Review: Maura Hanlon Smith in Life, Love and All that Comes With It
Maura Hanlon Smith and Michael Sterling at the Rosemary Clooney TableMichael Sterling celebrated the 8th anniversary of his popular Supper Club, Sterling’s Upstairs at the Federal, on Monday, June 9th,...
View ArticleFringe Review: ZOMBIES FROM THE BEYOND Gets a Big Thumbs Up
Alison England (top center) as evil alien aviatrix Zombina menaces (L-R) Alex Taber, Lara Fisher, Amelia Gotham, Daniel Jimenez, Frank Blocker and Eric Sand. Photo credit: John SantoThe Visceral...
View ArticleReview: STONEFACE Gets a New Life at Pasadena Playhouse
L-R: Jake Broder, French Stewart, Tegan Ashton Cohan and Rena Strober. Photos by Jim Cox.Vanessa Claire Stewart’s Stoneface, the Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton, first produced at Sacred Fools...
View ArticleReview: Generation ME the Musical Has a Lot to Say
The cast of Generation ME the Musical. Photos by Colleen O'DonnellYou may think you’ve seen it before but Generation ME the Musical isn’t just another story about teen suicide. In all honesty, this new...
View ArticleFringe Review: GIRAFFENSTEIN, Frankenstein with Giraffes
James Penca and Edred Utomi. Photo s by Rich Clark.This original one-act pop musical aims high and often hits its mark although it may not be the musical you think it’s going to be. While it contains a...
View ArticleReview: Blood, Guts and Classic Troubie Mayhem in ABBAMEMNON
Matt Walker, Katherine Donahoe, Monica Schneider and Rick Batalla. Photos by Chelsea Sutton.After a particularly long laundry list of names in which Helen of Troy jumps out as the only familiar one,...
View ArticleMusical News for Wednesday, June 18, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: Theatres of Vision productions is proud to present Thanks for the Memories:A Musical Tribute to Bob Hope and the USO, featuring toe-tapping, nostalgic and patriotic favorites performed by...
View ArticleMusical News for Thursday, June 26, 2014
Hi Everyone, I'm back from a little R&R and catching up on all the latest happenings around town. Check out these great upcoming shows.MUSICAL NEWS: 3-D Theatricals presents a rousing revival of...
View ArticleReview: The Werewolves of Hollywood Blvd Rocks the Fringe
L-R: David Haverty, Kyle Nudo, Leigh Wulff and Michael Shaw Fisher. Photos by Terra EspinosaI have to say…I really loved this crazy new rock musical. In my book, it’s the kind of show that embodies all...
View ArticleReview: Ghost the Musical at the Hollywood Pantages
Steven Grant Douglas and Katie Postotnik.Photos by Joan MarcusWhile there is no formula for success, the creative team of every new musical holds its breath to see if they have put together a...
View ArticleMusical News for Tuesday, July 1, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts welcomes back the always hilarious Troubadour Theatre Company with their newest show, Abbamemnon, directed by Matt Walker, playing for one...
View ArticleMusical News for Sunday, July 6, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: Overtone Industries will share the stage at REDCAT with two other LA-based arts organizations during the kick-off weekend of the New Original Works Festival 2014 (NOW Festival), July 24 -...
View ArticleMusical News for Thursday, July 10, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: If you missed Bronies: The Musical at the Hollywood Fringe Festival you can catch it during one of its two additional performances July 11 & 12 at the Lounge Theater. The Encore!...
View ArticleFirst Look: Chance Theater’s IN THE HEIGHTS
Performances of In the Heights begin tonight at Chance Theater. The musical is a potent reminder of the importance of chasing one’s dreams and finding where you belong featuring a Grammy Award-winning...
View ArticleReview: 3-D Theatricals Scores Big with Damn Yankees
Cameron Bond and Alexis Carra. Photos by Isaac James CreativeBaseball, minus the hot dogs and apple pie, is served up hot and fast in 3-D Theatricals’ scintillating revival of this 1950s musical comedy...
View ArticlePhoto Flash: ONCE Comes to the Hollywood Pantages
ONCE, winner of eight Tony Awards® including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 GRAMMY® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, continues its run at the Hollywood Pantages through August 10. ONCE tells...
View ArticleMusical News for Thursday July 24, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: The Garage Theatre and Alive Theatre present Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera August 1-30 at The Garage Theatre. Often described as brutal, scandalous, perverted; yet humorous,...
View ArticlePhoto Flash: Fiasco Theater's INTO THE WOODS at The Old Globe
One of the greatest musicals of all time returns in triumph to its birthplace, nearly three decades after its world premiere at The Old Globe, in an inventive new production from the critically...
View ArticleReview: REDCAT's NOW Festival Program One: Saana/The Foreigner, Still, Iceland
Cesili Williams and the cast of ICELAND. Photos by Steven GuntherREDCAT opened its eleventh annual New Original Works Festival this weekend with a trio of intriguing pieces incorporating movement,...
View ArticleMusical News for Tuesday July 29, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS:Lexikat Artists, MB Artists and the NoHo Arts Center Ensemble will present the world premiere of Scary Musical The Musical, book by Richard Hochberg, music & lyrics by Richard Hochberg...
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