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Loud Karma Productions to Open Submissions for 4th Annual Playwright Award at Hollywo

Loud Karma Productions to Open Submissions for 4th Annual Playwright Award at Hollywood Fringe

by BWW News Desk — May 27, 2026
Loud Karma Productions announced judges and opened submissions for its fourth annual Emerging Female and Gender Diverse Playwright Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, offering winners a cash prize and an Equity theater submission.
BIG MAESTRO & LITTLE CELLO BOY to Have World Premiere at Broadwater

BIG MAESTRO & LITTLE CELLO BOY to Have World Premiere at Broadwater

by BWW News Desk — May 27, 2026
Big Maestro & Little Cello Boy, a dark slapstick comedy by Alex Derderian and Peter Levine, will have its world premiere at the Broadwater Second Stage in Los Angeles as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
WHITE LILIES to Make World Premiere at 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival

WHITE LILIES to Make World Premiere at 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival

by BWW News Desk — May 27, 2026
Aina Theatre Company, founded by artists of color, will present White Lilies a psychological two-hander written and directed by Rush Z, as its inaugural production at Upstairs @ El Centro in Los Angeles.
SONIC LIVE IN CONCERT to Launch Global Tour to 30+ Cities

SONIC LIVE IN CONCERT to Launch Global Tour to 30+ Cities

by BWW News Desk — May 27, 2026
Sonic Live in Concert, a new concert experience featuring music from the video game franchise performed live with rock musicians, vocalists, and synchronized HD footage across 30+ U.
BEGGING FOR LOVE to Make World Premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival

BEGGING FOR LOVE to Make World Premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival

by BWW News Desk — May 27, 2026
Christine Castanon's one-woman musical clown comedy Begging For Love will make its world premiere at the Broadwater Black Box stage during the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Review: ANTIGONE at Antaeus

Review: ANTIGONE at Antaeus

by Evan Henerson — May 27, 2026
Andy Wolk's production transports Sophokles’s work off the pages of a high school syllabus and directly across the threshold of our comfort zone.
Interview: Holly Sidell on Portraying Isabel in CROSSING DELANCEY

Interview: Holly Sidell on Portraying Isabel in CROSSING DELANCEY

by Shari Barrett — May 27, 2026
Told through a series of vignettes, Crossing Delancey examines Bubbie's belief in the old-world Jewish family custom of all young women needing to find a husband as soon as possible to settle down and raise a family against those of Isabel, a modern 1980s Jewish woman in New York City learning to st
30-60 MINUTE FESTIVAL to Make Debut in Hollywood at Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre

30-60 MINUTE FESTIVAL to Make Debut in Hollywood at Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre

by BWW News Desk — May 27, 2026
Combined Artform has opened applications for the inaugural 30-60 Minute Festival in Hollywood, offering independent artists performance slots, technical support, and access to a year-round network of collaborators.
IF/THEN to Open at the Zephyr Theatre

IF/THEN to Open at the Zephyr Theatre

by BWW News Desk — May 27, 2026
Chromolume Theatre announced IF/THEN, the Tony-nominated Broadway musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, as the second production of its 2026 Season of Identity and Expression at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles.
ROAR OF THE GRAIN to Receive Finlandia Foundation Grant, HCLAB Workshop Set

ROAR OF THE GRAIN to Receive Finlandia Foundation Grant, HCLAB Workshop Set

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
ROAR OF THE GRAIN, a new play by Satu inspired by Finnish history, received a 2026 Finlandia Foundation National grant to support a developmental workshop presented by the Harold Clurman Lab Theater at the Art of Acting Studio in Hollywood.
TOY STORY 5 to Screen at El Capitan Theatre With Woody, Buzz & Jessie On Stage

TOY STORY 5 to Screen at El Capitan Theatre With Woody, Buzz & Jessie On Stage

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
Disney and Pixar's TOY STORY 5 will screen at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre, where guests can see Woody, Buzz, and Jessie on stage before the film, with opening night and fan event packages available.
THE FIGHTING QUAKER Adds Marcos James to Cast

THE FIGHTING QUAKER Adds Marcos James to Cast

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
Marcos James, known for Game of Thrones and Keeping Up with the Joneses, will play Minister Richard Allen in THE FIGHTING QUAKER at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles, produced by Rocky V's Suzanne DeLaurentiis.
Interview: Petey McGee of PRIMARY TRUST at Center Theatre Group

Interview: Petey McGee of PRIMARY TRUST at Center Theatre Group

by Andrew Child — May 26, 2026
Petey McGee is preparing to play Kenneth in Eboni Booth’s Primary Trust at CTG, and the process has invited him to reflect on how being an outsider affects each of us.
VENIA'S DEAR, SINCERELY Immersive Experience is Coming to Travel Town Museum

VENIA'S DEAR, SINCERELY Immersive Experience is Coming to Travel Town Museum

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
Anima Initiative will present Venia's Dear, Sincerely, a free one-day immersive experience at Los Angeles' Travel Town Museum featuring live music, choreography, fashion, and installation art exploring migration and memory.
WEINSTEIN! THE MUSICAL to Make World Premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival

WEINSTEIN! THE MUSICAL to Make World Premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
Weinstein! The Musical, a comedy satire about disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein written and directed by Dick Kimball, will have its world premiere at Hudson Theatre Hollywood as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Hamish Linklater's MRS. ALVING & THE CAPTAIN, LOS FELIZ to Have Free Reading at Echo

Hamish Linklater's MRS. ALVING & THE CAPTAIN, LOS FELIZ to Have Free Reading at Echo Theater Company

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
The Echo Theater Company will present a free reading of Mrs.
Daniel Harding Appointed as Next Music Director of the LA Philharmonic

Daniel Harding Appointed as Next Music Director of the LA Philharmonic

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced Daniel Harding as its next Music Director, with his tenure set to begin in the 2027/28 season overseeing programming at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford.
BURN SCAR Will Come to the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival

BURN SCAR Will Come to the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
Christine Dunford's solo show BURN SCAR, drawn from her experience fleeing the 2025 LA wildfires, will play three performances at Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
WHITE LILIES to Make World Premiere at 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival

WHITE LILIES to Make World Premiere at 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
Aina Theatre Company, founded by artists of color, will present WHITE LILIES, a psychological two-hander written and directed by Rush Z, as its inaugural production at Hollywood Fringe.
GLOSSOLALIA to Make World Premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival

GLOSSOLALIA to Make World Premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
Christina Tinde Jesenski's debut play GLOSSOLALIA, an American Gothic two-hander exploring faith, consent, and guilt, will premiere at Bad Ladder Mainstage in Los Angeles with two alternating casts.
SAGE CENTER to Make World Premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival

SAGE CENTER to Make World Premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2026
SAGE CENTER, a semi-autobiographical play written, directed by, and starring Corey Renfree, will premiere at Hollywood Fringe Festival, exploring mental health care, grief, and the emotional toll on frontline psychiatric workers.
Review: Impeccable World Premiere of HENRY ONG’S final play ASCENT

Review: Impeccable World Premiere of HENRY ONG’S final play ASCENT

by Shari Barrett — May 26, 2026
Along with the impeccable acting and Diana Wyenn's brilliant direction, the most striking element of the production is Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s scenic design which features a half-dome representation of a rocket engine.
Sierra Madre Playhouse To Present Traditional Hindustani Music

Sierra Madre Playhouse To Present Traditional Hindustani Music

by BWW News Desk — May 24, 2026
Musicians featuring violinist Indradeep Ghosh, cellist Chris Votek, and tabla player Neelamjit Dhillon will perform at the Sierra Madre Playhouse.
DOWNTOWN TO DELILAH: A 60S BRITISH POP REVUE To Play Tarzana Center

DOWNTOWN TO DELILAH: A 60S BRITISH POP REVUE To Play Tarzana Center

by BWW News Desk — May 24, 2026
DOWNTOWN TO DELILAH, a 60s British Pop Revue featuring music of Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Lulu, and Tom Jones, at the Tarzana Community and Cultural Center in California.
THE MCENFRO SHOW To Perform As A Part Of Hollywood Fringe

THE MCENFRO SHOW To Perform As A Part Of Hollywood Fringe

by BWW News Desk — May 24, 2026
Jonas Woolverton, a veteran of Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity and Spiegelworld's Superfrico, will bring his one-man cirque-clown-comedy show to West Hollywood's Zephyr Theatre as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

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