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The annual outdoor production of classic Greek theater is Sophocles reimagined by Aaron Posner, known for adapting Chekhov into "Stupid ... Bird."
Jiehae Park's "Hannah and the Dread Gazebo," presented by the Fountain Theatre and East West Players, follows a New York woman to the DMZ as she unravels the mysterious death of her grandmot…
'Fefu and her Friends,' MarÃa Irene Fornés' feminist classic, is reborn at the Odyssey Theatre
Hal Prince redefined the musical and Broadway in the second half of the 20th century.
Geraldine Inoa's "Scraps" and Dionna M. Daniel's "Gunshot Medley: Part 1" explore pain in the fight for control over black bodies in America and demonstrate exciting new directions in Africa…
"Into the Woods," Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical deconstruction of classic fairy tales, gets a starry, al fresco revival at the Hollywood Bowl with Sierra Boggess, Sutton Foste…
Rob Nagle, Lisa Fernandez and Justin Huen star in E.L. Lewis' latest play, 'Apple Season' at Atwater Village Theatre
"X-Men" superstar and Broadway triple-threat Hugh Jackman performs his concert show, "Hugh Jackman: The Man. The Music. The Show," at the Hollywood Bowl.
Olivier-winning British comedy "The Play That Goes Wrong" arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre as a comedy of blunders with a fringe-theater soul.
Betsy Brandt stars in a new Pasadena Playhouse version of "Riverdale" creator Aguirre-Sacasa's 2008 work, which centers on a prep-school sex scandal.
PBS' 'American Masters' explores the path-breaking gay writer Terrence McNally through interviews with Billy Porter, Nathan Lane, Rita Moreno and others.
It's the end of another week, and the end of my supply of Japanese gummy candies. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with the week's essential culture news: Esse…
Of the many cliffhangers the Tony Awards will resolve on Sunday, the story line that has me on the edge of my seat is whether "Hadestown" will be crowned best musical. Anaïs Mitchell is b…
When Ali Stroker rolled onstage in her wheelchair to accept the Tony Award for featured actress in a musical, audiences at home went bananas. As Ado Annie in director Daniel Fish's revival o…
André De Shields capped a 50-year acting career by scoring his first Tony Award on Sunday, winning best featured actor in a musical for his role as Hermes in "Hadestown." It's been a long t…
The Tony Awards cain't say no to Ali Stroker, who made history Sunday by becoming the first actor in a wheelchair to win the biggest honor in theater. The actress took home the Tony for feat…
When the cast of "The Prom" performed at the Tony Awards, it drove home the show's themes of acceptance and inclusion with a same-sex kiss. The musical, which entered the night with seven no…
Rachel Chavkin was glad to win the Tony Award for best director of a musical for "Hadestown" at the Tony Awards on Sunday night, but made it clear that she was profoundly unhappy about the l…
The Tony Awards are underway, and "Hadestown" has proved to be the show to beat. The musical entered the night with a leading 14 nominations and has won seven statues so far, taking home hon…
From her first song in Daniel Fish's daring revival of "Oklahoma!" actress Ali Stroker presents an Ado Annie like audiences have never encountered before. Partly it's her amazing voice, stro…
The 2019 Tony Awards can be seen live at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS " unless you live in the fourth dimension known as the West Coast. For theater fans here, CBS will continue its tradition of de…
At a time in America when lies are rampant in public life and alternative truth has been adopted as a winning political strategy, the 2018-19 Broadway season will be remembered for those gri…
It turned out not to be a horrendous year for new Broadway musicals, if you disqualify "King Kong," lower your IQ for "The Cher Show" and bring earplugs to "Be More Chill." "The Prom," a cam…
Rebecca Taichman won a Tony Award for directing a darkly enchanting production of the Paula Vogel play, now at the Ahmanson Theatre.
The Tony Awards sort out a Broadway year divided between the impulse to innovate and the desire to maintain the status quo.
