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Review: THE FULL MONTY - Still Fun After All This Time
The cast of The Full Monty. Photos by Isaac James CreativeThe destination for girls’ night out in Southern California this month is definitely Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton. That’s where 3-D...
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First Look: AMERICAN IDIOT at La Mirada Theatre
The company of American Idiot. All photos by Jason Niedle.La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts' ONSTAGE Series presents American Idiot, music by Green Day, lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, book by...
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Review: Glitz, Glam and The Boy from Oz
Andrew Bongiorno (center) as Peter Allen and the cast of The Boy from Oz. All photos by Casey KringlenBig and bold performances, bright retro choreography and a collection of fizzy pop songs by...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Friday, May 6, 2016
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts& McCoy Rigby Entertainment’s 2016-2017 season will kick off with the Los Angeles Premiere of The Hunchback of Notre Dame starring Tom Hewitt as Frollo and...
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Darren Criss to Star in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Hollywood Pantages
Darren Criss as Hedwig. All photos by Joan MarcusBig news from the Hollywood Pantages Theatre today: Darren Criss will star as Hedwig when the highly anticipated national tour of Hedwig and the Angry...
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Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Announces 2016/17 Season
This will be the first season with the arts center’s new leadership team in place – Artistic Director Paul Crewes, Managing Director Rachel Fine, and Board Chairman David C. Bohnett– and The Wallis is...
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Review: The Many Charms of I Only Have Eyes For You
L-R: Constantine Rousouli, Nikki Bohne, Jared Gertner, Kayla Parker and Justin Michael Wilcox. All photos by Michael LamontLovers of the era of Busby Berkeley movie musicals are getting a double whammy...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Monday, May 20, 2016
Alison Woods as Ariel in The LIttle Mermaid.Photo credit: Bruce Bennett courtesy of Theatre Under The Stars.MUSICAL NEWS:La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts presentsThe Little Mermaid, featuring...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Lena Hall in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Photo credit: Jamie LoebMUSICAL NEWSMore big news from the Hollywood Pantagesthis week:Lena Hallwill reprise her Tony Award-winning performance as Yitzhak in the...
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Review: Disney Premieres Gorgeous FROZEN - LIVE AT THE HYPERION
Elsa and Anna. Photo by Piotr A. Redlinski/Disneyland ResortFrozen fans will be ecstatic with the way Disney has re-imagined its much-loved blockbuster film for the stage, now that the doors to Frozen...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Monday, May 30, 2016
MUSICAL THEATRE CONFERENCENMI’s sixth Biz of the Musical Theatre Biz Conference is coming July 22 – 24 to a brand new facility in Burbank, the Convention Center at ANC Productions. The conference...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Wednesday, June 1, 2016
MUSICAL NEWSThe Hollywood Pantages has announced the addition of four new productions to its 2016-2017 season. They are: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Nov 29 - Dec 4) which returns over a decade...
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First Look: La Mirada Theatre's THE LITTLE MERMAID
Alison Woods as Ariel (Front) and Melvin Abston as Sebastian (Back) with the company of The Little Mermaid. All photos courtesy of Bruce Bennett, Theatre Under the StarsTake the whole family and go...
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MUSICAL NEWS for Thursday, June 9, 2016
MUSICAL NEWSThe Falcon Theatre has announced its 2016-2017 season which includes another special Christmas treat from the Ovation Award-winning Troubies. Little Drummer Bowie (Nov. 30 – Jan 15, 2017)...
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HFF: Tap Your Troubles Away with OFFICE BEAT
Tap Overload’s Office Beat is a fun one hour tap musical with its story told entirely through tap dancing (no dialogue). How much can you tell without words? A lot, when it comes to this tale. There’s...
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HFF: See Who Wins in ALIEN vs. MUSICAL
I didn’t see the Alien vs. Musical at the 2015 Fringe Festival, where it received rave reviews, and was looking forward to seeing it this year in what everyone says is an expanded story. The premise is...
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HFF: THE TOXIC AVENGER Wins Again
Jared Reed as The Toxic Avenger. All photos by Rich ClarkA blind baby doll librarian, a nerd-turned-toxic-super hero, and a maniacal mayor clash in this campy musical by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan....
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HFF: Bumpersticker: The Musical, a Sure-fire Fringe Favorite
L-R: Jahmaul Bakare, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Lamont Dozier, Jr., Anne Yatco,Nadia Ahern, and Zachary FordBumpersticker: The Musical conquers the Hollywood Fringe Festival with its terrific triple threat...
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HFF: A FEAST OF SNACKS - Sweet, Silly, Wacky & Weird
A Feast of Snacks consists of four short musical comedies written by Michael Gordon Shapiro packaged into a complete one hour presentation. The unrelated stories run the gamut from sweet and endearing...
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HFF: Transformation in NINE DRESSES or The Nine Circles of Hell
There isn’t a woman alive who can’t relate to Brenda Varda’s one woman musical, Nine Dresses: Sex, Death, Fashion, which takes on the subject of fashion in a very personal and humorous way. The title...
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