Feud clouds fate of 'Clybourne Park' by Mike Boehm

Center Theatre Group's hopes of gaining some regard on Broadway -- and with it, perhaps some cash --appear to have run aground.Center Theatre Group's hopes of gaining some regard on Broadway…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:00am on February 2, 2012☆⚑

Gehry-designed New York theater to open with $25-million gift by Mike Boehm

Gehry s first project for a stage company - the new home of Manhattan s Signature Theatre - will be named the Pershing Square Signature Center.Gehry s first project for a stage company - …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:26pm on January 27, 2012☆⚑

Gehry-designed New York theater to open with $25-million gift by Mike Boehm

Frank Gehry's next building, the new home of New York's Signature Theatre, will open Tuesday. It's being named the Pershing Square Signature Center following a hedge fund's $25 million gift …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:01am on January 27, 2012☆⚑

Off Center Festival draws younger crowd to Segerstrom Center by Mike Boehm

Off Center Festival, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' bid to draw a younger audience, begins with 'Chautauqua!'Off Center Festival, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' bid to draw a young…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00am on January 18, 2012☆⚑

Horton Foote's children keep his plays alive by Mike Boehm

The playwright's two older children bring their father's 'Dividing the Estate' to the Old Globe while making plans to ensure his legacy.The playwright's two older children bring their father…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00am on January 15, 2012☆⚑

Horton Foote's children carry on his work, acting at Old Globe by Mike Boehm

Horton Foote's comedy "Dividing the Estate" features his daughter and son, Hallie and Horton Jr. Uniting to carry on their father's legacy means battling onstage as contentious siblings.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:00pm on January 14, 2012☆⚑

Long Beach Opera's Andreas Mitisek adds a new post in Chicago by Mike Boehm

Andreas Mitisek, will do double duty starting in September, when he ll assume the same role in Chicago.Andreas Mitisek, will do double duty starting in September, when he ll assume the same …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:54am on December 7, 2011☆⚑

'Studio SCR' series includes O.C.'s leading theater outsider by Mike Boehm

Orange County's leading outsider stage director, Dave Barton, will work inside the county's theatrical Big House for the first time in spring.Orange County's leading outsider stage director,…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:49am on December 7, 2011☆⚑

'Studio SCR' series includes O.C.'s leading theater outsider by Mike Boehm

Orange County's leading outsider stage director, Dave Barton, will work inside the county's theatrical Big House " South Coast Repertory " for the first time next spring as part of SCR's sec…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:02am on December 7, 2011☆⚑

Long Beach Opera's Andreas Mitisek adds a new post in Chicago by Mike Boehm

The adventurous Southern California company's general director will do double duty starting in September, when he ll assume the same role in Chicago.The adventurous Southern California compa…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:09am on December 7, 2011☆⚑

Ahmanson lands Broadway's 'Follies' to fill gap in its season by Mike Boehm

The current Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical, "Follies," will come to the Ahmanson Theatre in May. It fills a gap in the Ahmanson season created when a planned …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on December 6, 2011☆⚑

Berkeley Rep's Les Waters to head Actors Theatre of Louisville by Mike Boehm

Les Waters, associate artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, will be the next artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville. The appointment reverses the Kentucky to California…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:56pm on November 29, 2011☆⚑

NEA grants total $22.5 million, with $1.37 million for SoCal by Mike Boehm

The National Endowment for the Arts announced $22.5 million in grants Thursday. The average grant slipped slightly from previous rounds, reflecting recent budget cuts.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:43pm on November 17, 2011☆⚑

Ahmanson moves 'Fela!' from late April to mid-December start by Mike Boehm

The touring musical "Fela!" will play at the Ahmanson Theatre starting Dec. 13, moved up from its previously announced April opening. The change provides flexibility for finding a show to re…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:00pm on November 17, 2011☆⚑

Hershey Felder's new musical play will dramatize Lincoln's death by Mike Boehm

Hershey Felder will premiere "Lincoln -- An American Story for Actor and Symphony Orchestra," at the Pasadena Playhouse. It's the actor-pianist-composer's first musical that departs from the…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:53pm on November 15, 2011☆⚑

Troubadour Theater Co. and Rogue Machine top Ovation Awards by Mike Boehm

Troubadour Theater Company won five Ovation Awards in ceremonies Monday night at the Orpheum Theatre. Rogue Machine won three trophies for its play "Small Engine Repairs," and Stefan Marks w…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00am on November 15, 2011☆⚑

Sheldon Epps puts his director's hat back on in Pasadena by Mike Boehm

Sheldon Epps is back directing plays at Pasadena Playhouse. Now in his 15th year as artistic director, his attention had been diverted from the boards to bankruptcy proceedings as the theate…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00pm on November 5, 2011☆⚑

Duke Foundation creates nation's biggest artist-grant program by Mike Boehm

The Doris Duke Foundation has announced a new $50 million funding initiative for jazz, contemporary dance and theater, which includes the nation's biggest charitable grant program for indivi…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00am on October 22, 2011☆⚑

Actors in hit play 'Bakersfield Mist' are due for rare pay hike by Mike Boehm

"Bakersfield Mist," the Fountain Theatre's hit production, is about to reach its 80th performance. Under Actors' Equity union rules, the extended run means a rare pay hike for actors in a sm…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:37pm on October 11, 2011☆⚑

Noel Coward's seldom-seen 'Peace in Our Time' rings a bell by Mike Boehm

Antaeus Company's upcoming staging of the Noel Coward drama "Peace in Our Time" won't be the first in America after all, the Los Angeles ensemble acknowledged Tuesday -- or even the first in…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on October 5, 2011☆⚑

Noel Coward play to get U.S. premiere from L.A.'s Antaeus Co. by Mike Boehm

Noel Coward's 1946 drama "Peace in Our Time" will have its first U.S. staging in October. L.A.'s Antaeus Co. has adopted the speculative historical play, adding nine Coward songs.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:27pm on September 26, 2011☆⚑

O.C.'s Segerstrom Center for the Arts turns 25 by Mike Boehm

Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It didn't always define the performing arts as broadly as it does today.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on September 24, 2011☆⚑

Shakespeare Center L.A. honors Hollywood figures, professor by Mike Boehm

Shakespeare Center of Los Angles will honor filmmaker Roland Emmerich and entertainment lawyer Bert Fields for their work in keeping the Bard prominent. Emmerich's new film, `Anonymous,' and…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:14pm on September 22, 2011☆⚑

Filipino immigrant play 'Magno Rubio' to get L.A. revival by Mike Boehm

The [Inside} the Ford series offers a new translation -- into Tagalog -- of an admired play about Filipino immigrant farm workers in Depression-era California. Two other shows are world prem…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:06pm on September 14, 2011☆⚑

Online arts fundraising project passes $1-million mark by Mike Boehm

USA Artists' online do-it-yourself fundraising initiative for artists has passed the $1 million mark after nine month. The L.A.-based organization says 125 projects have been funded.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on September 13, 2011☆⚑