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William Inge's Pulitzer-Prize-winning Picnic depicting a small Kansas town in 1952, its strict code of morality and the inner longings of its people to break away, is perhaps his finest.

Moonlight Stage Productions presents the San Diego Professional Premiere of "All Shook Up," a hysterical musical comedy about a guitar-playing, hip-swiveling roustabout who rides into a sleepy town in 1955 determined to help everyone discover the magic and romance of rock and roll.

Following a several month absence from the LA scene, (mostly)musicals will make its long-awaited return on Monday, July 6 at the E Spot Lounge with The Heat Is ON! This will be the company's 12th production in a series of themed cabarets.

Dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and film director…Gene Kelly has done it all, leaving the world with a legacy of great performances.

The wondrous production at the Odyssey Theater begins the moment you walk into the misty other-worldly atmospheric set designed by Keith Mitchell which, along with the dome and water well, has the blind soothsayer Tiresias perched in a woven swing hanging just above the entrance.

Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated actress Amy Madigan directs the West Coast premiere of a new play by former publicist/talent manager/producer-turned-playwright Neil Koenigsberg.

Solo performer Jim Loucks brings his Southern storytelling style to the Electric Lodge with his new show The Biscuiteater July 24 - Aug 9 (1416 Electric Ave, Venice, CA 90291).

Today, June 26, Arts in Review welcomes solo performers Erin Carere (StandUpera), Jessie Proksa (I'm Not From Here) and Susan Tierney (Susan Tierney, left), discussing their individual journeys to presenting autobiographical one-act stage works.

The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), one of the most acclaimed new play developmental programs in the country, announces its 18th season with an extraordinary program of playwrights, new play workshops and special performance events from August 2 through 9, 2015 in Ojai, California.

Geffen Playhouse has exciting news to announce.

The creators of THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF CRUEL INTENSIONS, currently running at Rockwell: Table & Stage in Los Angeles, have another drama-filled adaptation in the wings -- THE O.

Broadway vet and singer Brandy Norwood and actor Nate Berkus were among those in attendance at this week's Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau unveiling of its new brand, bringing the sun and fun of Anaheim to the Big Apple, with experience Anaheim and Orange County 3D interactive vir

West Coast Premiere of Dating: Adults Embracing Failure is a quick paced 60-minute comedy written and performed by Josh Lanzet and Lindy Voeltner.

Malibu Playhouse kicks off a comedy summer season Saturday July 11, with the one-night benefit performance of "A Man and His Prostate," starring Hollywood legendary actor, Ed Asner.

William Inge's 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner Picnic certainly holds up quite well in Antaeus Theatre Company's expert and streamlined production.

India Adams and Annette Warren, whose voices have entertained generations of moviegoers in such MGM classics as 'Show Boat' and 'The Band Wagon,' will bring their new show 'Hollywood's Secret Singing Stars' to the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood tonight and tomorrow, June 26 and 27 at 8:30 PM.

Now that it is legal for gays to get married, Miss Barbie Q is elated! Or is she? As she ponders the joys of marriage, she begins to wonder if she has what it takes to even be proposed to, let alone marriage.

OurVoices OurStories has riveting monologues, tantalizing dance, and inspiring, foot-stomping music that celebrates wounded souls allowing their voices to be heard as they re-make their stories.

The Pasadena Playhouse announced today full casting for A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN.

Coeurage Theatre Company, LA's 'Pay What You Want' Company, has announced the third production of its 2015 season, the Los Angeles premiere of Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins.

Tony winner June Lockhart will receive the First Annual 'Junie' Award during 'Salute to Broadway' at Disney Hall and celebrates her 90th with Big Band Music tonight, June 25th.

Catalina Bar & Grill, 6725 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 will present Broadway, film and television star, Neile Adams in 'AN EVENING WITH NEILE ADAMS,' featuring popular show tunes.

Powerful, moving and ripe for revival, Inge's drama is not simply a breezy summer romance.

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces dates and subscription tickets for the 2015 - 2016 Season Artistic Advisor master classes and events -- Suzanne Farrell, former Principal Dancer in George Balanchine's New York City Ballet and founder of Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kenned

WATERFALL, the epic new Broadway bound musical love story, which had its world premiere at The Pasadena Playhouse (Artistic Director, Sheldon Epps) on June 7, 2015, will play its final performance on Sunday, June 28.