The Book of Mormon (musical)

Tony Award winners often reap the benefits of victory

2013-06-11 05:00:00

NEW YORK — For Broadway shows, a Tony Award can spell the difference between a long life and an untimely demise. Just ask the producers of "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." A day after winning the Tony for best play over the Tom Hanks-...

Bette Midler's 'I'll Eat You Last' cashing in at Broadway box office

2013-05-21 06:50:00

Bette Midler might have been snubbed when it comes to Tony nominations this year, but she seems to be having the last laugh at the box office. The Divine Miss M's one-woman show "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" is becoming one of Broadway'...

Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film

2013-05-09 08:00:00

The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...

Tony Awards nominations find some class amid the crass

2013-05-01 06:00:00

The Tony nominations were announced Tuesday, but before we plunge into the big race between "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda the Musical," one obvious question should be addressed before any other: Given the crassly commercial direction of Broadway, why do we...

'Book of Mormon' breaks box office records, again

2013-03-26 07:00:00

The hit musical "The Book of Mormon," which opened in London’s Prince of Wales Theatre on Thursday night, set a record for the biggest single day of sales in West End and Broadway history. The Tony-winning production about a pair of overzealous...

'Motown: The Musical' earns $1 million its first week on Broadway

2013-03-19 07:00:00

Motown founder�Berry Gordy has another hit on his hands: "Motown: The Musical" cracked the million-dollar mark after its first week of previews on Broadway. The show grossed $1.03 million after seven performances starting March 11 at the Lunt-Fontanne...

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announces winners for 2012

2013-03-18 22:45:00

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle named the winners of its annual awards on Monday for stage productions that opened last year. Sharing the honors for best production were the national tour of "The Book of Mormon" at the Pantages Theatre; "Cyrano" at...

Pantages 2013-14 menu offers 'Once,' 'Mormon' and three by Webber

2013-02-22 07:00:00

The 2013-14 season at the Pantages Theatre will feature last year’s most decorated Broadway musical, “Once,” Andrew Lloyd Webber thrice, and a second helping of "The Book of Mormon." The Webber trifecta will consist of his production...

Sutton Foster and Andrew Rannells to perform in L.A. benefit

2013-02-04 08:07:00

Now that they both have landed TV series that require them to spend significant time on the West Coast, Broadway stars Sutton Foster and Andrew Rannells will be performing on stage together for the first time. Foster and Rannells are scheduled to appear...

L.A. Drama Critics Circle announces 2012 nominations

2013-01-24 19:00:00

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announced on Thursday its nominations for its 2012 awards. Leading the way, with five nominations each, were productions of August Wilson's "Jitney," "Silence! The Musical" and Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot."...

Pantages tweaks recent box-office record for 'Book of Mormon'

2013-01-15 13:30:00

The Pantages Theatre has added an asterisk or two to its claim in October that "The Book of Mormon" had set a new record for the biggest single-week box-office take in Los Angeles theater history. On further review, Pantages spokesman Wayne McWhorter...

Golden night for Hollywood. 'Zero Dark Thirty' tops box office

2013-01-14 07:39:00

After the coffee. Before shaking off the Globes hangover. The Skinny: I hope I get to have a Jodie Foster moment when I reach that age! Of course, for me it is still decades away. Monday's Morning Fix includes recaps and analysis of Sunday night's...

The Pantages Theatre's 2013-14 season will include 'The Book of Mormon.' Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner starred in the musical during its hugely success run at the theater last year.

2013-02-21 20:00:56

The true revelation here is Ben Platt, a hilariously funny young actor who finds an entirely different way into Elder Cunningham, the loser-geek Mormon. The laughs flow at the Bank of America Theatre like Mormon wagon trains rolling West. Through Sept. 8 at the Bank of America Theatre, 18 W.

2013-02-15 00:00:00

Andrew Rannells (foreground) led the original Broadway cast of "The Book of Mormon" with Nikki M. James (pink dress) and Josh Gad (also in white shirt and tie).

2013-01-23 14:15:00