Review: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at A Noise Within
Director Gregg T. Daniel conducts a muscular cast delivering a production that is as fulfilling as it is shattering.…
Azusa Pacific University Theater Arts Dept
701 E. Foothill Blvd.Azusa, CA 91702
Review: IN THE TOMB OF TEN THOUSAND CALENDARS at Moving Arts Theatre
Actor WEST LIANG, delivers deeply nuanced, emotionally quiet, and completely resonant character portrayals that enhance each time capsule, in this play about historical and generational change.…
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Theater Palisades At The Odyssey
TP’s production of Abaire’s KIMBERLY AKIMBO, the 2000 play, not the musical, is a potent concoction of pitch-black humor, family dysfunction and unexpected does of sweetness that one would not expect out of a tale this offbeat.…
Review: SWEENEY TODD at The Gem Theater
The Gem Theatre in Garden Grove, CA, tackles one of Broadway’s darkest musicals, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, armed with every color of light you can think of.…
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Ovation Theatre
Amid the heat and haze of Bakersfield emerges a spine-shivering show of human connection, compassion, and camaraderie. One of the first community theatre productions of Come From Away brings out the best of humanity (and Bakersfield) on stage.…
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Hudson Backstage Theatre
With a powerhouse cast and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about how mental illness shapes a family, Hudson Backstage's production of NEXT TO NORMAL was every bit as moving as its source material.…
Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at Broadwater Black Box
Political and politically motivated, this quintet of characters offers a blistering two-hour presentation on how extremist religious views can warp minds, even that of intellectuals. It’s a smart, timely, and timeless script that is both illuminating and alarming.…
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Old Globe Theatre - San Diego
The world of Barry Edelstein’s high octane spin on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Old Globe Theater is much of a much, containing much of just about everything...Of Shakespeare’s comedies, Edelstein’s cast, crew and musicians have worked awfully hard to make this merry.…
Review: Immersive Rock Opera DRACULA THE MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre
Based on characters in Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula: The Musical, with a score by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics/book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, will no doubt attract fans of the genre and its well-known characters to see Justin Meyers bring his terrifyingly horrific yet totally mesmerizing im…
Review: THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…
Past Shows
Steel Magnolias
Azusa Pacific University Unveils a Heartfelt Production of Steel Magnolias: A Story of Resilience, Wit, and Unbreakable Bonds Azusa Pacific University’s Theater Arts Department continues its 2025-26 season with the timeless American classic, Steel Magnolias. Written by Robert...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Enter a world where dreams and reality collide, where love tangles and untangles in the moonlit woods of Athens. As Theseus, Duke of Athens, prepares to wed Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, mischief and magic run wild. Lovers flee, fairies meddle, and a troupe of hapless actors...
Babette's Feast
Azusa Pacific University’s Theater Arts Department continues the 2025-26 season with an adaptation of the beloved film, Babette’s Feast. When Babette arrives in a tight-knit, austere village, her extravagant gift - a lavish, once-in-a-lifetime dinner- stuns the cautious...
Anastasia, the musical
From Tony Award winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty, and Lynn Ahrens—the brilliant team behind Broadway hits like Ragtime and Once On This Island —comes a sweeping musical journey that whisks audiences from the fading grandeur of Imperial Russia to the glittering lights...
Pride & Prejudice
Step into the elegant world of Regency England and expereince Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan's acclaimed adapatation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, Prdie and Prejudice. Witness the unforgettable chemistry between the spirited Elizabeth Bennet and the enigmatic Mr. Darcy as...
FeaturedSilent Sky
AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY THEATER ARTS DEPARTMENT The season concludes with Lauren Gunderson’s SILENT SKY Azusa Pacific University’s Theater Arts Department cocludes the 2023-24 season with Silent Sky. Silent Sky is a beatufiul story that examines the real life 19th century...
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Comics Reading Comics Dynasty Typewriter (9/13-9/13) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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It's A Lot Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe (9/17-9/19) |
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Jane Austen UnScripted Kings Road Park (9/12-9/27) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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Worthy The Un-Erasable Solo Festival - Willie Agee Playhouse (9/12-9/25) |
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Carmen Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (10/17-11/07) PHOTOS |