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Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays

82 days ago

In Atlanta, Alliance Theatre and Emory will develop a new theatrical production of U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey's Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Native Guard," with a workshop planned for 2014.

Pittsburgh theater fires founder, but show goes on

83 days ago

The Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre has fired its founder and artistic director.

Kennedy Center opens Nordic Cool cultural festival

89 days ago

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NYC's 'Sleep No More' shows off its musical side

91 days ago

It houses the show "Sleep No More," a kind of art installation-meets-theater-and-dance piece with elements of both Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and Alfred Hitchcock.

British actor Richard Briers dies at 79

91 days ago

He joined director Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987 after deciding, he said, that "I had gone as far as I could doing sitcoms.

Barry Manilow enjoys 'intimate' Broadway return

93 days ago

The Man Who Makes the Whole World Sing is used to far bigger venues than the 1,710-seat St. James Theatre, one of the smaller theaters on the Great White Way.

Film fans in Asia want light fun, make Oscars wait

95 days ago

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Dolby Theatre turns up the volume for first Oscars

95 days ago

"Since the venue previously known as the Kodak Theatre was re-christened the Dolby Theatre last June, the space has hosted premieres for the Oscar nominated films "Brave" and "Zero Dark Thirty."

NY school names theater after singer Pete Seeger

96 days ago

The plaque identifies the venue as "The Seeger Theatre" and is adorned with an engraving of a banjo, Seeger's signature instrument.

Playwright David Ives finds his timing perfectly

101 days ago

"Primary Stages, which produced the plays in 1993, is once again mounting them, this time at 59E59 Theatres.

'Richard III' picked for a New York parking lot

103 days ago

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Theater catches up with Frank Abagnale

103 days ago

Theater catches up with Frank Abagnale

'Backbeat' a stage take on the early days of the Beatles

111 days ago

""Think about it: You come out of a postwar working-class environment in Liverpool," the English director said, speaking backstage at the Ahmanson Theatre, where "Backbeat" will begin a month-long...

Neil LaBute play highlights off-Broadway festival

115 days ago

Theatre Uncut was born in 2011 when artistic directors Emma Callander and Hannah Price asked a number of local writers for short plays in response to government spending cuts.

Conference asks: What is the best Broadway can be?

116 days ago

She's an expert on the subject, having created Theatre for One, a 4- by-8-foot portable theater that fits just one audience member and one actor.