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Michael Michetti directs a well-tuned version of Anton Chekhov's classic at Pasadena Playhouse.
Anton Chekhov's influence is seen in the Oscar-winning film "Drive My Car" and recent novels by Gary Shteyngart and Rachel Cusk. And stage productions, including a new "Uncle Vanya" at Pasad…
For his 1934 production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' with Mickey Rooney and Olivia de Havilland, Max Reinhardt had the Hollywood Bowl dismantled, and oak trees were shipped in from Calabas…
An L.A. theater troupe of visually impaired actors, Theatre by the Blind, is telling the story of Louis Braille in 'The Braille Legacy.' The musical opens at Inglewood's Miracle Theater on J…
Ramón de Ocampo stars in a new production of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet.'
Randy Rainbow, author of the new memoir, "Playing With Myself," insists that politics isn't what motivates its musical theater parodies.
An updated version of Shakespeare's tragedy, set amid a climate apocalypse, stars Joe Morton as King Lear.
After nearly two years of pandemic closures, live theater has returned. But attendance is down, operational costs are soaring, and leaders are worried.
Broadway legend Patti LuPone was filmed scolding a 'Company' patron over a COVID-19 mask: 'If you don't want to follow the rule, get ... out!'
Dave Harris' 'Tambo & Bones' opens at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in a world-premiere production with Playwrights Horizons.
"A Strange Loop" leads the 2022 Tony nominations, with a strong showing in the play category for "The Lehman Trilogy."
Show mom a good time on Mother's Day with a little help from our curated list of 13 outings and offerings taking place this Sunday.
Calista Flockhart and Zachary Quinto star in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' at the Geffen Playhouse.
Fans are flocking to see Hugh Jackman in 'The Music Man' and Patti LuPone in 'Company.'
Billed as 'Bob Fosse's Dancin',' the revival of the ambitious dance musical runs through May 29 at San Diego's Old Globe before heading to Broadway.
"Hadestown," Anaïs Mitchell's Tony- and Grammy-musical reimagining the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, arrives in Los Angeles with a cast that includes Tony-winner Levi Kreis as Hermes.
Anaïs Mitchell reflects on the "Hadestown" tour's Los Angeles opening and how the Tony-winning musical led to her new album.
Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical triumphantly arrives on Broadway.
Lauren Pritchard talks with The Times about the original 'Spring Awakening,' the reunion special and why she's speaking out about her own abuse now.
Gustavo Dudamel returns to the L.A. Phil to lead a new production of Beethoven's "Fidelio" with Deaf West Theatre.
Phylicia Rashad leads a revival of Pearl Cleage's play about artists and activists at the convergence of the Great Depression and the Harlem Renaissance.
The strange, intriguing "A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney" has its West Coast premiere at the Odyssey Theatre.
The Actors' Gang opted not to reopen productions until theatergoers could attend shows in person. The interplay between actors and audience is an especially important part of its latest effo…
Starring Christine Lahti, "I'll Be Seein' Ya" is seeing its digital world premiere from Center Theatre Group.
Two new plays, Boni B. Alvarez's 'Apartment Living' and Benjamin Benne's 'Alma,' throw a spotlight on the lives of everyday Angelenos.
