On the Town - 2005 - Los Angeles Articles Page 9

Join the New York City Opera for a Puccini Celebration, honoring the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini's passing. Learn more!

Broadway, film, and television producer Edgar Lansbury passed away on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 in his home in Manhattan at the age of 94, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lansbury was the brother of the late Angela Lansbury.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that the honorees for the 2024 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre, as well as Special Tony Awards.

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, is coming to the Theatre Royal in Glasgoe from 21-25 May 2024.

The Broadway critics are weighing in for the final time of the 2023/24 season! Illinoise is officially open on Broadway at the St. James Theatre, making it eligible for 2024 Tony Awards consideration. Check out what the critics are saying!

Lost Memories is a multi-screen video installation that draws on screenwriter Gary Thomas’ experience of being a carer to his mother, who had Alzheimer’s Disease.

This time, the reader question was: Have a lot of shows this season had a long time between their first productions and Broadway premieres?

Watford Palace Theatre has announced its new vision, ambition, and season of work for Watford's 115-year-old venue. Learn more about the season lineup here!

The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company will present “Rent,” live on stage. The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical by Jonathon Larson, loosely based on Puccini's “La Boheme,” is an iconic rock opera.

Join Theater Resources Unlimited for their live monthly panel discussion on adding accessibility to D.E.I. conversations. The event, held both in-person and virtually, will be co-hosted by actor Carey Cox.

Celebrate the centennial of the Marx Brothers' Broadway debut with THE HERRING BARREL REVUE, an evening of Marx-inspired shenanigans in Times Square. This event is the brainchild of Marx Brothers fanatics NOAH DIAMOND, TRAV SD, and JONNY PORKPIE.

This time, the reader question was: With The Great Gatsby musicals happening now, are there other examples of musicals about the same subject?

The Cherry Orchard Festival will present the New York premiere of ADDRESS UNKOWN, a playstarring pianist Evgeny Kissin and baritone Thomas Hampson in acting-only roles, based on the anti-fascist novel by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor banned in 1930s Germany.

BlackRock Center for the Arts will present 'The Color Purple' as the second in-house produced musical in its history.

Last call to catch some of your favorite stars in action on and off Broadway, including a star-studded comedy, a critically acclaimed thriller, and more. Get your tickets to these shows now before they are gone for good.  

Platinum-selling rockers Big Head Todd and the Monsters unveil 'Thunderbird,' the new single off their 12th studio album, Her Way Out, due May 31st on their own Big Records.

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, comes to the Theatre Royal in Glasgow from 21-25 May 2024. 

The Outsiders marks Adam Rapp's first book of a musical that he has written, but he's no stranger to writing for the stage, having written several plays throughout his career. In honor of Rapp's first musical coming to Broadway, we're taking a walk down memory lane and revisiting some of his plays.

The Broadway premiere of Mary Jane, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog, starring Academy Award nominee & Critics Choice Award Winner Rachel McAdams, begins previews on Broadway tonight, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Meet the cast of Mary Jane here!

Seattle is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for April 2024 include Beetlejuice, Aladdin, and more!

The Global Theater Initiative is inviting all theatres, individual artists, institutions, and audiences to celebrate the 62nd annual World Theatre Day on March 27, 2024.

The Kit Kat Club is now open! Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, starring Academy Award and Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne and introducing Gayle Rankin, begins previews tonight, April 1, at the August Wilson Theatre. Meet the cast of Cabaret here!

Co-Founders Patrick Reilly and Tucker Aust have launched The Queer Ensemble. The collective's inaugural event will be a staged reading of Craig Lucas' The Dying Gaul. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

What did our critic think of IN THE HEIGHTS at The Gateway Playhouse?

An overall resounding triumph despite its insistence on side-stepping some of the more salacious scandals associated with its subject, pop star Michael Jackson—MJ - THE MUSICAL is a genuinely entertaining and nostalgic show that purposely aims to celebrate the creative, if misunderstood genius behind some of the biggest hits in pop music history.