Audra McDonald

During the administration of President George W. Bush, news that Tony was to be heavily represented at a fete in the East Room of the White House would have suggested a British theme to the evening, with emissaries of then-Prime......

It's another career milestone for Winter Haven's Karen Olivo. She won a Tony for the Broadway revival of “West Side Story” last year. She performed at the White House Monday night. She was part of a starry lineup for “A Broa...

President Obama and wife Michelle are set to host an evening of Broadway performers in the East Room, to be taped for an October broadcast in the PBS "In Performance at the White House" series, and streamed live at whitehouse.gov......

"Sondheim 80: Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Stephen Sondheim" is 7 p.m. Saturday at the Ravinia Festival, Lake Cook and Green Bay Roads, Highland Park; Tickets: $25 (lawn); $80-$125 at 847-266-5100 or www.ravinia.org. With Patti LuPone, left, Audra...

Sean "Diddy" Combs and ABC are bringing a version of the classic play "A Raisin in the Sun" to television. The movie adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play will star Combs and his castmates from the Tony-winning revival that debuted on Broadway in 2004....

John Stamos and ABC parted ways earlier this year on less than happy terms, with the network scuttling the second season of his show "Jake in Progress" after just one episode. The actor apparently isn't holding too big a grudge, however, as he's signed...

You recall the prime-time Emmys. That annual television feel-good of cosmic hair and designer name-dropping? That pantheon of cosmetic tweaking, frozen smiles and scripted ad-libs? That Sunday gridlock of stretch limos from Malibu to points east? Yup,...

Stars attract stars. With the opening of the Walt Disney Concert Hall such a celebrated event, it was only a matter of time before the celebrities started showing up en masse, parading before clicking cameras. Last night, "Soundstage L.A.," the final...