Tony Awards

Review: With 'Tosca,' Los Angeles Opera goes for grand

2013-05-20 05:30:00

An essay in the program for Los Angeles Opera's new production of "Tosca," which opened at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday night, begins by quoting Benjamin Britten on Puccini's opera. The British composer, Joseph Berger writes, was "'sickened'...

Tony Awards 2013: 'Pippin,' Christopher Durang gain momentum

2013-05-20 08:35:00

Like the Oscars, the Tony Awards are preceded each year by a bevy of award shows that renders the main event something of a foregone conclusion. This Broadway season, many of the front-runners have become clear relatively quickly, with the big-top-...

Malibu retreat with four-star pedigree for sale

2013-05-17 20:24:00

Actor Nick Nolte has put a Malibu compound up for sale that has seen a galaxy of stars come through its arched entryway. Besides Nolte, other notables to have owned the house include comedian Tommy Chong, Don Felder of the Eagles and music producer...

Attendance for Broadway touring shows continues to dip

2013-05-13 16:56:00

Attendance at touring Broadway shows nationwide dropped for the second straight season, according to a newly released report from the Broadway League. The report said that 12.7 million people attended a touring show in the 2011-12 season, down from 13.1...

Jed Bernstein, Broadway producer, to head Lincoln Center

2013-05-15 16:18:00

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York has tapped a prominent producer from the world of commercial Broadway to serve as its next president. Jed Bernstein, whose credits include the successful revivals of "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Hair," is...

Tony Awards: Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' on top with 13 nominations

2013-04-30 06:42:00

NEW YORK -- “Kinky Boots,” the adaptation of the cross-dressing comedy film with a book by Harvey Fierstein and score by Cyndi Lauper, led the pack when Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, leading all shows with 13 nods....

Tonys 2013: Tom Hanks seeks a new kind of prize

2013-04-30 07:38:00

NEW YORK -- Can Tom Hanks add a Tony Award to his crowded mantle? That’s one of many questions that emerged after the Tony committee announced its acting nominations Tuesday morning, with Hanks' name on the shortlist for best actor in a play for...

Tonys 2013: 'Vanya and Sonia,' 'Lucky Guy' lead play nominees

2013-04-30 07:02:00

NEW YORK -- The Tony nominations announcement Tuesday morning brought good news to Christopher Durang’s dysfunctional-family tale "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and the late Nora Ephron's period journalism weepie "Lucky Guy" with the two...

Tonys 2013: Bette Midler, 'Motown' among nomination snubs

2013-04-30 09:18:00

NEW YORK--The Tony Awards committee always loves a good surprise or three. Members did not disappoint Tuesday morning, leaving out audience favorites like “Motown: The Musical” and critical darlings such as Bette Midler in favor of less...

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...

Diahann Carroll leads the way on stage and screen

2013-05-05 21:35:00

Groundbreaking actress-singer Diahann Carroll ("Julia," "Claudine") was an 18-year-old New York model when her singing career took off. Her break came when she won a talent show called, appropriately enough, "Chance of a Lifetime" in January 1954 on the...

'The Spectacular Now' director James Ponsoldt to adapt 'Pippin'

2013-05-07 12:35:00

Making two indie films about the drinking problems of young people might not immediately seem to put one in line for adapting a beloved�Broadway musical, but such are the unpredictable ways of Hollywood. The Weinstein Co. said Tuesday that James Ponsoldt,...

Neil Patrick Harris pulls off a Spider-Man joke during last year's Tony Awards.

2013-05-09 08:00:00

Neil Patrick Harris is to return as host of the Tony Awards on June 9.

2013-05-09 07:40:52

Shalita Grant attends the 2013 Tony Awards Meet The Nominees Press Reception on May 1, 2013 in New York City.

2013-05-01 00:00:00