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Advocates celebrate creativity at ArtsDay 2014 An estimated 500 plus advocates participated in ArtsDay 2014, an "annual opportunity for Angelenos to celebrate the contributions of arts and culture to the community and to talk with their elected officials about why the arts are important to us." The day began with a continental breakfast in the City...

Broadway’s buzzing about Tony Award nominations As announcement day for the 2014 Tony Award nominations approaches (April 29, live via TonyAwards.com with actors Jonathan Groff and Lucy Liu), Broadway is abuzz with predictions. The Tony Awards website released a full list of nomination-eligible shows earlier this month, and many of them are still...

Why I love jukebox musicals: a top 5 list Everybody loves a good jukebox musical... right? From Green Day's American Idiot to Hugh Jackman's — uh, I mean, Peter Allen's Boy from Oz, musicals made up of pre-existing songs have drawn both positive and negative attention especially in the past decade. As Hollywood looks to books (The Hunger Games) a...

State of the art: year-end reflections from nonprofit arts leaders At the year's end, arts leaders reflect on issues affecting the nonprofit arts world, including the creative economy, diversity and arts education; plus, Broadway Direct recaps its top stories of 2013. COMMENTARY 1. From KCET's Artbound: Philanthropist David Bohnett on the Creative...

‘Tis the season to go to the theatre Broadway theatregoers turned out in record numbers over the Thanksgiving holiday, and other highlights from this week's theatre news. Holiday Theatre 1. A Record Holiday Week for Broadway by Patrick Healy [ArtsBeat.Blogs.NYTimes.com] December 2, 2013 "Broadway had its best Thanksgiving week ever at the box off...

Opening nights and premieres galore With Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty here at Center Theatre Group, Macbeth at Lincoln center, and more premiering shows around the country, the LA and NY stage scenes are extremely busy. Opening Nights 1. Review: In 'Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty,' imagination awakes by Lewis Segal [LATimes.com] November 22,...