Michael Ritchie says getting the company's theaters open again made him think, "Maybe that was my best last task." (Jesse Dittmar / For The Times) As the pandemic ebbs in the United States and live ...

When people talk about the New Hollywood of the 1970s that spawned Scorsese, Coppola, Bogdanovich, and so many other singular auteurs, Michael Ritchie isn’t a name that comes up as frequently as it ...

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LIMA — Michael Ritchie has a passion that he shares with the community. He is building a sense of community around his passion. Almost 59 years ago, Santa Claus brought Ritchie a small department ...

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In yet another sign that our post-pandemic future won’t be a reboot of the pre-pandemic past, Center Theatre Group has announced that Michael Ritchie will be retiring as artistic director at the end ...

Director Michael Ritchie (Bad News Bears, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom) discusses his career as a director of comedic satires, the importance of ...

As the pandemic ebbs in the United States and live theater inches closer to a full-scale reopening, Center Theatre Group’s longtime artistic director, Michael Ritchie, said he’s certain of two things: ...