"Frozen" co-creator Jennifer Lee and her boyfriend, Alfred Molina, sit toward the front of the historic St. James Theatre late Tuesday afternoon for a special dress rehearsal of the new Broa…
"Frozen" co-creator Jennifer Lee and her boyfriend, Alfred Molina, sit toward the front of the historic St. James Theatre for a special dress rehearsal - a sneak peek for industry people bef…
With a 24/7 news cycle delivering one stress-inducing headline after another, it may feel like a hard-knock life. But when the Hollywood Bowl announces its 2018 lineup Wednesday, the summer …
Here's an exclusive early look at the Hollywood Bowl's summer lineup, which features more dance (including Savion Glover and Lil Buck), some big classical names (Thomas Adès) and throwback …
A new translation of Chekhov's play manages to modernize a classic without updating it. The result is a strong, smartly acted production under the direction of playwright Richard Nelson.
Sometimes you don't know how much you need Anton Chekhov until you re-encounter him. "Uncle Vanya," one of the Russian writer's four dramatic masterpieces, is on view here at the Old Globe's…
How do cultures on opposite sides of the planet interpret the Earth and its mythology? A notebook comparing the mariachi opera "To Cross the Face of the Moon" and the elaborate gamelan/dance…
Tim Robbins' theater company looks to its own members' family stories to create a new work about America's immigrants. The result is a little monotonous but ultimately powerful " and deeply …
"The New Colossus," a performance work created by the Actors' Gang in collaboration with company artistic director Tim Robbins, is inspired by the stories of ensemble members' ancestors who …
A Noise Within has taken some liberties with the text, and if you can get past that, you'll find a breathless theatrical experience full of thrills and chills.
New York artist Louise Nevelson is best remembered for sculptures constructed of cast-aside wood, the pieces aligned vertically as if reaching for the sky. "Occupant," a play about her life,…
It seems appropriate that a musical about miracles is itself a bit of a wonder. Introduced off-Broadway in 1997 and produced on Broadway in 2014, "Violet" has secured a cadre of fans but no …
In this week's small-theater guide: Open Fist's "One Year Later," Sacred Fools' "The Art Couple," Actors Co-op's "A Walk in the Woods" and Celebration's "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - The…
Shocked, wordless, traumatized. That was the emotional condition Canadian actor and theater director Jonathon Young experienced after his young daughter died in an accidental fire. Young's E…
Jeff Daniels will play the inimitable lawyer Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's forthcoming Broadway adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," a spokesman for the produc…
Quiara Alegria Hudes' powerful, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a family grappling with ghosts of the past opens at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles " but not without some problems.
Falstaff will get the Tom Hanks treatment when the actor stars in the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles' production of "Henry IV," the center is expected to announce Monday. The cast also wi…
Audible, the massive audiobook company that's owned by Amazon, just announced a "first round" of commissions for playwrights including Lauren Gunderson and Leah Winkler. But the plays won't …
Put the theater in your pocket. Or your purse. Or wherever you keep your phone or tablet. That is the goal behind the latest move from audio book and podcast company Audible, which this week…
Border walls as art and Hamlet with dogs. Southern California can never be accused of being boring. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with your weekly dose all …
At a time when the issue of immigration is used like a political football, it's easy for some to distance themselves emotionally from the debate. Martyna Majok's drama pulls us back into rea…
Darja, an immigrant from Poland who calls the industrial wastelands of New Jersey home, can regularly be found waiting for a bus near the factory where, until it was shut down, she was emplo…
If you've read Chaim Potok's "The Chosen," you know this story, but it bears repeating. Two teen boys live not quite five blocks apart in 1940s Brooklyn, but they've never met because they m…
This week's theater picks: "The City of Conversation," examining the right-left divide in American politics; Shakespeare's "Henry V"; "The Cake," about religious divides and family bonds; an…
The beloved soprano's one-night-only concert at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is a mix of opera, Broadway and even a bit of politics at night's end.