Thursday, 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 11:00AMOne of Broadway's more consistent box-office draws, Nathan Lane will return this season in a new play by Douglas Carter Beane. The two-time Tony Award-winning actor will lend his magical tic…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:01AMWednesday, October 24, 2012
A co-writer for the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has reportedly accepted a book deal to tell his side of the story of the troubled mega-production.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:21AMTuesday, October 23, 2012
Four playwrights are among this year's 10 winners of the Whiting Writers' Awards, which honors writers in various fields. The playwrights are Danai Gurira and Meg Miroshnik, both of whom res…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PMMonday, October 22, 2012
One of the most prominent theater companies in England has found itself under fire for its casting of a classic Chinese play. The Royal Shakespeare Co. in Stratford-upon-Avon is being critic…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:45AMSaturday, October 20, 2012
Dan Castellaneta, who voices America's favorite schlub hubby Homer Simpson on Fox's "The Simpsons," has joined the cast of Second City's "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens" at the Kirk…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMChristopher Koelsch has worked his way up the ladder, assuming his new post in September. As the company turns 25, he is focused on getting it out of debt, satisfying current audiences and c…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMFriday, October 19, 2012
Justin Long has withdrawn from the upcoming Los Angeles premiere of "Other Desert Cities" at the Mark Taper Forum, which is set to begin performances on Nov. 28. Center Theatre Group said th…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:02PMWednesday, October 17, 2012
Bruce Norris, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of "Clybourne Park," has published a letter condemning a production of the drama that had been planned for a theater company in Berlin. Th…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:50PMTuesday, October 16, 2012
Kelli O'Hara is a Broadway baby, Nathan Gunn is an opera guy. They meet in the realm of classic musicals for a joint concert at Valley Performing Arts Center.Attempts at musical crossover pa…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:50PMMonday, October 15, 2012
Jeff Goldblum, starring in "Seminar" at the Ahmanson Theatre through Nov. 18, will participate in a Google+ Hangout in this space at noon Pacific on Tuesday.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:45PMA Long Island businessman has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding producers of the aborted Broadway musical "Rebecca." Officials with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office made the an…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:41PMThe recent movie musicals "Nine" and "Rock of Ages" both tanked at the box office, but that apparently isn't stopping producers from investing in an effort to adapt the Tony-winning "Memphis…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMThursday, October 11, 2012
Tom Hanks will make his Broadway debut in April in a new play written by the late Nora Ephron. "Lucky Guy" is scheduled to open at the Broadhurst Theatre on April 1 for a limited run. The pr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:26PMA new stage version of Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is aiming for Broadway, with "Game of Thrones" actress Emilia Clarke expected to play Holly Golightly. The last attempt to br…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:25AMWednesday, October 10, 2012
Sarah Brightman, the original Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera," is training to become a space tourist and is planning to travel to the International Space Station in 2015. The British…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:01PMMonday, October 8, 2012
Leaders from some of the largest theater companies in Southern California are scheduled to take part in a forum this month to discuss the issue of racial diversity and the inclusion (or lack…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:04PMThe Los Angeles premiere of "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz is to feature Jeannie Berlin, JoBeth Williams and Robin Weigert. The actors are joining the previously announced Justin L…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PMWednesday, October 3, 2012
"Hands on a Hardbody," the new musical that debuted earlier this year at the La Jolla Playhouse, has set a March opening on Broadway. The folksy production, about a group of people competing…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:54AMMonday, October 1, 2012
In recent weeks, the planned Broadway production of the musical "Rebecca" has turned into a roller-coaster ride of uncertainty. Is it on or is it off? The answer to that question seems to de…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMThursday, September 27, 2012
"Freud's Last Session," the stage drama that imagines a meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, was a popular off-Broadway success in New York, opening in 2010 and running for close t…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:10PMThe late Edward M. Kennedy is being honored with a new drama prize in his name. The annual award, which will be given through Columbia University Libraries in New York, will recognize a new…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:32PMThe Geffen Playhouse and the La Jolla Playhouse are reaching out to military families as part of a new, nationwide program offering discounted or complimentary tickets to active-duty militar…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:11PMPrepare the sledgehammer and the Dom Perignon. A new stage adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" will have its world premiere this fall.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:17AMMonday, September 24, 2012
Holland Taylor is familiar to many TV viewers for playing the randy grandmother on the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men." In recent years, the Emmy-winning actress has been busy traveling the …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:49PMThursday, September 20, 2012
Scarlett Johansson and Benjamin Walker are officially set to get all hot and bothered in the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." The actors will play Ma…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:08PMWednesday, September 19, 2012
The late Marvin Hamlisch received a tribute Tuesday evening in New York that drew a number of friends and collaborators from the worlds of theater, music and movies. The roster of attendees …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:45AMMonday, September 17, 2012
Tom Sizemore is returning to the stage in a new play titled "A Family Thing," by Gary Lennon, which will begin performances in February at L.A.'s Stage 52, in a production by the Echo Theate…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:10AMTuesday, September 11, 2012
The nominations for the 2011-2012 Ovation Awards were announced Tuesday evening. Leading the way were Center Theatre Group with 29 nominations, followed by the Celebration Theatre and Musica…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00PMMonday, September 10, 2012
Beau Bridges will receive a lifetime achievement award from Theatre West at its 50th anniversary gala celebration this week in Hollywood.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:27PM 
