Interview: Director Amie Farrell of MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON – APT. 2B
Director Amie Farrell on her vision for presenting the Los Angeles premiere of Ms.
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Interview: Marissa Winokur And Garrett Clayton of HAIRSPRAY at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center
BroadwayWorld talks with Tony Award-winning Marissa Winokur and former Disney heartthrob Garrett Clayton, the director and co-star of the 5-Star Theatricals production of Hairspray in Thousand Oaks.
Interview: Justin Meyer of DRACULA: THE MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre
Nocturne Theatre co-owner talks to BroadwayWorld about extending the Glendale theater's sold-out run of DRACULA—as well as how the timing of the show plays perfectly with this year's vampire-themed 'Haunted Soiree' monthlong cocktail party.
Interview: Playwright Israel López Reyes of THE LITTLE KING OF NORWALK
The Little King of Norwalk by Israel López Reyes is a modern barrio fable about power, politics and the price of survival, set against a real-life scandal that unfolded last year when Norwalk imposed a ban on shelters, supportive housing, and businesses that traditionally serve the poor.
Interview: DISCOSHOW: ELI WEINBERG @ Linq Hotel in Vegas
DISCOSHOW's vibe is glitter swelled with ambition, all for a sweaty good time.
Interview: Writer/Performer Bleu Inkk of FOUND SUITABLE at Skylight Theatre
I spoke with poet and activist Bleu Inkk, who after nearly three decades behind bars, shares her powerful story of trauma, resilience, and transformation in the world premiere of her live compelling documentary-vibe show titled 'Found Suitable' directed by Anne Kenny at the Skylight Theatre in Los…
Ten Years of Hamilton: Renée Elise Goldsberry on Family, Fame, and 'Satisfied'
Tony Award-winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, best known for her role as “Angelica” in Hamilton, talks with BroadwayWorld about her solo Los Angeles show, her upcoming documentary, and the joy of returning to a story that she says belongs to everyone.
INTERVIEW: LA’s Scariest Stage — Zombie Joe’s ‘Urban Death’ Unmasked
“Zombie Joe” and Urban Death Tour of Terror director Denise Devin sat down with BroadwayWorld to talk about their latest extreme horror show and why the experience has a 'safe word' for people who may want to opt out.
Interview: Victoria Lavan of THE AGE OF AQUARIUS ’67 TO ’72 at Theatre West
Here's my interview with Victoria Lavan, Creator/Director/Producer about THE AGE OF AQUARIUS ’67 TO ’72 concert event filled with music was beautiful, fun, happy and cool, when singers sang from their souls and instrumentalists played like it was their last song.
Interview: Teddy Bergman of EUREKA DAY at Pasadena Playhouse
“Because of how long it takes to write and develop a play, you need a writer who is a bit ahead of the curve.
Interview: Playwright Tim Venable of ADOLESCENT SALVATION at Rogue Machine
The world premiere of Tim Venable’s play Adolescent Salvation is taking place at Rogue Machine in the intimate upstairs Henry Murray Stage at the Matrix Theatre.
Interview: Robert Yacko of AN EVENING WITH THE MAESTRO at The Broad Stage of Santa Monica
This one of its kind world premiere event also pays tribute to Bernstein’s passion for education, with proceeds supporting MTG’s Youth Education Outreach programs.
Interview: Playwright and Actor Dan Lauria of JUST ANOTHER DAY
As Baby Boomers reach their late seventies, tales of dementia cases fill the news, posing the question of how joy, love, and happiness can still exist when our memory starts to fade.
Interview: Ellen Geer on STRIFE at Theatricum Botanicum
Strife, a rarely produced play by Nobel Prize-winning writer and social activist John Galsworthy explores the complexities of labor relations, a theme that resonated with both Galsworthy and the Geer family of actors and theater directors.
Interview: Rachel Simone Webb of & JULIET at Ahmanson Theatre
'& Juliet' is a story about a marital quarrel, but it has a lot of heart and it has a lot of comedy.
Interview: Jason Graae: IT'S A GRAAE NIGHT FOR SINGING! at The Gardenia Supper Club
Jason Graae (pronounced 'grah'or 'graw', but not 'gray' is an established American musical theater actor, best known for his musical theater performances but with a varied career spanning Broadway, opera, television and film.
Interview: Director Jolie Oliver of THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT
The play is a high-octane, verbal cage match about love and fidelity that follows Jackie, recently released from prison, and his volatile relationship with Veronica, who is not sober.
Interview: Brian Leonard of THERAPIST ZERO at Taylor Street Theater
Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of our parents? “Therapist Zero” is the story of a father determined to avoid the missteps of his parents but instead runs headlong into a revolving door of mental health professionals who prove much more unpredictable and damaging.
Interview: LESLIE ODOM JR. Brings Solo Show to Cerritos Ahead of Broadway Hamilton Return
Just weeks before returning to Broadway as Aaron Burr in Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr.
Interview: Rynn Vogel And Adam J. Jefferis on Mashing Up Shakespeare in ROSWELL THAT ENDS WELL
Writer and director Rynn Vogel and her husband, Adam J.
Interview: Milo Manheim Talks JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at The Hollywood Bowl
Disney alum Milo Manheim talks with BroadwayWorld about what it's like to perform with Cynthia Erivo, Adam Lambert, and others in the iconic concert staging of Jesus Christ Superstar, playing at the Hollywood Bowl.
Interview: Jon Peterson on the COZY CABARET SERIES by P3 Theatre Company
P3 Theatre Company’s Cozy Cabaret Series was created to present a platform for local professional theatre artists and nonprofit arts organizations to showcase their talents and bring quality arts into the community, and to serve as a fundraising series to help P3 Theatre Company continue to pursue…
Interview: Sophie Pollono and Rhett Hemingway of THE FANTASTICKS
Opening on July 18, directed by Elina de Santos at Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica, I decided to speak with the production’s leads Luisa and Matt, Sophie Pollono and Rhett Hemingway, about their journey to join the cast, their past experience with the musical, and their feelings about taking…
Interview: Brian Henson of PUPPET UP!- UNCENSORED at Kirk Douglas Theatre
“With a puppet,” Henson muses, “ we are given license from the audience— with an actor, an audience makes assumptions based on race, skin color, build— but with a puppet that’s all out the door.
Interview: Robert Westenberg of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre
BroadwayWorld talks to celebrated Broadway veteran Robert Westenberg about how he landed the role of an aging Neil Diamond in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE after a 20-year hiatus from the business—and how the first time he heard a Neil Diamond song, he was headed for a job in the priesthood.
Interview: Brian Holden on StarKid’s Reboot of Viral Hit, THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS
BroadwayWorld talks with StarKid co-founder Brian Holden about the upcoming Hollywood stage reboot of THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS.
Interview: Kelvin Han Yee of YANKEE DAWG YOU DIE at East West Players
Decades before cementing himself in the pop culture consciousness as Ali Wong’s curmudgeonly father in Beef, Yee originated the role of Bradley Yamishita (played in this production by Daniel J.
Interview: Trevor James of PARADE at Ahmanson Theatre
While still a high schooler living and finding his passion for theatre in Los Angeles, Trevor James had the opportunity to sing “The Old Red Hills of Home” from Parade for composer Jason Robert Brown.
From Ballet to Broadway and Back: SWAN LAKE's Andrei Chagas Talks Musical Theater
BroadwayWorld sat down with ballet dancer Andrei Chagas about how his foray into musical theater changed him as a dancer, and what audiences can expect of the latest production of Swan Lake, which will run at the Segerstrom June 20-22 before moving to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion June 26-29.
Interview: TONY WINNER MICHAEL MAGUIRE Solos with the LA LAW PHIL at Disney Concert Hall!
Michael Maguire is perhaps best known to theater goers for his portrayal of Enjolras in the original Broadway company of ‘Les Miserables’ for which he won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Theater World Award and was featured on the cover of Newsweek.
Interview: Cate Caplin on Directing THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR
Inspired by a 1924 drawing room comedy by Ferenc Molnar, The Angel Next Door was originally commissioned by David Ellenstein for North Coast Rep and the Laguna Playhouse.
Interview: Jenna Lea Rosen & Cailen Fu of DISNEY’S FROZEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL
The Los Angeles regional theatre premiere of Disney’s FROZEN The Broadway Musical presented by La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment opens June 6 through June 29 at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Interview: Coral Peña of HAMLET at Mark Taper Forum
Though familiar with Shakespearean roles, the chance to play Ophelia was still a surprise for Peña.
Interview: Lea Michele On Her CA Shows and Broadway Premiere of CHESS! @ The Imperial Theater!
Lea Michele is an award-winning actress, singer, and New York Times bestselling author, best known for her iconic role as “Rachel Berry” on the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning series Glee.
Interview: Jack Stehlin on LEAR REDUX: A QUANTUM FANTASIA
In the World Premiere of Lear Redux: A Quantum Fantasia, Jack Stehlin, who previously starred in both Titus Redux at the Kirk Douglas and Tempest Redux at the Odyssey, inhabits the role of an aging actor whose last days strangely parallel those of Shakespeare’s tragic king.
Interview: Rain Perry on THIS IS WATER at Broadwater Second Stage
Those drawn to intimate, music-driven storytelling and powerful, personal theater take note of This Is Water, written and performed by a singer-songwriter Rain Perry, which makes its debut at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Interview: Cast & Crew Discuss Dazzling Puppetry Behind LIFE OF PI
The cast and crew of LIFE OF PI, playing in the LA area through June 15, talk to the press about how the award-winning novel comes to life on stage.
Interview: French Director Maurice Attias of LOVE’S END (CLÔTURE DE L’AMOUR)
French director Maurice Attias, in residence at the Odyssey Theatre, brings a slice of French culture to L.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Touring Cast Talks With Their Middle School Selves
Stars of the Broadway National Tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY recently sat down for a Zoom with their younger selves—a trio of Los Angeles-area middle school students who recently performed the School Edition of the musical.
Interview: John Skelley on the Magic Behind HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
With about a month left of its Hollywood run, BroadwayWorld sat down with John Skelley, who plays the adult Harry Potter in the show, to try and get the scoop on the show's secrets.
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Comics Reading Comics Dynasty Typewriter (9/13-9/13) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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It's A Lot Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe (9/17-9/19) |
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Jane Austen UnScripted Kings Road Park (9/12-9/27) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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THE MINUTES Coachella Valley Repertory (10/28-11/15) |