146 stories by "Deborah Vankin"
The Sunday Conversation: Liza Minnelli is taking her new stage show, 'Simply Liza,' on the road, including her Disney Hall debut. She dishes the new show, her love of Broadway, being a fan o…
Coloratura soprano Albina Shagimuratova, performing 'Lucia di Lammermoor' at the L.A. Opera, talks about a most demanding -- and 'beautiful' -- role.The sound of a woman descending into madn…
Who knew the sound of insanity could be so beautiful?
The 3-year-old Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge — a growing local hub for live music, dance, drama and other cultural events — has named Thor Steingraber as …
Zoe Kazan talks up the new play she's written, 'Trudy and Max in Love,' her talented family and her two loves, acting and writing.Stage and screen credits abound in Zoe Kazan's family &mdash…
'It's a lot of fun and kind of surreal,' says Keegan-Michael Key, part of the guest lineup at the 'Christmas Carol' spoof at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.Despite his expressive elasticity as hal…
The Pasadena Playhouse announced Thursday that Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) will star in the world premiere of “Above the …
The seemingly cursed musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will be turning off its lights for good come January -- at least on Broadway.
The seemingly cursed Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will reportedly be turning off its lights for good come January.
Los Angeles Opera's 'The Magic Flute,' with live performance and animation, is decidedly nontraditional. Barrie Kosky is its contrary creative force.In a bare rehearsal space downtown at the…
Through a handful of ambitious public spaces, Wallis Annenberg has made her mark in Southern California.The star power under a tented ballroom enclosing a blocklong stretch of Beverly Hills'…
The singer-actress, headed to L.A. for a Saturday concert, talks about songs that connect her to family and to a fondly remembered past.Soprano Audra McDonald is clearing out junk — in…
The Hollywood elite turned out in droves for the inaugural gala of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday night in Beverly Hills.Â
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will officially open its doors Thursday evening with a black-tie gala co-hosted by Robert Redford, Brad Pitt and Jamie Tisch, as well …
'Anne,' a new exhibition at the Museum of Tolerance, delves into the teenage Holocaust victim Anne Frank's experiences.Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti sat alone in a front-row folding chair …
Considered a touchstone of 1980s activism, the play and its message are relevant today, says Simon Levy, its director. Actor Tim Cummings is quietly stripping on stage at Los Angeles' Founta…
Our Comedy Radar is going off because …
Patricia Bardon played a recording of 'Carmen' featuring Placido Domingo 'to death,' she says. Now she's starring with him conducting.Growing up in Dublin, Ireland, mezzo-soprano Patricia Ba…
Alison Pill is finding herself in the dark these days -- for play rehearsals, anyway.
Yo, the Italian Stallion is coming to Broadway and Andy Karl will play the struggling Philly boxer-with-heart in the upcoming musical, “Rocky,” producers announced on Monday. Mar…
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, which will finally open its long-awaited doors for a gala celebration in October, has announced additional programs for its inaugural sea…
The sun will come out -- tomorrow. But the forecast looks cloudy for the Broadway revival of “Annie” in the not-too-distant future.
A certain luminescent Genie will take the Broadway stage this spring – along with Princess Jasmine, Prince Ali and Jafar -- in a new, musical adaptation of Disney’s 1992 animated…
