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Cirque Du Soleil Returns To The Santa Monica Pier With KOOZA
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2024


Experience KOOZA, Cirque du Soleil's internationally acclaimed production, returning to the Santa Monica Pier from October 19 to December 1.

DETROIT '67 by Dominique Morisseau is Coming to Long Beach Playhouse This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2024


Detroit '67 by Dominique Morisseau is coming to Long Beach Playhouse this month. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles To Host June Film Festival INFOCUS: LGBTQ+ Cinema
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2024


Join the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) in their June Monthly Film Festival, celebrating the annual InFocus: LGBTQ+ Cinema program.

Laguna Playhouse to Present HOLMES & WATSON This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2024


Laguna Playhouse will present HOLMES & WATSON, written by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Laguna Playhouse artistic director David Ellenstein. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Festival Designed for Neurodivergent and D/disabled Communities Coming to LA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2024


Alexander Millar, also known as VATTICA, is set to host NEURONITE, Los Angeles' first mini festival designed for the Neurodivergent and D/disabled communities.

Christian McLaughlin''s TRUMPERY Opens at Hollywood Fringe in June
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


In a world where national news headlines often seem like parodies a la SPY magazine & The Onion, playwright Christian McLaughlin invites audiences on a wild and irreverent voyage of the damned with his latest production Trumpery.  

South Pasadena Theatre Workshop Celebrates Noël Coward's 125th Birthday With HAY FEVER
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


South Pasadena Theatre Workshop has announced its staging of Hay Fever by Noël Coward.

New Musical WHERE WITHIN Comes To Hollywood Fringe
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


From the producers of Valley of Light comes Where Within, a new, family-friendly, folklore-inspired musical about learning to navigate a strange new world together.

Video: See Stewart, Williams, and Rogers in Teaser for Pasadena Playhouse's JELLY'S LAST JAM
by Blair Ingenthron - May 05, 2024


Watch a teaser for Jelly's Last Jam at Pasadena Playhouse in the video here!

Rapper Chris Siders to Bring Hip Hop Musical SILHOUETTES OF SCARLET to Hollywood Fringe
by Blair Ingenthron - May 05, 2024


'Silhouettes Of Scarlet' is an hip hop musical/play production that navigates the seven stages of grief and how it coincides with the seven deadly sins amidst dealing with Stockholm syndrome.

Video: First Look at A STRANGE LOOP, Coming to the Ahmanson Theatre in June
by Blair Ingenthron - May 05, 2024


Watch a trailer for the West Coast Premiere of 'A Strange Loop', which arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre June 5, 2024.

FOXY LADIES LOVE BOOGIE 70'S EXPLOSION! to Play Three Clubs Stage in June
by Blair Ingenthron - May 05, 2024


This is a rock musical revue with a wild non-stop party, celebrating strong, invincible women while reliving the 1970's Greatest Hits.  “FOXY LADIES LOVE BOOGIE 70'S EXPLOSION!”

SON OF A STRIPPER Comes to Los Angeles
by Blair Ingenthron - May 05, 2024


Son of a Stripper, an original one-man show, is coming to North Hollywood. Writer Jack Truman will be having a free staged reading event of the 45 minute play on Monday, May 20th at 2:00 pm at New Musicals, Inc.

THE PRINCESS STRIKES BACK to Play Hollywood Fringe in June
by Blair Ingenthron - May 05, 2024


In 1997, 13-year-old Victoria Montalbano was introduced to her perfect man, Han Solo, and she's been looking for him ever since. Watch her grow from awkward theatre kid to professional out of work actress while swiping her way through a galaxy far, far away!

UGLY LIES THE BONE to Play Hollywood Fringe Festival in June
by Blair Ingenthron - May 04, 2024


Grim Abbey Productions will present Lindsey Ferrentino's drama, “Ugly Lies the Bone,” at this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival. Directed by award-winner Lulenoxx and featuring a talented and diverse cast, this production will captivate audiences with its exploration of resilience, love and the human spirit.

PACIFIC SYMPHONY SUMMERFEST 2024 Season Announced At Irvine's New Amphitheater
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2024


A new chapter begins for Pacific Symphony and the Orange County community, when the orchestra settles into its brand new summer home at Great Park Live located in the heart of Irvine

Solofest Award-Winner MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW I'M KINKY Announced At 2024 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2024


Discover the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival's SoloFest Award-winning show, MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW I'M KINKY.

Write Act Rep Present World Premiere Of WRITE OF SPRING Evening of One Act Plays
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2024


Experience the world premiere of WRITE OF SPRING, a collection of one-act plays presented by Write Act Rep, launching on May 10.

Review: MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA at Rogue Machine At The Matrix Theatre
by Evan Henerson - May 03, 2024


MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA, a whip smart and heartfelt play by Christian St. Croix produced in its L.A. premiere by Rogue Machine Theatre, argues that in the present, monsters and human beings aren’t easily distinguishable from each other.  Monsters can take human form and vice versa. I guess that’s the…uh…the Thing?

One Woman Musical SAM to Premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2024


Explore the latest news from Theater Asylum about their upcoming production, SAM. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Spotlight: IDINA MENZEL at The Wiltern
by BWW Special Offer - May 03, 2024


Idina Menzel in concert at The Wiltern - July 23, 2024

Photos: First Look at DISTRACTIONS AT THE CRASH SITE at Theatre of NOTE
by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2024


DISTRACTIONS AT THE CRASH SITE: Short Plays by Steve Yockey, and directed by Ryan Bergmann, is making its West Coast premiere. Check out all new photos here!

Actors Equity and City of Los Angeles Celebrate Theo Bikel's 100th Birthda
by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2024


In recognition of Theo Bikel's enduring cultural legacy and many year leadership of the Actors’ Unions, the city of Los Angeles has decided, by a unanimous vote by City Council, to name the square in front of the SAG-AFTRA building “The Theodore Bikel Square for Peace and Justice”. 

STUDIO 54 REWIND Comes to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2024


Turn back time and dance, dance, dance at 'STUDIO 54 Rewind' presented by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on Saturday, May 18, from 6 - 10 p.m., at DAER Nightclub (1 Seminole Way, Hollywood).

Tiffany Smith and Vondexter Montegut II Will Lead the World Premiere of THE SPHERE OF FIXED STARS IN THE HEAVENS
by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2024


Bespoke Plays has announced Tiffany Smith (Quantum Leap, Guardians of the Galaxy 3) and Vondexter Montegut II (the face of iPhone Guided Tours) will star in the world premiere of The Sphere of Fixed Stars in the Heavens by J. HOLTHAM (Supergirl, Handmaid's Tale) at the Hollywood Fringe.


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