Review: There's a Sucker Born Every Minute for CAPTAIN GREEDY'S CARNIVAL
Dora Kiss, Will Thomas McFadden, Adam Bennett, Bob Turton and Paulette Zubata.All photos by Ashley RandallThe title of the show tells you everything you need to know about The Actors’ Gang’s latest...
View ArticleReview: Immortalizing a Star in CAGNEY THE MUSICAL
The Cast of Cagney the Musical. Photos by Carol Rosegg from the NY productionWhen you think of James Cagney, one of two images comes to mind: the tough guy or the tapper. The public couldn’t get enough...
View ArticlePhoto Flash: First Look at the cast of SPAMILTON in Rehearsals
Can’t get tickets to Hamilton? Head on over to the Kirk Douglas Theatre for Spamilton, Gerard Alessandrini’s outrageous parody musical almost as popular as the original it spoofs. The show runs...
View ArticleInterview: At Home at the Garry Marshall Theatre with Joseph Leo Bwarie
Theatres have a way of becoming an artist’s second home. It doesn’t matter if you are a director, designer, actor, or volunteer – the countless hours you invest and the close proximity in which you do...
View ArticleReview: Open Fist Theatre Company Gets DELEARIOUS on Stage
Ramón Garcia, Ron West, Chris Farah. All photos by Darrett SandersOpen Fist Theatre Company’s revival of Ron West and Phil Swann’s musical comedy deLEARious has a lot going on. The production contains...
View ArticleReview: Hamilton Who? SPAMILTON Reigns Supreme at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
L-R: Zakiya Young, Wilkie Ferguson III, William Cooper Howell, John Devereaux and Dedrick A Bonner. All photos by Craig SchwartzFor the last 25 years, Gerardo Alessandrini has paid homage to the Great...
View ArticleReview: Tyne Daly Deals with Loss in CHASING MEM'RIES: A Different Kind of...
Tyne Daly. All photos by Chris WhitakerThe title of Joshua Ravetch’s new play Chasing Mem’ries: A Different Kind of Musical is misleading. It really isn’t a musical at all, though it does contain half...
View ArticleReview: The Wallis Searches for THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD
L-R: Christina Bennett Lind and Luke Forbes in Vesturport and The Wallis’ The Heart of Robin Hood. All photos by Kevin Parry for The WallisThis year for the holidays, The Wallis has traded its typical...
View ArticleReview: A Noise Within Rings in the Holidays with A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Geoff Elliott (center) as Ebenezer Scrooge and the cast of A Christmas Carol. Photo by Craig SchwartzOf all the holiday stories written, it would be hard to find one more well-known or popular than...
View ArticleReview: Chromolume Theatre Presents Memorable Revival of PACIFIC OVERTURES
L-R (front): Kevin Matsumoto, Paul Wong, Julia May Wong, Daniel Koh, Marcel Licera, Peter Jeensalute. Rear: Cesar Cipriano, Daryl Leonardo. All photos by Ederson VasquezYou only have one more week to...
View ArticleReview: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Proves Too Ambitious for CASA 0101
One glance at the program for Casa 0101’s Beauty and the Beast and you can see that it takes a village to put on a show - quite a large village, in fact. No less than three producing entities, an LA...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from Musicals in LA!
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View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS: Get Your Year Started Right with these Marvelous Musicals!
2018 is going to be a great year for musicals in Southern California so mark your calendars now and I’ll see you at the theater!Isabelle McCalla and Adam Jacobs in Aladdin. Photo by Deen van...
View ArticleReview: The Gorgeous World of ALADDIN Comes to the Hollywood Pantages
Adam Jacobs as Aladdin. All photos by Deen van MeerAs Disney stage musicals go, the North American tour of Aladdin that just opened at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre is the big, splashy colorful...
View ArticleReview: A Volatile and Dangerous CABARET Invades La Mirada
Jeff Skowron as the Emcee (center) and the company of Cabaret.All photos by Jason NiedleEven if all they do is take the expected route, most productions of Kander & Ebb’s Cabaret are effective....
View ArticleReview: It's Party Time for The Hypocrites in PIRATES OF PENZANCE
All photos by Jenny GrahamSay what you will, The Hypocrites have found a way to transform traditional theatre into a form of entertainment that appeals to folks who’d rather go to a party than sit in a...
View ArticleReview: The Brick: A One Man Musical Metamorphosis
Bill Berry. All photos by James F. DeanIn Bill Berry’s solo show The Brick: A One Man Musical, Berry isn’t addressing the audience in a theater. He’s on a beach having a two-way conversation with his...
View ArticleReview: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Captures Rock and Roll History
L-R: John Countryman, Michael Monroe Goodman, Cole, and David ElkinsAll photos by Caught in the Moment Photography3-D Theatricals recreates a pivotal moment in rock and roll history in their latest...
View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS for Monday, February 26, 2018
The Little Mermaid - Sound Stage Live!March 15 – 18, 2018What’s the newest way to experience Disney’s The Little Mermaid? Sound Stage Live’s first-ever immersive musical theatre event combining live...
View ArticleReview: Love Comes as a Surprise in DADDY LONG LEGS
Ashley Ruth Jones and Dino Nicandros. Photos by Tracey RomanIt can be a wonderful adventure to watch two people falling in love, particularly when they themselves don’t realize it’s happening. When the...
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