Wednesday, December 14, 2011
"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 09:00AMGeorge Clooney is throwing his considerable star power behind the fight against Prop. 8 by signing on to appear in a reading of the play "8" in Los Angeles. The play, by Oscar-winning scree…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AMTuesday, December 13, 2011
Organizers announced Tuesday that Christopher Ashley had been hired to direct "Leap of Faith" when it arrives on Broadway some time in the fall of 2012. Organizers announced Tuesday that Chr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:29PM"Leap of Faith" organizers announced Tuesday that Christopher Ashley has been hired to direct the musical when it arrives on Broadway some time in the fall of 2012. The musical will be chore…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:56PMCasey Nicholaw, who co-directed "The Book of Mormon," is in talks to direct the planned Austin Powers stage musical. A Dutch design firm has apologized over plans for a pair of towers that r…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:17AMMonday, December 12, 2011
Sometimes, theater critics gang up on a new production like sharks in a feeding frenzy. It's happening now with the new Broadway quasi-revival of "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever."Sometim…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:18PM"On a Clear Day," featuring songs by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner, is a musical comedy about a reincarnated woman with extra-sensory perception and her relationship with a psychiatrist. T…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:45PMThe Tony-winning Broadway revival of "Anything Goes" will make its way to L.A. in late 2012 as part of a national tour, organizers have announced. The Cole Porter musical is scheduled to run…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PMThe on-again, off-again film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Blvd." could be on again. Conductor James Levine has withdrawn from performances at the Metropolitan Opera th…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:15AMThursday, December 8, 2011
The Broadway-bound revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar," currently at the La Jolla Playhouse, has been generating positive buzz since opening earlier this year at the Stratford Shakespeare Fe…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:04PMWednesday, December 7, 2011
The hit Broadway musical from the creators of "South Park" -- will make its Los Angeles debut in September at the Pantages Theatre. The hit Broadway musical from the creators of "South Park"…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:39PM"The Book of Mormon" -- the hit Broadway musical from the creators of "South Park" -- will makes its Los Angeles debut starting September 2012 at the Pantages Theatre. The 12-week engagement…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:31PMArt experts have signed a petition to stop drilling into a fresco in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, where a hidden Leonardo Da Vinci work is believed to reside. "Once," the new stage musical ba…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:50AMTuesday, December 6, 2011
San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre is launching a new annual award in January called the Conservatory Awards, honoring outstanding alumni and donors.San Francisco's American Conse…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:25PMAnnette Bening and Elizabeth Banks will be honored by American Conservatory Theatre , which is launching a new annual award in January called the "Conservatory Awards." In addition, the scho…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:05PMTwitter is poised to invade live performances in a major way as arts groups across the country entertain the idea of regularly reserving sections of the house for people to tweet during show…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:53PMArtist Martin Boyce has won the Turner Prize, Britain's top contemporary-art award. Lea Michele of Fox's "Glee" said she's still interested in starring in "Funny Girl."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:29AMMonday, December 5, 2011
Inner-City Arts, the non-profit organization in downtown L.A.'s Skid Row that provides free arts education to disadvantaged youth, has named Joseph A. Collins as its new president and chief …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00PMPresident Obama spoke at the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday and presented medals to Sonny Rollins, Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Meryl Streep and Yo-Yo Ma. Art experts have reclassifie…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:47AMFriday, December 2, 2011
"Bonnie & Clyde," the new musical by Frank Wildhorn and Don Black, opened on Broadway this week at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Based on the lives of the famous Depression-era outlaws, the…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:56PMWednesday, November 30, 2011
"The Book of Mormon," "Anything Goes" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" have received Grammy nominations in the category of musical theater album.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00PMThe Reprise Theatre Company said Wednesday that it has pulled the plug on its February production of the musical "The Baker's Wife," citing weak overall ticket sales and donations. The compa…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00PMTuesday, November 29, 2011
First there was Occupy Wall Street. Then there was Occupy L.A. and the many other geographic spinoffs that followed. Now comes Occupy Broadway, which promises to provide an artistic spin on …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:17PMThe Oscar Wilde tomb at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris has traditionally been covered in lip marks left by adoring fans of the famous playwright and wit. Starting this week, visitors w…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:47PM"The Big Bang Theory" actor Jim Parsons is returning to Broadway in a revival of "Harvey" that is scheduled to open in June 2012.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:43PM"Smash," the new NBC comedy-drama series, is set to debut in February and the network has already started its big promotional push. The series, which is about the making of a Broadway musica…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:41AMMonday, November 28, 2011
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was one of several Broadway shows that saw attendance rise during Thanksgiving week. Overall, Broadway's total box-office haul rose more than 6% from the comp…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00PMDavid Bowie may or may not be lending some of his songs to a planned stage production titled "Heroes: The Musical." The creative team behind Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" on Br…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:51AMFriday, November 25, 2011
Harvey Weinstein is considering developing a Broadway musical based on the new movie "My Week with Marilyn," with singer Katy Perry in the lead role as Marilyn Monroe. The National Gallery i…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:03AMWednesday, November 23, 2011
A film version of the Jon Robin Baitz play "Other Desert Cities," currently on Broadway, is said to be in development. Questions surround the planned Michael Jackson museum in Gary, Ind., wh…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:50AMBryan Cranston, the Emmy-winning star of AMC's "Breaking Bad," will costar with Annette Bening in "It's a Wonderful Life" at the Geffen Playhouse on Dec. 10.
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