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.…
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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.…
Review: PUPPET UP! at the Richardo Montalbán Theatre
Puppet Up!'s motley crew of Jim Henson puppets are as raw and funny as you can get...if you're willing.…
Interview: COMEDY OF ERRORS Director, Composer and Actor at Independent Shakespeare Company
Here are my interviews with director Melissa Chalsma, composer David Melville, and actor Carene Rose Mekertichyan on COMEDY OF ERRORS presented by Independent Shakespeare Company outdoors in Griffith Park this summer.…
Review: Norm Foster's LAKEFRONT U.S. Premiere Engagement at Theatre 40
All in all, Lakefront offers a very enjoyable two-hour romantic journey guaranteed to keep you laughing and rooting for these lost and lonely souls looking for their soulmate.…
Past Shows
Santa Monica International Jazz Festival
The Santa Monica International Jazz Festival debuts May 1–9, 2026, presented by BroadStage, SM Festivals, and the City of Santa Monica, with artistic director and BroadStage Artist in Residence Stanley Clarke leading the programming. The festival's May 9th finale at Tongva Park...
All The Devils Are Here How Shakespeare Invented The Villains
In a groundbreaking one-man show, " All the Devils Are Here ," acclaimed actor Patrick Page treats audiences to an unprecedented exploration of Shakespeare’s most notorious villains by redefining the classic archetypes of treachery and ambition. Directed by Simon Godwin, the...
All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain
Patick Page, Creator & Performer Simon Godwin, Director An Octopus Theatricals Production Dubbed “The villain of Broadway” by Playbill, Tony Award® Nominee and Grammy Award® Winner Patrick Page has never shied away from exploring his dark side. Now, with this tour de force show...
RUBBERBAND
BroadStage presents RUBBERBAND – the electrifying fusion of hip-hop, classical ballet, and contemporary dance. Originally from Los Angeles, Artistic Director Victor Quijada's innovative choreographic vocabulary breaks barriers, blending the raw dynamic of hip-hop/break with the...
Lucia Micarelli: ROOTS
Introducing "ROOTS," Lucia Micarelli's newest project, where she embarks on a journey through the diverse tapestry of American music. From the soulful strains of classical masterpieces to the infectious rhythms of jazz and timeless melodies of the Great American Songbook to the...
All The Devils Are Here
Patrick Page, Creator & Performer Simon Godwin, Director An Octopus Theatricals Production Dubbed “The villain of Broadway” by Playbill , Tony Award® Nominee and Grammy Award® Winner Patrick Page has never shied away from exploring his dark side. Now, with this tour de force...
Terri Lyne Carrington: We Insist! 2025
One of the seminal works of jazz as protest, "We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite,” was first released in 1961 by Max Roach in collaboration with Abbey Lincoln and lyricist Oscar Brown, Jr. on Candid Records. Invoking both the historic pains and hopeful potentiality of the...
Lise Davidsen
Lise Davidsen makes her highly anticipated BroadStage return, following her triumphant West Coast debut as part of our 2023/24 Celebrity Opera Series! Since winning the Operalia competition in London in 2015, the Norwegian-born soprano has toured with many of the world’s leading...
Rachmaninoff and The Tsar
Experience the mesmerizing performance of "Rachmaninoff and The Tsar" at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage. This captivating show, running from August 7 to August 25, 2024, brings together the timeless music of Rachmaninoff intertwined with the rich history of the Russian tsars...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Concert Pasadena POPS (8/29-8/29) |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Concert Pasadena POPS (8/29-8/29) |
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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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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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Jane Austen UnScripted Kings Road Park (9/12-9/27) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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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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The Lightning Theif: The Percy Jackson Musical Canyon Theatre Guild (8/01-8/30) |