Monday, December 3, 2012
David Mamet's talky new play 'The Anarchist' stars Patti LuPone and Debra Winger.With two productions running on Broadway this fall, David Mamet is once again the talk of New York theater. A…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:59PMHas Cirque du Soleil flown a little too close to the sun?
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMSaturday, December 1, 2012
Backers hoped the show would be a long-running tourist attraction at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The closing is attributed to disappointing ticket sales."Iris," the extravagant Cirque du…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:38AMFriday, November 30, 2012
Cirque du Soleil said it will close its production of "Iris" at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in January, saying that demand for tickets has not met expectations. The production, which open…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:44PMA spokeswoman for Cirque du Soleil said Friday that despite the company's best efforts to market "Iris," "nothing would tilt the needle" toward a successful run.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:17PMThursday, November 29, 2012
Big changes appear to be in store for Avery Fisher Hall, one of the country's most prominent classical music venues. The New York Times has reported that the hall, at Lincoln Center, is sche…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:05AMA new musical about the transgender mayor of Silverton, Ore., is part of the 2013 slate at Seattle's Intiman Theatre. "Stu for Silverton" is based on the life and political career of Stu Ra…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:39AMWednesday, November 28, 2012
Shakespeare's Globe -- the famous outdoor theater venue in London -- will honor its late founder, the once-blacklisted American actor-director Sam Wanamaker, by naming a new indoor stage af…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:15AMMonday, November 26, 2012
A play about Amy Winehouse has been abruptly canceled after her father reportedly withheld permission for the production to use the late singer's music and photographs of her.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:57PMAn intimate, two-hander play by a relatively unknown writer took home the top prize at this year's London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. "Constellations," by Nick Payne, won the prize for …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:02PMFriday, November 23, 2012
Looking to put a child sex-abuse scandal behind it, the BBC has named a major figure from classical opera as its director general. Tony Hall has served as the chief executive of the Royal Op…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:07PMMonday, November 19, 2012
The financially troubled Reprise Theatre Company says it has hired Stephen Eich, an L.A. theater veteran, to help lead its efforts to reorganize during its self-imposed hiatus.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:51PMThursday, November 15, 2012
Porn on Broadway? No, it's not the second coming of "Oh! Calcutta!" It's a new comedy called "The Performers," set amid the colorful vulgarity of an adult-movie awards show. The play opened …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:34AMWednesday, November 14, 2012
One of the most recognizable names in the world of theater criticism is stepping down. John Lahr, the senior theater critic for the New Yorker for close to 20 years, is quitting regular revi…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:26PMWhen some actors hit it big in Hollywood, they leave behind the theater world where they honed their craft. Such is not the case with Sigourney Weaver, who has made a point of doing plays in…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:15AMTuesday, November 13, 2012
Winning plays include 'Waiting for Godot,' 'The War Horse,' 'The Convert,' 'The Color Purple: The Musical' and 'Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits, Volume 2.'Southern California's biggest the…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00AMMonday, November 12, 2012
Before he died in August at the age of 68, Marvin Hamlisch recorded a brief cameo for "The Simpsons," playing a version of himself in an episode involving Abe Simpson's hidden past. On Sunda…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMThursday, November 8, 2012
With his eight-season residency at Fox's "House M.D." now complete, Robert Sean Leonard is heading back to the theater in a new production of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" at the Old Glo…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:38PMThe L.A. Philharmonic's principal violist showed Catherine Keener how to handle her instrument and fake playing convincingly as part of a string ensemble for 'A Late Quartet.'Having a Hollyw…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:55AMTuesday, November 6, 2012
Broadway shows reported declines in box-office revenue across the board last week following super storm Sandy. Total Broadway grosses were $13.6 million for the week ending Sunday, down abou…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:36PMMonday, November 5, 2012
A group of prominent cultural personalities have signed an open letter to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg asking the city to send more relief to the Rockaways, a part of Queens that wa…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMWith power restored to much of downtown New York over the weekend, many theaters south of Midtown were finally able to open their doors for business following several days of literal darknes…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMThursday, November 1, 2012
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada -- one of the premiere repertory theater companies in the world -- is undergoing a name change by removing the "Shakespeare" from its title. The …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:38PMKatie Holmes will have to wait two more days before she begins preview performances of the new Teresa Rebeck play "Dead Accounts." The Broadway production has pushed back the start of previe…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:05AMWednesday, October 31, 2012
Some major Broadway productions and downtown New York cultural venues remained closed Wednesday as the East Coast continues to get back on its feet following Sandy. Power outages have forced…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMTuesday, October 30, 2012
The new Broadway revival of "The Heiress," with Jessica Chastain and "Downton Abbey" star Dan Stevens, has the bad luck of opening the same week as Hurricane Sandy's big debut. But despite a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:15PMMonday, October 29, 2012
Neil Patrick Harris will direct a new magic-themed show at the Geffen Playhouse that is set to open on Nov. 27. "Nothing to Hide," featuring magicians Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimarães,…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:41PMThe Colony Theatre in Burbank is facing the possibility of imminent closure if the company isn't able to resolve a budgetary shortfall, leaders announced over the weekend.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:11PMHurricane Sandy has forced many cultural institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region to close their doors and cancel performances Monday.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:59AMFriday, October 26, 2012
Chris Rock will reprise his Broadway debut role in Stephen Adly Guirgis' "The Mother.... With the Hat" for six performances at L.A. Theatre Works, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. The production will be a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:07PMThursday, October 25, 2012
Dick Van Dyke never seems to tire. The 86-year-old actor will produce a revival of the musical "Cabaret" by the Malibu Stage Co. The production is scheduled to open Nov. 2 and run for five w…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM 
