South Coast Repertory

BroadwayWorld Classifieds 6/12/2025; Jobs In Marketing, Development and More
by - Jun 12, 2025

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 6/12/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

OneRoot Foundation Awards Special Grant to South Coast Repertory Following NEA Funding Withdrawal
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2025

In a powerful act of philanthropic support, the OneRoot Foundation has awarded a special grant to South Coast Repertory (SCR) to offset the sudden and unexpected withdrawal of a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for SCR’s production of The Staircase by Noa Gardner.

THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE Premieres In Los Angeles This Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2025

The Off-Broadway play The Opposite of Love will have its Los Angeles premiere this summer featuring original star, and Los Angeles native Ashley Griffin (Playwright and co-stars as Eloise) making her  Los Angeles theatrical return.

Chance Theater To Present the OTR Staged Reading of AND THOU SHALT BE HEALED
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2025

Chance Theater has announced the staged reading of and thou shalt be healed, written by 2025 Resident Playwright Benjamin Benne and directed by Jeremy Cohen. This event is part of Chance Theater's acclaimed 'On the Radar' (OTR) New Play Reading Series, highlighting innovative and impactful works in progress.

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere Play THE STAIRCASE
by Michael Quintos - May 9, 2025

Set in the part of the 'real' Hawaii that tourists are unlikely to ever see, THE STAIRCASE—the World Premiere play from Noa Gardner directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch—is an admirable new play that features a superb acting ensemble, relatable themes, beautifully authentic cultural representation, and an intriguing (if slightly predictable) premise. Using many long stretches of orations to un-peel its surface layers, the play is mostly commendable in artistic execution and cultural specificity, but could, perhaps, use some more editing in its hopefully ongoing evolution.

South Coast Repertory Reveals 2025/26 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2025

South Coast Repertory has announced its 2025-26 season, featuring the return of Million Dollar Quartet, the milestone 45th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and more.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Wins 2025 Steinberg/ACTA Award For PURPOSE
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2025

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has won the 2025 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for his play Purpose. Learn more here!

THE LAST FIVE YEARS, ONCE, and More Set For NextStop Theatre 2025/26 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2025

NextStop Theatre Company has announced its 2025/26 season—the first fully programmed by Producing Artistic Director, Heather Lanza, who joined the company in the fall of 2024.

South Coast Repertory Reveals Casts, Creative Teams For 27th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival Readings
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2025

South Coast Repertory has announced the casts and creative teams for its renowned Pacific Playwrights Festival. The highly anticipated showcase of new works, part of the theatre's new-play development arm—The Lab@SCR—begins Friday, May 2 and runs through Sunday, May 4.

Ali Ewoldt, John Cariani, and More to Star in Barrington Stage Company 2025 Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2025

Barrington Stage Company has unveield the initial casts for the 2025 Season, which will feature Camelot, a world premiere and more. See who is starring in the season and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!
by Michael Quintos - Apr 17, 2025

Poignant, hopeful, sardonic, jubilant, and hilariously wicked, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD! is a brilliant new World Premiere play that revels in its eccentricity yet, thankfully, doesn't quite shield you from genuine, gut-wrenching emotions that tug at your heart strings. Buoyed by a terrific ensemble cast and magical theatricality, Keiko Green’s bold and emotionally resonant new theatrical work is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining. The play continues at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through May 3, 2025.

FREMONT AVE. By Reggie D. White To Have World Premiere a South Coast Repertory
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2025

South Coast Repertory has announced two of the country's most prestigious regional theatres are coming to together to produce the world premiere of Fremont Ave. by Reggie D. White.

TLC Musical CRAZYSEXYCOOL, New Adaptations of DAMN YANKEES and PAL JOEY Will Play Arena Stage in 2025/26 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 14, 2025

Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie have just announced the company’s diamond anniversary season. The season includes the world premiere of CrazySexyCool, from TLC, written and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah and choreographed by Chloe O. Davis; as well as a revival of Damn Yankees, in a new adaptation by Will Power and Doug Wright, additional lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and direction and choreography by Sergio Trujillo; the world premiere of Freemont Ave, by Reggie D. White; a new revival of Pal Joey, with a new book by Richard LaGravenese, co-directed by Tony Goldwyn and Savion Glover.

World Premiere of THE STAIRCASE Comes to South Coast Repertory
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2025

South Coast Repertory will bring the singularly unique voice of Hawaiian playwright Noa Gardner to theatregoers with the world premiere of The Staircase. Learn more 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!

DREAM HOU$E & More Set for Refracted Theatre Company 2025 - 2026 Season
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 27, 2025

Refracted Theatre Company has shared its 2025 season, including Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, and Role Call, Refracted’s series of free, community reading series.

Review: RENT In Concert is a Symphonic Triumph at OC’s Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Mar 21, 2025

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from experiencing RENT - IN CONCERT—a symphony orchestra-backed concert version of Jonathan Larson's iconic musical which recently played to a full-capacity crowd for a one-night-only performance on March 15, 2025 at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa—is that this Tony and Pulitzer-Prize-winning 1996 show truly deserves to always have a full symphony orchestra playing its memorable score. Aided by a talented ensemble led by Coby Getzug, Abigail Barlow, and Frankie Rodriguez, this beautifully-presented music showcase proved to be an entertaining evening.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD! Comes to South Coast Repertory
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2025

South Coast Repertory will present a theatrical adventure from a finalist for the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize—the world premiere of You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! by Keiko Green.

Finalists Revealed for 2025 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2025

The American Theatre Critics and Journalists Association has revealed six finalists for the 2025 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, recognizing the playwrights who produced the best scripts that premiered professionally outside of New York City in 2024.

Industry Pro Newsletter: BroadwayWorld Announces New Ticketmaster Partnership, A New In-Memorium Plan on Broadway
by Alex Freeman - Mar 17, 2025

This week, BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster announced a new partnership, and we’re taking a realistic look at the arts' ongoing recovery from the pandemic. Plus, we've got updates on Broadway's new 'In Memoriam' and some positive labor news. Regionally, we're covering the happenings at the Kennedy Center, theaters tackling financial hurdles, and leadership changes. On the international front, we're highlighting the incredible resilience of Ukrainian artists and a potential game-changer for England's cultural funding.