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    Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Sybil Christopher, remembered by daughter Kate Burton

    Sybil Christopher, who died last week in New York at 83, was a noted theater producer and the founder of Arthur, a Manhattan hot spot that attracted a ritzy celebrity clientele during the 1960s. Even if she hadn't become famous as the first wife, and later, ex-wife, of actor Richard Burton, Christopher would still have occupied an important seat in New York high society and culture.
    Sybil Christopher, who died last week in New York at 83, was a noted theater producer and the founder of Arthur, a Manhattan hot spot that attracted a ritzy celebrity clientele during the 1960s. Even if she hadn't become famous as the first wife, and...

    Tags: Music, Kate Burton, Theater, Bay Street Theater, Barry Manilow

    2. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Ahmanson announces season with Barry Manilow musical, Danny DeVito

    Fanilows, your wait is finally over. The long-delayed Barry Manilow musical "Harmony" as well as a star turn by Danny DeVito in the London production of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" are part of the 2013-14 lineup for the Ahmanson Theatre.
    Fanilows, your wait is finally over. The long-delayed Barry Manilow musical "Harmony" as well as a star turn by Danny DeVito in the London production of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" are part of the 2013-14 lineup for the Ahmanson Theatre. The...

    Tags: Broadway Theater, Music, Richard Griffiths, Peter Pan (movie), Theater

    3. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. L.A. area theaters hope to strike holiday gold

    "What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him?" — Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol."
    "What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him?" — Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol." At the box office there is no "Bah! Humbug!" The recompense that two big Southern California theaters...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Theater, Santa Claus (fictional character), A Christmas Carol (movie, 2009), Judaism

    4. Nov 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Taking note of a wave of shorter plays

    As artistic director of L.A.'s Center Theatre Group, Michael Ritchie reads more than a play a day on average — perhaps 500 a year — in quest of the 15 or 16 he'll pick each season for his company's three stages.
    As artistic director of L.A.'s Center Theatre Group, Michael Ritchie reads more than a play a day on average — perhaps 500 a year — in quest of the 15 or 16 he'll pick each season for his company's three stages. But lately he's noticed...

    Tags: Henrik Ibsen, Nathan Lane, Lobbying, Kirk Douglas, John Hurt

    5. Oct 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. L.A. theater leaders to hold forum on Asian Americans, diversity

    Leaders from some of the largest theater companies in Southern California are scheduled to take part in a forum this month to discuss the issue of racial diversity and the inclusion (or lack thereof) of Asian Americans in stage productions. The forum is to be held at the David Henry Hwang Theater in downtown L.A. on Oct. 22 at 2 p.m.
    Leaders from some of the largest theater companies in Southern California are scheduled to take part in a forum this month to discuss the issue of racial diversity and the inclusion (or lack thereof) of Asian Americans in stage productions. The forum is...

    Tags: David Henry Hwang, Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture

    6. Dec 4, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    7. Dec 6, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Ahmanson lands Broadway's 'Follies' to fill gap in its season

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    The current Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical, "Follies," will come to the Ahmanson Theatre in May. It fills a gap in the Ahmanson season created when a planned revival of "Funny Girl" fell through....
    8. Feb 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Mark Taper Forum's 'Clybourne Park' Broadway run derailed

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    The Broadway run of the Pulitzer Prize winning play "Clybourne Park" has been canceled by producer Scott Rudin....
    9. Feb 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. 'Clybourne Park' will move from Taper to Broadway after all

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    The acclaimed production of playwright Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," now playing at the Mark Taper Forum, will move to Broadway this spring after all, despite a well-publicized spat between Norris and a producer of the show threatened to sideline the...
    10. Feb 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. No business like show business: the fate of nonprofit theater in America

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    Charles McNulty explores the changing business model of nonprofit theater and its ramifications on the art form....
    11. Mar 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. A big show in NYC, but little in LA for Japan quake benefit

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    Patti LuPone, Richard Thomas and Mary Beth Hurt will star in the New York segment of what's billed as a national effort on Sunday to raise money for Japanese theaters on the anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Major companies in LA...
    12. Nov 1, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Theater world remembers Gil Cates

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    Gil Cates, who died Monday at the age of 77, wore many hats during his long career in Hollywood. Cates served as the head producer of the Academy Awards telecast for a record 14 times. He directed movies and produced for television. But the man's prime...
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