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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Variety’s 10 Broadway Stars to Watch: The Great White Way’s Bright New Talent by Malinasaval

Each year, Variety compiles a list of Broadway stars on the rise. This year, Variety fill fete this round-up of stage actors, directors and writers at its Business of Broadway Breakfast pres…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Beverly Hills Bar Assn. Honors Two Legal Eagles: Mathew Rosengart and David Cowan by Malinasaval

It’s midnight on a hot July Thursday at the David Kempinski hotel in Tel Aviv and Mathew Rosengart is in the lobby poring over a legal brief. A litigator-cum-shareholder at Greenberg Traur…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM
Friday, July 22, 2022

UTA’s Nick Nuciforo Surveys a Resurgent Live Comedy Scene by Malinasaval

As our driver approaches the Wiltern Theatre from a jam-packed stretch of Wilshire Boulevard, Nick Nuciforo, partner and head of comedy touring at UTA, keeps his eyes locked on the line sna…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM
Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Power Attorney and Springsteen Aficionado Mathew Rosengart Plays Guest DJ on SiriusXM’s E Street Radio by Malinasaval

Mathew Rosengart has been “a massive Bruce Springsteen fan” since about 1980, when he was a college freshman. So it was a thrill when the high-octane Hollywood attorney was asked to gues…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:09AM

Mathew Rosengart, Hollywood’s King of Litigators, Talks Britney Spears Conservatorship, Early Legal Influences and Standing Up Against Bullies by Malinasaval

Mathew Rosengart arrives on the rooftop restaurant of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills wearing a wheaten wool coat from Barney’s, steeled against the early February cold snap that has whi…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Seth MacFarlane Croon Broadway Favorites at Center Theatre Group Gala by Malinasaval

Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Seth MacFarlane and acclaimed actress and playwright Dominique Morrisseau (“Ain’t Too Proud”) were among the performers who stole the show at Monday night’…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:37PM
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Myth Marries Reality in Screenplay Noms ‘Vice,’ ‘A Star is Born’ and ‘Green Book’ by Malinasaval

Whether they’re depicting the dynamic of a single interpersonal relationship, recounting pivotal moments in history or conceiving new worlds beyond an audience’s wildest imaginations, sc…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:41PM
Sunday, November 11, 2018

Variety Salute to Service Event Honors Biz Folk Who Champion Vets and Members of the Military by Malinasaval

Variety will hold its second annual Salute to Service event Nov. 12 at Cipriani 25 Broadway to celebrate noteworthy individuals within the industry who champion veteran’s causes and facili…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

‘Wild Nights’ Headlines 20th Edition of Provincetown Film Fest by Malinasaval

John Waters has penned all his books in Provincetown, Mass., and most of his movies, too. The iconic indie filmmaker of such campy classics as “Female Trouble” and “Hairspray” was bo…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

‘Descendants 2’ Cast Talks ‘Bigger’ Sets and Musical Numbers at Disney Channel Premiere by Malinasaval

Dove Cameron autographed purses belonging to pint-sized fans at Tuesday night’s red-carpet premiere of the “Descendants 2” at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. The platinum-blon…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:22PM
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Audiences and Performers Get Intimate at Absinthe L.A. by Malinasaval

What happens when you combine the booze-soaked cabarets of 19th century Europe with ribald, vaudeville-inspired comedy and titillating acrobatics – all performed on a stage nine feet in d…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:07PM
Monday, January 23, 2017

‘Rent’ Anniversary Tour Hits L.A. at Timely Moment by Malinasaval

The production of “Rent” that opens tomorrow in L.A. may be the 20th anniversary tour of the Broadway hit, but the rock musical, which changed the face of HIV awareness two decades ago, …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:58PM
Friday, January 13, 2017

Hollywood Stage Company Brings Theater to Hollywood Boulevard by Malinasaval

In screen-focused Hollywood, Robert Hayman and Rachel Ewy have done something you might not expect: They’re launching a theater company. Their new troupe, Hollywood Stage Company, kicked o…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM
Saturday, December 10, 2016

Sandra Bernhardt Drives Down ‘Sandra Monica Boulevard’ in L.A. Stop by Malinasaval

“It’s a crazy time and I’m not going to talk about it,” said Sandra Bernhard by way of introducing “Sandra Monica Boulevard: Coast to Coast,” her traveling one-woman show that ki…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:06PM
Monday, July 11, 2016

L.A. Theater Review: ‘Big Sky’ by Malinasaval

“Big Sky,” the new play by Pulitzer finalist Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros (“Omnium Gatherum”) making its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse, begins in a well-grounded place, focu…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:31PM
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Live Musicals on TV Spark Social Media Frenzy by Malinasaval

Fan favorites like “The Sound of Music,” “Grease” and “The Wiz” hit both stage and screen decades ago. Millions have committed every scene between Maria and the von Trapp family …

SOURCE: Variety at 02:56PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Period Pieces Sweeps Costume Noms in Tony Musical Category by Malinasaval

Long live the period piece. From time travel to a revival of a beloved romantic comedy about pen pals set in Hungary to a contemporary twist on the American revolution, this year’s nominee…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:06PM
Friday, October 16, 2015

L.A. Theater Review: ‘Love Letters’ with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal by Malinasaval

Forty-five years since “Love Story” turned moviegoers into weepy messes and “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” became an international catchphrase, the stars of the movi…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:47PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Why Musical ‘Annie’ Will See Many More Tomorrows by Malinasaval

You’d think audiences would be over “Annie.” The 2014 Sony update, which starred Quvenzhane Wallis and Will Smith, flopped, and a lackluster 2012 revival on Broadway got panned by crit…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:32PM
Friday, July 24, 2015

Kristin Chenoweth Receives a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by Malinasaval

Stage, TV and film actress Kristin Chenoweth gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

SOURCE: Variety at 04:04PM
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Bette Midler Proves She’s Still Divine at 69 with Staples Center Show by Malinasaval

Oh, Bette. You just keeping getting better. 43 years after the release of her 1972 debut album, “The Divine Miss M,” co-produced by Barry Manilow, her piano accompanist during her format…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:14AM
Friday, March 27, 2015

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer Reflect at ‘The Sound of Music’s’ 50th Anniversary by Malinasaval

Whether it was their first time seeing the film or their twenty-first, audience members Thursday night were treated to a magical 50th anniversary screening of “The Sound of Music,” Robe…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:34PM
Monday, October 13, 2014

Emmy Rossum Receives Carmel International Film Festival’s Breakthrough Award by Malinasaval

Beyond a film about ALS, the devastating neurological disease that has spurred millions of Americans to dump buckets of ice water over their heads and donate money, George C. Wolfe’s touch…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:36PM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

No One Played Offstage at Comfort-Centric TCA Awards by Malinasaval

In 2001, a frail Sid Caesar walked with assistance to the stage to accept his Television Critics Assn. Career Achievement Award, looking out at a ballroom filled with critics and Hollywood b…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Music Holds Key to Educational Impact of Top Kids’ Programming by Malinasaval

From hip-hop to bossa nova to Hawaiian-style ballads, “Sofia the First” draws from a hodgepodge of multicultural influences when compiling its musical soundtrack, a bevy of catchy tunes …

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards