Friday, January 24, 2014
It has become something of a theater tradition to cast a good-looking young man in the role of John Merrick, the horribly deformed protagonist of "The Elephant Man." The role, which requires…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:05AMThe stage musical version of the 1996 Disney animated movie "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was first produced in Germany more than a decade ago but has not been seen in the U.S.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:10AMThursday, January 23, 2014
Bryan Cranston is riding high following his recent wins for lead actor in a drama series at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. But will his talents sway the notoriously d…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:25PMTuesday, January 21, 2014
Before the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks at this year's Super Bowl, they will be serenaded by soprano Renée Fleming in a performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:58PMSaturday, January 18, 2014
The Sunday Conversation: The veteran actor draws on his favorite authors in 'A Word or Two,' his one-man show at the Ahmanson Theatre. It's a venue he finds just right for his task.This is a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30AMFriday, January 17, 2014
With his "Harry Potter" days now well behind him, Daniel Radcliffe has been embracing less family-friendly material in recent years and that includes the darkly comic world of Martin McDonag…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:14AMThursday, January 16, 2014
For someone who has retired from his main gig of directing movies, Steven Soderbergh has been keeping a busy schedule. In addition to working on the new cable mini-series "The Knick" and pub…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:07PMTuesday, January 14, 2014
Plácido Domingo in "La Traviata" and a new production of John Corigliano's "The Ghosts of Versailles" will be among the highlights of Los Angeles Opera's 2014-15 season, which will be annou…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00PMCirque du Soleil is looking to diversify its repertoire by expanding into Broadway-style shows and is creating a new division called Cirque du Soleil Theatrical that will be headed by Las Ve…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:38PMMonday, January 13, 2014
The new production of "The Phantom of the Opera" and the national tour of the Cyndi Lauper musical "Kinky Boots" will be part of the Pantages Theatre's 2014-15 season, organizers announced o…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMFriday, January 10, 2014
"The Book of Mormon" will hold a lottery for a limited number of $25 seats before each performance when the national tour of the hit musical returns to the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles st…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:20AMThursday, January 9, 2014
Anyone who's seen a Broadway show in the last year probably won't be shocked by what a new study released this week has to say about theater demographics: spectators on Broadway are still pr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:45PMCate Blanchett is reaping awards by the armful for her performance in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine," in which she plays a disgraced New York socialite who's gone off the deep end. The Austra…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:30PMWednesday, January 8, 2014
A new musical inspired by the rap songs of the late Tupac Shakur is heading to Broadway. "Holler If Ya Hear Me" is scheduled to open at the Palace Theatre in New York on June 19, with previe…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:38PMThe popular London stage adaptation of the Mark Haddon novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" will be coming to Broadway in the fall, organizers announced on Wednesday. Th…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:12AMTuesday, January 7, 2014
The critically acclaimed Trey McIntyre Project will cease being a full-time dance company later this year and will transition to a multimedia company that will pursue projects in areas inclu…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:49PMFriday, January 3, 2014
On the heels of a winter storm that dumped several inches of snow in the New York area and pushed temperatures into the single digits, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is looking to have a re…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:48PMThursday, January 2, 2014
Fans of Johnny Cash -- and the jukebox musical based on his life -- will get a chance to hear from an expert who knew the late singer well and spent decades researching his career.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:31PMDisney's "The Lion King" can lay claim to two milestones for 2013. In October, the blockbuster musical passed the $1-billion mark at the Broadway box office. Now the musical is officially …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:07AMMonday, December 30, 2013
Carly Rae Jepsen is the latest reality-TV pop star who will attempt to parlay her mass appeal into Broadway dollars. The Canadian-born singer will take on the title role in the current Broad…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:52PMTuesday, December 24, 2013
First writer Aaron Sorkin left the project. Now its star, Hugh Jackman, has also departed.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:13AMMonday, December 23, 2013
The recent Los Angeles run of "I'll Eat You Last," starring Bette Midler as the late talent agent Sue Mengers, drew a fair number of Hollywood stars to the Geffen Playhouse -- some of whom a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:41PMFriday, December 20, 2013
The partial collapse of the Apollo Theatre on London's West End on Thursday evening has raised questions about the future of the National Theatre's award-winning production of "The Curious I…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:28PMA new stage production inspired by the "Harry Potter" novels by J.K. Rowling is in the works from producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender. Rowling is expected to be involved with the pr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:11AMThursday, December 19, 2013
Theatre Communications Group, the national organization that promotes nonprofit theater, has named Diane Rodriguez to the position of board chair. Rodriguez currently works as an associate p…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:08PMWednesday, December 18, 2013
Brian Dennehy, who is currently in the Los Angeles production of "The Steward of Christendom" at the Mark Taper Forum, will reprise his recent Chicago performance in Eugene O'Neill's "The Ic…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:10PMTuesday, December 17, 2013
As fans await the movie version of "Fifty Shades of Grey," which is expected to hit screens Valentine's Day 2015, there's another, less serious dramatization aiming to satisfy devotees of E.…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:40PMMonday, December 16, 2013
Tim Roth is joining the cast of Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party," which will be directed by William Friedkin at the Geffen Playhouse, with an official opening set for Feb. 12. The new re…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:54PMPeter O'Toole, like a number of British movie stars of his generation, never left his stage career behind him. The theater was stubbornly ingrained in his actorly craft and he continued to p…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:35AMThursday, December 12, 2013
At an age when most performers have retired, Estelle Parsons keeps on going. The 86-year-old actress will return to Broadway in April in the Eric Coble's comedic play "The Velocity of Autumn…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:38PMWednesday, December 11, 2013
The intersecting fan demographic for baseball and musical theater isn't large, but it is apparently substantial enough to warrant a new stage musical based on the popular 1988 movie "Bull Du…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:47PM 
