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Review: MISALLIANCE at A Noise Within


by Amanda Callas - May 25, 2024

Misalliance is a delight, a breezy, witty, carefree period romp and delectable social satire set on the sprawling Surrey estate of underwear tycoon John Tartleton....

Review: Chance Theater Stages OC Premiere of ALMA


by Michael Quintos - May 24, 2024

Having its OC Premiere at Chance Theater in Anaheim, CA through May 31, ALMA—the touching, poignant, and very timely play written by Benjamin Benne—delves dramatically into the complex, sometimes contentious, but achingly relatable relationship between a struggling single immigrant mother and her sm...

Review: TURANDOT at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - May 22, 2024

A sharp blade wielded threateningly, forced perspective creating looming palatial walls, the rotting heads of failed suitors, and a princess literally shrouded in mystery quickly orient us within Puccini’s iconic fairytale....

Review: Tony Award Winner Matt Doyle Makes Segerstrom Center Cabaret Debut


by Michael Quintos - May 20, 2024

Matt Doyle—the 2022 Tony Award winner for his gender-bent role of Jaime in the Broadway revival of COMPANY—made his Segerstrom Center for the Arts Cabaret Series debut over a three-night engagement that began on May 2, 2024 with an incredible set that showcased his amazing vocal talents and his char...

Review: GHOST WALTZ at Latino Theatre Company At LATC


by Evan Henerson - May 17, 2024

A moody dramatic dive into the life of a violinist whose celebrated waltz got him mistaken for Strauss. As lovely as Alberto Barboza’s production looks on stage at the Los Angeles Theatre Center – and as melodic as it often sounds – GHOST WALTZ’s impact is as fleeting as the spirits who populate it....

Review: THE BODY'S MIDNIGHT at Boston Court Pasadena in co-production with IAMA Theatre Company


by Amanda Callas - May 16, 2024

The Body’s Midnight is a brilliant, meditative, fiercely funny and brutally heartrending world premiere drama at Boston Court Pasadena.  It is a hard play to capture its essence, both explosively hilarious and lyrical, surreal, and profoundly mournful, a ferocious elegy to all the things that are di...

Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at The Nocturne Theatre


by Melissa Heckscher - May 13, 2024

Nocturne Theatre’s production of Beauty and the Beast hits all the right notes. Fans of the original story will be delighted with the stellar performances of their favorite songs, while fans of Meyer2Meyer’s macabre touch will relish the costumes and the overall ambiance of the Nocturne Theatre itse...

Review: THE HOPE THEORY at Geffen Playhouse


by Harker Jones - May 07, 2024

Every immigrant experience is unique and Guimarães’ story is a deeply engaging rumination on the power of faith and the capacity of hope to see one through....

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere Play GALILEE, 34


by Michael Quintos - May 05, 2024

Eleanor Burgess’ brilliant, thoughtful, and often bitingly funny GALILEE, 34—currently having its impressive world premiere production at South Coast Repertory through May 12, 2024—is a humorously insightful, beautifully-performed new play that offers an unreliably revisionist examination of suppose...

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 t...

Past Shows

The Prom School Edition
2/2 - 2/4/2024


The Prom is a comedic musical with a heartwarming message, created by a talented team. The music was composed by Matthew Sklar, with lyrics by ...

Disney's Aladdin Jr.
6/29 - 7/1/2022


Greasepaint Theatre for Youth presents Disney's Aladdin Jr. For tickets and information, visit the website....


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...

Guys & Dolls Jr
1/10 - 1/12/2020


Based on the legendary, multi-award-winning, musical comedy classic about rolling the dice and falling in love under the lights of Broadway....

SHREK THE MUSICAL JR
1/17 - 1/20/2019


Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's ...

CRAZY FOR YOU
1/26 - 2/3/2018


A toe-tapping musical brimming with Gershwin classics, whisks audiences away to the roaring twenties. This romantic comedy follows Bobby Child, a wealthy New Yorker with ...

CHARLIE BROWN (REVISED)
6/23 - 6/25/2017


URINETOWN
6/9 - 6/18/2017


Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of ...


The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted ...

HELLO, DOLLY!
1/13 - 1/22/2017


Hello, Dolly! is a timeless musical overflowing with charm and humor. Debuting on Broadway in 1964, the show tells the story of Dolly Levi, a ...

ALL SHOOK UP
1/15 - 1/24/2016


A musical comedy about a magical jukebox and a leather-jacketed stranger and the impact they have on a loveless town....

DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR
1/8 - 1/9/2016


Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here ...


The jungle is jumpin? with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through ...

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
6/5 - 6/14/2015


The final production of Masquerade’s 2010-2011 season is Thoroughly Modern Millie, the zany new 1920's-style musical that has taken Broadway by storm! Taking place in ...


The legendary Broadway musical has been specially adapted to meet the needs of young performers. This author-approved, PG-rated edition has been abridged to a running ...

PETER PAN
1/9 - 1/11/2015


Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty ...

SWEENEY TODD SCHOOL EDITION
1/24 - 2/1/2014


This special School Edition has been masterfully adapted, working directly with Mr. Sondheim ,to retain the dark wit and grand scope of the original work, ...

DISNEY'S 101 DALMATIANS KIDS
1/10 - 1/11/2014


101 DALMATION KIDS is the familiar tale of kidnappers, puppies, and villains.  In a loving home in the city of London, human owners Robert and ...

ANNIE JR
6/14 - 6/15/2013


Leapin' Lizards!  The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...

GUYS & DOLLS JR
6/13 - 6/15/2013


Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, GUYS AND DOLLS JR. introduces us to colorful characters who have become legends in the musical theatre ...

G2K Oklahoma!
1/18 - 1/20/2013


The 'G2K' Getting To Know Series: Uniquely adapted musicals specifically for youth performers. Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, ...

ANNIE
2/2 - 2/4/2012


Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes centerstage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.brbr"Annie" is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her ...


The jungle is jumpin? with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through ...

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