Thursday, 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 08:15PMThe New York Philharmonic experienced a major cellphone disruption this week when a persistently ringing device brought a performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony to a screeching halt. The go…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:19PMWednesday, January 11, 2012
The truncated version of the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber musical playing at the Venetian, has set a closing date of Sept. 2.The truncated version of the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber musical p…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:30PM"Phantom -- The Vegas Spectacular," the truncated version of the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber musical playing at The Venetian, has set a closing date of Sept. 2.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:36PMJan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines and Elaine Paige will reprise their roles in the revival of "Follies" when it opens at the Ahmanson Theatre on May 9.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PMTuesday, January 10, 2012
Placido Domingo and other leaders of Los Angeles Opera told the county board of supervisors Tuesday that the company is repaying part of its $14 million emergency loan.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:31PMDarren Criss helped the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" to bring in an impressive $1,386,065 at the box office for the most recent week. Barbara Slilfka, a former …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:57AMMonday, January 9, 2012
Los Angeles Opera is teaming up with the Getty this month for Pacific Standard Time, the region-wide festival focusing on the development of Southern California's art scene during the twenti…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:45PMThe playwright-filmmaker known for his oft-disturbing and provocative works has applied his subversive wit to a new collaboration with photographer Gerald Slota.The playwright-filmmaker know…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:24PMFriday, January 6, 2012
Corporate philanthropy meets mid-season ratings grab in a new musical-theater initiative from NBC that will target 20 underserved schools around the country.Corporate philanthropy meets mid-…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:28PMA new musical-theater initiative from NBC that will target 20 underserved schools around the country. The program, which was announced Friday, coincides with the Feb. 6 debut of NBC's new se…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:06PMThursday, January 5, 2012
The Pasadena Symphony and Pops said Thursday that it has negotiated a new five-year contract with its musicans that will see their base wages rise by 5% over the course of the contract term.…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:30PMThe 30-year-old actress is set to make her Broadway debut in a revival of "The Heiress" that is scheduled for sometime in the fall, organizers announced Thursday.The 30-year-old actress is s…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:43PM"The Help" star Jessica Chastain is set to make her Broadway debut in a revival of "The Heiress" that is scheduled for sometime in the fall this year,
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:06PMWednesday, January 4, 2012
Hugh Jackman, Aaron Sorkin and Stephen Schwartz are collaborating on a new Broadway-bound musical titled "Houdini," set for the 2013-14 season.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:30PMKathleen Turner -- the sultry voiced actress of such films as "Body Heat," "Romancing the Stone," "Peggy Sue Got Married" and "The War of the Roses" -- will be taking questions during a live…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:32PMTaylor Swift and Amanda Seyfried have been offered roles in the film version of the stage musical "Les Miserables." Aretha Franklin is hosting a competition to find the next great opera sing…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:31AMFriday, December 30, 2011
Notable 2011 deaths in drama and comedy included those of Arthur Laurents, Gil Cates, Vaclav Havel and Patrice O'Neal.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:39PMWednesday, December 28, 2011
Hugh Jackman said filming of the movie musical "Les Miserables" is set to begin in March, with rehearsals at the end of January. A new painting depicting George Washington's crossing of the …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:39AMFriday, December 23, 2011
Italian researchers are reviving the idea that the Shroud of Turin's image of a Christlike figure could only have been created by a powerful flash of light. A regional production of the mus…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:46AMWednesday, December 21, 2011
The restrooms at the Hollywood Bowl will be getting a $3-million face-lift thanks to a new measure approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:19PMIn the name of numeric symmetry, here are 11 of the most important stories we covered in 2011 (plus some runners-up). In the name of numeric symmetry, here are 11 of the most important stori…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:23PM"Art in the Streets" at L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Sept. 11 Memorial were among the top arts stories of 2011.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PMTuesday, December 20, 2011
Vaclav Havel, the former Czech president who died Saturday at 75, was the perfect example of an increasingly rare specimen -- the politically engaged playwright.Vaclav Havel, the former Czec…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:26PMVaclav Havel, the former Czech president who died Saturday at 75, was the perfect example of an increasingly rare specimen -- the politically engaged playwright. In today's theatrical climat…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:07PMMonday, December 19, 2011
Roman Polanski's "Carnage" recently opened in New York and Los Angeles. The movie is based on Yasmina Reza's play "God of Carnage." Reza recently sat down to discuss her theater career and t…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:01PMFriday, December 16, 2011
A planned collaboration between famed theater director Robert Wilson and choreographer Lucinda Childs at the Pacific Standard Time festival has been postponed indefinitely, organizers said o…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:39PMThursday, December 15, 2011
An Andy Warhol painting of Elizabeth Taylor has sold for more than $662,000 at auction in New York. Michael Morpurgo, the author of "War Horse," is making a hidden cameo appearance in the Br…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:50AMWednesday, December 14, 2011
Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger will perform selections from "The Phantom of the Opera" on a 25th anniversary celebratory telecast honoring the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30AMThe new movie based on the hit Broadway musical promises a blast of '80s nostalgia in the form of hair-metal band favorites by such acts as Journey, Pat Benatar, Styx, Twisted Sister and Bon…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:21AM"Rock of Ages," the new movie based on the hit Broadway musical, promises a blast of 80s nostalgia in the form of hair-metal band favorites by Journey, Pat Benatar, Styx, Twisted Sister, Bon…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM 
