The ‘Hamilton’ musical movie is coming to theaters this September
The hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is making its way to the big screen on Sept. 5.Lin-Manuel Miranda announced the theatrical release date for the Tony…
Influential musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97
Tom Lehrer, an acerbic songwriter and Harvard-trained mathematician who rose to fame in the 1950s and ’60s by pillorying the sensibilities of the day, has…
‘Parade’ turns a miscarriage of justice into gripping musical drama
Leo Frank, the superintendent of a pencil factory in Georgia, was accused of murdering a young employee, 13-year-old Mary Phagan. His 1913 trial led to…
Brian Wilson dead: Beach Boys musical genius dies at 82
Brian Wilson, the musical savant who scripted a defining Southern California soundtrack with the Beach Boys before being pulled down by despair and depression in…
Ojai Musical Festival soars with Pulitzer winner Susie Ibarra
OJAI — You can’t escape nature in Ojai. That meant that flutist Claire Chase, this year’s Ojai Music Festival music director who is often called a force…
Coverage of Brian Wilson, a musical savant who helped define Southern California
“Brian Wilson wasn’t just the heart of The Beach Boys — he was the soul of our sound. The melodies he dreamed up and the…
Brian Wilson’s 1965 interview with the Los Angeles Times reveals early insight into his musical legacy
Brace yourself for a shock!The average teenage girl in the U.S. spends between $8 and $10 a month for rock ‘n’ roll records. Kids buy…
Pavement’s story becomes a biopic, a musical and an art show
Throughout its career in the 1990s, the band Pavement remained poised for a wider commercial success that it never quite found. As leaders of the…
A famous Long Beach course hits Broadway as the musical ‘Dead Outlaw’
NEW YORK — “Dead Outlaw,” the offbeat musical from the team behind the Tony-winning musical “The Band’s Visit,” isn’t mincing words with the title. The show, which…
Josefina López brings Boyle Heights to Broadway in ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical’
The playwright speaks to De Los about her East L.A.-inspired production, which opens in New York on April 27 Before “Real Women Have Curves” was…
‘Bridgerton’ meets ‘Thelma & Louise’ in new musical ‘Regency Girls’
“Regency Girls,” a new musical comedy set in the period of Jane Austen’s novels, begins on a note that fans of “Pride and Prejudice” will…
Rapper Giggs reveals musical heroes as he praises Stormzy and Central Cee for changing face of British hip hop
GIGGS has spoken about some of his musical heroes and said the British scene is in the best place it’s been for years.As he posed…
‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ a Broadway musical with Asian roots, inspired design
Marcus Choi, Helen J Shen, Dez Duron and Darren Criss of the Broadway musical “Maybe Happy Ending,” photographed at the Belasco Theater in New York.…
Jason Manford reveals he’s teamed up with 90s boyband legend on secret musical project
JASON Manford has teamed up with a 90s boyband star on a secret musical project.Comedian Jason, 43, previously showed off his impressive singing voice on…
Lady Gaga slays on ‘SNL’ with musical sketches, ‘Mayhem’ performances
The best “Saturday Night Live” episodes tend to bend to the sensibilities of the host, and sometimes the musical guest, drawing from their talents as…
Review: ’44,’ a musical satire about Barack Obama, returns to L.A.
“44 the Musical,” an affectionate spoof of the Barack Obama White House years, had its premiere at the Bourbon Room Hollywood in 2022. The show…
Abraham Lincoln-Frederick Douglass musical is frank about slavery
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln held a forum to consider a potential solution to the country’s conflict: What if all free Black people left the U.S.…
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and musical theatre star dies aged 32
Getty ImagesJames Lee Williams, better known as drag queen The Vivienne, has died aged 32.Publicist Simon Jones said the performer, who died over the weekend,…
Ketanji Brown Jackson hits Broadway in musical ‘& Juliet’
Few would be surprised to hear a Supreme Court justice speak about having childhood dreams, but one particular item Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson checked off…
Already? Elton John’s ‘Tammy Faye’ musical calling it quits
The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away.Elton John’s Broadway musical about the late Tammy Faye Messner, who was known as “the first lady of…