Friday, February 3, 2012
Ben Gazzara, who died Friday in New York at the age of 81, was an actor with a gruff voice and intense demeanor. His acting legacy, which included the films of John Cassavetes and originatin…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:10PMThursday, February 2, 2012
John Malkovich put his idiosyncratic stamp on the role Vicomte de Valmont in the 1988 movie "Dangerous Liaisons," playing the nefarious aristocrat with a combination of alluring wit and rept…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:12PMJohn Malkovich has directed an unconventional stage production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," currently running in Paris. The actor starred in the 1988 movie adaptation of the play.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:23PMMonday, January 30, 2012
The Los Angeles Drama Critics have announced their nominations for the 2011 season, with productions of "A Raisin in the Sun," "Margo Veil," "Blackbird" and "Small Engine Repair" scoring mul…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:59PM"American Idol" alumnus Constantine Maroulis will star in a Broadway revival of the musical "Jekyll & Hyde." Constantine Maroulis and "Jekyll & Hyde" will first tour the country starting in …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:30AMSaturday, January 28, 2012
"Occupy Heart" is a collection of short plays that will run at the Little Casa Theater in downtown L.A. from Feb. 10-26.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:30PMFriday, January 27, 2012
Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the Simon Bolivar Symphony at Carnegie Hall next season. The Public Theater in New York said its two Central Park productions this year will be Shakespeare's "As…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:45AMThursday, January 26, 2012
The celebrated Japanese designer whose fantastical and dreamlike creations spanned the fields of graphic arts, costume design and more, has died at 73 from pancreatic cancer in Tokyo.The cel…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:07PMEiko Ishioka, the celebrated Japanese designer, has died at age 73. Her work included Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," Cirque du Soleil's "Varekai" and the movie "Bram Stoker's Dr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:24PMThe new Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire," starring Blair Underwood, will open this season, filling the slot left by the musical "Rebecca," which has been postponed. The Smithso…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:45AMWednesday, January 25, 2012
Andrew Lloyd Webber doesn't mince words when talking about the poorly received London production of "Love Never Dies." Andrew Lloyd Webber doesn't mince words when talking about the poorly r…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:54PMAndrew Lloyd Webber said he is in New York this week to screen the Australian version of "Love Never Dies" for the Broadway community and select members of the press, in an effort to revive …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:26PMTuesday, January 24, 2012
The New York show is a comic autobiography in which Shatner talks about his career, including his start as a Shakespearean stage actor.The New York show is a comic autobiography in which Sha…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:18PM"Star Trek" actor Wiliam Shatner will bring his comic show "Shatner's World: We Just Live in It" to the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for a one-night engagement set for March 10, following i…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:38PMMonday, January 23, 2012
"The Book of Mormon" cast has extended its stay with the hit Broadway musical through Feb. 2013.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:41PMThe new documentary on artist Ai Weiwei debuted Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival. Julia Roberts has signed on to appear in the movie adaptation of Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart." Alec…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:45AMSaturday, January 21, 2012
"Ovo," the new insect-themed traveling show from Cirque du Soleil, has set up camp at the Santa Monica Pier for a two-month stay.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:12PMFriday, January 20, 2012
The Los Angeles City Council voted this week to terminate the lease for the Latino Theater Company and the Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture at the downtown L.A. Theatre Center. The …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:53PMThursday, January 19, 2012
Mary Poppins and her magic carpet bag will return to the Ahmanson Theatre this summer for a limited four-week engagement, Center Theatre Group announced on Thursday. The family-friendly musi…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:14PMDomingo is in New York this week to perform in the Metropolitan Opera's production of "The Enchanted Island." Domingo is in New York this week to perform in the Metropolitan Opera's producti…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:43PMPlacido Domingo is in New York this week to perform in the Metropolitan Opera's production of "The Enchanted Island." On Wednesday, the Spanish tenor took time out of his schedule to travel …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:22PMWednesday, January 18, 2012
Los Angeles Opera is the latest arts group to adopt a dynamic ticket-pricing policy. The company will announce Wednesday new pricing programs for the 2012-13 season, including a new low tick…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:39PM"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" actor Julian Sands talks about Harold Pinter. Sands is currently tackling the life and writing of Pinter in a new one-man show concluding its limited run Su…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:48PMThe play reading, which is expected to raise $2 million, also shines a light on the fundraising needs of an organization that is waging an expensive and ongoing court battle.The play reading…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:41AMTuesday, January 17, 2012
Matthew Morrison of "Glee" and Jesse Tyler Ferguson of "Modern Family" will appear alongside George Clooney in a reading of the gay marriage play "8." They will be joined by Matt Bomer, Year…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:03PMOn Tuesday, producers said they have filed a countersuit in federal court against the director, accusing her of failing to fulfill her contractual obligations on the Broadway musical.On Tues…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:06PM"Spider-Man" producers said they have filed a countersuit in federal court against Julie Taymor, accusing her of failing to fulfill her contractual obligations on the Broadway musical.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:44PMFriday, January 13, 2012
The Redlands Shakespeare Festival sent out an email Friday saying that thieves have made off with the festival's stock of medieval and Renaissance swords. The festival said that in all, more…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:35PMFew Broadway shows this season have experienced more controversy and critical hand-wringing before opening night than "The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess," a new version of the classic opera that…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00PMAlan Rickman is said to be in talks to bring Theresa Rebeck's "Seminar" to London's West End. Steve Cohen, the billionaire financier and art collector, is joining the board of the Museum of …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:19AMThursday, January 12, 2012
"Leap of Faith," the new musical that debuted in 2010 at the Ahmanson Theatre, will begin performances on Broadway April 3, with an official opening set for an unspecified date later that mo…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:15PM 
