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by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2023
Bazalaam Beats Productions has announced the reopening of the cult-hit musical FOR THE LOVE OF A GLOVE: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL FABLE ABOUT THE LIFE OF MICHAEL JACKSON AS TOLD BY HIS GLOVE.

by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2023
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents a very special event: the world premiere of the beatnik horror comedy musical, DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? with book, music, & lyrics by Randy Rogel, musical direction by Andrew Orbison, choreography by Connor Gallagher and developed and directed by BT McNicholl.

by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2022
Following a four-week workshop production last September, legendary performance artist John Fleck's latest work will get a full, world premiere production in 2022. it's alive, IT'S ALIVE, an outrageous musical satire that reflects on our national panic in the face of the pandemic, opens at the Odyssey Theatre on February 19, with performances continuing through March 20.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2021
Center Theatre Group’s Dorothy and Richard Sherwood Award will go to two artists – D’Lo and Mikaal Sulaiman. Center Theatre Group recognizes and celebrates this year’s finalists for their exceptional contributions to the Los Angeles theatre landscape and their work as innovative and adventurous artists.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2020
Three finalists have been selected for Center Theatre Group’s 2021 Dorothy and Richard E. Sherwood Award: D’Lo, Lena Sands and Mikaal Sulaiman. Center Theatre Group recognizes and celebrates this year’s finalists for their exceptional contributions to the Los Angeles theatre landscape and their work as innovative and adventurous artists.

by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2020
Center Theatre Group is now accepting submissions for the 2021 Dorothy and Richard E. Sherwood Award. The deadline to submit an application is June 17, 2020, at noon.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2020
Center Theatre Group is announcing the newest addition to the Art Goes On project with Theatre Skills @ Home, a new series that taps into the deep pool of local theatre artists to offer brief theatre tutorials.

by Review Roundups - Feb 19, 2020
The Guthrie Theater presents Twelfth Night, February 8 - March 22, 2020.

by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2019
a??a??a??a??a??a??a??LA playwright/filmmaker Julien Nitzberg announced here today the complete cast of his new work for the theater, FOR THE LOVE OF A GLOVE, AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL FABLE ABOUT THE LIFE OF MICHAEL JACKSON AS TOLD BY HIS GLOVE. The 12 person cast and 20 original, life sized puppets will revisit the thrilling years of Motown and the rise of the Jackson 5, portraying the myriad of people who influenced young Michael and his brothers, including a stable of Motown artists, Dick Clark, Brooke Shields, and Donny Osmond.

by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2019
Another new musical about Michael Jackson is currently in the works - told from the point of view of his glove.
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by Alan Henry - Oct 15, 2018
The world premiere of Havana Music Hall at Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Miami is now on stage. The brand new original musical features Tony Award nominee John Herrera (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) and rising star Linedy Genao (On Your Feet!) headlining the all-latinx cast of nineteen performers. The limited engagement runs through November 18, 2018. Opening night is set for Friday, October 19.


by Alan Henry - Oct 12, 2018
Rehearsals have begun for the world premiere of Havana Music Hall at Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Miami.
by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2014
Music Director Franz Welser-Most continues his emphasis on operatic and choral repertoire with a compelling new production of Leos Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, performed with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall, May 17-24. Presented with innovative and original animation, this world premiere production explores the depths of human experience in a charming tale of love, peril, freedom, and family. On the surface, the opera's story is about childish things, but underneath, human emotions boil over and burst apart between the 'animals of the forest' and their human interlocutors. Click below to go behind the making of the production!
by Robert Diamond - Nov 11, 2010
Film and television icon Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) brings his signature brand of hilarious mayhem to Broadway for a special limited engagement of the acclaimed stage play, The Pee-Wee Herman Show. The production began previews October 26 at the Sondheim Theatre and opens tonight, November 11.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Sep 22, 2010
The Pee-wee Herman Show begins previews October 26 and opens on November 11, 2010 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Click below for a first look at some show clips!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Aug 23, 2010
Check out this Funny or Die video featuring the adventures of the one and only Pee-wee Herman at the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.