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Everyone's a part of the family - until they're not.

On April 8, the Long Beach Playhouse presents Treasure Island, the beloved classic by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Fans of seminal playwright and Padua Hills Playwrights Festival founder Murray Mednick are in for a treat: Open Fist Theatre Company presents Mednick's entire 'The Gary Plays' series in one epic production beginning May 4 at Atwater Village Theatre.

JAKE MARLEY, a writer from Garden Grove, CA and MICHAEL MICHERA, an illustrator from Pabianice, Poland were announced as the Grand Prize Winners of 'Dreamers and Dragons,' at the The 33rd Annual L.

Los Angeles playwright Marlan Warren's play, Chasing Sangha, has been selected for Athena Cats' New Works Festival of 10-Minute Plays, and will be performed as a staged reading Sat.

Chris Isaacson Presents has announced a full slate of spring entertainment, beginning with Heart & Soul: Music of Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick & Diana Ross starring Sharon Catherine Brown, Natalie Wachen, and Trenyce Cobbins; and continuing with Trixie Mattel in Ages 3 & Up; Shoshana Bean wit

A tradition in New York at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting since 1994, the Shakespeare Benefit performs its third year in Los Angeles at The Art of Acting Studio on Saturday, April 8th at 7pm and Sunday, April 9th at 7pm.

Perfection! A Noise Within produces a stunning, modernistic, most entertaining take on MAN OF LA MANCHA, the tale of Don Quixote and his man servant Sancho during the sixteenth century Spanish Inquisition.

Stage Raw announces the nominations for its third annual awards show 'A Wake and Sing!,' coming Monday, May 15 to Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S.

Dogs and cats reign supreme  - and, in fact, are the catalyst for all of the action  - in Christian O'Reilly's warm and intelligent comedy CHAPATTI, the final production in Dezart Performs rather remarkable ninth season in Palm Springs.

Voice for the Animals Foundation presents "Wait Wait.

On April 1 and 2 GMCLA presented its spring concert  at the Alex Theatre in Glendale He Had It Coming, a compilation of Broadway tunes with special guest star Tony winner and Emmy nominated actor/singer Alan Cumming and a few magnificent surprises.

CORE PR has just announced the hiring of PRStudio USA founder Amy Brownstein as SVP Talent.

Cal State Fullerton's production of Andrew Lippa's Wild Party, with music, lyrics and book by Andrew Lippa and based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March, is directed by guest artist Jeremy Lewis, choreographed by William F.

Committed to fostering and promoting the vibrant art of dance and dance on film from around the globe, Dance Camera West presents the 16th Annual Dance Media Film Festival.

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This Mother's Day, the 19th annual 'MOMentum Place' creates a fantastical world of aerial and circus performers, dancers and musicians in Theatricum Botanicum's rustic outdoor amphitheater.

Chromolume Theatre at the Attic has announced the second production of its 2017 Season of Musicals, Michael John LaChiusa's Hello Again.

The dog days of summer arrive early this year, as Rubicon Theatre Company presents a spring production of A.

SkyPilot Theatre Company, a well-established greenhouse for new works by emerging and established playwrights in Los Angeles, has created a new development track called SkyPilot Runway.

Mindy Sterling, famous for her role as Frau Farbissina in the "Austin Powers" films and Ellia English, best known as Auntie Rae on Larry David's HBO series, "Curb Your Enthusiasm", will be appearing in "YES, VIRGINIA", a new play  by Stan Zimmerman & Christian McLaughlin.

After another fantastic run, MadLab is proud to present the sixth edition of The Young Writers Short Play Festival featuring plays written by local high-school students.

YOLO! Productions is proud to be bringing a revival of 'Til Sunday to the Eighth Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival.

A wave of new plays addressing social unrest are now hitting the stages of Los Angeles theaters.

Going on nearly three years of their witty, rowdy and hilarious monthly improv show, LPNSImprov takes the stage with MAKIN' A MOVIE: The MaD JaCKRaTS in The Egg-ceptional MaD Easter Show on Sunday April 16th at 7:30pm at Theater 68 (5112 Lankershim Blvd.