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Heartwarming Holiday Play THE NIGHT BEFORE THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Ends Little Fish Theatre's 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2017
Little Fish Theatre is delighted to announce the final show of its 2017 season - a Christmas comedy The Night Before The Night Before Christmas, written by Cricket Daniel.
Key Animation Artists Honored at World Animation and VTX Summit
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2017
The 2017 edition of the World Animation & VFX Summit has announced this year's recipient of the Hall of Fame awards and panelist lineup.
Chromolume Theatre Announces Final 2017 Production PACIFIC OVERTURES
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2017
Chromolume Theatre at the Attic has announced the final production of its 2017 Season of Musicals, Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures. Opening on Friday, December 1 at 8pm, the show will play a strictly limited engagement of 12 performances through December 17.
CHICO'S ANGELS: CHICAS ARE 4EVER Opens Encore Run This Week
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2017
Chico's Angels' stage/musical show Chicas are 4Ever opens their encore two-week run of Chicas are 4Ever this Today, October 26, 2017 thru November 5th, 2017.
LACO@theMovies Features World Premiere Of Jeff Beal Score-Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, celebrating its roots in the film and television recording industry, presents LACO @ the Movies: Buster Keaton's The General, featuring Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal (House of Cards) conducting the world premiere of his score for the 1926 silent classic spotlighting the absurdity of war on Saturday, November 11, 2017, 8 pm, at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, in downtown Los Angeles. Currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, LACO was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the recording industry's most gifted musicians. The Orchestra, regarded as one of the world's premier chamber orchestras as well as a pacesetter in presenting wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissions, performs live to The General for this entertaining evening. Considered among the greatest films ever made, the historical parody was adapted from The Great Locomotive Chase and is set during the Civil War. The Theatre at Ace Hotel was built in 1927, just a year after The General was made.
Lucie Pohl presents HI, HITLER at The Lyric Hyperion
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
Fresh off the heels of a smash hit OFF-Broadway run at New York's prestigious Cherry Lane Theatre, German-born-NYC-raised comedian, actor and writer Lucie Pohl will bring her newly re-worked first critically acclaimed show Hi, Hitler to The Lyric Hyperion Theatre for one night only on Saturday, November 4th at 8pm. With a role in Blizzard Entertainment's top video game Overwatch, and appearances on several fan-favorite TV shows and films, in addition to her lauded one-woman shows, Pohl is a star on the rise. The grand-niece of iconic poet/playwright Bertolt Brecht and the daughter of German actor Klaus Pohl and Romanian singer Sanda Weigl, Pohl is carrying the distinguished legacy of her family into the 21st century. Tickets are currently on sale and are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hi-hitler-tickets-39203625098.
Stravinsky's FIREBIRD and More Slated for Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra's 'Stories and Myths' Concert
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
Once upon a time there was an awesome concert called 'Stories and Myths,' held by Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra (PSYO) to open their 2017-18 season of musical delights.
SANTASIA - A HOLIDAY COMEDY Coming to Whitefire Theatre This December
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
'SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy' created by Shaun and Brandon Loeser, directed by Shaun Loeser, is celebrating its 18th year.
The Group Rep to Present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at The Lonny Chapman Theatre
by - October 25, 2017
The Group Rep presents William Shakespeare's beloved popular comedy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, directed by Marc Singer, produced by Mannette Antill.
Review: THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW Offers an Over-the-Top Look at Sex, Life, and Love
by Shari Barrett - October 25, 2017
First produced in the mid-1980s, John Patrick Shanley's THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW holds interest as an early work by the multi-award-winning playwright who went on to win the Pulitzer for DOUBT and an Oscar for MOONSTRUCK. His early play offers musings about life, sex, death and relationships, directed by Mark Blanchard at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre.
Israeli Clarinetist Anat Cohen Brings Her Tentet To VPAC
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
The Israeli-born, Brooklyn-based virtuoso clarinetist, Anat Cohen, presents a tapestry of sound that captures the jubilation of many genres, spanning modern and traditional jazz, Brazilian choro, klezmer and much more.
Playwright Josefina Lopez To Host Q & A Sessions After AN ENEMY OF THE PUEBLO
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
Josefina L pez, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter and Founding Artistic Director of CASA 0101 Theater, will host Question and Answer Sessions after the Sunday, November 5 and 12, 2017 performances of her new critically acclaimed World Premiere play, AN ENEMY OF THE PUEBLO, a modern adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People.
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 2017 North American Tour Benefit Galas Announced
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
The full schedule of special Benefit Galas for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 2017 North American Tour was officially announced today by the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with the tour's kickoff concert, at Carnegie Hall in New York on Oct. 25, featuring the first gala.
LATINA CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Is Back: Laughs, More Laughs, Music & Escandalo
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
Bursting with laughs, more laughs, music and escandalo (scandal!), The Latina Christmas Special, written and performed by acclaimed comedians Diana Yanez, Maria Russell and Sandra Valls, returns to The Los Angeles Theatre Center for a third year of holiday joy. Directed by Geoffrey Rivas, the Latino Theater Company production runs Dec. 1 though Jan. 7, with one low-priced preview on Nov. 30.
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Gets Southern California Premiere
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
Southern California premiere of Between Riverside and Crazy In the Pulitzer Prize, Outer Critics Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award-winning drama by Stephen Adly Guirgis, ex-cop Pops Washington and his ex-con son Junior are barely holding on to one of the last great rent stabilized apartments in Manhattan.
THE SECRET GARDEN Returns To The Chance This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, is pleased to announce the return holiday engagement of The Secret Garden - The Musical. Written by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon and once again directed by KC Wilkerson and Casey Long, The Secret Garden will preview from November 24 through December 1; regular performances will begin December 2 and continue through December 23 at Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center on the Cripe Stage.
By An Ion Release Atmospheric Synth Electro New Single 'Autre Vie'
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
Californian By An Ion is a duo composed of Ray Aguilar and Alex Gonzales. Merging the worlds of ambient synth and contemporary music, creating a stunning sound that echoes their melody driven vocals.
Laguna Playhouse Partners with TDF's National Captioning Initiative for 'ALADDIN', OLIVER! and CLYBOURNE PARK
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
TDF's National Open Captioning Initiative (NOCI), which offers two-year partnerships with regional theatres and performing arts centers across the United States to sponsor open captioned performances, has announced the theatres that will receive their first year of sponsorship to help expand their access objectives during the 2017-18 season.
VIDEO: Actor Ayre Gross and Director Steve Robman Discuss UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL At Geffen Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL runs at Geffen Playhouse through November 19. Watch director Steve Robman and actor Ayre Gross discuss the show in this video!
EXCLUSIVE: Ingrid Michaelson on 'WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY' at The Hollywood Bowl!
by Maeve Riley - October 24, 2017
As the Hollywood Bowl gets ready for a sweet serving of WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: LIVE TO SCREEN, BroadwayWorld correspondent, Maeve Riley, caught up with singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. Fresh off the Broadway stage as Sonya in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Ingrid will be making her Hollywood Bowl debut singing the timeless classic, 'Cheer Up, Charlie' as Mrs. Bucket.
Photo Flash: First Look at THIS LAND at Company of Angels
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
Directed by Company of Angels artistic director, Armando Molina, This Land debuted on October 20, at Company of Angels, Los Angeles' oldest professional theater. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Kalean Ung Acting, Singing & Writing LETTERS from Cambodia to SoCal
by Gil Kaan - October 24, 2017
LETTERS FROM HOME marks the most personal reveal/presentation that writer/actress/singer Kalean Ung has ever undertaken. Based on her family history in Cambodia, specifically during the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s, Kalean explores her relatives' struggles and eventual rescue, while also describing her own experiences of growing up bi-racial and first generation in Southern California. Kalean most graciously and quickly responded to my probing inquiries.
VIDEO: NMI Chats with BASTARD JONES Co-Creator Amy Engelhardt
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
Another video from the Stages Musical Theatre Festival was just released this week.
Deck the Halls with Actors Co-Op Theatre Company's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
Actors Co-0p Theatre Company (Ovation Award-Winner 2014 Best Intimate Theatre Musical for 110 in the Shade) presents the second show in its 26th Season, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's beloved comedy classic THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER.
Opera By The Glass Presents Thrilling Immersive Production Of ANNA BOLENA
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
Artists collective Opera by the Glass will present its contemporary interpretation of Gaetano Donizetti's historical masterpiece, Anna Bolena, sponsored by the Museum of Ventura County for two special performances on Friday, November 17 (8:00pm), and Sunday, November 19, 2017 (5:00pm).

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