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The Sydney Theatre Company has named Jonathan Church, who heads the prestigious Chichester Festival Theater in Britain, as its new artistic director, the company announced Tuesday.Â
The announcement last year that Benedict Cumberbatch would be starring in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" was a consummation devoutly to be wished for the actor's legions of female fans -- so much…
Are Broadway audiences ready to fall in love with Cirque du Soleil?
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica has hired Wiley Hausam, the leader of a performing arts program affiliated with Stanford University, as artistic and executive director.
Los Angeles Opera will host a free simulcast of the first production of its 2015-16 season at Santa Monica Pier on Oct. 3.
As this country's first secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton would surely be proud that the new musical named after him is making a respectable mint on Broadway.
The life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has inspired biographies, documentaries and two feature films, including one starring Michael Fassbender and written by Aaron Sorkin to be released…
Strong with the Force, the Kennedy Center is. George Lucas, the "Star Wars" filmmaker, has been named one of six honorees for the annual Kennedy Center Honors, which will be presented in …
Patti LuPone has won two Tony Awards and received many other acting honors, but this week she achieved a different kind of recognition, one that unfortunately doesn't come with a statu…
Patti LuPone has provided theater fans with another reminder that she has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to cellphone use during live performances.Â
The recent revival of "Spring Awakening" from Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles is officially Broadway bound.Â
A new production of Rossini's "William Tell" has caused a stir at London's Royal Opera House in recent days due to a graphic rape scene showing a female character being assaulted…
The recent revival of "Spring Awakening" mounted by Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles will be heading to New York. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed reports Wednesday that the staging, …
Two dancers raised and trained in Southern California have vaulted to the top rank of New York's prestigious American Ballet Theatre.
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the new play about the world's most popular boy wizard, is set to open in London in 2016, author J.K. Rowling revealed via Twitter on Friday. The "…
Ann Ziff, the noted philanthropist and chair of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, is adding another entry to her roster of Los Angeles board positions.
There aren't that many operas that can count classical music and heavy-metal rock among the sources of inspiration. But then "Dog Days" is about as far from conventional as contemporary oper…
Plà cido Domingo has canceled his upcoming appearance in Woody Allen's staging of "Gianni Schicchi" in Madrid, due to the recent death of his sister, the tenor's publicist confirmed on Thu…
Each year, the hoopla over the Tony Awards gives way to Broadway's most barren season - the dog days of summer, a period that typically sees the fewest number of new shows open of any time o…
"Bright Star," the new musical from Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, will play at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington starting in December, before a planned Broad…
Each year, the hoopla over the Tony Awards gives way to Broadway's most barren season " the dog days of summer, a period that typically sees the fewest number of new shows open of any time o…
Gil Cates Jr. has been named executive director of the Geffen Playhouse, the company's board of directors will announce on Friday. Cates has been serving as interim managing director of the …
There aren't that many operas that can count classical music and heavy-metal rock among the sources of inspiration. But then "Dog Days" is about as far from conventional as contemporary oper…
In the battle of the alpha movie producers on Broadway, the winner on Sunday was as obvious as Alan Cumming's Scottish brogue. Actually, there was really no contest at all.Â
In a Broadway season that largely lacked blockbuster horsepower and runaway hits, the Tony Awards on Sunday opted for old-fashioned razzle-dazzle, with co-hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cu…
