Thursday, March 15, 2018
"We're standing on the same stage where 'Oklahoma!' premiered," says British director Michael Grandage, gesturing at the flooring beneath his feet inside the historic St. James Theatre on We…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM[SHARE]Olaf the snowman is an important character in "Frozen" the musical. He's also a complicated puppet that requires careful care and maintenance. We meet Greg Hildreth, the actor tasked with ma…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 23, 2018
Princess dresses are not the sole purview of little girls. At the first preview of Disney Theatrical's new Broadway musical "Frozen" on Thursday night, the royal gowns were an equal-opportun…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:45AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 21, 2018
"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…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:15PM[SHARE]"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…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 15, 2018
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…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:30PM[SHARE]Monday, February 12, 2018
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…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 11, 2018
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…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 30, 2018
The 2018 Ovation Awards gave top honors to Actors Co-op's production of "33 Variations," and East West Players' "Next to Normal," the former taking the award for best production of a play in…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:10PM[SHARE]"Hello, Dolly!" which won four Tony Awards last year including best musical revival, is coming to Los Angeles as part of the Hollywood Pantages' 2018-19 season, the theater announced Tuesday…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:45PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 25, 2018
"Ain't Too Proud " The Life and Times of the Temptations" has been added to Center Theatre Group's 2018-19 season, Artistic Director Michael Ritchie announced Wednesday. The musical, with a …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 23, 2018
The Broadway hit "Rock of Ages" will try to return to its Los Angeles roots, one of the show's producers says. Matthew Weaver of Media Weaver Entertainment said he wants to restage the produ…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM[SHARE]Pam MacKinnon is a hot commodity on Broadway, where her work has scored Tony, Drama Desk and Obie awards, but now the director is headed west: American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 18, 2018
Philip Glass' "Satyagraha," Mozart's "The Clemency of Titus" and a world premiere by up-and-coming composer Ellen Reid will form part of Los Angeles Opera's 2018-19 season, the company annou…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:55PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Playwright and "This Is Us" writer Bekah Brunstetter's "The Cake," a comedy about a Christian-conservative baker who balks at making a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, will follow its prem…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:35PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 7, 2017
Click. Click. Click. The sound comes from deep inside Michael Luwoye's mouth, near the back of his tongue. It's not intentional. The "Hamilton" star clicks when he's trying to order his thou…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM[SHARE]Rory O'Malley's husband says O'Malley's head has gotten bigger since it's been wearing a crown. O'Malley doesn't argue. Playing King George III in the national tour of "Hamilton," after ruli…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:55AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 22, 2017
For better or for worse, Hollywood is stitching itself more thoroughly into the fabric of theater. Here are some of the latest threads " casting news, opening-night announcements and more. "…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 17, 2017
"Shameless" writer Molly Smith Metzler calls theater her "secret lover." "I always want to be with her the most," she says, "and when I'm doing anything else, I'm thinking about her." In thi…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:05AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Center Theatre Group will announce Wednesday the addition of three productions to its 2018-19 season, including the 9/11 musical "Come From Away." Irene Sankoff and David Hein's show, which …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 8, 2017
A wiry orange alien scuttles across a cracked parking lot near the corner of 4th and Main streets downtown. The creature towers over the acting secretary of the Interior, who stands before a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 12, 2017
In 2015, the Smithsonian asked music lovers to submit photos they'd taken of their favorite rock 'n' rollers. Four-thousand pictures later, the book "Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unse…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, September 15, 2017
It has all the hallmarks of a movie trailer " the fast pace, the quick cuts, the relentless beat. "Something primal," a deep voice intones. "Something raw. Something otherworldly. Something …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 7, 2017
When Geert Chatrou whistles, it's easy to picture the birds trilling and flitting around Snow White in the classic 1937 film. The two-time world champion from the Netherlands stands onstage …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:20PM[SHARE]"Dear Evan Hansen," the heart-wrenching Broadway hit that dominated this year's Tony Awards with six wins including best musical, will come to Los Angeles as part of Center Theatre Group's 2…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, August 25, 2017
Jane Kaczmarek will star as the Stage Manager in an upcoming production of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," a co-production of Pasadena Playhouse and Deaf West Theatre. The play, directed by To…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:50PM[SHARE]Monday, August 14, 2017
Contestants in "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda's #Ham4All campaign were vying for a rare prize: tickets to opening night of the musical in Los Angeles, plus airfare, hotel accommodatio…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:55PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 10, 2017
Joshua Henry is at a loss for words. It doesn't happen often. The gregarious, golden-voiced actor who stars as Aaron Burr in the national tour of "Hamilton" opening Aug. 16 at the Hollywood …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM[SHARE]"Have you heard of a show called 'Hamilton'?" Emmy Raver-Lampman's agent asked her in spring 2015. The actress had just concluded the national tour of "Wicked" in Los Angeles. The hype surro…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Wendie Malick is set to star alongside a cast with notable television résumés for the world premiere of playwright Paul Rudnick's "Big Night," Center Theatre Group announced Tuesday. The p…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:50PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 29, 2017
Tony-winning actor Mandy Patinkin dropped out of the Broadway show "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" on Friday, after an announcement that he would be replacing African American ac…
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