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‘Charlie’ takes golden ticket to Broadway, and other theatre news In honor of the new school year, check out the kid-friendly fare making theatre headlines this week. Plus, The GRID looks back on recent milestones in the world of arts education. 1. London's _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory _Eyes Broadway by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton [Pl...

Icons take center stage From Kushner to Streisand, legends of the entertainment world dominated this week's theatre buzz. 1. Coeurage Contemplates Contemporary Evil Via Kushner's Bright Room by Jeremy Lelliott [LAStageTimes.com] August 12, 2013 Tony Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day looks at the rise of Adolf Hitler from the perspective of seven...

All the world’s a stage From WikiLeaks to the Trayvon Martin case, real-life events have inspired many projects headed to the stage. Here's a look at some of the shows ripped from the headlines. 1. Festival of Short Plays Inspired by Trayvon Martin Case by Felicia R. Lee [ArtsBeat.Blogs.NYTimes.com] August 5, 2013 The New Black Fest, which suppo...

Get on the bus: #ArtsMatter, and other theatre news The stories theatre lovers have been talking about this week. 1. Art in transit: Shepard Fairey's #ArtsMatter piece aboard Metro buses by Jaime Wetherbe [LATimes.com] July 25, 2013 Shepard Fairey's new piece of art could soon be driving by you on the L.A. streets. The Los Angeles Fund for Public E...

Villains and monsters slated for Broadway next season A look at some of the shows headed to the Great White Way. 1. A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder[UTSanDiego.com] March 8, 2013 The new musical comedy, starring Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays, begins previews at the Walter Kerr Theater on October 22. Mays stars as eight different heirs to...

Revving up for RADAR L.A., theatre on the ‘Fringe’ and more theatre news The stories theatre lovers have been talking about this week. 1. RADAR 2013 coming in September, featuring Britain's Complicite by David Ng [LATimes.com] June 12, 2013 The second edition of RADAR L.A. — the Los Angeles festival dedicated to contemporary theater from arou...