Audra McDonald

Friday's TV Highlights: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' on HBO.

2013-05-23 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Invasion In this new series, wildlife...

TV This Week: May 19 - 25: 'Save Me' on NBC

2013-05-17 12:13:00

Ahmanson announces season with Barry Manilow musical, Danny DeVito

2013-03-13 15:30:00

Fanilows, your wait is finally over. The long-delayed Barry Manilow musical "Harmony" as well as a star turn by Danny DeVito in the London production of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" are part of the 2013-14 lineup for the Ahmanson Theatre. The...

Marcy and Zina — with luck, you'll know their names soon

2013-02-23 08:00:00

NEW YORK — In the annals of showbiz, the chance encounter between lyricist Marcy Heisler and composer Zina Goldrich 21 years ago may not rank with Rodgers and Hammerstein's first meeting or Lerner linking up with Loewe. But it could prove to be a...

Audra McDonald slips into L.A. to sing and stump for PBS

2013-01-15 12:55:00

Cabaret fanatics – and you know who you are – invariably suffer a persistent worry: What if there is some amazing live gig out there I don’t know about? Well, Monday night your worst nightmare came and went -- unless you were one of...

Tuesday's TV Talk Shows: Mandy Patinkin; Jane Fonda; Matt Damon

2012-12-10 20:04:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 9 - 15 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- CBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Christoph Waltz; Bruno Mars performs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC Good Morning America Scotty...

2013 Grammy Award nominees

2012-12-06 17:03:00

Indie-rock trio Fun. and R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece mostly in the top Grammy categories. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Wednesday during a show in Nashville. The 55th...

Grammys 2013: 'Once,' 'Follies' nominated for musical theater album

2012-12-05 20:15:00

"Once" is once again in the awards spotlight.�The original cast recording for the popular Broadway show is among the Grammy nominees this year in the category of musical theater albums. The show features songs by�Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the...

Itzhak Perlman joins Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central

2012-09-20 10:03:00

Violinst Itzhak Perlman�took a break from his performance schedule this week to put in a guest appearance on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report." The episode aired Wednesday night and featured the famed violinist performing Fritz Kreisler's "Spanish...

Tony Awards 2012: For 'Once' daring trumps commerce

2012-06-11 08:00:00

Will wonders never cease: David overcame Goliath in a rare victory at the Beacon Theatre that will force us to rethink the old truism that commerce trumps independent vision on Broadway. "Once," the little musical spun from an Irish art house film,...

Tony Awards 2012: The complete nominees and winners list

2012-06-10 00:00:00

Here is the full list of Tony nominations for 2012 (WINNERS are noted): Play "Clybourne Park,"� Bruce Norris WINNER "Other Desert Cities,"� Jon Robin Baitz "Peter and the Starcatcher,"� Rick Elice "Venus in Fur,"� David Ives Musical "Leap of Faith"...

'Follies' says goodbye to the Ahmanson, hello to the Tonys

2012-06-10 15:20:00

“Follies” bid farewell to the Ahmanson Theatre on Saturday night, and the emotion in the house was as charged as the emotion coursing through the Weismann Theatre, where the ex-Follies girls have gathered with their significant others, old...

Audra McDonald performs at PBS' "Live From Lincoln Center" session at the Television Critics Assn. Winter Press Tour in Pasadena.

2013-01-14 00:00:00