Photo Flash: Gilbert & Sullivan's THE GONDOLIERS at Sierra Madre Playhouse
Sierra Madre Playhouse presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers through June 21, directed and adapted by Alison Eliel Kalmus, with musical direction by Leonardo Sciolis and choreography by...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: SUPER GAY ASIAN CABARET with Kevin Yee and J.Elaine Marcos
Super-Gay-Asian comedian Kevin Yee and Filipina diva J.Elaine Marcos combine their unique style of comedy/music/sketch/standup, and promise audiences plenty of sparkle, dim sum, and unicorn magic at...
View ArticleMini Review: THE YELLOW BOAT, A Play with Music Not To Be Missed
L-R: Joseph Patrick O'Malley, Cody Klop and Katelyn GaultDirector Joseph V. Calarco creates a magical world of wonder in Coeurage Theatre Company’s production of The Yellow Boat. It is courageous,...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: WE CAN BE ONE: A Musical About Coming Home
Jaeger Christian examines the effect a decade of overseas wars has had on today’s twenty somethings in his new musical We Can Be One: A Musical About Coming Home which will premiere at the Hollywood...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: ZOMBIES FROM THE BEYOND
The Visceral Company is about to prove you can’t keep a good zombie down when they bring Zombies From The Beyond, a family-friendly musical comedy celebration of American ideals and foibles set in the...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: ROCK & ROLL’S GREATEST LOVERS, a New Musical
Inspired by John Lennon’s controversial love for Yoko Ono, Rock & Roll’s Greatest Lovers tells the Romeo and Juliet story of two rebels from opposite ends of the world who stood together in the...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: A Cuppa Tea Theatre Company's SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
A Cuppa Tea Theatre Company will make its debut at the Hollywood Fringe Festival with the beautiful Songs For A New World directed by Christopher Maikish and starring Scott Weston, Keith Montanez,...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: The Werewolves of Hollywood Blvd, a Damnable Rock Musical
From the wild world of Michael Shaw Fisher and The Orgasmico Theatre Company, who brought you previous Fringe hits Exorcistic: The Rock Musical Parody Experiment and Doomsday Cabaret, comes The...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: VICTORIAN COURTING & ZOMBIES, From Sketch Comedy To...
Sketch comedy morphs into musical comedy when Victorian Courting & Zombies hits this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. Set in the Regency Period, the show follows the hapless and ill-fated Funktard...
View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS for Friday May 23, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS:Actors Co-op announces its 23rd anniversary season beginning with The Mystery of Edwin Drood, book, music & lyrics by Rupert Holmes Sept. 19-Oct. 26, 2014. Drood is based the...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: The Translucent Frogs of Quuup
Are you ready for some good old fashioned singing and dancing, and a big dose of British silliness? Then The Translucent Frogs of Quuup is one for your theatre schedule at the Fringe. Set in 1922...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: SCAR FACE: THE MUSICAL
You heard that right… Scar Face: The Musical. Producer Nick Howell and writer/director Chris O’Neilltake a flying leap into the Fringe with a new musical that uses the film Scarface as its springboard....
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: DORIAN'S DESCENT, a Modern Day Dorian Gray
DOMA Theatre Company will present the world premiere of a new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray during this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. Dorian’s Descent opens May...
View ArticleFringe Spotlight: Bronies: The Musical, Welcome to the Herd
Adult fans of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, otherwise known as bronies, are the subject of a new musical from the award-winning creative team of last year’s Fringe...
View ArticleFirst Look: DOG AND PONY at The Old Globe
This world premiere musical comedy romance comes from the award-winning talents behind Jersey Boys, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Altar Boyz. Mags and Andy are a screenwriting team with a track record...
View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS for Tuesday, June 3, 2014
MUSICAL NEWS: La Jolla Playhouse will mount the world premiere of Up Here, a new musical comedy featuring book, music and lyrics by the husband-and-wife composing team of Robert Lopez (The Book of...
View ArticleReview: James Barbour Breathes Incredible Life into a Powerful Les Misérables
James Barbour (with Nathaniel Irvin on ground). Photos by Michael LamontFront row, back of the house, VIP seats and everything in between - every seat in a theater has its pros and cons, which can...
View ArticleReview: A Jubilant Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Plays the...
Ace Young as Joseph and Diana DeGarmo as Narrator. Photos by Daniel A. SwalecA revved-up, splashy revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, starring...
View ArticleFringe Review: Good People Theater Company's THE FANTASTICKS
The cast of The Fantasticks. Photos by Sherry BarnettDespite their best efforts, the good folks of Good People Theater Company are unable to recreate the magic they achieved with their 2013 fringe hit,...
View ArticleReview: The Old Globe's New Musical DOG AND PONY
L-R: Jon Patrick Walker, Nicole Parker and Eric William MorrisPhotos by Jim CoxAn Idaho film festival reunites a pair of estranged screenwriters in the new musical Dog and Pony by Rick Elise (Peter and...
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