Violent, blood-soaked and filled with nudity, Roman Polanski's 1971 film version of "Macbeth" was intended to be a cinematic jolt -- a raw, realistic portrayal of medieval power plays that w…
The Metropolitan Opera rolled out the red carpet on Monday for a contingent of celebrity guests attending the company's opening night festivities. But the media spotlight was dominated inste…
For an actress well into her golden years, landing the role of a lifetime is a rare achievement. To play that role three times in close succession is something akin to seeing the show-busine…
In a dark trailer filled with monitors and blinking lights, a crew of nearly 20 technicians has its attention fixed on a performance of Verdi's "La Traviata" unfolding on eight separate scre…
Following in the footsteps of Britain's National Theatre and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Stratford Festival in Canada is launching a new series of HD telecasts of its Shakespeare…
With their abrasive characters and often profane language, the plays of Stephen Adley Guirgis aren't crowdpleasers in the conventional sense. The New York playwright specializes in chronicli…
Angela Lansbury will reprise her 2009 Tony Award-winning role as Madame Arcati in Noel Coward's comedy "Blithe Spirit" in a North American tour that will begin in Los Angeles at the Ahman…
Throughout his political career, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky has been a notable advocate for arts organizations, especially local classical-music groups both large and s…
The role of Carrie Watts in Horton Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful" represents an artistic summit for an actress of a certain age " as well as a potential awards magnet.
"The Magic Flute" has received numerous modern and nontraditional interpretations over the years, but few have been as radical as the staging by South Africa's Isango Ensemble, which has giv…
The recent Broadway revival of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" starring James Franco received mixed to negative reviews from critics but nonetheless proved to be a box-office success, rec…
The streets of downtown Los Angeles will be alive with the sound of music next year.
The music of "The Simpsons" will be in the spotlight starting Friday when the long-running Fox animated series takes over the Hollywood Bowl for a live concert extravaganza featuring songs p…
Having graduated from "High School Musical" and embarked on a wild detour in "Spring Breakers," Vanessa Hudgens will next take on the refinement of turn-of-the-century French society in "Gig…
NBC has bulked up the Broadway credentials of its upcoming live broadcast of "Peter Pan."
For her American fans, Gillian Anderson is most closely associated with her role as Agent Dana Scully from the Fox science fiction series "The X-Files," but in England, where the actress has…
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Joan Rivers is still causing trouble -- this time on Broadway.
Joan Rivers is still causing trouble -- this time on Broadway.
Revivals of Arthur Miller's "The Price" and Martin Sherman's "Bent" will be part of the Mark Taper Forum's new season that Center Theatre Group will announce Tuesday.
A production of the musical "Into the Woods" from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, a concert with Branford Marsalis and an evening with former CIA director Leon Panetta will be among the hig…
Plácido Domingo is extending his tenure as general director of Los Angeles Opera through the end of the 2018-19 season, the company announced at a board meeting on Friday.
Conductor Franz Welser-Möst has abruptly stepped down from his post as music director of the Vienna State Opera, according to a statement from the company Friday.
Actor Michael Arden will play the title character in the U.S. premiere of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," the stage musical based on the 1996 Disney animated movie. The production is schedule…
Having recently earned raves in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Jean Genet's "The Maids" that came to New York this summer, Cate Blanchett will be reuniting with the company next …