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Review: Phantom of the Opera, Still Impressive After All These Years
Katie Travis as Christine and and Chris Mann as the Phantom. All photos by Matthew MurphySpectacle wins out in Cameron Mackintosh’s latest tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at the...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Wednesday, June 24, 2015
MUSICAL NEWS: 3D Theatricals will present the first, major, fully-produced Southern California regional premiere of the Tony nominated Tarzan® The Stage Musical based on the Disney Film at both...
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Musical News for July 5, 2015
MUSICAL NEWS: Impro Theatre returns to the Falcon Theatre for their third year, kicking-off the 2015-2016 Subscription Season with Sondheim UnScripted, co-directed by Dan O’Connor and Michele Spears,...
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Review: 3-D Theatricals' TARZAN The Musical is a Swinging Success
Katie DeShan and Devon Archer. All photos by Isaac James CreativeTarzan the Musical is the latest winner in a string of ambitious musicals by the Dawson producing team at 3-D Theatricals (Gretchen,...
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First Look: HAIRSPRAY at Chance Theater
Chance Theater presents the Tony Award-winning musical about love, big hair, and pursuing your dreams no matter what obstacles life gives you… Hairspray! Book by Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan,...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Sunday, July 19, 2015
Final casting for the Hollywood Bowl’s upcoming production of Monty Python’s Spamalot - to run July 31, Aug. 1 & 2 - has been announced. Kevin Chamberlin (Sir Bedevere), Tom Deckman (Not Dead...
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Photo Flash: OKLAHOMA! Now Playing at Cabrillo Music Theatre
Once upon a time, musical theatre was a sometimes-random collection of songs, dances, and comedy bits. Then, along came OKLAHOMA!, the first collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein...
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Review: A Night with Janis Joplin is a Night to Remember
Mary Bridget Davies as Janis Joplin and the company of A Night with Janis Joplin. Photo by Joan MarcusBaby boomers don’t normally show their approval at the theater by leaping to their feet and giving...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Sunday, August 2, 2015
Anthony Crivello and Vanessa Claire Stewart in Louis & Keely. Photo by Charles Osgood PhotographyMUSICAL NEWS:Louis & Keely ‘Live’ at the Sahara returns to the Geffen Playhouse Dec 30 – Jan 17...
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REDCAT's NOW Festival: Program 2: Sammanfläta (Intertwined), BIT, and Circle...
Stina Ahlberg Sammanfläta (Intertwined). All photos by Rafael Hernandez/CalartsREDCAT debuted an eclectic program of new works this week during its 12th Annual New Original Works Festival– two...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Thursday, August 13, 2015
Geffen Playhouse opens its 20th anniversary season with the west coast premiere of These Paper Bullets!A Modish Ripoff of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Sept. 8 – Oct. 18. Written by Pulitzer...
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Review: Sondheim Two Ways – Examining Assassins and UnScripted
Ask any musical theatre aficionado who the greatest living musical theatre composer of our time is and many will answer without hesitation, Stephen Sondheim. The complexity of his music and depth of...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Monday August 31, 2015
Carrie the Musical returns to Los Angeles at the historic Los Angeles Theatre, the first theatrical musical at that venue ever, Oct 1 - Nov 22 (opening night 10/8). Directed by Brady Schwind and...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Monday, September 7, 2015
La Mirada Theatre opens its 2015-16 season with the Southern California premiere of First Date, Sept 18 – Oct 11. Music & lyrics are by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, and book is by Austin...
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From Green to Groovy - Nicole Parker Gets a '60s Makeover for THESE PAPER...
Nicole Parkerstars opposite Justin Kirk in the west coast premiere of These Paper Bullets! A Modish Ripoff of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothingat Geffen Playhouse this month. Written by...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Monday, September 14, 2015
International City Theatre closes its 30th anniversary season with an intimate portrait of musical icon Stephen Sondheim in his own words and music. DJ Gray directs and stages the Los Angeles premiere...
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Review: Actors Co-op's The Baker's Wife
The company of The Baker's Wife. Photos by Lindsay SchneblyYes, it’s true. “Too much truth can be hard to digest.” By the time those words are spoken in the second act of The Baker’s Wife it’s been...
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Review: Man Covets Bird and Delivers Magic at 24th Street Theatre
Andrew Huber and Leeav Sofer. Photos by Cooper BatesYou can tell when a theatre company cares about its audience, especially when that audience is largely made up of young people. It doesn’t talk down...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Monday, October 5, 2015
Tickets go on sale November 11 for the Troubies’ holiday show, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Motown, coming to the Falcon Theatre. Show runs Dec 2 – Jan 17 with opening night on Friday, Dec 11. The...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Saturday, October 10, 2015
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment will open RENT by Jonathan Larson on October 23. Directed by Richard Israel with musical direction by John Glaudini and...
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