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414 stories by "Ashley Lee"

A Chicago theater's staff unionizes amid protests of its board of directors by Ashley Lee

The organization's employees see unionization as 'a new way to rebalance power structures in the American theater.'

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:45pm on August 9, 2022

Lea Michele is Broadway's next 'Funny Girl.' So Beanie Feldstein is leaving early by Ashley Lee

'Glee' star Lea Michele will star in 'Funny Girl' on Broadway. The 'different direction' pushed Beanie Feldstein to exit two months earlier than expected.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00pm on July 11, 2022

'Transparent' musical, Larissa FastHorse comedy lead Mark Taper Forum 2022-23 season by Ashley Lee

As promised, the Center Theatre Group venue will feature works written exclusively by women, transgender or nonbinary artists for its 2022-23 season.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00pm on June 23, 2022

Inside the radically transparent program training theater producers of color by Ashley Lee

Theatre Producers of Color is a free, virtual program that aims to diversify the decision makers of the industry's commercial productions.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:00am on June 16, 2022

Understudies and swings kept Broadway afloat. Here's how the Tonys thanked them by Ashley Lee

Host Ariana DeBose led a round of applause for the artists and arts workers "who played a vital role in keeping Broadway shows open these past few months."

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:22pm on June 12, 2022

Fosse put on Broadway's most rigorous dance show. Can a new generation stage it safely? by Ashley Lee

Billed as 'Bob Fosse's Dancin',' the revival of the ambitious dance musical runs through May 29 at San Diego's Old Globe before heading to Broadway.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00am on April 30, 2022

A Broadway run and 8 Tonys later, 'Hadestown' returns to where it first took off: L.A. by Ashley Lee

Anaïs Mitchell reflects on the "Hadestown" tour's Los Angeles opening and how the Tony-winning musical led to her new album.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:13pm on April 27, 2022

She sang of abuse in a Broadway smash. 15 years on, she reveals she's a survivor too by Ashley Lee

Lauren Pritchard talks with The Times about the original 'Spring Awakening,' the reunion special and why she's speaking out about her own abuse now.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:00am on April 25, 2022

In-person theater is back. A lost generation of artists chose not to return with it by Ashley Lee

The pandemic's collective pause over the last two years had many reconsidering their commitment to the theater industry. Here are 10 of their stories.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:46pm on March 24, 2022

How the radical set of 'Slave Play' transforms L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum by Ashley Lee

Opening this week, the divisive show will be performed on a thrust stage " resulting in an immediate, exposed experience for both viewers and cast.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:25pm on February 16, 2022

After Times investigation, a theater festival announces substantive culture changes by Ashley Lee

Williamstown Theatre Festival is abolishing its ambitious seven-show summer season, and says it will implement numerous safety measures.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:11pm on February 3, 2022

How Pasadena Playhouse's 'Head Over Heels' defies pre-pandemic theater rules by Ashley Lee

The production is a musical experiment that, among other things, welcomes audiences into a makeshift nightclub.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on November 13, 2021

Artistic director resigns after Times investigation into theater festival's culture by Ashley Lee

Outgoing artistic director Mandy Greenfield will be replaced by interim artistic director Jenny Gersten, the festival announced Monday.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:27pm on November 1, 2021

Inside the battle to change a prestigious theater festival's 'broken' culture by Ashley Lee

Alumni say the Williamstown Theatre Festival is "deeply broken." The festival says it welcomes change. But is it enough?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:00am on September 25, 2021

'Why am I making you money?': Karen Olivo wants something better than Broadway by Ashley Lee

The Tony nominee gets candid about her painful "Moulin Rouge!" role and her "isolating" exit from commercial theater.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:00am on September 24, 2021

Pasadena Playhouse to reopen with reimagined Go-Go's musical 'Head Over Heels' by Ashley Lee

Exclusive news of Pasadena Playhouse's 2021-22 season, including a revamped production of the Go-Go's jukebox musical.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:01am on August 18, 2021

Williamstown festival crew walks off the job. It's a cautionary tale for outdoor theater by Ashley Lee

As theaters nationwide stage COVID-19-safe outdoor shows this summer, one high-profile festival faces a crew revolt over working conditions.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:54pm on July 20, 2021

Commentary: 'The Music Man' is the wrong Broadway revival for this crucial moment by Ashley Lee

Even with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster on stage, 'The Music Man' still celebrates a scheming white man in a sanitized America.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:49pm on June 23, 2021

How 'In the Heights' pulled off its most moving, ambitious musical number of all by Ashley Lee

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, Olga Merediz and others break down 'Pacienda y Fe,' the immigrant ballet sure to give viewers a 'big gasp moment.'

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:33am on June 12, 2021

Why 'In the Heights' made these 5 major changes to the story by Ashley Lee

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes explain the reasons behind the musical's biggest tweaks from the stage to the screen.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:14pm on June 10, 2021

With 'In the Heights,' Jon M. Chu disrupts the movie musical. Here's how he did it by Ashley Lee

Why Lin-Manuel Miranda says Chu was right to direct "In the Heights" and the circuitous journey the "Crazy Rich Asians" helmer took to the musical remix.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:30pm on June 3, 2021

'I have to be thin to do this job': Inside the theater's long-standing fatphobia by Ashley Lee

A news article that pointed out actors' pandemic weight gain spurred a conversation about sizeism throughout the musical theater scene.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:37pm on May 15, 2021

'Great Gatsby' musical gets a green light with Florence Welch by Ashley Lee

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, which recently entered public domain, is planned for Broadway with music from Florence Welch.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:08pm on April 28, 2021

Scott Rudin is no longer producing 'To Kill a Mockingbird' tour by Ashley Lee

Following allegations of abusive behavior, Rudin won't be a producer on the national tour of Aaron Sorkin's Broadway hit.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:53am on April 24, 2021

How the tragedy in 'The Father' taught me a surprisingly hopeful lesson about my own by Ashley Lee

It is a unique experience to watch "The Father" alongside your own father. I did so twice " onstage and onscreen.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:13pm on March 22, 2021
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