The A.V. Club - Theater

Theater: Newswire: RIP Arthur Laurents

Fri, 06 May 2011 14:52:00 -0500

Arthur Laurents’ name might not resonate with the general public, but the films, plays and musicals he helped create do. Over the course of a career that spanned decades and historical eras, Laurents distinguished himself as a Librettist, director, playwright and screenwriter. Born Arthur Levine to Jewish parents in New York, Laurents’ eviscerating wit and impressive work ethic served him well as he maneuvered easily between radio, theater and film. Laurents is perhaps best known as part of the murderer’s row of creative talent (the others being Stephen Soundheim, Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein) behind West Side Story, the ...

Theater: Newswire: Palin Family Circus to go head-to-head in the ratings

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:25:00 -0500

Speaking of dancing competitions and once-beloved family members squaring off in the TV ratings, next week will find career gadabout Sarah Palin and her daughter, teen pregnancy poster child Bristol Palin, going head-to-head. Palin the Elder will be 'covering' the mid-term elections on Tuesday in the same time slot Palin the Younger will be appearing on Dancing With The Stars. While the former Vice Presidential loser predicts that Bristol will "kick my butt" in the ratings, both are expected to lose to the much larger group of people who wish the entire family would go away forever.

Theater: Newswire: Daniel Radcliffe to return to stage after Potter concludes

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:23:00 -0500

Once the Harry Potter films conclude next year, Emma Watson will return to “reading English” and getting an education at Brown University, and Rupert Grint will probably be off driving his ice cream truck around Hertfordshire, England. Daniel Radcliffe, however, will once more take to the Broadway stage: The Hollywood Reporter says that Radcliffe will follow up his Broadway debut in Equus with a revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, a musical based on Shepherd Mead’s 1952 satirical book of the same name. Radcliffe will take on the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch, a ...

Theater: Newswire: Duncan Sheik to write music for American Psycho musical

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:17:00 -0600

The name Duncan Sheik conjures up countless images. Well, two or three at least: a blandly handsome man strumming his way through the adult contemporary hit "Barely Breathing", a coffee shop in the late nineties, various Duncan Sheik CDs in the cutout bin at the used record store. Soon you will be able to add "Naked, blood-splattered Christian Bale doggedly pursuing with a chainsaw" to that list. Nymag.com and many other sites are now reporting that the mellow troubadour will be composing the music for the upcoming musical American Psycho. Sheik previously wrote the music for the well-received musical ...

Theater: Newswire: Fox News Hires Sarah Palin As Commentator Because Of Course They Do

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0600

In a move that can't honestly be said to surprise anyone, Sarah Palin has signed on with Fox News to appear regularly as a commentator. According to The New York Times, Palin's multi-year deal does not include a show of her own. For Fox News, which has been criticized by some... well, many... well, basically just everybody, as a heavily biased mouthpiece for the conservative right, this is the next obvious step. The network is sure to draw a lot of new viewers with Palin's outspoken, down-home, hockey mom persona. But before you criticize Palin for her ...