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Fiona Shaw Returning to Broadway in Colm Tóibín's 'The Testament of Mary'

Culture
 January 9, 2013 By Lisa Fung 19 weeks ago

Fiona Shaw will appear in the stage adaptation of Colm Tóibín's novel, with Deborah Warner directing

  

Kennedy Center Honors to Review Awards Selection Process Amid Diversity Complaints

Culture
 January 8, 2013 By Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

Latino groups are angry that only two Hispanic performers have been given the Kennedy Center Honors cultural prize

  

Rem Koolhaas Named Director Venice Biennale Architecture Section

Culture
 January 8, 2013 By Lisa Fung 19 weeks ago

Rem Koolhaas, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect, will curate the international architecture section of the Venice Biennale in 2014

  

Ai Weiwei's on the Rotterdam Film Festival Jury

Awards
 January 8, 2013 By Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

Other jury members include Iranian actress Fatemeh Motamedarya, who has been banned from acting in film, theater and television for the past two years

  

'Aladdin' Coming to Broadway in Overhauled Version With New Creative Team (Exclusive)

Culture
 January 8, 2013 By Brent Lang & Lisa Fung 19 weeks ago

"Aladdin" will be substantially reimagined from the version that premiered in Seattle in 2011

  

Architecture Writer Ada Louise Huxtable, Awarded First Pulitzer for Criticism, Dead at 91

Culture
 January 7, 2013 By Jon Thurber 19 weeks ago

Ada Louise Huxtable was architecture critic for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and was awarded a MacArthur grant

  

'From Broadway With Love' Benefit Concert Raising Money for Sandy Hook Victims

Culture
 January 7, 2013 By Greg Gilman 19 weeks ago

A number of Broadway performers will take the stage at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Conn., this month to lift the spirits of a town struck by tragedy

  

Bette Midler Returning to Broadway as Super Agent Sue Mengers

Culture
 January 7, 2013 By Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

Bette Midler returning to Broadway after 30-year absence to star in "I'll Eat You Last" by John Logan

  

Maura Tierney, Courtney B. Vance Join Tom Hanks in Nora Ephron's 'Lucky Guy' on Broadway

Culture
 January 7, 2013 By Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

Tom Hanks' Broadway debut centers on a tabloid columnist

  

Broadway Opening of 'Diner' Musical Gets Pushed Back

Culture
 January 7, 2013 By Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

Sheryl Crow's "Diner" musical will open in fall of 2013

  

Marsha Mason, Mary Steenburgen Set for Pasadena Playhouse

Culture
 January 4, 2013 By Greg Gilman 19 weeks ago

The actresses will read Ellen Simon's "Aunt Stossie's Coming for Five Days" during HOTHOUSE at the Playhouse next week

  

Ryan Murphy's 'Normal Heart' Coming to HBO in 2014

Culture
 January 4, 2013 By Tim Molloy 19 weeks ago

Larry Kramer adaptation once planned for theatrical release will star Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo

  

James Van Der Beek Takes to the Stage in 'The Gift'

Culture
 January 4, 2013 By Lisa Fung 19 weeks ago

James Van Der Beek is following in the footsteps of his former "Dawson's Creek" co-star Katie Holmes with an upcoming role on stage

  

'Pippin' Returning to Broadway

Culture
 January 4, 2013 By Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

Acclaimed circus-theme production of "Pippin" will play at the Music Box Theatre

  

NY Times Culture Editor Jonathan Landman to Leave Paper

Culture
 January 2, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 19 weeks ago

Jonathan Landman told colleagues he has accepted a buyout

  

'Peter and the Starcatcher' to Get Off-Broadway Run

Culture
 January 2, 2013 By Brent Lang 20 weeks ago

Tony-winning "Peter and the Starcatcher" is moving to New World Stages

  

'Dead Accounts,' Starring Katie Holmes, Closing Early on Broadway

Culture
 December 28, 2012 By Lisa Fung 20 weeks ago

"Dead Accounts" marked Katie Holmes' return to Broadway

  

Junior's Deli, West L.A. Institution, to Close at Year's End

Culture
 December 27, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 20 weeks ago

Junior's Deli, at Pico and Westwood, is a victim of lease issues

  

Broadway to Dim Lights for Charles Durning, Jack Klugman

Culture
 December 27, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 20 weeks ago

Theater community will honor Charles Durning on Thursday and Jack Klugman on Friday by dimming lights on Broadway

  

Charles Durning, Esteemed Character Actor and War Veteran, Dies at 89

Culture | Movies
 December 26, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks ago

Charles Durning was a decorated World War II veteran and an award-winning actor

  

Is Judd Apatow Broadway Bound?

Culture
 December 20, 2012 By Brent Lang 21 weeks ago

Judd Apatow confirms to TheWrap that he has an idea for a play

  

Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams Join Cicely Tyson in 'The Trip to Bountiful'

Culture
 December 20, 2012 By Brent Lang 21 weeks ago

Broadway revival of "The Trip to Bountiful" will open next spring

  

Jonathan Groff to Voice Mountain Man in Disney's 'Frozen'

Culture | Movies
 December 19, 2012 By Brent Lang 22 weeks ago

Jonathan Groff joins Idina Menzel

  

'Big Fish' Musical Lines Up Heavy-Hitting Design Team, Sets Pre-Broadway Run

Culture
 December 18, 2012 By Brent Lang 22 weeks ago

"Big Fish" will feature costumes by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long and lighting design by Tony Award winner Donald Holder

  

Bret Easton Ellis to Kathryn Bigelow: I'm Sorry for the Sexist Tweets

Culture
 December 18, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 22 weeks ago

The "Less Than Zero" author apologized for a series of gender-baiting tweets about the "Zero Dark Thirty" director

  

'Bosom Buddies' Broadway Reunion: Peter Scolari Joins Tom Hanks in 'Lucky Guy'

Culture
 December 13, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 22 weeks ago

Former "Bosom Buddies" castmates Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari will play tabloid columnists in mid-'80s New York

  
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