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Beatles 'Let It Be' Musical Heading to Broadway 1 week ago

The Fab Four are headed to Broadway this summer. The jukebox Beatles musical "Let It Be" will hit the Great White Way for a...

By Brent Lang

'Rear Window' Aiming for Broadway From Makers of 'Ladder 49'

October 24, 2012 By Brent Lang 29 weeks ago

"Rear Window," best known as a classic Hitchcock film, was actually based on a noirish short story

Vanessa Redgrave to Direct 'A World I Loved' at Columbia's Miller Theater

October 23, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 29 weeks ago

Vanessa Redgrave will also narrate "A World I Loved," about Lebanon's tumultuous history

'Pump Boys and Dinettes' Gets Revival From Director John Doyle

October 22, 2012 By Brent Lang 29 weeks ago

"Pump Boys and Dinettes" was nominated for Best Muscial in 1982

Barry Manilow Returning to Broadway for First Time in 20 Years

October 22, 2012 By Brent Lang 29 weeks ago

Barry Manilow, the big voiced crooner behind "Mandy," will return to Broadway in a limited engagement concert series

'Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away' Dazzles Tokyo International Film Festival

October 20, 2012 By Liza Foreman 30 weeks ago

James Cameron and Andrew Adamson's "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away" features the performers in 3D

Thomas Sadoski on Aaron Sorkin, 'The Newsroom' and His Return to Theater

October 19, 2012 By James C. Taylor 30 weeks ago

Thomas Sadoski started on the stage before landing a role in HBO's "The Newsroom." Now he's returning to his roots in theater

Val Kilmer to Go Huck Himself in 'Citizen Twain' Stage Show This Weekend

October 16, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 30 weeks ago

Val Kilmer, yes, the star of "Batman Forever," to channel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" author Mark Twain in solo show

Johnny Depp Gets in on the Whole Book-Publishing Scam With HarperCollins Imprint

October 16, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 30 weeks ago

Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil will publish books "from authors both celebrated and unsung"

Barry Edelstein Named Artistic Director at Old Globe Theater

October 16, 2012 By Brent Lang 30 weeks ago

Barry Edelstein joins The Old Globe from the Public Theater, where he oversaw its Shakespeare Initiative

Businessman Charged With Defrauding 'Rebecca' Producers

October 15, 2012 By Brent Lang 30 weeks ago

Mark Hotton accused of inventing investors and killing one off by claiming he contracted malaria

Why a Giant Inflatable Bouncy Castle is the Coolest Thing at the Next Presidential Debate (Exclusive)

October 15, 2012 By Brent Lang 30 weeks ago

Now This News, the video site backed by Ken Lerer, is taking the Truth Booth to next week's Obama-Romney debate

Space Shuttle Endeavour Goes Slow, Gets Stuck on Final Journey Through L.A.

October 13, 2012 By Wrap Staff 31 weeks ago

Crowds had lined the streets of Los Angeles all day to witness the Endeavour space shuttle’s inching journey to the Science Center -- it was sloooow going

Joel Silver Champions Edward Biberman Mural Restoration

October 11, 2012 By Liza Foreman 31 weeks ago

A mural painted by the artist Edward Biberman is being restored as part of the transformation of the historic Venice Post Office, spearheaded by Joel Silver

Tom Hanks to Make Broadway Debut in New Nora Ephron Play

October 11, 2012 By Lisa Fung 31 weeks ago

Tom Hanks will play Pulitzer Prize-winning tabloid reporter Mike McAlary in Nora Ephron's new play "Lucky Guy"

Mo Yan Wins Nobel Literature Prize

October 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 31 weeks ago

Mo Yan is the Chinese author of "Red Sorghum” and "The Garlic Ballads"

Divas in Space: Sarah Brightman Takes Her Act to Orbit

October 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 31 weeks ago

Sarah Brightman will belt one out while circling the planet, all in the name of world peace

Joel Silver Unveils Grand Plans to Move Hollywood to Venice

October 10, 2012 By Liza Foreman 31 weeks ago

Joel Silver presented plans Wednesday to transform the former Venice Post Office into his headquarters

'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Heading to Broadway - With 'Game of Thrones' Star

October 10, 2012 By Lisa Fung 31 weeks ago

"Breakfast at Tiffany's," a play based on Truman Capote's classic novella, will star Emilia Clarke of "Game of Thrones" as Holly Golightly

National Book Awards: Anthony Shadid, Robert Caro, Junot Diaz Among Finalists

October 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 31 weeks ago

National Book Awards finalists also include Dave Eggers, Junot Diaz and Louise Erdrich

Harvey Weinstein, Michael Flatley Pair Up to Create the Grammys of the Dance World

October 9, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 31 weeks ago

Dance-themed awards show will reach out to young dance enthusiasts, Michael Flatley says

Bad Max Williams: an Actor Talks Bullets and Spirituality

October 9, 2012 By Laurene Williams 31 weeks ago

Why do we laugh at violence or discard it when it turns up in a cartoon or a videogame but give it so much more credence and weight when it's packaged in human form?

Los Angeles Master Chorale Receives $1M Gift

October 8, 2012 By Lisa Fung 31 weeks ago

The gift from Kiki and David Gindler launches the Chorale's "Music Director's Circle" for donors of $50,000 or more

Mixing Studio for Woody Allen, Ang Lee Scrambles to Survive (Exclusive)

October 7, 2012 By Liza Foreman 32 weeks ago

The Sound One audio production facility in New York is desperately seeking new investors, with this institution among New York filmmakers all but closed