Monday, May 14, 2012
Dan Stevens, who plays Matthew Crawley in the transatlantic hit television drama "Downton Abbey," will make his Broadway debut later this year in a revival of "The Heiress," starring Jessi…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:30AMThursday, May 10, 2012
A new biographical Charlie Chaplin musical that began in 2010 at the La Jolla Playhouse has set an opening day for Broadway.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:58PMWednesday, May 9, 2012
Composer Michael Nyman is using Facebook to lash out against Britain's Royal Opera House for apparently rejecting his overtures for a new piece. Nyman wrote on his Facebook page that the ope…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:55PMTom Hanks is in discussions to make his Broadway debut in a play written by his frequent screen collaborator Nora Ephron. The New York Post reported Wednesday that the play, titled "Lucky Gu…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:55PMThe Broadway revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" will end its run at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York on May 20, organizers announced this week. The musical, w…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:01AMTuesday, May 8, 2012
"Leap of Faith," the Broadway musical that had its world premiere in 2010 in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre, will close its doors earlier than expected. Organizers announced Tuesday tha…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:15PMMonday, May 7, 2012
The announcement of the Tony Award nominations last Tuesday gave a box-office boost to "Once," the new musical whose 11 nominations make it the early Tony frontrunner this year.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:44PMThe musical "Once" and Stephen Karam's play "Sons of the Prophet" took the top honors at the Lucille Lortel Awards in New York on Sunday. The awards recognize excellence in off-Broadway prod…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:15AMMonday, April 30, 2012
If there's one thing that Broadway insiders can agree on this season, it's that there is no clear front-runner for the Tony Awards. The season lacks the blockbuster Tony magnets of recent ye…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMThursday, April 26, 2012
Audra McDonald, the four-time Tony-winning actress, has taken to Twitter to blast a noisy audience member at a recent performance of "The Gershwins' 'Porgy and 'Bess' " at the Richard Rodger…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:44PMThe Old Globe's new season will feature two world-premiere musical productions -- "Allegiance" and "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder" -- as well as the local premiere of Tarell …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:21PMWednesday, April 25, 2012
For the first time in five years, Los Angeles Opera will have one person overseeing both the company's artistic efforts and finances on a daily basis. The company's board of directors on Wed…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00PMThe Obama administration has enlisted a handful of prominent screen actors -- including Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington, Forest Whitaker and Alfre Woodard -- to help promote Turnaroun…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:30AMBP's financial sponsorship of a cultural institution is once again provoking heated words in the arts community. This time, the World Shakespeare Festival has become the center of attention …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:57AMMonday, April 23, 2012
The new Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams'"A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Broadhurst Theatre has one thing that distinguishes it from its predecessor productions -- it's performed by …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:20PMToday is the 448th birthday of William Shakespeare -- that is, if you believe the widely held assumption that the Bard was born on April 23. Like many things involving the greatest playwrigh…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:28PMThursday, April 19, 2012
Over the years, "The Simpsons"on Fox has engaged a few Broadway talents in guest spots -- Stephen Sondheim, David Mamet and Mandy Patinkin all have put it vocal cameos. The series even paid …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:51PMJake Gyllenhaal is set to star in an off-Broadway play from the Roundabout Theatre Company. The Oscar-nominated actor will appear in the ensemble comedy-drama "If There Is I Haven’t Fo…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:46AMWednesday, April 18, 2012
With its iconic scene of Olympic athletes running on the beach to a pulsating Vangelis score, "Chariots of Fire" is making a well-timed comeback, only this time as a play.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:22PMSutton Foster appears to be putting her Broadway experience to good, or at least remunerative, use in "Bunheads," the new series on ABC Family that is set to premiere June 11. The network ha…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:07PMThe building planned for the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center will have a 165-seat music hall. The center also announces an L.A. Opera collaboration.A new $12.3-million building i…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AMTuesday, April 17, 2012
The Broad Stage's 2012-13 season, which will be announced Wednesday, will feature appearances by a number of prominent performers including actor Hal Holbrook, violinist Pinchas Zukerman and…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:28PMMonday, April 16, 2012
"Water by the Spoonful," a recent play by Quiara Alegría Hudes about a war veteran and four disparate lives that come together in an online chatroom, won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for drama, …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:13PM"Matilda the Musical" and the play "Collaborators" were the big winners at the Olivier Awards on Sunday. A revival of "Anna Christie," starring Jude Law, was also honored.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:15AMThursday, April 12, 2012
The Geffen Playhouse's new season will feature works by Lynn Nottage, Donald Margulies and Joanna Murray-Smith. It will be the Geffen's first complete season since the death late last year o…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:15PMHBO has bowed out of "Ruined," a planned screen adaptation of the acclaimed play by Lynn Nottage. The drama, set in a brothel in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, had been a project…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:07PMThe National Endowment for the Arts has named a new director for arts education,choosing an experienced cultural advocate from Los Angeles. Ayanna Hudson will assume the new position startin…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:37PM"Magic/Bird," the new play by Eric Simonson that opened this week on Broadway, tells the story of the rivalry and off-court relationship between two of basketball's greatest players -- Larry…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMWednesday, April 11, 2012
"Evita" on Broadway, starring Ricky Martin, gets a big, bad review from Rex Reed.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:29PMShakespeare's Globe Theatre in London is in the middle of a political skirmish as a group of British cultural figures are demanding that the company disinvite an Israeli theater organization…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMMike Daisey, the New York theater performer who got into trouble earlier this year when it was revealed that he fabricated elements of his play about Apple, has already begun planning his ne…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:15AM 
