Thursday, June 27, 2013
Adam Shankman approaches causes important to him with a certain sense of humor.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:13PMTuesday, June 25, 2013
Broadway will dim its lights Wednesday to honor James Gandolfini, the "The Sopranos” star and Tony nominee who died last week at the age of 51.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:18PMHard-core rap could soon be experienced by a whole new crowd. A new musical inspired by Tupac Shakur's music is in development, with an eye toward Broadway.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:35AMWednesday, June 19, 2013
“Dancing With the Stars” alums -- and exes -- Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovski will reunite on the New York stage.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:58PMTuesday, June 18, 2013
Maggie Gyllenhaal will return to the stage next spring as a pregnant wife who tries to pedal off her libido in “The Village Bike," producers announced Tuesday.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:39PMThe Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has awarded more than $127,000 to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMThursday, June 13, 2013
Sandra Bullock could soon sign on for the hard-knock life: The Oscar-winner is reportedly in talks to play the boozed-up Miss Hannigan in Sony Pictures' planned reboot of "Annie."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:02PMTuesday, June 11, 2013
The offbeat 2007 movie "Waitress" is getting a musical makeover courtesy of pop star Sara Bareilles and the producers of the Tony Award-winning musical revival 'Pippin.'
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:27AMWednesday, June 5, 2013
Sting returns to his roots for "The Last Ship," a new musical based on the singer-songwriter’s childhood, with an eye toward Broadway.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:14PMTuesday, June 4, 2013
Broadway will dim its marquees for one minute Wednesday at 8 p.m. to honor the memory of stage and screen star Jean Stapleton, the Broadway League said.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:30PMTuesday, May 28, 2013
Superstorm Sandy was a force behind Broadway’s 6.2% dip in audience attendance -- its lowest level in several years, according to end-of-season statistics reported Tuesday by the Broad…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:04PMRebecca Hall, fresh off her turn as a brilliant biologist in "Iron Man 3," will make her Broadway debut playing a murderess in a revival of "Machinal."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:28PMTuesday, May 21, 2013
It’s the end of an artistic era: After more than a century, the Metropolitan Opera has disbanded its ballet with a modern-day buyout.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMBette Midler might have been snubbed when in comes to Tony nominations this year, but she seems to be having the last laugh at the box office.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:50AMSaturday, May 18, 2013
Vincent Kartheiser will swap his sharp suits for ruffles and coattails. The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis announced that the “Mad Men” star will play Mr. Darcy in its summer pro…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:45AMFriday, May 17, 2013
Carole King seems to have fans in high places: The singer-songwriter's life will be staged with an eye toward Broadway, and next week her oeuvre will be honored at the White House.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:49PMTuesday, May 14, 2013
Billy Crystal announced Tuesday he will bring his Tony-winning play “700 Sundays” back to Broadway one last time.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:38PMWednesday, May 8, 2013
The Beatles are Broadway bound once again. Producers announced Wednesday that "Let it Be" will transfer from London's West End for a limited summer run in New York.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:09PMTuesday, May 7, 2013
Broadway’s Tony contenders have yet to experience the typical box-office boost following last week's nominations.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:50AMMonday, May 6, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Girl power didn't last long on stage: Producers announced Thursday the Spice Girls musical will close early in London after a lackluster six-month run. The final performance is June 29.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:08PMMonday, April 29, 2013
Actress Amanda Peet has added some star power to her debut as a playwright. Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker will play mother and daughter facing family and fiscal troubles in Peet&rsq…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PMStage and screen star Jonathan Groff has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's "The Normal Heart," an HBO film about the early days of the AIDS epidemic in New York City.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:01AMFriday, April 26, 2013
Zachary Quinto is going from sci-fi to the stage.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:25PMThursday, April 25, 2013
Recalling an age of highly crafted public personas, the new Broadway play “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers” reflects on a Hollywood era when movie deals were mad…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30AMTuesday, April 23, 2013
“Broadway is and has always been a tough place for new shows to succeed, and we want to get this right,” Thomas Vierte, one of the musical's producers, told the New York Times. Vierte ad…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:24PMMore than 25 years after Roddy Doyle wrote "The Commitments," the bestselling book-turned-movie is bound for London’s West End.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:10PMMonday, April 22, 2013
Producers have again rotated the lead lovers in the Tony-winning musical “Once.”
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:11PMTuesday, April 16, 2013
Joe Mantello, who was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Ned Weeks in the 2011 Broadway production of "The Normal Heart,” has signed on for a different role in Ryan Murp…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:34PMActress Brooke Shields this summer will make her first move from stage to director’s chair for the Hollywood Bowl’s production of “Chicago.”
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:47PM 
