"Rank" informs us that Pentagon generals are crazies who refuse to grow up and not invade Nicaragua; that Nixon thought he was a brilliant schemer to the end; that single men with nothing else to do might end up shooting people.
While celebrating immigration and liberty is the thing this weekend (does America need 200 Elvis Presley impersonators to shimmy up a national ideal on Governor's Island?)
law, and has been fined $375,000 for conspiring with other theater chains to control the distribution of first-run films.
The journey from a stage dripping in simulated blood to a party area bathed in genuine champagne is a difficult transition to make, even for seasoned socialites.
Company announced its first two-theater season at a news conference last week.
The National Assn. of Theater Owners convention, which opened Tuesday at the Century Plaza Hotel
With "Cats" closed, the Shubert empty, the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera effectively bounced from the Music Center after 1987, and more and more of the fewer and fewer musicals that go on tour closing down before they reach Southern California, something's going to have to change.
The best Christmas gift for the theater person on your list is two tickets to the best show in town--as long as you know your friend's tastes.
The Musical Theater: A Celebration, Alan Jay Lerner (McGraw-Hill). "A fine introduction . . .
As noted in the Feb. 25 Calendar, "Platoon" is the film of the moment--and not a moment too soon.
The impact of the Vietnam war on American minds, particularly on those of the boys who fought there, is an issue that won't go away, no matter how much we would all like to forget about it.
"Dreamgirls" is what's hot in San Diego this week.
Finding "Tales From Around the World," a free theater event for young children, is part of the adventure.
What does a director do? Sometimes too much. Sometimes too little. And sometimes just enough.
"Festival of Japanese Animation" (at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater of the Motion Picture Academy
It's easy to create a musical revue.
The controversial effort to transform the historic Balboa Theater into a multimillion-dollar museum
A private telemarketing firm has been hired again to promote sales of the La Mirada Civic Theatre's Broadway Season subscription tickets.
Michael Pickering may still be waving a sword of heroic dreams.
Construction and design cost estimates for the Irvine city theatre project at UC Irvine have jumped $2.3 million over the original $9.5 million projected in 1985, and city officials said this week that private donations will have to make up the difference.