PMFriday, March 12, 2021
Yes, Broadway shut down. But so did national tours. In one pandemic year, this California actress lost out on the possibilities of both.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:45PMFriday, February 5, 2021
Though the "virus hunter" is the only character onstage, "The Catastrophist" is actually a clever celebration of not just science but also the arts.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:29PMThursday, January 7, 2021
In ways large and small, theater is behind some of the best movies and TV shows of 2020.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:18PMSaturday, December 12, 2020
Netflix's star-studded spin on the Broadway musical underscores a major shortcoming of the landmark 2019 profit-sharing agreement between producers and actors.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:53PMRannells, Ryan Murphy and the creative team share how the movie's "white guy gospel song" came to life at the Northridge mall.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:53PMWednesday, June 12, 2019
The Tony Awards cain't say no to Ali Stroker, who made history Sunday by becoming the first actor in a wheelchair to win the biggest honor in theater. The actress took home the Tony for feat…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:05AMWhen the cast of “The Prom” performed at the Tony Awards, it drove home the show’s themes of acceptance and inclusion with a same-sex kiss. The musical, which entered the night with se…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:05AMThe Tony Awards are underway, and “Hadestown” has proved to be the show to beat. The musical entered the night with a leading 14 nominations and has won seven statues so far, taking home…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:05AMSunday, May 5, 2019
When Amber Gray was auditioning for “Hadestown,” Anais Mitchell’s folk-operatic reimagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, she nearly blew it. The actress, who was making her Broadw…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:48AMTuesday, April 30, 2019
The Tony Award nominations Tuesday were dominated by new musicals and “Hadestown” led the way, the folk-operatic reimagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth collecting 14 nods. “Ain't…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:55PMFriday, April 26, 2019
The stage adaptation of “Almost Famous” will make its world premiere at the Old Globe, the theater announced Friday. The musical features a book by Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:55PMThursday, April 25, 2019
Zoe Lister-Jones wrote, directed and starred in the 2017 movie "Band Aid." Now, she’s adapting the indie film for the stage. The new musical dramedy will debut as a reading May 20 in New Y…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:45PMMonday, April 22, 2019
When Phylicia Rashad returns to Broadway, she will do so as a director. The Tony-winning actress is set to direct the Broadway premiere of “Blue,” producers announced Monday. The new sta…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:15PMMonday, March 25, 2019
Get ready to meet the new Marian the Librarian. Sutton Foster is joining the Broadway revival of “The Music Man,” producer Scott Rudin announced on Monday. After a six-year absence from …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:40PMWednesday, March 13, 2019
Get those “Seventy-Six Trombones” ready, because Hugh Jackman is starring in a Broadway revival of “The Music Man,” producer Scott Rudin announced on Wednesday. Though the two-time T…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:05PMTuesday, March 12, 2019
The hits of Britney Spears are featured in a new Broadway-bound musical, producers announced Tuesday. “Once Upon a One More Time,” whose title references Spears’ debut single, “...Ba…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:45PMTuesday, March 5, 2019
Nia Vardalos is returning to “Tiny Beautiful Things.” The writer and actress, who penned the stage adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s best-selling book, will reprise her starring role in a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PMThursday, February 14, 2019
The new stage musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson has hit a snag on its way to Broadway amid renewed scrutiny of the pop star’s legacy. Three weeks ago, the Michael Jackson est…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:06PMThursday, January 24, 2019
“Magic Mike,” Channing Tatum’s dance-centric franchise about male strippers, will debut as a stage musical in Boston on Nov. 30, producers announced on Thursday. The world-premiere pro…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:32PMFriday, October 12, 2018
The show's co-creator on portraying LGBT characters and middle-moms in more nuanced ways.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54AMWednesday, September 5, 2018
Jason Alexander directs the latest iteration of "Native Gardens," Karen Zacarías' popular play that has already sprouted up in theaters across the country . Playing Wednesday through Sept. …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMSaturday, June 9, 2018
The Tony Awards airing Sunday on CBS will be chock full of well-known names, as the stage adaptations of “Frozen,” “Mean Girls,” “SpongeBob SquarePants” and a new “Harry Potter…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00AMFriday, June 8, 2018
The era of Times Up and #MeToo might seem like the exact wrong time to revisit “My Fair Lady,” the 1956 Lerner & Loewe classic about a phonetics professor who, as part of an amusing bet,…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00AM 
