Interview: Playwright Elliot Shoenman of PAPER WALLS at Broadwater Main Stage
by Shari Barrett - Oct 16, 2025
Elliot Shoenman's newest play, Paper Walls is a story that reveals the enduring thread connecting the struggles of 20th-century immigrants seeking refuge and opportunity in America, with today’s vitriol debates around immigration policy. Our conversation explores the inspiration for it and how it relates to all America today.
Photos: THE WEDDING SINGER at The Colony Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2025
Performances are now underway for The Wedding Singer at The Colony Theatre. The Wedding Singer premiered on Broadway in 2006 and was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Check out photos here!
Video Exclusive: Inside the New Play ARISTOTLE/ALEXANDER with Playwright/Director Alex Lyras
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2025
Company of Angels and Combined Artform, in partnership with Legacy LA, present the world premiere of Aristotle/Alexander. Written and directed by two-time Ovation Award winner Alex Lyras (Off-Broadway's The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, Off-Broadway's Plasticity), this play explores the historical relationship between Aristotle and Alexander the Great. Watch the video!
ONE JEWISH BOY West Coast Premiere To Open Echo Theater Company's 2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2025
Navigating any relationship is difficult enough. What happens when you factor in politics and rising prejudice? Echo Theater Company will present the West Coast premiere of One Jewish Boy by British playwright Stephen Laughton, a biting, bittersweet story of two young people in love confronted with the world's unpredictable cruelty.
Review: Milwaukee Rep's COAST STARLIGHT: A Train Worth Taking
by Kelsey Lawler - Sep 9, 2024
It’s a new season of theater in Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee Rep is kicking it off with The Coast Starlight, written by Keith Bunin and directed by Mark Clements. Direct from Lincoln Center, this funny and heartfelt 90-minute, no-intermission play tells the stories of six travelers on an overnight train from Los Angeles to Seattle. Each has their past and future to reckon with—to varying degrees of intensity. But for the hours aboard the Coast Starlight, the outside world can wait.
Interview: Barry Pearl's FOOTLOOSE & Always Fancy-Free
by Gil Kaan - Feb 21, 2024
Panic! Productions & BarCinBoo Productions’ Footloose the Musical will open at the Colony Theatre March 2, 2024 (with previews beginning March 1st). Barry Pearl directs with co-director/choreographer Michelle Elkin. Barry managed to free up some time to give me some behind-the-scenes of Footloose.
Company Of Angels Premieres RISE By Kimba Henderson
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2023
Company of Angels presents the world premiere of 'RISE' by Kimba Henderson, a poignant and haunting journey through the decades of a Boyle Heights African American woman and her unrelenting resolve to never leave.
RESET Comes to Moving Arts Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2023
Moving Arts presents Reset, a Sci-Fi morality play about a man who thinks he’s at a self-help retreat that turns instead into a mind-bending experiment set to reveal the truths of what the future may hold for him. Learn more about the play and how to get tickets here!
HOW IT'S GON' BE to Have West Coast premiere at Echo Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2023
Discover the West Coast premiere of the lyrical play 'How It's Gon' Be' at Echo Theater Company. Get all the details about this captivating production running for a limited time. Experience the powerful storytelling and emotional performances in this must-see show.