Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Broadway Theater published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 2875
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-240
Next >
-
Carole King to be honored with Obama-hosted show, Gershwin Prize
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. Officials announced Friday that President Obama will host a star-studded...
Tags: Theater, PBS (tv network), Entertainment, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Barack Obama
-
'Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder' heads to Broadway
The musical comedy “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” may be nearly as nimble as its lead actor, Jefferson Mays, who plays multiple characters and dies no less than eight times in the production. In its third incarnation, the...
Tags: Hartford Stage, Theater, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Music Theater
-
Ricky Jay documentary reveals his magical life and mentors
Renowned sleight-of-hand magician, actor, author and historian Ricky Jay learned his craft from the best in the field, including Al Fosso, Slydini, Cardini, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. These men never made a lot of money during their long careers,...
Tags: Forrest Gump (movie), Theater, Entertainment, The Illusionist (movie), The Prestige (movie)
-
Jed Bernstein, Broadway producer, to head Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York has tapped a prominent producer from the world of commercial Broadway to serve as its next president. Jed Bernstein, whose credits include the successful revivals of "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Hair," is...
Tags: Theater, Entertainment, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, David Koch, Music Theater
-
'How I Met Your Mother' finally reveals the mother [Spoiler alert]
It's taken eight seasons, but "How I Met Your Mother" finally delivered on Monday night its essential promise: the identity of "the Mother" was revealed. For those who don't want to know, turn away here. On the show's eighth season finale, the...
Tags: Alyson Hannigan, The Voice (tv program), 30 Rock (tv program), Once (musical), The Sopranos (tv program)
-
Attendance for Broadway touring shows continues to dip
Attendance at touring Broadway shows nationwide dropped for the second straight season, according to a newly released report from the Broadway League. The report said that 12.7 million people attended a touring show in the 2011-12 season, down from 13.1...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Tourism and Leisure, Theater, Entertainment, Ceremonies
-
Broadway's 'Legally Blonde' to set sail
"Legally Blonde" is headed for the high seas. Norwegian Cruise Lines will bring the Tony-nominated Broadway musical on board its Getaway, a 4,028-passenger ship set to debut in January 2014. And "Blonde" isn't the only musical to sail. CHEAT SHEET:...
Tags: Theater, The Simpsons (tv program), Entertainment, Rock of Ages (movie), Music Theater
-
Duke Ellington's music lives to be heard
It's no big thing to play the music of Duke Ellington. That's done all the time: in cabarets, concert halls, movies, Broadway theaters and anywhere jazz musicians assemble. Ellingtonia, a word coined by admirers who realized that no existing musical...
Tags: Theater, Entertainment, Music Theater, Music, Concerts
-
Tony Awards nominations find some class amid the crass
The Tony nominations were announced Tuesday, but before we plunge into the big race between "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda the Musical," one obvious question should be addressed before any other: Given the crassly commercial direction of Broadway, why do we...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Theater, Entertainment, Scarlett Johansson, Fiona Shaw
-
Yo! Stallone's 'Rocky' headed to Broadway -- as a musical
Talk about an out-of-town tryout. Producers of "Rocky: The Musical" say they are planning to open on Broadway in February after a successful run in Hamburg, Germany ... in German. Don't laugh. As "Backbeat" recently reminded us in its tour stop at the...
Tags: Theater, Entertainment, Music Theater, Music, Talia Shire
-
Sarah Jessica Parker, Blythe Danner to star in Amanda Peet's new play
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’s new off-Broadway production. "The Commons of Pensacola"...
Tags: Theater, Entertainment, Amanda Peet, Entertainment Events, Zachary Quinto
-
Bertie Carvel gives his all as 'Matilda's' demonic Miss Trunchbull
NEW YORK — Miss Agatha Trunchbull, headmistress of Crunchem Hall school, hates pigtails. They're good only to serve as handles by which she can toss a rebellious child into the air — a feat this one-time Olympic hammer-throwing champion...
Tags: Sherlock (tv program), Theater, William Shakespeare, Entertainment, Maggie Smith
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 1, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Broadway Theater topic gallery.
