Conductor Christopher Rountree stands illuminated by a spotlight on the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage. He takes a soothing breath and encourages the 2,100 middle school students seated befo…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:35PMThe crowd-pleasing adaptation of “Waitress” and the national tour of Tony winner “The Color Purple” highlight the Hollywood Pantages season for 2017-18, the theater announced Tuesda…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMThe soap in the bathroom of the Huntington Beach High School auditorium is strawberry scented, but inside the main theater it smells of raw ambition. This is the regional semifinals of what�…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMAladdin speaks only English. Princess Jasmine speaks only Spanish. The divide is the work of the evil Jafar, though the antagonist accidentally enables Rajah the tiger and Abu the monkey to…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AMThe national tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical “Hamilton” revealed its cast Thursday: Two-time Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry will play Aaron Burr, Michael Luwoye will be Alex…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:30PMWhen you can burn this article like a bra, women will cheer. That is the sentiment among Los Angeles theater professionals at the close of a year in which so many strong productions by women…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:45AMIn a “Hamilton”-less year, the Grammy nominees announced Tuesday for musical theater album consist of five eclectic shows: “Bright Star,” “The Color Purple,” “Fiddler on the R…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:20PMLena Hall stares into the mirror in her dressing room backstage at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, where she is making musical history in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” To her right …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:05PMIf you missed seeing the Broadway hit “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical” when it was at the Pantages this summer, take note. The show is coming to Segerstrom Center for the Arts fro…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:55AMCalifornia may be in a drought, but inside Walt Disney Concert Hall it’s cloudy with a chance of rain. Nebulous slate-colored thunderheads loom above the escalators that transport visitors…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:10PMTwelve years have passed since the premiere of ABC’s hit series “Lost,” but die-hard fans are still as crazy about it as ever. So is Michael Giacchino, the man who composed the series�…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:00PMComedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney will perform one more night in L.A. of their sold-out show, "Oh, Hello," representatives said Monday. The show had a five-night run at Hollywood's Mont…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:47PMThe 400th anniversary of beloved poet and playwright William Shakespeare's death will be marked around the world on Saturday. Places like the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.,…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:34PMComplexions Contemporary Ballet is known for taking on timely social issues via music and movement, and the New York company's upcoming three nights in Los Angeles are no exception, particul…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:30PMThe Music Center of Los Angeles will announce its 2016-2017 dance season on Tuesday, and organizers say the boundary-pushing lineup features some of the art form’s most exciting establishe…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:45AMGil Faizon and George St. Geegland think they're the funniest people in the room. Their creators, however, comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, know that most of the time Faizon and St. Ge…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00AM"Hit the Wall," a play about the 1969 Stonewall Inn riots, and "Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles," which sets a classic Greek tragedy in Boyle Heights, won the top award Monday night at the Lo…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:18PMSheila Callaghan doesn't just want to make you laugh. She wants to tickle you until you squirm.The playwright behind Center Theatre Group's "Women Laughing Alone With Salad," opening at the …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:34PMThe set for La Mirada Theatre's new musical "Empire" is so different that director and choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge has given it a name: Helga. The old-fashioned musical is all about w…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:02AMThe Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Baldwin Hills is hot. Hot with sweat, hot with frenetic movement and hot with excitement. On a brisk January morning, the unassuming, cheerful space around …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:11PMThe Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announced its annual awards nominations Friday, and the L.A. LGBT Center's "Hit the Wall" led all contenders with seven citations, followed by "Mojada: A…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:47PMPasadena Playhouse artistic director Sheldon Epps, a leading voice for more diversity onstage and in theater audiences, will step down from his post at the end of the 2016-17 season, officia…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:26PMBig Brother isn't watching you. You're watching him. An acclaimed adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian vision on the future, "1984," is crossing the Atlantic to make its U.S. debut on the…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:49PM"Grey Gardens" will replace "Titanic the Musical" in the Ahmanson Theatre's current season, Center Theatre Group announced Tuesday. Broadway mainstays Rachel York and Betty Buckley will star…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:35PML.A. Dance Project founding director Benjamin Millepied, who left Los Angeles to be director of dance at the Paris Opera Ballet, will return next month to perform with former New York City B…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:57PM"Hopscotch," a mobile opera performed by the experimental company the Industry in 24 cars driving the streets of Los Angeles, is extending its sold-out run. The show, which takes place in ca…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:02PMMakhar Vaziev will replace Sergei Filin as the ballet director of the Bolshoi Ballet early next year, the Bolshoi Theater announced Monday. Filin, who suffered severe eye injuries and impai…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:55PMBeloved tenor Andrea Bocelli and vaunted soprano Renee Fleming will perform in a benefit concert titled "Remembering Pavarotti" on Sept. 25 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:41PMMadeline Puzo, the dean of USC's School of Dramatic Arts, will step down from her position on June 30, university provost Michael W. Quick has announced.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:15PMA brief history of the small-theater debate:
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:00PMACT I. SCENE 1: A small black-box theater with a scuffed black floor. A charcoal gray armchair and matching ottoman sit in the center of the stage. Two long metal benches flank the armchair.…
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