A Chorus Line (musical)

Watch 'Family Guy' take on Broadway in theater-themed episode

2013-01-14 11:45:00

[This post has been updated.] "Family Guy" on Fox gave its satirical regards to Broadway on Sunday in a new episode in which Brian and Stewie face off as rival playwrights battling for supremacy in the Griffin household.� Sunday's episode featured...

2012 in review: Notable deaths in theater

2012-12-27 06:00:00

Including award-winning composers and memorable actors, the theater world lost some big names in 2012. Marvin Hamlisch, who penned the songs for "A Chorus Line," died in August in Los Angeles at the age of 68. His death came just as he was finishing his...

Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music

2012-08-08 00:00:00

When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student. But Hamlisch quickly...

Marvin Hamlisch tribute in New York draws big stars

2012-09-19 06:45:00

The late Marvin Hamlisch received a tribute Tuesday evening in New York that drew a number of friends and collaborators from the worlds of theater, music and movies. The roster of attendees to the invitation-only event included Barbra Streisand, Neil...

'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...

Marvin Hamlisch, 68, remembered by theater collaborators

2012-08-07 14:41:00

Marvin Hamlisch, who died Monday in Los Angeles at 68, was one of the most honored composers in the theater world, and one of the hardest working. From his songs for�"A Chorus Line,"�which opened in 1975 and ran on Broadway for close to 15 years, to...

Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68: Sudden, brief illness halted busy life

2012-08-07 08:45:00

Marvin Hamlisch, the stage and film composer who created the memorable songs for�"A Chorus Line," has died at 68. The composer died on Monday in Los Angeles after collapsing from a brief illness, his family said in a statement. One of the most...

This midseason, watch as TV changes before your eyes

2012-01-08 00:00:00

Twist of Fate

2012-02-02 16:41:25

Pasadena Pops' Marvin Hamlisch just wants to have fun

2011-08-05 00:00:00

In spite of a few shiny awards for his mantel — three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and a little prize named for some guy called Pulitzer — there's still plenty of ham in Marvin Hamlisch, who takes the stage at Pasadena Pops on...

Dueling Tonys hosts: Watch the video of Hugh Jackman and Neil Patrick Harris

2011-06-12 21:33:43

Music review: Marvin Hamlisch conducts the Pasadena Pops near the Rose Bowl

2011-07-24 16:33:03

The award-winning composer of "A Chorus Line" and many other stage musicals and movies died unexpectedly in August at 68 after a brief illness. The songwriter had an active career as a conductor and had recently joined the Pasadena Pops as its lead conductor.

2012-12-26 11:45:00

Marvin Hamlisch, the award-winning songwriter of "A Chorus Line," was one of the prominent theater figures who died in 2012.

2012-12-21 14:28:28

A scene from Broadway's "The Lion King." The Disney musical is set to become the fifth-longest-running show in Broadway history, surpassing "A Chorus Line."

2012-08-14 22:50:00