The latest interviews about live + streaming theatre in Los Angeles.
The historic Sierra Madre Playhouse celebrating 102 years, which in its rich century has earned a reputation as one of the Southland’s leading jazz presenters in recent years, continues its popular Jazz @ the Playhouse Summer Jazz Series with noted jazz and R&B vocalist and songwriter Sidney Jac
Long before drag queens were winning Emmys, selling out theaters, and becoming household names, Lady Bunny was busy creating her own lane.
I spoke with playwright Erik Patterson about his twisted, hilarious and unexpectedly moving story about loneliness, desire, family secrets and the strange ways people try to save one another.
Sarah Uriarte Berry will touch hearts and recall treasured memories during For The Love Of Judy.
The Grammy® Award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) and LACC soloist Sophia Lalin join forces with Pacific Symphony, soprano Kaitlyn Lusk, and voices/LA, and for one of the Southland’s most highly anticipated summer events – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, In Con
Noted jazz drummer and longtime Disney Cast Member Matt Johnson & The New Jet Set present “Swingin’ the Disney Songbook,” a critically acclaimed program of original retro-cool jazz arrangements of beloved hits from timeless Disney animated films, at Campus Jax in Newport Beach, on Thursday, Ju
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents Waiting in the Wings, a vibrant, funny, deeply humane comedy by Noël Coward that reminds us that a life well-lived is measured not by applause, but by connection.
“If you want to see a piece of Latino theatre, you see something like In the Heights.
Jane Don’t views her crowd-pleasing turn on RuPaul’s Drag Race as a springboard that has allowed her to make the kind of drag she has always wanted to make.
Jessica Crouch, who plays Donna Sheridan in the National Broadway Tour of Mamma Mia!, talks about the cast's infectious chemistry, the emotional heart behind the music, and why audiences may want to bring tissues along with their dancing shoes.
I talk with legendary conductor Thomas Wilkins, who has worked with the Hollywood Bowl for over twenty years, in addition to a truly staggering, award-winning career conducting and guest conducting a who’s who’s list of orchestras.
The Great Clown Bank Show skewers capitalist America with razor-toothed humor, exposing a world where wealth is the greatest magic trick of all — and everyone outside the ring is paying for it.
Derek Klena talks to BroadwayWorld about playing the role of Dmitry in ANASTASIA at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts—a role his brother originated on Broadway.
Playwright Lauren Gunderson gives France’s Reign of Terror a riotous, sharp-tongued makeover with The Revolutionists, opening June 12 at International City Theatre.
Brian Leonard's current show, Therapist Zero, is directed by Ken Sonkin, in a raw and deeply human production that recently completed a limited Off-Broadway run and was named a San Francisco Chronicle “Critic’s Pick.
Told through a series of vignettes, Crossing Delancey examines Bubbie's belief in the old-world Jewish family custom of all young women needing to find a husband as soon as possible to settle down and raise a family against those of Isabel, a modern 1980s Jewish woman in New York City learning to st
Petey McGee is preparing to play Kenneth in Eboni Booth’s Primary Trust at CTG, and the process has invited him to reflect on how being an outsider affects each of us.
I spoke with Chicago born, Brooklyn-based director/choreographer Katie Spelman about her focus on the unique blend of fantasy, Golden Age musical style, and deep romantic themes of Lerner & Loewe’s Brigadoon she is helming at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Director Michael Michetti shares his vision for the production, what first drew him to it, and how elements of clowning are being used to highlight Ionesco’s surreal humor.
The American Theatre Guild has announced its 2026-27 Broadway in Thousand Oaks season at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center, unveiling a lineup that leans strongly into music-driven storytelling and audience favorites while still offering discovery.
Pablo Picasso’s obsession with his work often destroyed those he professed to love.
Director Celia Mandela Rivera shares her background in theatre, what drew her to directing this play, her vision for the characters and staging it in Little Fish's intimate new space and why she thinks its exploration of love, fidelity, and friendship remains as fresh and provocative today as when i
BroadwayWorld Los Angeles' kid reporters talk with the young touring cast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC to find out what it's like to be part of one of Broadway’s most iconic shows and what actually happens behind the curtain.
Manuel Oliver talks with BroadwayWorld about how GUAC, his one-man tribute to his son lost in the 2018 Parkland shooting, blends humor, grief, and activism into a deeply personal and unexpectedly life-affirming theatrical experience.
The play takes place inside the home of Carlota and her three daughters where time seems to have stood still.
I spoke with Jason and Chuma about their involvement with the play, how they interpret their characters and the story, and what new insights they hope to audiences will gain.
Director and choreographer Scott Thompson talks about bringing Jule Styne’s legendary music to life—and why “The Music That Makes Me Dance” is more than just a concert.
Here's what playwright Paul Webb shared about the world premiere of Warsaw, a moving meditation on survival, forgiveness, and the invisible threads that bind our lives together.
All Roads Theatre Company (ARTCO) will present the World Premiere of the musical revue, THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE: THE SONGS OF JULE STYNE.
Beyond her well-known television presence, Anneliese has a distinguished theater pedigree, including her Broadway debut as the final Belle in Beauty and the Beast and her award-winning performances in both productions of the musical 'Evita!' and 'Vanities.
Gino Gaudio is the great nephew of Hollywood's most famous Warner Bros.
Eileen Barnett celebrates her birthday with a one-night cabaret performance at the Catalina Jazz Club, performing songs by Sondheim, Rodgers and Hart, Randy Newman, Jerome Kern, Jacques Brel, and more.
Mira Costa sophomore Emery Gregory, who plays Regina George in the school’s production of “Mean Girls,” interviews Adrianna Rose Lyons, starring as the queen bee in McCoy Rigby Entertainment’s “Mean Girls” at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, running through May 3.
Always feeling honored and blessed and believing in the arts and giving to the world, Jeffrey Polk took ten minutes to answer ten questions with Gavin Glynn about his influences on his continuing career as a much sought after dynamic live performer.
Olivia Dufault on her unconventional play, its genesis, why she decided to bring its world premiere to Los Angeles, and how she hopes audiences will react to what she calls a tale of “love, shame, and the human need for connection.
I spoke with Julie about creating the women in this play who are deeply spiritual people who were raised in the Baptist church and have been wounded by it.
The Billy Barnes Foundation and Fraser Entertainment Group invite you to the Billy Barnes' Bash Benefit Concert on Wednesday, April 22nd at 8:30 PM (dinner at 7:00 PM).
BroadwayWorld talks with WICKED alumn Carmen Cusack, who will headline BACK TO OZ: From The Wonderful Wizard to The Wiz to Wicked at the Mark Taper Forum April 18–26.
There’s a moment in almost every conversation about the 1980s when someone stops mid-sentence, smiles to themselves, and suddenly looks a little misty.
I spoke with actor Babak Tafti who plays Omid, the only male student in the class of Iranian students learning to speak English.
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E=MC² Einstein The Musical Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center (7/03-7/26) |
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Fool for Love Santa Monica Playhouse (7/23-7/26) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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Footloose The Plaza Theatre (7/16-7/17) |
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THE DRESSER The MAIN (8/07-8/16) |
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Dog Man: The Musical Kirk Douglas Theatre (9/12-10/18) |
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Lakefront Theatre 40 (7/23-8/23) |
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Dancing Queens! A Mamma Mia Drag Musical Parody Hamburger Mary's (6/20-8/22) |
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Olafur Arnalds The Wiltern (11/13-11/12) |
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NewGen Jewels MA (12/04-12/04) |
