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HERE LIES LOVE to Play at the Mark Taper Forum This Winter
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
Center Theatre Group will present a new production of the groundbreaking musical Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum featuring music by Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner David Byrne and Grammy Award winner Fatboy Slim.
Interview: Jenna Lea Rosen on the Road with SUFFS
by Shari Barrett - November 12, 2025
No doubt there are a lot of Broadway World readers interested in hearing about life on the road as an ensemble member while understudying two roles, wondering what it takes to be prepared at a moment’s notice to step into a role for which you may not have had a lot of rehearsal. I spoke with Jenna Lea Rosen about her experience on tour with SUFFS.
Review: GREASE at El Portal Theatre
by Harker Jones - November 11, 2025
Director Thomas and choreographer Gary Roberts have designed some creative staging, but it never quite takes off
Review: Last Call Theatre's THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT at Stella Coffee
by Shari Barrett - November 11, 2025
Produced by Liviera Lim and Michael DiNardo and directed by Ashley Busenlener for Last Call Theatre, The Butterfly Effect is not to be missed by fans of true immersive/interactive theatre or those curious to experience being involved in a show rather than just watching it.
Kernels of Wisdom: Quinn VanAntwerp on the Sweet, Silly Joy of SHUCKED
by Melissa Heckscher - November 11, 2025
Longtime Broadway actor Quinn VanAntwerp talks to BroadwayWorld about what it’s like to play the comedic villain in the Tony Award-winning SHUCKED, playing at the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts in Costa Mesa through November 23.
The Crow To Present STORYECTOMY: UNHOUSED In December
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
Santa Monica’s The Crow will present Storyectomy: Unhoused on Friday, December 5, 2025, at 8 p.m., featuring real stories from unhoused survivors, social workers, and advocates using comedy as a tool for empathy and awareness.
Out Of The Box Theatre To Present JAGGED LITTLE PILL Southern California Premiere
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
Out of the Box Theatre Company will present the Southern California regional premiere of JAGGED LITTLE PILL Nov. 14–23, 2025 at Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara.
Pasadena Playhouse Expands 2026 Education Programs With 16 Community Classes and Two Summer Camps
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
Pasadena Playhouse will expand its education slate in 2026 with 16 community classes and two summer camps for participants ages 5–105. Led by professional teaching artists—and joined this spring by Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman.
Do LaB Reveals Music Lineup For Lightning In A Bottle 2026
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
Immersive experience curators Do LaB have revealed the music lineup for North America's original boutique music festival, Lightning in a Bottle, returning to Buena Vista Lake in Southern California during Memorial Day Weekend.
John Glover to Star in LIFE, DEATH, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES at InterAct Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
InterAct Theatre Company will present a special Sunday afternoon staged reading of Life, Death, and Other Opportunities, a new family drama by acclaimed filmmaker and playwright Jeff Kaufman.
DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL is Coming to Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
The New York Times Critics’ Pick Dog Man: The Musical, based on the best-selling book series by Dav Pilkey, will make its East Bay debut at The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts.
Photos: Biko Eisen-Martin, Gail Bean and More in TABLE 17 at Geffen Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
Table 17, written by Douglas Lyons and directed Zhalion Levingston is now playing at Geffen Playhouse. Get a first look at production photos.
LA Phil Dedicates the Hollywood Bowl's Stage to John Williams
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
The LA Phil will dedicate the Hollywood Bowl’s iconic stage to John Williams. This dedication — the first in the storied history of the Bowl — honors the legendary composer and conductor whose music has inspired generations of filmgoers.
Keiko Agena and More to Star in BREAKING BREAD: An Improvised Family Dinner at Outside In Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
Outside In Theatre will present Breaking Bread, a completely improvised theatrical experience that explores the chaos, tenderness, and humor of gathering around the family dinner table.
Review: THE AARON PLAY at Independent Shakespeare Company
by Evan Henerson - November 11, 2025
Co-produced by Independent Shakespeare Company and Coin & Ghost, THE AARON PLAY will engage theater-goers and Bard-hounds as well as those who embrace stories with ideas.
A DIY HOLIDAY MUSICAL STARRING REX & FRIENDS Comes to The Blue Door in Culver City
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
​​​​​​​ArtsUP! LA and Rex & Friends invite audiences to share the joyful music and sentiment of the season during their new A DIY Holiday Musical starring Rex & Friends.
The Music Center Will Host The Royal Ballet School's First Summer Intensive Course in the U.S.
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
For the first time in its nearly 100-year history, The Royal Ballet School—one of the world’s most celebrated centers for classical ballet training—will bring its renowned Intensive Course for young dancers to the United States.
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents THE HEART SELLERS
by Michael Quintos - November 10, 2025
An intermission-less, two-character, conversational-centric play that focuses on a pair of women's specific immigrant experiences—marked with loneliness, hopes, fears, and puzzlements big and small—Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh's absorbing, touching, and occasionally (thankfully) very funny play explores the emotional tug-of-war between comfortable, familiar cultural traditions left behind and the need to accept, learn, and assimilate to the often confounding realities of their new home environment—a sometimes exciting, but sometimes heartbreaking concept that many first-generation immigrants know all too well. Continues at South Coast Repertory through November 16, 2025.
Matt Johnson & The New Jet Set Will Bring A JET SET CHRISTMAS! to Sierra Madre Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2025
Matt Johnson & The New Jet Set will bring A Jet Set Christmas! to Sierra Madre Playhouse for two performances, December 20 and 21, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. The show will feature jazz-infused arrangements of holiday classics, Christmas carols, and a festive sing-along, celebrating the season with the group’s signature retro sound.
SHORT+SWEET HOLLYWOOD Names 2025 Semi-Finalists
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2025
The Short+Sweet Hollywood 2025 semi-finalists have been announced, marking what organizers call “one of the best seasons the festival has seen.”
STEEL PIER to be Presented at Orange County School Of The Arts
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2025
Orange County School of the Arts Hal Struck Musical Theatre Conservatory students will  present their rendition of the John Kander and Fred Ebb Tony Award-nominated musical 'Steel Pier'.
ESTHER PEREL RUINED MY LIFE is Coming to IAMA Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2025
IAMA Theatre Company will present a workshop production of Mathilde Dratwa’s biting, tender, and tragically modern new play Esther Perel Ruined My Life.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN, ABRIDGED is Coming to Ensemble Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2025
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will continue its 47th season 'Truth and Illusion' with the West Coast premiere of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN, ABRIDGED.
THE BETHLEHEM PROJECT Comes to the Lincoln Stegman Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2025
The world premiere run of the brand-new musical comedy 'The Bethlehem Project' starts in December at the Lincoln Stegman Theatre at 6020 Radford Avenue in North Hollywood.
CASA 0101 Theater to Close Out 25th Anniversary Season with THE PRINCE OF EGYPT: THE MUSICAL
by Gillian Blum - November 09, 2025
CASA 0101 Theater will present DreamWorks The Prince of Egypt: The Musical to close out their current 25th Anniversary Season.  The musical will be directed by Rigo Tejeda, produced by Emmanuel Deleague and Abel Alvarado.

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