Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Director Michael Arden is no longer Broadway's best kept secret by Charles McNulty

Michael Arden could follow his Tony win for directing 'Parade' with another Tony this year for 'Maybe Happy Ending.' Coming next: 'The Queen of Versailles' with Kristin Chenoweth and 'The Lo…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:42PM
Sunday, May 25, 2025

The playwright who cracked open 'The Crucible' with 'John Proctor Is the Villain' by Charles McNulty

Playwright Kimberly Belflower and director Danya Taymor reveal how the Tony-nominated play 'John Proctor Is the Villain' made it to Broadway, with help from 'Stranger Things' star Sadie Sink…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:25PM

Simply impeccable: This musical at A Noise Within in Pasadena shines with understated excellence by Charles McNulty

The tale of a Dublin bus conductor with a yen for Oscar Wilde drives this fantastic revival of 'A Man of No Importance,' from the 'Ragtime' team of Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lyn…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:25PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Ibsen's 1879 play left audiences shocked. Now in Pasadena, the door opens to 'A Doll's House, Part 2' by Charles McNulty

Elizabeth Reaser and Jason Butler Harner star in the Pasadena Playhouse production of 'A Doll's House, Part 2,' the clever Lucas Hnath comedy that earned Laurie Metcalf a Tony on Broadway.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:42PM
Friday, May 16, 2025

In 'Lessons From My Teachers,' playwright Sarah Ruhl finds wisdom in art, motherhood, even grief by Charles McNulty

Sarah Ruhl treats the world as her classroom, deriving spiritual lessons along with practical wisdom about life and art in a compelling new book.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:01PM

'A Doll's House, Part 2' at Pasadena Playhouse: A woman walks out on her husband and child, and then ... by Jessica Gelt

'Twilight' actor Elizabeth Reaser and 'Ozark' actor Jason Butler Harner star as Nora and Torvald, picking up where Ibsen left off in Lucas Hnath's Tony-nominated play 'A Doll's House, Part 2…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:01PM

A queer rent boy and a Filipina immigrant keep their California dreams alive in 'Califas Trilogy' by Amanda L. Andrei

Seedy 1980s L.A. is the backdrop for rising playwright Roger Q. Mason's 'Hide and Hide,' part of their 'Califas Trilogy' exploring the past, present and future of the Golden State through a …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:01PM
Saturday, May 10, 2025

'Life of Pi' at the Ahmanson: An enchanting journey on the high seas by Charles McNulty

Yann Martel's 2002 novel, also made into a 2012 Ang Lee film, gets a stage adaptation that is wondrously dreamy and profound. As the tale's shipwrecked teen, Taha Mandviwala is mesmerizing.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:39PM

Rufus Wainwright's U.S. premiere of 'Dream Requiem,' L.A. Opera's 'Ainadamar': a spirtual double bill by Mark Swed

Jane Fonda lends her dazzling narration to Rufus Wainwright's enveloping 'Dream Requiem,' which provides some spiritual enhancement to L.A. Opera's flashy 'Ainadamar,' centered on the execut…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:39PM
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Center Theatre Group's 2025-26 season: David Byrne's 'Here Lies Love,' 'Paranormal Activity' and more by Los Angeles Times Staff

An Imelda Marcos bio-musical headlines Center Theatre Group's season lineup for the Ahmanson and Mark Taper Forum. Also coming: "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," "Primary Trust," "& Juliet…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:10PM

UCLA, LACO, South Coast Rep: How Trump's NEA cuts are hitting home by Jessica Gelt

National Endowment for the Arts, facing an existential threat from President Trump, cancels grants for L.A. Theatre Works, L.A. Chamber Orchestra and other groups — some of which already s…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:10PM

The future of theater is immersive. These L.A. artists are creating it in real time by Todd Martens

The Immersive Invitational, now in its fourth year, celebrates the communal power of interactive fiction. Participating companies have 48 hours to create a 10-minute show.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:10PM
Saturday, May 3, 2025

For beloved conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, a final bow from the podium by Mark Swed

Battling brain cancer, Michael Tilson Thomas makes his last stage appearance with a San Francisco Symphony concert that reminded us of a lifetime of greatness.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:07PM
Friday, May 2, 2025

Tony nominations reward audacious risk-taking on Broadway by Charles McNulty

'Maybe Happy Ending,' 'Dead Outlaw,' Cole Escola's 'Oh, Mary!' and 'John Proctor Is the Villain' lead the competition for best musical and best play, with Audra McDonald in 'Gypsy' and Nicol…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:16PM
Monday, April 28, 2025

'Furlough's Paradise' imagines utopia for two Black cousins on a quest for liberty by Charles McNulty

a.k. payne's 'Furlough's Paradise,' winner of the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, opens at the Geffen Playhouse under the direction of Tinashe Kajese-Bolden.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:13PM
Sunday, April 27, 2025

'Dead Outlaw,' a musical about a famous corpse discovered in Long Beach, makes its way to Broadway by Charles McNulty

"Dead Outlaw," a Broadway musical about a famous corpse discovered in Long Beach from the team behind the Tony-winning musical "The Band's Visit," opens on Broadway.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:05PM
Friday, April 25, 2025

Josefina López brings Boyle Heights to Broadway in 'Real Women Have Curves: The Musical' by Andrea Flores

The Boyle Heights-inspired musical "Real Women Have Curves" makes its Broadway debut on Sunday, April 27. Playwright Josefina López speaks to De Los about its origin story.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:31PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Netflix and 'Stranger Things' take on Broadway. Enter at your own peril by Charles McNulty

'Stranger Things: The First Shadow,' a prequel to the hit streaming series, opens at the Marquis Theatre, bringing Netflix branding to Broadway.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:32AM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Playwright Keiko Green invites audiences to party like it's the apocalypse by Charles McNulty

Keiko Green's 'You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World,' a comedy about family, loss and environmental destruction, has its world premiere at South Coast Repertory in a production …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:32AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Post-Trump purge, can the Kennedy Center save itself? How Mark Morris showed the way by Mark Swed

Visit the embattled Kennedy Center post-Trump purge, and the place can feel abandoned. Leave it to dance provocateur Mark Morris to show a way forward for the national arts center.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:16AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Inside Geffen Playhouse's 2025-26 season: Athol Fugard, Pearl Cleage and multiple world premieres by Ashley Lee

The season includes new works from Roxana Ortega, Rudi Goblen and Beth Hyland, as well as notable premieres of plays by Douglas Lyons and Sara Porkalob.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:38PM
Monday, April 14, 2025

In the new musical 'Regency Girls,' young women in trouble discover empowerment on a road trip by Charles McNulty

"Regency Girls," a musical comedy about young women on a wild road trip in the Jane Austen-era, has its world premiere at the Old Globe in a production directed by Josh Rhodes.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:09PM
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

'Last Repair Shop' for LAUSD musicians gets $1-million gift, plus a visit from Yo-Yo Ma by Catherine Womack

The LAUSD program that provides free working instruments and was featured in the Oscar-winning doc 'The Last Repair Shop' receives $1 million to safeguard its future. Yo-Yo Ma marks the occa…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:36AM

Who's afraid of James Joyce? Elevator Repair Service takes a tour of 'Ulysses' by Charles McNulty

Elevator Repair Service's stage adaptation of 'Ulysses,' presented by UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance, inspires a rereading of the James Joyce classic. Years later, the takeaways ar…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:36AM
Monday, March 31, 2025

Alden Ehrenreich's mission to make L.A. a 'theater city' involves a 119-year-old trolley station by Kaitlyn Huamani

Actor Alden Ehrenreich bought a historic trolley station in Cypress Park and transformed it into a hub for artistic work and creativity, with the goal of making L.A. a 'theater city.'

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:18PM

In Broadway's latest 'Gypsy,' Audra McDonald takes our critic from doubt to spiritual epiphany by Charles McNulty

George C. Wolfe directs the new Broadway revival of "Gypsy" starring six-time Tony-winner Audra McDonald.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:18PM
Sunday, March 30, 2025

'Saul' brothers bond over 'Glengarry' stage work, shared comedy instincts by Stuart Miller

'Better Call Saul' screen siblings Bob Odenkirk and Michael McKean have reunited on Broadway for the revival of 'Glengarry Glen Ross.' Like Jimmy McGill, Odenkirk is feeling his way through …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:33PM
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Inside 'Maybe Happy Ending,' the revolutionary robot musical that has Broadway audiences aglow by Ashley Lee

This intimate spectacle was a hit in Asia for years, before the isolation of the pandemic and the existential threat of AI. The Times spoke with the cast and creative team about the musical'…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:47AM
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

All's unfair in love and identity politics in Echo Theater Company's 'One Jewish Boy' by Charles McNulty

Echo Theater Company artistic director Chris Fields directs the West Coast premiere of 'One Jewish Boy,' Stephen Laughton's two-hander starring Sharae Foxie and Zeke Goodman

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:42PM
Monday, March 24, 2025

Ron Sossi, founder of the provocative Odyssey Theatre in L.A., dies by Cerys Davies

Ron Sossi, who challenged theater conventions in Los Angeles as the artistic director of the Odyssey Theatre for a remarkable 50-plus years, has died.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:05AM
Friday, March 21, 2025

Kennedy Center contract employee strips nude in protest video and is promptly fired by Jessica Gelt

Kennedy Center contract employee Tavish Forsyth, troubled by President Trump's takeover of the national arts institution, strips naked and delivers a 35-minute protest poem suggesting that a…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:54AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre