Page 9 - Peter Shaffer News Today

A roundup of news items and calendar events from around coastal Orange County including fundraisers and a panel discussion on the future of local media.

From its Van Cleef & Arpels rose garden to its educational farm, the historic estate is preserving the past and protecting the future

Learn how Sondheim made Sweeney sing and how Mr. Todd made his mark on mass media in Part 2 of SWEENEY TODD, A History.

Films to escape the tyranny of contemporary times.

CLEARFIELD — The Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre, Inc. (CAST) will host open auditions will be held Sunday, Aug. 27 and Monday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. on the CAST Stage,

Find out the latest news from Playwrights Horizons as they announce new commissions from acclaimed playwrights Jordan E. Cooper and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Discover what these talented writers have in store for audiences at Playwrights Horizons and get ready to be captivated by their upcoming productions.

A look back at the Emmy nominee's innovative, bizarre, and flat-out entertaining filmography.

If composers’ wives could be the ultimate muse, some were coerced into giving up their own careers to support their husbands’, as David Nice finds out

Inspired by the big screen release of Chevalier, Limelight trawls the streamers and DVD shelves for the best cinematic explorations of the lives of classical music greats.

She shared diagnostic skills with her twin, David – he discovered Old Master paintings, she had an intuition for detecting symptoms early