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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Craig Zadan, Oscars producer and the man who helped bring musicals back to TV, dies at 69 by Yvonne Villarreal

Craig Zadan, the prolific producer behind the Oscar-winning film “Chicago” whose creative musical touch reached across movies, television and the Broadway stage, has died. He was 69. Zad…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:05PM
Sunday, February 12, 2017

'The Color Purple' cast album wins Grammy by Yvonne Villarreal

“The Color Purple” took home the Grammy Award for musical theater album Sunday during the pre-telecast ceremony held just before the main event in Los Angeles. The cast album features Da…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00PM
Saturday, June 4, 2016

'Little Mermaid' at the Hollywood Bowl: Diving into the scene by Yvonne Villarreal

The scene was a familiar one: Flounder was swimming upstream again, in pursuit of his mermaid friend Ariel.  “Ariel, I’m coming!” he shouted, cutting through the crowd in a bright …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:46PM
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Angela Lansbury wins first Olivier Award; 'Sunny Afternoon' is night's biggest winner by Yvonne Villarreal

It seems that four decades have proved to be the charm for Angela Lansbury, who on Sunday picked up her first-ever Olivier Award following a 40-year sabbatical from the London stage.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:53PM
Monday, August 25, 2014

Emmys 2014: 'The Normal Heart' wins for television movie by Yvonne Villarreal

“The Normal Heart” won the Emmy on Monday for television movie. The HBO telepic had been widely considered the front-runner in the category.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:41PM
Sunday, June 22, 2014

'Newsies' to end its Broadway run in August by Yvonne Villarreal

Extra! Extra! “Newsies” will end its 2½-year Broadway run in August.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:58PM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

'Scandal's' Joe Morton, a.k.a. Papa Pope, insists he isn't that scary by Yvonne Villarreal

On ABC's high stakes-inebriated soap "Scandal," veteran actor Joe Morton has been behind a number of scary/creepy/jaw-dropping/eye-bulging/pearl-clutching moments in playing I'm-not-to-be-me…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:25PM

Live chat with 'American Horror Story's' Sarah Paulson on Friday by Yvonne Villarreal

In the third installment of “American Horror Story,” the witches came out.  And Sarah Paulson, who played a headmistress of an academy for young witches, kept a watchful eye at all time…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:51PM

Tough scenes, rocky starts: Six TV drama actors dish by Yvonne Villarreal

Playing some of drama’s most enthralling — at times, frustrating — characters on television, these six actors help make TV look good.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM

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