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The latest interviews about live + streaming theatre in Los Angeles.
Latest Interviews
Interview: Eileen Barnett of IT’S MY BIRTHDAY… at Hollywood Catalina Jazz Club
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.
Interview: Adrianna Rose Lyons of MEAN GIRLS at La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts
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.
Interview: Jeffrey Polk of BILLY BARNES’ BASH! at Hollywood’s Catalina Jazz Club
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.
Interview: Playwright Olivia Dufault of FOR WANT OF A HORSE
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.
Interview: Playwright Jule Shavers of The Baptist Witches Of Shelbyville
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.
Interview: Jo Anne Worley of BILLY BARNES' BASH @ Hollywood Catalina Jazz Club!
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).
Interview: Carmen Cusack of BACK TO OZ at Mark Taper Forum
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.
Interview: Jonas Schwartz-Owen of FOR THE RECORD PRESENTS TEEN BEAT LIVE at Cinevita
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.
Interview: Babak Tafti of ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi at The Wallis
I spoke with actor Babak Tafti who plays Omid, the only male student in the class of Iranian students learning to speak English.
Interview: Lisa Donahey of RETRO REWIND: LISA & ELVIS AT THE VELVET MARTINI LOUNGE, VITELLO'S
Lisa Donahey took ten minutes to discuss with BWLA's Gavin Glynn about her RETRO REWIND Divas of the 60s with the UK's leading ELVIS Tribute Artist, Andy James.
Interview: Rubén Carbajal of IN THE HEIGHTS at Carpenter Performing Arts Center
Rubén Carbajal (who played John Laurens/Philip in Hamilton on Broadway) talks to BroadwayWorld about playing Usnavi in Musical Theatre West's production of IN THE HEIGHTS, running April 10–26 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.
Interview: Playwright Gabriel Rivas Gómez on LEVEL UP!
What does it mean to live as your true, authentic self? I spoke with Level Up! playwright Gabriel Rivas Gómez on blending live performance with projection and inventive design to explore identity, family, and transformation.
Interview: Director Oz Scott of FAIRVIEW by Rogue Machine at The Matrix Theatre
Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, FAIRVIEW written by Jackie Sibblies Drury, makes its Los Angeles Premiere at Rogue Machine, directed by Oz Scott who I spoke with about his vision for the production.
Interview: Hamid Rahmanian of SONG OF THE NORTH at Pasadena Playhouse
“Iran is a symphony and in the west, you only heard one drum beat from that composition.
Interview: Susan Priver and Ron Bottitta of THE LOVER
Veteran director Jack Heller returns to the Odyssey Theatre to helm a visiting production of Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter, an evening of two rarely staged Pinter one-acts—both darkly comic, both unmistakably unsettling.
Interview: Ins Choi of KIM'S CONVENIENCE at Ahmanson Theatre
BroadwayWorld talks with actor/playwright Ins Choi ahead of Kim's Convenience, which is playing at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from March 21 through April 19
Melvin Robert and Nicole Heaston talk AND THE BEAT GOES ON at the Saban Theatre
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will celebrate Motown, R&B and musical theater with its spring concert, 'And the Beat Goes On,' featuring special guests Melvin Robert and soprano Nicole Heaston.
Interview: POP's TURANDOT stars husband and wife Clay Hilley and Sara Duchovnay
Pacific Opera Project’s production of Puccini’s final opera, Turandot features the husband and wife team of tenor Clay Hilley and soprano Sara Duchovnay in the roles of Calàf and Liù respectively.
Interview: THE NOAH TODD BAND at famed WELLINGTON SQUARE FARMERS MARKET!
Live performances have been trending upwards in public spaces such as Los Angeles Farmers Markets, Chicago community bandstands, NY parks & recreation and even Dallas airport concourses are discovering authentic music crowds.
Interview: SoCal's Leianna Weaver Talks Lydia, Ghosts, and BEETLEJUICE
Southern California native Leianna Weaver speaks with BroadwayWorld about what it felt like to land the role of Lydia Deetz in BEETLEJUICE, how she relates to the character, and some onstage mishaps (that may or may not have involved fire).
Interview: Apollo Dukakis on YOU AND ME, part of OK, OLYMPIA, LET’S GO!
Boston-born Apollo Dukakis most important lifelong role has been as the adoring brother of his sister, Academy-Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis, who left us in 2021.
Interview: SoCal’s Zoie Tannous on Bringing CLUE’s Yvette to Life on Tour
An interview with Zoie Tannous, who plays the scheming maid 'Yvette' in CLUE when the comedy mystery arrives at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts March 11-13.
Interview: Michael Van Duzer of INCITATION TO THE DANCE at Theatre West
Recently, Michael’s production of the new play, Incitation of the Dance, opened at Theatre West.
Interview: Two-Time Tony Winner Norbert Leo Butz Brings Three Decades of Broadway to Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz talks to BroadwayWorld ahead of his February 26–28 solo concert at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
Interview: MANDY GONZALEZ IN CONCERT at BroadStage Santa Monica
In an interview with BroadwayWorld, Mandy Gonzalez discusses her most meaningful roles, her love of theatre, and what audiences can expect from her February 28 concert at BroadStage in Santa Monica.
Interview: Director Patrick Bristow on Improv, Puppetry, and the Lasting Appeal of PUPPET UP! – UNCENSORED
Patrick Bristow breaks down how live improv and Henson-style puppetry come together in Puppet Up! – Uncensored, playing Feb.
Interview: James Lent of SWEET CHARITY! at The JAXX Theater Hollywood
As a versatile performer, Dr.
Interview: Debby Boone of IT'S BEEN A WHILE... at Coach House!
It had been over a decade since DEBBY BOONE last performed in Los Angeles, until she performed her appropriately titled show, IT'S BEEN AWHILE at Vibrato Grill Jazz in November 2025.
Interview: Brian Kim McCormick Talks APPLAUSE! at The Broad Stage!
Fasten your seatbelts! The Musical Theatre Guild is a non-profit membership theatre company founded in 1996 by a dedicated group of professional musical theatre artists.
Interview: Guillermo Cienfuegos And Ann Noble of RICHARD III at A Noise Within
Here's my interview with director Guillermo Cienfuegos and Richard III star Ann Noble about their vision for the production.
Interview: Director Sabra Williams of RIGHTEOUS AMONG US world premiere
Here's my interview with Director Sabra Williams about directing the play, why it was selected to be presented at Little Fish, and how the intimate theater is a perfect setting for the play.
Interview: Director Barry Pearl of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
I spoke with Director Barry Pearl about taking on I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, his vision for the production, and how he plans to direct only four actors into 40 characters.
Interview: Justin Tanner of MY SON THE PLAYWRIGHT by Rogue Machine
Justin Tanner works as a creative consultant for numerous projects in theatre, film, and television and has credits including more than 20 produced plays as well as credits writing TV shows and web series.
Interview: Mary Eileen O’Donnell, Ayindé Howell & Willa Fossum of MORE MIRACLES at The Actors' Gang Theater
Why see one play when you can see three? The Actors' Gang presents More Miracles, a trio of original one-act plays ranging from absurd comedy to heartfelt reflection, running through Feb.
Interview: Cade Slattery of STOMP at Cerritos Center For The Performing Arts
The Off-Broadway percussion hit that turned everyday objects into instruments marks its 30th anniversary with a national tour, stopping in Cerritos Feb.
Interview: Will Swenson & Lesli Margherita of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
I decided to speak with its two stars, Will Swenson and Lesli Margherita about the challenges faced during their journeys to taking on Sweeney Todd and Mrs.
Interview: Playwright Catherine Butterfield on BROWNSTONE
I spoke with playwright Catherine Butterfield about the development of her play BROWNSTONE, its structure and subject matter, and her fascination with brownstones.
Interview: Cal Mitchell of THE WIZ at Segerstrom Center For The Arts
Nashville native Cal Mitchell talks with BroadwayWorld about his journey as the Cowardly Lion in the national tour of THE WIZ.
Interview: BILLYE JOHNSTONE of RONSTADT & KING at VITELLO'S swanky MARTINI LOUNGE with LISA DONAHEY!
Join LA-based powerhouse vocalists BILLYE JOHNSTONE & LISA DONAHEY with JAMIN GREEN and JAYME PALMER for a soul-soothing afternoon celebrating the timeless songs of Linda Ronstadt and Carole King.
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The Cottage North Coast Repertory (10/28-11/22) |
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Woof Odyssey Theatre (10/03-11/08) |
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‘Romeo and Juliet: Time Enough for Love’ Atwater Village Theatre (11/13-12/19) |
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Assassins The Actors Company — The Other Space (11/06-11/29) |
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MARK BROWN'S AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Coachella Valley Repertory (12/02-12/20) |
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Studio Cabaret: Meselfm Himself & Herself George Nakano Theatre (2/05-2/06) |
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Sonic Live In Concert Usher Hall (2/18-2/18) |
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UTHOR! AUTHOR! an evening with Sholom Aleichem – the hit musical’s 50th anniversary production – 3 shows only Santa Monica Playhouse (10/03-11/07) |
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Poet/Performer Camille Hernandez Featured in One-Woman Show Sierra Madre Playhouse (11/15-11/15) |
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Ghost Songs Independent Shakespeare Co. Studio (10/17-11/22) PHOTOS |
