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With its grand arches, intricate plaster moldings, faux facades suggesting a centuries-old European villa and blue domed ceiling dotted by pinpoint lights, the Saenger Theatre was typical of the opulent movie palaces and playhouses built around the nation in the 1920s.

Karen Olivo as Anita, center, and company perform in a scene from the Broadway revival of "West Side Story." The show is featured in the Fox Performing Arts Center's 2013-2014 Broadway Series.

Getting acting tips from Kevin Kline while attending a Knicks game was not something Matt Sax expected when he was a teenager.

One of Santa's helpers, a man who tilts at windmills, and Toto, too, will be part of the 2013-2014 season of the Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric.

Live theater around town tends to go dark this weekend, reluctant to compete with the popular Seattle International Film Festival, the Northwest Folklife Festival, and various blockbusters luring people out of the rain.

HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd. today announced that Deluxe Digital Cinema EMEA , a technology and services provider to the film industry for digital cinema services and distribution throughout EMEA, is working with HP to enable improvement in the speed, security and quality of its feature film and trailer distribution.

The addition of a movie theater is now in i»¿ Paramus Park Mall's future. The mall got unanimous approval Thursday night from the Paramus Zoning Board of Adjustment to use 88,000 square feet of previously approved expansion space for a movie theater and a restaurant.

One clue to understanding how David Rockwell's mind works is by finding out what he collects.

Matthew Malecki of Murrieta is spreading his love for the theater by hosting a special "Master Class" this summer, featuring former "Phantom of the Opera" star Thomas James O'Leary. O'Leary will teach a Master Class to interested students in the Murrieta/Temecula area from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 20.

Inspiration and perspiration go hand in hand when trying to create something new from nothing, and for artists, that's exactly where genius comes-from the blank slate of their mind and inspiration through the hard work, labor, drafting, editing, polishing, countless revision, and so on until the final piece falls into place.

MANY BAY AREA theaters have celebrated anniversaries in recent years, but it's hard to top the Mountain Play, which celebrates its 100th year on Mount Tamalpais this summer.

Hollywood star Brad Pitt gave fans in New Jersey a treat by showing up unannounced at a screening of his new zombie movie, World War Z. The audience was settling down to watch Pitt's apocalyptic horror film when the actor walked into the theater at Clearview Cinemas in Hoboken, N.J. He handed out T-shirts to the delighted crowd before giving a ... (more)

La Scala has reduced the number of operas it will stage during the 2013-14 season due to Italy's economic crisis, the theater's general manager said Thursday.

This May 19, 2013 file photo shows film director and playwright Ethan Coen during a photo call for the film "Inside Llewyn Davis" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France.

The world premiere of Ethan Coen's first full-length stage play, a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" and a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis will highlight the Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming season.

Tyler, The Creator shows are known to get a little too rowdy and out of hand, but last night in Pomona Tyler let loose and got silly instead of psycho.

Lissie with Vance Joy Varsity Theater, Minneapolis Wednesday, May 22, 2013 When an artist says at the beginning of their show, "We're gonna play a lot of new stuff tonight," there's often a collective groan from the room, but when Lissie told that to the sold-out room at the Varsity, everyone hooted and cheered.

One of the longest running theater experiences on Capitol Hill could end this summer.

The Playbill cover for "Murder Ballad" has a sexy-looking man and woman sharing an open-mouthed kiss.

An independent Australian film that drew a rave response at the Cannes Film Festival opens May 24 at the Farmington Civic Theater .