SDCF Awards Hannah Ryan With Denham Fellowship
Ryan’s ‘Every Path’ will be featured in La Jolla Playhouse’s 2015 Without Walls Festival.
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The Unsung Gender-Parity Warriors
Theatres that continue to program male-dominated seasons deserve scrutiny. But what about the many companies that are trying to get the balance right?
Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Have a Lot Going On ‘Up Here’
The ‘Frozen’ songwriters mount a long-gestating dream project at La Jolla Playhouse while balancing high expectations and a hefty childcare bill.
Seattle Rep Slates New Plays, Including a Mystery and a Musical
A commissioned Sherlock Holmes play and a new musical inspired by 9/11 are among the offerings in the 2015–16 season.
Reanimating ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ for the Stage, and Keeping It Dark
The songwriters of the Disney film join playwright Peter Parnell to reenvision the story as a tale of lust and deformity.
Kansas City Rep’s Season to Feature Bayard Rustin Drama and a Brand New Stage
Slate includes revivals of Sondheim’s ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ and ‘The Fantasticks,’ as well as a new-works fest and world premieres by Michael Benjamin Washington and D. Tucker Smith.
B.D. Wong Newest Artist-in-Residence at La Jolla Playhouse
The Tony winner will be in residence at the theatre, where he’ll develop writing and directing projects, starting this month.
La Jolla Playhouse Announces World Premiere-Filled 2015-16 Season
The ’15-16 season will feature new works from Paula Vogel, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and José Cruz González, as well as direction from Rebecca Taichman and Alex Timbers.
What Happened to Theatre Under the Stars’ Production of ‘Hands on a Hardbody’
A Theatre Under the Stars production of “Hands on a Hardbody” gets shut down after extensive changes without the creators’ permission.
‘Kiss Me Kate’ Meets ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ in ‘The Who & the What’
Ayad Akhtar inspired to write his new show after seeing an ad in a New York taxi.
