Photos: Marissa Jaret Winokur Visits EXORCISTIC Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2025
Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray, Dancing with the Stars, Celebrity Big Brother) while in town rehearsing Bat Boy at City Center visited Exorcistic: The Rock Musical at The Asylum NYC this week for one of two special Producer Nights honoring the show’s creative team. Check out photos from her visit!
Orfeh, Olivia Valli, and More Join EXORCISTIC: THE ROCK MUSICAL This Week
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2025
Exorcistic: The Rock Musical continues its ever-surprising run at The Asylum NYC with a new lineup of celebrity Guest Divas joining the cast this week. Stepping into the spotlight are Broadway favorite Orfeh, rising star Olivia Valli, powerhouse vocalist Jade Jones, downtown performance icon Charlene Incarnate, and returning crowd-favorite Sophia Urista.
Emma Hunton, Frankie Grande, And Brian Logan Dales Star In EXORCISTIC THE ROCK MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2023
BEST MUSICAL WINNER of the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2013 returns ten years later to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Exorcist with an original rock musical that'll make your head spin and your bed shake! We watch as the dysfunctional Orgasmico Theatre Company dissects the film's cultural relevance, its controversial themes, the 1970s mentality, and pack their pretentious theories all into one big blasphemous rock musical parody that allows them to break the fourth wall and engage the audience.
Photos: In Rehearsal With (mostly)musicals MOM'S THE WORD
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2023
Join Gregory Nabours and a 'MOTHER lode' of talent this Wednesday, May 10th for a MOTHER of a cabaret! Whether they're good moms, bad moms, or red hot mamas, from Mama Rose to Mama Morton, we're playing musical mothers in May!
Photos: First Look at Celebration Theatre's A NEW BRAIN
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2023
Celebration Theatre presents a brand new look at the William Finn musical, A NEW BRAIN, music and lyrics by William Finn, book by William Finn & James Lapine, choreography by Alli Miller-Fisher, musical direction by Gregory Nabours, and directed by Khanisha Foster. Check out photos below!
Interview: Director Khanisha Foster On Working Her NEW BRAIN
by Gil Kaan - Apr 18, 2023
Next up for the Celebration Theatre, in association with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, a new look at William Finn and James Lapine’s A New Brain opening May 6, 2023 (with previews beginning April 29th) at the Davidson/Valentini Theatre. With both William Finn and James Lapine’s approval, this production has been cast with gender-expansive casting. Khanisha Foster directs the cast of Yassi Noubahar, Richardson Cisneros-Jones, Gina Torrecilla, Ryan O’Connor, Whitney Avalon, Sadé Ayodele, Mitchell Johnson, Jason Ryan, Gabi Van Horn, and Amanda Kruger as the musical’s protagonist Gordon Schwinn; with choreography by Alli Miller-Fisher and musical direction by Gregory Nabours. Khanisha found some time to answer a few of my queries with Amanda also jumping in to offer their input.