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Review: Vox Lumiere's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is Mind-Blowing Entertainment
James Lynch as The Phantom. Photos by Johanna SiegmannMost of the time, when you go to the theater you pretty much know what to expect. Though the subject matter and delivery style varies, when you buy...
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First Look: MainStreet Theatre Company's THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
Jessica Kubzansky directs the west coast premiere of The Three Little Pigs, featuring music by George Stiles and book & lyrics by Anthony Drewe. This “very curly musical tail” from the musical team...
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Review: Sequined Ponies Save the Day in BRONIES! THE MUSICAL
Josey Montana McCoy and Stephanie HayslipBronies! The Musical made a big splash at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. The preview production won multiple awards including Best Musical, the...
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BEHIND THE SCENES: Staging a Cole Porter Classic
Bringing Kiss Me, Kate to Life--by Jeffrey PolkIn the BeginningMy involvement with Kiss Me, Kate began in early May and a conversation I had with Sheldon Epps, Pasadena Playhouse’s Artistic Director....
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Eight Ways to Get Your Halloween Game On This October
1. Experience Wicked Humor in Trey Parker’s Cannibal! the MusicalCoeurage Theatre Company will celebrate Halloween with the Los Angeles premiere of Cannibal! The Musical beginning Oct. 25 (opening...
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Review: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Luminous BRIGHT STAR
Wayne Alan Wilcox and Carmen Cusack. Photos by Joan Marcus.What I found so utterly engaging about the world premiere of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's new musical Bright Star is its complete...
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Review: The Power of the Music Lives on in JERSEY BOYS
L-R: Jason Kappus, Nicolas Dromard, Hayden Milanes and Adam Zelasko. Photos by Joan MarcusThe first time I saw Jersey Boys was in 2007 when the first national tour came to Los Angeles. The jukebox...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Thursday, October 9, 2014
So many great musicals coming up so let’s get to it!OPENING THIS WEEKEND:3-D Theatricals presentsRagtime Oct. 10 – 26 at the historic Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton (opening this Saturday Oct. 11) and...
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First Look: Eileen Barnett in International City Theatre's GLORIOUS!
Based on a true story, Glorious! is Peter Quilter’s hilarious, Olivier-nominated comedy that invites us into the world of this New York socialite of great passion, considerable wealth and zero talent...
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Concert/Cabaret Update or Where To See Your Favorite Artists in LA
10/18 INARA GEORGE presents A Concert Tribute to William Shakespeare, 6:00 pm at Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon. The acclaimed singer/songwriter, a homegrown Topangan, shares the stage with an...
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Photo Flash: Epic RAGTIME at 3-D Theatricals
Here’s a first look at 3-D Theatricals lavish production of Ragtime playing through October 26 at Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton and at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in Redondo Beach...
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Review: MISCAST, A Marvelous Evening of Great Vocals and Kooky Comedy
The mark of a good cabaret song is its ability to hook you with its story and a good cabaret singer always knows how to work that song and draw the audience in. MISCAST: Right Singer, Wrong Song,...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Wednesday, October 22, 2014
FOR THE HOLIDAYS:Falcon Theatre presents Troubadour Theater Company’s The Snow QUEEN, directed by Matt Walker, previewing Dec 3 – 11 and opening on Friday, Dec. 12 at 8:00 pm. The Troubies say We Will...
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Review: PIPPIN - Better Than You Can Even Imagine!
Borris York, Sasha Allen and Mathew deGuzman as The Manson TrioPhotos by Terry Shapiro except where noted.Opening night of PIPPIN at the Pantages was a smashing success, full of incredibly fresh and...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Friday, October 24, 2014
The Eclectic Company Theatre presents the Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley’s The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd Nov. 1 – 23. The show is directed by Bonnie Hellman and choreographed...
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Interview: Versatility is Jeff Skowron's Middle Name
Jeff Skowron is a chameleon. The versatile actor has appeared on Southern California stages playing everything from Thénardier in Les Misérables at La Mirada Theatre to Leo Bloom in The Producers at...
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Review: Theatre Unleashed's POPE! An Epic Musical
In 2012 Theatre Unleashed produced a clever little parody musical by Justin Moran called The Spidey Project that spoofed a big problematic Broadway extravaganza no one could stop talking about...
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Review: Coeurage Theatre Company Gets Gutsy with CANNIBAL! The Musical
L-R: Scott Kruse, Peter Larney, Kurt Quinn, Joshua Hoover, and Travis Dixon. Photo credit: Nardeep Khurmi.Long before Trey Parker and Matt Stone became famous and transformed the world of entertainment...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Tuesday, November 4, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: Sixth Avenue’s Town Hall Back Room Reading Series continues with Joss Whedon’s Once More, With Feeling: The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Musical, directed by Tony Soto with musical direction...
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Review (sort of) of Big Fish, or Big Hearts Wide Open
Rebecca Johnson (Sandra Bloom) and Jeff Skowron (Edward Bloom)Photos by Caught in the Moment PhotographyThis is less a review and more a series of thoughts about the new musical Big Fish currently...
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