Los Angeles Interviews Cameron Watson Having A Simply WONDERFUL LIFE Directing Theatre
by Gil Kaan - December 04, 2018, Los Angeles The always in-demand Cameron Watson, a stalwart of the Los Angeles theatre community, will next be helming the holiday production of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at the Pasadena Playhouse for a brief run December 12 to 23. Cameron managed to find some time between his many creative respo... (more...)  MWM's Ethan Stearns Immersing You in A CHAINED Virtual Reality
by Gil Kaan - November 30, 2018, Los Angeles Experiencing a preview of MWM Immersive's latest virtual reality project CHAINED - A VICTORIAN NIGHTMARE left me in an amazed daze. I was WOWed with the vivid visuals and imagery of creator/director Justin Denton's interpretation of the three ghosts of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. I then got the chance to sit... (more...)  Sandra Tsing Loh Never SUGAR-Coating Her PLUMs Or FAIRYs
by Gil Kaan - November 20, 2018, Los Angeles Writer/comedienne/best-selling author Sandra Tsing Loh will be reviving her expanded version of her once one-woman show SUGAR PLUM FAIRY at the Skylight Theatre beginning November 24, 2018; with opening night set for December 1st. I grabbed the chance to delve into Sandra's most witty psyche on her ... (more...)  Puppeteer Alex Evans Forever Stringing Along With The Bob Baker Marionettes
by Gil Kaan - November 13, 2018, Los Angeles To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, as well as, it's first move from its historical address, BOB BAKER'S NUTCRACKER will play at the Pasadena Playhouse's Carrie Hamilton Theatre from November 24 through December 30, 2018. Who better to learn about the Bob Baker M... (more...)  HUGHIE & KRAPP'S LAST TAPE's Steven Robman Back to Directing His First Love - Theatre
by Gil Kaan - November 09, 2018, Los Angeles Already in previews at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater of the Geffen Playhouse, HUGHIE & KRAPP'S LAST TAPE (by Eugene O'Neill & Samuel Beckett, respectively), a double bill starring Brian Dennehy, will open November 14, 2018. I had the chance to chat with director Steven Robman, a frequent collabo... (more...)  For The Record Music Man Jesse Vargas LOVEs Making Music ACTUALLY
by Gil Kaan - November 08, 2018, Los Angeles For The Record returns to The Wallis with their holiday show LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE December 4th through 31st. Headliners for this multi-media concert (backed by a 15-piece orchestra) include Rumer Willis, Steve Kazee, Kelley Jakle, Rex Smith and B. Slade. LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE's music supervisor and arran... (more...)  CHICO'S ANGELS' Bossman Alejandro Patino's Much More Than Just A Secondary Character
by Gil Kaan - November 07, 2018, Los Angeles Chico's Angels, Los Angeles cult favorite Latina drag queens, will be celebrating their Quinceanera with their Hawaiian episode CHICO'S ANGELS 5: WAIKIKI CHICAS at The Colony Theater November 15 through 18, 2018. Angels Kay Sedia, Frieda Laye, Chita Parol will be escorted and protected by their ever... (more...)  Jefferson Mays On Always Looking For the Next Terror, Wonder & Joy of His Profession
by Gil Kaan - November 06, 2018, Los Angeles Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays (and his many characters) will grace the Gil Cates Theatre stage of the Geffen Playhouse for his one-man adaptation of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, already in previews, with opening night set for November 7, 2018. I had the chance to pick Jefferson's witty min... (more...)  Baritone Gabriel Manro Bridging the Slim Divide Between Opera & Musical Theatre
by Gil Kaan - November 05, 2018, Los Angeles Southern California's Verdi Chorus will cap off their 35th anniversary season with their Fall 2018 concert PASSIONE! OPERA! The two performances at the First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica on November 10 and 11 will feature four guest artists: soprano Julie Makerov, mezzo soprano Janelle De... (more...)  Melanie Arii Mah Honoring Her Forefathers with HEART
by Gil Kaan - November 03, 2018, Los Angeles Luis Valdez' VALLEY OF THE HEART, currently at the Mark Taper Forum, vividly depicts the tale of two immigrant families (the Yamaguchis and the Montaños), both caught up in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor in the 1940s. Friends before the war, their oldest children, Teruko "Thelma" Yamagu... (more...)  Greg Kanaga - A Drummer For All Times
by Gil Kaan - November 01, 2018, Los Angeles With drumming chops more lethal than most drummers one-third of his age, Greg Kanaga holds court with his bandmates Matthew Loren Cohen and Larry Treadwell making kick-ass music for The Groundlings Friday/Saturday night shows (Next Friday/Saturday night show GROUNDLINGS MIX TAPE opens November 2, 20... (more...)  Multi-Hyphenate Daniel Sugimoto On His DATE WITH DEATH & Feeling Magical Connecting To His Audiences
by Gil Kaan - October 31, 2018, Los Angeles Zoo Company's artistic director, writer/performer Daniel Sugimoto will world premiere his latest creative endeavor MY DATE WITH DEATH - A MUSICAL ROMANCE for a limited run beginning November 10, 2018 at the Miles Memorial Playhouse. We had the chance to delve deep into Daniel's creative mind to lear... (more...)  Ann Noble BLISSfully Acting, Writing & Giving Back
by Gil Kaan - October 30, 2018, Los Angeles Playwright/actress Ann Noble, a well-known staple of the Los Angeles theatre scene, will next be exhibiting her acting talents in the joint world premiere of Jami Brandli's BLISS (OR EMILY POST IS DEAD!) opening at the Atwater Village Theatre November 3, 2018. We had the chance to catch Ann between ... (more...)  QUACK's Jackie Chung On Connections, Wellness & Family
by Gil Kaan - October 27, 2018, Los Angeles Center Theatre Group will world premiere Eliza Clark's new comedy QUACK at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Already in previews (with opening set for October 28, 2018), QUACK ever so timely illustrates the vulnerability of an adoring public eager to follow, without question, the advice of TV personality Dr... (more...)  Sean Panikkar of SATYAGRAHA at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
by Maria Nockin - October 17, 2018, Los Angeles Sean Panikkar is a tenor who appears in leading opera roles around the world. He is also a member of the crossover tenor trio, Forte, as a result of his foray into the world of America's Got Talent. This month he sings the role of Mohandas K. Gandhi in Philip Glass's SATYAGRAHA at Los Angeles Opera.... (more...)  Paul Rodriguez Transitions Easily From Playing Comedy Clubs to Playing God
by Gil Kaan - October 16, 2018, Los Angeles Stand-up comedy stalwart Paul Rodriguez will be taking on the role of God in the revival of Bruce Jay Friedman's cult-classic STEAMBATH opening October 20, 2018 at the Odyssey Theatre. I had the chance to illicit a few serious answers from this funny man amongst his very comical responses.... (more...)  Susan Albert Loewenberg Taking Us Behind the Scenes of L.A. Theatre Works
by Gil Kaan - September 28, 2018, Los Angeles Well-ensconced on the UCLA campus, Los Angeles Theatre Works presents audio theatre, or as pre-millennials call it 'radio drama,' a throwback technique of decades-old entertainment enhanced by current day technology. I had the chance to delve into the inner workings of LATW from one of the co-founde... (more...)  Colin Bates Maturing Most Gracefully from BILLY ELLIOTT to DORIAN GRAY
by Gil Kaan - September 28, 2018, Los Angeles Director Michael Michetti's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic novella A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY has already begun its run at A Noise Within, with opening night slated for September 29, 2018. Though immersed in rehearsals, Colin Bates (who plays the titular role of Dorian) graciously found some tim... (more...)  Judging & Hosting's Such a FAB-ulous DRAG for Ross Mathews
by Gil Kaan - September 21, 2018, Los Angeles Ross Mathews, a most busy multi-tasker (judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, host of 2018 Miss America Pageant; to name just a few) will be inaugurating his weekly DRAGTASTIC BUBBLE BRUNCH this Saturday, September 22, 2018 (his birthday!) at Rockwell Table & Stage. It's been a very busy week for Ross, first... (more...)  Sarah Jones: BUY Herself, But Never Without Her Posse of Characters
by Gil Kaan - September 20, 2018, Los Angeles Tony Award-winner Sarah Jones will be encoring her one-womanmulti-character show SELLBUYDATE in Los Angeles, this time at the LGBT Center's Renberg Theatre, with previews beginning September 27, 2018. Having seen Sarah's show earlier this year at the Geffen, I jumped at the chance to dive into the b... (more...)  Director Jennifer Chambers Shares Her Winning Recipe For THE CAKE
by Gil Kaan - September 14, 2018, Los Angeles Bekah Brunstetter's THE CAKE will once again be served on a Los Angeles stage. Helmed by its original world premiere director Jennifer Chambers, THE CAKE has already begun previews, with opening night September 20, 2018 at the Geffen Theatre. A topic still making headlines, a baker's refusal to bake... (more...)  Mark Kemble Talks BEAUTY QUEEN OF LENANE
by Don Grigware - September 13, 2018, Los Angeles Mark Kemble is an award-winning writer/director from Providence, Rhode Island. He has written and directed over twenty stage productions in Providence, Los Angeles and New York. He is about to open Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Lenane at studio/stage in East Hollywood.... (more...)  A Talent in Her Own Right, Kiki Ebsen's Much More Than Just Her Father's Daughter
by Gil Kaan - September 12, 2018, Los Angeles In TO DAD WITH LOVE, A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY EBSEN; Kiki Ebsen pays tribute to her father in the best way she knows how - singing and story-telling. Kiki graciously walked me through some of her vivid memories of growing up the child of a famous father, a most popular figure of 1960s television, known to... (more...)  Ricardo Chavira's TRANSLATABLE SECRETS of His Life in the Theatre
by Gil Kaan - September 08, 2018, Los Angeles The prolific playwright Jose Rivera's THE UNTRANSLATABLE SECRETS OF NIKKI CORONA world premieres at the Geffen Playhouse. With previews already begun, opening night's set for September 12, 2018. When Nikki's twin sister Abril dies, Nikki wishes she had communicated all she should have said to her. ... (more...)  Portia's No SWEAT on Strong Roles, Nottage & Rashad
by Gil Kaan - September 07, 2018, Los Angeles Playwright Lynn Nottage's 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning SWEAT, her raw take on the intertwining issues affecting a close-knit group of Reading, Pennsylvania townsfolk, has just opened at the Mark Taper Forum. Portraying Cynthia, the inescapable lightning rod in SWEAT's volatile scenario, Nottage stalw... (more...)  VIDEO: Mackenzie Ziegler, Marissa Jaret Winokur & More Talk WINTER OF OZ at Pasadena Civic Auditorium
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2018, Los Angeles Breaking News! Lythgoe Family Panto (LFP), in association with the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, announce additional casting for their newest production, the world premiere of THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, (300 East Green Street, Pasadena CA 91101) which will play a stric... (more...)  VIDEO: Preview Lost Ensemble's TRAINWRECK
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2018, Los Angeles Check out the preview video for LOFT ENSEMBLE's premiere of TRAINWRECK, written and directed by Loft's Managing Director, Bree Pavey.... (more...)  VIDEO: Hear Two Songs From BRAVO, Winner of NMI's 2017 Search for New Musicals
by Stage Tube - October 02, 2018, Los Angeles Check out NMI's newest Featured Video, featuring a live performance of two songs from Bravo, First Prize winner of NMI's 2017 Search for New Musicals.... (more...)  VIDEO: First Look at Bucket List Theatre's SILENCE! The Musical
by Stage Tube - September 27, 2018, Los Angeles Bucket List Theatre is excited to present SILENCE! The Musical, a bawdy, raunchy tribute to the iconic movie "The Silence of the Lambs." Bucket List Theatre is bringing this hilarious musical parody back to Los Angeles for the first time following its highly acclaimed 2012 run at The Hayworth Theatr... (more...)  VIDEO: First Look at THE CAKE at Geffen Playhouse
by Stage Tube - September 19, 2018, Los Angeles From hit television writer/producer and acclaimed playwright Bekah Brunstetter (This is Us, Going to a Place where you Already Are), The Cake is a play inspired by a story still in the headlines.... (more...)  VIDEO: New Family Musical MUTT HOUSE Comes to Kirk Douglas Theatre
by Stage Tube - July 20, 2018, Los Angeles Ryan McCartan (recent Fox remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Disney Channel's Liv and Maddie, Off-Broadway's Heathers: The Musical) will head the cast of a fun and furry musical tale for animal lovers of all ages. The world premiere of Mutt House will play at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver... (more...)  VIDEO: First Look at SKELETON CREW at Geffen Playhouse
by Stage Tube - June 22, 2018, Los Angeles The third installment of Dominique Morisseau's acclaimed trilogy 'The Detroit Project,' SkeletonCrew follows four co-workers-Faye, Dez, Reggie and Shanita-at a Detroit auto factory in 2008. It highlights the layered relationships and drama of blue-collar workers navigating the instability and uncert... (more...)  VIDEO: 'FlyingOver50' Granny Pole Dancer Makeda Smith Continues to Elevate Mature Women with New Music Video
by Stage Tube - June 20, 2018, Los Angeles Grandmother, publicist and pole dancer Makeda Smith, the creator behind the blog-turned-movement, FlyingOver50, has once again teamed withChristina Villegas and Jeff Mercer, the owners of MercVille Productions, to create a mesmerizing pole dance music video. Filmed as part of the production company'... (more...)  VIDEO: Seize the Day With this First Look at NEWSIES at La Mirada!
by Stage Tube - June 02, 2018, Los Angeles LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS and McCoy Rigby Entertainment invite you to 'Seize the Day' as they present the fifth and final show of its 2017-2018 season with Disney's NEWSIES, book by Harvey Fierstein, music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, musical direction by Brent Crayon and ... (more...)  VIDEO: Audra McDonald to Perform with the LA Opera Orchestra 5/20
by Stage Tube - May 09, 2018, Los Angeles Unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actress, Audra McDonald-winner of an Emmy Award, two Grammy Awards and a record-setting six Tony Awards-returns to LA Opera in a not-to-be-missed concert appearance with the LA Opera Orchestra. The Broadway legend br... (more...)  VIDEO: Get A First Look At La Mirada's SOUTH PACIFIC
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018, Los Angeles LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT present the fourth show of its 2017-2018 season (and the 40th anniversary of the iconic theatre) with SOUTH PACIFIC, book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan (adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel 'Tales of the South ... (more...)  VIDEO: First Look at SIGNIFICANT OTHER at Geffen Playhouse
by Stage Tube - April 10, 2018, Los Angeles After a successful Off-Broadway and Broadway run, Joshua Harmon brings his affecting and hilarious play about finding and lacking love to The Geffen Playhouse. Significant Other follows Jordan, a single, young professional with a close group of female friends who slowly drift away as they each get m... (more...)  VIDEO: Adam Jacobs And Courtney Reed Talk ALADDIN in LA; Backstage Tour and More!
by BroadwayWorld TV - March 01, 2018, Los Angeles BroadwayWorld had an inside look at the Los Angeles production of ALADDIN, including an inside look at the show's costumes! We also got to sit down with Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed to talk about returning to the roles they created on Broadway!... (more...)  VIDEO: Meet Marin Ireland and the Cast of IRONBOUND at the Geffen Playhouse
by Stage Tube - February 06, 2018, Los Angeles At once humorous and heartrending, Ironbound spans 22 years to tell the story of Darja, a Polish immigrant getting by on a cleaning job, aggressive pragmatism and sheer will. In this wry drama, award-winning playwright Martyna Majok points out that sometimes survival is the only measure of success.... (more...)  VIDEO: NMI presents CURSES! at Stages Musical Theatre Festival
by Stage Tube - December 11, 2017, Los Angeles Another video from the Stages Musical Theatre Festival was just released this week. New Musicals Inc. aired 51 hours of live streamcast footage of musical theatre readings, concerts, creative sessions, as well as interviews with writers and producers, all part of the most recent Stages Musical Theat... (more...)  VIDEO: New Featured Video from NMI: An Interview with Cheri Steinkellner
by Stage Tube - December 04, 2017, Los Angeles Another video from the Stages Musical Theatre Festival was just released this week. New Musicals Inc. aired 51 hours of live streamcast footage of musical theatre readings, concerts, creative sessions, as well as interviews with writers and producers, all part of the most recent Stages Musical Theat... (more...)  VIDEO: NMI Chats with BASTARD JONES Co-Creator Amy Engelhardt
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017, Los Angeles Another video from the Stages Musical Theatre Festival was just released this week.... (more...)  VIDEO: Watch Highlights from EMOJILAND: THE MUSICAL in Concert at Rockwell: Table & Stage
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2017, Los Angeles Fresh off their Manhattan reading, Emojiland: The Musical shared new songs from the developing piece at Rockwell Table & Stage on Monday, as part of the Foundation for New American Musicals' 'Musi-Cal' series. Watch highlights from the concert below!... (more...)  VIDEO: Darren Criss' Computer Games Releases Music Video for 'Every Single Night'
by Stage Tube - May 21, 2017, Los Angeles Indie alt-pop band Computer Games, comprised of frontman Darren Criss and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Chuck Criss, have released their first music video for "Every Single Night," lead track from their debut album Lost Boys Life EP. Directed by Y2K, the video encapsulates the songs eclectic instru... (more...)  VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of Echo Theater's DRY LAND, Part of CTG's Block Party
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2017, Los Angeles Center Theatre Group's Block Party continues with the opening of The Echo Theater Company production of 'Dry Land' this Sunday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Written by Ruby Rae Spiegel and directed by Alana Dietze, 'Dry Land' will begin previews May 12 and continue for 11 perform... (more...)  BWW TV: Professional Dancers Society Honors Carol Channing Mandy Moore & More!
by Michael Sterling - May 02, 2017, Los Angeles The Professional Dancers Society (PDS) held its Annual Gypsy Awards Luncheon Sunday, April 23rd at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA in honor of Choreographer Mandy Moore (La La Land, So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars), veteran TV Producer Lee Hale (Dean Martin Variety S... (more...)  VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of THE ORIGINALIST at Pasadena Playhouse
by Stage Tube - April 27, 2017, Los Angeles THE ORIGINALIST, by John Strand (Charles MacArthur Award-winning Lovers and Executioners), directed by Molly Smith (Camp David and Artistic Director of Arena Stage), and starring four-time Helen Hayes Award-winner Edward Gero (Goodman Theatre's Red), tells the story about a liberal law student's ner... (more...)  VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of CTG's CITIZEN; AN AMERICAN LYRIC
by Stage Tube - April 27, 2017, Los Angeles Citizen: An American Lyric joins Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre as part of the inaugural Block Party program.... (more...)  VIDEO: Chris Isaacson Presents I'VE WRITTEN A LETTER TO DADDY Dance Performance as Baby Jane
by Stage Tube - April 19, 2017, Los Angeles Capping a weeklong celebration of the premiere of Ryan Murphy's new anthology series Feud: Bette and Joan on FX Networks, the Drag-Tacular Live Concert Event, an evening of old Hollywood glamour, took place on Friday, March 3 at Spectra Lounge at Wolfgang Puck (in the Pacific Design Center) in West ... (more...)  VIDEO: Barbra Streisand Toasts Ron Meyer at Museum of Tolerance Dinner
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2017, Los Angeles At the Museum of Tolerance Dinner this week in Los Angeles, EGOT winner Barbra Streisand toasted chief of Universal Pictures and Hollywood's favorite favorite person, Ron Meyer. ... (more...) |
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