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Theater Review: Ethical quandaries buzz in 'The Nether'
In the musical "Avenue Q," there's a happy-go-lucky song about a dirty little computer secret. It's called "The Internet Is for Porn." Theatergoers from the respectable middle class giggle helplessly throughout this number, but imagine how quickly the...
Tags: Arts and Culture
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Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announces winners for 2012
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle named the winners of its annual awards on Monday for stage productions that opened last year. Sharing the honors for best production were the national tour of "The Book of Mormon" at the Pantages Theatre; "Cyrano" at...
Tags: John Hurt, The Book of Mormon (musical), War Horse (movie), Arts and Culture, Christine Lakin
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Val Kilmer taking his offbeat Mark Twain show on the road
Although it seems like Hal Holbrook has owned the role of Mark Twain for decades, another actor has staked a theatrical claim to the white-haired novelist and wit. Val Kilmer has been working on "Citizen Twain," a solo play in which he plays the writer,...
Tags: Mark Twain, Heat (movie), Top Gun (movie), Hal Holbrook, Arts and Culture
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Place your bets on these spring theater picks
An American classic staged by a veteran actor, a musical farce to delight Anglophiles, and a reworking of a landmark 19th century drama are just a few of the more promising theater offerings this season. Predicting which will become a hit is always a...
Tags: Murder, Hartford Stage, Music, Theater, Entertainment
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Prince plays 'Fallon,' apparently smashes another dude's guitar
Attention, rock stars: When Jimmy Fallon introduces you on his chat show as "one of the most legendary and influential musicians of all time," apparently you've got the run of the place. At least that's the message suggested by Prince's appearance...
Tags: No Age (music group), Music, Entertainment, Jimmy Fallon
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Gloria Pall dies at 85; Voluptua character deemed too sexy for TV
On a December night in 1954, Los Angeles met the woman it would soon deem too hot for television. After the success of Vampira, the glamorous ghoul of 1950s late-night TV, executives at KABC-TV (Channel 7) cast Gloria Pall, a showgirl and model, as...
Tags: Elvis Presley, Heart Failure, Services and Shopping, Entertainment, Brooklyn (New York City)
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What theater leaders are eager to see at others' venues
Just because they run their own theater companies doesn't mean they can't look forward to what's ahead on other stages in 2013. We asked some of Los Angeles' theater community leaders what they resolve to see in the new year — at some place other...
Tags: Alvin Ailey, Arts and Culture, Music, Entertainment, Neil LaBute
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2012 in review: Teamwork enlivens the theater world
Could the theater artist of 2012 really be … Samuel Beckett? Well, the 1969 Nobel Prize winner had stiff competition this year from Anton Chekhov, dead for more than a hundred years but more alive than ever onstage. Chekhov's early play "Ivanov"...
Tags: Samuel Beckett, Andrew Garfield, Clybourne Park (play), Philip Seymour Hoffman, Arthur Miller
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‘Walking Dead’: Danai Gurira doubles as Michonne and a playwright
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comThis post has been corrected. See below for details. Danai Gurira cast a glance around the dining room of an ...... -
Ben McKenzie, Fred Willard among guest stars for 'Carol' comedy
The upcoming Second City production of "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre will feature a changing roster of guest stars. Among the names confirmed to make guest appearances in the comedy production are "Southland" star...
Tags: Henry Rollins, Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), Ed Begley Jr., Celebrities, The Simpsons (tv program)
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Center Theatre Group, Celebration Theatre top 2012 Ovation Awards
Southern California's biggest theater company was the biggest winner at the 2012 Ovation Awards, which were handed out Monday evening at a ceremony at the Los Angeles Theatre in downtown. Center Theatre Group scooped 13 trophies for its productions of...
Tags: London Theatre, War Horse (movie), Animals, Celebrities, Music
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Danai Gurira, Samuel D. Hunter among Whiting Award winners
Four playwrights are among this year's 10 winners of the Whiting Writers' Awards, which honors writers in various fields. The playwrights are Danai Gurira and Meg Miroshnik, both of whom reside in Los Angeles, and Samuel D. Hunter and Mona Mansour, who...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Tony Kushner, Bruce Norris, The Walking Dead (tv program), Treme (tv program)
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