LOS ANGELES THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1059

Like many Angelenos, I spent several evenings sitting back in wonder at the Planetarium shows, especially during the rock music themed productions.

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A LITTLE NEW MUSIC is proud to present a milestone 10th showcase of fresh and original musical theater material with special guest host, John Tartaglia, who brings his sparkling humor to this dynamic evening celebrating the next generation of musical theater artists.

The Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS), the entertainment industry's premier information and networking forum, will convene creative forces Dick Wolf and Chuck Lorre for a powerful conversation on creating some of the most successful, iconic and long-running programming on television.

Playwrights' Arena's world premiere of @thespeedofJake by Jennifer Maisel extends its run through Sunday, December 20, 2015.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment announced today the 2016 audition cites and dates for the Rockettes Summer Intensive training program in New York City.

1996's mega hit British farce Cash on Delivery is an exceedingly hilarious romp through an unemployed man's out-of-control experiences with social security fraud.

The legendary song and dance man, Tony Award-winning triple-threat Ben Vereen will be performing his solo cabaret act Steppin' Out with Ben Vereen at Catalina Jazz Club on December 18 and 19.

Michael Sterling, BroadwayWorld TV's Los Angeles On-Air Host and Producer, gets up close and personal with well-known and respected theatre reviewer/journalist Don Grigware (www.

The West Coast Premiere of playwright Neil Haven's WHO KILLED SANTA? features wonderful puppet work and clever re-workings of classic holiday songs.

The Actors Fund's Looking Ahead Program celebrated the 2015 Looking Ahead Awards with a star-studded gala on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood, CA.

Today, December 5 at 2:30pm, the Orange County Playwrights Alliance presents four new plays at a noteworthy new OC theatre with a definite buzz about it - Lake Forest's Modjeska Playhouse, whose founders include two South Coast Repertory teaching artists.

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, continues a newly cherished family holiday tradition by presenting its production of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

After a heartbreaking month across the globe, The Spare Change Series is announcing a benefit play reading to raise money for the International Federation of Red Cross and their relief efforts in Paris, Beirut, and Nigeria.

SANTASIA - A HOLIDAY COMEDY, created by Shaun Loeser and Brandon Loeser, directed by Shaun Loeser, choreographed by Tania L.

Legendary stage and screen actress June Lockhart will emcee the annual LA Lawyers Philharmonic & Legal Voices' HOLIDAY CONCERT, with founder-conductor, Gary S.

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th.

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By popular demand, America's top identical twin celebrity illusionists, The Edwards Twins, return to Los Angeles for 'An Evening with the Starz,' including two special New Year's Eve shows, at the E Spot Lounge @ Vitello's in Studio City, December 29-31.

Cirque du Soleil has arrived in Los Angeles and is in complete set-up mode in preparation for the December 9th premiere of its awe-inspiring production KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities, written and directed by Michel Laprise.

The Open Fist Theatre Company presents an 'Early Look' at the first installment of Murray Mednick's eight-play 'Gary Plays' cycle, directed by Padua Playwrights Artistic Director Guy Zimmerman.

Ronnie Marmo has signed on to direct the West Coast Premiere of the holiday production of WHO KILLED SANTA? by playwright Neil Haven, at Theatre 68 at NoHo Arts Center.

Actress Laura Liguori ('Charles' Story', 'Between Pretty Places', 'Marilyn, Madness and Me') is set to star as 'Laura' in GIRL ON A BED, written by award-winning American playwright Murray Mednick.

Marquee Productions will present the first Bay Area production of Disney's The Little Mermaid running today, December 4-13 at the historic Montgomery Theatre (271 Market Street in downtown San Jose).

The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928) is widely regarded as not only one of the most important films from the silent era but a movie that proved film could also be art.