Fredericka Von Stade Comes Out of Retirement for New Opera Performance by Jordan Riefe

The 64-year-old mezzo-soprano spoke with THR about "A Coffin in Egypt," now showing at Beverly Hills' Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:47pm on April 24, 2014[SHARE]

Cheyenne Jackson Talks Disney Hall Performance; Staying Sober by Jordan Riefe

The "Glee" alum is making comeback after a stint in AA, as he readies for his upcoming performance with Jane Lynch and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos at Disney Hall this weekend.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:45pm on April 23, 2014[SHARE]

Dr. Anonymous: Theater Review by Jordan Riefe

"Dr. Anonymous" is redeemed through stirring work by director and cast and a text which, despite its flaws, comes through in a heartfelt way.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:06pm on April 22, 2014[SHARE]

A Bare-Bottom 'Midsummer's Night Dream' Heads to Santa Monica College's Broad Stage by Jordan Riefe

"Game of Thrones" star Miltos Yerolemou's character Bottom is strapped into a contraption, thrusting his naked buttocks into the air for the Shakespeare adaptation.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:50pm on April 17, 2014[SHARE]

Paul Taylor Dance Company Slates Three Weekend Performances by Jordan Riefe

As part of the company's first visit to L.A. in 10 years, "Airs," "Banquet of Vultures" and "Gossamer Gallants" will hit the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion beginning April 11.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:05pm on April 11, 2014[SHARE]

Come Back, Little Sheba: Theater Review by Jordan Riefe

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SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:48pm on April 9, 2014[SHARE]

Larry Carpenter's 'Macbeth' Comes to Pasadena's A Noise Within Theater by Jordan Riefe

The director compares his new production of the Shakespearean play to modern-day America, saying: "If somebody says, well, you can be king, the American ethos right now goes why not? All I h…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:56pm on April 7, 2014[SHARE]

'Enlisted's' Keith David Talks Starring in 'Paul Robeson' at Ebony Theatre (Q&A) by Jordan Riefe

The play, originally starring James Earl Jones, continues at L.A.'s Ebony Theatre on April 18, 19 and 20 with additional shows.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:18pm on April 1, 2014[SHARE]

Noel Coward's 'A Song at Twilight' Comes to Pasadena Playhouse by Jordan Riefe

One of the playwright's most daring pieces, starring Bruce Davidson, Sharon Lawrence and Roxanne Hart, runs through April 13.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:21pm on March 26, 2014[SHARE]

Short Stories Read By Celebrities Come With Dinner at the Getty Museum by Jordan Riefe

This weekend the Getty will present "Selected Shorts: Drama at Dinner" with Robert Sean Leonard, Michael Imperioli, Christopher Lloyd and more will read short stories.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:51pm on March 21, 2014[SHARE]

Controversial 'Death of Klinghoffer' Opera Makes West Coast Debut by Jordan Riefe

Opera composer John Adams talks to THR about his opera depicting the famous 1985 Achille Lauro hijacking, and criticism that it was "glamorizing terrorism."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00pm on March 20, 2014[SHARE]

L.A. Opera Debuts Glass Harmonica for 'Lucia' by Jordan Riefe

The rare musical instrument is the star of Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," which runs through April 6 at the L.A. Opera.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:33pm on March 19, 2014[SHARE]

Calista Flockhart Joins L.A. Theater Works for 'The Other Place' by Jordan Riefe

The "Ally McBeal" and "Brothers and Sisters" alum will star in a new production of Sharr White's 2011 play, and audiences will be invited to attend live readings at the James Bridges Theater…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:45pm on March 13, 2014[SHARE]

Barry Manilow on Early Career: 'I Made a Fool of Myself Trying to Copy' Bette Midler (Q&A) by Jordan Riefe

The pop singer talked with THR about working with Bette Midler and Clive Davis before finding his voice, and his new musical "Harmony" running March 12 through April 13 at L.A.'s Ahmanson Th…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:21pm on March 12, 2014[SHARE]

Writers for The Goldbergs, The Onion Stage Plays at L.A.'s Unscreened Theater Series by Jordan Riefe

Unscreened 2014, now through March 31 at Hollywood's Lillian Theatre, gives scribes an alternative to TV development.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:35pm on March 8, 2014[SHARE]

'Transformers' (and Michael Bay) Parody Musical Opens in Hollywood by Jordan Riefe

L.A. satire company 30 Minute Musicals takes on Michael Bay's summer blockbuster with "Trans4mers," running weekends through March 30 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:58pm on March 7, 2014[SHARE]

Gene Kelly's Widow Stages One-Woman Show About the Screen Legend (Q&A) by Jordan Riefe

Patricia Ward Kelly sat down with THR to talk Gene Kelly's legacy and how he was different than Fred Astaire. Her show, "Gene Kelly: The Legacy" will be at the Pasadena Playhouse this weeken…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:10pm on February 28, 2014[SHARE]

Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' Arrives at the L.A. Opera by Jordan Riefe

"It is long, it is hard, it is arduous. You can't sleep on the podium in this piece," conductor James Conlon told THR of the three-hour opera, which begins its run Feb. 22.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:12pm on February 21, 2014[SHARE]

Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project Finds New Home at the Theatre at Ace by Jordan Riefe

The choreographer's dance troupe will perform three new works in the newly-restored Ace Hotel, including one set to music by Bryce Dessner and David Lang of The National.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:07pm on February 20, 2014[SHARE]

David Hyde Pierce Talks Directing Stage Play 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' by Jordan Riefe

The "Frasier" alum was nominated in 2013 for his performance as Vanya in the play and returns to direct the show's L.A. run at the Mark Taper Forum through March 9.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:56pm on February 17, 2014[SHARE]

British Theater Director Emma Rice Previews Her 'Brief Encounter' Stage Adaptation by Jordan Riefe

"There's a brilliant, perfect film out there and there's no need to replicate that," Rice says of her 90-minute stage adaptation, running through March 23 at Beverly Hills' Wallis Annenberg …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:51pm on February 17, 2014[SHARE]