Review: The Troubies and Getty Villa Throw a HAUNTED HOUSE PARTY
Beth Kennedy and Matt Walker in Haunted House PartyAll photos by Craig SchwartzTroubadour Theatre Company’s classless clowns of classical comedy go rogue in their latest adaptation at the Getty Villa....
View ArticleReview: Pasadena Playhouse's The Fantasticks, a Beautiful Study in Nuance
Ashley Park and Conor Guzmán Photos by Jim Cox Photography.When The Fantasticks first opened Off-Broadway in 1960, it was a pretty sure bet no one had ever written the word Bengasi [Benghazi] in a...
View ArticleFirst Look: La Mirada Theatre's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
From the Oscar®-winning team of Peter Parnell, Alan Menken, and Stephen Schwartz comes a lushly scored retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, acceptance, and what it means to be a hero. Based...
View ArticleReview: GENERATION ME Tackles Important Teen Issues
Milo Manheim and Anabella Ronson-Benenati. All photos by Shane Alan BradleyTwo years ago this teen musical was one of the best new works to come through Hollywood. Its young writers Julie Soto, Ryan...
View ArticleReview: A MEXICAN TRILOGY: An American Story: A Legacy of Letting Go
Kenneth Miles Ellington Lopez, Ella Saldaña North, Esperanza America, Julio Macias and Olivia Cristina Delgado. Photos by Grettel Cortes PhotographyThe essence of Latino Theatre Company’s monumental...
View ArticleReview: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, It Vas a Fun Night, Ya
L-R: Tracy Lore, Chris Kauffmann, Larry Raben, and Anne Montavon.Photos by Ed KriegerWhen October hits and Halloween horror movies begin to flood late night TV, you can always count on at least one...
View ArticleReview: For The Record: Scorsese - American Crime Requiem
All I can say is get ready to be blown away. This theatricalized cinematic hybrid entertainment-on-steroids comes at you with all the force of a loaded gun, if the stage was the barrel, the singers...
View ArticleReview: SKULLDUGGERY: The Musical Prequel to Hamlet, a Rowdy Good Time
John Bobek and David Haverty. All photos by Jessica Sherman PhotographyI love a good prequel, especially when a contemporary playwright decides to take on the back story of a hallowed play by the likes...
View ArticleReview: Spindle City, a Disappointing Tale of a Fascinating Legend
Emily Bridges and Rowan Treadway. All photos by Rick Rose.Did she or didn’t she? To this day, no one knows for sure. In 1893, Lizzie Borden was tried for the murders of her father and stepmother in one...
View ArticleReview: 24th Street Theatre's Hansel & Gretel Bluegrass is Artful Storytelling
Angela Giarratana and Caleb Foote. All photos by Cooper Bates24th Street Theatre takes on the Brothers Grimm in its latest world premiere Hansel & Gretel Bluegrass by Bryan Davidson, but forget the...
View ArticleReview: Sci-Fi Silliness Reigns in Rubicon Theatre's RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN...
Back L-R: Lucy Willhite, Stephen Russell, Jesse Graham, Harley Jay, Jason Graae and Omar D. Brancato. Front: Madeline Gambon, Trevor Wheetman, Craig McEldowney, Kimberly Hessler and Caleb Horst. All...
View ArticleReview: Cirque du Soleil Creates a Wondrous World in TORUK - The First Flight
Photo: Jesse Faatz Costumes: Kym Barrett © 2015 Cirque du SoleilDon LaFontaine was one of the most prolific (and best-loved) voice actors in the movie industry for more years than I can even remember,...
View ArticleCompete in LA's Next Great Stage Star 2017!
Do you have what it takes to be LA’s Next Great Stage Star? If so, Stage Star 2017 is looking for you! Presented by Princess Cruises, the competition will hold auditions for 10 men and 10 women between...
View ArticleReview: Michael Arden Reinvigorates Merrily We Roll Along at The Wallis
Donna Vivino and Aaron Lazar. Photo credit: Kevin ParryWhen Merrily We Roll Along opened on Broadway in 1981, no one anticipated that it would be a flop. With a score by Stephen Sondheim and direction...
View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS for December 8, 2016
HOLIDY MUSICAL NEWS UDPATEPasadena Playhouse opens its annual Panto at the Playhouse tonight. The interactive holiday treat this year is A Cinderella Christmas by Kris Lythgoe and stars Lauren Taylor,...
View ArticlePhoto Flash: A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS at Pasadena Playhouse
L-R: Lauren Taylor, Alex Newell Matthew Patrick Davis and the ensemble Pasadena Playhouse's annual Panto at the Playhouse A Cinderella Christmas by Kris Lythgoe runs through January 8. Come early to...
View ArticleMUSICAL NEWS for Monday, December 12, 2016
The legendary Harmony Boys return to LA for a one-night-only holiday concert at Woodshed Studios on Dec 18. Travel back to 1962 and join the boys as they present their annual yuletide fundraising...
View ArticleReview: LITTLE DRUMMER BOWIE is the Best Bauble of the Season
L-R: Katie Kitani, Katie DeShan, Rick Batalla, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Niles Rivers, and Cloie Wyatt Taylor. Photo by Sasha A. VenolaSavvy theatre companies know the secret to success is simple: find your...
View ArticleReview: Under the Spell of THE KING AND I
Jose Llana as the King of Siam. Photo by Matthew MurphyJose Llana made his Broadway debut as Lun Tha in the 1996 revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I. Nearly twenty years later he...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from Musicals in LA
HAPPYHOLIDAYS from Musicals in LA!Thank you for an amazing year of Musical Theatre.May 2017 bring you peace, love, and plenty of new musical adventures.For more Musicals in LA news:Become a Fan on...
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