Los Angeles Newsroom The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Welcomes Anne Marie Ketchum, Todd Murray, More
by West of Broadway on October 17, 2018 in Los Angeles Today we have not 1 not 2 but 3 guests on West of Broadway! Lara and Will start things off with the founding artistic director of the Verdi Chorus Anne Marie Ketchum (http://www.verdichorus.org/). We hop on the phone with Cabaret Legend Todd Murray (https://www.toddmurray.com/) to talk about his two new Christmas songs available on iTunes and Sharon who is manager of ticket sales for the El Capitan Theater (https://elcapitantheatre.com/) shares some valuable insider information about the legendary theater! It's a fun one! Hope you enjoy! (more...)  BWW Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Brings Sibling Hilarity to South Coast Repertory
by Michael Quintos on October 17, 2018 in Los Angeles Thank goodness my lack of knowledge of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's library of theatrical plays and fictional stories didn't prevent me from enjoying Christopher Durang's wildly hilarious, Chekhov-inspired VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, a modern-set play that won the Tony Award for Best Play back in 2013. Apparently filled with casual allusions to past Chekhov works---from character names and one-off references to thematic motifs---the play does offer, at its core, a laugh-a-minute comedy about a dysfunctional trio of siblings trying to face the apparently troubling onset of middle age…and the possibility that they may not have done enough in their lives to deem it a satisfactory one. This undeniably funny production continues at Orange County's Tony-winning regional theater South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through October 21, 2018. (more...)  BWW Review: American Premiere of OPPENHEIMER Initiates Rogue Machine Move to Venice
by Shari Barrett on October 17, 2018 in Los Angeles Those who lived through the World War II years will certainly recognize the name of ambitious and charismatic J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Berkeley-trained scientist who found himself called upon to spearhead the largest scientific undertaking in all of human history: the Manhattan Project and the creation of the Atomic bomb which the United States government believed would bring about a swift end to World War II. And although it did that, what was the cost on those involved with the project or subjected to its first tests without proper protection from the released radiation, as well as those in Hiroshima and Nagasaki when the bombs were exploded over those cities. Was it even wise to develop the ability to split atoms given how the world has changed since then or the threat of total annihilation which hangs over us daily? (more...)  AxS Festival Announces Program
by BWW News Desk on October 17, 2018 in Los Angeles Fulcrum Arts presents 2018's A×S Festival, a regional celebration of art and science, taking place from Friday, November 2 through Sunday, November 11, 2018. This year's festival, entitled A×S Festival: City as Wunderkammer, will incorporate the concept of the "wunderkammer," or "cabinet of curiosities," as a model for exploring the intersection of art and science. While often described as occupying opposite ends of the spectrum, art and science are instead understood to be powerful engines of contemporary culture. This ongoing festival features exhibitions, performances, and educational programming. As a thematic pivoting point, A×S Festival provides opportunities for discovering the fascinations, curiosities, and tensions ignited by pondering integrations of art and science. Experience the 10-day festival in public spaces and online, in collaboration with a dozen locations including local science and cultural institutions as well as the festival's own website. For more information, please visit https://axsfestival.org. (more...)  The Blank Theatre Launches Indiegogo Campaign To Benefit The Living Room Series
by BWW News Desk on October 17, 2018 in Los Angeles The Blank Theatre, a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization, has announced an IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds for the theatre's critically acclaimed Living Room Series. (more...)  Flat Tire Theatre Company Presents THERE IS EVIL IN THIS HOUSE
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles Recognized by the Austin Film Festival, the New Works Festival at the Panndora Theater in Long Beach, and 5th Wall Productions in Charleston, SC, THERE IS EVIL IN THIS HOUSE is a poignant and haunting play about family based on real events. You won't want to miss this award-winning script on its feet for the first time. (more...)  Long Beach Playhouse Launches Logo Design Competition for 90th Birthday
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles In February, 2019 the Long Beach Playhouse will be 90 years old. To celebrate the milestone we are hosting a design competition for a commemorative logo that will be used for the year. Summon your creativity and imagination and you can win! There are no restrictions on age or experience. The only restriction is Playhouse board and staff cannot enter. Anyone else, show us what you've got! (more...) gangbusters Partners With Complex Hollywood For BLACK BAG PENTALOGY
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles "If you're going to tell the truth, at least make it funny." (more...)  DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY Comes to Kirk Douglas Theatre This Winter
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles Dixie's Tupperware Party, the hilarious off-Broadway one-woman comedy starring Dixie Longate, which took the theater world by storm and garnered a prestigious Drama Desk Award nomination, returns to Los Angeles at the Kirk Douglas Theatre for a strictly limited engagement November 28 to December 30. The press opening is Thursday, November 29. Tickets are available at www.dixiestupperwareparty.com. (more...) Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents Four Baroque Conversations Programs
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, one of the nation's premier music ensembles and a leader in presenting wide-ranging repertoire, offers four Baroque Conversations programs curated and led by internationally acclaimed artists during the 2018-19 season at venues ranging from downtown LA's Zipper Hall and Santa Monica's St. Monica Church to the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica. Israeli mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital is featured on Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, among classical music's most widely performed and recorded works; early music expert/violinist Monica Huggett leads a Bohemian Trumpets program, featuring LACO Principal Trumpet David Washburn; British conductor/harpsichordist Matthew Halls conducts works by Bach, Lully and Purcell; and LACO Principal Oboe Claire Brazeau leads a program of sonatas for oboe by such composers as Telemann, Couperin and Graun. (more...)  Pacific Symphony Casts An Exciting Spell With THE WIZARD'S SPELLBOOK
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles Come learn all about the musical instruments that make up an orchestra with Pacific Symphony's "The Wizard's Spellbook" concert this Halloween season! The Symphony takes the stage Oct. 27 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, led by Assistant Conductor and Music Director of Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, Roger Kalia. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring their wands, broomsticks and cloaks as the orchestra will play the enchanting themes of John William's "Hedwig's Theme" from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours," and the educational and fun "The Conductor's Spellbook," music and story by composer Paul Dooley and narrated by the opera baritone, David Stoneman. (more...)  Fifth Graders to Perform Songs They Wrote Themselves as Part of the Los Angeles Master Chorale's Voices Within Program
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles "Be Brave!" and "Just Say Yes!" are two of the rules of collaboration fifth grade students follow when they take part in the Los Angeles Master Chorale's Voices Within program. The Fall series of Voices Within concerts featuring students performing songs they have written will take place on Wednesday, November 14 at Carlos Santana Arts Academy and Friday, November 16 at Hooper Avenue Elementary School. (more...)  The Empress Theatre Presents Sugaray Rayford, Today
by BWW News Desk on October 17, 2018 in Los Angeles When Sugaray Rayford belts out a song, you not only hear it, you feel it. The excitement in the room is palpable when he takes the stage. His dynamic voice is as large as the man himself. With his old school vocal style, Echoes of Muddy Waters, Otis Redding and Teddy Pendergrass can be heard. At 6'5" he is a big man, but he moves with grace and energy and his dance steps will remind you of the Legendary James Brown. (more...)  Vicente Amigo, Grammy Winner, Brings Flamenco Guitar To The Soraya Today
by BWW News Desk on October 17, 2018 in Los Angeles Vincente Amigo, the "technically stunning and emotionally free-flowing" (The Seattle Times) Flamenco guitarist will give a rare Southern California performance today, October 17 at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya). (more...)  THE WOMAN IN BLACK - West End Thriller Comes to Pasadena Playhouse
by BWW News Desk on October 17, 2018 in Los Angeles Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, presents London's second longest-running West End play The Woman in Black, Today, October 17 through Sunday, November 11. (Press opening is October 18). Over eight million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most successful - and terrifying - theatre events ever staged. It is coming to rattle audiences in Pasadena just in time for Halloween, with all the stage wizardry that has led audiences in London to shriek in fear for over 28 years. (more...) Rita Hayworth 100th Birthday Celebration Set for NYC, Hollywood
by BWW News Desk on October 17, 2018 in Los Angeles Former Hollywood agent to the stars, producer and author Budd Burton Moss has rounded up some of his closest friends to pay a special tribute to the Silver Screen's Golden Goddess, Rita Hayworth. The celebration of what would be her 100th Birthday, October 17th, 2018, will take place in New York and Hollywood (more...)  Photo Flash: MARK TWAIN AND FRIENDS: A RIVER JOURNEY Opens This Weekend At Parson's Nose
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles Parson's Nose Theater (PNT), the acclaimed, Los Angeles' professional, classical comedy theater company, kicks off their 2018-19 season this weekend with "Mark Twain and Friends: A River Journey. This is an original play by Los Angeles playwright and actor, Greg White. The production is partly sponsored by the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Department. It begins the second season in their new home in Pasadena. (more...) World Premiere Play TALKING TREES Returns to Secret Rose
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles When playwright and theatrical producer Lonnie Hughes first held a reading of his autobiographical play Talking Trees almost 14 years ago, people thought he was crazy, and that the racial relationship issues he addressed didn't exist anymore. He felt attacked, misunderstood and worst of all, silenced. (more...)  Independent Shakespeare ReceivesPaul Robeson Citation Award
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles INDEPENDENT SHAKESPEARE CO. has been named the 2018 recipient of the PAUL ROBESON AWARD by Actors' Equity Foundation and Actors' Equity Association. The award was presented at the Association's National Membership Meeting in Los Angeles on October 15, 2018. (more...)  Downtown L.A.'s Annual Free Event Highlights The Rich Arts & Culture Of Grand Avenue
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles Grand Ave Arts: All Access, the fourth annual, one-day, free community event, returns on Saturday, November 3, 2018, from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. with a diverse program of family-friendly activities, interactive workshops and tours that highlight and offer access to the world-class arts and cultural organizations on Grand Avenue between Temple and 6th Streets. (more...)  Interview: Playwright Ken Ludwig
by Don Grigware on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles Playwright Ken Ludwig has gained tremendous popularity over the last few decades. His hysterical Lend Me a Tenor is performed all over the world and translated into a multitude of languages.His stage adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express is about to open October 20 at the La Mirada Performing Arts Center in its West Coast premiere. Ludwig took time out of a super busy schedule to talk about the play and other highlights of his career. (more...)  Kentwood Players Presents DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles Kentwood Players presents the play DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and book by Doug Wright based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film. Performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045. There will be a complimentary pre-show champagne and dessert reception between 7:00-7:30pm for season subscribers and their guests attending the Saturday, November 10th. Performance dates are November 9th through December15th on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. In addition, there will be two Saturday matinees at 2pm on December 1st and December 8th. (more...)  Long Beach Ballet Presents THE NUTCRACKER For its 36th Year
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles The Long Beach Ballet continues its annual holiday tradition, for the 36th year this December, of presenting The Nutcracker at the Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center for seven performances from December 15 to 23. As always, the beloved production bursts with special guest performances and additional surprise treats the entire family will love. (more...)  The Wallis Announces The 2018 – 2019 Wallis Studio Ensemble Company Members
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2018 in Los Angeles The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces the actors selected for The Wallis Studio Ensemble's 2018-2019 company. This marks the third season of this groundbreaking company for early-career actors producing theater for social change. The San Diego Tribune describes the emerging ensemble as 'hauntingly beautiful' - and by ArtNowLAas 'Mesmerizing ... harrowing and provocative, this is avant-garde theater that sticks with you long after the curtain comes down." The Ensemble also received the Los Angeles Times theater pick of the week in June 2018 and was featured on NPR's KPCC in a piece by Priska Neely in 2016, in its first season. (more...)  BWW Interview: Paul Rodriguez Transitions Easily From Playing Comedy Clubs to Playing God
by Gil Kaan on October 16, 2018 in 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...) |
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