Julie Taymor

Review: 'The Flying Dutchman' is earthbound on opening night

2013-03-10 17:35:00

The composer Richard Wagner, born 200 years ago this spring, believed (with justification) that he represented the music of the future. Los Angeles likes to think (with justification?) that it represents the city of the future. The two should be made...

'Spider-Man' legal battle with Julie Taymor gets new trial date

2013-03-19 16:26:00

The expected legal settlement between the producers of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and director Julie Taymor has failed to materialize, leading a federal judge in New York to set a new trial date for the ongoing battle. Judge...

Friday's TV Talk Shows: Rick Springfield; Bobby Deen; Julian Assange

2013-02-07 17:38:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- The Real Estate Story Housing in Los Angeles and nationwide: Madison Hildebrand. (N) 3 a.m. – 5 p.m. Fox Business...

Grammys 2013: A magical year for son jarocho

2013-02-09 09:00:00

Last week, a group of Latino and Mexican artists up for three Grammy Awards gathered in a narrow Boyle Heights storefront — mostly in the flesh, some via Skype, a few present in spirit. They'd assembled to honor a strain of regional folk music...

Beatlemania hits North Hollywood's Laemmle theater

2013-01-30 16:00:00

Robert Zemeckis' feature directorial debut, a sing-a-long and a celebration of John Lennon are among the highlights of Beatles Fest this weekend at the Laemmle Noho 7 theater in North Hollywood. The mini-film festival is part of a city-wide...

Julie Taymor returns to directing with 'Midsummer Night's Dream'

2013-01-23 16:08:00

Since being fired in 2011 from the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," director Julie Taymor has kept a relatively low public profile, her time presumably occupied by the ongoing lawsuit between her and the show's producers.� Taymor...

PBS series 'Shakespeare Uncovered' to dig deep into Bard's plays

2012-12-07 06:50:00

William Shakespare will get the full PBS treatment in "Shakespeare Uncovered," a six-part series announced this week to be shown on three consecutive Friday evenings starting Jan. 25. Each night will feature two hourlong segments, focused on one or...

'Spider-Man' co-writer to pen tell-all book on Broadway musical

2012-10-24 07:21:00

A co-writer for the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has reportedly accepted a book deal to tell his side of the story of the troubled mega-production. Glen Berger, who wrote the book for the musical along with Julie Taymor, has inked a...

'The Lion King' to surpass 'A Chorus Line' on Broadway

2012-08-15 07:30:00

"The Lion King"�is set to roar past�"A Chorus Line"�on Wednesday to become the fifth-longest running show in Broadway history. The Disney musical, directed by Julie Taymor, has been playing for 14 years and nine months. It opened at the New Amsterdam...

'Spider-Man' legal case, starring Julie Taymor, gets underway

2012-06-04 08:00:00

The legal case pitting director Julie Taymor against the producers of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is underway in a federal court in New York. Though the trial isn't scheduled to begin until early next year, a judge presided over a...

Tony Awards 2012: No clear front-runners for Tuesday's nominations

2012-04-30 07:00:00

This story has been updated. If there's one thing that Broadway insiders can agree on this season, it's that there is no clear front-runner for the Tony Awards. The season lacks the blockbuster Tony magnets of recent years, such as "The Book of Mormon,""...

2011 year in review: Top arts and culture stories

2011-12-21 16:33:08

Julie Taymor, at the opening-night performance of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" in New York in 2011.

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Glen Berger, right, working with Julie Taymor on the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" in 2009 alongside Bono and the Edge, who wrote the score.

2012-10-23 22:15:00

Above: A 2008 dress rehearsal of "Tristan and Isolde" by LA Opera with John Treleaven, right, as Tristan and Linda Wilson as Isolde in Act 3. Designed by David Hockney, the colorful staging of Wagner's masterpiece became a signature production of the young company.

2012-10-20 11:28:00