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The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) continues the celebration of its 25th anniversary by holding its 21st Simply Shakespeare reading of "The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Opening April 22: The Chinese Massacre (Annotated) A World Premiere by Tom Jacobson Directed by Jeff Liu

The music universe is set to explode when MTV returns to Los Angeles, CA for the 2011 'MTV Video Music Awards.

The Brimmer Street Theatre Company has announced the world premiere of Flower to Flower, a new comedy by Christina Cigala, directed by John Ennis, at El Centro Theatre Chaplin Stage in Hollywood.

Acclaimed British playwright, screenwriter, translator and director Christopher Hampton will be in Los Angeles next week to celebrate simultaneous openings.

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2010-2011 Season with the World Premiere of LONESOME TRAVELER, a musical event that takes audiences on a journey down the rivers and streams of American Folk Music - from the hills of Appalachia to the nightclubs of New York and San Francisco; from the 1920s to

The Aerospace Players announce auditions for the musical comedy "Once Upon a Mattress" with book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller, music by Mary Rodgers, and lyrics by Marshall Barer on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00pm and Wednesday, Arpil 13 at 7:00pm at Trinity Lutheren Church located a

The Malibu Stage Company announces it's production of Neil Simon's Comedy, The Sunshine Boys, starring brothers Dick and Jerry Van Dyke.

Broadway's Rex Smith (Grease, The Pirates of Penzance) and Kamilah Marshall (Hairspray, Rent) join Carol Channing and the previously announced Eric Kunze (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables), Krysta Rodriguez (The Addams Family, In The Heights) and Tony-Nominated Jonelle Allen (Two Gentlemen of Verona) in

House of the Rising Son - Tennessee Williams meets Anne Rice in a subversive, Southern Gothic romance.

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre celebrates Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2011, with the debut of AFRICAN CATS, an extraordinary new film from Disneynature, the studio that presented the record-breaking films 'Oceans' and 'Earth.

Roger Bean has delighted audiences cross country with The Marvelous Wonderettes, Winter Wonderettes and Life Could Be a Dream.

Eugene Ionesco's classic absurdist play The Chairs (1952) has had many interpretations through the years including political and religious, from soup to nuts.

Allan Manings' world premiere play about two aging stand up comedians starts off with a couple of jokes from Louis Berns (Alan Freeman) and Benjy Gordon (Steve Franken) but the tired old jokes turn sour when a deep dark secret is revealed in Goodbye, Louie .

Tony Award® nominee Ellen Greene (Threepenny Opera, Little Shop of Horrors), three-time Tony Award® nominee Kevin Chamberlin (Addams Family, Seussical), Tony Award® nominee John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Shrek) and Merle Dandridge (Tarzan, Spamalot) are among those slated to perform at the first annua

On Sunday, April 10 to celebrate her new CD Once Upon a Time, Stephanie Burkett Gerson performed a CD release party concert @ Sterling's Upstairs @ Vitello's to an exceedingly enthusiastic packed house.

Three things may be said quite frankly about Jane Anderson's plays.

The Druid and Atlantic Theater Company production of Martin McDonagh's darkly humorous 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' just opened at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

The Aerospace Players announce auditions for the musical comedy "Once Upon a Mattress" with book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller, music by Mary Rodgers, and lyrics by Marshall Barer on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00pm and Wednesday, Arpil 13 at 7:00pm at Trinity Lutheren Church located a

Prior to the Broadway production of RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles which is now playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City, the 2009 Los Angeles premiere engagement at the Pantages Theatre experienced a critical and audience reception like none other; virtually selling out the entire e

The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director) announced that a 10th anniversary presentation of GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE, created by and starring Hershey Felder, will play a limited engagement at The Pasadena Playhouse

RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, returns by popular demand to Hollywood's historic Pantages Theatre, where they enjoyed astounding success during their special one week engagement in 2009.

The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director) announced that a 10th anniversary presentation of GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE, created by and starring Hershey Felder, will play a limited engagement at The Pasadena Playhouse.

Movie legend and icon, Tippi Hedren, receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce at its 90th Annual Installation & Awards Luncheon on Thursday, April 7th, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in the same ballroom where the first Academy Awards were held.

Celebration Theatre is thrilled to announce that the third show in its 2010-2011 Season of Shows, the critically-acclaimed, smash-hit, world premiere musical event, THE NEXT FAIRY TALE, with book, music and lyrics by Celebration Theatre company member Brian Pugach, musical direction by Wayne Moore,