One of the few directives that Lin-Manuel Miranda gave to designer Paul Tazewell about his costume for Alexander Hamilton was that he be represented in green - because "green is the color of…
The 2016 Tony Awards will be handed out Sunday, and you won't want to miss Broadway's big night. Here's everything you need to know about tuning in to the 70th Tony Awards and the r…
At the beginning of every Improvised Shakespeare Company show at Largo, founder and director Blaine Swen steps up to briefly explain what is about to take place: a play, in the style of Shak…
They were supposed to be a secret, but when word leaked that the new "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" in London was using real owls during performances, fans of the saga went wild on soci…
During rehearsal sessions for the Tony Awards, theater seats are adorned with cardboard images of nominees' names and faces. Broadway's biggest night, Sunday at the Beacon Theatre, is an ela…
The suspense over the Tony Awards is usually about which show will win for best musical, the prize with the most lucrative consequences. But this year we all know that "Hamilton," nominated …
The line between political reporting and parody is blurrier than ever these days, especially since Donald Trump launched his presidential run. It's not always obvious whether a headline come…
The most memorable acting of the year was a group affair.
The Tony Awards are Sunday and the nominations include not only a record 16 nominations for "Hamilton," but strong showings for "Shuffle Along," "She Loves Me," "Eclipsed," "The Humans" a…
The all-nighter may be a collegiate rite of passage fueled by vending machine snacks and stale coffee, but this weekend six professional playwrights will willingly set aside their sensible a…
Barbara Kasten, "Construct 32," 1986, silver dye bleach print, 37 by 29.5 inches (MOCA Pacific Design Center) "Barbara Kasten: Stages" makes you wonder why the Museum of Contemporary Art doe…
Broadway has been good to Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick. His elegant home on New York's Upper West Side has a gorgeous view of Central Park. In his living room, with its co…
The Times asked me to cite my "five top musicals," but I don't have five. I have 25, 100, 250. This rich art has thrown off countless wonderful or admirable or brilliant shows, so we need to…
On Sunday, the Tony Awards will recognize artists who did exceptional work in the 2015-16 Broadway season. As always, there's a rich bounty of nominated talent to choose from, but the�…
According to iTunes, I have listened to the "Hamilton" original Broadway cast recording something like 40 times since I bought it in March, after Lin-Manuel Miranda and Co. accepted the G…
Playwright Rajiv Joseph defies categorization. His most famous work, "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," is an absurd anthropomorphic romp that blurs the line between animals and humans, humo…
Nothing is free in this world. And nothing is free when it comes to the Tony Awards, either. Just ask the team behind the recent revival of "Spring Awakening." The annual award show "Â Bro…
Swedish choreographer Mats Ek shocked the dance world when he announced in January that he would be retiring his repertoire of works from the world stage. The news means Southern California …
A precious First Folio of Shakespeare plays, one of several on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library, has arrived at the San Diego Central Library, where it will remain for the next month…
Meryl Streep won her third Academy Award in 2012 for portraying former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. On Monday, the actress channeled another conservative poltician, dressing up …
Meryl Streep won her third Academy Award in 2012 for portraying former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. This week, the actress channeled another conservative poltician, dressing up …
As Broadway prepares for the Tony Awards on Sunday, CBS has kicked into promotional high gear, with comedian James Corden cross-pollinating his role as host of the network's "The Late Late S…
Peter Shaffer, the Academy Award-winning British playwright whose stage dramas "Amadeus" and "Equus" were turned into acclaimed movies, has died. He was 90. Shaffer died early Monday at the …
The scene was a familiar one: Flounder was swimming upstream again, in pursuit of his mermaid friend Ariel. "Ariel, I'm coming!" he shouted, cutting through the crowd in a bright…
Visual splendor is a familiar and welcome component of the pieces created by Rosanna Gamson for her nine-dancer ensemble. Few Los Angeles choreographers use theater technology quite so disti…