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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Kirk Douglas season includes new musical, show on Rodney King by David Ng

The 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

Gay marriage rulings: Prop. 8 playwright Dustin Lance Black reflects by David Ng

When asked how Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage will change his play "8," Dustin Lance Black responded simply: "I'm going to have rewrite the ending." 

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Janis Joplin musical will open on Broadway in October by David Ng

"One Night with Janis Joplin" was a popular hit when it ran earlier this year at the Pasadena Playhouse, with actress Mary Bridget Davies as the tragic folk-rock singer who died in 1970 at…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:30PM

Eli and Edythe Broad's largest gift so far to L.A. Opera: $7 million by David Ng

Los Angeles Opera is going to be $7 million richer thanks to a new gift from billionaire Eli Broad and his wife, Edythe.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00PM
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Reprise Theatre Company officially calls it quits by David Ng

It's officially curtains for Reprise, the Los Angeles theater company founded in 1997 that has brought numerous musical revival productions to the Freud Stage at UCLA. The company, which has…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:25PM
Monday, June 24, 2013

Terry Bradshaw stage show opening Friday in Las Vegas by David Ng

Terry Bradshaw -- NFL veteran, TV personality ... stage star? Bradshaw, a former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and current NFL commentator on Fox, is branching out into yet another entert…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:29PM

Stephen Moyer, heading to 'Chicago,' on his passion for musicals by David Ng

When Stephen Moyer takes to the stage of the Hollywood Bowl next month as Billy Flynn in a production of the musical "Chicago," it will be the first time that American audiences  get to see…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:42PM

Judd Hirsch and Danny DeVito will reunite for 'Sunshine Boys' by David Ng

Judd Hirsch will fill the shoes of the late Richard Griffiths in the revival of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" coming to the Ahmanson Theatre in September.  

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:35PM
Thursday, June 20, 2013

'True Blood's' Stephen Moyer to star in 'Chicago' at Hollywood Bowl by David Ng

Stephen Moyer of HBO's "True Blood" will trade in his fangs for some dancing shoes this summer when he takes the role of Billy Flynn in the musical "Chicago" at the Hollywood Bowl, set to ru…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:52PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Remembering James Gandolfini in 'God of Carnage,' other stage plays by David Ng

James Gandolfini, who died unexpectedly on Wednesday after reportedly suffering a heart attack while in Italy, will forever be remembered for playing the neurotic New Jersey mobster Tony Sop…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:50PM

'Comedy of Errors' in Central Park: What did the critics think? by David Ng

With a cast that includes Jesse Tyler Ferguson of ABC's "Modern Family," the Public Theater's new production of Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" debuted this week at the Delacorte Theatr…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:35PM
Monday, June 17, 2013

'Vanya and Sonia,' 'Cinderella' see box-office bump after Tonys by David Ng

Broadway shows posted a healthy uptick in box-office revenue in the week immediately following the Tony Awards, with best-play winner "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," by Christopher Du…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:58PM

Neil Patrick Harris returning to Broadway in 'Hedwig' by David Ng

Is Broadway ready to see Neil Patrick Harris' angry inch?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:32PM
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Long Beach Opera to showcase Duke Ellington, John Adams next season by David Ng

Long Beach Opera announced Wednesday its 2014 season will include works by Duke Ellington, John Adams and Wynton Marsalis. The season will feature four productions -- the same as the current…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM

'Kinky Boots' to launch national tour in Las Vegas next year by David Ng

Riding high after winning six Tony Awards on Sunday, including the prize for new musical, "Kinky Boots" will launch a national tour in September 2014 that will begin in Las Vegas, producers …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:45AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

'Ann,' with Holland Taylor, cuts its Broadway run short by David Ng

"Ann," the one-woman show starring Holland Taylor as former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, has posted a closing notice on Broadway. The play will have its last performance at the Vivian Beaumont T…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:45PM
Monday, June 10, 2013

Tonys 2013: Watch Neil Patrick Harris' showstopping opener by David Ng

Neil Patrick Harris is a busy man. When he's not working on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," or indulging in his passion for magic tricks, or filming cameos for the "Harold & Kumar" m…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:01PM
Sunday, June 9, 2013

Live blog: Tony Awards 2013 on Sunday night by David Ng

The annual Tony Awards will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Sunday with our coverage of the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The CBS broadcast will be delayed until 8 p.m. PDT on the We…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00PM

Tonys 2013: Andrew Lloyd Webber cancels appearance, citing health by David Ng

Andrew Lloyd Webber said Sunday that health problems had forced him to cancel his scheduled appearance at the Tony Awards ceremony in New York. Lloyd Webber was expected to appear at Sunday'…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:31PM
Saturday, June 8, 2013

Tonys 2013: What time are the Tony Awards? by David Ng

The 67th annual Tony Awards ceremony will be broadcast Sunday at 8 p.m. on CBS. That's the same on both coasts, with the show airing live on the East Coast and three hours later on the West…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Tonys 2013: Will Michael Bloomberg receive special honor? by David Ng

Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York has created a financial news empire, sustained a successful political career and amassed a personal fortune in the billions. Will he add a Tony to his li…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:32AM
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Broadway fans are all atwitter by David Ng

Social media is changing the way that shows market themselves and reach out to the public. Actors let their thumbs to the talking.Getting up close to a Broadway star can cost you more than $…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:55PM

'Swan Lake Live' leaps into the 3-D theater scene by David Ng

Get ready for live 3-D en pointe action as the Mariinsky Ballet, with help from James Cameron's company, hits cinema screens.What does the cutting-edge, digital 3-D world of James Cameron ha…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM
Monday, June 3, 2013

'Far from Heaven' opens off-Broadway: What did the critics think? by David Ng

A new musical version of the 2002 movie "Far From Heaven" has descended on Playwrights Horizons in New York. Starring Kelli O'Hara in the role originated by Julianne Moore, the musical trace…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM

Jean Stapleton, beyond Edith Bunker: a devoted theater actress by David Ng

Before her caterwauling duet of "Those Were the Days" with Carroll O'Connor became a signature moment of CBS' "All in the Family," actress Jean Stapleton had already sung her way through a n…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:30AM
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Musical about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach heading to Broadway by David Ng

We all know the musical about the singing nun. Well, this is the one about the singing rabbi.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Leslie Caron to star in 'Six Dance Lessons' at Laguna Playhouse by David Ng

Leslie Caron has danced with some of Hollywood's greatest performers, including Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. It's been years since the French film legend has danced on the big screen, but Ca…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:53PM

Cirque du Soleil bringing 'Totem' to L.A., Santa Monica, Irvine by David Ng

The touring Cirque du Soleil show "Totem" will make a series of stops in Southern California starting in the fall that will include a three-week residency at the Santa Monica Pier. "Totem" i…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM

'Virginia Woolf' revival gets warned after breaking Tony rules by David Ng

Every award season seems to bring at least one campaign scandal, and Broadway is no different from Hollywood in this respect. Producers behind the recent critically acclaimed revival of Edwa…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:45AM
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Mark Taper Forum replaces 'Butler' with 'Humor Abuse' by David Ng

The Mark Taper Forum has scratched a new revival of Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw" from its schedule and replaced it with the traveling solo show "Humor Abuse." Center Theatre Group, whic…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:06PM

'Little Miss Sunshine' musical heading off-Broadway by David Ng

The "Little Miss Sunshine" minibus is fueling up to head cross-country again, this time from the West Coast to New York.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30AM

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