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Broadway shows--plus Cirque du Soleil--heading to Orange County Performing Arts Center next season
Culture MonsterThe Orange County Performing Arts Centerhas announced what center president Terry Dwyer calls "our most eclectic season yet," a lineup of 2010-11 Broadway and Curtain Call offerings that include "Hair," "Wicked" and "Mary Poppins" as well as a new... -
Megan Mullally, Idina Menzel, Nathan Gunn, Sutton Foster to headline O.C. cabaret series
Culture MonsterBroadway's loss is Orange County's gain. Megan Mullally withdrew last month from the Broadway production of Terrence McNally's "Lips Together, Teeth Apart." Now the Emmy-winning actress is scheduled to make an appearance this fall at the Orange County... -
'The Addams Family' on Broadway: What did the critics think?
Culture MonsterWhen producers announced last year that Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth were going to star in a new stage adaptation of "The Addams Family," theater audiences applauded the dream casting and producers geared themselves for a box-office bonanza. What a...... -
Gold Derby nuggets: Charlie Sheen signing off? | Kristen Chenoweth's 'new' songs | Betty White tops on 'The Middle'
Gold Derby• On Friday night, Charlie Sheen is taping what could be his final appearance on the hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men." Sheen -- who has earned four consecutive Emmy nods for the show -- may be exiting the CBS staple after seven seasons. Sheen -- who... -
Reprise's 'How to Succeed in Business' casts female leads -- and the voice of Ed Asner
Culture MonsterEd Asner has had a lot of practice being heard and not seen lately, having provided the voice of grumpy old Carl Fredericksen in Pixar's Oscar-winning 2009 film "Up." Asner's vocal talents will get another chance to shine in Reprise...... -
'Girlfriend': A little slice of gay teen life
Culture MonsterModern musical theater tends to be showy--think "Fela," "Billy Elliot," "Wicked"--if not sometimes a little bit over the top. But for every proposed budget-busting "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," there can be a new, intimate, even personal musical. And... -
Broadway's theater schedule for August
Here's what's playing on Broadway through the end of August. Note that although some of these shows' official opening dates aren't until September or later, preview performances are offered. -- Avital Binshtock "A Chorus Line": This lively exploration...Tags: Laurence Olivier, U.S. Supreme Court, Broadway Theater, August Wilson, Xanadu (musical)
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Ticket lines replace picket lines
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNEW YORK -- For now, everything on Broadway is coming up roses. After a paralyzing 19-day strike that shut down 26 shows, long lines at the box offices this weekend have finally replaced picket lines. The Rialto is buzzing again, just in time for the...Tags: Rentals, Young Frankenstein (musical), Bernadette Peters, Broadway Theater, Angela Lansbury
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Decades later, 12-story plan for Pantages revived
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Pantages Theatre is about to get a Hollywood ending. In the late 1920s, Los Angeles theater mogul Alexander Pantages started work on a costly Art Deco playhouse that would be topped by a 12-story office tower overlooking the famous intersection of...Tags: Sexual Assault, Eric Garcetti, Crime, Law and Justice, Academy Awards, Architecture
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Two musicals on Taper's 2009 slate
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHoping to give audiences something to buzz about in the expanded lobby yielded by its $30-million renovation, the Mark Taper Forum will offer a 2009 season that includes revivals of the Broadway musicals "Pippin" and "Parade" and Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya"...Tags: International Military Interventions, Death, Broadway Theater, Festive Events, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Escape to Milwaukee
Chicago Tribune ReporterWhen it comes to winter getaways, many of us think warm: Cabo, Jamaica, Miami. These are the literal hot spots, where bone-chilling winter blahs melt like so many snowflakes into sandy beaches, tropical drinks and balmy sunsets. But a quick jaunt to Cabo,...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Pleasant Valley, Eyewear, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel
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SCENIAC: Wicked Wednesday
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA decade or more out of high school, one might forget that theater kids exist: those sweet effete boys who don't know they're gay yet, loud girls inclined to break into song just cuz. Then you show up one afternoon at Wicked Wednesday at Universal...Tags: Music Theater, Death, Amusement and Theme Parks, Entertainment, Theater
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