Tuesday, May 15, 2018
“Frozen,” the Broadway musical, will launch its national tour at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in fall 2019, the Pantages announced Tuesday. Following its splashy New York opening in Ma…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:30PMTuesday, May 8, 2018
Frank "Fraver" Verlizzo has been creating some of Braodway's most memorable posters since the early 1970s. Now he's put more than 250 of his favorite designs in a book.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:48AMWednesday, May 2, 2018
Jayne Houdyshell and Reed Birney will reprise their Tony Award-winning roles in Stephen Karam’s play “The Humans” when it’s staged at the Ahmanson Theatre this summer, Center Theatre…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:35PMTuesday, May 1, 2018
The musicals “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Mean Girls” each garnered 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, leading a pack dominated by Hollywood franchises such as “Harry Potter” and…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:35PM"Mean Girls" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" may have led Tony nominations with 12 apiece on Tuesday, but the real front-runners to emerge for Broadway's biggest honors were the musical "The Ban…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:25AM"Mean Girls" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" may have led Tony nominations with 12 apiece on Tuesday, but the real front-runners to emerge for Broadway's biggest honors were the musical "The Ban…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 09:25AMMonday, April 30, 2018
With one of Broadway’s biggest days just around the corner, speculation over this year’s Tony Award nominations is peaking. Will there be any surprises in the best musical category, wher…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:55PMWednesday, April 18, 2018
The first batch of tickets to see Tom Hanks star as Sir John Falstaff in the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles’ production of “Henry IV” go on sale Monday. The play, which is scheduled…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:42PMMonday, April 9, 2018
Stories with a rabid tot and tween fan base are proving their box office might as “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and Disney’s “Frozen” break records on Broadway. The Harry Pot…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:30PMWednesday, April 4, 2018
Center Theatre Group on Wednesday will announce the 2018-19 seasons for the Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre, whose lineups will include work by Tracy Letts, Lynn Nottage, Luis Vald…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMMonday, April 2, 2018
“Frozen” the musical smashed the house record for weekly ticket sales at the St. James Theatre in New York, Disney Theatrical Productions announced Monday, beating the mark formerly held…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00PMThursday, March 29, 2018
The Hollywood invasion of Broadway, and theater in general, continues with grand entrances by Ryan Murphy, Tina Fey and more television stars than we can count. Here is some of the most nota…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMTuesday, March 27, 2018
Reprise Theatre Company will try for an encore when founder Marcia Seligson brings it back as Reprise 2.0 in June with “Sweet Charity,” directed by Kathleen Marshall. The company, which …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:45AMThursday, March 15, 2018
“We’re standing on the same stage where ‘Oklahoma!’ premiered,” says British director Michael Grandage, gesturing at the flooring beneath his feet inside the historic St. James The…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMOlaf the snowman is an important character in "Frozen" the musical. He's also a complicated puppet that requires careful care and maintenance. We meet Greg Hildreth, the actor tasked with ma…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMFriday, February 23, 2018
Princess dresses are not the sole purview of little girls. At the first preview of Disney Theatrical’s new Broadway musical “Frozen” on Thursday night, the royal gowns were an equal-op…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:45AMWednesday, February 21, 2018
"Frozen" co-creator Jennifer Lee and her boyfriend, Alfred Molina, sit toward the front of the historic St. James Theatre for a special dress rehearsal - a sneak peek for industry people bef…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:15PM“Frozen” co-creator Jennifer Lee and her boyfriend, Alfred Molina, sit toward the front of the historic St. James Theatre late Tuesday afternoon for a special dress rehearsal of the new …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:15PMThursday, February 15, 2018
Jeff Daniels will play the inimitable lawyer Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s forthcoming Broadway adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a spokesman for th…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:30PMMonday, February 12, 2018
Falstaff will get the Tom Hanks treatment when the actor stars in the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles’ production of “Henry IV,” the center is expected to announce Monday. The cast a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PMSunday, February 11, 2018
Put the theater in your pocket. Or your purse. Or wherever you keep your phone or tablet. That is the goal behind the latest move from audio book and podcast company Audible, which this week…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMTuesday, January 30, 2018
The 2018 Ovation Awards gave top honors to Actors Co-op’s production of “33 Variations,” and East West Players’ “Next to Normal,” the former taking the award for best production …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:10PM“Hello, Dolly!” which won four Tony Awards last year including best musical revival, is coming to Los Angeles as part of the Hollywood Pantages’ 2018-19 season, the theater announced T…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:45PMThursday, January 25, 2018
“Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations” has been added to Center Theatre Group’s 2018-19 season, Artistic Director Michael Ritchie announced Wednesday. The musica…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMTuesday, January 23, 2018
The Broadway hit “Rock of Ages” will try to return to its Los Angeles roots, one of the show’s producers says. Matthew Weaver of Media Weaver Entertainment said he wants to restage the…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMPam MacKinnon is a hot commodity on Broadway, where her work has scored Tony, Drama Desk and Obie awards, but now the director is headed west: American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:30AMThursday, January 18, 2018
Philip Glass’ “Satyagraha,” Mozart’s “The Clemency of Titus” and a world premiere by up-and-coming composer Ellen Reid will form part of Los Angeles Opera’s 2018-19 season, the…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:55PMWednesday, January 3, 2018
Playwright and “This Is Us” writer Bekah Brunstetter’s “The Cake,” a comedy about a Christian-conservative baker who balks at making a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, will follo…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:35PMThursday, December 7, 2017
Click. Click. Click. The sound comes from deep inside Michael Luwoye’s mouth, near the back of his tongue. It’s not intentional. The “Hamilton” star clicks when he’s trying to orde…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMRory O’Malley’s husband says O’Malley’s head has gotten bigger since it’s been wearing a crown. O’Malley doesn’t argue. Playing King George III in the national tour of “Hamil…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:55AMWednesday, November 22, 2017
For better or for worse, Hollywood is stitching itself more thoroughly into the fabric of theater. Here are some of the latest threads — casting news, opening-night announcements and more.…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM 
