Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Alison Bechdel’s graphic coming-of-age memoir, “Fun Home,” doesn’t exactly seem the stuff of Broadway musicals. The book -- which has become a touchstone of gender identity since its…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:45PMFriday, April 24, 2015
South Coast Repertory, known for its prolific commissioning of new works by both emerging and established writers, now has more firepower behind it.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:50PMFriday, March 13, 2015
Claudia Lavista wears many hats. She is co-artistic director of Delfos Danza Contemporánea, one of Mexico's premier contemporary dance companies. She is also a leading choreographer, a wife…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PMTuesday, January 27, 2015
The Great White Way is just that – white with fresh snow – from the massive snowstorm that hit New York, but after a dark Monday, most of Broadway's Tuesday night performances will go on…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:40PMSaturday, November 8, 2014
Cyndi Lauper knows what she wants: good lighting. Harvey Fierstein knows what he wants too: "Whatever she wants," he said with a laugh.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00PMTuesday, October 28, 2014
“The Pope of Broadway” will be getting a face-lift.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:45PMMonday, October 20, 2014
Comedians may be known for their frenetic personalities, but as Andrea Martin descends the Santa Monica hotel staircase, she slowly takes in the foggy ocean view through a wall of glass. "Mm…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMThursday, September 25, 2014
Inside a theater among the warehouses of L.A.'s Arts District, an ensemble of actors in their early 20s scattered across a bare stage like billiard balls after the strike of a cue. Some prac…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMMonday, September 22, 2014
"The Lion King" is now officially King of the Beasts on Broadway: The hit musical is the top-earning ticket of all time, the Associated Press reported Monday.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:49PMFriday, September 12, 2014
Girls just wanna have fun. So do boys. And so do boys dressed as girls.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00PMWednesday, May 7, 2014
The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance is bringing on internationally renowned choreographer William Forsythe to join the faculty as a professor in fall 2015 — just in time to greet the ne…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00PMSaturday, March 22, 2014
The Sunday Conversation: Liza Minnelli is taking her new stage show, 'Simply Liza,' on the road, including her Disney Hall debut. She dishes the new show, her love of Broadway, being a fan o…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AMSaturday, March 15, 2014
Coloratura soprano Albina Shagimuratova, performing 'Lucia di Lammermoor' at the L.A. Opera, talks about a most demanding -- and 'beautiful' -- role.The sound of a woman descending into madn…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30AMFriday, March 14, 2014
Who knew the sound of insanity could be so beautiful?
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:11PMSunday, February 9, 2014
The 3-year-old Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge — a growing local hub for live music, dance, drama and other cultural events — has named Thor Steingraber as …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:24PMFriday, January 10, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Zoe Kazan talks up the new play she's written, 'Trudy and Max in Love,' her talented family and her two loves, acting and writing.Stage and screen credits abound in Zoe Kazan's family &mdash…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:30AMWednesday, December 11, 2013
'It's a lot of fun and kind of surreal,' says Keegan-Michael Key, part of the guest lineup at the 'Christmas Carol' spoof at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.Despite his expressive elasticity as hal…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMThursday, December 5, 2013
The Pasadena Playhouse announced Thursday that Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) will star in the world premiere of “Above the …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PMMonday, November 18, 2013
The seemingly cursed musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will be turning off its lights for good come January -- at least on Broadway.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:44PMThe seemingly cursed Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will reportedly be turning off its lights for good come January.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:53PMSaturday, November 16, 2013
Los Angeles Opera's 'The Magic Flute,' with live performance and animation, is decidedly nontraditional. Barrie Kosky is its contrary creative force.In a bare rehearsal space downtown at the…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMWednesday, November 13, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Through a handful of ambitious public spaces, Wallis Annenberg has made her mark in Southern California.The star power under a tented ballroom enclosing a blocklong stretch of Beverly Hills'…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMWednesday, October 23, 2013
The singer-actress, headed to L.A. for a Saturday concert, talks about songs that connect her to family and to a fondly remembered past.Soprano Audra McDonald is clearing out junk — in…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:30AMFriday, October 18, 2013
The Hollywood elite turned out in droves for the inaugural gala of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday night in Beverly Hills.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:58PMThursday, October 17, 2013
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will officially open its doors Thursday evening with a black-tie gala co-hosted by Robert Redford, Brad Pitt and Jamie Tisch, as well as…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:30PMTuesday, October 15, 2013
'Anne,' a new exhibition at the Museum of Tolerance, delves into the teenage Holocaust victim Anne Frank's experiences.Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti sat alone in a front-row folding chair …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30AMWednesday, October 2, 2013
Considered a touchstone of 1980s activism, the play and its message are relevant today, says Simon Levy, its director. Actor Tim Cummings is quietly stripping on stage at Los Angeles' Founta…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:35PMSaturday, September 14, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Patricia Bardon played a recording of 'Carmen' featuring Placido Domingo 'to death,' she says. Now she's starring with him conducting.Growing up in Dublin, Ireland, mezzo-soprano Patricia Ba…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:30PM 
