Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of La Mirada Theatre's BOEING BOEING

In this Tony Award-winning comedy, a self-styled playboy, Bernard, has French, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent "layovers." He keeps "one up, one down and one pending" until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Bernard's apartment in Paris, France all at the same time which leads to unexpected and very funny escapades.

BOEING-BOEING will begin performances on Friday, January 18, 2013 (with a press opening scheduled for Saturday, January 19) and runs for four weeks through Sunday, February 10. Performances will be 7:30pm on Wednesdays & Thursdays; 8pm on Fridays; 2pm and 8pm on Saturdays; and 2pm on Sundays. There will be no matinee performance on Saturday, January 19. Talkbacks with the actors will be on Wednesday, January 23 and Wednesday, February 6

Tickets range from $20 - $70 and can be purchased at La Mirada Theatre's website, www.lamiradatheatre.com or by calling the La Mirada Theatre Box Office at (562) 944-9801 or (714) 994-6310. Student, Senior, Children and group discounts are available.

Kyle Nudo, Katherine Malak, Suzanne Jolie, and Matt Walker

Carter Roy, Stasha Surdyke, and Shane Rahmani

Jay Victor Saucedo Ruiz and Steven Stanley

Marc Valera and Carter Roy

Ethan Le Phong, Suzanne Schmedding, Marlene Martinez, and Ryan Castellino

Betty Le, Dana Solimando, Emily Gordon, Ashley Matthews, Nancy Lam, and April Malina

Director Jeff Maynard and Michelle Azar

Suzanne Schmedding and Ryan Castellino

Suzanne Schmedding, Ryan Castellino, and Stasha Surdyke

Ethan Le Phong and Brian Kite

Kalie Quinones and Amy Rutberg

Doug Cassidy, Kalie Quinones, Amy Rutberg, and Shane Rahmani

Amy Rutberg and Carter Roy

Carter Roy and Kalie Quinones

Stasha Surdyke, Matt Walker, and Suzanne Jolie

Ethan Le Phong, Marlene Martinez, and Stefanie Morse

Kalie Quinones, Amy Rutberg, and Melanie Lora with Director Jeff Maynard

Kalie Quinones, Amy Rutberg, Jeff Maynard, Melanie Lora, Buck Mason, and Michelle Azaron, and Miche

Kyle Nudo, Steven Stanley, and Katherine Malak

Melanie Lora, Amy Rutberg, Marc Valera, Jeff Maynard, Michelle Azar, and Kalie Quinones

Melanie Lora, Amy Rutberg, Marc Valera, Jeff Maynard, and Michelle Azar

Matt Walker, Suzanne Jolie, and Brian Kite

Kalie Quinones, Shane Rahmani, and Marc Valera

Marc Valera, Kalie Quinones, and Carter Roy

Brian Kite and Melanie Lora

Stasha Surdyke and Amy Rutberg

Stasha Surdyke, Tom McCoy, and Amy Rutberg

Michelle Azar with Marsha S. Azar

Brian Kite and Kalie Quinones

Marc Valera, Brian Kite, and Kalie Quinones

Tom McCoy, Kalie Quinones, Director Jeff Maynard, Marc Valera, Amy Rutberg, and Brian Kite

Michelle Azar and Brian Kite

Melanie Lora, Brian Kite, and Michelle Azar

Marc Valera, Michelle Azar, Carter Roy, Kalie Quinones, Melanie Lora, and Amy Rutberg with Director Jeff Maynard

The Cast of BOEING BOEING With Director Jeff Maynard

Pageant of the Masters Honors Harlem Renaissance in Upcoming Production, ART COLONY: IN THE COMPANY OF ARTISTS

This summer, the Pageant of the Masters celebrates 90 years of tableaux vivants (“living pictures”) with the production Art Colony: In the Company of Artists. Audiences can expect a diverse theatrical celebration of artists from around the world that have embraced communities where they could live and work, and take inspiration from one another. One of the art colonies featured in this year's Pageant is New York's Harlem Renaissance, a cultural movement that celebrated art and African American culture in the 1920s and 30s.

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Photos: Go Inside (mostly)musicals' SONGS FOR A HAPPY NEW VENUE

On Tuesday, January 10th (mostly)musicals kicked off their 9th season with their annual Happy New Year show, featuring Gregory Nabours and a stellar lineup of talent from Broadway and LA. Their 44th edition took the stage in front of a full house at their NEW venue – the Knitting Factory NoHo (Upstairs at the Federal)! Scroll down for photos of the show and celebration!

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Larry Cedar Stars In Franz Kafka's THE TRIAL At Good Naked Diary

Good Naked Gallery presents THE TRIAL, a group exhibition featuring works by Nick Aguayo, Rachel Domm, Barry Hazard, Katie Hector, Natalja Kent, John Kilduff, Jeremy Shockley, and Joey Weiss.

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Photos: Unique Coalition Launches 'Catch Up California' Campaign At Rally To Fund Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund

An unusual coalition of management and labor launched a kick-off event on Friday, January 27 to secure budgeting for SB 1116, the groundbreaking arts funding bill that passed the state legislature and was signed into law last year, but remains unfunded in the most recent budget. See photos from the event.

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From This Author - Lily Lim

Photos: LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE Red Carpet At the Wallis Annenberg
December 6, 2021

Casting has been announced for For The Record and The Wallis' production of LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE, the multimedia concert celebration of the beloved holiday film from Universal Pictures/Working Title, with performances from Saturday, November 27 to Friday, December 31, 2021, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Broadway and television star Aaron Lazar (Fox's Filthy Rich, Broadway's The Last Ship, A Little Night Music, Les Misérables, and The Light in the Piazza) joins the exciting lineup of talented performers alongside singer/songwriter, musician, producer and engineer, Brian McKnight Jr., who comes from a legendary musically gifted family including famed father Brian McKnight. American Idol 4th place finalist on season 4, Anthony Fedorov, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist actor Michael Thomas Grant, and RCA recording artist Nina Nelson, member of girl group Citizen Queen (with over 30 million music video views), also join the cast for the first time. Rounding out the group of newcomers is Cheyenne Wells who starred in the recent production of Little Shop of Horrors at Pasadena Playhouse with MJ Rodriguez.

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Photos: Opening Night LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE At the Wallis Annenberg
December 6, 2021

Casting has been announced for For The Record and The Wallis’ production of LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE, the multimedia concert celebration of the beloved holiday film from Universal Pictures/Working Title, with performances from Saturday, November 27 to Friday, December 31, 2021, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Broadway and television star Aaron Lazar (Fox’s Filthy Rich, Broadway’s The Last Ship, A Little Night Music, Les Misérables, and The Light in the Piazza) joins the exciting lineup of talented performers alongside singer/songwriter, musician, producer and engineer, Brian McKnight Jr., who comes from a legendary musically gifted family including famed father Brian McKnight. American Idol 4th place finalist on season 4, Anthony Fedorov, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist actor Michael Thomas Grant, and RCA recording artist Nina Nelson, member of girl group Citizen Queen (with over 30 million music video views), also join the cast for the first time. Rounding out the group of newcomers is Cheyenne Wells who starred in the recent production of Little Shop of Horrors at Pasadena Playhouse with MJ Rodriguez. 

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Photos: Curtain Call Of MAMMA MIA! At La Mirada Theatre
November 2, 2021

MAMMA MIA! will preview on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 8 pm & Saturday, October 30 at 2 pm (with a press opening on Saturday, October 30 at 8 pm) and run through Sunday, November 21, 2021 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.  

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