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The stage musical version of the 1996 Disney animated movie "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was first produced in Germany more than a decade ago but has not been seen in the U.S.
Bryan Cranston is riding high following his recent wins for lead actor in a drama series at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. But will his talents sway the notoriously…
Before the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks at this year's Super Bowl, they will be serenaded by soprano Renée Fleming in a performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
The Sunday Conversation: The veteran actor draws on his favorite authors in 'A Word or Two,' his one-man show at the Ahmanson Theatre. It's a venue he finds just right for his task.This is a…
With his "Harry Potter" days now well behind him, Daniel Radcliffe has been embracing less family-friendly material in recent years and that includes the darkly comic world of Martin McDonag…
For someone who has retired from his main gig of directing movies, Steven Soderbergh has been keeping a busy schedule. In addition to working on the new cable mini-series "The Knick" and pub…
Plácido Domingo in "La Traviata" and a new production of John Corigliano's "The Ghosts of Versailles" will be among the highlights of Los Angeles Opera's 2014-15 season, which will be ann…
Cirque du Soleil is looking to diversify its repertoire by expanding into Broadway-style shows and is creating a new division called Cirque du Soleil Theatrical that will be headed by Las Ve…
The new production of "The Phantom of the Opera" and the national tour of the Cyndi Lauper musical "Kinky Boots" will be part of the Pantages Theatre's 2014-15 season, organizers announced o…
"The Book of Mormon" will hold a lottery for a limited number of $25 seats before each performance when the national tour of the hit musical returns to the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles st…
Anyone who's seen a Broadway show in the last year probably won't be shocked by what a new study released this week has to say about theater demographics: spectators on Broadway are still pr…
Cate Blanchett is reaping awards by the armful for her performance in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine," in which she plays a disgraced New York socialite who's gone off the deep end. The Aust…
A new musical inspired by the rap songs of the late Tupac Shakur is heading to Broadway. "Holler If Ya Hear Me" is scheduled to open at the Palace Theatre in New York on June 19, with previe…
The popular London stage adaptation of the Mark Haddon novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" will be coming to Broadway in the fall, organizers announced on Wednesday. Th…
The critically acclaimed Trey McIntyre Project will cease being a full-time dance company later this year and will transition to a multimedia company that will pursue projects in areas inclu…
On the heels of a winter storm that dumped several inches of snow in the New York area and pushed temperatures into the single digits, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is looking to have a re…
Fans of Johnny Cash -- and the jukebox musical based on his life -- will get a chance to hear from an expert who knew the late singer well and spent decades researching his career.
Disney's "The Lion King" can lay claim to two milestones for 2013. Â In October, the blockbuster musical passed the $1-billion mark at the Broadway box office. Now the musical is officiall…
Carly Rae Jepsen is the latest reality-TV pop star who will attempt to parlay her mass appeal into Broadway dollars. The Canadian-born singer will take on the title role in the current Broad…
First writer Aaron Sorkin left the project. Now its star, Hugh Jackman, has also departed.
The recent Los Angeles run of "I'll Eat You Last," starring Bette Midler as the late talent agent Sue Mengers, drew a fair number of Hollywood stars to the Geffen Playhouse -- some of whom a…
The partial collapse of the Apollo Theatre on London's West End on Thursday evening has raised questions about the future of the National Theatre's award-winning production of "The Curious I…
A new stage production inspired by the "Harry Potter" novels by J.K. Rowling is in the works from producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender. Rowling is expected to be involved with the pr…
Theatre Communications Group, the national organization that promotes nonprofit theater, has named Diane Rodriguez to the position of board chair. Rodriguez currently works as an associate p…
Brian Dennehy, who is currently in the Los Angeles production of "The Steward of Christendom" at the Mark Taper Forum, will reprise his recent Chicago performance in Eugene O'Neill's "The Ic…
