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Photos: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Laguna Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 19, 2025

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is presenting the first show of its 2025/2026 season, the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-winning musical, A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER. See photos here!

Laguna Playhouse Opens 2025�"26 Season With A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2025

Laguna Playhouse will launch its 2025/26 season with the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. The show opens officially on Sunday, September 21 at 5:30 p.m., and continues through Sunday, October 5 at the Laguna Playhouse.

A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Comes to North Coast Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2025

North Coast Repertory Theatre will be rocking with laughter as it closes out Season 43 with the hilariously inventive musical farce, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER.

Review: A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at North Coast Repertory Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - Jul 22, 2025

North Coast Repertory Theatre closes its season with “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” the bloodthirsty Broadway hit that turns serial killing into an elegant and humorous art form.

Photos: A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at North Coast Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 3, 2025

North Coast Repertory Theatre has released first look production photos for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy running July 16 – August 10, 2025.

Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Of BOTTLE SHOCK! The Musical At CCAE Theatricals
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2023

Get a first look at the World Premiere production of Bottle Shock! The Musical opening tonight at CCAE Theatricals at The California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Check out the photos here!

Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Cast Of BOTTLE SHOCK! The Musical At CCAE Theatricals
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2023

Who’s ready for a little love, fermentation, and rock ’n roll? Following up on the heels of Sunday in the Park with George and Ain’t Misbehavin’, CCAE Theatricals will present the final show in their 2022/23 Season, the world premiere of Bottle Shock! The Musical. See photos from the world premiere production!

Cast Set For World Premiere Of BOTTLE SHOCK! THE MUSICAL At CCAE Theatricals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 1, 2023

Who's ready for a little love, fermentation, and rock 'n roll? Following up on the heels of Sunday in the Park with George and Ain't Misbehavin', CCAE Theatricals will present the final show in their 2022/23 Season, the world premiere of Bottle Shock! The Musical.

Ashley Moniz, Madison Claire Parks & Daebreon Poiema to Lead 9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL at Musical Theatre West
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2023

Fifteen years after it made its original appearance in the Los Angeles theater scene, 9 to 5, The Musical is debuting on the Musical Theatre West stage! Musical Theatre West will bring some of Dolly Parton’s award-winning music to life for its first show of the 2023 season.

Musical Theatre West Kicks Off The New Year With 9 TO 5 Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 18, 2023

Fifteen years after it made its original appearance in the Los Angeles theater scene, 9 to 5, The Musical is debuting on the Musical Theatre West stage! Musical Theatre West (MTW), Long Beach's premier theater company, will bring some of Dolly Parton's award-winning music to life for its first show of the 2023 season.

BOTTLE SHOCK! THE MUSICAL Industry Reading Announced
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2022

CCAE Theatricals and the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, will host a private industry reading of Bottle Shock! The Musical on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15, 2022.

BWW Interview: ASSASSINS' Gedde Watanabe Killing It At East West & All Other Places
by Gil Kaan - Mar 8, 2022

East West Players has resumed LIVE performances with Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins (already opened). East West Players’ producing artistic director Snehal Desai directs the cast which includes Trance Thompson, Gedde Watanabe, Adam Kaokept, Joan Almedilla, Max Torrez, Christopher Chen, George Xavier, Astoncia Bhagat, Arvin Lee, Aric Martin, Kym Miller, Andrea Somera, Jalen Lum, Michael Cavinder and Maya Nahree McGowan. I had the chance to toss a few questions to Gedde, this enduring, steadily working actor, about his long relationship with East West and his various other acting gigs.

Photos: First Look at ASSASSINS From East West Players
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2022

East West Players has released production photos from Assassins, which is running from February 17 through March 20, 2022. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by John Weidman, Assassins is directed by East West Players’ Producing Artistic Director Snehal Desai, and musical direction by Marc Macalintal. 

Photos: First Look at MAMMA MIA! at La Mirada Theatre For the Performing Arts
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2021

Mamma Mia is now playing at La Mirada Theatre For the Performing Arts. Performances will run through Sunday, November 21, at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada. Check out all new photos here!

BWW Review: Vibrant, Fun-Filled MAMMA MIA! Dances Its Way to La Mirada
by Michael Quintos - Nov 3, 2021

Some stage shows just refuse to retreat into the sunset, and one of those is MAMMA MIA!, that enduring, unapologetically giddy jukebox musical, now getting a fun, vibrant new staging at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, under the direction of T.J. Dawson. With performances continuing in the city of La Mirada, CA through Sunday, November 21, this infectiously peppy show---featuring a book by playwright Catherine Johnson that wraps around songs made famous by ABBA---is certainly an invigorating way to welcome theatergoers back for live, in-person performances, especially those looking for a silly, non-serious respite from our current realities. If you're looking for some cute laughs paired with some terrific singing and dancing, this show should fit the bill.

Photos: Curtain Call Of MAMMA MIA! At La Mirada Theatre
by Lily Lim - Nov 2, 2021

MAMMA MIA! will preview on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 8 pm & Saturday, October 30 at 2 pm (with a press opening on Saturday, October 30 at 8 pm) and run through Sunday, November 21, 2021 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.  

MAMMA MIA! Comes to La Mirada This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2021

La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts & Mccoy Rigby Entertainment will welcome fans back into their newly renovated theatre to find yourself singing along to the electric and exhilarating, MAMMA MIA! Find out how to get tickets and learn more about the show.

Photos: West Coast Premiere of CLUE Opens at La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2021

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT opened the first show of their 2021-2022 season, the West Coast premiere of the madcap murder mystery, CLUE.

BWW Review: The Game's Afoot with West Coast Premiere of CLUE in La Mirada
by Michael Quintos - Sep 27, 2021

Based on the well-known board game distributed in North America by Parker Brothers (which was later folded into toy and game manufacturer Hasbro) that itself inspired a cult 1985 Paramount Pictures film of the same name written and directed by Jonathan Lynn, CLUE--the stage play--features the same infamous names and, yes, weapons and rooms synonymous with the classic whodunnit game. Writer Sandy Rustin, along with additional writers Hunter Foster and Eric Price, have revived the same colorful characters and personalities of the film and have transposed them into a madcap, 90-minute puzzle that's mostly silly and engagingly fun. The comedy's West Coast Premiere production continues at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through October 17, 2021.

BWW Interview: Director Casey Hushion Giving A CLUE Into Her Multitude of Projects
by Gil Kaan - Sep 19, 2021

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment will west coast premiere playwright Sandy Rustin’s adaptation of Jonathan Lynn’s screenplay CLUE September 24, 2021. Prolific director Casey Hushion steers a cast of Jeff Skowron, Heather Ayers, Ted Barton, Mary Birdsong, Sarah Hollis, John Shartzer, Cassie Simone, Harrison White, Rachel McLaughlan, Michael Cavinder, and James Tolbert. Had the opportunity to learn some behind-the-scenes of CLUE and other productions Casey has worked on.