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MUSICAL NEWS for Friday, May 12, 2017
Laguna Playhouse is closing its season with The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, written and performed by James Lecesne, with music by Duncan Sheik and directed by Tony Speciale. When a...
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Review: LUCKY STIFF, a To-Die-For Madcap Musical Comedy
L-R: Brandon Parrish, David Atkinson, Gina D’Acciaro, Vito Viscuso, Jose Villarreal, Selah Victor, and Alastair James Murden. All photos by Michael LamontBefore Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty teamed...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Thursday, May 18, 2017
3-D Theatricals presents a re-imagined production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma June 16 - 25 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center and June 30 - July 9 at Cerritos Center for the...
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Review: FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE is the Summer Party You Don't Want to Miss
Obba Babatundé (front) with Octavius Womack, Rogelio Douglas, Jr., Eric B. Anthony, Jacques C. Smith and Trevon Davis. All photos by Craig SchwartzWhen I moved back to Los Angeles in the mid-’90s, I...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Thursday, May 25, 2017
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s next musical is Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, the show that introduced American audiences to the Belgian singer-songwriter...
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Review: Robot Teammate's TURBULENCE! Covers Fun-Loving Comic Territory
L-R: Chris Bramante, Molly Dworsky, Miles Crosman, and Kat PrimeauPhoto credit: Mary BonneySocrates said, “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” They are simple words but carry a profound...
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Review: The Theatre High of hearing John Bucchino play IT'S ONLY LIFE
L-R: Phillip McBride, Jill Marie Burke, John Bucchino, Joaquin Nuñez, Kayre Morrison, Ken Shepski, and Devon Davidson. Photo by Daniel L. WilsonI’m sorry if you didn’t see Art-In-Relation’s production...
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Review: LONDON CALLING, A MUSICAL Doesn't Connect
British punk rock invaded the U.S. during my formative years. The Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Clash started a movement that aggressively pushed back against the system and provided an outlet for the...
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Review: Rethinking OKLAHOMA! For Today's Audience
Julia Aks, Zachary Ford and the cast of Oklahoma!All photos by Salvador Farfan, Caught in the Moment PhotographyJust when you thought you knew what the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! was...
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The Broad Stage is offering a special Independence Day Sale through today only for The BeBe Winans Story, which runs July 11 – August 6. You can save 50% on select preview performances (7/11-7/14 and...
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First Look: PARADE at Chance Theater
Allen Everman as Leo Frank. All photos by Doug Catiller, True Image StudioChance Theater is currently in previews for the Jason Robert Brown musical Parade which opens July 8th @ Bette Aitken theater...
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Photo Blast: The Old Globe's GUYS AND DOLLS
(Center) J. Bernard Calloway as Nathan Detroit and the cast of Guys and Dolls. All photos by Jim CoxFrank Loesser’s Guys and Dolls is making a splash on stage at The Old Globe in San Diego now through...
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Photo Flash: PETER PAN at Cabrillo Music Theatre
Yvette Lawrence directs Cabrillo Music Theatre’s production of Peter Pan, a family friendly musical where fairies, pirates, Lost Boys, and Indians all inhabit a magical world. The show is based on J.M...
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My My, How Can We Resist MAMMA MIA! at the Hollywood Bowl?
It isn’t summer in Los Angeles without a trip to the Hollywood Bowl, the outdoor jewel of LA, where you’ll find every kind of music imaginable throughout the season. For musical theatre lovers, the big...
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Behind the Scenes with Lara Ganz's Beauty and the Beast
Theatre Palisades Youth invites you to “be their guest” for a special presentation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. opening July 28th at Pierson Playhouse in Pacific Palisades. Forty members of the...
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First Look: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES at Sierra Madre Playhouse
L-R: Kate Ponzio, Kelsey Boze, Afton Quast and Kelly Klopocinski. All photos by Gina LongRoger Bean’s jukebox musical confection The Marvelous Wonderettes plays the Sierra Madre Playhouse July 21-...
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Review: The Exceptional Artistry of Hershey Felder's OUR GREAT TCHAIKOVSKY
Photos courtesy of Hershey Felder PresentsI’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that this is the first Hershey Felder performance I have attended, given the popularity of his productions and the number of...
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Film Review: Backstage Antics Abound in OPENING NIGHT
Topher Grace. Photos courtesy of Wolfe VideoEvery theatre production comes with its share of backstage drama. One Hit Wonderland, the Broadway musical comedy depicted in Gary De Leon and Greg Lisi’s...
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Review: Mending Hearts and Making Music at the HONKY TONK LAUNDRY
L-R: Misty Cotton and Bets Malone. All photos by Michael LamontBets Malone and Misty Cotton belt their way through this lightweight country and western musical two-hander by Roger Bean– creator of the...
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CASA 0101 To Remount Aladdin, Dual Language Edition at LATC
L-R: Daniel Sugimoto (Aladdin), Sarah Kennedy (Princess Jazmín) and Lewis Powell III (Genie)CASA 0101’s production, Disney’s Aladdin, Dual Language Edition/Edición De Lenguaje Dual, was so popular...
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