MUSICAL NEWS for Monday, December 12, 2016
The legendary Harmony Boys return to LA for a one-night-only holiday concert at Woodshed Studios on Dec 18. Travel back to 1962 and join the boys as they present their annual yuletide fundraising...
View ArticleReview: LITTLE DRUMMER BOWIE is the Best Bauble of the Season
L-R: Katie Kitani, Katie DeShan, Rick Batalla, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Niles Rivers, and Cloie Wyatt Taylor. Photo by Sasha A. VenolaSavvy theatre companies know the secret to success is simple: find your...
View ArticleReview: Under the Spell of THE KING AND I
Jose Llana as the King of Siam. Photo by Matthew MurphyJose Llana made his Broadway debut as Lun Tha in the 1996 revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I. Nearly twenty years later he...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from Musicals in LA
HAPPYHOLIDAYS from Musicals in LA!Thank you for an amazing year of Musical Theatre.May 2017 bring you peace, love, and plenty of new musical adventures.For more Musicals in LA news:Become a Fan on...
View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS for Tuesday, January 3, 2017
International City Theatre in Long Beach starts the year off with Forever Plaid, directed and choreographed by Scott Dreier and Kurtis Simmons, at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. It’s the ‘50s...
View ArticleFirst Look: The 20th Anniversary Tour of RENT
The Company of RENT. All photos by Carol Rosegg, 2016The 20th Anniversary Tour of RENT will play the Hollywood Pantages Theatre January 25-29. Evan Ensign restages Michael Greif’s original direction of...
View ArticleJeffrey Kahane - Venturing Out Into What Matters with LOST IN THE STARS
Photo courtesy CMArtistsNot since 1950 have audiences in L.A. been able to see a live professional performance of Kurt Weill’s musical masterpiece Lost in the Stars. That changes this month when the...
View ArticleReview: Christopher Reiner Reflects on the Road in END UP HERE
Photo by Joe ReinerComposer Christopher Reiner serves up a sixty-minute set of original songs and prose selections at ZJU Theatre Group that demonstrates the unique range of programming found at Zombie...
View ArticleReview: Love Transcends Limitations in Casa 0101's ALADDIN Dual Language...
L-R: Valeria Maldonado, Rosa Navarrete, Sebastian Gonzalez and Daniel Martinez. All photos by Luis GaudiLove transcends the limitations of language in Casa 0101’s charming production of Disney’s...
View ArticleReview: An Elegant Revival of THE LAST FIVE YEARS Soars in La Mirada
Natalie Storrs and Devin Archer. All photos by Michael LamontJason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Yearsis the kind of musical you often find produced in small theaters and black boxes. Written for a cast...
View ArticlePhoto Recap: LOST IN THE STARS, Presented by LACO and CAP UCLA
Lost in the Stars. All photos by Reed HutchinsonThe January 28 & 29th performances of Lost in the Stars, presented by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (and CAP UCLA) as the culmination of LACO’s Lift...
View ArticleCenter Theatre Group and Fun Home Announce Choir Competition!
Heads up singers - want to win tickets to see Fun Home at the Ahmanson? Center Theatre Group is holding a cool choir competition in conjunction with the upcoming national tour of Fun Home, which begins...
View ArticleReview: CIRCUS 1903 Recreates the Golden Age of Circus
Jessica Spalis and Peanut the Elephant. All photos by Mark TurnerIf Dorothy in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz had run away from home and found this traveling circus instead of Professor Marvel and his...
View ArticleReview: Not Man Apart's PARADISE LOST is a Visceral World
Jones Talmadge (Satan), Anne-Marie Talmadge (Michael), Alex Garland (Beelzebub), Kendall Johnson (Raphael), Elisa Rosin (Gabriel), Moses Norton (Belial), and Janine Montag (Moloch).All photos by...
View ArticleReview: ABSINTHE L.A. Brings Sin City to Los Angeles, and It's an Instant Hit
The Farquhars. All photos by Erik KabikIt used to be true that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But not anymore. For the next five weeks, LA audiences will get a taste of Sin City right here in...
View ArticleMeet the Producers of A LITTLE NEW MUSIC
L-R: Producers Peter Welkin, Amy Francis Schott, Luke Klipp, Corey Lynn Howe, Christopher Maikish, and Kila PackettIt takes a village to create a new musical. And it takes a village like A Little New...
View ArticleReview: BELLA GAIA – A Poetic Vision of Earth From Space
Kenji Williams. Bella GaiaFor years we’ve been taught how important it is to take care of the planet. In rural areas, that was especially true because farming the land and managing the earth’s...
View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS for Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Davis Gaines returns to a role that won him an Ovation Award this June, Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, this time at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Glenn Casale directs, musical direction...
View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS for Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Ebony Repertory Theatre will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Broadway musical Five Guys Named Moe with a new production at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center May 18 – June 11. The...
View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS for Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Wayne Moore’s Freeway Dreams, a musical comedy about commuters stuck in freeway traffic whose dreams emerge as they daydream opens May 19. Originally staged as a cabaret show which ran for five months...
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