Beth Kennedy News

This Troubie Christmas Show Santa Claus Is Comin' to Motown was first presented at the Falcon in 2004, so seeing it again was like seeing it for the very first time. Who could remember details from 11 years ago? And also, the Troubies are known for adding new jokes and gags consistently. New jokes about Donald Trump or Hilary Clinton in an election year would not have been in the first rendering of this show. I have always attested to the genius of Matt Walker, Beth Kennedy, Lisa Valenzuela and Rick Batalla, whose improv skills surpass any one else's. If I haven't said it outright before, I'm stating it now, they are THE BEST anywhere. And that goes for the entire gang.

Nominees for the 2015 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards were announced on Thursday, September 24 on @ This Stage Magazine [ThisStage.la]. This year's Ovation Awards ceremony will take place Monday, November 9 at the Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center. The curtain will rise at7:30pm.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts presents Troubador Theater Company's The Funky Punks, a high energy, interactive, circus arts, clown extravaganza. Performances are on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 1pm and 3:30pm.

Beginning Thursday, February 26, Teatro Paraguas presents Not Quite Right, an upbeat family comedy by Elaine Jarvik and Los Alamos playwright Robert F. Benjamin for 10 performances.

While the kids are busy getting their pictures taken with Santa at the mall and begging for overpriced toys they'll forget the day after the Christmas, adults know that the place they'll get the most bang for their jingle bell bucks is at the Falcon Theater. That's where the latest Troubie show is roasting its comedy chestnuts in its own unique style while providing one of the wackiest soundtracks to the holiday season.

Falcon Theatre is proud to present Troubadour Theater Company's The Snow QUEEN, directed by Matt Walker, the third production of the Falcon Theatre's 2014-2015 Subscription Season. The production opened on Friday, December 12, and BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the curtain call and opening night festivities below!

Teatro Paraguas is pleased to announce its 11th season of Latino theater in Santa Fe, presenting six productions and two co-productions beginning in September 2014. The season includes four original productions by New Mexico playwrights.

Garden Grove is about to get a whole lot funnier with the integration of the critically acclaimed Troubadour Theatre Company's rendition of A Midsummer Saturday Night's Fever Dream in Shakespeare/Summerfest Orange County's 2014 season. This play-off of Shakespeare's classic comedy, directed by Matt Walker, tells this story of magic potions and foolish lovers through some of disco's greatest hits. The production includes a cast made up of acrobats, musicians, improvisers, and clowns, as well as a four piece band and an almost entirely improvised second act.

After a particularly long laundry list of names in which Helen of Troy jumps out as the only familiar one, Chorus Leader Rob Nagle says in a completely deadpan voice, 'Don't worry... that's the last name you'll recognize tonight,' and everyone bursts into laughter.

Falcon Theatre presents Troubadour Theater Company's ABBAMEMO, directed by Matt Walker. Join us for a hysterical musical reimagining of the classic Greek tragedy Agamemnon, the sordid story of seduction and scheming, with the sweet Swedish sounds of the Seventies. Check out the opening night photos below!

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Salt and Pepper, a play by Los Alamos playwright Robert Benjamin, returing to the Teatro Paraguas Studio this weekend, January 17-19, 2014, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm.

The Troubies' traditional holiday mashups are some of the company's most anticipated shows of the year. Past hits like A Christmas Westside Story (A Christmas Story with the music of West Side Story), Rudolph the Red Nosed ReinDOORS (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and The Doors), and The First Jo-el (the Nativity story via Billy Joel songs) have been unforgettable treasure troves of comedy fun.

Falcon Theatre presents Troubadour Theater Company's Walkin' in a Winter One-Hit-Wonderland, directed by Matt Walker, the third production of the Falcon Theatre's 2013-2014 Subscription Season. The show began previews on Dec. 4, and opened this past Friday, Dec. 13, and will continue to run through Jan. 19. Below, check out a look back at the opening night festivities!

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Salt and Pepper, a play by Los Alamos playwright Robert Benjamin, returing to the Teatro Paraguas Studio on January 17-19, 2014, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm.

Santa Fe Rep and Teatro Paraguas present Salt and Pepper, a humorous play about maturing by Los Alamos playwright Robert Benjamin, opening on November 1, 2013 for nine performances. Beth Kennedy Jones directs a stellar and seasoned cast, including Alaina Zachary, Fran Martone, Deborah Dennison, Deborah Hayden, Tone Forrest, Kerry Kehoe, Larry Glaister, Rick Vargas, and Tad Jones.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS brought back the always hilarious TROUBADOUR THEATER COMPANY and their smash-hit, critically-acclaimed A MIDSUMMER SATURDAY NIGHT'S FEVER DREAM, directed by Matt Walker, this weekend, with performances running July 12 through today. Check out a look back at the opening night below!

A MIDSUMMER SATURDAY NIGHT'S FEVER DREAM will perform one weekend only - Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.

There are no fewer than nine different productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream playing in theatres around the Southland this summer but I can guarantee that none of them will be done up quite like the Troubies' A MIDSUMMER SATURDAY NIGHT'S FEVER DREAM at the Falcon Theatre.

There is quite frankly no other theatre company in LA like the Troubadour Theater Company or as they like to be nicknamed the Troubies. Therefore, any comparisons are invalid. They compose and perform to the tune of their own drummer to such a high degree of professionalism that their reputation precedes them. Their runs are always sold out in advance. They are that good, indeed! And like most unique groups, they do not rest on their laurels. They aim to do better. Now onstage at the Falcon Theatre through January 13, 2013, the Troubies are slaying the legend of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to the music of the Doors in the aptly titled Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReinDOORS, and with their true sense of cockeyed unison and never say die, the message of Christmas rings out loud and clear once more.