Villon: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Obie-winning playwright Murray Mednick takes a look at the Middle Ages life of notorious French poet Francois Villon.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:36pm on February 21, 2014☆⚑

Noel Coward's Brief Encounter: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

This English import, a classic romance of decent married lovers resolutely resisting adultery, arrives in Beverly Hills.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:27pm on February 21, 2014☆⚑

Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' Arrives at the L.A. Opera by Jordan Riefe

"It is long, it is hard, it is arduous. You can't sleep on the podium in this piece," conductor James Conlon told THR of the three-hour opera, which begins its run Feb. 22.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:12pm on February 21, 2014☆⚑

The Bridges of Madison County: Theater Review by David Rooney

Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale star as younger versions of the lovers played onscreen by Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood in this musical based on Robert James Waller's bestseller.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on February 20, 2014☆⚑

The Standbys: Film Review by John Defore

Stephanie Riggs introduces three Broadway actors who spend most of their jobs offstage.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:58pm on February 20, 2014☆⚑

'Bronx Bombers' Bombs on Broadway by David Rooney

The dramatized tribute to the New York Yankees, which counted the team and Major League Baseball among its presenting producers, will play its final performance March 2, less than a month af…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:23pm on February 20, 2014☆⚑

Michelle Obama to Host Lifetime's 'Trip to Bountiful' Screening by Philiana Ng

The TV adaptation of the Horton Foote play will be screened Feb. 24 as part of Black History Month.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:16pm on February 20, 2014☆⚑

Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project Finds New Home at the Theatre at Ace by Jordan Riefe

The choreographer's dance troupe will perform three new works in the newly-restored Ace Hotel, including one set to music by Bryce Dessner and David Lang of The National.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:07pm on February 20, 2014☆⚑

Firemen: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A challenging drama of underage seduction arrives in Atwater Village.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:32pm on February 18, 2014☆⚑

The Recommendation: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A privileged aspiring movie director -- Brentwood-raised, Harvard-Westlake-educated -- finds his morality tested through his friendship with the son of an Ethiopian immigrant.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:09pm on February 18, 2014☆⚑

Love, Noel: The Letters And Songs Of Noel Coward: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A staged pastiche of Noel Coward's correspondence arrives, fittingly, at the former Beverly Hills post office.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:23am on February 18, 2014☆⚑

David Hyde Pierce Talks Directing Stage Play 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' by Jordan Riefe

The "Frasier" alum was nominated in 2013 for his performance as Vanya in the play and returns to direct the show's L.A. run at the Mark Taper Forum through March 9.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:56pm on February 17, 2014☆⚑

British Theater Director Emma Rice Previews Her 'Brief Encounter' Stage Adaptation by Jordan Riefe

"There's a brilliant, perfect film out there and there's no need to replicate that," Rice says of her 90-minute stage adaptation, running through March 23 at Beverly Hills' Wallis Annenberg …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:51pm on February 17, 2014☆⚑

'Idol' Couple Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo Embrace Samson & Delilah on Concept Album by Fred Bronson

A musical version of the biblical story was written by former William Morris agent Ron Yatter and has been 30 years in the making.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:00pm on February 14, 2014☆⚑

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

The Broadway comedy hit, which won a Tony for Best Play in 2013, arrives in downtown L.A. in a production directed by David Hyde Pierce.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:20pm on February 13, 2014☆⚑

Dinner With Friends: Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores the complexities of marriage and friendship.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:50pm on February 13, 2014☆⚑

Inside the Legal Battle Over a Lucrative 'Dirty Dancing' Stage Musical (Exclusive) by Eriq Gardner

A blockbuster success couldn't stop an arbitration over global rights to the romance story.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:22am on February 12, 2014☆⚑

Hugh Jackman to Host 2014 Tony Awards by Philiana Ng

UPDATED: The Tony-winning actor will front New York theater's biggest night for the fourth time.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:16pm on February 11, 2014☆⚑

Maggie Gyllenhaal to Make Broadway Debut by Philiana Ng

The Oscar-nominated actress will star opposite Ewan McGregor in the revival of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:17pm on February 11, 2014☆⚑

Diahann Carroll Withdraws from 'A Raisin in the Sun' by David Rooney

LaTanya Richardson Jackson steps into the spring Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's landmark drama, starring opposite Denzel Washington.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:49pm on February 9, 2014☆⚑

Bronx Bombers: Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Yankee legends past and present are the main characters of Eric Simonson's baseball-themed drama read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00pm on February 6, 2014☆⚑

Theater Review: Above The Fold by Myron Meisel

Playwright Bernard Weinraub -- the former Hollywood correspondent for the New York Times and husband of Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal -- stages a newspaper drama in Pasadena based on the…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:17pm on February 6, 2014☆⚑

Oprah Winfrey in Talks to Make Broadway Debut by The Hollywood Reporter

The media mogul may star opposite Tony winner Audra McDonald in a revival of the Pulitzer-winning play "'night, Mother."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:49pm on February 6, 2014☆⚑

'Matilda the Musical' Announces North American Tour by Ashley Lee

The Tony-winning Broadway musical, featuring music and lyrics by Australian comedian Tim Minchin, will hit the road in May 2015.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:38pm on February 6, 2014☆⚑

'True Blood' Actor Joins 'Of Mice and Men' Cast (Exclusive) by Ashley Lee

James Franco, Chris O'Dowd and Leighton Meester will also star in Tony-winner Anna D. Shapiro's production of the John Steinbeck classic.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:29pm on February 6, 2014☆⚑