Friday, July 13, 2012
Tony winner and Oscar nominee Stephen Daldry is the new front-runner to direct Universal’s screen adaption of the blockbuster musical "Wicked."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:03AMFriday, June 29, 2012
The decades-old spat between Barbra Streisand and playwright Larry Kramer over the failed attempts to film his play "The Normal Heart" is back on -- this time on the director/actress' websit…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:22PMA producer behind Nora Ephron's new play, "Lucky Guy," said he's "committed" to bringing her bio-drama about a hard-hitting New York journalist to Broadway.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:10AMFriday, June 22, 2012
Composer-lyricist Richard Adler, who won Tony Awards for co-writing the songs to the hit musicals “The Pajama Game” and “Damn Yankees," died Thursday at his home in Southam…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:30PMComposer-lyricist Richard Adler, who won Tony Awards for co-writing the songs to the hit musicals “The Pajama Game” and “Damn Yankees," died Thursday at his home in Southam…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:30PMCherry Jones is teaming with the recent Tony-winning director John Tiffany ("Once") to play the iconic character of Amanda Wingfield in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:15AMBroadway will see the return of actors Laurie Metcalf and Bobby Cannavale in the new season that begins in the fall.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:21AMTuesday, June 19, 2012
Some on- and off-Broadway shuffles were announced Tuesday: "Small Engine Repair" is New York bound while"Jesus Christ Superstar"could exit sooner than expected.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:55PMThe curtain has fallen on Anaheim's Battle of the Dance.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:42PMCristin Milioti, the Tony Award-nominated leading lady of the musical romance "Once," could star in a not-so-sweet story on the big screen opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:43AMThe body part that dare not speak its name -- at least in certain Michigan political circles -- was the talk of an impromptu production Monday night.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:13AMFriday, June 15, 2012
"Rock of Ages,"the rags-to-riches musical about a girl who finds love and fame on the Sunset Strip, opens in theaters Friday.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:30AMMonday, June 11, 2012
Andrew Lloyd Webber has another hit single -- this time fit for a queen.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:00PMTony- and Oscar-winner Liza Minnelli offered a personal message Sunday about her mother, legendary performer Judy Garland, to mark what would have been her 90 th birthday.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:45AMMonday, June 4, 2012
Here’s something you likely didn’t see coming: James Roday, star of TV’s “Psych,” is now the co-owner of Hollywood’s El Centro Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:02PMFriday, June 1, 2012
Scarlett Johansson reportedly has another potential onstage suitor for the upcoming Broadway revival of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" -- this time in the form of Capt. Kirk.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMTuesday, May 15, 2012
Bret Michaels and organizers of the Tonys have settled a lawsuit that the Poison frontman had filed after he was hit by a piece of scenery during the 2009 award show.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:05AMFriday, May 11, 2012
Country music legend Loretta Lynn has chosen her next leading lady.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:07PMPresident Obama honored songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during a tuneful and starry night at the White House.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:16AMFriday, May 4, 2012
A revival of Eugene O'Neill's great American drama "The Iceman Cometh," about the dangers and delusions of addiction, opened Thursday in Chicago's Goodman Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:26PMJoseph Gordon-Levitt and Warner Bros. are in talks for a movie remake of "Little Shop of Horrors" -- with the help of some Broadway heavyweights behind the scenes.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:29AMThursday, May 3, 2012
Life has been extended for the star-studded reading of the play "8." Dustin Lance Black's dramatization of the legal fight against California’s Proposition 8 will air on at 8 p.m. Ju…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:01PMScarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner could be the latest A-listers hitting the boards.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:26AMFriday, April 27, 2012
A Los Angeles native has landed the title role in a new Broadway production of "Annie" opening this fall.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:32PMThe musical "Leap of Faith," which had its world premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in 2010, opened on Broadway Thursday night at New York's St. James Theater. The play is based on the 1992 fi…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:06PMTuesday, April 24, 2012
“Ghost,” the hit movie starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, has been resculpted for Broadway. The movie-turned-musical opened Monday night at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in a sp…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:02PMMonday, April 23, 2012
The University of Southern California’s School of Theatre announced Sunday it will change its name to the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Officials said the change, effective July 1 and t…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AMFriday, April 20, 2012
"The King's Speech"will end its West End reign early. The play, which was slated to run at Wyndham's Theatre through July 21, will wrap May 12.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:11PMBruce Norris’ “Clybourne Park” mixes the oil-and-water topics of real estate and race, and so far, has seen with positive results. The play won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:48PMUsher is making an onstage cameo -- this time off-Broadway.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30AM 
