55 stories by "Les Spindle"
Matty Simmons, the original CEO of National Lampoon, is returning to the fold with his production of Sketches From the National Lampoon, at the Hayworth Theatre. Richards Levinson, who has w…
Elliot Shoenman's new A Heap of Livin', at the Odyssey, examines a famous country singer (Lawrence Pressman) whose days are numbered. His daughters (Jayne Brook, Didi Conn) must make decisio…
David Wiener, best known for Extraordinary Chambers at the Geffen, returns to an earlier play in a very different style with Cassiopeia, at Boston Court. It was inspired by personal communic…
As the Colony struggles for survival in a financial crisis, it offers Willy Holtzman's The Morini Strad. It serendipitously explores the crucial role that art plays in our lives, says its st…
Pacific Resident Theatre brings Nora, Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of Ibsen's A Doll's House, to LA, with Dana Jackson directing. She and cast member Bruce French discuss how Bergman stripped…
Rogue Machine is on a roll. Artistic director John Perrin Flynn hopes that the hits keep comin', starting Saturday with A Bright New Boise by Samuel D. Hunter. "It's a play that cuts acr…
No performers under age 60 are allowed in The Beat Goes On!, the latest musical production from Jackie "The Pink Lady" Goldberg. Writer/director/choreographer Cate Caplin is attempting to bo…
The star of Hair, Boss, and Glee prepares to go head-to-head with Alfred Molina in John Logan's Tony-winning drama.
The Shakespeare Theatre of Los Angeles offers an intoxicating version of the Bard's classic comedy.
The talented actor and playwright discusses his newest stage work, No Way Around But Through at L.A.'s Falcon Theatre.
Hollywood Fringe Festival returns for its third year with more programs over more of the area. It's also on-target for more ticket sales. READ MORE
The award-winning composer-lyricist discusses his new musicals, Queen of the Mist, Los Otros and Giant, and his hit comedy, Sukie and Sue.
Stage veterans and Tony nominees Jan Maxwell and Jayne Houdyshell resume their roles in Sondheim's musical Follies when the remount opens tonight at Ahmanson Theatre. READ MORE
Playwright/actor John Pollono earns 3 Garland Awards with his world-premiere play "Small Engine Repair," presented by Rogue Machine at L.A.'s Theatre/Theater.
Center Theatre Group has imported Rashad's acclaimed Ebony Repertory Theatre production to its Kirk Douglas Theatre season, and Rashad again helms.
The Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles has announced a thrilling slate of productions for this venerable venue's 45th season in 2012.
Performers work hard to transition between musicals and nonmusicals, when given the opportunities.
Brooke Shields in Roger Kumble's debuting comedy Girls Talk, Stacy Keach and Jane Kazcamarek in Death of a Salesman, Michael Learned and Granville Van Dusen in Southern Comforts, and A Raisi…
February L.A. fare is highlighted by Kevin Anderson in Neil Labute's The Break of Noon, Jenny Powers in the world premiere musical Dangerous Beauty, Constantine Maroulis in the Broadway hit …
February L.A. fare is highlighted by Kevin Anderson in Neil Labute's The Break of Noon, Jenny Powers in the world premiere musical Dangerous Beauty, Constantine Maroulis in the Broadway hit …
New Year's highlights include Jane Fonda in 33 Variations, John Lithgow telling Stories by Heart, the Tony-winning revival of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, the equestrian extr…
Dick Van Dyke in Step in Time!--A Musical Memoir, Helen Hunt in Much Ado About Nothing, Kathleen Turner and Matthew Rhys in The Graduate, and the new touring production of West Side Story ar…
Alice Ripley in the Pulitzer-winning musical Next to Normal, Randy Newman's Harps and Angels, the national tour of West Side Story, Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein, and Tom Stoppard's Ro…
This month's highlights include Andrea McArdle in Annie; Mike Farrell and Jim Parrack in Terre Haute; Gregory Itzin, Amy Pietz, and Steven Weber in Enron; Stephanie Zimbalist in Tea at Five;…
Raul Esparza and Brooke Shields in the Broadway bound Alan Menken tuner Leap of Faith, Judith Ivey in The Glass Menagerie, Jason Alexander and Stephanie J. Block in They're Playing Our …
