IONESCOPADE: On the Edge of Madness with Bill Castellino
Joey D'Auria and Alan Abelew in Ionescopade.2013 Photos by Ron SossiBill Castellinoreturns to the Odyssey Theatre this month to direct and choreographIonescopade, based on the work of playwright Eugène...
View ArticlePBS Airs National Memorial Day Concert from the Capitol
Don’t miss the annual National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the Capitol this Sunday evening May 26, 2013 (check your local PBS station for times), honoring our servicemen and women. The...
View ArticleWhat's Happening Around Town for May 27, 2013
Dianna HollowellSouth Pacific at The Grove TheatreThe Grove Theatre announces the opening of South Pacific on May 31st, under the direction of Frank Minano. Set on a tropical island during World War...
View ArticleHollywood Fringe Spotlight – Part 6: AESOPERA and More!
AESOPERAJune 6, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 25, 29, 30Music byJonathan PriceLibretti by Jeff Goode,Jan Michael Alejandro& Jonathan PriceLove! War! Gods! Frogs! Tragedy strikes and comedy ensues when a young...
View ArticleActors Co-op Announces 22nd Anniversary Season
Actors Co-op has announced its 22nd Anniversary Season with five productions concluding with110 In The Shade, music by Harvey Schmidt, lyrics by Tom Jones, book by N. Richard Nash. The season, entitled...
View ArticleLee Melville Obituary - LA Theatre Loses a Longtime Theatre Champion
Lee Melville. Photo by Michael Lamont, courtesy of LA Stage TimesLee Melville, founding editor of LA STAGE Times and its predecessor, the print magazine LA STAGE, and for 12 years the editor-in-chief...
View ArticleWhat's Happening Around Town for May 30, 2013
Just Imagine Returns to the Hayworth TheatreTim Piper returns to Los Angeles with Just Imagine, an extraordinary rock ‘n’ roll celebration of the life and music of John Lennon. Backed by rock...
View ArticleWhat's Happening for June 3, 2013
Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonChance Theater presents the hilarious and irreverent emo rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson by Alex Timbers, with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, and directed...
View ArticleReview: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, A Spectacular Sequined Musical Road Trip
On the bus L-R: Bryan West, Scott Willis, Joe Hart and Wade McCollum.Flying: Brit West, Emily Afton and Bre Jackson. Photos by Joan MarcusGet ready to be glitter-bombed! Everything in this musical gets...
View ArticleWhat's Happening Around Town for June 5, 2013
Facebook the MusicalYes, really. Thanks toMashablefor letting us know about this hilarious musical number. Check it out and see if you think it captured the essence of Facebook-checking madness.Love...
View ArticleWhat's Happening Around Town for June 7, 2013
Thank You, MinveraAlan Stillson, creator of I Remember Lou presents the world premiere musical Thank You, Minerva July 23 – August 18 at The Secret Rose Theatre. In it, the beautiful Goddess Minerva is...
View ArticleReview: The Troubies' A Midsummer Saturday Night's Fever Dream
Rob Nagle (Flute), Rick Batalla (Bottom), Mike Sulprizio (Snout), Lisa Valenzuela(Starveling) and Matt Walker (Puck). Photos by Chelsea Sutton.There are no fewer than nine different productions of A...
View ArticleWhat's Happening Around Town for June 11, 2013
Vicky and Davis in I Do! I Do!Laguna Playhouse present Davis Gaines (The Phantom of the Opera) and Vicki Lewis (“Newsradio”) in I DO! I DO!, music and lyrics by Tom Jones, book by Harvey Schmidt and...
View ArticleHollywood Fringe Review: A Man of No Importance
Dominic McChesney as Alfie and Audrey Curd as Adele RiceFringe shows run the gamut. You’ll see everything from hastily rehearsed vanity projects to edgy original pieces, and works-in-progress of all...
View ArticleHollywood Fringe Review: The Time Machine Musical
Steve Altman as William Parke in The Time Machine MusicalThe Time Machine Musical is a one-hour condensed version of a longer two act musical adapted for the Fringe by Steve Altman and Joshua Fardon...
View ArticleWhat's Happening Around Town for June 16, 2013
Sunset Boulevard at Musical Theatre WestMusical Theatre West presents the much anticipated Southern California 20th Anniversary revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, July 12 – 28 at the...
View ArticleHollywood Fringe Review: The Road To High Street
Andrew Potter in The Road to High Streetbusker (n) : a person who entertains people for money in public placesI decided to see Andrew Potter’s one man show The Road to High Street, a busker’s digital...
View ArticleHollywood Fringe Review: EXORCISTIC: The Rock Musical Parody Experiment
Laura Sperrazza as MeganWhen Michael Shaw Fisher walks out to introduce Exorcistic: The Rock Musical Parody Experiment at its Fringe Mainstage home, it takes a few minutes before you realize that the...
View ArticleHollywood Fringe Review: 30MM Independence Day
Tommy Hobson and ensemble in 30 MM: Independence DayIf you like your musicals short, fast-paced, funny, and smart enough to spoof the big guys while delivering a healthy dose of pure fun, this is the...
View ArticleWhat's Happening Around Town for June 22, 2013
BARE RevivalProducers Topher Rhys and Jamie Lee Barnard have announced casting for the upcoming L.A. revival of bare, directed by Calvin Remsbergand presented by glory|struck productions this fall at...
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