Patti LuPone

'30 Rock's' Tina Fey and others on their favorite episodes

2013-05-16 09:45:00

From 138 episodes, name a favorite. An impossible task, to be sure, but we had to ask: Tina Fey (head writer Liz Lemon) Season 1: "'Tracy Does Conan' because it's when the show really started to find its tone." Season 2: "'Rosemary's Baby' because I...

Ford Theatres to feature new series named after Zev Yaroslavsky

2013-04-10 08:15:00

The Ford Theatres in Hollywood is featuring a new performance series named after county Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky as part of its new 2013 summer season. The season, which was announced this week, includes Mandy Patinkin with the Pasadena Pops,�...

Broad Stage announces 2013-14 season, jazz initiative, fundraising

2013-04-08 12:35:00

For its 2013-14 season, the Broad Stage in Santa Monica will present appearances by actress Patti LuPone, opera singer Bryn Terfel, violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg�and the Los Angeles dance group Bodytraffic. Members of the Simon Bolivar Symphony...

The problem with David Mamet

2013-03-29 16:10:00

Critic's Notebook: The dramatist who used to regularly scorch the stage with complex stories has let his anti-P.C. rage blunt his work. What in the world has happened to David Mamet? The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Glengarry Glen Ross," a modern...

Segerstrom Center's 2013-14 season: 'Mormon,' 'Once,' solo divas

2013-03-23 14:00:00

“The Book of Mormon” and “Once,” Broadway musicals that dominated the two most recent Tony Awards, will come to Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa during the three-venue complex’s 2013-14 season. Bernadette Peters...

Broadway revival of 'Evita' with Ricky Martin closes in the red

2013-01-29 08:00:00

The Broadway revival of “Evita,” costarring Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky Martin, closed Saturday night -- and it was squarely in the red. �It hadn’t earned back its $11-million investment, according to Bloomberg News. With music by...

David Mamet's 'The Anarchist' flops on Broadway, closing early

2012-12-05 07:17:00

What do David Mamet and Kathie Lee Gifford have in common? Both have flops on Broadway this season. Mamet's new play "The Anarchist," which just opened on Sunday at the John Golden Theatre in New York, announced late Tuesday that it will close on Dec....

Obama heading to Broadway for fundraiser, with Bill Clinton

2012-05-24 13:43:00

When it comes to raising money, the Obama reelection campaign knows it can count on the showbiz community. After a visit to Studio City earlier this month for a Hollywood fundraiser at George Clooney's house, President Obama is scheduled to rub elbows...

[Updated] Fashion News: Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep gussy up for Kennedy Center Honors

2011-12-05 16:32:16

Poll: Are tweet seats in theaters a good idea?

2011-12-06 16:32:55

Influences: Singer Paulo Szot

2011-12-13 16:33:03

Arts on TV: Tom Waits; the New York Philharmonic; Julie Andrews

2011-12-29 16:33:00

With her prominent nose, petite frame and accented English, Argentine-born Elena Roger would hardly be an odds-on favorite for Broadway stardom. But watch out.

2011-12-28 12:08:55

Patti LuPone won a Tony for the 1979 Broadway production of "Evita." The long-delayed movie version finally hit screens in 1996, starring Madonna as Eva Peron.

2011-01-06 15:02:43