Los Angeles Photos
Browse photos from live + streaming theatre in Los Angeles.
 BWW Interview: Playwright/Director Michael Leoni on FAMOUS THE FILMby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (1/6/2022) - Michael Leoni, a writer, bi-coastal director, and founder of the production company An 11:11 Experience, has created productions both on stage and in film which have brilliantly focused attention on the pitfalls of modern society, especially in the entertainment industry and on homeless street kids. Since it's been over a year since I have spoken to him, I decided to reach out about the recent opening of his film Famous as well as what has been going on in his artistic world this past year.  BWW Interview: Brian White on Co-Hosting the 62ND ANNUAL L.A. COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (12/22/2021) - Brian White is co-hosting this year's 62nd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration to be broadcast live from the stage at The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Friday, December 24 from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. The program will air on PBS SoCal on Friday, December 24 and stream on PBSSocal.org, KCET.org and holidaycelebration.org. Out of an abundance of caution given the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, there will be no live audience at the event. For more information, including a complete list of scheduled performers, please visit holidaycelebration.org  Photos: Hollywood Museum Welcomes Celebrities for Lobby Tree Trimmingby A.A. Cristi - Los Angeles (12/10/2021) - Prior to the pandemic, an average of 10 million tourists and fans would visit a 15-block stretch of Hollywood Boulevard every year to visit the Walk of Fame and The Hollywood Museum - Today, it is anything but business as usual for the popular sites. So the museum, located in the Historic Max Factor building, has been sponsoring exciting and star studded events to bring the public back to the area.  Photos: The Laguna Playhouse Presents ROBIN HOOD & MAID MARION: A HOLIDAY PANTOby Chloe Rabinowitz - Los Angeles (12/7/2021) - ROBIN HOOD & MAID MARION: A HOLIDAY PANTO directed by Bonnie Lythgoe is now playing at the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach.  Photos: LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE Red Carpet At the Wallis Annenbergby Lily Lim - Los Angeles (12/6/2021) - 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.  Photos: Opening Night LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE At the Wallis Annenbergby Lily Lim - Los Angeles (12/6/2021) - 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.  Photos: First Look at A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS at Chance Theaterby Stephi Wild - Los Angeles (12/6/2021) - Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theater company, is excited to present an encore of the extremely popular stage adaptation of A Charlie Brown Christmas! Created by Charles M. Schulz, based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson, this stage adaptation by Eric Schaeffer is presented by special arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson, and will be directed by Resident Artist James Michael McHale.  Photos: Inside Opening Night of A CHRISTMAS CAROL At Center Theatre Groupby Robert Diamond - Broadway (12/2/2021) - Performances of five-time Tony Award-winning production of 'A Christmas Carol' began this week at the Ahmanson Theatre. Get a look inside the show's star-studded opening night!  BWW Interview: Playwright Inda Craig-Galván on A HIT DOG WILL HOLLER at Skylight Theatreby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (11/30/2021) - In partnership, Skylight Theatre Company and Playwrights' Arena have launched the first of four World Premiere productions for the 2021/2022 Season with Inda Craig-Galván's play A HIT DOG WILL HOLLER. Read my interview with her about the process of bringing the play to life onstage at the Skylight Theatre.  Photos: FIRST LOOK at THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) by Kentwood Players at the Westchester Playhouseby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (11/24/2021) - Here is your first look at cast members Michael Mullen, Randy Oppenheimer and Bruce Schroffel in THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) by Kentwood Players at the Westchester Playhouse. This festive and fun holiday comedy revue by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, directed by Alison Boole with Assistant Director Jeremy Palmer, and produced by Rhonda Yeager-Hutchinson by special arrangement with Broadway Publishing Inc., opens Friday, December 3 through Sunday, December 19 on Friday/Saturday at 8pm and Saturday/Sunday at 2pm.  BWW Interview: SALVAGE Director Damian D. Lewis on the Importance of Pursuing Your Dreamsby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (11/18/2021) - Having a dream is like running with scissors. Just one false step and the journey, or even your life, can be over. I asked SALVAGE director Damian D. Lewis about his own dream and how much he was willing to do to achieve it. The same theme runs through SALVAGE centering around Harley, a singer-songwriter whose wife is expecting their first child and his journey to deciding what is more important - pursuing his dream or accepting the responsibilities of family life.  Photos: Photos: First Look at Vivian Reed & More in BLUES IN THE NIGHTby Chloe Rabinowitz - Los Angeles (11/18/2021) - Ebony Repertory Theatre in Association with International City Theatre is presenting the Tony and Olivier Award-nominated musical BLUES IN THE NIGHT, conceived by Sheldon Epps, directed by ERT Producing Artistic Director Wren T. Brown, choreographed by Keith Young, and music directed by William Foster McDaniel.  Photos: First Look at Bradley Whitford, Kate Burton & More in A CHRISTMAS CAROLby Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway (11/17/2021) - Production photos are now available for the First National Tour of A Christmas Carol led by three-time Emmy Award winner Bradley Whitford (Ebenezer Scrooge), Tony and Emmy Award nominee Kate Burton (Ghost of Christmas Past), and Grammy and SAG Award nominee Alex Newell (Ghost of Christmas Present/Mrs. Fezziwig).  Photos: (mostly)musicals In Rehearsal For HEADED FOR THE HOLIDAYSby Stephi Wild - Los Angeles (11/17/2021) - Whether you've been naughty or nice, you can unWRAP the holidays at (mostly)musicals' 38th edition tonight, Wednesday, 11.17.21 at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s!  Photos: First Look at Alaska 5000, Emily Skeggs & More in Pasadena Playhouse's HEAD OVER HEELSby Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway (11/12/2021) - Pasadena Playhouse will present for Head Over Heels, with music of The Go-Go's, which kicks off the Playhouse's 2021-2022 season.  Photos: First Look at the National Tour of OKLAHOMA!by Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway (11/11/2021) - The North American tour of Rogers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! began performances at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN on November 9, 2021 and will continue to play over 25 cities during the 2021-2022 season including stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Chicago and Nashville, and more.  Photos: The Hollywood Museum Pays Homage To Bob Hope And The US Veterans Unable to be Saluted During The 75th Anniversary of WWIIby Gigi Gervais - Los Angeles (11/7/2021) - Bob Hope was quoted as saying that the greatest honor he ever received was to be made an honorary veteran. It was that unique relationship between Bob Hope and “The Greatest Generation,” by way of the USO, that the Hollywood Museum is currently highlighting in their Lobby.  Photos: First Look at MAMMA MIA! at La Mirada Theatre For the Performing Artsby Stephi Wild - Los Angeles (11/5/2021) - Mamma Mia is now playing at La Mirada Theatre For the Performing Arts. Performances will run through Sunday, November 21, at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada. Check out all new photos here!  Photos: FIRST LOOK at Englebert Humperdinck's Iconic Opera HANSEL AND GRETEL by Pacific Opera Projectby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (11/3/2021) - Pacific Opera Project will continue its 2021-2022 fairytale-themed opera season with an outdoor, family-friendly production of Englebert Humperdinck's iconic opera HANSEL AND GRETEL. at one of its favorite venues, Forest Lawn Glendale, for performances on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 5:00pm; Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 5:00pm; Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 5:00pm; and Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 5:00pm. Here is your first look at Kara Morgan as Hansel, Emily Rosenberg as Gretel, and Melanie Ashkar as the Witch.  Photos: Get a First Look at the National Tour of THE PROM!by Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway (11/2/2021) - The National Tour of the 2019 Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Musical THE PROM begins performances tonight at Playhouse Square in Cleveland.  Photos: Curtain Call Of MAMMA MIA! At La Mirada Theatreby Lily Lim - Los Angeles (11/2/2021) - 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.  PHOTO/VIDEO: Get A First Look At TOOTSIE On Tourby BroadwayWorld TV - Broadway (10/28/2021) - Get a first look at the non-equity national tour of Tootsie in all new photos and videos! The cast includes Drew Becker as Michael Dorsey, Ashley Alexandra as Julie Nichols, Payton Reilly as Sandy Lester, Lukas James Miller as Max Von Horn, Jared David Michael Grant as Jeff Slater, Kathy Halenda as Rita Marshall, Steve Brustien as Stan Fields, and Adam du Plessis as Ron Carlisle.  BWW Interview: Simon Levy on Directing the Los Angeles Premiere of THE CHILDREN by Lucy Kirkwoodby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (10/25/2021) - Here's my interview with director Simon Levy on Lucy Kirkwood's funny and astonishing Tony-nominated play is a taut and disquieting thriller about responsibility, reparation and what one generation owes the next. With the outside world in chaos following a devastating environmental disaster, two retired nuclear engineers live a quiet life in a remote cottage on the lonely British coast - until a surprise visit from a former colleague upends the couple's equilibrium and trust. LA. premiere at the Fountain Theatre from Saturday, November 6 through January 23. Featured in the cast are Ron Bottitta, Elizabeth Elias Huffman, and Lily Knight, all three well known around the L.A. theatre scene.  Photos: SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM Opens at the Laguna Playhouseby Chloe Rabinowitz - Los Angeles (10/25/2021) - LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is welcoming you back to see Denny and the Dreamers perform all your favorite songs from the '50s and '60s in SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM, written and created by Roger Bean, musical direction by Nick Guerrero with direction & choreography by Jonathan Van Dyke.  BWW Feature: VETERAN'S EMPOWERMENT THEATRE COMEDY NIGHT by ArtsUp! LAby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (10/22/2021) - ArtsUP! LA presents VETERANS EMPOWERMENT THEATRE COMEDY NIGHT, a one-night comedy event where talented Veterans get on the mic and speak the truth!! This will be a night of poignant, hilarious stand-up comedy that you don’t want to miss on November 4th at 7PM at The Blue Door Theatre, 9617 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA. The show will also be screened virtually: link to be provided with ticket purchase. Veterans Comedy Night will also be re-screened in honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11th.  Photos: First Look at Bradley Whitford as Ebenezer Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROLby A.A. Cristi - Broadway (10/19/2021) - The five-time Tony Award-winning production of “A Christmas Carol” playing at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre from November 30, 2021 through January 1, 2022, has released a first look at Bradley Whitford in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge.  Photo: First Look At Kyla Stone As Anya In ANASTASIA On Tourby BWW Staff - Broadway (10/19/2021) - BroadwayWorld has a first look at Kyla Stone as Anya in the non-equity National Tour of ANASTASIA!  Photos: Get A First Look At The New Cast Of RENT On Tourby BWW Staff - Broadway (10/18/2021) - BroadwayWorld has a first look at the new cast of the RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Non-Equity Tour, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning landmark rock musical written by Jonathan Larson.  Photos: Inside Last Night's Annual LA Dance Project Galaby Gigi Gervais - Los Angeles (10/17/2021) - Casamigos joined Benjamin Millepied and his foundation LA Dance Project last night for its annual gala. Joined by wife Natalie Portman, Millepied hosted guests including Jane Fonda, Mindy Kaling, Jodie Foster, Andie MacDowell and Paula Abdul.  Photos: First Look at MAMMA MIA! at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plazaby Stephi Wild - Los Angeles (10/16/2021) - 5-Star Theatricals returns to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza after 17 months with the first show of its 2021-2022 season, Mamma Mia! The cast features Kim Huber starring as 'Donna Sheridan,' and Emmy award-winning 'Days of Our Lives' star Eric Martsolf starring as 'Sam Carmichael.'  Photos: First Look at THE CALORIE COUNTERS World Premiere in North Hollywoodby Gigi Gervais - Los Angeles (10/14/2021) - Loft Ensemble in North Hollywood announced the first production of its ninth anniversary season, the world premiere of The Calorie Counters by Molly Wagner. Opening is set for Friday, October 15, at 8pm and the engagement will continue through Saturday, October 30 only.  Photos: First Look at The Ensemble Theatre Company's TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL at The New Vicby Stephi Wild - Los Angeles (10/10/2021) - Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) presents the first show of its reopening season, the Southern California premiere of a new musical about one of the most iconic vocalists of all time, Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical.  BWW Feature: THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) Auditions at Westchester Playhouseby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (10/6/2021) - Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged), a holiday comedy revue by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, on Saturday, October 16th from 11am to 2pm and Monday, October 18th from 7pm to 9pm. Callbacks will be held on Thursday, October 21st at 7pm by appointment only. This is a non-equity/non-paid production directed by Alison Boole, with Assistant Director Jeremy Palmer, for Kentwood Players by special arrangement with Broadway Publishing Inc.Auditions will be held in person at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045 with rehearsals to begin on Saturday, October 23rd. Show run dates are December 3rd to December 19th, 2021, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm.  BWW Interview: Jonathon Saia on the NEW WORKS FESTIVAL at Morgan-Wixson Theatreby Shari Barrett - Los Angeles (9/30/2021) - I was so impressed with the two new plays I saw, Boulevard of Bold Dreams and Pretender, I decided to speak with New Works Festival Co-Producer Jonathon Saia (who is also active with the Morgan-Wixson as a D.E.I. Committee Member and Play Reading Committee Member) to find out more about how and why the New Plays Festival came into existence.  Photos: Arroyo Repertory Theatre Unveils Its New Muralby A.A. Cristi - Los Angeles (9/27/2021) - Arroyo Repertory Theatre uveiled its new mural at Porticos Art Space, 2033 E. Washington Ave., Pasadena, CA on September 25, 2021. |
