Thursday, October 15, 2015
Fans of Benedict Cumberbatch who missed out on tickets to his London stage performance in "Hamlet" will have the opportunity to catch the British actor in Shakespeare's most famous play st…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:08PMThe Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills has reached unusually far afield to find its new artistic director. All the way the Cornwall, England, to be exact.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:08PMAs the Los Angeles Philharmonic prepares for its season-opening gala concert on Tuesday at Walt Disney Concert Hall, music director Gustavo Dudamel has taken the unusual step of penning an …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:08PMThe glitzy gala is a familiar fundraising tool among prominent museums across the country. Starting next month, the Walt Disney Family Museum will get into the tradition with a bash that …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:08PMIn the battle of the alpha movie producers on Broadway, the winner on Sunday was as obvious as Alan Cumming's Scottish brogue. Actually, there was really no contest at all. Scott Rudin …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:26AMThe lights of Broadway are a world away from the small theater space at Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles where Deaf West Theatre's staging of "Spring Awakening" began its life a year ago.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:26AMThe new Broadway revival of "Spring Awakening" from Los Angeles' Deaf West Theatre has received nearly unanimous praise from critics, but the raves have so far failed to ignite ticket sale…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:26AMThe feud between Los Angeles' Echo Theater Company and the writer who encouraged the public to boycott his new play took a series of bizarre twists this week, ending with the writer public…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:52AMIn a move that goes against the well established laws of theatrical publicity, a playwright has urged audiences and the media to boycott his new play being produced by a small theater compan…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:52AMMonday, September 28, 2015
Deaf West Theatre's new staging of "Spring Awakening," which is set to open on Broadway on Sunday, was a standout among this year's Ovation Award nominations, scoring 15, while the Ebony Re…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:50PMTuesday, September 8, 2015
The Elephant Theatre Co. in Hollywood has ceased operations and its members are considering their options following the recent sale of the company's longtime home on Santa Monica Boulevard,…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:07PMWednesday, September 2, 2015
In the highly stratified world of opera-going, the seating area known as the founders circle is the modern-day equivalent to Valhalla, an exclusive domain located on high and populated by go…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:07AMFriday, August 28, 2015
Like many European composers before him who have made the pilgrimage across the Atlantic to offer their talents on the altar of Hollywood, Max Richter has learned to become proficient in the…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:13PMWednesday, August 26, 2015
Benedict Cumberbatch is the Kevin Bacon of the "Hamlet" universe.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:46PMPrepare ye, Los Angeles: The second coming of "An Act of God" is at hand.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:35AMTuesday, August 25, 2015
The Sydney Theatre Company has named Jonathan Church, who heads the prestigious Chichester Festival Theater in Britain, as its new artistic director, the company announced Tuesday.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:54PMWednesday, August 19, 2015
The announcement last year that Benedict Cumberbatch would be starring in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" was a consummation devoutly to be wished for the actor's legions of female fans -- so much s…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:15PMAre Broadway audiences ready to fall in love with Cirque du Soleil?
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:37PMTuesday, August 18, 2015
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica has hired Wiley Hausam, the leader of a performing arts program affiliated with Stanford University, as artistic and executive director.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:44PMLos Angeles Opera will host a free simulcast of the first production of its 2015-16 season at Santa Monica Pier on Oct. 3.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:44PMWednesday, August 12, 2015
As this country's first secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton would surely be proud that the new musical named after him is making a respectable mint on Broadway.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:06PMWednesday, August 5, 2015
The life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has inspired biographies, documentaries and two feature films, including one starring Michael Fassbender and written by Aaron Sorkin to be released i…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:51PMWednesday, July 15, 2015
Strong with the Force, the Kennedy Center is. George Lucas, the "Star Wars" filmmaker, has been named one of six honorees for the annual Kennedy Center Honors, which will be presented in a …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:18PMFriday, July 10, 2015
Patti LuPone has won two Tony Awards and received many other acting honors, but this week she achieved a different kind of recognition, one that unfortunately doesn't come with a statuette…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:29AMThursday, July 9, 2015
Patti LuPone has provided theater fans with another reminder that she has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to cellphone use during live performances.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:42PMTuesday, July 7, 2015
The recent revival of "Spring Awakening" from Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles is officially Broadway bound.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:47PMMonday, July 6, 2015
A new production of Rossini's "William Tell" has caused a stir at London's Royal Opera House in recent days due to a graphic rape scene showing a female character being assaulted by a gr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00PMWednesday, July 1, 2015
The recent revival of "Spring Awakening" mounted by Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles will be heading to New York. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed reports Wednesday that the staging, …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:54PMTuesday, June 30, 2015
Two dancers raised and trained in Southern California have vaulted to the top rank of New York's prestigious American Ballet Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:06PMFriday, June 26, 2015
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the new play about the world's most popular boy wizard, is set to open in London in 2016, author J.K. Rowling revealed via Twitter on Friday. The "Harr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:09PMMonday, June 22, 2015
Ann Ziff, the noted philanthropist and chair of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, is adding another entry to her roster of Los Angeles board positions.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:53PM 
