Tim Rice

'Superstar' treatment at Opera AACC reflects homage to Lloyd Webber's work

2013-01-29 21:31:00

Opera AACC is celebrating its 11th anniversary this month with a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar," running Feb. 1-9 at Anne Arundel Community College's Robert Kauffman Theater at the Pascal Center for Performing Arts....

'Lion King' moves smoothly back to the Hippodrome

2011-12-10 20:31:00

With the broad appeal of a fast-food chain — 54 million people served in 14 countries on five continents — "The Lion King" enjoys a mighty status on Broadway, where it's the seventh-longest-running musical and has packed them in since 1997....

'Lion King,' still top of the food chain at Hippodrome

2011-12-13 12:55:00

"The Lion King" still roars. This 1997 Broadway musical is still running in New York. A touring version was a box office smash during a 14-week run at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre in 2005 and now the musical has returned for a month-long stay. Judging...

Summer school

2011-07-28 00:00:00

Say you're a teenager. It's June and summer is ready to roll around. You have a few choices. You can get a summer job, spend your summer sleeping in late and hanging at the pool, or go right back into a school building and learn more. Few would...

Efforts under way to try to salvage live horse racing in Md.

2010-11-30 19:37:00

State officials and the horse-racing industry vowed on Tuesday to try to salvage live thoroughbred racing in Maryland next year, though it remains unclear if the various stakeholders can come together to forge a viable plan. With just five weeks before...

Working his magic on the Dru World Order

2000-08-31 00:00:00

If you ever want to see what star power actually looks like, put Sisqo in front of a crowd. Sitting in his elegantly appointed house in Randallstown, the diminutive Dru Hill singer comes off as charming, charismatic and quietly intelligent. Apart...

Theater review: 'Jesus Christ Superstar' from Breakthrough Theatre

2013-03-30 14:45:00

Each year in the run-up to Easter, I pull an old CD off the shelf and listen to "Jesus Christ Superstar." This year, the Breakthrough Theatre allowed me to expand on my tradition by opening its production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock musical on Good...

American Cinematheque celebrates the 'Lubitsch touch'

2013-03-28 06:00:00

German-born director Ernst Lubitsch, who came to Hollywood in the 1920s, had such a deft hand with comedies that it became known as "the Lubitsch touch." The American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre in Santa Monica is to celebrate "A Touch of Laughter:...

Segerstrom Center's 2013-14 season: 'Mormon,' 'Once,' solo divas

2013-03-23 14:00:00

“The Book of Mormon” and “Once,” Broadway musicals that dominated the two most recent Tony Awards, will come to Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa during the three-venue complex’s 2013-14 season. Bernadette Peters...

Breakthrough Theatre opens 'Jesus Christ Superstar'

2013-03-20 15:47:00

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice must have faced some daunting moments trying to condense the whole last week of Jesus' life into two and a half hours for their 1971 rock musical "Jesus Christ Superstar." Wade Hair faces a challenge of a different...

Auditions planned for Cresson Lake's 'Aida'

2013-03-14 12:35:00

Auditions for Cresson Lake's production of “Aida” are scheduled to be held at the month's end. The contemporary musical with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice tells the tale of a timeless bond between an enslaved Nubian princess and...

Pantages 2013-14 menu offers 'Once,' 'Mormon' and three by Webber

2013-02-22 07:00:00

The 2013-14 season at the Pantages Theatre will feature last year’s most decorated Broadway musical, “Once,” Andrew Lloyd Webber thrice, and a second helping of "The Book of Mormon." The Webber trifecta will consist of his production...

Des McAnuff pulled off something of a minor miracle in making this Broadway-bound revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera seem as fresh and vital as when it first appeared. Pictured: Paul Nolan as Jesus.

2011-12-14 17:25:20

did not immediately start dreaming about a Broadway version. "I figured this will never be a musical," Allers said. "Who would watch people running around in fuzzy costumes?" The rest, of course, is history -- a history that does not include fuzzy costumes.

2011-12-06 00:00:00

"So is this with David Cassidy or Donny Osmond?" asked someone headed into the Paramount Theatre on opening night. It was a reminder of how much "Joseph" is a potent title in the affections of local theatergoers.

2011-11-17 00:00:00