Starting in its new season, Los Angeles Opera will begin to roll out a new program, titled L.A. Opera Off Grand, that seeks to bring productions to parts of Southern California that are far …
"The Nightingale," a new musical being presented at the La Jolla Playhouse, has drawn sharp criticism in recent days for the relative lack of Asian American actors in a work set in ancient C…
Christopher Ashley, the artistic director the La Jolla Playhouse, said Wednesday that he had not anticipated the level of negative feedback the company has received from members of the Asian…
The La Jolla Playhouse has been receiving a barrage of negative criticism from members of the Asian American community in recent days over its casting choices for the new musical "The Nighti…
Paul Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, is being honored for his cultural philanthropy at this year's annual National Arts Awards. The list of honorees also includes stage …
Celeste Holm, who died Sunday at 95, had a lengthy career on stage and screen. But one of the actress' foremost passions was situated far from the entertainment industry.
Nina Arianda's career has been on a hot streak since she wowed audiences in David Ives' drama "Venus in Fur," which debuted at the Classic Stage Co. in New York and transferred to Broa…
It's easy to forget that Alan Cumming is Scottish, given his facility with accents and extensive work in the U.S., including his supporting role in CBS' "The Good Wife." This summer, Cumming…
An accomplished Shakespearean actress crosses the gender divide in her upcoming role for the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles.Any list of the country's top Shakespearean performers would be…
The Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood will close for renovations in October, with a reopening set for May 2013. The renovations -- which are part of a larger, planned overhaul of the 1920 facil…
The latest edition of the annual Ojai Playwrights Conference, set for August, will feature a new play by Terrence McNally, as well as return appearances by Stephen Adly Guirgis and Fathe…
"The Book of Mormon"has lined up its ensemble cast for its first national tour, which kicks off in Denver in August and comes to Los Angeles at the Pantages Theatre in September.Â
Audra McDonald won her fifth Tony Award earlier this month for her performance in "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" on Broadway, but ticket-holders expecting to catch her in the musical in the…
Mary-Louise Parker, John Leguizamo and Cheyenne Jackson will be among the new faces joining the nominating committee for next year's Tony Awards. The committee decides on the Tony nominees b…
That's "Sir" Kenneth Branagh and "Dame" Zaha Hadid, to you.
A Noise Within has reported an upswing in audiences in its first season at its new location in Pasadena. The classical repertory theater company, which was located in Glendale for close to 2…
Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle said that William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" served as an inspiration for his recently revealed designs for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London O…
Bill Condon hit the Hollywood jackpot when he was hired to direct the final two installments of the "Twilight" franchise. Following his sojourn into teen-vampire territory -- the final insta…
The Tony Awards on CBS has solidified its position as the lowest-rated broadcast of the major entertainment awards shows.
Alan Menken, the multiple Oscar-winning composer of multiple Disney animated movies, took home his first Tony Award for another Disney property — the musical "Newsies."
"Once," the romantic new musical based on the 2006 indie movie of the same name, took the early lead at the Tony Awards on Sunday in New York, winning awards for book and choreography.
John Hurt performing Samuel Beckett's "Krapp's Last Tape" will be among the highlights of the Kirk Douglas Theatre's 2012-13 season, which will be announced Thursday by Center Theatre Group.
Ray Bradbury, who died on Tuesday at 91, will be remembered foremost as a science-fiction novelist and short-story writer whose works "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles" have trans…
Jon Favreau has emerged as the lead candidate to direct the planned movie version of the Tony Award-winning jukebox musical "Jersey Boys," according to a report this week in Variety.
Paul Rudd and Michael Shannon are teaming up for a Broadway production of "Grace," a play by Craig Wright that is expected to open Oct. 4 in New York. The production will also star 82-year-o…