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KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, MID-CENTURY MODERN, & More Win ADG Awards - Full List
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 2, 2026

The winners of the 30th Annual Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards were announced this weekend, with KPop Demon Hunters, Frankenstein, Mid-Century Modern, and more among the honorees.

78th TONY AWARDS, WICKED: FOR GOOD, & More Receive Nominations at 30th ADG Awards
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 7, 2026

The Art Directors Guild has revealed the nominees for its 30th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which include the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Wicked: For Good, and NBC's Wicked: One Wonderful Night special. 

Review: Ava: The Secret Conversations
by Tina St. Angelo - Sep 29, 2025

I ruined his life…. Whose life? Frank Sinatra. The newest production at the Studebaker Theater is Elizabeth McGovern’s play Ava: The Secret Conversations. She wrote the play which is based upon Peter Evans’ and Ava Gardner’s book “The Secret Conversations”.

Photos: AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE At La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2025

And Then We Were No More, a new play written by Tim Blake Nelson (The Public's Socrates, MCC Theater's The Grey Zone), currently playing at La MaMa (66 E. 4th Street), opens this Sunday, September 28. Check out new production photos below.

AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE to be Begin Performances at LaMaMa Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 18, 2025

And Then We Were No More, a new play written by Tim Blake Nelson will play La MaMa beginning September 19, directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Learn more here!

Photos: AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS Celebrates Gala Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Aug 8, 2025

Following a run at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, AVA: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Elizabeth McGovern just made its New York premiere at NY City Center, Stage I. Check out photos from inside the opening night gala celebration below!

Review Roundup: AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS Starring Elizabeth McGovern Opens at City Center
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2025

Following a run at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, AVA: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern is making its New York premiere! Read reviews for the production!

Elizabeth Marvel to Star in AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE at La MaMa
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 31, 2025

And Then We Were No More, a new play written by Tim Blake Nelson, will play La MaMa in September. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

Video: Elizabeth McGovern Previews AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS on LIVE WITH KELLY AND MARK
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 24, 2025

Elizabeth McGovern, writer and star of AVA: The Secret Conversations, recently visited Live with Kelly and Mark to preview the production, which sees her playing the Hollywood icon Ava Gardner. Watch the interview now!

Photos: Meet the Cast of AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS
by Bruce Glikas - Jul 1, 2025

Following a run at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, AVA: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Elizabeth McGovern is preparing to make its New York premiere! Check out photos of the cast meeting the press here!

Elizabeth McGoverm's AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS to Play in Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2025

AVA: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-nominated actress and Evanston native Elizabeth McGovern, will make its Chicago premiere. Learn more!

Elizabeth McGovern's AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS to Make New York Debut
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2025

AVA: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Elizabeth McGovern will make its New York premiere this summer at NY City Center, Stage I. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: TINY FATHER at The Geffen Playhouse
by Andrew Child - Jun 22, 2024

Mike Lew’s two-hander feels ‘of a time’— and it is impressive how quickly these plays that seem to cater to the art sector’s regrowth post-quarantine both in content and structure already feel stale and dated.

BRENDA AND BILLY Short Film Starring Santino Fontana And Sarah Stiles To Premiere At Tribeca Film Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2023

A new short film Brenda & Billy and the Pothos Plant, written and directed by Dave Solomon (Side Show, Pump up the Volume, photo op) and starring Tony winner Santino Fontana (Tootsie, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Frozen) and Tony nominee Sarah Stiles (Tootsie, “Billions,” Hand to God) will have its World Premiere this summer at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

Elizabeth McGovern Will Lead AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS At Geffen Playhouse; Full Cast Announced!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2023

Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for the U.S. premiere of Ava: The Secret Conversations, written by and featuring Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated Elizabeth McGovern (Once Upon a Time in America, Downton Abbey) as Ava Gardner, and directed by Tony Award-nominated Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Bernhardt/Hamlet, Present Laughter).

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Announces 2020-2021 Award Recipients - See the Full List!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 3, 2022

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the award recipients for 2020 and 2021. Poor Clare (The Echo Theater Company) and The Father (Pasadena Playhouse) received the prestigious Production award, with additional honorees named in 18 other categories.

FROZEN, THE BAND'S VISIT, HAMILTON and More Nominated for Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 9, 2022

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the nominees for theatrical excellence for 2020 and 2021. This year's awards have been combined due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

JARMAN Celebrates Derek Jarman's 80th Anniversary at the Greenwich Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2022

New production Jarman, celebrates Derek Jarman's 80th anniversary with incredible guest speakers at the Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES.

BWW Review: HEAD OVER HEELS is a drag at the Pasadena Playhouse
by Evan Henerson - Nov 19, 2021

If you are a person who enjoys a good “out of sync,” then you belong in the turbulence-riddled realm of Arcadia by way of the Pasadena Playhouse where kings are queens, handmaids love above their station and amazons are…well, lots of things to a lot of people.

VIDEO: Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton Talk HEAD OVER HEELS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2021

Pasadena Playhouse is now presenting Head Over Heels! The production is being directed, choreographed, and conceived by Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton and features music direction by Kris Kukul.