A playwright exploring the Asian American experience and a film and video artist who addresses the representation of Puerto Ricans in culture are among the five people who will receive $75,0…
"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…
Center Theatre Group announced Monday that Meghan Pressman will be its next managing director and CEO, making her the first female managing director in the nonprofit company's 52-year histor…
Gary Hayashi thought that if he could just get close enough to God, he would be cured. Hayashi was not like other men he knew at church, and he certainly wasn't like his older brother, whom …
Disney's "The Little Mermaid" live concert is set to return to the Hollywood Bowl next month just in time for the film's 30th anniversary, with Lea Michele as golden-voiced mermaid Ariel, Ch…
"Once on This Island," the underdog Tony Award winner last year for best musical revival, will lend some Caribbean sunshine to the 2019-20 Ahmanson Theatre season to be announced Friday by C…
Lakers star LeBron James and his impact on the city of Cleveland during his run with the Cavaliers will be the subject of the new play "King James," written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv …
The Oscars may be over, but the Dolby Theatre is just getting started. For the first time, the 3,400-seat home of the Academy Awards will host a full slate of touring Broadway productions, i…
In the darkly comic play "Linda Vista" at the Mark Taper Forum, three lead actors get naked. Not semi-naked, but totally naked. And not to take a bath or get dressed, but in service of some …
Nudity in "Linda Vista" at the Mark Taper Forum is so abundant, actors can hear the audience gasp when it begins. Lead actresses Cora Chantal Thuy and Cora Vander Broek, director Dexter Bull…
If you love pop-driven R&B, singer-songwriter John Legend will headline opening night of the Hollywood Bowl's 2019 season. Fan of Hugh Jackman's boisterous brand of musical theater? The Tony…
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit is in San Juan for a three-week run and 100 percent of the profits will go to relief efforts on the island.
It didn't take long for Donald Webber Jr. to hear about the hardships endured by residents of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, the monster storm that ravaged the island in late 2017. The t…
The quadrangle in front of the historic Teatro de la Universidad de Puerto Rico is so quiet that you can hear a feral cat meowing as it lounges on the theater steps. The plaintive sound echo…
Lin-Manuel Miranda cried as he grasped the hands of his "Hamilton" costars during curtain call on opening night here, later raising a Puerto Rican flag and waving it high before wrapping it …
A surprise challenger infiltrated the musical theater album category when the Grammy nominees were announced Friday: The television special "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert," starring…
"Dear Evan Hansen," the musical whose national tour shattered ticket sales records during an Ahmanson Theatre run that ended Saturday, will return to L.A. as part of Center Theatre Group's 2…
Our latest roundup of love affairs between Hollywood and the theater world include Michael C. Hall, Keri Russell and Adam Driver, all among the well-known names from TV and film to head for …
In an effort to lure a new generation of theatergoers, Center Theatre Group on Friday will start giving people 25 and younger free tickets to the first preview of productions at the Mark Tap…
Sara Bareilles has spent the last five years of her life working almost exclusively on the musical "Waitress." With the show still sailing on Broadway after more than two years and a nationa…
They didn't set out to do it, but when the creative talents behind the Broadway musical "Waitress" assembled in a room, they looked around and realized something unusual: They were all women…
Shhhhh. John Lithgow is performing his solo show, "Stories by Heart." The five audience members are riveted. Don't speak, don't fidget, and for God's sake, don't look at your phone. The acto…
"The Band's Visit" won 10 Tony Awards on Sunday, including best musical, leading actor and leading actress. But if you can't get to New York to see the show, when might the show come to you?…
Laurie Metcalf was anything but a shoo-in for a Tony Award, so her win Sunday for featured actress in "Three Tall Women" naturally raises the question: Did "Roseanne" controversy play a part…
Can "Mean Girls" edge out "The Band's Visit" and "SpongeBob SquarePants"? Will "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" or "Angels in American" take home more trophies? Here's a quick rundown of …