"I’m represented so well by the things I’ve put into the world. It will always drive me crazy that I don’t have a show that is Book of Mormon or Hamilton."
This American Life host Ira Glass has repeatedly said about his show Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host that “there’s no reason for this show to exist at all.” In spite of that, or perhaps because of it, he is bringing the hybrid show back to Los Angeles for a third round of performances on Saturday at the...
"To really give yourself over to that world is a really big commitment. I read it twice through before we started writing. All the chapters that irritated me at the beginning are now my favorites—those side chapters not involved in the plot.”
"I wanted people who felt like they had a connection to Sondheim’s work or who were influenced by and felt strongly about it. Some know the canon of his work much better than others."
Not too many people can say they have successfully recorded music as diverse as pop, jazz standards, Gilbert & Sullivan, folk/country, Mexican music, and more. Linda Ronstadt is one of those people. With 11 Grammy awards on her resume, she has topped the Billboard charts and even has a Tony Award nomination. In 2013 she announced a Parkinson’s diagnosis....
The works of Stephen Sondheim have been very good to Lee Blakeley. Or you can argue that Lee Blakeley has been very good to Sondheim’s work. The director oversaw the French premieres of A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd for Theatre Du Chatelet, the last of which he’ll revisit as San Francisco...
"Some people tend to say that some older songs feel trite and too old-fashioned. The truth is, they were, back in the day, incredibly innovative."
So much has changed since playwright Josefina López first introduced Real Women Have Curves to the world in 1990: immigration is a regular topic of conversation, gentrification has crept into Boyle Heights (the city wherein the play occurs), and women with actual curves are not (as) shunned by the media. But for López, the biggest change has been her...
This month marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. A decade later, New Orleans has regained its footing and found within its citizens a resilience that has defined a generation. For singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, this anniversary offers an opportunity to celebrate a city that held steady beyond anyone’s wildest expectations; that celebration comes to life on her new...