Musical News Around Town for July 31, 2013
OPENINGS: Rising Star Productions is proud to present their summer musical Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, August 2 – 4 at the Grove Theatre Center in Burbank. The address is 1111-B Olive Avenue...
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OPENINGS: Broadway In The Parkand Gensler present The Wizard Of Oz August 8, 9, 10 &11 at El Segundo Recreation Park Softball Field. Over 2,000 Southern California residents attend the festival,...
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At Zombie Joe's They're Dancing on the Edge
Donna Noelle Ibale and JJ Dubon. Photos by Denise DevinNo matter what kind of a production ZJU Theatre Group is working on you can bet they’ll throw themselves into it with everything they’ve got....
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First Look: BARE Revival Comes to the Hayworth Theatre
Tickets are now on sale for the Los Angeles revival of bare, produced by glory|struck productions. Performances begin September 5th at the historic Hayworth Theatre in downtown L.A. This production...
View ArticleAll the Latest Musical News Around Town for August 8, 2013
OPENINGS: The cast of The Wizard of Oz has been announced. The first North American tour of the new stage adaptation will make its L.A. debut at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre Sept. 17 – Oct. 6 and...
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TELEVISION: PBS will close the 27th season of its critically-acclaimed American Masters series with a look at the life of one of stage and film’s most prolific composers when Marvin Hamlisch: The Way...
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Musicals in LA - GONE FISHING
Musical Friends: Thanks for stopping by. I'm taking a few weeks off so the "Gone Fishing" sign is hanging on the backstage door. Regular articles will resume in September but I'll post current news...
View ArticleLate August Update: There's a Lot Going On!
I’m still on hiatus but so much is happening that I decided to post an update of What’s Happening! Now, back to my fishing...BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT: Michael Butler is mounting a new production of the...
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Glory|struck Productions' Revival of BARE: An Inside Look
Thirteen years after bare, the pop opera, began its journey, bare, the rock musical, returns to Los Angeles. The glory|struck production is set to open at the Hayworth Theatre September 6 (with a...
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First Look: The Old Globe's New Musical, The Last Goodbye
Jay Armstrong Johnson stars as Romeo and Talisa Friedman as Juliet in The Last Goodbye, a new musical fusing Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with the songs of rock icon Jeff Buckley, Sept. 22 - Nov. 3,...
View ArticleWhat's Happening Around Town for September 5, 2013
OPENINGS: When Cole Porter met William Shakespeare, the result was a Tony Award-winning musical. When Southern California’s longest-running “Phantom,” Davis Gaines, meets Cabrillo Music Theatre, it...
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Review: BARE Revival Hits its Mark
Jonah Platt as Jason and Payson Lewis as Peter in bare. Photos by Leigh SchindlerBarebecame a cult hit when it premiered in Los Angeles in the fall of 2000. Originally scheduled to run for only six...
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Review: Hello Gorgeous. There’s a New Funny Girl in Town and She’s Terrific
Nicole Parker. Photos by Isaac James CreativeBarbra Streisand was nominated for a Tony Award and won an Oscar for her portrayal of comedienne Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, proving that the right role for...
View ArticleMusical News Around Town for September 13, 2013
OPENINGS: The Pasadena Playhouse and Lythgoe Family Productions (LFP), has announced principal casting for Aladdin and His Winter Wish, starring Ben Vereen as The Genie, Jordan Fisher as Aladdin,...
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What's Happening Around Town for September 16, 2013
OPENINGS: Radar L.A., an international city-wide festival of contemporary theatre is set to begin Sept. 24. Presented by REDCAT and CalArts in association with Center Theatre Group, and other local and...
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Review: A Sterling Celebration for a Sterling Gentleman
Michael Sterling (center) with the cast of A Sterling Affair. All photos by A.J. HernandezOn September 15th, 1 host, 12 singers, 2 musical directors, 1 comedian, and a packed house of friends and...
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Review: Over the Top Wizard of Oz, Oh My
Original Toronto Cast. Photos by Cylla Von Tiedemann When one decides to redo a classic musical like The Wizard of Oz, one presumably does so because one has a vision that might improve upon, or at...
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Review: The Burnt Part Boys Take a Trip Up The Mountain
Daniel David Stewart and Aaron Scheff as brothers (Pete and Jake).Photos by Elizabeth MercerDeath has a huge impact on the living. Even when it’s expected it is still a shock, but when it happens...
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Musical News Around Town for September 24, 2013
OPENINGS:30 Minute Musicals presents A Very Spooktacular Double Feature, Ghostbuster and Teen Witch directed by Brooke Seguin and featuring original music by Dan Wessels. Performances are October 13,...
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OPENINGS: 3-D Theatricals presents Legally Blonde the Musical, directed by David F.M. Vaughn, musically directed by John Glaudini and featuring choreography by Linda Love SimmonsOct. 11 – 27 at Plummer...
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