Monday, July 29, 2013
The Pasadena Playhouse ended its fiscal year 2011 in the red, but company leaders are maintaining a sunny outlook for 2012, citing strong box office results for two recent shows -- "Sleeples…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:34PMFriday, July 26, 2013
Stephen Moyer, a star of HBO's 'True Blood,' was a musical theater actor in Britain and will portray Billy Flynn in 'Chicago' at the Hollywood Bowl. In the exclusive club of television stars…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMThursday, July 25, 2013
A white-trash ensemble drama with a nasty comic bite, "Killer Joe" was playwright Tracy Letts' first stage drama, premiering in Chicago in 1993.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:08PMWednesday, July 24, 2013
Christopher Walken, having already proved that he can sing (in the movie "Hairspray") and dance (in Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" music video), reportedly has been cast in Clint Eastwood'…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:15PMA bill approved by the House of Representative's committee on appropriations would cut funding for a number of cultural organizations, including the National Endowment for the Arts, whose bu…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:58PMAnnie is from Baltimore. Sam is from Seattle. They meet on top of the Empire State Building in New York. But will the musical version of their love story be heading to London?
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:32AMMonday, July 22, 2013
Bruce Norris, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright of "Clybourne Park," opened his metaphysical drama "A Parallelogram" at the Mark Taper Forum on Sunday. The busy New York w…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:45AMThursday, July 18, 2013
David Krumholtz, who played a mathematical whiz for six seasons in the CBS series "Numb3rs," will join Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch -- the latter played Krumholtz's dad in the TV show -- in …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:22PMNathan Lane already has two Tony Awards, and now the actor could be adding two Emmys to his trophy shelf.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:39PMIt was a good morning for two playwrights at the Emmy nominations, with David Mamet and Tom Stoppard set to compete (against each other) in the category of writing for a television movie or …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:44PMSince her Tony Award-winning turn as Elphaba in the blockbuster musical "Wicked," Idina Menzel has spent most of her time away from Broadway. The actress has guest-starred on "Glee," played …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMIt's a book that will appeal to Broadway fans and Comic-Con habitues alike.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:30AMCathy Rigby, the former Olympic gymnast turned stage actress, is being sued for millions of dollars by a composer who claims that he hasn't been properly paid for his work on a production of…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMWednesday, July 17, 2013
To be or not to be. Etre ou ne pas être. ¡Ser, o no ser, es la cuestión!
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:39AMMonday, July 15, 2013
Performances of Cirque du Soleil's "Ka" will resume on Tuesday at the MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas, 17 days after an aerialist fell to her death during a performance of the popular show.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:45AM"The Book of Mormon" has added five more weeks to its return engagement to the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. A touring Broadway production of the hit musical from the creators of "South Par…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMFriday, July 12, 2013
Michael Feinstein will be bringing his brand of class and oomph to the Pasadena Pops for three more years. The musician and orchestra have renewed his contract as the group's principal pops …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMThursday, July 11, 2013
Leaders of the financially troubled Colony Theatre in Burbank said that they have achieved a measure of stability and that they are moving forward with a new season, scheduled to begin in Se…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:39PMThe Hammer Museum in Westwood will honor artist Robert Gober and playwright Tony Kushner at its 11th annual gala, scheduled to take place Oct. 5. Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, are co-…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMThe billionaire's club has a new member who walks on all fours and sports a handsome mane.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:50AMWednesday, July 10, 2013
Kenneth Branagh is back in Bard territory with a new production of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" that he stars in and co-directed with Rob Ashford at the Manchester International Festival in Engla…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:15PMTuesday, July 9, 2013
Reprise Theatre Company had proposed a change of venue after going on hiatus last year, but many devotees were not thrilled with the new location. For 15 years, Reprise Theatre Company broug…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:15PMMonday, July 8, 2013
Ashlee Simpson -- pop star, reality TV veteran and younger sister to uber-celebrity Jessica Simpson -- will play the role of Roxie Hart in the production of the musical "Chicago" at the Holl…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:23PMThursday, July 4, 2013
"I'll Eat You Last," John Logan's stage play starring Bette Midler as the late Hollywood talent agent Sue Mengers, recently closed up shop on Broadway after a profitable run at the Booth The…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:16AMWednesday, July 3, 2013
As a government investigation gets underway concerning the death on Saturday of a Cirque du Soleil performer in Las Vegas, the Montreal company has publicly stated that Sarah Guillot-Guyard,…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:03PMIt was like an episode of "Glee" except that it was real. It also had a triumphant ending for one recent high school graduate from Orange County.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:45AMMonday, July 1, 2013
The death of a Cirque du Soleil acrobat during a performance of "Ka" on Saturday shocked audience members at the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas. The Times reported that some in the audience saw Sa…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:11AMFriday, June 28, 2013
Jason Alexander has shed some more light on the recent demise of Reprise Theatre Company. The "Seinfeld" veteran had served as artistic director of the Los Angeles musical theater organizati…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:49PMThursday, June 27, 2013
In 1993, a very young Zach Braff had a brief part as Woody Allen's college-age son in "Manhattan Murder Mystery." Now the former "Scrubs" actor will be reuniting with Allen in the new stage-…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:39PMThe new season at the Kirk Douglas Theatre will feature four main productions, including a world-premiere musical and Irish actor Barry McGovern in a piece dedicated to Samuel Beckett.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:50PM 
