Xanadu (musical)

NEW YORK -- In the tossup of this year's Tony Awards, a Latino story trumped an unusual African American coming-of-age tale Sunday as Tony voters gave their best new musical prize and three others to "In the Heights," about Caribbean immigrant families...

Curious about the changing sound of the Great White Way? Times Theater Critic Charles McNulty weighs in on five noteworthy cast recordings from the year on Broadway -- four from new shows that couldn't be more wildly disparate and one from a classic that'...

AMERICANS ARE suckers for teams. The prospect of talents blending into a collective heave ho of inspiration turns us into giddy school kids at recess. Sports fans know better than anyone the joy of watching the gifted spur one another to new heights. Want...

NEW YORK -- "In the Heights," a bold new musical about Latinos in Upper Manhattan, captured an eye-popping 13 Tony nominations, and the critically praised revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" won 12 as the 62nd annual Tony Awards...

"You Can't Stop the Beat." That's the title of the song that brings down the curtain on the musical "Hairspray." Five years into its Broadway run, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman's lyrics have taken on a greater meaning. This summer, New Line Cinema's...

New York Behold America's theater capital, twinkling, preening, clanging, stoking ambitions and devouring tourist dollars. Now behold the drama students of Verdugo Hills High School, their parents ferrying them from the San Fernando Valley to LAX, their...

Though the previous two installments were made specifically for television, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" finds the mega-hit franchise moving to movie theaters. The director and co-choreographer of all three pictures, Kenny Ortega, does have a...

Sure, Disney Channel's original movie "High School Musical" was an unprecedented ratings phenomenon for the network and also spawned a certified double platinum soundtrack, but a more compelling sign of its success is that one fan had to give it up for...

Shoved into the shadows by the omnivorous quest to sate the youth market, the old-fashioned movie musical took another giant step back into the spotlight Tuesday as the Broadway song-and-dance story "Chicago" captured a leading 13 Academy Award...

At the entrance to Disney's newest theme park, a virtual jukebox serenades guests, grinding out familiar California-centric tunes in which artists from Bing Crosby to the Beach Boys extol the many virtues of the Golden State. California girls, California...