Musical News for Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Andrea Martin in Pippin. Photo credit: Joan MarcusMUSICAL NEWS:Andrea Martin will reprise the role of Berthe for the L.A. premiere of PIPPIN at the Hollywood Pantages Oct. 21 – Nov. 9. With a book by...
View ArticleReview: Visionary Man Futhers the Inspirational Calling of J.B Murray
Will North (Dr. Williams) and Jimmer Bolden (J.B. Murray) Photos by Ed Krieger“Spirit tells me lots of things. It likes to talk.” And talk it did to J.B. Murray, a man who believed that the Holy Spirit...
View ArticleDeaf West and The Forest of Arden Present an Innovative SPRING AWAKENING
Deaf West Theatre in association with The Forest of Arden, will present an innovative, immersive production of Spring Awakening performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English...
View ArticlePhoto Flash: New Musical THE MAX FACTOR FACTOR
L-R: Jeff Scot Carey and Jeffrey Christopher Todd. Photos by Bill Johnson.New Musicals Inc., in association with Celebration Theatre, is presenting the world premiere of The Max Factor Factor through...
View ArticleBEHIND THE SCENES: What I Learned Becoming Yoko
Becoming Yoko--by Anzu LawsonLittle did I know during my first class with the Jocelyn Jones Acting Studio how my life would change. Every new studio member is required to perform what is known as an...
View ArticleMusical News for Wednesday, August 13, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: Blending the 1925 silent film with original songs and powerful live performances to create a show-stopping-spectacle, Vox Lumiere–The Phantom of the Opera brings the Lon Chaney classic to...
View ArticleNews Flash: La Mirada Theatre Presents All-New Immersive Production of CARRIE
An all-new, reimagined, environmental and completely immersive theater production of the legendary musical CARRIE will begin performances at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2015,...
View ArticleMusical News for Friday, August 15, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: The world premiere of PSYCHE: A Modern Rock Opera will play the Greenway Court Theatre Aug. 22 – Sept. 28 (opening night on Aug. 29). Cindy Shapiro has written book, music and lyrics for...
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MUSICAL NEWS: International City Theatre trumpets its 30th Anniversary in 2015 with a season of five plays celebrating famous people, fiery stories and fun adventures. ICT will pay homage to two icons...
View ArticleMusical News for Thursday, August 21, 2014
Co-creators Edie Brickell and Steve Martin (seated) and (L-R) choreographer Josh Rhodes, director Walter Bobbie, musical supervisor Peter Asher, and musical director/vocal arranger Rob Berman. Photos...
View ArticlePhoto Tour Through Downtown LA's Incredible Historic Theatre District
This is a day you'll never forget. Take a walking tour of the Downtown Los Angeles Theatre District to see the the original entertainment center of LA. Click on the names of the theatres in blue below...
View ArticleMusical News for Monday, August 25, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS:Hudson Theatricals presents Suburban Showgirl, an inspirational one-woman tour de force written by and starring Palmer Davis, Sundays at 7:00 pm, Aug 31 – Sept 28. In the show, Davis...
View ArticleMusical News for Thursday, August 28, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons will celebrate its return to Los Angeles and its Hollywood Pantages Premiere with a limited three-week engagement; Sept.30 –...
View ArticleReview: PSYCHE: A Modern Rock Opera, Art Brought to Life
Ashley Ruth Jones (Psyche) and Michael Starr (Eros). Photos by Barry Weiss.The world premiere of PSYCHE: A Modern Rock Opera is undeniably impressive, especially when you consider the scope of the...
View ArticleMusical News for Thursday, September 4, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: La Jolla Playhouse has announced the cast for its upcoming U.S. premiere musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, featuring a score by Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, book by...
View ArticleBEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical Coming to the Pantages September 2015
Jessie Mueller as Carole King and the Original Broadway cast of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical. Photos by Joan MarcusBeautiful—The Carole King Musical will make its L.A. Premiere at the Hollywood...
View ArticleMusical News for Saturday, September 13, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: Richard Israel directs a four-week run of Peter Quilter’s Glorious! at International City Theatre, opening Oct. 10. Born in 1868, Jenkins was a wealthy New York eccentric who indulged her...
View ArticleReview: Deaf West and Michael Arden Discover a New SPRING AWAKENING
L-R: Ali Stroker, Sandra Mae Frank, Miles Barbee, AustinMcKenzie and Joshua Castille. Photos by Tate TullierDirector Michael Arden gives the word discovery new meaning in a spectacular production of...
View ArticleReview: Belly Laughs Abound in Actors Co-op’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The company of Actors Co-op's The Mystery of Edwin Drood.Photos by Lindsay SchneblyActors Co-op transforms its Crossley Theatre into a boisterous English music hall for The Mystery of Edwin Drood,...
View ArticleReview: David Burnham and Valerie Perri, Together Again For The First Time
Mark Vogel, Valerie Perri, David Burnham, and Michael SterlingThe Broadway Sophisticate and the Boy with the Million Dollar Smile brought their new cabaret act to Sterling’s Upstairs at the Federal on...
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