Ebony Repertory to resume 'Paul Robeson' play with Keith David by David Ng

A new Los Angeles production of the Phillip Hayes Dean play "Paul Robeson," starring Keith David, will resume performances Friday, the Ebony Repertory Theatre announced.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:06pm on March 20, 2014☆⚑

San Diego Opera to call it quits at end of 2014 season by David Ng

It will be curtains for the venerated San Diego Opera.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:42pm on March 19, 2014☆⚑

Autism theater initiative aims for younger kids with Disney show by David Ng

A theater initiative aimed at encouraging people with autism to attend live performances is targeting younger children with a new offering involving a Disney Live! show at Madison Square Gar…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:18pm on March 19, 2014☆⚑

Shepard Fairey pays tribute to Ai Weiwei with new portrait by David Ng

They are both outspoken artist-activists who have gotten into trouble with the law in their respective countries.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:03pm on March 19, 2014☆⚑

Roman Polanski to direct 'Dance of the Vampires' musical in Paris by David Ng

Roman Polanski will direct the stage musical version of his 1967 movie "The Fearless Vampire Killers" in a production that is scheduled to open in October in Paris. 

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:41pm on March 18, 2014☆⚑

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle hands out 2013 awards by David Ng

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle handed out its annual awards at a ceremony Monday evening held at the Colony Theatre in Burbank. As is customary with the group, each category featured m…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:29am on March 18, 2014☆⚑

Janis Joplin lives on as musical transfers off-Broadway by David Ng

Janis Joplin — the musical, that is — lives on, thanks to Live Nation.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:40pm on March 17, 2014☆⚑

ABT to bring 'Nutcracker' to Segerstrom Center on annual basis by David Ng

For years, New York's American Ballet Theatre has been a regular presence at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, bringing premieres and touring productions to audiences in C…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:14am on March 17, 2014☆⚑

Sylvester Stallone's 'Rocky' musical makes its Broadway premiere by David Ng

The late-career comeback of Sylvester Stallone took a detour to Broadway this week with the opening of his "Rocky" at the Winter Garden Theatre. The new show, which Stallone co-wrote and pro…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:15pm on March 14, 2014☆⚑

Historic Hayworth Theatre is entering a new stage of life by David Ng

Landmark Hayworth Theatre near MacArthur Park is bought by TV creator Jenji Kohan ('Orange Is the New Black,' 'Weeds') for $4 million.The historic Hayworth Theatre, a Spanish colonial-style …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:30am on March 13, 2014☆⚑

Blythe Danner to star at Geffen Playhouse before Broadway by David Ng

Blythe Danner will return to Broadway in the new Donald Margulies play "The Country House," which is scheduled to open Oct. 2 in a production by the Manhattan Theater Club. But before bowing…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:05pm on March 12, 2014☆⚑

Idina Menzel has robust start in 'If/Then' musical on Broadway by David Ng

Riding a wave of publicity following her appearance at last week's Oscars ceremony, where her mispronounced name instantly became an Internet meme, Idina Menzel saw robust business at her ne…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:53am on March 11, 2014☆⚑

After 'Spider-Man,' Foxwoods Theatre to be renamed the Lyric by David Ng

Theater is a superstitious profession, especially when it comes to failure. On Broadway, the Foxwoods Theatre, which served as home for the troubled musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:14pm on March 7, 2014☆⚑

Emma Thompson, from 'Saving Mr. Banks' to 'Sweeney Todd' musical by David Ng

Coming off her acclaimed performance as the ornery P.L. Travers in "Saving Mr. Banks," Emma Thompson has brought her considerable comic energy to Stephen Sondheim's musical "Sweeney Todd," w…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:03pm on March 6, 2014☆⚑

Adele Dazeem (Idina Menzel) saluted at 'The Book of Mormon' by David Ng

Adele Dazeem -- the John Travolta-anointed alter ego of Broadway star Idina Menzel -- received a special tribute at a recent performance of "The Book of Mormon" at the Pantages Theatre in Ho…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:17pm on March 5, 2014☆⚑

Idina Menzel replaced by 'Adele Dazeem' in 'If/Then' playbill joke by David Ng

Adele Dazeem was a big hit at the Academy Awards when she sang "Let It Go" from the Oscar-winning Disney animated movie "Frozen." And now the exotically named actress will be headlining a Br…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00pm on March 5, 2014☆⚑

Oscars 2014: Idina Menzel sings Oscar-winning 'Let It Go' from 'Frozen' by David Ng

John Travolta mangled her name when he introduced her at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday -- "Adele Dazeem" -- but Idina Menzel nevertheless managed to perform a rousing rendition of th…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00pm on March 3, 2014☆⚑

Idina Menzel of 'Frozen' to sing at Oscars, open a Broadway show by David Ng

The coming week looks like it will be an extremely busy one for actress Idina Menzel.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:14pm on February 28, 2014☆⚑

Audra McDonald to play Billie Holiday on Broadway by David Ng

Audra McDonald, who has won five Tony Awards, will return to Broadway this spring to play Billie Holiday in a production of "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill," a musical that features songs…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:21pm on February 27, 2014☆⚑

'Big Fish' coming to Southern California following Broadway flop by David Ng

"Big Fish," the elaborate stage musical based on the 2003 Tim Burton movie, flopped on Broadway last year, running for fewer than four months before closing at the Neil Simon Theatre in New …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:18pm on February 26, 2014☆⚑

Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 'Stephen Ward' closing in London by David Ng

The latest musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber has posted a closing notice on London's West End just two months after opening.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:29pm on February 25, 2014☆⚑

Adam Rapp, Theresa Rebeck slated for Pacific Playwrights Festival by David Ng

New dramas by award-winning New York playwrights Adam Rapp, Theresa Rebeck and Rajiv Joseph will be part of the 2014 Pacific Playwrights Festival, scheduled for April 25 to 27 at South Coast…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:13pm on February 24, 2014☆⚑

Placido Domingo is bringing Operalia to Los Angeles in August by David Ng

Operalia, the annual opera competition organized by Plácido Domingo, will take place in Los Angeles this year, marking the event's first return to the L.A. area since 2004.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:48pm on February 24, 2014☆⚑

Robert Lopez ranges from ribald 'Book of Mormon' to Disney's 'Frozen' by David Ng

The Sunday Conversation: Robert Lopez's musical prowess proves prolific and highly eclectic.For someone who made his name with ribald musical comedies like "The Book of Mormon" and "Avenue Q…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00pm on February 22, 2014☆⚑

Hollywood's Theatre Row sees exits stage right, left as scene changes by David Ng

The curtain closes on a number of stages along Theatre Row, a mile-long stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard, as rising rents and crime worries send troupes elsewhere. For more than two decades…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00am on February 22, 2014☆⚑