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Gate Theatre's 'I'll Go On' by Samuel Beckett opened Sunday, January 12, 2014, at 6:30 p.

The Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre (CV Rep) continues to bring 'theatre of substance' to the desert communities with its third production of the 2013-14 season, A Perfect Ganesh, by Tony Award winning playwright, Terrence McNally and directed by CV Rep Artistic Director, Ron Celona.

The multi-award winning NINE O'CLOCK PLAYERS have announced the second show of their 2013-2014 season and 85th year of bringing extraordinary family theatre to Southern California with a world premiere musical adaptation of THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, book, music and lyrics by Carol Weiss, musical di

Grease/book, lyrics and music by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey/directed by Michael Lopez/Encore Dinner Theatre, Tustin/through March 1

The Hollywood Pantages, a Nederlander Theatre, reveals its lineup for the 2014-2015 SEASON, featuring six blockbuster productions currently playing to sold-out houses on Broadway and a new production of a beloved title.

Why I Died, A Comedy/written & performed by Katie Rubin/directed by Victor Bumbalo/Echo Theatre at Atwater Village Theatre/remaining performances: Saturday: January 18; Friday: January 17/Thursdays: February 6, 13, 20

Beautiful actress/singer Laura Benanti, Tony Award winner for Gypsy, performed at 54 Below in New York during 2013, and the live concert was recorded on Broadway Records.

Breaking Ground, Brimmer Street Theatre Company's play development program, is now accepting submissions for 2014.

Actress Roslyn Cohn was a member of the Church of Scientology for 23 years.

Musical Theatre Guild, the winner of the Los Angles Drama Critic's Circle Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in the theatre, will present the West Coast premiere of DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY, the second performance of their 2013-2014 season at the Moss Theatre at New Roads School in Santa M

On Tuesday, January 14, Alexis Gershwin---the niece of legendary songwriters George and Ira Gershwin and the only living Gershwin to still perform songs worldwide from the Gershwin catalog---is set to release her first-ever greatest hits compilation called Long Ago and Far Away.

The 2014 season continues this weekend after its launch last Sunday, January 5th, in North Hollywood, CA.

3-D's 2014 Musical Theatre Season Kicks Off with THE PRODUCERS January 31 - March 2, 2014

Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation presents its first season at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center - Air Supply on Saturday, January 25 at 8 pm; America on Saturday, February 22 at 8 pm; Broadway star Susan Egan, the original Belle of Beauty and the Beast, on Saturday, March 1 at 8 pm; and The Tempt

Don't Tell Mama will present former child star, Blake McIver (Ewing) in concert (http://www.

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Lots of laughter was in the air on Friday, January 10 at the Westchester Playhouse with the opening of BECKY'S NEW CAR, a modern comedy by Steven Dietz.

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The critically acclaimed Elephant Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Timothy McNeil's The Twilight of Schlomo.

The Bob Baker Marionette Theater will kick off its 54th season with 'Bob Baker's Fun With Strings!' beginning performances today, January 11, 2014.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins January 21, 2014 at Hollywood Pantages in Los Angeles and plays a limited 16-week engagement through May 11, 2014.

Conductor Robin Ticciati returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the first weekend of Emanuel Ax's Brahms Project, Friday, January 17, at 8 pm, as well as Saturday and Sunday, January 18 and 19, at 2 pm.

Theatre Out---Orange County's Gay and Lesbian Theatre Company---is pleased to announce the Orange County premiere of BARE: THE MUSICAL, opening January 10 at their new theatre space in Santa Ana.

The Desert Rose Playhouse, the Valley's live stage company serving the LGBT community, will present Miss Joey English in Dennis Deal's 'mid-century modern' jazz musical Nite Club Confidential.