First Look: Neil Simon's THE GINGERBREAD LADY Opens 7/14 at the Westchester Playhouse
Kentwood Players is presenting THE GINGERBREAD LADY, a dramedy by Neil Simon, opening Friday, July 14 through Saturday, August 19, 2017 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045. The production is directed by Drew Fitzsimmons and produced by Jenny Boone and Lynn Gutstadt for Kentwood Players with rights secured from Samuel French. Featured in the cast (in alphabetical order) are Marco Garcia Ballare, Sara Bozin, Al Gomez, Ken MacFarlane, Lezlie Moore, and Genous Novin.
FIRST LOOK: Kentwood Players opens OLIVE AND THE BITTER HERBS by Charles Busch 7/8/16
Here is your first look at photos for Kentwood Players production of 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs' by Charles Busch opening Friday, July 8 through Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045. The production is directed by Kirk Larson and produced by Lori A. Marple-Pereslete by special arrangement with Samuel French. Featured in the cast are Gail Bernardi, Martin Feldman, Daniel Kruger, Ken MacFarlane and Alison Mattiza. Photos by Shari Barrett.
Photo Coverage: MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION Arrives at Theatre Palisades
Theatre Palisades opened George Bernard Shaw's social commentary 'MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION' on Friday, April 1 at Pierson Playhouse with performances continuing through Sunday, May 8, 2016. The production is directed by Sabrina Lloyd and produced by Martha Hunter and Sherman Wayne by special permission with Samuel French. The cast features (in alphabetical order) Brooks Darnell, Susan Hardie, Craig Jessen, Frank Krueger, Ken MacFarlane and Jenna Tovey.
FIRST LOOK: Theatre Palisades Opens MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION on 4/1
In Shaw's controversial attack on society's hypocrisy, Young Vivie Warren is intelligent and self-sufficient, but astounded to learn how her mother rose from poverty to riches through the world's oldest profession. Mrs. Warren ably justifies her past, attacking a hypocritical society that rewards vice and oppresses virtue, stating that poverty and the society that fosters poverty are the real villains. Certainly her profession is preferable to life in a 19th century factory!
BWW Reviews: Laughter Abounds During TWELFTH NIGHT at Carlson Park in Culver City
While there is speculation that Twelfth Night was written for the 12th night of Christmas by request of Queen Elizabeth, a holiday which celebrates revelry by turning the world upside down, with masks, music, dance, celebrating a moment where servants are masters, masters are servants, and not all seems as it should be. While there is no proof for this speculation, it was certainly the author's and this production's comic inspiration.
CAESAR & OTTO'S DEADLY XMAS Coming to DVD 11/19
Wild Eye Releasing is excited to announce the November 19th DVD and VOD release of Caesar & Otto's Deadly Xmas. Co-written and directed by Dave Campfield (Caesar), Deadly Xmas arrives in time for the holidays
BWW Reviews: The Lyric Theatre Presents 4 Darkly Comic Tales, OF BATS & SUITS
Everyday life is often reduced to a showdown between the 'suits' and the common man struggling to just survive the uphill battle called life. The 4 darkly comic tales in 'Of Bats & Suits' at the Lyric Theatre take us into different variations on this theme, showing us that no matter what, living life to the fullest is the only way to be truly happy.
Photo Flash: Aerospace Players' ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
The Aerospace Players present 'Once Upon a Mattress' the family-friendly musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale 'The Princess and the Pea' with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm on July 22, 23, 29 and 30, with matinees at 2pm on Sunday, July 24 and Saturday, July 30 at the James Armstrong Theatre, located at 3330 Civic Center Drive in Torrance, CA 90503.
Photo Flash: Aerospace Players' ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
The Aerospace Players present 'Once Upon a Mattress' the family-friendly musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale 'The Princess and the Pea' with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm on July 22, 23, 29 and 30, with matinees at 2pm on Sunday, July 24 and Saturday, July 30 at the James Armstrong Theatre, located at 3330 Civic Center Drive in Torrance, CA 90503.
Player King Prods' HAMLET Changes Venues, Opens 4/18
Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts with the previously announced Gallery 1018 downtown, Player King Productions will now present its inaugural production, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, at Belle Varado Studios/Stage 22 in Silver Lake.
Player King Prods' HAMLET Changes Venues, Previews 4/17
Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts with the previously announced Gallery 1018 downtown, Player King Productions will now present its inaugural production, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, at Belle Varado Studios/Stage 22 in Silver Lake.
Player King Prods' HAMLET Changes Venues, Previews 4/17
Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts with the previously announced Gallery 1018 downtown, Player King Productions will now present its inaugural production, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, at Belle Varado Studios/Stage 22 in Silver Lake.
The Kentwood Closes Present DRACULA, 10/16
The Kentwood Players present DRACULA, as dramatized by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderstone and based on the novel by Bram Stoker, from September 10 thru October 16 (Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. The production will be produced by Alison Mattiza and Elizabeth Summerer and directed by Shawn K. Summerer.
