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Wiest, in L.A. for Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days." talks theater, "Law & Order" and why she would work with Woody Allen again "in a second."
"Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd." These lyrics, sung throughout Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's imperishable 1979 musical, are heeded assiduously by director Kent Nicholson in a solid S…
Where are the programs? Are they on those cube benches in the middle of the stage? I think maybe I'll change seats, so this hanging banner isn't blocking my view of the dancer. Perhaps it's …
Julia Sweeney is no stranger to the solo show. "God Said, 'Ha!'" from 1996 recounted her brother's struggle with terminal cancer as well as her own diagnosis, just weeks before his death, of…
Mary Wilson, a founding member of the Supremes and the group's longest-running vocalist, will be coming to Beverly Hills next month to discuss her career as one of Motown Records' leading la…
Writing in his cell as he awaits the gallows, the narrator of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" curiously figures that what was to him "little but Horror" will to many appear "a mere series …
How old is Dolly Gallagher Levi? The question arises whenever "Hello, Dolly!" is performed. The character is described in Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker," the basis of the musical's book,…
In the dance world, nobody makes a case for damaged heroes as brilliantly as Matthew Bourne. In his reworkings of classic stories and scores, the British director and choreographer invariabl…
Chelsea Clinton's 2017 New York Times bestseller, "She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World," is heading from the page to California stages next month. Announced on Wednesday, …
Almost four years have passed since American Ballet Theatre promoted Misty Copeland to its top ranks, making her its first African American female principal dancer. But just try to find an A…
David Lang's "the loser," given its West Coast premiere Friday night by Los Angeles Opera at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, is sort of, but not really, about Glenn Gould. Gould's the winner in as…
American Ballet Theatre's latest touring production is an extravaganza with 174 costumes - each costing an average of $4,775 to make. Here's a deep look at meticulously researched and crafte…
"Daniel's Husband," an absorbing drama by Michael McKeever that was a hit off-Broadway, explores the debate on same-sex marriage from a less obvious angle. Set in the "perfectly appointed" h…
Michael McKeever's poignant drama opens at Fountain Theatre with Bill Brochtrup, Tim Cummings and Jenny O'Hara in a moving, crowd-pleasing production.
Martin McDonagh, the celebrated playwright who also found big-screen success with "In Bruges" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," began his career penning bleak Irish dramas as …
Taylor Mac knows how to throw down a challenge. Visiting L.A. last year with the music party/drag extravaganzas "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" and "Holiday Sauce," the New York-based…
If "Billy Elliot" had a sequel, it might look like the life of Liam Mower. At age 12, Mower won the title role of the original West End production of "Billy Elliot: The Musical" in London. N…
"Smart Love" at Pacific Resident Theatre appears destined to be a garden-variety dysfunctional family portrait, but then Brian Letscher's new comedy unexpectedly pivots into a quirky take on…
Plácido Domingo added role No. 151 to his legacy Saturday night. Was this celebrated tenor-baritone-conductor-impresario and all-around operaholic counting all 65 years he has been on the…
"The End of Sex," a new play by Gay Walch at the Big Victory Theatre, commences with the kind of wink-wink, nudge-nudge sexual innuendo that could have been lifted from an episode of "2 Brok…
As the sun was going down Thursday night, the steel of Walt Disney Concert Hall reflected the colors of twilight and an oncoming chill in the air added a sense of expectancy. A baby grand pi…
When Amber Gray was auditioning for "Hadestown," Anais Mitchell's folk-operatic reimagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, she nearly blew it. The actress, who was making her Broadway deb…
Stirring photography, music inspired by the Silk Road and everything you needed to know about the Tony Award nominations but were afraid to ask. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the …
The Economist recently called disruptive innovation " an idea that changes a whole system " the most influential business theory of the early 21st century. Not to front, but theater people g…
"What the Constitution Means to Me," Heidi Schreck's Tony Award-nominated play that has Broadway buzzing, will come to Los Angeles as part of the 2019-20 season lineup at the Mark Taper Foru…
